Mexia Weather and Murphy Pasteurization Plant Opening
The Mexia Daily News reports Tuesday temperatures 76 high 62 low with .23 inches of rain statewide and notable Dallas 2.50 inches. The paper announces Friday night opening of the Murphy Pasteurization plant on the Groesbeck highway and endorses Limestone County Judge Clarence Ferguson, urging voter participation and government interest.
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Hot Check Loss Speeds East Texas Bank Merger
An insur ance man from Hearne is being questioned in an $1,000,000 hot check loss tied to the consolidation of two East Texas banks in Franklin. S. B. Jones faces a forged instrument charge in Robertson County as authorities pursue links to black market goods and an exporting operation to Mexico and South America.
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Forrestal Announces Major New Step in Military Unification
Defense Secretary James Forrestal announced a major move toward unifying the armed services. All military sea transport including 260 Army ships will be consolidated under Navy command. A joint weapons system evaluation group will select future weapons, and Dwight D. Eisenhower was asked to advise. Recruiting facilities and services will be shared by Army Navy and Air Force, and land transport will be centralized under the Army for military shipments.
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Post Office To Have Longer Hours In Mexia
Jamie Blair Fastmaster announced the Mexia Post Office will stay open until 6 00 p m each day through Christmas starting Thursday December 16. The office will also be open all day Saturday December 18.
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Jmmie Blair
Mexia
Coast Guard Foils Missing Seaman Search Above Golden Gate
Coast Guard units scanned the waters below the Golden Gate Bridge for the body of Edward Ho Doherty a 53 year old Santa Rosa California man who reportedly leaped to his death from the span yesterday marking the bridge’s 19th suicide leap from its mile long length.
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Guatemala City Report Flags Coup In El Salvador
Broadcasts from El Salvador said Castaneda Castro was detained as a revolutionary coup led by a military junta took over Guatemala City in December.
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Castaneda Castro
Southern Governors Set to Tell Nation Truth About South
Southern governors meet in Savannah to launch a jointly financed Southern Foundation aimed at correctly informing the nation about the South. They condemn Truman Civil Rights policy oppose federalization of state National Guards push fair freight rates and resist federal control of tidelands. Governor Jester opposes federal ownership of tidelands warning of nationalization of vital resources.
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Five Mexia Students Make Westminster Honor Roll
Five of eleven students on Westminster Junior College midterm honor roll hail from Mexia. Named are Mrs. Mary Dollar, Mrs. Alina Patton, Ernestine Hereford, Kara Ann Price, and Nettie Lee Widner. The list also includes Gunzalo Jose Ma Gonzales, M Jes Osborne, Coolidge Burt Vin Greesbeck, Dolores Lunt, Jo and Mrs. Helen Wimber Wortham. eleven students scored 90 or above.
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Mary Dollar
Alina Patton
Ernestine Hereford
Kara Ann Price
Nettie Lee Widner
Gunzlao Jose Ma Gonzales
M Jes Osborne
Coolidge
Burt Vin- Greesbeck
Dolores Lunt
Helen Wimber- Wortham
Second Graders Present Christmas Operetta Thursday Night
The W M White second grade will stage a Christmas operetta Thursday at 7 30 in City Auditorium. The program features Mr and Mrs Santos Claus Titania Queen of the Fairies Circus Dancer Circus Clown Fairies tops balloons Dutch dolls Jumping Jacks and other toys performed by the pupils. Admission is free and all are invited.
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Limestone County Cotton Ginning In 1946 Totals Reported
J B Smith special agent for the Census Bureau reported 23.301 bales of cotton ginned in Limestone County from the 1946 crop prior to December 1. This compares with 22.291 bales ginned in the county from the preceding crop.
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Limestone County
Lions Hear Rev Hutcherson on Saving Ourselves
Mexia Lions Club luncheon speaker Nev Hutcherson pastor of First Baptist Church spoke on civic concern and faith. He urged Americans to rekindle interest in church and country and warned of political apathy and war as dangers to democracy. Miss Marguerite Thomas attended as December Lions Sweetheart.
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ECA Warns Recovery Supplies Might Be Cut to Misusers
Washington dispatch reports a Congressional inquiry into alleged use of Marshall Plan aid by Britain Belgium and the Netherlands for profits on the U S market. Sen Hickenlooper urges a full Joint Committee probe and a report on practices linked to European recovery.
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Negotiators Work Toward Compromise In Telephone Dispute
Negotiators at Southwestern Bell Telephone Company reached a step toward compromise on wage differences. The union sought a general raise averaging 13 cents yearly, while the company proposed a 6.7 cent hourly increase. Frank P. Lonergan said the development was favorable though fragile, with strike threats lingering.
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New Contract Brings Music Makers Back to Recording
Union members hailed a new contract restoring pay and studio time for phonographic workers. The agreement covers recording sessions, licensing, and royalties, aiming to stabilize wages and secure collaboration with producers nationwide.
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Red Agent Shared Norden Bomb Sight Info Before War Says Investigator
A House UN-American Activities Committee investigator states a Communist agent received orally supplied information on the Norden bomb sight before World War II. The witness, unnamed, cautioned the info was not in documentary form but deemed highly important.
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Santa Claus to Visit in Buffalo Saturday
Children in Buffalo will meet Santa Claus on Saturday December 18. He plans to arrive about 1 00 pm and stay until around 4 00 pm with a parade at 2 00 pm starting at Main Street.
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J C Penney Announces Special Employee Payment
The J C Penney Company board approves a special two weeks pay for full time associates and pro rata share for part time staff, excluding management and those under the profit sharing plan. About 364000 Penney employees nationwide participate, not a typical Christmastime bonus.
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Cotton and Grain Prices in Dallas Fort Worth Markets
Dallas market prices shown by the Agricultural Marketing Service reflect cotton contracts and middling grades with mixed changes. Grain estimates from USDA indicate wheat, corn, oats and hay moving with modest shifts and some declines, in regional trading notes from Fort Worth and Dallas.
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Markets at a Glance United Press Stocus Wregulac to Guest tract
Markets at a Glance reports irregular activity in commodities with bonds and cotton futures noted as unchanged or fluctuating. Grain, corn, nuts, rye, and produce markets show irregular trends while livestock sections appear on the editorial page.
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