Norther Forecast To Reach Texas Late Friday Night
A sub zero Canadian cold air mass threatens a quick Texas temperature drop with likely rain or snow by late Friday. Forecasters expect the front to sweep from the north, bringing a low around 58 in local areas and strong northerly winds across the state.
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Norther
United Press
Texas
Kansas City
Dallas
Gulf of Mexico
Texas Panhandle
Corsicana-Mexia
Cotulla
Schuman plan ratified as Europe unites coal and steel
Paris reports the French national assembly approved the Schuman plan to pool coal and steel resources with West Germany Italy Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg for 50 years The plan forms a keystone for European unity alongside the European army proposal
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Paris
France
French National Assembly
Europe
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Neths
Luxembourg
Wac Pvt Narivka Dies After Fall At Brooke Army Center
Wac Pvt Helen L Narivka 20 of Pottstown Pa fell from a third floor barracks porch at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio last night. She apparently fainted on the porch and plunged to a concrete walk about 40 feet below, striking her head.
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San Antonio
Wac
Helen L. Narivka
Pottstown
Town
Brooke Army Medical Center
Four Killed In Unusual Town Flood In New Mexico
A 3,000,000 gallon municipal water tank collapsed in Tucumcari New Mexico early today flooding a two block area on the west side of town and killing at least four people. Gov. Edwin L Machen authorized use of the National Guard in the search for more victims. Local officials believe all are accounted for.
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Tucumcari
N. M
Edwin L. Machem
National Guard
Marvin Doughty
Funeral Home
Doughty
Preacher Killed in Roadside Tire Change Crash
Houston druggist C. H. Perkes faces negligent homicide charges after his car struck and killed Rev. Arthur J. Rathjen 45, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Port Arthur, as Rathjen changed a tire by the road in Galveston area.
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Galveston
Houston
Arthur J. C. Rathjen
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Port Arthur
C. H. Perkes
Wage-Control Chief Vows to Stand Ground Amid Unions
Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson says he will fight any union attempt to break the wage-control formula even at the risk of strikes in key defense industries. He warns the most critical period of the stabilization fight is beginning.
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Washington, D. C
CUP
Charles E. Wilson
Gunshot Ends Farmer's Life in Dallas County
E. D. Stringer, 34, farmer of Dallas County, was fatally wounded when a shotgun propped against an outbuilding slipped to the ground and discharged at his farm on Wednesday.
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Dallas
E. D. Stringer
Dallas County
Error In Crop Estimate Eyed for Investigation
Rep. Harold D. Cooley said the House Agriculture committee may investigate the Agriculture Department two million bale error in 1951 cotton crop estimates. He will discuss methods with committee members on Congress return.
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Washington
D. C
Harold D. Cooley
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
North Carolina Democrat
United Press
Congress
Thomas G. Abernathy
Reporting Board
Mississippi Democrat
Agriculture Committee
New York
Marylander’s Tall Tale Of A Bunny Shot By His Gun
Julius Mone was allegedly shot by his pet rabbit when the rabbit hopped onto a chair and triggered a .22 rifle. Monroe woke to two sharp pains in his hand and found the rabbit peering at him from the gun sights.
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Baltimore. Md
Julius Mone
Monroe
Teenager Killed In Knife Fight In Fort Worth
Hubert Wayne Millard a 16 year old was stabbed to death on a downtown street corner after a feud escalated to a fight. A 15 year old boy was arrested three hours later in a downtown cafe and admitted slashing Millard.
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Fort Worth
Hubert Wayne Millard
Millard
Rabbit Breeders Plan Christmas Party On Monday
The Big Stone Rabbit Breeders Club will hold a Christmas party at the National Guard armory Monday at 8 o clock. Members and prospective members are invited. Attendees should bring a Christmas present under 50 cents. A door prize will be awarded and refreshments served. No business meeting is planned this month.
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Big Stone Rabbit Breeders Club
National Guard
Arnold Morgan
Fire Foils Parade Plans as Santa Parade Fire Sparks
A fire broke out minutes before the annual pre Christmas parade in Graham causing spectators to shift attention from Santa Claus to the blaze. Firefighters intervened and the parade proceeded later.
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Graham
Santa Claus
Square Dance Club Christmas Party Tonight
The Bi Stone Square Dance club hosts a Christmas party at 8 tonight in Tehuana cana gym with coffee doughnuts and a special program. Harry Bounds and visiting callers will be present.
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Tehuacana
Harry Bounds
Teague cites huge profits in veterans housing probe
Rep. Olin E. Teague of Bryan said a House investigating committee found large profits in veterans housing on the west coast. He cited a San Diego project where three men earned 333000 on 149 units at a Navy base. He noted Texas work is under investigation but details are secret.
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Olin E. Teague
Bryan
House
West Coast
Rep. Teague
San Diego
Calif
Navy
Texas
Washington
Limestone
Freestone
Teague
Temple
Tom Connally
Internal Revenue Bureau
John Dunlap
Internal Revenue
Congressional
Internal Revenue Department
Bert K. Naster
Frank Nathan
Naster
Hollywood
Fla
Abraham Teitelbaum
Chicago
al Capone
Teitelbaum
Nathan
T. Lamar Caudle
Zelelbau
McGrath
Atty
Tom C. Clark
U. S. Supreme Court
Caudle
Justice Department
Truman
Senate
Roosevelt
Truman Moves Against Prisoner Exchanges Amid Korea War
At Panmunjom the Communists refused to disclose prisoner counts and balked at Geneva convention pledges. The UN rejected a mass release plan to avoid a potential death march. Gen Van Fleet declared UN victory as Sabre jets claimed 13 MiG-15s and Maj. George A. Davis Jr. downed four more. Ground raids followed with heavy enemy casualties.
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Panmunjom
United Nations
Union
James A. van Fleet
Korea
North Korea
United States Air Force
George A. Davis, Jr
Lubbock
Tex
No-Man's-Land
Truman to Lead Government Cleanup and Outside Interests Ban
President Truman signaled quick executive steps to bar federal employees from profitable outside interests with no cabinet shakeups anticipated. FBI Chief J Edgar Hoover expected to play a key role in the anticorruption drive while Attorney General McGrath faces ongoing speculation about his job.
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Washington, D. C
Truman
J. Howard McGrath
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
McGrath
White House
Congress
Texans Receive 2144 U S Draft Calls In February
A February draft call for 2144 Texans was announced by state Selective Service. Brig. Gen. Paul L. Wakefield said it is the largest Texas call since March’s 4145 quota. Texas cannot induct under 21 without national approval, except for delinquents or volunteers.
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Austin
Selective Service
Paul L. Wakefield
Wakefield
Texas
National Selective Service
Arkansas Governor Heads Oil Compact
Gov. Sid McMath of Arkansas is named chairman of the Interstate Oil Compact commission at a quiet session, succeeding Gov. Allan Shivers of Texas. McMath supports federal tidelands control, with expectations he might resist offshore land control.
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Little Rock
Ark
Sid McMath
Arkansas
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Allan Shivers
Texas
McMath
Tidelands
Bad Luck Call Ends in Lottery Win and Death
Colombia man Leonardo Lopez learned on Wednesday he had won a $5,000 prize in a lottery but then died of a heart attack.
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Call
Colombia
Leonardo Lopez
Bounds to Face Poll Tax Charge in Groesbeck Court
Jimmie Bounds of Mexia is set for trial tomorrow morning on a poll tax charge in Judge Kirby’s 77th District court in Groesbeck. County Attorney Joe Schultz and assistant Don Barfield will prosecute, with L L Geren and B L Bradley defending Bounds.
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Groesbeck
Spl
Jimmie Bounds
Mexia
Joe
Kirby
Bounds
L. L. Geren
B. L. Bradley
Mr. Schultz
Don Barfield
Matthews
Schultz
Port Arthur
Lewis M. Seay
78Th District Grand Jury
Use of Braceros Being Investigated
Memphis Tenn UP A House Agriculture subcommittee opened a hearing today into the use of Mexican and other migrant laborers. Rep E C Gathings Arkansas Democrat and a committee member said the group will go into every phase of the Souths foreign labor problems, with one of its major aims being to assure adequate labor for the 1952 cotton crop.
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Memphis
Tenn
House
E. C. Gathings
Arkansas
Draft Board Seeks Address for Registrant Chester Brooks Lewis
Limestone County draft board chairman Lewis M. Seay requests anyone with Chester Brooks Lewis address to notify the board at Groesbeck.
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Lewis M. Seay
Limestone County
Chester Brooks Lewis
Groesbeck
Communists Fight Across Asia Beyond Korea
The article notes fighting in Asia beyond Korea including Indo China and Malaya. It details British and French operations against Reds, Singapore defense history, and the risk of a wider crisis if Korea ends unfavorably. It calls Malaya a strategic stake for Britain due to rubber and Singapore fortress.
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Korea
Asia
Indo-China
Malaya
Britain
Singapore
London
Atoe
Fires In U S Costs Rise From Carelessness
Judd Stiff North Texas Field club rep told Mexia Lions and guests that fires in the United States total about 750 million yearly and 80 percent stem from carelessness. He cited Mexia premiums totaling 243 685 over five years and urged a local fire prevention program including inspections, water-supply study, ordinances, and school education.
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U S
Judd Stiff
North Texas Field Club
Mexia Lions
Stiff
Mexia
Lions
Mexia Chamber of Commerce
Leon Flatt
Louis Stanford
Gene Womack
Phil Karner
Ben Altman
Congressmen discuss US public affairs in Fort Worth
Eight Texas congressmen will take part in a Friday panel on public affairs in Fort Worth sponsored by the West Texas Chamber of Commerce. The conference opens at 2 30 p m with several Mexia businessmen expected to attend. the meeting is open to the public.
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Fort Worth
Texas
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Mexia
Five Die in Head-On Midland Crash
A head on collision south of Midland killed five men last night. Victims include W. L. Townsend 38 and James A. Wales 18 of Midland. Also died were Tom E. Bennett R. W. Lentsfeld and a man named Allman. Lentsfeld was reportedly passing at high speed when the southbound car collided with the group.
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Midland
W. L. Townsend
James A. Wales
Tom E. Bennett
R. W. Lentsfeld
Allman
Lentsfield
Montana Referred As Rocky Lands By Latin Writers
The remark notes ancient Latin authors used Montana to describe rocky mountainous lands of western Europe. It indicates historical naming habits and geographic associations in classical literature.
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Montana
Western
Europe
Hereford Attends Brother’s Funeral in Llano
Mexia public schools Supt. C. S. Hereford returned home from Llano where he attended the funeral of his brother R. H. Hereford a rancher who died Tuesday afternoon. Survivors include five brothers one sister his wife and daughter.
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Supt
C. S. Hereford
Mexia
Llano
R. H. Hereford
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