Mexia Receives Guidance on 55 Tax Form Mailing
Mexia residents were updated by R. L Phinney of Austin about mailing 1955 income tax forms and filing instructions. Forms will ship from Kansas City between December 27 and January 10. Taxpayers should wait until after January 10 to inquire. A new tax table aids joint filers with split incomes and the 1040A form remains for wages under 4000 with limited other income.
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Mexia
R. L Phinney
Austin
Kansas City
Internal Revenue
Clifford Dailey Jr Named Mexia Agent For Insurance Firm
Clifford Dailey Jr has been named representative of Empire Standard Life Insurance Company of Tyler for the Mexia area. Archie Anderson, company president, announced Dailey as the first agent appointed for this venture. Dailey is a native of Menn, in the insurance business here for years, previously with Lone Star Gas Company. He is Army veteran, two years service with eighteen months in Alaska. Dailey is married to Jessie Ruth Bosenan. they live at 812 Evergreen and have a 20 month old son, Steven. Saturday is the most dangerous day to drive. Tuesday the latest.
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Cliford Dares Jr
Empire Standard Life Insurance Company
Tyler
Mexia
Archie Anderson
Tocar M. Daley
Meni
Lone Star Gas Company
Empire Standard Lite
Tnsnerince
Alashat
Ma Dales
Jessie Ruth Bosenan
Evergreen
Steven
Red German Threats to West Berlin and Traffic Blockade
East Germany warned in a Leipzig speech that Berlin is the capital of the German Democratic Republic and pledged to “clean house” in the West. The move followed a claim of control over transport between West Berlin and Western Germany, threatening to harass or block road rail and barge routes through the Soviet zone. Ulbricht cited legal status and spoke of future actions after East Berlin’s demilitarization and expropriation plans. A lawyer urged turning over two U.S. soldiers arrested in East Berlin for prosecution, even as U.S. Army authorities said no soldiers are missing from units in West Berlin or West Germany.
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West Germany
Ex School Official Declared Innocent in Funds Case
Tyler reports a jury of eight men and four women found D. C. Chapa, former Duval County school official, innocent of misappropriating 1421.66 in public funds. The case was moved to Tyler from Duval due to a venue change.
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D. ¢ Chapa
Duval County
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Duval
TWO DRIVERS KILLED IN TEXAS CRASH NEAR LA MESA
A three car mishap 12 miles south of La Mesa on US 81 Friday night left two dead and five injured. Drivers Roy A Pace of Littlefield and Norman Hamilton of Lamesa were killed in the crash.
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Texas
Lamesa
US 81
Roy A Pace
Littlefield
Norman Hamilton
Member of Ringling circus family dies in Barabody
Henry E. Ringling, 49, a descendant of the Ringling circus family and former political figure, died Friday night in Barabody. He served in several Republican posts including national committeeman from the West Coast, reflecting a life blending entertainment lineage with public service.
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Henry E. Ringling
Ringing
Ringling
Circus Imme
Wes+ coast
Prices Steady to Weak at Groesbeck Cattle Sale
Groesbeck TEXAS Fourteen hundred seventy nine head of cattle and calves sold at the weekly auction. Market described as steady to weak with good to choice butcher calves near steady and tops around 19.90. Cows and calves and dry cows steady. stocker steers and yearlings steady to weak. plainer calves down about 50 cents.
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Groesbeck
Spl
Coninon
Polio mother wins custody of three children in San Antonio
Kathleen Schrader a 21 year old polio patient in an iron lung was awarded custody of her three children Kenneth five Gail three and Barbara Marion two by Judge Eugene Williams after her ex husband sought habeas corpus. The children had been with the maternal grandparents since her illness began last August.
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San Antonio
Eugene Willams
Kathleen Schrader
Schrader
Stricker
Palio
Kenneth
Gail
Barbara Marion
Lous Panshorn
Robert Ro Green Hospital
One Hundred Donors Sign In Mexia Blood Drive
More than a hundred residents in Mexia and nearby Limestone county towns have signed blood donor cards for the Pint-A-Yard campaign, which runs Dec 1 through next Thursday with a goal of 1,000 donors. Local chairmen coordinate signups in Mexia and surrounding communities. the next Waco regional blood center bloodmobile visit is January 3, 1956.
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Mexia
Navasota River
Limestone County
Leonard Tidwell
Futorian Furniture Corporation of Texas
C. E. Carter
Wright
Dairy Way
Tidwell
Coolidge
W. L. SeHers
Bill Pittman
Leon Flair
Ralph Burrows
Pearson Saltsman
J. W. Booker
Sellers
Horace Sheffield
Forest Glade
Ellice Lightsey
Point Enterprise
Tehuacana
Nancy Henderson Services Sunday At Lost Prairie
Funeral services for Nancy A Dora Henderson 79 will be held Sunday at 2 PM at Lost Prairie Church. Rev W M Barger to officiate with burial at Lost Prairie cemetery. She died at 500 South Belknap Mexia last night. survived by two daughters three sons a sister 25 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren.
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Lost Prairie Church
Nancy A. Dora Henderson
South Belknap Street
Mexia
W. M. Barger
Last Prairie Church
Last Prairie Cemetery
Riddle Funeral Home
Henderson
Henderson County
Limestone County
Eva Oaks
Groesbeck
Lorene Lumus
Jewett
Corlie
Lester
Lewis Henderson
May Harper
Maggard Elected Teague Fire Chief in 12 Month Term
Johnny Maggard was elected chief of the Teague Volunteer Fire Department for the coming year, succeeding Earl Long. New officers include Herbert Morris as assistant chief, Travis Fogleman as No 1 captain, Joe Sprusell as assistant, Estes Goulding as No 2 captain, Jack Bray as assistant, and A O Jordan as secretary-treasurer.
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Johnny Maggard
Teague
Earl Long
Herbert Morris
Travis Fogleman
Joe Sprusell
Estes Goulding
Jack Bray
A. O. Jordan
Davy Crockett Born in Los Angeles Hospital
Hollywood report says Davy Crockett was born Friday at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles far from Tennessee. The newborn weighs nine pounds and is a sixth generation Crockett per a family Bible record dating to 1700.
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Hollywood
Davy Crockett
Cedars of Lebanon
Across World Press Rushes Kashmir Clash and China Spy Arrests
From New Delhi to Karachi leaders condemn Khrushchev stance on Kashmir as not friendly to Pakistan. In Shanghai, Bishop Kung Pin-mei and aides are reported arrested for alleged counter revolutionary activity per Radio Moscow. Egypt bans the Warners film Land of the Pharaohs for distortions of history after showings in Ohio and Alexandria.
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Pakistan
Nikita Khrushchev
Kashmir
Foreign Office
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Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
London
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Cairo
Egypt
Warner Bros
Ohio
Alexandria
District FFA Talent Show in Mexia Monday Night
Mexia High School hosts the District FFA annual sweetheart contest and talent show at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Twenty-one member schools will send their chapter Sweethearts and top talents, each limited to five minutes. Mexia’s sweetheart is Carolyn Stewart and George Hamilton will play piano. Winners advance to the area contest, date to be announced.
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Corsicana
Mexia High School
Dale Brown
FFA
Mexias
Carolyn Stewart
George Hamilton
Mexia
Jay Gatlin
Future Farmer
Wiséive
Alimony Ban in East Germany Targets Divorces
The Communist East German government banned alimony payments except in hardship cases. A law states that divorced women who can work and support themselves will not receive alimony, regardless of other grounds.
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Berlin
Meany warns unions may form their own party if sidelined
George Meany, head of the CIO AFL, warned at a NAM session that the merged labor federation could create a labor party if its political voice is deprived by endorsing candidates. He argued efforts to ban union political activity could backfire, while NAM chair Sligh pressed fears of labor political control. Leonard Hall countered Stevenson charges of Democratic propaganda.
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George Meany
Cio-Afl
Meany
National Association of Manufacturers
Charles R. Sligh Jr
NAM
Sligh
Washington
Leonard W. Hall
Hall
Adlai E. Stevenson
Murdered Coed Found On University Of Omaha Campus
Carolyn Marie Nevins, 20, a popular senior and beauty winner, was found shot behind a shrub on the University of Omaha campus shortly after 10 p.m. Investigators hunted a possible sex fiend, with clothing disarray and autopsy pending to confirm assault. Police vowed to solve the case to keep families confident about sending daughters to school.
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Omaha
Neh
tDusnes
University of Omaha
Carolyn Marie Nevins
Carolyn
University Library
Ike in Hospital for Examination
President Eisenhower planned to travel from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to Washington's Walter Reed hospital for the first heart X-ray and fluoroscopic exams since leaving Denver on November 12. He intended to depart by car around 11 pm EST and reach the hospital about two hours later, weather permitting.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Washington
Walter Reed Hospital
Denver
Getwssburs Farm
White Pine River Claim Marks Notable World Record
The St. Joe River in Idaho near the area hosting the United States’ largest stand of White pine is described as the highest navigable river in the world.
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St. Joe River
Idaho
United States
Airplane Downed by Jackrabbit Featured in Yearly Accidents
Chicago report on a National Safety Council roundup of bizarre 1955 incidents. Notable cases include a rifle discharged by a door snag, a dog paw triggering a rifle, a fish striking a shooter, a toothbrush mishap, a falling light prompting hospital care, and a plane forced to land after a jackrabbit caused a mishap. The roundup highlights the year’s quirky misadventures and unusual hazards.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Gene Scott
Rushville
Neb
Washburn Guilty In Waco Murder Case
Harry Washburn was found guilty of murder by a 10 man 2 woman jury and sentenced to life for dynamite bombing the car of his ex mother in law Mrs Helen Harris Weaver outside her San Angelo home. He claimed the verdict would be reversed on appeal and that he would be vindicated. The trial was likely the first televised murder trial in the nation.
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WACO
Harry Washburn
Inlaw
Washburn
Helen Harris Weaver
US Plane Crashes Through Hospital Roof in England
A US Air Force F84 Thunderjet crashed into Lodge Aloe hospital near Sheffield on Friday night, killing a 46 year old and five children. Seven others injured including three children. Pilot Lt Roy Evans parachuted from 35,000 feet and survived. Investigators began reviewing the incident.
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Eng
U.S Air Force
Lodge Aloe Hospital
Roy Evans
Pulaski
Tenn
Olyation
Air Force Otrienals
Questionet Vs Sagen
Three Electra youths admit nitroglycerine theft
Vernon nP reports three Electra high school students admitted stealing 114 pounds of nitroglycerine and blowing up eight chicks at a bank they robbed for fun. The boys reportedly disposed of the remaining explosive at a creek bank as Wilbarger County Sheriff Warren Smith described the incident.
Downtown Mexia Shopping Night Set for Thursday
Mexia will host its eighth annual Downtown Shopping Night next Thursday with 45 firms staying open until 8.00 pm.Sponsored by Farmers State Bank with merchant cooperation, the event encourages locals to dine out and complete Christmas shopping, per the bank’s full page ad on Page 2 of the Mexia Daily News.
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Mexia
Farmers State Bank
Mexia Daly News
Man Indicted in William Tell Slaying in Knoxville
Knoxville police say 40 year old James Oscar Bowerman was indicted for murder in the Raymond V. Baker killing last month. Bowerman allegedly tried to shoot a pepper box off the victim's head during a drinking party.
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Tenn
UPI
James Oscar Bowerman
Wiliam Tell
Raymond V. Baker
Baker
Bowerman
Ten
Cold Corner Church Plans Sunday Singing
Cult Corner Baptist Church on Tiuh bard hosts a Sunday singing at 2 PM inviting everyone to attend.
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Cold Corner Church
Cult Corner Baptist Church
Tiuh Bard
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