Storm toll rises as floods sweep West Virginia region
United Press reports from the weekend show up to 38 dead in a single county amid a two inch rainfall flood in West Virginia. Dozens more are missing as rivers rose and communications collapsed while Red Cross workers race to reach stranded residents. tornado like winds shattered Rhinelander area causing widespread damage and power outages.
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United Press
Debria
West Vir
Mem- Cooper
Smith
Virginia
Red Cross
Tte
Ohio River
Ilness
Rhinelander
N. Guard
Heast
Harfields
Inelander
Texans organize to defend tidelands from federal seizure
Galveston plans for the Texas Property Defense Association to push a bill through Congress to protect submerged lands and resources. Mayor Hebert Cartwright leads as president with Attorney General Price Daniel and Robert L. Bobbitt attending the Austin meeting to finalize the organization. The group prioritizes property rights over oil claims and seeks safeguards at low water marks.
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Texas Property Defense Associaton
Tidelands
Texas
Hebert Y. Cartwright
Galveston
Cartwrht
Austin
Genera Price Daniel
Robert L.bobbitt
San Antonio
Alwright
Fed
Supreme
Agress
Mayartwright
Cartwright
Texas Property Defense Asston
Artwright
Agriculture class hosts livestock disease meetings this week
A series of meetings is planned in the district court area through Thursday focusing on disease prevention and treatment for livestock and poultry. John Morris of the Worth serum company will speak at each session.
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John Morrisett Worth Serum Company
Honey Grove Tuest
Leonard
Grove
Governor and Shivers speak at VFW convention
Governor Allan Shivers and Attorney General Price headline the opening day of the VFW six day convention as the 30th annual gathering opens with about 3 000 members expected. Price addresses Sunday events amid the program.
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Veterans of Foreign
VFW
Price
Allan Shivers
Reunion Brings Grayson College Exes Back to Whitewright
More than 200 ex-students, descendants, and friends gathered at the Whitewright campus for the 12th Grayson College reunion. Attendees from Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and other states enjoyed morning coffee, lunch in the high school gym, and an afternoon program featuring a memorial for 21 deceased former students and an oratorical contest among society reps.
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Gladys Ray
Emma Gibson Reeves
Ada
Okla
Mildred Riley
Trenton
Clyde Johnson Miller
Midland
William Henry King
Bryant King
Whitewright
King
Whitewright High School
Grayson College
Bill Pennington
Sherman
Porter Pennington Westbrook
Austin
Cleveland- Willard Society
George J. German
Dallas
Grady Society
James L German
Houston Society
George E. German
Vera Hickman
Adah Gillispie
Joe Hamilton
Bonham
H. A Cunningham
S. F. Leslie
Bob Dobbs
Bob Cantrell
Sailor Stroud Suffered Knife Wounds In Saturday Fight
County and city officers pursue details of a melee Saturday night in which Sailor Billy Joe Stroud received three knife wounds on the southeast square corner. A soldier suspect was held at Wichita Falls as Stroud rested in Benham hospital. a girlfriend left the scene with him.
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Billy Joe
Sailor) Stroud
Stroud
S Troud
Wichita Falls
Troud
Benham Hospital
Agricultural Prospects Signal Wheat Surplus and Meat Price Pressure
The Agriculture Department says wheat prospects remain uncertain due to surpluses and limited cuts, while talk of a meat-buying strike raises concern over price stability. Officials forecast a potential seasonal dip in beef and pork prices but warn declines are not imminent, as production and markets shift into next autumn.
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Ey United
Ray
Agr
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Criminal Courts Close for Summer Recess in Texas
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals locks its doors for summer until October 2. Final opinions include R. Neill of Angelina County fined 500 for horsemeat sale. Neill granted new trial. Court upheld 378 of 510 appeals. two convicts dismissed and 73 sent back for new trials.
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R. Neill
Angelina Co
Neill
Ing, Neill
Donmam Scouts Lead Sunday Departure for Valley Forge
Bonham Scouts with Scoutmaster Lynwood Maseey and five members travel toward Valley Forge to join 7,000 other Scouts for the 1950 Scout Jamboree. The gathering, the largest youth event in the hemisphere, features 47 000 participants from the US and 17 foreign countries as President Truman and General Eisenhower are slated to speak.
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Donmam
Valley Forge
Lynwood Maseey
Bonham
Gary Long
John Day
Kenneth Whitt
Robi. Jackson
Deimar Vaught
Bre
Texas
T the
Historic
Ome
Lone Star Area Council
Denison
Penn
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ilinois
Truman
Boy Scouts of America
Dwight Eisenhower
George Washington
County 4-H Camp Dates Set by Fannin Council
The Joint county 4 H Boys and Girls Council votes to hold a two day encampment at Lake Fannin on July 19 and 11. Committees assign general arrangements recreation finance registration crafts and adult leaders for Nunnelee Windom Telephone Bartley Woods and Windom again.
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Fannin County
Lake Fannin
Bobby Carroll
Paul Keady
Doris Ann Todd
David Ivey
E. G McClure
Nunnelee Club
Carol Ann Ruigaby
Windom
Billie Jones
Jackie Berry
Telephone
Joe Campbell
Bartley Woods
Billie Jean Beavers
Sydney Parrish
E. G. McClure, Jr
Nunnelee
Charles Smith
Mosquitoes Help Capture Bank Robber in Ontario
In Simcoe Ontario a swarm of mosquitoes aided the capture of gunman Frank West who had eluded 500 searchers for four days. A teen discovered him in a culvert and he surrendered after bites and hunger weakened him. He had robbed a Langston Ontario bank of over $22,000 last Wednesday and was arraigned for killing two raiders.
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Simcoe
Ontario
O Otario
Canada
Frank West
Langston Ontario
West
Worth Texas man drowns in Texoma lake
A Denison man Edwin Printz nautical engineer year old drowned while swimming at Burns Resort on Texoma Sunday. He was reported the first drowning at the lake since it opened though 18 previous drownings had occurred with other conditions. His body was recovered near the resort after divers searched the area.
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Denison
Edwin Printz
Texoma
Burns Resort
North Korean Army Near Seoul Threatens Korean War Crisis
Western capitals monitor Seoul battle as North Korea presses within four miles of the capital amid fierce fighting. Washington holds strategy talks with Acheson and Johnson, weighing UN sanctions or armed intervention to curb aggression.
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Seoul
Europe
Washington
United States
Russia
Truman
White House
Dean Acheson
Defense
Louis Johnson
Far East
Korea
United Nations
North Korea
Tank Led North Koreans Press Seoul Front
United States and allied forces evacuate women and children from Seoul as North Korean tank led units resume attacks from Uijongbu. Five divisions join the offensive while South Korean forces hold the 38th parallel and coast guard sinks four Russian troopships. MacArthur says emergency airlift and 10 F 51 fighter planes will be sent. Chiang Kai Shek may offer troops and aircraft.
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Seoul
South Korea
Uijongbu
South Korean
Coast Guard
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Fasl
Washington
Formosa
Chiang Kai-Shek
Truman
Korea
South
United States
United Nations
United States Army
Kimpo
Frederick Anderson
Michigan Air National Guard
Anderson
127Th
Mayor Opposes Reopening of Rate Case in Dallas
Dallas Mayor Wallace Savage opposes reopening the Southwestern Bell Telephone rate case. The council already approved a 22 percent rate increase though the company sought 45 percent. Southwestern Bell halted a 317 million expansion, threatens suit for higher rates, and hopes the issue settles out of court. The mayor demands new evidence of necessity before any rate change.
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Dallas
Wallace Savage
Southwestern Bell
Savage
Fort Worth Markets Livestock Report Slumps Across Classes
Fort Worth markets show cattle uneven and weak with losses up to 1.00. Good fed steers and yearlings around 27.50, beef cows 17.60 to 21.50, stocker cattle 17 to 28.50, calves 22 to 39, hogs 16 to 25.50, sows soft, feeder pigs steady.
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Fort Worth
Bantam Bird Show Champions Named in Red River Event
N B Annip of Bonham and A L Vincent of Sherman produced the grand champion male and female bantams at the Red River Valley Bantam Breeders Show with 131 birds across 18 breeds. Judge Tom Gray called entries outstanding and visitors crowded the one day event.
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N. B. Annip
Bonham
A. L. Vincent
Sherman
Red River Valley
N. B Atnip
N. B. Atnip
A. L. Vincent Sherman
Tom Gray
Texas
Oklahoma
John Pierce
Barney Gross
Bryan Baker
Howard Witcher
Dennis Bales
Child Better As Hunt for Lost Dog Goes Ahead
Mission Kansas June 24 Little Karen Voegele is a bit better though her family has not found their collie Rusty Ten days after disappearance the one year old's illness is described as emotional from the dog's absence The family has logged about 1200 miles in the search and a dog found matching Rusty’s description turned out not to be their dog Yet Mrs Voegele says Karen’s condition shows improvement and time remains a healer
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Mission
Kan
Upo
Karen Voegele
Kansas
Rusty
Drowns In Pool While Fishing At Halsell Ranch
Boane Christian, 38, drowned in Halsell pool northwest of Bonham while fishing with Gene Jackson. He fell from a boat after casting, tangled line pulled him under,救援 attempts failed. It was the county's first drowning of the year.
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Boane Christian
Halsell Pool
Halsell Ranch
Bonham
Christian
Gene Jackson
Three Gunmen Rob Drive-In Grocery in Dallas Heist
A gunman robbed a Dallas drive-in grocery of about $600 to $800 in cash just before closing. Two accomplices waited outside in a car as the suspect entered and demanded money from the attendant. Detectives investigated the gunmen’s getaway and the robbery details remain under inquiry.
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Dallas
Dallas Drive-In
Dallas Joe
Charles Tanner Returned to Missouri Under Escort
Wharton County Texas officers escort 36 year old oilfield worker Charles W Tanner to Cape Girardeau Missouri for murder charges in the Ayres death. Tanner denies guilt claiming Ayres fell from a bridge. He was arrested after driving Ayres automobile. another body was found in a Mississippi River canal near Cape Girardeau.
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Wharton
ITP
Missouri
Charles W Tanner
Cape Girardeau
Mathon
Ayres
Tanner
Avres
Wharton County
TW Lane
Jomar
Sveport
Teaver
Texas
Sherff
Fort Deavis
Lane
Kenneth Lattlejohn
Houston
University of Houston
Navy Request for Diver to Inspect Plane Wreckage
Northwest Airlines asked Washington to dispatch a diver to inspect the Dane wreckage in Lake Michigan after its plane carrying 98 people exploded and sank near Benton Harbor. Captain Fulford refused to send a service diver, doubting any ship piece would be worth retrieval as debris was sparse and the lake was about 200 feet deep. Witnesses reported seeing the aircraft disintegrate during a thunderstorm amid scattered debris miles from shore.
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Northwest Airlines
Washington
Oo Nave
Michigan
Nathanial Pulford
Gear Lake
Fulford
Benton Harbor
Guardsmen Camp at Lake Crockett Over Weekend
Twenty five members of Company A 149th Armored Infantry Battalion Texas National Guard spent the weekend at Lake Crockett. They left Saturday afternoon and returned Sunday with Captain A L Armstrong commanding the unit.
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Co. A
149Th Armd
Inf. Bn., Texan National Guard
Lake Crockett
A. L. Armstong
Uni
Fire Wrecks Auto Store in Amarillo
A devastating blaze destroyed half of the McDonald Supply store in Amarillo causing an estimated loss around 109000 dollars. Firefighters fought the flames through the night as the building smoldered, with extensive stock including radios tires and paints destroyed. the owner Stanton Thatcher reportedly was away in Yellowstone.
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Amarillo
McDonald Auto
McDonald Ru
Stanton
Thatcher
Yellowstone Nationa Park
Weather update for East Texas and Bonham region
East Texas remains generally fair with little temperature change this afternoon tonight and Tuesday. Moderate southerly winds along the coast. Bonham and vicinity expect clear to partly cloudy skies with minimal temperature variation.
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East Texas
Bonham
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