Highway Commission Approves Loop To Domiciliary
The Texas State Highway Commission ordered a loop highway 82 project to connect the veterans site to highway 78. The city would contribute 75,000 dollars. the state would cover about 40 percent of costs and handle engineering, with maintenance by the state after completion. City Manager John Saunders and Highway Engineer F L Davis led the delegation to the commission.
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Teday
C. BR. Jones
John Saunders
Highway Department
Guttery
East Fourth St
East Ninth
Center Street
Saunders
Dishway
F. L. Davis
Ject
We Highway Commission
Eisenhower Rejects 1952 Campaign Bid
Dwight D. Eisenhower reiterated he would not enter politics despite renewed calls as the New Hampshire primary drew attention to his name. Friends of Mamie Eisenhower described his decision in an Atlantic Monthly article, noting his stated stance: no political nomination.
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Bhington
U.P
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Newby Elected President Of Bonham Jaycees
Newby was elected president of the Bonham Jaycees at the annual election Monday evening. Ralph Allen and Dick served as vice presidents, Floyd Doss Clark and Bud Miller as secretaries, with Gene as directors. New officers will assume duties July 1.
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Bonham Jaycees
Nelms White
Ralph Allen
Floyd
Doss Clark
Bud Miller
Gene
United States Prods Russia on Trieste Return Terms
The United States urged the Soviet Union to state what price or terms it would accept for the return of Trieste. The move signals renewed U S pressure at the Soviet embassy as talks proceed amid postwar arrangements.
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Marington
United States
Trieste
Cooperation of Power Companies Texas Praised
Texas is cited in congressional hearings as a model of private utilities and public power cooperating for communal gain. The Southwestern Power Administration and Texas Power & Light Company helped extend service to five times as much area as government transmission alone, despite criticism. SPA administrator Douglas G. Wright noted plans to expand such deals beyond Texas, though agreement with utilities in five other southwestern states remains unsettled.
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Southwestern Power Administration
Texas Power & Light Company
Denison Nam
REA
House Appropriations Committee
House
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
Rayburn
Douglas G. Wright
SPA
Texas Power and Light Company
Wright
Ren. F. Jensen
Rep
Iowa
Appropriations Committee On Interior Department
Brownwood
San Antonio River
Louisiana
Kansas
Oklahoma
Good Progress On Highway 68 Reconstruction
Maintenance crews of the State Highway Department report ongoing work on Highway 68 from Highway 78 east into Quber. Rain slowed progress but the old surface is being removed and remixed with new asphalt and base for a smoother ride.
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Highway 78
Quber
Highway Commission
Stores Asked to Close for Bragg Services
Bonham stores are asked by John Van Kirk commander of the James E Bragg post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to close from 3 to 4 oclock Friday afternoon during services for Lt James E Bragg.
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John van Kirk
James E. Bragg
Veterans of Foreign Wars
China forms first constitutional government under Kuomintang
Nanking June 1. President Chiang Kai-Shek names Wong Wen-Hao as premier and heads a six changes two new posts cabinet. Kuomintang retains 19 of 21 portfolios while Young China Party gains two posts. Deputy premier Ku Meng-Yu and others reassigned as cabinet meets.
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Young
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Ku Meng-Yu
Wang Yun-Wu
Gen Ho Ying-Chin
Kuan Chi
Sur
Yueh-Chi
Chasurmian
National Resources Commission
Tinines Mini Ter Wa
Chang Ku
National Central University
Par Chung-Hsi
Central China
Hollington K
Tony 9Ostien Spekesitaun
Hsu Kan
Weekend Death Toll Reaches High in Memorial Holiday Survey
A survey shows at least 443 persons died violent during the Memorial Day weekend with deaths rising to possibly 500. Traffic accidents were the leading cause, claiming 08 lives, while ninety-one people drowned and 144 died in miscellaneous accidents nationwide.
Traffic Signs At Schools Removed
City police today removed traffic signs placed near schools as term ended. Signs will be reworked for fall placement, and officers reminded drivers of the 3 mile, per hour speed limit.
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Wade
O. Il
Kissack
Oii
Poe
Federal Aid Found Necessary For Road Program
In Austin on June 1, State Highway Commission Chairman John B. Redditt said federal aid, combined with a three year state program, is needed for future highway development. A Dallas County delegation urged widening State Highway 342 from Dallas to Lancaster at a cost of 6218,000. Senator John Bell called for new link roads between Ganado and Haletsville and El Campo and Cuero. A Jefferson-Chambers county group protested a proposed shift of State Highway 73, noting right of way had been purchased and plans laid. no action was taken.
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Texas
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Lufkin
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Senate
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Dallas
Lancaster
John Bell
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Ganado
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el Campo
Chambers
Jeferson
E. Williams
Israel Accepts UN Plan For Four Week Truce
LAKE SUCCESS June 1 An official spokesman said Israel has accepted the United Nations plan for a four week truce in Palestine with a simultaneous arms embargo in the Middle East. The acceptance would include an interpretation of the cease-fire and awaits Arab confirmation before going into effect, potentially bringing four weeks of peace and a push to negotiate a permanent settlement between Jews and Arabs.
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United Nations
Palestine
Middle East
UN Security Council
Fannin FM Road Contract Bids Due Soon
A farm to market road project in Fannin and Hunt counties will have bids opened June 22 by the Texas Highway Commission. The FM 272 route from Celeste through Hickory Creek to Leonard spans 117 miles with grading drainage structures flexible base and seal coat. The project was proposed years ago and the cost has risen, but the department will authorize the work.
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Hunt Counties
Texas Highway Commission
Celeste
Hickory Cree
Leonard
Highway Department
Markets in brief for cattle and calves prices noted
Cattle market reported with moderate activity for slaughter steers and yearlings at 25 to 28, cows 22 to 24, and bulls 18 to 23. Stocker and feeder cattle range 32 to 27.60, calves uneven with good and choice slaughter calves at 3 to 29, stocker calves 30 to 36, and hogs at 700 with mixed values.
Marihuana Cache Confiscated in Houston
Houston customs agents seized a marijuana cache valued at 140 300 and estimated at 140 pounds. Police stopped a 38 year old New Orleans man at the Farmers Market as he attempted a getaway in a truck. Charges were to be filed.
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Houston
Texas
New Orleans
Treasury and Post Office Funds Cut by 25 Percent
The House appropriations committee reduced the treasury and post office department requests for the next fiscal year by 25 percent. It approved a combined total of 438.95 million dollars, down 112.77 million from budget estimates, with over 290.45 million for the treasury and 1.69 billion for the post office, and freed the tax bureau to pay refunds as needed.
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House Appropriations Committee
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Post Office
House
Treasury
Internal Revenue Bureau
Tax Bureau
Congress
CIO Accuses Big Business Of Hiding Profits
Washington June 1 CIO charges big business uses a smokescreen to deny real profits. The organization cites profits from stock and asset value increases as real, countering claims profits are not real. It argues profits fund expansion via stock and bond issues rather than retained cash.
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Washington
Big Business Today
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Coperations
Amman Bombed as Israel Strikes Arab Capital
Israeli air raid hits Amman during early war actions with a Jewish bomber circling the Jordanian capital for 18 minutes. Casualties reported include six to twelve dead and three wounded amid downtown damage as UN mediators press for a Palestine truce.
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Aniwhan
United Nations
Palestine
Trans-Jordan
Arad
Folke Bernadott
Haifa
King Abdullahs
Lewis Starts 20 Day Campaign to Deplete Welfare Fund
John L. Lewis initiates a 20 day spending drive to exhaust the United Mine Workers Welfare Fund ahead of the June 3 contract expiry. Officials refuse to reveal fund size as outlays run at about 2.5 million monthly, with potential June usage up to 500 thousand.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers 1946
UMW
Lewis
Australia Introduces Free Medicine Program Nationwide
The Australian government launches a nationwide free medicine plan amid public hesitation and industry concerns. Officials say the program will cover essential prescriptions, but some doctors and manufacturers oppose the policy fearing cost and market impacts.
Temple cleans up to prevent polio campaign
Health officials in Texas organize a citywide clean up to curb a polio threat. Dr George Wo Cex leads the effort with the state health department and sanitation engineers overseeing a three day operation as public spaces are disinfected.
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Hei
Texas State Department of Health
Elfers
Lightning strikes home as fire starts and is quickly fought
A lightning bolt struck a Macclesfield home in June causing a bathroom gag and water pipes to melt while gas escaped. firefighters extinguished the blaze and left nearby property unharmed as residents were sheltered.
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Education Leader Red Party Arrested
The U S Justice Department says Jacob A Strehel education director of the United Communist party was arrested in New York for deportation proceedings.
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The
Justice Departmnt
Jacob A. Strehel
U. S
Drownings Reported After Liberty Launch Capsizes
Norfork Va June reports say 22 men drown when a 90 man Liberty launch foundered in Hampton Roads. Navy revised casualty list lists nine Marines and 13 Sailors among the dead as Mediterranean task force prepared to sail.
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Fifth Naval District Headquarters
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Roadstead
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Western Trip By Truman Seeks To Bolster Chances
The Republican National Chairman outlined President Truman's cross country trip as a bid to boost GOP prospects and his own renomination chances. He described the White House plan to continue public speaking with stops from Chicago to Philadelphia, emphasizing Truman’s likely presidential prospects regardless of Democratic party dynamics.
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Wainwright Seeks New Effort in MacArthur Case
Mae Arthur returns from Japan and discusses legislation. The committee had asked MacArthur to publish public addresses. He declined limited invasion on grounds that a return before the Republican convention on June 2 would be politically inspired.
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Arthur Ty
Jupai
MacArthur
Wold
Evacuation Clears Areas Along Columbia River
Portland reports mass evacuation as Pacific Northwest flood advances. Thousands of people, refugees and temporary residents move from Oregon to Washington, Idaho, and Montana, with 48 districts affected from the mouth of the Senti river to Astoria. Dikes weaken as Columbia River surges threaten lowlands and towns near Portland and Kalama.
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Catumbig
Pacific
Oregon
Washingtee
Columbia
Idaho
Onigema
Mentana
O. E. Walsh
U. S. Army Corps of Baghneers
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Frevtland
Elumbia
Astosia
Wiget
Pertlana
Jester Seeks Bigger School Funding Amid Debate
The article reports Jester urging larger appropriations for schools, citing governor input and legislative positions. It notes proposed funds and timing, with mentions of oversight and potential impacts on equal education, as lawmakers debate the budget.
Delta Sheriff Released on Bond in Local Murder Case
Delta County Sheriff Masinuid Cooper was released on ten thousand dollar bond after being charged in the death of Mrs. Dour elhy Cooper 22. The victim died at the hospital from a throat injury believed caused by an assault. Highway Patrol officers Rosy Kemp and Bob Ashmore arrested Cooper about two and a half miles north of town.
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Caualie
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Dourelhy
Rosy Kemp
Bob Ashmore
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