Eleven Inch Rain Drenches Stephenville Amid West Texas Flood
Central West Texas faced severe flooding after 11 inches of rain over three days. Hundreds evacuated as Brownwood Lake rose seven feet and Stephenville reported the worst damage with 100 plus homes affected. Tornado struck Hovey near Alpine, with no casualties.
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Texas
Stephenville
Brownwood
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Jack Broad
Breth
Dale Harbin
Broad
Brown County
Lake Brownwood
U.S
Brady
Santa Fe Railway
Dublin
San Angelo
Les Tyler
Coleman
Doug Jarvis
B. B. Bone
Glenrose
Paluxy
West Texas
Abilene
Wichita Falls
Childress
Tyler-Longview
GI Forum accuses Shivers of half truths in Texas politics
Ed Idar of the American GI Forum accuses Governor Shivers of gutter-rat alloy tactics and misleading the public over a poll tax drive by the Rio Grande Democratic club. Idar says the club was a civic effort and notes GI Forum funds came from Latin American members across Texas.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
American GI Forum
Ed Idar
GI Forum
Texas
Rio Grande Democratic Club
Shivers
Fort Worth
Hidalgo County
Texas Attorney General
Department of Justice
Rayburn- Skelton Dac
Rio Grande Valley Democratic Club
Texas State Federation of Labor
Detroit
Walter Reuther
Ciovaw
Idar
Rio Grande Valley
Democratic Club
Jaycees
League of Women Voters
Veterans Lang
Nation Mourns Death of Beloved Alben Barkley
Washington leaders from Eisenhower to Truman and Nixon mourned the death of Senator Alben W Barkley of Kentucky. Tributes called him a great public servant and a beloved veep who helped carry the 1948 victory. Mrs Roosevelt praised his character and impact on the nation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Truman
Alben W. Barkey
Barkley
Barlders
Passir
Unite State
Congress
Senate
Kentucky
Hts
Huron
S. 2
Truman - Barkley
Pal
Len Barkley
United States
Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Mage
Carleton Hadley
Robert Munger
Lexington
Veep
Capitol
Robert A Taft
Ohio
Washington and Lee
Virginia Military Institute
Francis P Gaines
Bonham Faces Ongoing Rainfall and Flood Fears
The Bonham area and Fannin County endured continued rain with 1.64 inches since early Tuesday, totaling 4 inches since the weekend. Bois d Arc Creek runs bank-full south of Bonham and may flood highways as forecasts predict more showers and storms through midweek. Local notes include a 1950s token at C. D. Thurman’s store and Little League roster updates as the season nears.
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Fannin County
Bonham
Bois d’ Arc
State Highway Department
North
Texas
Goose Stepping Reds Parade Through Berlin Streets
About 3,000 soldiers sailors and airmen of Germany’s new Wehrmacht paraded in Berlin on Unter den Linden. Soviet-zone armed forces also appeared publicly for the first time since their existence was officially acknowledged, marching along a route once used by Nazi troops.
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Berlin
Red
Rainfall in Fannin for First Four Months Below Normal
Through April 1956 the four month rainfall in Fannin reached 13.18 inches, well below the 1952 1953 1954 and 1955 totals. April alone brought 3.59 inches and a monthly high of 88 degrees on April 13 with lows of 37 on April 7 and 20. Heaviest rain was 1.80 inches on Monday morning, with smaller amounts on April 15 3 6 and 22. Totals for January to April are compared against prior years.
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Bonham
Friday Deadline Set For 1956 Cotton Allotments
Dan Barnard manager of the Fannin County ASC announced that Friday is the final deadline to release 1956 cotton acreage allotments. Unreleased allotments by farmers who do not plan to farm will be reallotted to other farms in the county by the ASC committee.
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H. D. Vincent
Loop
V. A. Center
Dan Barnard
Fannin County Agriculture Conservation and Stabilization Office
Barnard
ASC
Weather Outlook for North Central Texas Cloudy Showers
North Central Texas experiences cloudy skies with showers and local thunderstorms through Wednesday. No significant temperature changes expected.
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Texas
Scouts Prepare Camporee Event
Scouts plan a Bundue of Core area camporee with Friday and Saturday activities. Meals include bacon eggs and biscuits while group skill events feature sack race needle relay and first aid relay. The event runs from Friday evening through Saturday with flag ceremonies, campfire program, and a closing assembly before break camp.
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Mer
Texans Remember Barkley Through Regret and Honor
Speaker Sam Rayburn Lyndon Johnson and others mourn Alber Barkley death in 1950s era remarks. They recall shared service on committees from 1913 and Barkley’s regulator role and statesmanship. Johnson Garner and others express personal shock and respect for his place in American history.
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Sam Rayburn
F Bonham
Alben Barkley
Barkley
Senate
Alwa
Lyndon Johnson
Alber Barkley
C.untrymen
May Day Show Mild in Moscow Amid Global Tensions
In Moscow the May Day parade displayed a new Mikoyan jet and armored units with Marshal Zhukov warning against complacency and imperialist threats. In Tokyo two hundred thousand Communist sympathizers marched peacefully, watched by 12,000 police, in anti American demonstrations.
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Tokyo
Moscow
Soviet Union
Red Square
Russia
Georg Zhukov
Zhukov
Barkley Compared to Lincoln as Master Storyteller
Washington reports Alben Barkley ranked near Abraham Lincoln for storytelling and wit using homespun yarns to entertain friends sway foes. A classic tale tells of a farmer who wonders what Barkley has done for him lately after years of favors.
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Washington
Alben Barkley
Abraham Lincoln
Barkley
Bonhi Students Elected to National Honor Society
Two Bonham High School seniors Nancy Miller Betty Annip Anne Harper Harriet Hassel and Tonmy Taylor were elected by teachers for the National Honor Society for scholarship loyalty leadership and character. Seven juniors were also elected. An assembly on May 24 will initiate 42 students. In a separate item the Army approved a $25000 harbor explosion settlement for Mrs J Elizabeth H Dalehite and her son Henry Dalehite Jr of Galveston.
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Mive
Bonham High
Y Jo Anderson
Washington
Texas City
Tea
J Elizabeth H Dalehite
Henry Dalehite Jr
Galveston
Rites for Veteran Kentucky Solon Set for Wednesday
Alben W. Barkley former vice president and Kentucky senator died at 78 from a heart attack during a Washington event. Funeral services are set in Washington at Foundry Methodist Church with burial planned in Paducah. Kentucky Gov Chandler declared 30 day mourning.
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Kentucky
Solon
Lexington
Alven W. Barkley
Washington
Democratic Party
House
Senate
Foundry Methodist Church
Frederick Brown Harris
Barkley
Paducah
A. B. Chandler
Washington and Lee University
Wis -Yato
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