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Mexia Daily News

Location

Mexia, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1949

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Wreck Victims Buried and Wounded Survivors Named

A fatal auto truck crash east of Mexico claimed James P. Mills and another victim, with sixteen year old Bobby Pritelarc among the injured survivors. Survivors include M. Mills, M. Batteen, and Mrs. Janell Hawkins. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed. investigations ongoing as authorities identify causes and victims.

Hawkins Mexis James PB Mills Alen Palisades Park Bobby Pritelarc Newaen

Cotton Crop Not as Big As Last Year

Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department's first 1949 cotton production estimate at 14,603,000 bales, below last year's 14,868,000. The forecast signals possible government action to curb next year's output. Texas leads with 4,410,000 bales. adverse weather and boll weevil infestations reduced yields nationwide.

Washington Agriculture Department Department Census Bureau Charles F. Brannan Brannan Texas Oklahost

Local boys attend Vander Cook music camp at Seguin

H A Dawson of Mexia and Reddy Peeples of Tehuacana join 240 students at Vander Cook music recreation camp at Texas Lutheran College Seguin now in session. The two weeks cover music study and supervised recreation. A musical program closes Friday night.

Indictment Chases Groesbeck Ex Mayor for Aggravated Assault

Limestone county grand jury handed down an indictment charging aggravated assault by which serious bodily injury was inflicted against ex mayor Allen Therrell for the attack on District Judge H Fountain Kirby July 28 in Groesbeck. Judge Kirby, just released from Groesbeck hospital, testified to the jury about the beating which left his left eye permanently impaired. Therrell, free on 2500, had appeared before the grand jury last week and resigned as mayor July 76. The jury met in the county attorney’s office to spare the judge stairs, and the indictment was returned at noon. Eight grand jurors and others from Groesbeck, Mexia, and nearby towns served.

Groesbeck Spl Allen Therrell Limestone County Grand Jury Therrell H. Fountain Kirby Kirby Daily News Iran Cannon Barron Foreman Arthur Evans Will Bond W.L. Sellers Coolidge Russell Holder Mart C. C. Stone Herman Baker John Nance Thornton Wyatt Hayter Mexia L. A. Hawkins, Sr J. G. Kennedy Personville Edd Sanders Delia

Ten European Nations Assemble to Unite Wartorn Lands

Foreign Ministers from ten Western European nations met in Strasbourg to form the Council of Europe and discuss Greece and Turkey admission. Flags of Greece, Turkey and the original ten fluttered as debates over European unity continued amid cautious expectations of progress. Churchill was anticipated to attend the session in the weeks ahead. In Montana, a massive forest fire killed 13 firefighters and scorched 600 acres, still out of control in the southwest. Ranger HQ said containment could come later in the day.

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Ku Klux Klan Leader Orders Georgia Mask Ban

Dr. Serves Green, identified as grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, ordered Klan members in Georgia to stop wearing hoods or masks in public, signaling a public display directive amid ongoing tensions in Atlanta.

Atlanta Dr. Serves Green Ku Klux Klan Georgia

Ecuador Seismic Toll Seen At Four Thousand

In Quito an official spokesman Miguel Albornoz said central Ecuador’s Friday quake may cause damage totaling 50 million dollars or more with dead estimated between 2,000 and 4,009. An airlift is organized to rushed food and supplies to the affected area south of Quito. The disaster ranks as one of the decade’s greatest, with past Ecuador quakes cited for context.

Washington Agriculture Department Quito Eeador Jane Ame Terray Miguel Albornoz Galo Plaza Lace Onates Quite Ecuadeor Norce Ecuador

Charges Dismissed in Fort Worth Case

UPI reports that indictments against Ada Julbrew were dismissed due to insufficient evidence in a criminal matter. She has been free on $3,000 bonds since her arrest last December 14 amid investigations into the deaths of her husband, daughter, and son-in-law.

Fort Worth UPI Ada Julbrew Eeve Isatussea Todas

Mrs Welles Dies in Lausanne

Mrs Sumner Welles wife of the former U S undersecretary of state died in Lausanne Switzerland today after a period of ill health.

Lausanne Switzerland Cupi Sumner Welles U. S

Record Peach Harvest Drives Pt Enterprise Growers Demand

Peach growers around Pt Enterprise report a record breaking harvest with hundreds of freighted crates shipped daily. Trucker buyers come from Dallas Fort Worth Houston Bryan Conroe and other Texas towns. Growers foresee a local market association to stabilize prices as expansion hinges on reliable demand.

Point Enterprise Pt En Texas Dallas Fort Worth Houston Bryan Conroe C E. Hinchliffe Loman Cox Leo H. Lightsey E. E. Lightsey Mike Schuster P. B. Cate Rus McGee Woa Mae Cyd Spets Poise

Aberdeen Angus Big Attraction at Texas Fair

More than 500 Aberdeen Angus cattle will be shown as the major attraction of the 1949 State Fair of Texas livestock show. The national Aberdeen Angus show runs October 8 to 13 with a premium list of 11 500 and entries from states that produce the breed. Fair manager W H Hitzelberger notes rapid growth in popularity. The climax is the national Aberdeen Angus sale on October 18 led by Tommy Brock of Camp San Saba. Judging dates are October 11 and 12.

Dallas Spl Texas W. H. Hitzelberger Tommy Brock Camp San Saba

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