Rice Farmer Aid Sought By Texas Congressman Albert Thomas
Congressman Albert Thomas in Washington discusses immediate federal action to aid Texas rice farmers. He says the government should buy 2,000,000 sacks of rice from mills at parity to boost current markets and relieve small operators facing storage costs and warehouse shortages. He warns against delaying price relief as harms worsen for farmers.
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Albert Thomas
Washington
Sun
Zomas
Beast Texas Rice
Pomas
Price Support Program Details and Farm Loans Clarified
The article explains a government price support program for agricultural products. It notes loans to farmers against crops, direct government purchases, and target minimum prices set by Congress. Recent foreign sales reduce commodity warehoused stock, increasing potential government losses.
Copper allocation hunt eyed by city officials in Houston
Sui Spots Copper Hunt with MANAGER C D Migdie and Finance Director A V Ket to Houston to seek copper allocations. City faces copper shortage for pipes water meters and wire as Middleton notes. Hast FIOWN will host the County Mayors and Coun Association meeting Thursday at the San.
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C.D. Migdie
Easid
A. V. Ket
Houston
Middleton
County Mayors
Coun- Association
San
US Beef Ceiling Raised Faces Market Pressures
The Office of Price Stabilization issued a new wholesale beef ceiling today, prompting protests from housewives and producers who say higher ceilings will push prices up. Packer spokesmen claim the move helps finance purchases as sellers demand more, while other officials note pork and ham prices may rise similarly as ceilings tighten.
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Prive Stabiliza- Ulissne
Telaliers
Town EG TIOMON Reports From Workers Convention
EG Tiomon covers a three day Workers convention with notes on conversations about vacations and local figures. The report mentions private discussions, city council figures, and radio program preparations, reflecting a bustling community scene and political interest.
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EG Tiomon
Euill Sesk
Lajuane
Mazura
ML Hardy
Aeisgouri
Taduate
Medical FreshMt
Psa
Thadder
Tew
Guy Winstead Fooks
Bayohoe
McElroy
Dan
Today
Faion Prefers His Cosy Cell To Home Life
Convict Jim Woodruff, famed for prison fame, says he wants to stay in prison rather than return home. Released a year ago after a three year sentence on a military charge, he hoped for a stable life with a wife and children. His wife filed for divorce and sought $45 from his first wages, and Woodruff mixed up his location, thinking he was in San Quentin. Officials considered whether to permit him to stay.
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Jim Woodruff
Sanin
Woodruz
Sarole
Aili Woodruff
Kan City
Aim
Divorcs
Woodmil
San Quentin
British envoy warns of Russia massed forces in Europe
A late bulletin quotes Emmanuel Shinwetl stating Russia has about 70 divisions arrayed against smaller Western forces in Europe. The claim underscores heightened European tension as the war persists.
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AEP
Deeae
Emmanuel Shinwetl
Russia
Europe
White Elephant Sought By Police
Police across Texas to Mississippi search for Rayburn Johnsons 1948 Buick sedanette, snow white, stolen from Murdoch Bad Shop while Johnson and Mrs Johnson attended a convention in Fort Worth. Entry via exhaust fan opening. clues point to a quick return.
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Texas
Mississippi
Rayburn Johnson
Murdloch
Johnson
Murdoch’s
State Mutual Insurance Agents Association
Fort Worth
Frank Murdoch
Eisenhower Urges More Allied Air Sea and Land Forces
General Ike pressed Atlantic Pact nations for expanded Allied air, sea, and land forces in a confidential briefing. The Atlantic Treaty Council planned faster mobilization and reserve units to counter any European red thrust while advancing western nonmilitary cooperation and steps toward admitting Greece and other nations.
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ERI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bis
Hadeen
Europe
Sleide de
Broscen
Greece
Rites Planned for Bertown Resident After Sudden Death
Bertown resident and retired contractor Peoples died suddenly of a heart attack at age 74. He lived 17 years in the community and leaves three sons, two daughters, two sisters, brothers, and three grandchildren. funeral services are set at Memorial Park with Rev. O. D. Beal presiding.
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Peoples
Bes
Abs
Bertown
Coattacw
WAT
Rev. O. DB
Second Banksi
Pari
M.D. Peoples
C. M. Peoples
Baytown
Willant Peoples
Andrews
Bruce Beaugh
Leis Marit Peoples
Houston
Mac Williams
Abjieneana
Fannie Williams
Jierile
Wwe Brothers
Eugene Peepies
Fort Worth
Albert Peeples
Ovala
TF. WY
Mersen D. W. Albright
H. D. Taamas
D. G. Archer
G. M. Strickland
F. Fpf. Roerly
Amendment on Check Signing And Record Inspection
A Baytown City Charter amendment proposes that all city checks be countersigned by the mayor and that at the first council meeting after each quarter the council inspects invoices paid by the city in the prior quarter. Proponents and critics debated whether signing authority and record access improve oversight and efficiency.
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AL. Banks
Onia
Meyer
Pro
Baytown
Ir. Pro
Col
Mr. Gon
Con
Mr. Con
Mrs Lankford Dies After Ill Health At Daughter's Home
Mickelos Pearl Lankford, 55, of 408 Williams, longtime State Welfare Board secretary, resided in Baytown with her daughter. She had been ill three months. Funeral Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. MacPhail officiating. Burial at San Jacinto Memorial Park Cemetery under Pani U, Tee Funeral Home. Survivors include son Robert Lean Lankford of Houston, sister Mrs. K. R. Tharp of Dallas, and two grandchildren.
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Mickelos Pearl Lankford
Williams
Lankford
State Welfare Board
Baytown
Firstresbyterian
MacPhail
Tia
San Jacinto Mermaris
Cemeters
Pani U
Tee
Fall Weather Here Again in Laytown
Weather report notes a cool start with an early morning low around 60 degrees in Laytown. It records yesterday high near 87, mentions no temperatures over 0 since Tuesday, and foresees clear skies with a low of 60 tonight and northerly winds. The forecast hints at a possible end to recent heavy rains in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Laytown
Lox
Rio Grande Valley
Palacios
Beaumont
Houston
Baetown
Ridgway Seeks Restart of Korean Armistice Talks
General Matthew Ridgway, UN commander, urged Communist leaders to resume cease-fire negotiations after returning from Korea. He reiterated readiness to meet at Panmunjom to discuss terms for resuming armistice talks as front-line fighting persisted across a 60 mile sector, with U S and South Korean troops fending off renewed assaults.
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Ridgway
United States
Peiping
Red High Command
38Th Parallel
South
North Korea
Red
Kaesong
EF Am Atill
Pan Mun Jom
Sewage Flood Threat Reaches Brownsville From Rio Grande
Flood waters from the swollen Rio Grande push toward Brownsville after 2.87 inches of rain, risking typhoid spread in flooded areas. Typhoid immunizations planned for about 4000 residents, mostly Mexican Americans, as officials warn sewage from outhouses taints the water. Minor flooding expected beyond the levee, with Kingsville reporting river decline and Tranquila Creek receding after causing about 100000 dollars in damage.
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Weslaco
South Texas
Rio Grande
Brownsville
Kingsville
Browns
Rio” Grande
Gulf of Mexico
St. Hidsaigo
Zapata
Rio Grande Gtr
Mercedes
W. T. Glass
Glass
Rio Grande Valley
Red Cross
Jack Sims
Matamoros
Reynosa-Matamoros
Driscoll
Bwa
RFC Official Admits Gifts In Lithofold Loan Probe
Former RFC official Frank Prince testified before the Senate committee that he received gifts including a camera perfume and food from Lithofold president R J Blauner while RFC loan requests were pending. He said gifts did not influence the loans but he did not want further gifts.
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Washington
Frank Prince
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
American Lithofold Corporation
Prince
RFC
W. Stuart Simington
Senate
R. J. Blauner
Linefold
Allies Repel Red Attacks On Korean Front
Eight Army and South Korean forces repelled waves of North Korean assaults along a broken Granile front. UN artillery and machine guns kept the line, with heavy NK losses reported on the eastern sectors. General Van Fleet cited mounting NK casualties and a trend toward disorganized counter-attacks amid a sustained UN defense.
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Eighth Army
Korea
United Nations
James A. van Fleet
Pyongyang
Iron Triangle
Japan Sea
Navy trains crews for atomic bomb attacks in Atlantic drills
Admiral Fechteler said the Navy trained carrier crews to launch atomic bombs and that land planes with A bombs are ready. Atlantic Fleet war games began with simulated A-bomb attacks and carrier based aircraft reportedly practiced atomic strikes. Fechteler cited plans for two more supercarriers and noted progress on warheads for Air Force missiles.
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Navy
Washington
William AL. Fechteler
Naval Operation
Fechteler
Feehteler
McCormick
Atlaatic
New York
Truman denounces Soviet tyranny in Library of Congress speech
President Truman described the Russian government as the most dreadful tyranny the world has known and said a treaty with the Soviet Union is worthless. He contrasted the Soviet constitution with the U S system, warned of modern tyrannies, and noted the sealing of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution at the Library of Congress.
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Smith
Washington
Truman
Soviet Union
Library of Congress
Russia
Kremlin
Mr. Truman
Genghis Khan
Hitler
Germany
Siberia
It Ain't Nothin But Natural to Speak Up
An old collation notes a saying about big mouths and foot in it, attributed to a Chicago Sun-Times syndicate writer Olintier with a casual, humorous tone. The fragment hints at a humorous observation on misstatements and pride.
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Tox
Chiesno
Sun-Times
Syndicate
Baytown Soldier Wounded in Korea Action
Private Robert Martinez, son of Mr and Mrs Mateus from Baytown, reported wounded in action during Korea combat. Further details not included in the fragment.
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Baytown
Korea
Robert‘ ‘Martinez
Mateus
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