Marine Sergeant Breaks Down In March Marine Court-Martial
At Parris Island the death march court martial continues as defense witness Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon sobs recounting Ribbon Creek tragedy. Gen. Randolph Pate will testify after denouncing the march and defending Marine training while Emile Zola Berman argues training practices bore responsibility.
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Parris Island
Marine Corps
Matthew C. McKeon
Ribbon Creek
Randolph McCall Pate
Pate
McKeon
Emile Zola Berman
Limestone Negro Stabbed To Death And Death by Own Action
A man named Aggie Simmons, age 30 to 35, was found stabbed to death at his home seven miles south of Mexia. Sheriff Jack Bothwell reported a four inch pocket knife blade piercing his heart. An inquest by Justice Jim Barfield ruled death by his own action and the case will be reviewed by the grand jury.
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Limestone County
Aggie Simmons
Shoul
Mexia
Jack Bothwell
Jim Barfield
Groesberk
Simmons
Sheriff Bothwell
Veterans’ Hospital
Two-Toned Egg Baffles Farm Visitors at Dowdy Farm
A two-toned egg, brown and white, was laid on the Dowdy farm in the Point Enterprise area by a New Hampshire Red hen named Mr. Dowdy. The owner plans to keep the egg on display for a few days for observers.
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J Tf. Dowdy
Point Enterprise
Mr. Dowdy
U S Pledges Support in Suez Crisis Talks
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles promised American backing to Britain and France for any firm measures in the Suez Canal dispute as tensions rise over the Egyptian crisis.
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Jonbon
John Foster Duleis
Britain
France
Mexia Texas Forecast Stays Hot and Humid
The continued U S Weather Bureau forecast for Mexia and North Central Texas calls for partly cloudy skies and warm conditions through tomorrow with widely scattered thundershowers. Lows tonight near 75 degrees, highs tomorrow near 102.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Mexia
Texas
Mary L Jefferson Funeral Services at Grove Island
Mary Louise Jefferson 20 died in a Dallas hospital. Funeral services held at Grove Island AMY Church at 2 p.m. Rev C Collins officiates. Burial Grove Island cemetery. Dorsey Keatts Funeral Home in charge. Born Mexia Nov 16 1935. Survived by mother Eddie Lee Walker Dallas father J C Jefferson Alma ta Calif sister Bettie Washington Dallas brothers Willie Ray Jefferson Fort Hood Maurice Jefferson Dallas.
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Grove Island
AMY Church
Tori
Mary Louise Jefferson
Dallas
C. Collins
Dorsey-Keatts Funeral Home
Mary Louise
Mexia
Eddie Lee Walkere
J. C. Jefferson
Almeta
Calif
Bettie Washington
Willie Ray Jefferson
Fort Hood
Maurice Jefferson
Dalag
Motorist Killed in Dallas Crash
John Calvin Smith 41 of Duncanville died in an early morning two vehicle collision in Dallas. Police said the crash occurred before dawn and involved a westbound car and another vehicle. Investigators were examining skid marks and possible alcohol involvement as a factor.
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Dallas
John Calvin Smith
Duncanville
Heat Drives Mexia Water Rationing and Pool Closure
July ends hot and dry with 101 degree heat and forecasts of 102. Water restrictions hit Mexia lawns as the local pool closes. Elsewhere West Texas and Panhandle report rain, and Denver endures heavy storms flooding streets and driving creeks over their banks. Novice infrastructure in Denver suffers eight foot wall of water from Big Dry Creek.
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Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
Mineral Wells
Laredo
Tyler
Denver
Big Dry Creek
Little Dry Creek
South Platte River
Kefauver Withdraws From Presidential Nomination
Sen Estes Kefauver ends bid for the Democratic nomination and backs Adlai Stevenson. Kefauver’s move boosts Stevenson as Harriman vows to continue fighting for delegates at the Chicago convention. Truman remains noncommittal while Stevenson's path to the nomination tightens after California victory.
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Washington, D. C
Adlai E. Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Stevenson
Kefauver
Averell Harriman
New York
Kefanger
Chicago
Harriman
Truman
Kansas City
Adlai Stevenson
Government Ends Age Restrictions On Use of Vaccine
Texas Health Officer Henry A Holie welcomed federal action removing all age limits on commercial Salk polio vaccine. The change excludes public health channels and targets broader protection, noting that 16 percent of polio cases and 29 percent of polio deaths in Texas involve adults over 20.
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Austin
Texas
Henry A. Holie
Holie
Holle
U. S
Leonard A. Scheele
Mexia Jaycees Plan Bigger Rodeo August 24 25
Mexia Jaycees held a rodeo planning meeting to expand the August 24 and 25 show. Lloyd Woodley supplies stock from Lampasas, new events include wild horse scramble and a boys musical box race, plus a businessmen calf roping contest. Advanced tickets go on sale next week with adult tickets $1 and student 50 cents, plus 30 reserved car spaces per night.
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Rodeo Committee
Mano Miles
Lloyd Woodley
Lampasas
Woodley
Mexia Jaycees
Yadeos
Mexia
Watermelon Supper Aids Ward 56 Boys At Mexia State School
Members of Mexia Lodge No. 48 IOOF hosted Ward 56 boys at the Mexia State School for a watermelon supper. Forty three boys were invited to a lakeside event on campus with Alvis Foreman as chairman and C G Smith as noble grand.
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Mexia
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Ward 56
Mexia State School
Hone
Alvis Foreman
C. G. Smith
Ike's Physicians Report President Is In Fine Shape
President Eisenhower underwent a routine physical at the White House. His personal physician Maj. Gen. Howard Snyder Col. Thomas Mattingly and Maj. Gen. Leonard Heaton evaluated him with blood chemistry tests and an electrocardiograph showing no deterioration of his heart.
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Washington, D. C
Eisenhower
White House
Howard Snyder
Thomas W. Mattingly
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Leonard Heaton
Walter Reed
Fleitis
Snyder
Last Union Veteran Shows Some Response in Duluth
Albert Woolson, 109, sole Civil War Union Army survivor, opened his eyes and gave slight response to attention early today, but hospital attendants at St. Luke's said he remains listed in critical condition after being in a coma since Saturday. A note mentions Philippines use of transparent sea shell community as window glass substitute.
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Duluth
Minn
Albert Woolson
St. Luke's Hospital
Woolson
Mexia Chamber Plans County Farm Program This Fall
Mexia Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee outlined a county wide farming program for next fall. J H Nussbaum chairs the committee and reported on a pink bollworm tour noting heavy infestation in area cotton fields. A cash award of 25 dollars was given to John Black for the first bale and 15 dollars to Freeman Walker for the second prize. Dale Brown spoke on the Mexia High School Future Farmer chapter contests.
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John Black
Mexia
Mexia Chamber of Commerce
Freeman Walker
Rt. 1
Jewetl
Mexia Daily News
C of C Agriculture Committee
J. H. Nussbaum
Nussbaum
Chamber of Commerce
Jewett
Dale Brown
Mexia High School
Future Farmer
Aluminum workers strike halts major U S plants
More than 28,000 aluminum workers walked off the job in a nationwide strike starting at midnight. The walkout froze production at 21 plants operated by Aluminum Company of America and Reynolds Metals Co, halting half of the nation’s critical aluminum output.
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Pittsburgh
Aluminum Company
Ee America
Reynalds Metals Co
Ike Accepts Nixon as 1956 Running Mate
President Eisenhower said at a press conference that Richard Nixon is perfectly acceptable as his 1956 running mate. He noted Harold Stassen is within his rights to back another candidate and spoke about his health and desire to serve another term. He also commented on the Suez crisis and Stassen’s role in disarmament.
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Ike
Nixon
Washington, D. C
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Harold E. Stassen
United States
Stussen
Stassen
Rumning
Gettysburg
Limestone County Cotton Crops Hit By Pink Bollworms
Roy Strong of the U S Department of Agriculture rejects rumors that pink bollworms prevent ginning. He notes ginning kills the pests and that most fields in Limestone County show limited infestations. A Mexia area field is heavily infested and Dec. 15 is set for cotton stalk destruction to allow maturity.
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Limestone County
Roy Strong
Strong
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Mexia
Postal Receipts Rise at Mexia Post Office
The Mexia post office reports a 16.88 percent rise in receipts this past month from 1954 to 1956. Postmaster Jimie Blair noted July 1956 receipts of 3738 dollars versus 3107 dollars in July 1954.
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Mexia
U.S
Jimie Blair
Buco Fish Adapts To Air Or Water
The buco inhabits tropical Brazil and Venezuela lakes and rivers and can breathe air or water. It burrows in mud during the dry season and switches to lungs for breathing in the rainy season.
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Brazil
Venezuela
Ugui
Marriages and Divorces Reported in Limestone County Groesbeck
Limestone county records from Groesbeck show eighteen marriage licenses issued and three divorce suits filed in July. County Clerk Johnny Kidd lists couples including Jerome Hobbs and Janes Locls hart and Edward Pullin and Wanda Jean Wright among those married, with multiple other pairs named. District Clerk Patsy Taylor notes suits such as Andie Mae Adkison versus Andrew Adkison and Nancy Catherine Rogers versus Allen Rogers Sr. and W E Martin versus Maggie Martin.
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Groesbeck
Limestone County
Johnny Kidd
Jerome Hobbs
Janes Loclshart
Edward Pullin
Wanda Jean Wright
Ronald Dockery
Linda Sandifer
Herman Dale Pollock
Sable Annette Bolton
N. C. Collings
Beatrice Smith
Jean Ane Cook
Ava Nell Kent
Jake William McDonald
Geneva Carl Sims
Jerry Lynn McGee
Patricia’ Barton
George Washington Eakins
Nina Faye Crocker
Alphus DeHerry
Jeanell Herring
Ellis Ray Winn
Doris Hudson
John F. Gayden
Hah Bell Stringer
R. W. Merchant
Iona Bivine Oliver
General Lee [al
Almeta Echols
Paul Jackson
Ida Mae Graham
Claude Edward Tucker
Vertie Bee Forge
Johnnie
British inmates to wear underwear to save prison pajama costs
London reports that British prisoners will sleep in underwear or less to cut pajama expenses. Lord Mancroft defended the policy by citing an initial 84000 dollar cost and annual upkeep of 6400 dollars for replacements and maintenance.
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London
Lord Mancroft
States Creating Vatican City Independent State
The Vatican City was established as an independent state by the Lateran Treaty, signed by Cardinal Gaspari and Premier Mussolini and ratified by the Pope in 1629.
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Vatican City
Cardinal Gaspati
Mussolini
Pope
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Southwestern Bell Telephone
Tommy G. Shivers
Lone Star Gas
Lone Star Gas Company
Temple
J. A. Schnable
Toda
Borden G. Sauer
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