Accusations Run High in Duval Political Clash
San Diego report says Sheriff George B. Parr faces charges of economic and political pressure from Donato Serna and that Judge Sam Reams may replace the grand jury to probe voting conditions. Parr counters with allegations against the Freedom Party and plans to recall and replace jurors around absentee voting.
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San Diego
George B. Parr
Duval County
Parr
Sam Reams
State Railroad Commission
Donato Serna
Freedom Party
anti-Parr
Serna
Union Bus Company
Senna
Union Bus Lines
Railroad Commission
Reams
Eight Indicted On Bribery Charges In Corpus Christi
A Corpus Christi grand jury returned indictments against Mayor Leslie Wasserman and seven men on bribery related charges. Houston oilman A W Gregg and six Corpus Christi men face counts for offering or accepting bribes tied to gambling and lease gains. Alleged payoffs extended over more than two years with up to 13000 dollars involved in the mayor's case.
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Corpus Chisti
Corpus Christi
105Th District Court
Leslie Wasserman
Houston
A. W. Gregg
Sam Suasser
T. Parr
Buford Nicholson
L. K. Mason
Morris Liedecker
Gregg
Bibery
Wasserman
Houston Lays Claim To Title Of Second Largest Sea Port
Houston health officials announce a city county fly elimination program to curb polio vectors after Baylor Medicine findings. The move follows polio cases in Harris County this year with 65 residents affected.
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Houston
Baylor School of Medicine
Harris County
Texas Supreme Court Refuses Election Code Contest
The Texas Supreme Court declines to hear the first election code contest of the year filed by Houston representative William A. Miller Jr. He sought to remove Andrew Z. Baker from the ballot claiming Baker did not file for a place by the May 5 deadline. The court cites lack of original jurisdiction and says relief must be sought in a lower court.
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Austin
Texas Supreme Court
William A. Miller, Jr
Houston
Andrew Z. Baker
Miller
Baker
Penn Diver From East Palmyra in Search of Missing Man
Jasob J Benne, a diver from East Palmyra, Pa, featured in a Pennsylvania paper. He joined efforts to locate the body of 30 year old Charles Daub of Sayre Pa, who drowned near Bluff Point in Keuka's West Branch on March 29. Benne has been working diligently on the search.
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Jasob J Benne
East Palmyra
Pennsylvania
Benne
Bonham
Rubye Sloan
Meade Sloan
Bob Cobb
Charles Daub
Sayre
Bluff Point
Keuka
Jin Inky
Radio Schedule Listing Daily Programs and Timings
A detailed listing of radio segments from early morning to sign off, including News, farm hours, musical alarms, and various shows such as Rural Rhythm Roundup, Morning Devotional, Meet the Artist, Bing Crosby, Eddy Arnold Show, and Little League updates, with station identifiers 1420 Roundup Club and local program notes.
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Bonham Baptist Church
Johnny Long
Dick Haymes
Fannin Farming
Bing Crosby
Organaires
Bonham Livestock
Hollywood Melodies
Peeler Drug
Texas Today
D. L. Watson
Sinclair
Diver in Black Waters Clings to Safety Gear
A diver described as weighing about 170 pounds but tipping the scale to 350 in full gear remains in contact via a topside telephone intercom. He has worn standard commercial diving equipment including a helmet with a glass-disc window as rescue efforts continue with no recovery yet. The water is black and ranges up to 200 feet, with the situation ongoing after the accident.
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Jis
Senates
Benne
Four Charged With Robbery of Texas Oklahoma Banks
FBI tied a two state bank burglary ring to four Texas residents, arresting James Virgil Counts and Lois Counts plus Donald Wells Hall and Wilma Hall. Banks in Mount Enterprise and Trent Texas and Carter Oklahoma were hit within a week in January, with over 113000 dollars in cash and bonds stolen. Counts and Lois Counts are Amarillo residents. Halls are from Lubbock and Terminal City. Counts was arrested in Corinth Mississippi after others were rounded up.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
FBI
Texas
Mount Enterprise
Trent
Carter
Oklahoma
James Virgil Counts
Lois Counts
Eisenhower Attacks Excessive Taxation in Abilene Speech
General Eisenhower, first as a full candidate, railed at excessive taxation and big spending, criticizing the administration and calling for waste elimination. He outlined four internal evils inflation disunity bureaucracy and centralization and warned against long term taxes near confiscatory levels without detailing tax cuts. He urged reorganization to restore thrift and accountability while criticizing secrecy in foreign policy and warning on NATO costs and the China situation.
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Abilene
Kans
Eisenhower
Kansas
Democratic Party
Hisenhower
America
Yalta
Roosevelt
Josef Stalin
NATO
China
Paper reports fraud probe in wheat exports
Houston June 5 The Houston Press says government agents are checking alleged fraud in wheat exports from Houston or Galveston. Reports claim subsidies on Canadian wheat were misapplied via mixing lower grade grain with higher grade, altering class as fit for human consumption while earning subsidies.
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Houston
Houston Press
Galveston
U.S
Production and Marketing Administration
American Legion To Name State Officers Sunday
Grand Prairie hosts the State American Legion convention as delegates from 98 posts across districts 1 3 4 and 5 pick a new state vice commander. Forest Stephenson of Rockwall is a declared candidate with the position to be filled at Sunday sessions. the winner takes office August 10 in Dallas. Charlie Gibson of Amarillo will address the joint Legion and Auxiliary session.
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Grand Prairie
American Legion
Legion
Ann
Willis I. Jarrel
Tyler
Jarrel
Forest Stephenson
Rockwall
Rockwall Legion
State Legion Convention
Dallas
New York City
Charlie Gibson
Amarillo
Saie
Naires
Bion
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George Parr
Sitzler
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Dana Leatherwood
KFYN
North Texas
North Tex
KEYN
Privat, Aistant
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Moran Apet
South Side Sq
A. Longmire
Bob di Transfer
W. C. Milner
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