Drawing of Bradford home revived by deputy clerk
Lillie Katherine Sanderson, deputy county clerk, found an old eighth grade drawing of the Bradford mansion after its demolition last year for new homes. She created a new pen and ink version showing the house’s details. Er Hendricks recalls the old beauty. watermelons theft via helicopter story noted, with farmer anecdotes about melons and a Model T.
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Lillie Katherine Sanderson
Bradford
Bonham Landmark
Er. Hendricks
Robert Dale
Guilty Verdict in DWI County Court Trial
A five woman and one man jury found Telmer Eugene Shaffer guilty of driving while intoxicated. He received a $50 fine plus costs, three days in jail, and a six month license suspension. Shaffer had pleaded not guilty. Also earlier Charlie Farris pleaded guilty to illegal possession of liquor and was fined $100 plus costs.
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Telmer
Eugene Shaffer
Shaffer
C F Palsey
Sid Waldron
Aubrey Bates
C L. Felts
Albert Carter
Honey Grove
R B. Grantam
Savoy Earher
Charlie Farris
Choice Moore
Moore
Stassen Charged With Blocking London Disarmament Talks
London reports Izvestia accuses Harold Stassen of wrecking the London disarmament talks while backing a Soviet plan. France may drop its hard line on nuclear tests if Moscow concedes, as Western delegates consider a shift toward Soviet positions and Julius Holmes arrives as deputy American delegate.
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Stassen
U. N
Julius Holmes
AUS Defense Department
Weather Outlook for North Central Texas
Partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thundershowers through Wednesday. No significant change in temperatures expected.
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Texas
Mao Breaks With Soviet Hard Line in New China Policy
Mao Zedong announced a shift toward a “Let a hundred flowers blossom” policy, calling for democratic discussion and criticism. He admitted Hungary’s uprising affected China, praised mass line methods, and outlined reforms including press liberalization, official purge, and tolerating various school of thought while suppressing counterrevolutionaries.
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Mao Tze Tung
Stedge
Josef Stance
Persuar Om
Chile
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Peorgrad
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Moa
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Peopl
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Better Relations With Poland Sought After Cardinal Visit
Vatican sources expressed cautious hope for improved church state relations in Poland after Polish Primate Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski completed a five week visit to the Holy See. The primate and his aides departed by train Monday for Warsaw.
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Vatican City
Poland
Stefan Cardinal
Wyszynski
Supreme Court setbacks hit government drive against Communists
The Supreme Court restricted anti subversive measures by ruling against several prosecutions. It freed five of fourteen Convicted Communist defendants and ordered new trials for others, citing procedural flaws and limiting use of certain evidence. The decision also curbed congressional compelled testimony and questioned loyalty findings in a related case.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
James O Eastland
Senate
P Urty
John T Watkins
Nate
Jan Stewart
Dean Acheson Op
FBI
Htt Hardeut
West Texas Hit Hard by Severe Storms and Flooding
Storms battered Castro and Swisher counties causing wheat loss and widespread damage across the South Plains. Reports cite four tornado funnels, near cloudburst rainfall, power outages, damaged property, and fires near Whiteface and Abernathy. Olson and Plainview areas reported tornadoes and Kedmevida noted hail.
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Castro County
Texas
Swisher
Ames
Happy ‘Fes
Diminitt
Otne
Whitefates
Whaitefues
Abernathy
Ocie- Trent
Morton
Sundown
Olson
Muteshoe
Whitefar
Kedmevida
Plainview
Panhanshie
Fidmondson
Canadian Ship of State is Becalmed
The article comments on a becalmed Canadian government as it waits for a caretaker transition. It mentions Prime Minister and incoming Conservative Bowen administration, with notes on job creation and government building plans amid the anarchy of the period.
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Otiawa
Kidnapping case solved swiftly in early morning arrest
Local police arrested a 33 year old divorcee at 4 am after a child's abduction. Officers recovered the child near a McDonald s drive and returned the youngster to the mother who had been shopping earlier. The suspect faced questioning and charges.
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Donald Luppock
House approves civil rights bill amid lengthy debate
The House passed a civil rights bill after rejecting four jury trial amendments in non record votes. Southern representatives sought to attach a jury trial amendment. passage moves the measure to the Senate for debate within weeks.
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House
House Judiciary Committee
Tly Senate
Sam Rayburn
Wenneth BB Keating
Oto
Cnsa
Alos
Senate
Arlain
Pancity Judiciary Committee
James Paustland
Cists Rights Commission
First Lady Mamie Eisenhower Hospital Visit Report
President's wife Mamie Eisenhower underwent a physical checkup at Walters Hospital in Washington. The White House press secretary James Hagerty said the hospital stay was prompt and routine, with Eisenhower in good spirits and the visit not indicating any serious health issues.
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Washington
Pousenhowe
Walters Hoo
James
Biaenmheower
Murda
Shi Wai
Noted Doctor Brothers Visit in Fannin County
The text reports visiting in Fannin County by the second of the Dr. Brothers and mentions legal and court figures tied to a case. It references a judge, a Mr. Spier, and a spie in a complex legal scene with medical and law connections.
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John Spies
Doctor Brothers
Fannin County
Gambling Machines Smashed in Ranger Raid at Galveston
A Galveston raid by rangers shattered gambling machines in a local bar scene. The article notes machines will be hauled away, with doors opened and guards present as authorities enforce the crackdown.
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Galveston
Army Prevents Girard Transfer to Japan in Murder Case
Federal Judge McGarraghy barred the government from delivering William S Girard to Japan for a murder case, ruling such an action would violate constitutional protections. The government plans an appeal as Girard’s Washington attorney Dayton Harrington Girard expressed jubilation, saying the ruling means trial by court martial is avoided.
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Washington
C McGarraghy
William S Girard
McCrarraghy
Instituton
United States
Supreme Court
McGarraghy
Girard
Ulegal
Dayton Harrington Girard
McQurraghy
Plarrington
Army
Anti Red Leaflets Scattered at Sooner Celebration
Oklahoma City police seized 25 000 anti Russian leaflets from five persons at the Oklahoma semicentennial exposition. Police chief Wayne Dolar said safety concerns prompted the seizure and there were no arrests planned. The leaflets urged citizens to snub Russians at the exposition.
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Oklahoma
CTPY
Poliece
Ce Prresta
Wayne Dlar
Aecal Ordinagnes
Cainteg
Harbolt
Ctizens
Gordon
Tate Borne Tau
Murray
Daniel Asks State Department for BenJack Return
A Austin based report states Governor asks Secretary of State to aid in returning BenJack Cage from Brazil to face theft and embezzlement charges linked to a failed insurance venture. Cage, indicted May 23 in Dallas for $400000 theft, sought asylum in Rio de Janeiro.
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State Department
Austin
Price Dann
All
Playboy
BenJack Cage
Brazil
Daniela
John Foster Dulise
Washington
Bentack Cayohan
Rio de Janero
Israzil
Triad
Cage
Dallas
Feallng Company
First Wife Slays Second Mate of Waco Consultant
The first wife of prominent Waco consultant William Roger shot and killed his second wife Milo Rogers in a yard near a fence at their north Waco home. Thelma Rogers, 60, fired a .25 caliber pistol across the yard, striking Milo Rogers who staggered into a rear utility room before dying. Police described the incident as a domestic homicide with the suspect in custody and awaiting further legal action.
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Wmt
Roger
Thelma Rogers
Milo Rogers
Wacanoga
Tule Rogers
Sue Suto
Rackets Committee Resumes Hearings In Washington
The Senate Rackets Committee resumes public hearings after a 10 day recess. It questions Bakery Workers union officials over reports of special favor granted to an employee. Witness Gurbert Mann, former head of Chicago Laval, is slated to testify.
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Senate
Chicago Toca
Beoa
UTP
Bakery Workers Union
Erlain
Gurbert Mann
Chago Laval
Mann
Bis Peat
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