Polio Outbreak Widespread in West Texas Town
San Angelo battles polio with citywide clean up and public closure for a week as cases rise. A child dies in Angelo county, others reported in nearby Fort Worth Wichita and San Antonio as officials urge sanitation and caution amid spraying efforts by state health officers.
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San Ann
John T. Joyce County
San
Aneglo
Ginger Anne
Tom ‘County
Angelo
West Texas
Fort Worth
Wichita
Conviction of Lewis Upheld by Appeals Court
The United States Court of Appeals unanimously upheld John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers contempt of court conviction for not calling off the 1948 coal strike. It also affirmed a $1,420,000 fine and dismissed an anti strike order appeal. The ruling confirms government actions following the soft coal walkout which began March 12, 1948.
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Washington
U.P
United States Court of Appeals
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Federal District Court
UMW
Lewis
Court of Appeals
Big Four Foreign Ministers Meet Likely Ends With Little
Paris June 6 AP Western ministers held private talks ahead of a session with Soviet Andrei Vishinsky as East West deadlock on Germany deepens. Without a sharp Moscow shift, no agreement seems possible and a halt may be called, with some expecting the conference to end by June 15. A deputies committee plan could keep talks open for resumption.
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Paris
Parin
Andrei Vishinsky
Germany
Russia
Foreign Ministers Council
London
District Scout Committee to Meet at Texoma Camp
Bois d Arc district committee holds a June 16 meeting at Lake Texoma Scout Camp to preview the 1949 Scout Camp. Chairman John Arledge and Commissioner A K Yates urge community representatives and pro motion chairmen to attend and confirm meal counts by June 14. The Lone Star Area, Sherman Area, and Circle Ten Councils plan a large camp with new tent making and waterproofing lessons.
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Bois d’ Arc
Lake Texoma
John Arledge
A K. Yates
Arledge
Lone Star Area Council
Sherman Area Council
Circle Ten Council
Fannin County
Mill Creek
Yates
Bonham Methodists Name New Ministers for Coming Year
Bonham will have two new United Methodist ministers for the coming year as announced at the North Texas conference. Rev J W Morphis becomes pastor of First Methodist, succeeding Rev George Mood. Rev R E Porter is assigned to Clark Memorial, replacing Rev W D Thompson.
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Bonham
North Texan Methodist Conference
J. W. Morphis
First Methodist Church
George Henry Mood
Gerland
Momphis
Garrett Memorial Methodist Church
Paris
M Lowrey to Feature on KFYN Radio Program
Mary Mildred Lowrey will be featured Tuesday at 2 30 p m on the reg stam program sponsored by the Professional Women's radio station KFYN. Morris Ballew and Mrs Lowrey are in charge of the gram. Lowrey is the daughter of Itha Lowrey of Bonham and recently arrived home at Texas State Teachers College where she is majoring in education.
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American Legion
Bonham
Honey Grove
Boosters
Ravenna
Telephone
Windom
Dodd City
Bonham Ramblers
Thelbert Wingate
Fannin
Grayson
Hunt
Ector
Savoy
Bells
Whitewright
Trenton
Leonard
Bailey
Gober
Wolfe City
Ladonia
Windont
Benham
Mary Mildred Lowrey
KFYN
Morris Ballew
Mrs Lowrey
Gram
Lowrey
Itha Lowrey
Texas State Teachers
Notable honorary degrees awarded at Boston ceremony
On June 6, Vice President Alben Barkley and Governor Paul Dever led a Boston ceremony honoring 11 individuals with honorary degrees. Barkley delivered the commencement address and received an honorary Doctorate of Civil Law, while Dever received an honorary Doctorate of Laws.
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Vicent
Alben Barkley
Paul Dever
Massachusetts Ag
Boston
Ley
Dever
Prairie man to be buried after fatal accidental shooting
Funeral services are planned in Prairie, Texas for a man who died in a shootout that happened yesterday while he reached for a cigarette. Police said Bobby Joe Mancill was involved and investigators labeled the incident an accidental discharge.
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Prairia
Texas
Bobby Joe Mancill
Waite
Texas Aims Top Ten Status With School Reforms
Texas plans to rise to the top ten in education as the Gilmer Aikin bills become law. Charles H. Tennyson of the Texas State Teachers Association says the measures add classrooms and teachers, raise salaries, and improve distribution of costs. The reforms allow more teachers, higher pay for degrees, and districts to supplement salaries within state guidelines.
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Charles H. Tennyson
Texas State Teachers Association
Tennyson
Texas
More Veterans Employed In Federal Civil Service
The Civil Service Commission reports 1 8 4 veterans on the federal government payroll at end of March with a gain of 14 800 in the first quarter of this year and ongoing efforts to increase veteran employment in the United States.
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Washington
The
Civil Service Commission
United States
New Manager for Western Union Named
Miss LaVerta Turner of Bay Town has been transferred to Bonham as manager of the Western Union office. She succeeds Miss Rhetta Keele, who was moved to the Falectine office.
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LaVerta Turner
Baytown
Bonham
Western Union
Miss Turner
Rhetta Keele
Falectine
Committees to Open Talks on Money Bills
Austin June 6 UP conference committees begin talks on three major spending proposals including biennial appropriations for the judiciary system higher education and state departments The military bill is expected to be disposed of first Legislative finance leaders face aligning revenues and spending without deficit spending A fourth conference on eleemosynary institutions to be named this week by House Speaker Durwood Manford and Lt Governor Allan Shivers shows the split between houses on the eleemosynary bill with House approval near 38 million and the Senate approving about 64 million
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Austin
Durwood Manford
Allan Shivers
Scouts Attend Camporee At Sulphur Springs Event
Boy Scout troops from Bonham and Boyd I, Ivanhoe, Bartley Wood, Leonard, and Ladoma joined about seven other units for the Lone Star Area Camporee in Sulphur Springs. A Wash demonstration by a Remington Arm expert emphasized gun safety. Joe Tom Woods of Sulphur Springs, council president, received a plaque for his scouting service.
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Bonham Boyd
Ivanhoe Bartley Wood
Leonard
Ladoma
Lone Star Area
Sulphur Springs
Iida
Remington
Joe Tom Woods
Sulphus Springs
Weather summary for Bonham and East Texas
Bonham and vicinity partly cloudy with little temperature change this afternoon tonight and Tuesday. Lows near 66 degrees. East Texas partly cloudy today and tomorrow with scattered showers and thunderstorms in extreme north and southwest portions this afternoon tonight and west tomorrow. Winds southeast along the coast and variable on the upper coast this afternoon and tonight.
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Grees
Texas
Grand Jury Organized for June Term in Sixth District
Grand jury for the June term of the Sixth District Court was empaneled at 10 a m by Judge A S Broadfoot. T J Abernathy of Leonard was named foreman. Bailiffs named included constables and jurors such as E N Hopper Ivanhoe M J A Harper Whitewright and others. County Attorney George Truett Avery said he has a light docket and expects the group to finish in two days.
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Sixth District Court
A. S. Broadfoot
T. J. Abernathy
Leonard
E N Hopper
Ivanhoe
M. J. A Harper
Whitewright
Red
EL Seals
Marcus Jackson
T G Lane
Honey Grove
N Campbell
Randolph
B. P. Bibby
Savey
T .L. Abernathy
Dodd City
Roscoe Patterson
Trenton
George Truet
Woman Nominated as U S Treasurer
President Truman nominates Mrs Georgia Neese Clark of Richland Kansas to be Treasurer of the United States. The 49 year old former actress and country banker will be the first woman in the $10 000 yearly post. She succeeds WA Julian who died in an automobile accident last Sunday.
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Washington
Truman
Georgia Neese Clark
Richland
Kansas
United States
Senate
Clark
WA Julian
Gasoline Rationing Ends. Nine Die in Accidents Across France
French motorists could buy gasoline without ration tickets last weekend. Authorities report nine killed and 33 injured in traffic accidents nationwide.
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Paris
France
Traffic Resumed Over Burlington near Houston
Traffic resumes over the Burlington Rock Island lines near Houston after seven gravel cars derailed at Belt Junction. The wreckage was cleared and passenger trains were detoured, causing about 39 minutes of delays and one reported injury.
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Houston
Orr
Yester
Belt Junction
Killer Sought In Chicago
Chicago police hunt Tommy Helden and two brothers in a bootlegging case. Helden, known as a former team robber, fled after a drinking spree and is suspected in a shooting that wounded Griffin’s wife in a Chicago apartment. Alva.
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Chcago
Tommy Helden
Hee
Helden
Lillian
John Archer
Ray Griffin
Chicago
Weather Aids Texas Wheat Harvest Across Regions
Texas weather remains favorable for the wheat harvest as nine North Central Texas counties report over half completed. Harvest timing spans the Panhandle to the South Plains with estimates from June 1 to June 19 for full completion. Early yields range 15 to 40 bushels per acre, and coordinators anticipate continued progress through mid to late June.
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Texas
Wayne
South Plains
Texas Panhandle
Know
Hakell
Thrukmorton
Owl
Wichita
Archer
Clay
Bavier
Wilbarge
Breant
Coleman
B. Rae
Fort Worth Markets Vital Signs and Livestock Quotes
Market notes from Fort Worth show cattle and hogs activity with feeder pigs steady and sows weaker. Prices indicate lighter demand on fat cattle and rising interest in calves while hogs hold firm. figures reference weights 1600 to 2050 pounds and various lots around 17245 pounds in recent quotes. Large lists include feeder pig ranges and general market tone.
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Laos
Trevor Gard
Two Die in Fire in Chicago Near North Side Tenement
A man and woman, Oscar Griffin and Virginia Lee Sims, burned to death in a basement room of a crowded near North Side Chicago tenement. Firefighters say the victims became confused wandering into the basement while trying to escape as about 20 residents escaped and the building burned down.
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Chicago
Oscar Griffin
Virginia Lee Sims
Body Found Floating in Gulf of Mexico
A body was found floating in the Gulf of Mexico. The report notes limited readable details about identity and circumstances.
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Gulf of Mexico
Pay Hike Bill Veet Opposition Woy RIT
Fragmentary text mentions pay hike bill and opposition. The readable parts reference a bill, political debate, and possible votes, with scattered phrases and names obscured. No clear events, dates, or entities emerge to specify a concrete outcome.
Fire department responds to string of late Sunday alarms
A garbled report notes multiple fire alarms on a recent Sunday with mentions of incluindo Wes Fift and other names. The text references fire activity and emergency crews responding, but details are unclear.
Valuable Purse Returned to Owner
A valuable purse was returned to its owner after being found by a bystander. Police confirmed the item contained identifying details and were able to reunite it with the rightful owner.
Whizzing Sword Wins Nippon Derby At Tokyo
Long shot Whizzing Sword wins the Nippon Derby at Tokyo, a mile and a half race, with a payout better than 600 to 1. Japanese racing fans cheer the upset victory from a distant start, as Whizzing Sword speeds to the finish ahead of the field.
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Tokyo
Ontario Hits Severe Drouth Affects Wheat and Crops
The Ontario region faces a severe drought with wheat yields forecast at a fraction of normal. Other crops including corn potatoes and turnips show substantial damage and reduced production across the area.
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