Adlai Will Visit the South in Campaign
Adlai E Stevenson aides map a campaign train through the South amid assurances from Sen. Richard Russell of Georgia that the region will likely deliver its electoral votes. Eisenhower and Dulles plan foreign policy talks in Denver as Davis Merwin, pantagraph co owner, probes Eisenhower with questions.
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Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Stevenson
South
Sen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Texas
Gen
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Denver
Richard M. Nixon
Dulles
GOP
Gen. Eisenhower
Sen. Nixon
Davis Merwin
Gov. Stevenson
Merwin
Loring Merwin
Bloomington, L
The
Pantagraph
Adlai Stevenson
Democratic Party
Executive Mansion
Springfield
Wilson W. Wyatt
Averill Harriman
Len Blair Moody
NEA
US Urges Europeans To Postpone NATO Meeting
The United States asks European allies to delay a NATO council meeting in Paris until after the November elections. Norway favors October talks on rearming and urgent issues, but U S special representative William H. Draper Jr. is pressed to defer until December after a new president and Congress are chosen.
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Washington, D. C
CUP
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Norway
Foxy
NATO Council
Paris
William H. Draper Jr
U. S
Congress
NATO
Man shoots self in Dallas depot during rush hour
A 40 year old man from Alice grabbed a watchman's pistol at the Dallas Interurban Bus Depot and shot himself near the heart. Edward L. Pasnacht, a storekeeper for a power company in Alice, was reported in poor condition with the wound.
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Dallas
Alice
Union
Edward L. Pasnacht
UN Planes Down Three Red Jets
United Nations jet planes shot down three Communist MIG-15s on Friday as B-26 Invaders blasted Red troop concentrations and supply areas at Sinchon after warning the Communists.
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Seqal
Korea
United Nations
Sinchon
Greece warns Bulgaria against Gamma Island seizure
Athens reports Bulgarian forces massed across the Evros river were warned Greek troops would fire without warning if they tried to seize the border island Gamma again. Greece had driven off Bulgarians who occupied Gamma July 23. UN Peace Commission ownership pending. Gamma sits on the Evros frontier near Greece Bulgaria and Turkey.
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Greece
Evros
Gamma
Bulgaria
UN Peace Commission
Geece
Britain set to test atomic weapon in Pacific near Australia
Britain warned ships and aircraft to avoid a 60 000 square mile sea area north west of Australia as it prepares to test a new British atomic device. Prime Minister Churchill directed the preparations with a possible first explosion within days at the Monte Bello Islands, though details remain secret.
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London
Britain
Australia
Monte Bello Islands
Indian Ocean
Monte Bellos
Winston Churchill
Texas Leads Nation In Number of Polio Cases This Year
New York report shows Texas with the highest polio incidence as 1952 cases total 10,697 nationwide. Bulbar polio paralyzes about a quarter of victims, with Texas at 30.8 per 160,000 and other states listed by per capita rates.
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Texas
New York
National Foundation For
Iowa
Nebraska
New Mexico
Louisiana
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Kansas
South Dakota
Idaho
Lost Rites for Hubert Sweeney Set in Thornton
Funeral services for Hubert Sweeney 58 will be held at 4 p.m. tomorrow at the Church of Christ in Thornton. Sweeney a Thornton native, printer and World War I veteran, died Tuesday in a Marble hospital. Survived by son Mickie Sweeney Richmond Virginia, sister Gladys McLelland Wortham, one grandchild and a nephew. Interment in Thornton City Cemetery with Riddle Funeral home in charge.
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Church of Christ
Mexia Jaycees discuss plans for Fiesta and events
Mexia Jaycees held a semi monthly meeting with Dr. W Teel reporting he and two others will co chair the Fiesta set for Sept 25 to 28. Plans include beard contest start Aug 25 and $3 for Jaycee and $1 for others to obtain shavings permits.
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Mexia Jaycees
W. Teel
Jaycee
Jack Sheffield
Frank Connell
James Stanford
Jaycees
C. M. Ferguson
Dale McKeith
A. B. McBay
David Bates
C. W. Teel
Gordon Pratt
Gordon Tyner
Dale Brown
R. H. Sickles
Jaycee Goet
Roy Marlin
Relief From Heat Near for Texas as Storm Moves In
Most Texans may feel cooler by Saturday as a squall line from Missouri to Arkansas dips into Texas. Clouds and scattered showers drop temperatures by six or seven degrees in north and east Texas, while West Texas and the Panhandle see limited rain. Highs yesterday reached 109 at Presidio and 105 in Mexia with lows around 78.
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United Press
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Fort Worth
West Texas
Panhandle
Dalhart
Amarillo
Palestine
Dallas
Presidio
Galveston
Mexia
Marines' Are Wrong, Mexia Woman States
Mrs. Mary Evelyn Person declares a Marine Corps release printed in the Mexia Daily News yesterday erred by claiming she is the wife of Tech Sgt. Robert Bea overseas. She notes she and Sgt. Bea are divorced.
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Mary Evelyn Person
U. S. Marine Corps
Mexia Daily News
Mary Evelyn Bea
Tech
Robert Bea
Person
Sgt. Bea
Defense Dept Seeks 371 Physicians and 200 Dentists
The U S Defense Department said it has asked Selective Service to draft 371 physicians and 200 dentists in October. Of these, 196 physicians and 110 dentists will join the Army, while 175 physicians and 90 dentists will join the Air Force.
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U. S. Services
Washington, D. C
U. S. Defense Department
Selective Service
Department
Army
Air Force
US forecasts 1952 cotton crop at 14.7 million bales
USDA projects 1952 cotton output at 14,735,000 bales, down 3 percent from 1951, with Aug 1 carryover of 2.4 million. Combined with demand estimates and a 16 million bale goal, total 1952-53 supply would be about 17,135,000 bales, while Texas yields around 4.2 million bales draw praise from state officials.
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Washington, D.C
U. S. Agriculture Department
Bee Agriculturepartment
Crop Reporting Board
Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
John C. White
White
USDA
Senator Maybank Blames Wages for Food Price Rise
The Senate Banking committee chairman said wage increases in steel and other industries are inflating prices, countering President Truman’s recall idea to curb costs. He warned an inflationary spiral if wages aren’t restrained, and noted Congress may need broader measures beyond controls. Some Democrats endorse the recall notion but defer until after elections. Stevenson’s input awaited.
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Senate
Congress
Burnet R. Maybank
South Carolina
Senate Banking Committee
Truman
Sen
Maybank
Sen. Maybank
House
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Washington
White House
Mr. Truman
Iran and Britain settle dispute offer conveyed to London
Tehran reports Iran has offered direct negotiations or Iranian court action to settle the dispute with Britain over the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. If rejected, Britain must face consequences. In Manchester, residents' meat hunger prompts horse shortage of 50,000 annually per Guardian survey noting black market impact. Mexico bans Viva Zapata for distorting historic truth, praising Madero and Zapata. In Tokyo, a PBM seaplane crash kills 13. another missing, as a B-29 crash near Tokyo follows days later with 3 dead and 9 rescued.
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Tehran
Iran
Britain
Anglocraian Oi Co
Manchester
England
Manchester Guardian
The
Guardian
Tokyo
Japan
Philippines
Korea
Fairfield Homecoming Parade Rodeo Planned This Fall
The Fairfield homecoming fair and rodeo are scheduled for September 12. A downtown parade will crown the most beautiful and most unique floats. Roland Reed of Hillsboro will supply stock for the rodeo at the local arena, with a livestock show and exhibits to accompany the event.
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Fairfield
Roland Reed
Hillsboro
Calvary Baptists Attend District Brotherhood Meet
Eleven Media residents attended the annual district Brotherhood encampment at La itham Springs near Hillsboro last night. Dr P B O'Brian of First Baptist Big Spring was principal speaker. About 500 attendees from Mexia joined the gathering.
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District Brotherhood
Laitham Springs
Hillsboro
P. B. O'Brian
First Baptist Church
Big Spring
First Cotton Ginned in Limestone County
The first bale of cotton this year was brought to the Swift and Company gin at Thornton by O. W. Monaghan. The bale weighed 510 pounds and sold to the Mexia Textile Mill for 42 cents a pound.
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Limestone County
Swift and Company
Thornton
O. W. Monaghan
Mexia
New Crisis Brews in France as Public Turns on US
The article reports rising French bitterness toward the United States over defense spending terms. It notes Greece Bulgaria tensions over Gamma Island, Iran unrest, and Pinay’s government facing a weak franc amid offshore defense purchases. Kenya
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France
Greece
Bulgaria
Antoine Pinay
United States
Pinay
Iran
Gladewater Schools Superintendent Addresses Mexia Rotary
Dana Williams, superintendent of Gladewater public schools, spoke to the Mexia Rotary Club about club service and service to the nation. He urged citizens to support good leadership, insist on strong education, and monitor tax dollars while defending freedoms. Vernon Jones introduced the speaker. Alice Robinson received July’s courtesy award. A B McBay elected director.
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Dana Williams
Gladewater Public
Mexia Rotary Club
Williams
Rotary Club
United States
Vernon Jones
Gordon Pratt
Alice Robinson
A. B. McBay
Army Tips on Mustering Out Pay for Veterans
The Army advised veterans seeking mustering out pay to include all required information in their applications. About 15,000 of 50,000 applications have been returned for more information due to missing separation reports or incomplete forms. Payments of 100 to 300 dollars go to those who served since June 27, 1950, with first payments planned for around August 15.
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Washington, D. C
Army
Department Store Sales Dip as Heat and Conventions Keep Shoppers Home
Washington D C July sales from the Federal Reserve show department stores fell five percent from June after June rose three percent over May. The heat kept shoppers indoors and political conventions drew attention away from spending, the Fed reported.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Reserve Board
Uranium Seekers Flock to Canada After Land Opening
Uranium prospectors rushed to Saskatchewan's Uranium City as land opened by government. Four Edmonton prospectors claimed a mother lode with high uranium content though not officially confirmed. Since Monday nearly 1,000 seekers used Geiger counters, including scientists students trappers and three women.
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Uranium City
Saskatchewan
Edmonton
Ottawa
Theft of bicycles reported in Mexia
Police investigate four bicycle thefts in Mexia this week. One was stolen from a street, two from Woodrow Perkins's home, and one from the home of E R Holmes, according to Chief A B McKenzie.
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Mexia
Woodrow Perkins
E. R. Holmes
A. B. McKenzie
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