Washington to send 600 experts to Formosa for Nationalist aid
Senate hearings on Far East policy loom as Ridgway and Stratemeyer share MacArthur views. The US plans 600 military experts to Formosa with $50 million in aid to train Nationalist troops. Census shows Texas negro population down 4.5 percent amid wider white exodus north and west. Rev H Marshall Smith honored in D C after Kerrville revival. Virgil Johnson advances in Washington as Georgetown foreign affairs student and former Lamapas ar Chamber of Commerce manager. Bevan resigns from Britain’s Labour government amid budget protests and welfare-state clash with rearmament plans.
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Truman MacArthur
House
Senate Armed Services Committee
Ridgway
MacArthur
Stratemeyer
Air Force
Far East
Gen. MacArthur
Korea
Senate
Manchuria
Formosa
Texas
Ohio
Illinois
Pennsylvania
New York
California
Southland
Washington
Virgil Johnson
Baylor
Chamber of Commerce
Lampasar
Georgetown University
Washington Board of Trade
Foreign Travel
Bevan
Britain
Winston Churchill
John Bull
Atlee
Hie
Texas Legislature Near Adjournment As Session Nears End
Mmee Austin Texas May 2 Most people around the Capitol believe the Legislature will adjourn May 28 the 120th day of the regular session. If not finished a special session may be called by Governor Allan Shivers. A bill to raise drivers license fees to 1 from 50 cents would fund DPS headquarters records and intelligence divisions.
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Austin
Tex
Reuben Senterfitt
San Saba
House
Allan Shivers
Texas Department of Public Safety
Department
Identification and Records Division
Rangers
Homer Garrison, Jr
Gillespie County Red Cross drive exceeds quota in 1951
Gillespie County records 1951 Red Cross Fund Drive total of 3053.09 dollars, 217.09 over quota, with Stonewall 79.50, Doss 73.50, Harper 111.59, Crabapple 50.00, Pitot Knob 34.90, Cain City 13.00, Cherry Mountain 39.00, Knopp 331.00 and remaining funds from Fredericksburg and mail contributions.
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Red Cross
Gillespie County
A. Greenwaldt
Herman J. Hahn
Stonewall
Doss
Harper
Crabapple
Pitot Knob
Cain City
Cherry Mountain
Taxpayer Break Ties to Liquor Board Building Move
A House passed resolution backed by Representative W. A. Swindell calls for constructing a Texas Liquor Control Board building on state land, with confiscated liquor sale proceeds funding it. State agents seize untaxed liquor and slot machines face seizure. possession could become a two to four year felony if a pending bill passes.
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Texas Liquor Control Board
W. A. Swindell
Commerce
Country Club
Lunchtime in Korea visitors highlight Kerrville trip
Kerrville locals Mr and Mrs J C Mangold and Mr and Mrs Floyd Bier thwale visited Segovia last week. Mrs Carrie Calentine returned home from New Braunfels after visiting her daughter Mrs Ray Buckner and family.
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Fred Nahers
Oliver Hopf
E. C Hopf
San Antonio
Alfonso Hopf
Archie Lennon
W. CC Russel Jr
Kallen
J. C. Mangold
Floyd Bierthwale
Segovia
Kerrville
Carrie Calentine
Ray Buckner
New Braunfels
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Soma
C Fisher
H. Marshall Smith
Trinity Baptist Church
Petworth Baptist Church
Smith
House of Representatives
Risis
England
Capital Hill
United States
A. Bevan
Fred Nabers
Burton Brown
Jinx Hart
Mary Virginia
Clifton Kneese
Little Son
Near Mason
Forest Thomas
Near Hunt
Ben Thomas
Earl Walker
Midland
Nath Walker
Gordon Harper
H. Hopf
Jimmie and
John Eggert
Dundee
Mmee
Gordon Warper
A. J. Green
San Angelo
Glen Hoofs
E. W. Freeman
Alice Freeman
DR. W. Handley
Earl Garrett Street
Kerrville, Texas
Chas. Barrett
The
First State Bank
Immart
Fredericksburg
Bry
Charles Barrett
E. B. Eckerle
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Alues
Lues
Schnelle
Fabric & Baby Shop
Fredericksburg, Texas
Spring Creek
Harper-Flog
Hill Country Boys
Arthur Rech
Bayonnet
Anon
Lowe
Tilt
Chaine Precisional
Elaine
Mound and
Berkshire
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