Atomic Chief Denies Russia Used U S Atomic Secrets
Lt Gen. Leslie Groves told the House committee that Russian spies failed to secure useful U S atomic bomb secrets. He rejected charges that Henry Wallace and Harry Hopkins pressured him and testified that only a single shipment of 4200 pounds of uranium compounds ever left the United States for Russia.
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Washington
Leslie R. Graves
U. S
Henry A. Wallace
Harry L. Hopkins
House
American Activities Committee
Groves
Wallace
Vicw
Hopkins
White House
Russia
Gen
Fulton Jewis Jr
Air Force
George Racey Jordan
Francis E. Walter
Champimean
Gen. Groves
Jordan
Burr P. Harrison
Great Falls
Russi
Cold Wave Brings Below Zero Temps to Midwest and Great Lakes
A cold wave sweeps the Midwest pushing temperatures below zero as snowstorms lash the upper Great Lakes and East Coast. From Hudson Bay southward into Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota Iowa and the Dakotas temperatures drop with Minnesota forecast to reach 15 below. North Texas and the Panhandle will see frost and cooler air, though no major drops expected from this morning.
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Midwest
Great Lakes
East Caast
Pacific Northwest
Pacific Ocean
North America
Japan
Hudson Bay Area
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
Dakotas
Mercury
Texas
Panhandle
Prospect
Dallas Weather Bureau
Mexia Residents Attend Wa Co Community Conference
Three Mexia residents Mrs Lizzie May Freeman J G Coman and Ernie Deane attended a community conference in Waco last night to hear a panel of local business leaders discuss Is the System Under Which We Have Crown Up Worth Saving The event was sponsored by the Texas Manufacturers Association in cooperation with the Waco Chamber of Commerce the Waco Jaycees and Waco women s and service clubs.
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Waco
Texas Manufacturers Association
Waco Chamber of Commerce
Waco Jaycees
Waco Womens’ and Service Clubs
Lizzie May Freeman
J. G. Coman
Ernie Deane
Postman Hurt After Series Of Vehicle Breakdowns
Winnipeg postman John Gard, 55, was knocked down in a street accident. An ambulance broke down, a fire truck was used to push it but got stuck, and a police car collided with another vehicle. A motorist then took Gard to hospital where he was listed in good condition.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
John Gard
Gard
UN Food Conference Fails to Move Surplus Problem
A 63 nation UN FAO conference in Washington ended early with no solution to selling surpluses to hungry nations. Norris E. Dodd’s world clearing house proposal was rejected amid US and major powers opposition. Instead, technical aid to boost food production in developing nations was viewed as the practical path.
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Washington
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
Norris E. Dodd
United States
Dodd
World Clearing House
U.S
Funeral in Calvert for Young Niece of Mrs Phillips
Funeral services were held in Calvert for seven year old Jimmie Beth Irwin daughter of Mr and Mrs R B Irwin of Fort Worth The child niece of Mrs John Phillips of Mexia died at Fort Worth dust night Riddle Funeral home of Mexia arranged rites at the Calvert Methodist church burial followed in Calvert cemetery Surviving are her parents an aunt and two brothers
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Calvert
Jimmie Beth Irwin
R. B. Irwin
Fort Worth
John Phillips
Mexia
Jimmie Beth
Calvert Methodist Church
Calvert Cemetery
Riddle Funeral Home
Therrell Trial Tomorrow in County Court
Groesbeck mayor Therrell faces aggravated assault charges in county court for an alleged November 21 cafe attack on Groesbeck City Commissioner Bevill. Bond set at 500 dollars, Therrell released after giving up at the sheriff's office. Several other locals face charges in county court tomorrow, including Acuff, Atkinson, Azbell, Allbright and Talton.
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Groesbeck
Allen Therrell
Clarence Ferguson
Therrell
Homer Bevill
Bill Green
Lynn
Bevill
Groesbeck Hospital
Harry Dunlap
H. Fountain Kirby
Green
Burton Acuff
Thornton
William C. Atkinson
B. A. Azbell
C. H. Allbright, Jr
Centerville
Hayes Talton
Sandy
Cotton Hikes Texas Farm Cash Income To Slight Increase
Texas farmers earned 272.646 million in October, up five percent from a year earlier, led by cotton at 158.689 million. Cottonseed brought 22.01 million, cattle 30.041 million, and rice 11.058 million. For the first ten months of 1949, farm cash income totaled 1.33905 billion, down two percent from 1948, with regional gains of up to 24 percent and declines up to 24 percent across plains and prairies.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Bureau
High Plains
Prairies
South
Texas Plains
Black
Grand Prairies
Guerrilla advances threaten Kunming amid refugee influx
United Press dispatches report communist guerrillas closing in on Kunming the capital of the last Nationalist stronghold in China. Refugees arriving in Hong Kong include staff from Claire L. Chennault's air transport lines.
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Hong Kong
China
Kunming
Claire L. Chennault
Sofia
Bulgaria
Traicho Kostov
Yugoslavia
U. S
Prague
Czechoslovakia
National Assembly
Washington
Dean Acheson
United States
Telephone Strike Possible Before Christmas
ST LOUIS UP Ballots have been mailed to 50000 telephone workers in six states and a union official said a strike before Christmas is possible. No progress in negotiations with Southwestern Bell. authorizations by members needed. Ballots due by December 20. The union seeks a wage increase and contract changes.
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St, Louis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Tilinots
Must Hurry Cotton Research To Avoid Low Mood In South
Austin reports State Sen. George Moffett of Chillicothe urged an accelerated cotton research program to prevent a creeping low mood in the South after announced 1950 cotton acreage cuts. He warned idle acres would reduce incomes, worsen unemployment, depress land values, raise taxes, and threaten the cotton belt’s stability.
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Austin
South
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Moffett
Dallas Art Student Held Without Bond In Killing Of Wife
Harold Lloyd Blankenship, a 25 year old Dallas art student, was held without bond on a murder charge after confessing he killed his estranged wife Rosemary Blankenship, 26, a secretary, as divorce proceedings were underway. The couple had two sons aged three and two.
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Dallas
Harold Lioyd Blankenship
Rosemary Blankenship
Rotarians to hear talk on Hawaii by Ruth Blakeney
Mrs Ruth Blakeney of Stephenville will give a report on life and customs in the Hawaiian Islands based on personal observation at the Mexia Rotary Club meeting tomorrow noon C E Hereford is program chairman. Blakeney's two sons are U S Army officers who served in the Pacific and she spent 18 months in Hawaii with them.
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Hawaiian Islands
Mexia Rotary Club
Ruth Blakeney
Stephenville
C. E. Hereford
Presbyterian Men to Meet Thursday Dinner at First Church
Men of the First Presbyterian church will hold their regular monthly dinner meeting at the church tomorrow evening, starting at 7 15. A quiz program will follow the meal.
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Men of the First. Presbyterian Church
War ace breaks round world mark at La Guardia
World War II ace Thomas G. Lanphier arrived at La Guardia at 11:55 a.m. EST on a round-the-world trip by regularly scheduled airlines, shattering the previous record. He completed the circumnavigation traveling eastward from New York in 119 hours and 47 minutes.
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New York
Thomas G. Lanphier
la Guardia
Lanphier
Globe
Rex Beach Dies by Self Inflicted Shot in Florida
Bulletin from Sebring Florida reports adventure novelist and former professional football player Rex Beach, aged 72, shot himself to death today. Sheriff's office confirms the suicide in Sebring.
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Sebring
Fla
Rex Beach
Sheriff’s Office
Ike Still Wont Run Houston Newsmen Learn
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower told about 15 000 people at the Houston Chamber of Commerce meeting that he has no political ambitions and will not run for office He urged deficit cutting and thoughtful debate on the Atlantic pact and economic policy while stressing his independence from politics in his words and actions.
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Houston
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Sam Houston
Texas
Stores Report Good Business As Family Night Brings Crowds
Mexia firms reported strong business during the third annual Downtown Family Night. J Harold Nussbaum president of Farmers State Bank said crowds shopped, enjoyed prizes from 35 firms, and weather favored turnout. Santa Claus parade at 2:30 PM will feature a Alaska reindeer, with Mexia High School band Boy Scouts Cubs Girl Scouts and Jaycee float. About 50 seventh and eighth grade students will join the choir on the Jaycee float.
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J. Harold Nussbaum
Farmers State Bank
Commerce and Sherman
Santa Claus
Mexia
Groesbeck Choir Plans Christmas Cantata
The First Methodist church choir in Groesbeck will present a Christmas cantata on Wednesday evening December 14. The cast includes thirty persons directed by Mrs. Harry Humble with Mrs. L. M. Seay and Mrs. Clarence Ferguson as accompanists.
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Groesbeck
Spl
First Methodist Church
Harry Humble
L. M. Seay
Clarence Ferguson
Petrillo Bars College Bands At Cage Games
New York unions ban college bands from Madison Square Garden events calling it a profit driven venture. Six metropolitan colleges including NYU Fordham Brooklyn College City College LIU and St. John’s protest and plan to continue athletics without their bands.
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New York
James C. Petrillo
Musicians’ Union Mauday
Madison Square Garden
Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
AFL
New York University
Fordham
Brooklyn College
City College
Long Island University
St. John's College
Southern Methodist University
Kansas State
Limestone Road FM 937 bids next week in Limestone County
Texas Highway Department will open bids December 13 and 14 in Austin for FM 937 a 14.18 mile farm to market road from State Highway 164 near Groesbeck to Oletha replacing the current Oletha Groesbeck dirt road. County Judge Clarence Ferguson said construction could start next month if weather allows.
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Texas Highway Department
Limestone County
United Press
Mexia Daily News
Groesbeck
Oletha
Clarence Ferguson
Austin
Ferguson
SMU Coach to Speak at Groesbeck Grid Banquet
I N Rusty Russell SMU assistant coach will be the principal speaker at Groesbeck High School football banquet tomorrow night at 8. Sponsored by the Lions Club, the event in the elementary lunchroom will feature Russell’s address and a film of a Southern Methodist game. Groesbeck’s Goals placed third in District 20 A Western Division this season with 2 wins and 3 losses, a rebound from last year. Coach Jack Faubion, who began Groesbeck coaching in 1949, will also be honored.
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I. N
Rusty) Russell
Southern Methodist Mustangs
Groesbeck High
Groesbeck Lions Club
Russell
Southern Meisens
Groeesbeck
Jack Faubion
Groesbeck
Brief Ceremony Contrasts With Texas Democracy Day
A five minute Pearl Harbor ceremony aboard the sunken Arizona marked the eighth anniversary of the attack. Pacific Fleet Chaplain E B Harp gave the invocation as a bugler played taps. In Texas Governor Allan Shivers led a Democracy Day observance urging action beyond speeches to defend democracy during stops in Gladewater Grand Saline and Terrell.
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United Press
Arizona
Pearl Harbor
Oren E. Long
Pacific Fleet
E. B. Harp
Texas
Allan Shivers
Shivers
New Orleans
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Gladewater
American Legion
Grand Saline
Terrell
Sheriff links shooting to murder case in Mexia
Sheriff Bill Green says 28 year old Mrs Annie Milam was shot near her home on Evergreen Street. Suspect Rudasill confessed to theft of a 1949 truck and to firing a weapon. state lab tests confirmed the weapon. Dempsey, shot in the neck, remains in serious condition. Milam mother of two, funeral arrangements pending.
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Bill Green
Rudasill
Annie Milam
T Daily News
Austin
Iff
Green
Mexi Field
Milam
Rudaon
Lynn Milam
Dempsey
Melvin Dempsey
Evergreen Straill
Dempse
Limestone County
Jim Denman
Baylor Declines Grape Bowl Invite
In Waco, Baylor University today declines to play in the Grape Bowl and indicates it will not consider any further invitations or positions for the game.
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Waco
3Versity
College c
Pittsburgh Steel Workers Reach 52 Day Strike Breakthrough
United Steelworkers in Pittsburgh announce a 52 day strike at Aluminum Company, ending in a settlement with management. Union says workers gain wage adjustments and job security terms while company vows production resumption.
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Pittsburgh
UF Cio
United Steeler Aluminum Company
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