Mounted Police Clash With Rioters in Brussels Riot
Belgian gendarmes and mounted police battled anti Leopoldist crowds in Brussels as the government declared a state of emergency. Injuries were reported among rioters and a gendarme plus a woman, with several bombs used and trains halted at Mons.
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Brussels
Alfred Cheval
Belgum
Ries
Leopold I
Tarisc
Etetes
Germany
Liege
Asele
Verviers
Leopold
Lesaines
Gent
Mons
Speeding blamed for sharp rise in area fatalities
Police report speeding as the major factor in a surge of traffic deaths in the region. Through 1950 the area has 58 deaths versus 36 last year, with total arrests up 30 percent. Speeding leads with 1 033 cases, drunken driving 298, and other violations include improper passing and running red lights.
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Posescar
Lubbock
Electrical Supply Firm Opens Here
The Electrical Supply corporation an independent wholesaler of electrical supplies opened Saturday in a new building at Ave 1 and Fifth with an 8 am to 8 pm open house. The firm chose Lubbock after a study of wholesale distribution in West Texas and New Mexico. E W Karnes will head Lubbock operations in the fireproof 10,000 square foot facility with a lighting fixtures display room.
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Electrical Supply Corporation
Ave. 1
Lubbock
West Texas-New Mexico
West Texas
Area Residents Urged to Report Subversive Activity in Lubbock
Federal Bureau of Investigation asked residents and patriotic groups in Lubbock and the South Plains to report all information on espionage sabotage and subversive activities. President Truman issued the directive July 24 through the White House. Hoover noted local agencies cooperate with the FBI to protect national security.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The
Avalanche Journal
Dallas
FBI
Truman
White House
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
Avalanch Journal
United States
C. L. Perryman
Hoover
U.S
Soviet Russia
Trainees Increase Ottawa Army Reserve Camps Attendance
An estimated 15 000 officers and men are expected at Canadian Army Reserve Force summer training camps this year an increase of 4 000 from last year.
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Ottawa
Canadian Army Reserve Force
New Air Route Links Istanbul and Cairo via Beirut
A new air service connects Istanbul Turkey to Cairo Egypt with an intermediate stop at Beirut Syria. The route expands regional transport options and signals growing air traffic in the Middle East.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Cairo
Egypt
Beirut
Syria
Miss Texas 1950 Crown Planned in New Braunfels
Governor Allan Shivers will crown Miss Texas 1950 Aug 5 at Lani Park in New Braunfels. Contestants include Joan Bolinger, Pola Ellis, Margaret Summers, and many more from across Texas. Aquacade acts and a Miss America semifinal berth with $25,000 in scholarships and prizes await the winner.
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Abilene
Lani Park
New Braunfels
Allan Shivers
John Ben
Bill McDanel
Dallas
Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce
Mission Valley Guest Ranch
Atlantic City
Joan Bolinger
Lubbock
Pola Ellis
Alice
Margaret Sue Summers
Austin
Geneva Gwyn Wilson
Bryan
Jackie Farris
del Rio
Carol Whitmer
Houston
Anne Catherine Davidson
Kerrville
Jolene Moore
McAllen
Lillian Livingston
Mexia
Patsy Lou Arrington
Midland
Kaye Anne Seuter
Raymondville
Wanda Williamson
San Antonio
Betty Lou Blackburn
San Marcus
Mar
Ester Haskell
Seguin
Joan Anderin
Texas City
Tommie Ducan
Uvalde
Billie Hintz
Columbus
Amarillo
Beaumont
Denton
Tyler
Stamford
San Angelo
Bucky Warwick
New Braunfels Junior Chamber of Commerce
Bob Abshire
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs. Jim Cole of Seminole
Funeral services were conducted at 3 p m Friday in Alpha's Funeral Chapel for Mrs. Jim Cole 62 who died Thursday in Gaines Hospital Clinic after hospitalization Interment followed in the Seminole cemetery Survivors include two daughters and a son Her husband is shop foreman at the Seminole Sentinel.
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Jim Cole
Seminole
Alpha
Gaines Hospital
Tenans Call To End Shooting War Echoes From Wounded
Wounded Master Sergeant J R Glaze 24 of Dallas arrived from Korea urging an end to the fighting as he was evacuated to the area. He spoke of the desire for peace amid ongoing hostilities.
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J. R. Glaze
Dallas
Korea
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Aearbbon
South Plains Highoas
Tpeeung
E. J. Posey
Coe Se
CHO Ah Gui
Andes
Chiropractic
Stephens
Stephens Chiroprafic
Chiropractic Clinic
Pau Am
Texas
Fairfield
Calif
Tex
Avalanche-Journal
Sun
Hasj
Bolle Tt
Serer Mvy Ies
New-Lite Aluminum Awning Company
34Th Street
34Th St
Mikro
Oldsmobile
RHONE
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