13 Aug 1950
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Newspaper
Mexia Daily News
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1950
Page
1
Washington government briefing to civil defense officials details four possible atomic attack scenarios and the ruin and casualties they could cause. It presents a 458 page handbook The Effects of Atomic Weapons and warns survival hinges on immediate sheltering and rapid protective action.
Texas officials report sufficient labor to pick the 1930 cotton crop. The State Employment Commission notes workers are arriving ahead of harvest, with surpluses expected in several counties within a week.
The United Nations Security Council met seven times since the Soviet boycott ended. Jacob A. Malik led taunts against the West over Korea as Britain’s Sir Gladwyn Jebb urged a tougher line. Malik’s lengthy diatribe did not yield a Western concession and the council planned to continue the propaganda exchange into August.
New York reports show a lower August crop estimate lifting raw cotton values by about five dollars per bale despite limited session advances. Close figures range from 8.74 to 9.70 dollars, with production down sharply from 1945 levels and export demand linked to potential Marshall Plan purchases.
A Turner elected superintendent of the First Baptist church Sunday school succeeding Frank Ruth who served two years. Turner previously led the department for 12 years. Other officers include Ed Nelson director of the training union Mrs W M Philips organist Dr Duke Piteman president of the brotherhood Doyle Hines chairman of the house committee with Jeno Maddox and Mrs Beth Eubanks. Supreme Court candidate Fagan Dickson, seeking a Texas Supreme Court term in Place 1, visited East Texas during a swing through the region.
Cpl Thomas Garcia of El Paso has been wounded in action in Korea and previously in World War II. Defense officials informed his sister this week about the Korea wound, marking a second combat injury in a long military career. The report notes West Virginia’s average altitude of 1,508 feet as a separate geographic fact.
In Washington liberal Senate allies predict a GOP rift will push a strict emergency economic control bill. Senator Ives breaks with Taft over wage price curbs, likely swinging enough Republican votes for passage. Other items note cooperative tax exemptions, REA fraud claims, and Acheson opposition to a tough anti subversive law.
The region baked under high 90s to 103 degrees with Presidio at 103 and Fort Worth at 100 as Josie Newman notes a Friday low of 70. The U S Weather Bureau forecasts a hot weekend across the state, urging shade and air conditioning.
A singing session at Missionary Baptist Church in Mexia is set for Sunday at 8 p.m. with several out of town singers. public invited per Mrs. Amon Cook. The Mexia swimming pool is closed for the rest of the season per Ty Bain. plans to reopen were not executed.
The U S Army plans no further National Guard recalls unless the situation worsens. Four divisions and two combat teams are the only mobilization planned for now with small non-divisional units called periodically. Reserve calls to the Air Force and Navy vary, with nine Air Force processing stations and about 70 000 reserves being processed to meet needs this year.
Tokyo dispatch reports North Korean guerrillas cutting the main U S supply road west of Miryan along the Pusan to Taegu line. U S forces, including the 24th division, clash with Chinese and North Korean troops as reinforcements cross the Naktong River and air and ground battles intensify on multiple fronts.
The 93rd Medical Group of the Texas National Guard, a San Antonio unit organized after World War I, is prepared for active duty. Commander Carl G. Giescke announced it will enter training within 30 days after the secretary of the Army notified the governor.
US officials confirm no chance Moscow will halt the Korea conflict. Aimed at lengthening the war, the policy shifts to naming Russia as the aggressor and urging swift funding for Voice of America to boost propaganda and information efforts. The stance signals a prolonged, hard struggle in Korea with Soviet backing.
Dallas police say a four to five man bandit gang is tied to at least a dozen holdups in the southwest. Five men are in custody with three charged in the latest cases including Flemming Vain Derrick Joe Earl Knowles and Wannie Franklin Strong. A recent $17 000 jewel robbery at E R Brann’s home sparked the roundup and wounded two Oklahoma suspects.
Voters in the Woodland school district will decide August 24 on issuing a bond to raise 15 000 for repairs and improvements to the Woodland Negro school. J R Faris is superintendent. T C Echols heads the school board and urges property owners to vote. The ballot proposes no tax increase with the bond.
London crowds gather at Clarence House awaiting an official birth announcement for Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. Tourists and reporters have swelled the gates since midweek as the expected princess nears arrival and the Duke reportedly paces outside.
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