Encouraging Oil Test Near Mexia Spurs Drilling Hope
Humble Oil and Refining Company reports a favorable test on Humble Shell Joe Ross Heirs No. 1 B west of Mexia. At 8536 49 feet depth a 12 hour test produced 132 barrels through a 20/64 inch choke with oil gravity 65.7 indicating condensate. gas oil ratio 14900 cu ft per barrel. Local oil men call it a rich gas or high ratio oil well and expect more drilling in the area. another deep test was said to begin about four miles west of Mexia in 1956.
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Humble Shell
Joe Ross Heirs
Mexia
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Tyler
Humble
GOP Speculation Grows Over Eisenhower Re election
Doctors say President Eisenhower is recovering from a heart attack and may need to ease his workload. GOP speculation about a 1952 style re election is spreading, with enthusiasm strongest from Eisenhower loyalists and doubt rising among others in the party.
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Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
Benson Denies Stevenson Charge On Farm Problem
Washington Adlai Stevenson accused Agriculture Secretary Ezra T. Benson of blaming farmer woes on wage gains of city workers. Benson responded through the Republican national committee that current farm difficulties arise from Democrat programs and rejected the accusation.
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Washington
Ezra T. Benson
Adlai E. Stevenson
Benson
Republican National Committee
Boys Theft Club Formed to Steal Toys Discovered
Amarillo police report six boys aged eight to thirteen formed a theft club to steal toys from stores. Detective Gus Ballew identified a 43 year old as the leader. Members had to steal to join and a 13 year old threatened exposure to keep the crimes going.
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Amarillo
Gus Ballew
Ballew
Jury Duty Tragedy Claims Young Prospective Juror
An 18 year old man, Joseph W. Meyers, collapsed and died of a heart attack while jurors were being called in Judge Byron Johnson's county court. Artificial respiration failed and he died en route to a hospital.
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Houston
Byron Johnson
Joseph W. Meyers
Meyers
Point Enterprise Road to Be Upgraded After Meeting
About 50 Point Enterprise residents heard Groesbeck Commissioners plan a cement bridge replacement on Point Enterprise Road toward Mexia after January 1. County official Levi Thompson said road repairs would start if costs fit the 800 to 900 per mile bracket. Local farmers urged Farm to Market funding to boost the 3 mile route and market access.
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Point Enterprise
Groesbeck
Mexia
Patrants Essee
Ellice Lightsey
Levi Thompson
Precinct 4
Lightsey
Leonard Tidwell
Hoover Proposes Administrative Vice President Post
Former President Herbert Hoover urged Congress to create an administrative vice president role to ease the presidency burden. He said the position could be filled by appointment and would take on duties delegated by the president, without constitutional amendment.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Congress
NBC
Meet the Press
Eisenhower
Hoover
Sherman Adams
Tyler Man Shoots His Daughter And Then Kills Self
In Wills Point a 69 year old Tyler man killed his daughter Betty 12 in a Tyler convalescent home and then shot himself. He left two notes on blank checks blaming the breakup with his wife Mary M Hargrove of Fort Worth. Betty attended McLean Junior High in Fort Worth and was visiting her father when the tragedy occurred.
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Wills Point
W. QO. Hargrove
Tyler
Betty
Fort Worth
Hargrove
Belly
Mary M. Hargrove
McLean ‘ Junior High
Three Bedroom House Stolen in Bay Area Robbery
Pittsburg California police investigated one of the Bay Area’s largest heists as a three bedroom prefabricated house vanished during Friday. Detectives believe two men with a rock could have moved the building, though no witnesses recall seeing it taken.
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Pittsburg
Calif
San Francisco Bay Area
Railroads urged to raise wages for non operating workers
A presidential emergency board recommended wage increases for clerks telegraphers maintenance workers and other non operating railroad employees. The move aims to boost pay across major railroads following the emergency panel's findings.
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Washington
Renovation Plan Approved for First Presbyterian Mexia
A $50,000 renovation program for the First Presbyterian Church in Mexia was approved at a special congregation meeting. Architect Addison McElroy will supervise, with changes including a west entrance, a 40 by 60 foot Fellowship hall, and new classrooms. The steeple will remain unchanged.
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First Presbyterian Church
Mexia
Clint Reed
C. E. Carter
Marshall Rudder
C. G. Rogerts
Nolan Boyd
Addison McElroy
Houston
W. C. Easton Jr
Easton
World Briefs: Army Denies Motives Behind Recreation Claims
In Tokyo the U S Army rejected allegations by a congressman that soldiers were driven to illicit sex with Japanese girls due to recreation shortages. Berlin reports 57 German prisoners released by Russia claim West Germans are detained for unclear "obligations." In Jerusalem Israeli and Syrian forces clash near the Sea of Galilee with high casualties and captures. In Seoul about 180 Greek expeditionary troops returned home leaving 10 to represent Greece in UN command.
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Tokyo
Japan
U. S. Army
Army
Berlin
Germany
Russia
Konrad Adeenauer
Jerusalem
Sea of Galilee
Syria
Seoul
Korea
Greece
United Nations Command
Methodist Youth Banquet in Mexia Planned for 7:30 PM
About 250 Corsicana district Methodist youths will attend the annual Christmas banquet at Mexia State School and Home tonight at 7 30 PM A puppet show is part of the program Richard Perkins leads the Mexia Youth organization Dianne Eis of Mexia is district publicity chair in charge of decorations. Point Enterprise Film on Television Tomorrow
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Corsicana
Methodist Church
Mexia State School
Richard Perkins
Mexia
Dianne Eis
Point Enterprise
Johnny Watkins
Ten Acres
Channel 10
KWTX
Rip McKenzie
Dawg Wright
Record Breaking Mail Rush At Mexia Post Office
Postmaster G. E. Blair predicts a 1955 pre holidays record as Christmas mail floods Mexia. He urges early mailing to ensure delivery, notes air parcel post for distant out of state items, and stresses legible labels and return addresses for all cards and gifts.
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Mexia
G. E
Jimmie) Blair
Parcel Post
Air Parcel Post
Blair
Westminster Minute staff named at Westminster Junior College
Tehuacana Mary Alice Rains named student editor Mozelle Jennings is artist Reporters include Barbara Peacock Nadine Boggs Delores Birdwell Bobby Fowler Faculty Publicity Committee chair Sarah Beth Fowler sponsors monthly eight page Westminster Minute at Westminster Junior College and Bible Institute Tehuacana.
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Tehuacana
Spb
Westminster Minute
Westminster Junior College and Bible Institute
Mary Alice Rains
Mozelle Jennings
Barbara Peacock
Nadine Boggs
Delores Birdwell
Bobby Fowler
Sarah Beth Fowler
Four Die in Odessa Headon Collision
A late night head on crash near Odessa killed four people identified as Marjorie Maxine Harvis 16 Mar Jean Hobbs and two Odessa employees. The collision involved unidentified drivers and remains under investigation with authorities releasing names of victims.
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Adan
Marjorie Maxine Harvis
Mar Jean Hobbs
Batata Se Strong
Mployes
Odessa
Sesan
Dora Lee Martin Crowned University of Iowa Beauty Queen
17 year old Dora Lee Martin of Houston becomes the first Negro sweetheart of the University of Iowa after beating 28 coeds chosen by 2,000 male voters. She attended the winter formal with Collins Hagler and credited campaign manager Loretta Hightower.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Dora Lee Martin
Houston
Dora
Collins Hagler
Mexia GI Helps In Program For German Orphans
Private Donald R. Cox of Mexia is aiding a 28 Christmas Day banquet for about 200 orphan children near Wurzburg Germany. The event, with entertainment refreshments and gifts, is funded by his unit the 86th Infantry Regiment. Cox joined December 1954 trained at Fort Riley Kansas arrived in Europe July 1955 and is a 1953 Mexia High School graduate.
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Wurzburg
Germany
Donald R. Cox
Douglas Cox
Palestine
Mexia
Cox
86Th Infantry Regiment
Fort Riley
Kaw
Europe
Mexia: High School
East German Reds Demonstrate Might in Berlin
East German authorities ordered riot squads to stage a show of force in western Berlin as proof of the state’s growing power. Officials claimed a veteran organization meeting prompted the display at the city’s border area, amid tensions between the two sectors.
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Berlin
Steel Helmet Veterans Organization
Mexia Lions to Host Social Security Talk at Luncheon
Mexia Lions Club will host a noon luncheon tomorrow at the Joo Cale where speaker Wibh. A Herman and Fogke con S Focke will discuss Social Security. Joba Moss PAA E ogra chairs the event.
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Mexia Lions
Wibh
Herman
Fogke
Focke
Ely
Joo
Joba Moss Paa E Ogra
Judge Throws Out Indictment Against Texas Congressman
Seguin district judge Lester Hold dismissed an indictment against Texas Democrat John Bell on charges of conspiring to steal 154800, ruling the grand jury was illegally constituted due to a poll tax issue. The case may be refiled as a new grand jury convened.
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Seguin
Lester “Hold
John
Bell Texas Democrat
Texas
Veterans
Bell
Teddy
Hold
Judge Hold
Paul Boethel
Grandmother wins $100000 on NBC The Big Surprise
Mrs. Ethel Park Richardson, 72, of Los Angeles and originally from Decherd Tennessee, earned $100,000 on NBC TV’s The Big Surprise after five prior show appearances. She plans to donate some winnings to charity and cited taxes leaving about $38,900.
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New York
Ethel Park Richardson
Richardson
Nbc-Tv
Marine
Richard Mcl Cutcheon
Joyce Brothers
Cbs-Tv
Los Angeles
Mrs. Richardson
Intruder Slashes Throat of Woman in Dallas Home
An intruder entered the Dallas home of Johny Butler and slit his throat. He was attacked while at work, with the assailant fled the scene. Local authorities investigated as Butler and another victim, identified as Len, were found at the residence.
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Dallas
Johny
Butler
Freezing temperatures hit South Texas with scattered frost
Meteorologists reported a line of frost across the lower Rio Grande Valley with Encinal and Falfurrias showing 26 and 36 degrees respectively while Junction logged a record 17 below. Brownsville reached 42 as a Pacific-origin storm center loomed from the Canadian border, foretelling more cold weather for the region.
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United Prova
Texas
South Texas
Encinal
Palfurrias
Frés
Rio Grande Valley
Raymondville
Weslaco
Rio Grande City
Mission
John Zimimertian
Dallas Weather Bureau
Corpus
Christi van d’ Laredo
Junction
Brownsville
Zimmerman
Canadian
Aigantic
Pacific Northwest
Mexia
Los Angeles
California
American turncoat to be returned from China
Hong Kong reports American prisoner Richard R. Tenneson will be delivered from Red China to the Hong Kong border Tuesday. Richard Tomlin of the Red Cross will meet him. British police will custody him until the U. S. consulate general decides if he forfeits American citizenship. Source notes diplomatic tense and resistance to repatriation amid Korea War aftermath.
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Hong Kong
Richard
R. Tenneson
Red China
Richard Tomlin
Tenneson
Af Alden
Minn
U. S
Destermines
Beli
Ion
Man Has Accident in Apple Tree in Fulton
A report from Fulton describes an incident where a man had an accident in an apple tree. Witnesses including Kye Scofield noted the scene and police were alerted. The available text is fragmented and the full details are unclear.
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