Wooster United Fund drive tops quota in one night
The Wooster drive led by Cox and his solicitors at a firehouse rally pushed contributions and pledges to 620 dollars surpassing the quota. Businessmen pledged by attending or via phone calls, and even absent water district board members were contacted to contribute.
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Die Cox
Wooster
United Fund
Ger
Eddie
Harry F. Hartman
Iman
United Fun Drive
Wooster Water District Board
Cox
Gene Muller
Eddie’. Barry
Charles Caldwell
Community Chest
Caldwell
EWS in Brief from a distorted Washington letter
Unclear wire items mention price controls, consumer protection, a Brazil Rio to Is Ales flight, a Rio to Argentina search, and wage and veteran discharge benefits amid Korea era events. Britain backs Mossadegh stance, while Iran oil dispute and global tensions frame the brief.
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DE Janeiro
Brazil
Rio
Ales
Argentina
Rose
Wis
Maurice Tobin
Stevens
Britain
Ute
Mossadegh
Iran
Ian
Texans Can Vote GOP In Demo Column
Texas Attorney General Price Daniel ruled Texans may legally write in Eisenhower and Nixon on the Democratic ticket. He stated ballots counted if the write-ins name the correct party candidates for president and vice president, with only the last names required and misspellings acceptable. Daniel and Gov. Shivers, breaking with Adlai Stevenson, will vote for Eisenhower.
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Austin
Texas
Price Daniel
Eisenhower
Nixon
Allan Shivers
Daniel
Shivers
Adlai Stevenson
Mingis
Tidelands
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stephenson
Sparkman
Adlai E. Stevenson
John J. Sparkman
Izenhower
Dwight D. Zisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Lee-Temple ticket sale limits at 1 pm report
Reported sale of 180 additional admission tickets at Lee-Temple arena with 421 seats reserved for finals day at Temple’s field. Events include storm of prelim contests in state-wide Dallas meet among rival schools.
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Lee-Temple
Athletic
den Stallworth
Temple
Zxo
Fingis
Fragmented local item on social letters and visits
A garbled report mentions Linda Griffin helping Cedar Payee at a football game versus Andress, with references to a Wing Ganders excavation, Uncle John, police and a court judge, along with vacation notes and social visits in Houston and Galveston.
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Linda Griffith
Cedar
Andress
Galves
Invins CH Langford
Ganders
John
Stith
OL S. Stee
Williams
Houston
Walter Har
Giant 50 foot Texan boots unveil at Texas State Fair
Dallas Texas State Fair welcomes over 1.5 million visitors as the 50 foot tall Mr Texan giant cowboy figure towers near Grange Avenue. Created by Dallas artist Jack Bridges and Ray Beall the costume required 125 yards of plaid shirt fabric 100 yards of denim 6500 yards of thread and three weeks of work to complete. General Manager James H Stewart cited attendance potential as a new record may be set this week with 281 228 entering Sunday slightly below 1950s peak but higher than last year.
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Grang Avenue
Dallas
James H. Stewart
Mr. Texan
Stewart
Texan
H. D. Lee Co
Kansas City
Tex
Ray Beall
Jack T Bridges
Quick Hearing Requested On Phone Appeal
City Attorney reports George Chandler has filed an appeal in the telephone rate case and asked the Texas Court of Civil Appeals to advance the Baytown matter. He notes the docket is crowded with the only open date in late February, and hopes the court will set the case for December. The injunction blocked the city from steering rates, while General Associated Telephone Co. seeks higher charges after a council approved 16 percent increase in October. Rate expert Clinten Owsley urged a higher rise than council action.
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George Chandler
Texas Court of Civil Appeals
Baytown
Chandler
Alice
Bayonne
N. J
Navy
Caae
Winmer Hunt
132Rd District Court
General Associated Telephone Co
Clinten Owsley
Baytown Tops Dallas News AAAA Poll in Week’s Finish
Baytown moved back to No 1 after two weeks away in the Dallas Morning News weekly Class AAAA poll of sportswriters. Witchita Falls slipped to second after holding the top spot last week.
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Baytown
Dallas
Dallas Morning News
Baytown Swillimeet Temple
News
Witchita Falls
Lion Auction Ends Tonight
The Lions Club fund raiser raised 230.25 for charity as the Wednesday auction neared closing. Bidder high on a notable barbecue pit and electric Turner stood at 110 dollars with Mrs. Robert Peterson leading. The 169.90 value pit to be sold tonight, three items were auctioned, donated by Baytown merchants for club projects. Deliveries were made by a list of locals as the Lions club chairman of fund raising activities, Harry Stefani, organized the event.
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Lions
Robert Feinberg
Nottable
Turner
Robert Peterson
Dick Hasen
Baytown
Liang Club
D. Middleton
Millard Carter
Sam Paine
Darrell Tuck
Clyde Jones
R. L. Gillette
W. R. Sloan
Break Out Covers Low of 45 Tonight
A cold front moving in from the Panhandle will push fall into a final push with a northerly wind of 20 to 30 mph. Forecast calls for cloudy and colder weather in Bey town with a low around 45 tonight. No rain expected for at least five days. temperatures statewide range from the 30s in Amarillo and Lubbock to 96 at Presidio.
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Panhandle
Beytown
Brownsville
Tex
Morgan City
Weather Bureau
Cathart
Amarillo
Lubbock
Childress
Presidio
Gi Attack Storms Triangle Hill In Korea Battle
American GI's of the 31st regiment stormed Triangle Hill in Korea taking the crest and pushing 150 yards down the northern slope in a sharp, contested assault. A new HEPA vision assault on Sniper Ridge followed as UN forces press the major ground offensive toward Twin Peaks and White Horse Mountain. Allied air and naval units supported operations, including a Kojo peninsula amphibious-feint, while Chinese and Mongolian defenders offered stubborn resistance before counterattacks and retreats.
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Sequl
Korea
Triangle
Wednday
Onk
Hepavision
Tonn
U. S
Trian
Jane Russell Hill
Lery
White Horse Mountain
Seoulapinese
White Horse
North Korea
Navy's Mock Invasion Far From Coast of Korea
United Nations staged a large scale mock invasion along the Kojo peninsula area near Wonsan with six aircraft carriers, Iowa, and about 100 ships. Navy fighters pounded beaches as thousands of troops and hundreds of planes watched a feint intended to expose large Red forces. No significant damage reported. the exercise underscored the largest amphibious drill since the Inchon landing.
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Kojo Peninsula
Wonsan
Kojo
Makeal Jands
Iowa
Mount McKinley
Navy
Jane Russell
Sandy Ridge
Triangle
Sniper Ridge
Korea
United Nations
Athe
South Korea
REL Band to Play in Cofton Bowl on New Year’s Day
Baytown’s Robert E. Lee band will perform in the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day after turning down a Saturday appearance in Austin for Band Day. Director Burkett cited team following, a Temple trip, and national radio television coverage as reasons. About 139 bands will march in Austin for UT vs Arkansas events.
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REL
Cofton Bowl
Burkett's
Tooters
Austin
University of Texas
Arkansas
Burkett
Cotton Bonch Association
Dallas
Temple
Cotton Bowl Association
Congress Avenue
University
Ut-Arkansas
La Porte Doctors in Draft Watch as Miller Delays Decision
La Porte physician Dr G M Miller returned from New Orleans after appearing before the Eighth Naval District board to request indefinite deferment. The final draft decision will come within a week with the status of Drs P J Mock and Robert Brown still uncertain. Brown, 7 A and deemed potentially expendable, adds strain to local care if Miller is recalled. The Austin and focal boards will determine classifications, with La Porte fearing service could reduce local medical coverage.
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George Prentice
la Porte
G. M. Miller
New Orleans
Eighth Naval District ‘Board
Miller
P. J. Mock
Robert Brown
Mock
Brown
W. C. Swain
Bayshore
Gefinke
Navy
Shain
Eisenhower Birthday Cake With Bluebonnets In Texas
Dwight D. Eisenhower celebrated his birthday with a large cake in Houston and a faster addition of candy bluebonnets in San Antonio. Supporters in San Antonio rushed to prepare 45 bluebonnets to adorn the cake, while Houston displays included Texas and U S flags a replica of the Capitol dome and other festive decorations.
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Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
San Antonio
Houston
Texas
U. S
Capitol Dome
Washington
Eisenhower Discloses Ten Year Income Total
In New York on Wednesday Dwight D. Eisenhower released details of a decade of earnings. He reported 83,093.99 for the ten year span ending December 31 with his wife and himself retaining 671,221.28 after taxes. Much of the 1948 income came from selling WWII memoirs Crusade in Europe.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Eli Rights
Europe
Ike's Train Jolts Ike's Tour In Texas Incident
Dwight D. Eisenhower's special train jolted by a broken coupling bar near Dallas Union Station. Air brakes locked, several party members pitched forward, birthday cake toppled. No injuries reported as 7 000 to 8 000 waited in chilly sun. Eisenhower apologized and attacked Democratic claims.
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Merriman Smith
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Texas
Dallas’ Union Station
Dallas
Stevenson hits war politics on Pacific Northwest tour
Adlai E. Stevenson denounces Eisenhower while campaigning in Spokane and Pendleton accusing him of politics over war. He vows a clean economical government if elected, and criticizes plans to speed troop withdrawal by training more South Koreans. He travels from Salt Lake City through Idaho en route to San Francisco for a Cow Palace rally.
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Stevenson
Adlai_ E. Stevenson
Pacific Northwest
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Spokane
Wash
Pendleton
Oré
Salt Lake City
Idaho
California
San Francisco
Cow Palace
Eisenhower
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Ike
Adlai
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