25 Texans Die in Violent Weekend Twisters Kill Nine
United Press report details a violent Texan weekend with 25 deaths and 16 on slick highways amid showers and fog. Tornadoes in Missouri and Arkansas caused at least nine fatalities. two more possible in Arkansas. Multiple crashes across Texas claimed lives, including families from New Boston, Fort Worth, and Mineral Wells, plus a small plane crash near Lometa.
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United Press
Missouri
Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
James Tutt
New Boston
Texas
Cecil Stantor
Maud
Bowie County
Smithwick Again Gains Trial Delay in Slaying Case
Sam Smithwick former Jim Wells deputy sheriff has his trial postponed to January 16 after defense requests a continuance. Judge Wesley Dice granted the delay citing missing key witness Juan F. Sainz who testified Mason was shot July 29 in Alice. Sainz’s testimony is said to confirm a scuffle before the shooting. The state opposed the delay. this is the second postponement.
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Henry Taylor
Smithwick
Wesley Dice
Juan F. Sainz
Sainz
Mason
Alice
Dallas Death Plane In Trouble Two Days Earlier
A Civil Aeronautics board hearing opened into the November Love Field crash that killed 28 of 46 aboard. Pilot Capt W D Sperry reported earlier Tulsa to New York flight issues, listing six mechanical problems including carburetor gauge failure, oil from engines, stubborn rear door, and engine backfire, with smoke noted but deemed noncritical.
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Dallas
American Airlines
Love Field
Tulsa
Kosse Girl Scalded After Running Into Brother
Laverne Sanders five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Sanders is recovering from serious burns after she ran into her hurried brother who was carrying a tea kettle of hot water to a sick father. Burns cover neck to small of back and both arms above elbows. Doctor calls burns serious but not critical.
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Kosse
Laverne Sanders
Tom Sanders
Laverne
Shiloh Voters Approve 25-Cent School Tax Increase
Voters in the Shiloh school district approved a 25 cent tax hike in Saturday’s special election by a 20 to 3 vote. The levy rises from 75 cents to $1 per $100 valuation to secure continued state aid under the Gilmer-Aikin school laws, allowing the district to pay its share of the state school fund.
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Shiloh
W. E. Dossey
Mexia Daily News Today
Gilmer-Aikin School
Funeral Rites Today For Mrs Bert Capps In Mexia
Funeral services were held at First Methodist church for Mrs. Bert Capps 47 who died Sunday morning after a long illness in a local hospital. Rev E R Gordon and Rev E C Carter officiated. Burial followed in Mexia cemetery with Riddle funeral home in charge. Survived by husband, daughter Janie Climer, mother Callie Perry, brother Homer Thornton, all of Mexia. Pallbearers listed.
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First Methodist Church
Bert Capps
E. R. Gordon
Methodist Church
E. C. Carter
Temple
Mexia
Riddle Funeral Home
Capps
Janie Climer
Callie Perry
Homer Thornton
Clovis Bounds
R. V. Goodnight
E. E. Sump
Aubrey Franklin
Henry Felz
L. L. Vickers
Limestone county commissioners approve November county bills
In a brief session this morning the Limestone county commissioners approved county bills for November. Present for the regular monthly meeting were Commissioners Luther Hunt, D. E. New, R. M. Gorman and Elbert Brown, County Judge Clarence Ferguson and County Clerk John Kidd.
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Limestone County
Luther Hunt
D. E. New
R. M. Gorman
Elbert Brown
Clarence Ferguson
John Kidd
Mexia Taxi Driverled To Milam Death Vicinity
Mexia police learn a taxi driver identified as Melvin Phillips drove a man to near Mrs Annie Milam's home just before her death. A 32 caliber bullet was removed from Melvin Dempsey after he was wounded. three Groesbeck lawyers were retained for the accused, James Rudasill. The Milam shooting occurred around 1:15 a.m. near Glendale street.
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Mexia
Annie Milam
Annie Me
Donald Milam
Melvin Dempsey
Mexia Daily News
Bill Green
James Rudasill
Brown Hospital
Dempsey
Carl Cannon
L. L. Geren
B. L. Bradley
Groesbeck
Rudasill
Milam
Sheriff Green
Commerce Street
Phillips
Glendale Street
Ross Avenue
Glendale
University Student Admits Blackout Killing of Sweetheart
Iowa City reported that Robert Bednasek, 24, a University of Iowa student in abnormal psychology, confessed to strangling his roommate Margaret Jackson during a candlelight party described as a blackout game. Coroner Callahan cited Bednasek saying he must have done it and that Jackson died after being pressed at the jugular to stop breathing. Bednasek faced first degree murder arraignment.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iown
George D. Callahan
Callahan
Robert Bednasck
Cedar Rapids
Margaret
Gre Gee" Jackson
Bednasek
Social Security Worker to Visit Mexia Office
A representative from the Waco Social Security field office will be in Mexia on December 14 at 10 a.m. at the Texas Employment Commission office to aid individuals seeking information about old age and survivors insurance.
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Waco
Social Security Administration
Mexia
Texas Employment Commission
Mexia High Students To Entertain Lions With Program
A Mexia High school group will perform for the Lions tomorrow at noon. The program includes songs, dances, and a Homer and Jethro skit. James Stanford serves as program chairman.
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Mexia High School
James Stanford
Slow Norther Due to Hit Mexia Tonight
A bitter cold front travels into Texas driving temperatures to season lows across the Panhandle with freezing conditions forecast coast to coast. By dawn Dalhart dropped to four degrees above zero and Wichita Falls neared freezing, with sleet expected toward Dallas Fort Worth later tonight and into tomorrow morning.
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Texas
Panhandle
U. S. Weather Bureau
Dalhart
Wichita Falls
Dallas-Fort Worth
Bi-Stone Empire
Midwest
Great Lakes
Freshmen Lead Mexia High Honor Roll With 18 Members
Mexia High School announces the latest honor roll listing 18 ninth graders led by Cecil Rhodes and Barbara Mitchell. Juniors total 10, seniors seven, and sophomores six, with a mix of names across grades. Honor society members include Kenneth McAnear, Odessa Anders, Mary Ann Butler, Marilyn Keeling, Austine Mackey, Edna Moore, Shirley Vaughn, Benita Brown, Bette Thorne, Pat Lucas, and Nelda Ray Rudasill.
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Mexia High School
Cecil Rhodes
Barbara Mitchell
Larry Wadle
Reba Morris
Billy West
Sally Jo Murphy
James Wiggins
Jo Nell New
Derrell Bulls
Joanne Nussbaum
Billy Davis
Dorothy Saltsman
J. W. Cline
Shirley Wilson
Edwin McAnear
Ruby Kirton
Tommy Johnson
Jo Nell McNatt
Kenneth McAnear
Odessa Anders
Mary Ann Butler
Mary Beth Fore
Marilyn Keeling
Pat Lucas
Austine Mackey
Edna Moore
Nelda Ray Rudasill
Shirley Vaughn
Willis Blackmon
Benita Brown
Juanita Bennett
Betty Stone
Bette Thorne
Marilyn Padgett
Elizabeth Maddox
Maudine Cox
Emilia McKinnon
Joe Cannon
Joe Lee Gibson
Joe Lynn Haney
O. J. Lee
Yuletide Fire Safety Warns of January Dangers
Fire Chief Mansell warns that December February are the riskiest months for home fires and urges precautions. Tips include stable portable heaters, checking gas hose connections, not fueling stoves with kerosene or gasoline, flameproofing trees with borax solution, and inspecting Christmas lights while avoiding candles. Mexia aims for a strong 1949 fire prevention record, urging all residents to exercise extreme care.
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O. W. Mansell
Mansell
Mexia
Mail Pours In Hundreds Of Families Want Dale
More than 300 families nationwide seek to adopt 19 month old Dale after a photo ran in the Daily News. Rev A W DeGuire says the Limestone county Red Cross office in Mexia has been flooded with calls and telegrams from Texas and from states including Michigan Illinois Oklahoma Missouri and West Virginia. About 150 letters had arrived by press time.
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U. S
Limestone County Red Cross
Mexia
Dale
A. W. DeGuire
Daily News Today
Limestone County
Daily News
Texas
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Louisiana
Arkansas
West Virginia
Illinois
Red Cross
J. D. Thomas 88 Dies Rites Today At New Hope Church
J D Thomas 88 lifelong Limestone county resident died of a heart attack Sunday at his daughter Mrs R L Matthews 612 South McKinney. Funeral 2:30 today at New Hope Church with Rev Barger and Rev E E Rogers officiating. Burial in New Hope cemetery. Survived by son A J Thomas of Henderson a sister Mrs W T Williams Mexia two brothers J C Thomas Big Spring T T Thomas Corsicana and many grandchildren. Pallbearers grandsons W A Thomas M L Thomas Jr Eldon Thomas Elmer Lyles Charles Lyles Elvis Story.
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J. D. Thomas
Limestone County
R. L. Matthews
South McKinney Street
New Hope
Barger
Teague
E. E. Rogers
Mexia
Mr. Thomas
Farrar
A. J. Thomas
Henderson
W. T. Williams
J. C. Thomas
Big Spring
T. T. Thomas
Corsicana
W. A. Thomas
M. L. Thomas, Jr
Eldon Thomas
Elmer Lyles
Charles Lyles
Elvis Story
Elections Loom As Voters Face Apathy Trial
The piece notes rising apathy ahead of nationwide elections with frustration over turnout and calls for engagement. It highlights concerns about participation and the potential impact on results.
58 Firms to Close Friday for Mexia Grid Tilt in Austin
Fifty eight Mexia firms voted to close Friday to allow football fans to attend the Mexia Uvalde semifinal in Austin. J W Elliott, chamber president, said closing is not compulsory. A list of closing firms will be published later this week. The Mexia Daily News will press late to report the game with end of quarter telephone summaries.
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Mexia
Austin
J. W. Elliott
Chamber of Commerce
Mexia Daily News
Daily News
Piano Concert At Westminster College Auditorium Tonight
Raymond Lewenthal, acclaimed young pianist and Gainsborough Music Foundation award winner, performs at Westminster College auditorium tonight at 8 p.m. Dean J. C. Pace notes the concert follows his Town Hall success.
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Westminster College
Tehuacana
Raymond Lewenthal
Town Hall
Gainsborough Music Foundation
Westminster College Auditorium
J. C. Pace
Gulf Oil Banquet Set in Waco Tonight
Joe C. Williams will be announced as Waco district sales manager for Gulf Oil at a dinner in the Roosevelt hotel Texas room at 6 30 tonight A T Lancaster Gulf distributor in the Mexia area will attend the banquet
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Joe C. Williams
Waco
Gulf Oil
Texas
Roosevelt Hotel
A. T. Lancaster
Gulf
Mexia
Mexia High Announces Split Winter Examinations
Mexia High School announced final examinations will be split this winter. Half of the exams will be given December 20 and 21, with the remainder scheduled for January 12 and 13.
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Mexia High School
Cotton growers vote to set 1950 acreage parity and quotas
Limestone and Freestone county farmers face a Thursday referendum on the 1950 cotton program. voters decide whether to accept price parity at 90 percent or accept lower quotas plus parity. The plan aims to cut allotments and determine acreage tied to cotton output amid crop shortages and price concerns.
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J. D. McCreary
McC
Five Thousand Gift for New Methodist Church
The Central f ence donates 5000 dollars to fund a new Methodist church in Tehuacana. The Rev Thrash notes funds cover only part of the project and the congregation must raise remaining amounts. Work resumes after a two year span with volunteers continuing, aiming to complete the church even if it takes years.
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Tet
Methodist Inf
Teau
Thrash
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