Written Confession In Milam Slaying Expected
Sheriff Green expects a written confession from James Rudasill in the Milam case. The 32 caliber pistol was buried in a Fairfield lumberyard, while funeral rites for Annie Milam are set in Mexia. Dempsey’s condition improves as a special grand jury meets in Groesbeck.
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Milam
Sheriff Green
Annie McDonald Milam
Melvin Dempsey
James Rudasill
Dempsey
Bill Green
Mexia
Rudasill
Fairfield
Teague
Riddle Chapel
E. KR. Gordon
First Methodist Church
Brown Hospital
Limestone County
Groesbeck
H. Fountain Kirby
Bessie Keys
Green
Jurors Hear 2 Witnesses in Therrell Trial
Groesbeck Allen Therrell stands trial for aggravated assault on Homer Bevill in Judge Clarence Ferguson's court. Two witnesses testified, including cafe owner Mildred Hiller and 15-year-old Stan Holcomb, while jurors and spectators observed a light moment during voir dire. Therrell, once Groesbeck mayor, was released on $500 bond and faces a second such charge this year.
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Groesbeck
Spl
Allen Therrell
Clarence Ferguson
Homer Bewill
Therrell
Bevill Im Lynn
Daily News
L. G. Fox
S. W. Sherrod
Walter J. Nucson
Buck Pippin
John Duncan
Cyril Budde
John McNamara
Waco
J. O G. Rodgers
Mexta
Mildred Hiller
Stan Holcomb
Hiller
Therreth Widk
Bevill
Mr. Bevill
McNamara
Ferguson
Cold And Snow Hit North And East With 11 Dead
Arctic air plunged temperatures to 15 below zero across the western plains and swept bone-chilling winds from the Great Lakes to the East Coast. A two-centers storm system dragged snow across Canada into New England and the Atlantic, killing five in Canada and six in New England. Texas saw wintry weather with light sleet and freezing rain in the Panhandle, as a cool pattern persisted over the region with cloudy skies and occasional rain.
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United Press
Great Lakes
Canadian
Canada
New England
Atlaintic
North Dakota
Texas
Panhandle
Mexico to Develop Uranium Deposits Next Year
Raul De La Pena, head of the Institute of Mineral Investigations, said Mexico plans to begin developing known uranium deposits next year. He noted uranium exists in two areas in Chihuahua State.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Institute of Mineral Investigations
Raul de la Pena
Chihuahua
Plane Crash Kills Two Dallas Men Near Henrietta
Two Dallas men named James Arthur Batty and David H. Wood were killed when their plane crashed nine miles south of Henrietta shortly after noon today, authorities said. Sheriff Joe Beden of Henrietta identified the victims.
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Dallas
Henrietta
Joe Beden
James Arthur Batty
David H. Wood
Cotton crops forecast to be largest in 12 years
Washington reports the Agriculture Department estimates the 1949 cotton crop at 16,034,000 bales, the sixth largest ever and enough to meet demand. Texas production is pegged at 5,900,000 bales, nearly double 1948, with the state likely supplying about a third of national output. Brannan seeks 20 percent 1950 production cuts via a 20-state referendum next Wednesday.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Texas
Mississippi
Arkansas
California
Lone Star
Charles F. Brannan
Brannan praises co-ops as wedge against communism
In Kansas City Missouri F Brannan urged that farm labor co-ops and the broader Consumers Cooperative association drive democracy in business. He said the worldwide cooperative movement grows and its strength lies in democracy within commerce and collective effort.
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Brannan
Kansas City, Mo
Charles F. Brannan
Consumers Co- Operative Association
Mexia Negro Trains at Fort Warren
Fort Warren, Wyoming. Pfc. Joseph H. Horn, son of Mrs. Annie E. Horn of Mexia, is training as an Air Force technician at the USAF technical school in Fort Francis E. Warren.
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Fort Warren
Wyoming
Joseph H. Horn
Annie E. Horn
Thornton Carter
Air Force
Usaf Technical School
Fort Francis E. Warren
Nationalists flee to Formosa establish new government seat
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek and the Chinese Nationalist cabinet fled the Chinese mainland and set up their government on Formosa amid the ongoing conflict in China.
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Formosa
Hong Kong
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
UN to study Chinese charges against Russia in forum
In Flushing New York the United Nations general assembly voted to send Nationalist China s accusations against Russia and the Chinese Communists to the small assembly for continuous study and examination through next year.
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Flushing
N. Y
United Nations General Assembly
China
Russia
Little Assembly
Wreckage sighted of missing DC-3 airliner in California
A Coast Guard observer spotted the crashed DC-3 on a low hill near Pacheco, California, with seven aboard. There is no sign of life, ground teams headed to the scene, and the wreckage lies within three miles of Concord airport near an abandoned Air Force strip. The plane belonged to California Arrow Airways from Burbank and was on a Oakland to Sacramento hop. Names of crew and passengers were not released.
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Martinez
Calif
Contra Costa County
Sheriff's Office
Coast Guard
Pacheco
Cali
Hamilton Field
Concord
California Arrow Airways
Burbanks
Oakland
Sacramento
Blast at Lone Star Steel Kills 21-Year-Old Worker
An explosion at Lone Star Steel’s main plant collapsed part of a smokestack, killing Billy Crawford, 21, of New Boston. About one third of the 200-foot structure was blown away, scattering bricks. No other casualties were reported. the blast likely started in the smokestack flue.
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Dringerfield
Lone Star Steel
Billy Crawford
New Boston
Christmas Tree Bill Projects Fifty Million Dollar Market
Washington reports the U S Christmas tree bill this year will total 50 million dollars. Agriculture department forester Arthur M Sowder says a nationwide survey shows 21 500 000 trees will be sold on the market.
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Washington
U. S
Arthur M. Sowder
Agriculture Department Forester
Dallas oilman to light lavish nativity despite nuisance complaints
In Dallas Homer W Snowden plans a tire like nativity on his lawn for Christmas, matching last year’s $10,000 display. Neighbors protesting traffic jams and nonstop music urged the city council to curb it, while Mayor Wallace Savage noted removing it could seem anti religious. Snowden refused city fairgrounds and will keep it on his property on Swiss Avenue.
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Dallas
Homer W. Snowden
Snowden
Dalus
Wallace Savage
Swiss Avenue
Indians Seek In Torture Deaths After Rapist Attack
GALLUP NM UP Posses scoured Navajo country for a second Indian accused of torturing a brave man and his father to avenge a rape. Sheriff Mollica said Roy Hill 20 and his father Tom 50 were dragged for miles behind horses. Warner who surrendered said the torture followed a liquor fight. The tribal court had suspended Hill's sentence for statutory rape of his wife's daughter.
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Gallup
N. M
Navajo
D. F. Mollica
Roy Hill
Tom
McKinley County
Raymond Warner
Hquor
Mollica
Hill
Warner
Lee Jim
Congratulations From Washington For Black Cats
Wilmer Tidwell, a Mexia native now in Seattle, sends a letter to the Mexia Daily News praising the Mexia Black Cats and Rice Owls for a great football season. He says he follows local scores weekly and is certain the Black Cats are moving forward with strong support from afar.
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Black Cats
Mexia High School
Wilmer Tidwell
Mexia
Seattle
Washington
Mexia Daily News
Mr. Tidwell
Rice Owls
Mexia Black Cats
T. G. Mackey Dead At Florida Home, To Be Buried Here
Theodore G. Mackey, longtime Mexia resident now in Coral Gables Florida, died today. Born September 10 1869 in Sanduskey Ohio he came to Mexia in the early 1920s with Burlington-Rock Island railroad. He retired in 1937. Survived by his wife one daughter Mrs Mack Grossman and two granddaughters. Funeral time and place to be announced.
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Coral Gables
Florida
Theodore G. Mackey
Mexia
Mr. Mackey
Burlington-Rock Island Railroad
Mackey
Sanduskey
Ohio
Mack Grossman
Open House Month At Orphans Home In Corsicana
CORSICANA December is open house month at the State Orphans home. Superintendent M E Dumas announced visitors from the area are invited to tour the home during December. Registration at the superintendent's office between 8 am and 5 pm allows guided tours to all parts of the tax supported facility.
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Corsicana
Spl
State
Corsicapa
M. E. Dumas
1000 Mile Per Hour Speeds On X 1 Rocket Ship
HAMLIN West Virginia AP The Air Force says the X 1 rocket plane deemed obsolete has flown by eight pilots at speeds near 1000 miles per hour in tests for four improved models. Charles Yeager 26 led pilots at Patterson Wright field Dayton Ohio as speeds over 200 mph faster than sound were achieved. He declined to reveal the maximum speed. The craft is being junked while four improved models move from drawing boards or assembly lines.
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Hamlin
W. Va
Air Force
Charles Yeager
Patterson-Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Yeager
Muroc
Calif
Pipeline Explosion Triggers Million Dollar Fire Near Centralia
A Panhandle Eastern gas pipeline exploded five miles from Centralia Missouri, causing an estimated one million dollars in damage. Engineer Charles Wright said two cooling towers burned, the main engine room and several buildings damaged, and the area remained too hot to determine a cause. The 22 inch pipeline, eight to ten feet underground, left a 25 foot crater. No injuries were reported.
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Centralia
Panhandle
Charles Wright
Sister of Mexia Residents Dies in Georgia
Mrs. Lida Brook of Bowdon Georgia died after a lengthy illness at age 79 Funeral services were held in Bowdon on Tuesday She was sister to Mrs J R Ward and H M Barnes longtime Mexia residents
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Lida Brook
Bowdon
Georgia
Atomic secrecy and tests linked to wartime records
Washington officials discuss hidden atomic development during 1943 and 1944. Gen. Leslie Groves confirms secrecy limits and states Manhattan Project findings were kept from certain inquiries. Jordan, a former airbase figure, alleges leaks and spy concerns involving U S atomic work and civilian access.
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Washington
Leslie R. Groy
Henry
U. S
Groves
Congress
George
Air Force
W. Groves
Manhattan
United States
Walla Jordan
Jordan
Atom
Questington
Vania
Hopkins
Wildcat Strike Affects Atomic Plant Work Returns
AFL construction crews stopped work at Oak Ridge sites causing a large idle period. By 9 a.m. about 2,750 workers remained idle as negotiations and drafts continued. Government officials noted the strike affected key atomic production and progress at the townsite and facilities.
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Oak Ridge
AFL
Pic
Cook
A Commission
Early Christmas for Marlin Boy Brightens Tiny Family
The article notes Marlin doubled the day to give little Chris a Christmas the family had hoped for. Plans for the boy include a visit tomorrow, with both eyes affected by blindness in one eye and no sight in the other. After the party, he was taken to Dallas for a tumor pressing on the eye which was removed.
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Marlin
Chris
Dallas
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