Flood Waters Inundate Kansas Towns After Record Downpours
United Press reports four to six feet of floodwater isolating Ellis Kansas and threatening Hays as guardsmen and volunteers reinforce dikes along Big Creek. Schools and utilities failed while boats ferried residents to safety amid widespread road closures and rising Kaw River tributaries.
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Liberal
Drivers clash as near miss echoes on square
A loud confrontation on the northeast square corner followed a near miss between a pedestrian and a motorist. Separately, Fannin county farm offices met to assess flood damage including terraces drifted acres and graze losses, with questions on costs and recovery plans. County Attorney Tibby Wright returned home with his restored hat after a Greenville meeting.
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ASC
Ray Grishman
Gene Graves
Don Beil
FHA
Grait
Dan Barnard
Tibby Wright
Wright
Greenville
Bonham
William T Reeves Service Tuesday
William T Reeves, 62, WWI veteran, died Sunday near Whitewright after a heart seizure. Funeral 2:30 pm Tuesday at Earnheart Funeral chapel Whitewright with Rev Mayer and Rev Thomas officiating. Interment Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by wife Arlene, mother Mary Reeves, daughters Lou Baxter and J C Watson, sister Erma Riddle, four grandchildren. Born August 8, 1894 in Whitewright. married Arlene King April 12, 1918. member of American Legion Denison.
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Oak Hill
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Mary Reeves
Lou Baxter
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West Plains
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Arlene King
American Legion
Denison
Supreme Court frees five Californians. new trials ordered for rest
The Supreme Court freed five of 144 California Communists convicted in 1952 and ordered new trials for the other nine. In Washington, the court action comes as civil rights debate intensifies in Congress. Evacuation ordered for parts of Beads, Kansas after flood defenses failed. The day also notes a campaign maneuver by Wayne Morse and a Conroe fishing accident.
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Sub War Charged To Egypt
Terac officials accused Egypt Monday of planning submarine warfare against Israeli ships bound for the Gulf of Aqaba. A Jerusalem dispatch said Russians donated three submarines to the Egyptian Navy and predicted they would operate against Israeli and other ships in the Red Sea approaches to Aqaba. An Amman dispatch reported Jordan ordered its Cairo embassy fused today, signaling broken Arab solidarity after a four hour cabinet meeting led by King Hussein. Egypt would lose its embassy in Amman in retaliation.
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Pro-West Regime Wins Elections in Lebanon
Beirut reports a pro Western government secured a sweeping victory in Sunday parliamentary elections marred by violence. In Zogharta a shooting killed 39 and wounded many as government candidates won 19 of 20 seats. returns from the mountainous north show the government victorious across districts.
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Boy Struck by Stray 22 Cal Bullet In Seven Oaks Yard
Eight year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs BR L Clark, playing in the yard on Seven Oaks Road, was hit in the left calf by a stray 22 bullet. He was taken to hospital and later sent home, police investigate to identify shooter.
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Seven Qoaks Road
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Young Clark
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Chef Mc Kissack
Burglar Steals Cigarettes From Trenton Station
Sheriff Hoyt reports a weekend burglary at Lambert Filling Station in Trenton. Entry gained through a window, with cigarettes taken and officers pursuing the suspect.
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Trenton
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Urean
Bonham City Seeks Growth Plan And Water Boost
Bonham City Manager Grady Fisher told the Chamber of Commerce growth requires health safety fire protection zoning and water supply plans. He urged support for a Timber Creek reservoir and a revenue bond to finance a north side 1 inch water main amid rising domestic and commercial needs.
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Mansfield Urges Senate To Back Atoms For Peace Plan
Senate leader Mike Mansfield urged passage of Eisenhower’s atoms for peace program and proposed seeking a summit with the Soviet Union to halt nuclear tests. He backed proposals to channel disarmament ideas to the Russian people and urged U.S. diplomacy toward a multilateral test ban.
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Washburn Trial Opens in Dallas Second Time
Harry S. Washburn 41, contractor and key figure in the first murder trial telecast nationwide, goes on trial again in Dallas for the slaying of his former mother in law. A change of venue request failed. He previously received a life sentence in Ware after courtroom drama drew large crowds. Washburn is accused of bombing Mrs Helen Harr Weaver’s car in San Angelo on January 16.
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Centon Besa
Frank Wilson
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Junior League Seeks Fourth Team for Season
Ambiguous OCR text outlines a junior league seeking a fourth team for the upcoming season. Names and places are unclear due to damaged rendering, but the item centers on league expansion and team formation.
Japanese Premier Flies to U N Talks
Fragmentary OCR of Jap premier journey to the United Nations for discussions. Incomplete text references were, among others, engine trouble and a party of 28, with unnamed officials and observers noted amid the travel narrative.
Turman to Join Staff at Texas State College for Women
James A. Turman will join the staff of Texas State College for Women on July 15. Turman has served as president of Texas State College for Women and Joeten Phe School, and earned his EdD from the University of Texas in January. No college spokesman announced details.
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University of Texas
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Leonard's new well work begins amid local notices
The report details starting work on Leonard’s new well with overhead storage and depth targets. It notes related bids, contractors, and scheduling for the project, including involvement of local officials and the community's response to construction.
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Leonard
Scout Jamboree Attendance From NeTseo Trails Council
Seventy seven boys from NeTseo Trails Council travel to Valley Forge for the Scout Jamboree in Wisconsin. Troop leaders and chaperones accompany them on the trip with preparations underway for departure and transport arrangements.
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NeTseo Trails Council
Valley Forge
London Up The Western Allies Press Russia For Details On Plan
Western representatives pressed Moscow over the weekend for particulars of a Soviet plan to suspend nuclear tests. Hugh Gaitskell and Aneurin Bevan urged accepting the proposal to test Kremlin intentions while U S officials prepared to send Julia Holmes and an unnamed general to reassure allies.
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Hugh Gaitskell
Aneurin Bevan
Kremlin
US State Department
Julia C Holmes
Harold F. Staraxen
VA. Lorin
Zorin
United States
Britain
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France
Galitakell
Remark About Wife Sparks N egro Assault In Bonham
In Bonham a fight erupted after a derogatory remark about a wife. A Negro man was hospitalized in serious condition with abdominal slash wounds, neck and arm injuries. A second man and a third suspect were detained as city and county officers investigated the Saturday night incident.
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Bonham
Fannin County
Derett
Texarkana
Janis Buobby
Joe Mason
Charles Gooden
Leon Shastid
Jos Sweeney
Pim
Pomer O BR MecKussack
Officers Sought on Car Owner in Del Rio Burglary Case
Sheriff Hoyt Ivey said a car registered in Funnia County tied to a Del Rio burglary was traced to a dealer in Denison who sold it. The burglary involved about $2500 in cash checks and merchandise. Authorities sought to locate the owner for questioning.
Local Court Minute Fragment With Names And Travel Notes
Fragmentary OCR item lists individuals on personal movements and court related mentions. Names include Walden Fletcher Opel Htull True Adump Maulter Boyd and Bryan Baber among others. The text hints at court route planning and juror reference for a prospective juror Maoward Crider.
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Opel Htull
True Adump
Maulter Boyd
Paul Suupryon
Petulion
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