Peron Offers To Step Down As Brazil President For Peace
Buenos Aires reports Juan D Peron offering to resign to secure political peace. Hugo DiPietro and Andre Le announce the move, drawing 5000 workers to Plaza de Mayo in support as crowds vow to stay until Peron quits. Demonstrations spread to other cities with orderly protests.
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Peron
Brazil
Buenos Aires
Presi
Juan D. Peron
Lis
Hugo DiPietro
General Confederation of Labor
GCT
Andre le
Supreme Council
Peronista Party
Hin
Neuver
Plaza de Mayo
New Morocco Chief Seeks Peaceful Solution in Protectorate
France names Gen. Pierre Boyer de la Tour du Mou lin as resident general to implement Edgar Faure’s peace plan after Gilbert Grandval’s resignation. A nationalist backed Moroccan government to take office by Sept. 12 and a guardian council for the throne are outlined as next steps. Boyer de la Tour arrives from Tunis to lead the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabat
Morocco
Pierre Boyer de la Tour du Moulin
France
Boyer de la Tour
Tunis
North Africa
Gilbert Grandval
Paris
Edgar Faure
Grandval
Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa
Tunisia
Enrollment to Start Thursday in Childress Schools
Childress schools begin enrollment Thursday with elementary grades at 9 a.m. and high school seniors at 9 a.m. juniors at 1 p.m. Sophomores enroll 9 a.m. Friday and freshmen at 1 p.m. Friday. First graders must bring birth certificates per Supt. Newell Odell.
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Childress
Supt
Newell Odell
Seven Girls Enter Farm Bureau Queen Contest
Seven girls have entered the Farm Bureau Queen contest. Ann Rascoe Cynthia Caradine Betty Joe Liles Margaret Mahan Peggy Mahan and Bobby Ann Finn are listed by the coordinators. The event will be at Fair Park Rotary Bowl Saturday at 6 30 p m. Prizes go to all participants. A picnic follows with drinks and ice cream provided. each entrant brings sandwiches for her family. Red Muse of KGNC Amarillo will be Master of Ceremonies.
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Farm Bureau
Ann Rascoe
Cynthia Caradine
Betty Joe Liles
Margaret Mahan
Peggy Mahan
Bobby Ann Finn
Fair Park
Rotary Bowl
KGNC
Amarillo
Labor Disputes Could Place 196 000 Employes On Strike
United Press reports labor disputes threatening walkouts at Chrysler Studebaker Packard American Motors Westinghouse Pan American World Airways and in farm equipment. Up to 196 000 workers could walk off. A tentative Firestone Rubber Workers deal forestalls a strike with a 12 cent wage boost and benefits.
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Chrysler
Studebaker - Packard
American Motors
Westinghouse
Pan American World Airways
South Bend
Ind
CLO
United Auto Workers
CIO
Auto Company
CIO Electrical Workers Union
Pittsburgh
New York
Michael J. Quill
Presi
Michigan
Wisconsin
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
International Rubber Workers Union
Pioneer Estelline Doctor Dies After 84 Years Service
Dr. Phillip Lee Vardy aged 84 of Estelline died at Childress General Hospital after a long medical career in Estelline spanning 58 years. Funeral services set for Thursday at First Methodist Church Estelline with burial by Spicer Funeral Home. Survivors include his widow two daughters two sons and four grandchildren.
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Phillip Lee Vardy
Estelline
Childress General Hospital
Vardy
First Methodist Church
Albert Cooper
E. E. White
Childress
Estelline Masonic Lodge
Spicer Funeral Home
Memphis
Dr. Vardy
Mary E. Gilmore
Slaton
Eva Frances Currin
Fort Worth
Phillip Vardy
James Vardy
Turkey
Trial Date Set For Three Men In Vets' Land Deals
Three men charged in the veterans land investigation with false interpretation of a written instrument face trial in Georgetown on October 3 in Judge D B Wood's 26th District Court. Cletus P Farnester W T Mc Larty and another Cuero figure will be tried in three counties Williamson Bell and Atascosa with possible penalties of two to five years. The case links to the $100 million veterans land program and follows earlier indictments and a former land commissioner Bascom Giles scandal. Prosecutors are J R Owen and Wayne Hartman.
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Georgetown
Veterans Land
D. B. Wood
26Th District Court
Cletus P. Farnester
Air Force
Cuero
W. T. McLarty
Denver
Colo
DeWitt County
Howard P. Green
Williamson
Bell
Atascosa
Wood
Veterans Land Program
Bascom Giles
J. R. Owen
Wayne Hartman
Haymes Returns To Singing Job In Hollywood
Hollywood reports crooner Dick Haymes resumes a Cocoanut Grove engagement after separating from Rita Hayworth. He declares love for Rita and dedicates Come Rain or Come Shine to his wife, saying he will wait for her to feel ready to discuss their split.
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Hollywood
Dick Haymes
Rita
Cocoanut Grove
Ria Hayworth
Haymes
Coaches Praise Fans Support for Childress Bobcats
Head Coach Charles Churchill told the Rotary Club that Childress Highs fast backfield will be among their best. Line Coach Jim Martin lauded citizen support as one of the finest sights. A. D. Johnson and Frank Rutledge spoke on the B and junior high teams. Presley Wright introduced as assistant B team coach. Club donations totaled 32.72 for a fire department resuscitator. M. K. Wilcoxson led the program.
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Childress
M. K. Wilcoxson
Judge Denies Motion For Change Of Venue
District Judge Luther Gribble overruled a motion for change of venue in the Victoria Alexander murder case and a jury was being selected. Victoria sought a 12 juror panel claiming impossibility to seat a fair trial. A prior jury sentenced her to 25 years. the case was thrown out due to no Negroes listed for jury service.
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Victoria Alexander
Luther Gribble
Victoria
Big Three Ministers Set Session
Western foreign ministers from the United States Britain and France will meet in New York on September 27 and 28 to align strategy ahead of the Geneva October conference. West German Foreign Minister Henrich Von Brentano joins on September 28 as part of ongoing NATO consultations.
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Washington —i
New York
Geneva
Henrich von Bretano
United Kingdom
United States
NATO
United Nations General Assembly
July Traffic Toll Highest Since 1937
Chicago report from the National Safety Council shows July traffic deaths at 3,340, up 11 percent from a year earlier. Year to date deaths reach 19,840, a 4 percent rise, while the death rate per travel volume is the lowest on record.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Egypt Accepts Bid To Observe Cease Fire At Gaza
Egypt accepted a UN cease-fire invitation to start at 10 a m but Israel demanded Egypt guarantee an immediate halt to all hostile acts. Israeli officials report continued border clashes with casualties including five more attacks and nine deaths since Monday.
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Egypt
Jerusalem
United Nations
Gaza Strip
Israel
Arthur Lourie
Israel Foreign Office
E. L. M. Burns
UN Truce Supervision Organization
Falajja
Tel Aviv
Dan Gov
Gov
US Fears Arms Race May Develop In Middle East
Washington officials warned that Russian offers to supply arms to Egypt and Saudi Arabia could trigger a regional arms race. Diplomats cited talks after Geneva and noted Moscow may seek to challenge US influence in Saudi Arabia and oil. The arms talks appeared in Tehran and Cairo, with Egypt expanding trade with the Soviet bloc.
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Middle East
Washington
Dif
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Geneva
Moscow
John Foster Dulles
Israel
Dulles
Teheran
Iran
King Saud
Lavrentov
Saud
Cairo
Russia
Parr Granted Delay In Trial
The government agreed to postpone the tax evasion trial of George B. Parr known as the Duke of Duval county. Parr faced income tax evasion charges filed in Laredo on November 15 1954 and May 3 1955. He challenged the dismissal of the first indictment and seeks trial in Laredo rather than Austin. The delay awaits a Supreme Court ruling on his appeal.
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Washington
George B. Parr
Duval County
Parr
Texas
Laredo
Tex
Austin
Ben H. Rice
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Texas Dryland Cotton In Need Of Moisture For Good Harvest
The USDA said Texas dryland cotton and late sorghums needed rain as soil moisture was depleted across much of the state. Irrigated sorghums progressed well, and corn yields remained good. Cotton harvest was finishing in the Lower Valley with plow-up on pace.
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Texas
Austin
US Department of Ariculture
USDA
Cool Front Brings Rain and Tornado to Texas
A cool front spawned a tornado near the Gulf Coast and caused heavy rains across North and East Texas, with up to six inches in areas around Kendleton and Alvarado. Five injured in Fort Bend county after a shack collapsed. broader rainfall disrupted towns from Tyler to Houston and beyond, impacting crops and utilities while temperatures stayed mostly in the 80s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
United Press
Gulf Coast
Fort Bend
Kendleton
Emma Marino
John Valdez
Ray Valdez
Dan Valdez
Carmel Marino
Nordheim
Tex
Alvarado
Fort Worth
Chambers Creek
Tyler
Longview
Beaumont
Houston Weather Bureau
Texas City
South Plains
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Waco
Lufkin
Houston
Galveston
Victoria
Junction
Laredo
Brownsville
Gunter
Sherman
Alpine
Drop In Hog Prices Noted In DA Report
The Agriculture Department reports hog prices for the month ended Aug 15 fell 26 percent from a year ago. With spring pig crop up 9 percent, prices may decline further. overall farm price index dropped 2 percent from July, at 233 percent of 1910-14 average, parity at 84, lowest since 1940.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
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Forrestal
Newport News
Parker County
Chico
Mary Eddins
Five- County Medical Society
Texas Medical Society
The
Masons
Estelline First Methodist Church
Chapter, Council and Commandery
Estelline Eastern Star
Government Information Department
Laurie
Burns
Mike Mitchell
Benton
Ill
Mike
High Plains
Yoakum
Yorktown
June Prichard
Atlantic City
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