Cordova Cattle Market Holds Steady From Last Week
Cordova reports the cattle market near previous levels with modest price shifts at Mexia and Groesbeck sales. At Mexia Tuesday 105 cattle and eight hogs sold as the market remained steady. prices ranged 20 to 23.50 for good to chores, with bulls 12 to 14 and a top hog price of 22.50. Groesbeck sold 590 cattle and calves with good calves at 23 to 24, odds to 25.20, cows weak with limited buyers, grass yearlings 16 to 20, stockers in demand, and a cautious forecast for upcoming runs. Mr Cordova notes no heavy runs expected soon.
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Cordova
Moxsa
Groesbeck
Hawaii Legislature Passes Seizure Bill To End Dock Strike
Honolulu dispatch reports the Hawaii Legislature approved a seizure measure to end a six day dock strike by authorizing the Territory to seize strike harbor operators. Gov Stainback signed enabling action to hire workers and operate stevedoring with profits to government less a 0.25 percent fee. The bill requires affidavits from alien stevedores and loyalty oaths from citizens and plans return of seized property when operations resume.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
Hawaahan
Beit Wang International
Ingram Stainback
Omar
Mondark
Stambach
Gev
Gov. Stainback
Hunt files suit against New York Herald Tribune
James V. Hunt, central figure in a congressional probe of five percenters, sues the New York Herald Tribune over the investigation coverage. The action seeks to challenge reporting and defend Hunt's reputation amid the ongoing inquiry.
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Washington
James V. Hunt
Congressional
New York Herrold Tribune
Two Die In Auto Crash Near Mexia Saturday Afternoon
Two Bi Stone men were killed and two injured in an auto truck collision near Mexia on Saturday around 1 pm. The fatalities were Robert Lewis Hawkins and James B Mills. Injured were J O Chance and Ernest James Chance.
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Mexia
Cotton Gin
New Hope Roads
Mexia- Teague
Robert Lewis Hawkins
Belknap Street
James B. Mills
Teague
J. O. Chance
Mr. Mills
Reed Partlow
Mexia Daily News
Mr. Chance
Soil Improvement Boost Planned for Mexia Meeting
Limestone county soil improvement receives a boost as the Friends of the Land national group meets August 13 in Mexia with county leaders. O Dooley Dawson and Virgil Johnson head the event with Noel Hollingsworth coordinating invitations. Texas chapters already exist and Louis Bromfield may attend the Fiesta de Mexia in October.
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Limestone County
Friends of the Land” National Organization
Mexia
O. (Dooley) Dawson
Houston
Friends of the Land Organization
Virgil Johnson
Southwestern Electric Service Company
Noel Hollingsworth
Texas
Mexia Chamber of Commerce
Hollingsworth
Friends of the Land
Louis Bromfield
Quake Death Toll May Reach 2000 In Tiny Ecuador
Quito reports 660 dead from central Ecuador quake with 5.4 injuries. An Ecuadorian broadcast in Buenos Aires warned toll could rise to 2000 as Red Cross and army relief work under Pres. Galo Plaza report about 30,000 homeless in a 2300 square mile zone. Ambato, hardest hit, tallies 560 dead and nearly 4,600 injured.
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Ecuador
Buenos Aires
Red Cross
Army
Galo Plaza
Ambato
Patterson warns wealth moving south risks jobs in north
Representative James T. Patterson of Connecticut says wealth and industry are migrating from the northern and eastern states to the south and southwest. He cites plant relocations from his state that he says will put about 10,000 workers out of work.
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Washington
James T. Patterson
Conn
Jons
Disaster Committee Meets Sunday For Study Of Its Duties
Limestone County Disaster Preparedness and Relief committee members are urged to attend a 2:30 p.m. Sunday institute at J and W cafe banquet room to learn duties for disaster action north of the Navasota river. Rev A W De Guire and Odell Hornsby lead as chair and organizer with sub chairmen named for survey warning evacuation medical shelter clothing transport information public supply and more.
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Limestone County Disaster Preparedness and Relief Committee
Odell Hornsby
Navasota River
A. W. DeGuire
Limestone County
American Red Cross
Distaster Committee
Groesbeck
DeGuire
Jack Meyer
B. M Brannon
Maurice Basterling
Paul Carr
Foster Birdsong
Benny Altman
W. R. Cockrell
Henry Felt
John
Mexia Delegates Attend Texas Legion Convention
Two Mexia Legionnaires participate in the annual state American Legion convention in Fort Worth. QO. F. Watkins and Arthur Bonner Jr. are named the Mexia delegates.
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Fort Worth
American Legion
QO. F. Watkins
Arthur Bonner, Jr
United Nations Rejects Slave Labor Inquiry Resolution
The United Nations Economic and Political Council voted 10 to 5 to reject a U.S. resolution seeking a slave labor investigation commission. Russia, Byelorussia, and Poland abstained from the vote.
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Geneva
Switzerland
United Nations Economic and Political Council
U. S
Slave Labor Investigation Commission
Russia
Poland
Hopeful Sign Seen in Fight Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease
The Agriculture Department reports a hopeful sign in the battle against foot-and-mouth disease among cattle. The United States has been pouring millions of dollars into Mexico in a joint effort to eradicate the disease.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Mexico
Amnesia victim sought. says sister, an army nurse, buried
Temple police seek the identity of a 35 year old amnesia patient who recalls only the burial of his sister, an army nurse killed on Bataan. The story also warns readers to rest when tired to avoid accidents and notes that the common house fly transmits at least 20 diseases.
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Temple
Bataan
Mexia Fire Chief Warns Alleys Blocked by Cars
Mexia residents face higher fire risks as private cars block alleys, hindering fire truck access. Fire chief Mansell urges citizen cooperation to keep passages clear and notes potential insurance-rate impacts. Washington outlook sees slim chances for a $300 million Aid to Education measure amid feuding over federal for private schools.
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Howard Mace
O. W. Mansell
Mansell
Washington
Frances Cardnal Spellman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Tom Date
Cardinal Spellman
Roosevelt
Graham A. Barden
D. N.C
China
U. S
Soldiers Arrested in San Antonio for Jim Crow Violation
Seventeen Negroes and whites, including two Negro women, were arrested Friday night at a San Antonio beer tavern on charges of violating the state Jim Crow law. Sixteen were soldiers, among them two Negroes and a Negro WAC. one was a Negro woman civilian. Acting Police Chief Chiff Barnchissel ordered the civilian released and the soldiers turned over to Fourth Army. Lt. Col. John R. Ger said Army troopers committed no offense. The soldiers hailed from Texas and several northern and eastern states.
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San Antonio
Chiff Barnchissel
Fourth Army
John R. Ger
Texas
Truman relaxes at Shangri La in ideal weekend weather
President and Mrs Truman relaxed with family style over the weekend at the Shangri La presidential retreat in Thrumont Maryland.
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Thurmont
Truman
Shangri-La
Federal Reserve Cuts Reserve Requirements Again
The Federal Reserve board reduced reserve requirements for member banks for the third time this year. The action frees about 1.2 billion dollars now tied up in reserves, enabling more loans.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Bus Strike Keeps San Antonio Residents on Foot
San Antonio residents continued to walk, hitchhike or ride bicycles to work as a city bus strike entered its sixth day. No transportation service was available, forcing people to improvise commutes and rely on friends or co workers for rides.
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San Antonio
Judge Kirby to testify on Grovesbeck attack by ex mayor
Judge H Fountain Kirby will face the Limestone county grand jury Monday to recount his July 28 beating on Grovesbeck street allegedly by Allen Therrell former mayor. Therrell appeared before the grand jury last week. a witness and details remain unclear as Kirby nears hospital discharge and possible eye damage is noted.
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H. Fountain Kirby
Limestoke
Grand Jury
Grovsbeck
Allen Therrel
Therrell
Groesbeck
Judge Kirby
Allen Therrell
Kirby
Ororane
Hhis Court
Local Auto Dealer Sells Used Cars By The Pound
Mexia dealer Jack McKenzie of McKenzie Motor offers used cars by the pound inspired by a photo in the Mexia Daily News. He saw a dealer in Illinois doing it and believes Texas will too. Prices range from two to nine cents per pound at the McKenzie lot.
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Mexia
Jack McKenzie
McKenzie Motor Company
McKenzie
Mexia Daily News
Ilinois
Pound
McKengzie
Texas
McKenzie Tot
Mexico wary as U S recession unlikely to trigger crisis
Mexico City report quotes Treas Minister Ramon Beteta saying the U S downturn will not spark a Mexican crisis. He notes Mexico would feel some impact if the peso slid further, but with the peso pegged at 8.65 to the dollar, the economy should remain stable despite the recession.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Treas
Ramon Beteta
Eight Soviet agents jailed for Berlin abduction plot
In Berlin eight Soviet agents were sentenced to prison terms from six months to three years for conspiring to abduct an anti Communist resistance leader in the American sector of Berlin.
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Berlin
Amercan
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