New York Mayor Weds Texas Model Sloan Simpson
Mayor William O Dwyer of New York married fashion model Sloan Simpson in a quiet ceremony at St Joseph s church in Stuart Florida. The 30 minute service drew about 500 spectators including Frances Langford and Jon Hall. The couple departed by yacht for a honeymoon cruise aboard the Almar TH, five blocks from the church.
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Stuart
Fla
William O'Dwyer
New York
Sloan Simpson
Nature
O'Dwyer
St. Joseph's Church
Timothy Geary
Florida
Frances Langford
Jon Hall
Municipal Yacht Basin
Almar
Jury to Get Charge In Jim Tatum Case Tomorrow Morning
Jim Tatum seeks $31,000 in a Groesbeck, Texas, damage suit against Southern Pacific Railroad. In 7th District court, Judge H Fountain Kirby prepared the charge set to be read to the jury at 9 a.m. Attorneys for Tatum are Norton Fox and Clarence Ferguson. for the railroad, L L Geren and F A Woods. Tatum contends two legs were broken when a wagon was hit last January, with no warning signals. Railroad defense argues the accident might have been prevented if Tatum had stopped before crossing the tracks.
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Jim Tatum
Southern Pacific Railroad
H. Fountain Kirby
7Th District Court
Groesbeck
Tatum
Norton Fox
Clarence Ferguson
L. L. Geren
F. A. Woods
Chain Store Won't Drop Charges In 38-Cent Theft
An Oakland chain grocery store manager says he will not drop charges against 88 year old widow Margie Russell accused of stealing two cubes of butter worth 38 cents. She must appear in court for trial on petty theft charges after pleading not guilty. Conviction could bring a $500 fine and up to six months in jail.
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Oakland
Cal
Margie Russell
Yuletide Rush Lifts Mexia 1949 Sales For Merchants
Local merchants report Christmas shopping rush boosts 1949 sales well ahead of 1948. Survey shows many stores with higher year totals, Saturday and Monday strong, and shoppers buying clothing and useful gifts. A jeweler notes his best cash day in 20 years. others report 25 to 30 percent higher than last year. One caveat: merchants too busy to advertise.
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Mexia Daily News Today
Congressmen Warn on Payroll Padding and Waste
Washington Rep. Usher L. Burdick, a North Dakota Republican, says many years of payroll padding have kept nonworking staff on congressional rolls. He notes some may take salary kickbacks, urges self examination, and cites his own practice of hiring only needed workers and returning part of the official office- help allowance. He recalls J Parenll Thomas and Andrew J May jailed for related abuses.
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Washington
Usher L. Burdick
North Dakota
Burdick
Congress
Rep
House
J. Parnell Thomas
Andrew J. May
Hiss Denies Communist Ties in Perjury Trial
Alger Hiss testified in his second perjury trial that he had never been a communist or sympathizer and denied any involvement with a communist front. He presented new documents aimed at countering Whittaker Chambers and the charge that the Hiss and Chambers families were close when Hiss allegedly supplied confidential government files to a spy ring.
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New York
Alger Hiss
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Hiss
Chambers
Toronto students snub atheists club plan
Two engineering students seeking a campus atheist club at the University of Toronto say they gave up after little interest from about 14,000 students. They cited others being busy preparing to go home for Christmas.
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Toronto
Canada
University of Toronto
Fort Worth man kills 17 year old in Covington store
A 21 year old Fort Worth man shot and killed 17 year old college coed Marilyn Fortson in a Covington hardware store, then attempted suicide by turning the gun on himself.
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Cleburne
Fort Worth
Marilyn Fortson
Covington
Warrant Servings in Lime Stone Slot Case
Sheriff Bills Green served 11 warrants on Lime Stone County nightspot operators accused of permitting slot machines. Justice Roy Kirton set bonds at 100 each with a hearing likely Saturday. Rangers conducted a weekend raid hauling three trailer-truckloads of slot machines to Dallas.
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Bill Green
Limestone County
Justice of the Peace
Roy Kirton
Mexia
Kirton
Texas Rangers
Dallas
Flash Fire Destroys San Marcos Factory
A flash fire at John Clark Industries two miles south of San Marcos on Highway 81 destroyed the frame and stucco plant late yesterday. Damage estimated at 185000. Fire likely started when hydraulic fluid splashed a furnace pilot light. Twelve employees escaped unharmed. owner plans immediate rebuilding.
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San Marcos
John Clark Industries
John Clark
100 Man Posse Seeks Lost Skier in California Hills
In Bakersfield California deputies and ranchers scoured Tehachapi mountains for 15 year old Richard Camp who vanished Sunday afternoon while skiing in Black Canyon with four teen companions. A 100 man volunteer posse joined after Deputy Clarence Rea found footprints leading into a 6000 foot valley four miles from the last sighting.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Mountainwise
Tehachapi Mountains
Richard Camp
Black Canyon
Sheriff's Office
Clarence Rea
Richard
Fatherless Dale to Go on TV Tomorrow
Dale a 19 month old orphan from Bi Stone will be televised on WNBQ Chicago with Rev A W DeGuire Red Cross chairman as viewers learn of his story. NBC Chicago photos and Mexia Daily News origin boosted adoption calls from 13 states. Dale spends Christmas with Texas hosts while awaiting a permanent home.
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Little “Dale
Red Cross
Chicago
WNBQ
NBC
Dale
Rev. A. W. DeGuire
Limestone Red Cross
Mexia Daily News
WMAQ
Illinois
Rev. DeGuire
Texas
Winter Weather Approaches Panhandle as Winter Opens
A snow laden norther pins the Texas Panhandle to begin winter with 10 to 20 degree drops. Snow will spread into the upper South Plains tomorrow while the upper Red River valley in East Texas may see flurries tonight. The first day of winter officially arrives at 10 24 p m tomorrow as mild, windy conditions persist elsewhere. Two more sentences note a cold front south of Kansas City and potential for a light Christmas in the upper plains, with fatalities from snow and ice in mountain states and fog across the South.
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United Press
Texas Panhandle
Panhandle
Upper South Plains
Red River
Texas
Kansas City
Wichita
Kan
Ponca City
Okla
Oklahoma Panhandle
Dallas-Fort Worth
Upper Plains
Alabama
Tennessee
Christmas Party at Mexia State School Scheduled Saturday
O F Watkins commander of the local American Legion post announced the probable date for the Mexia State School and Home Christmas party set for Saturday. The Legion sponsors the event and a gifts drive with J I Riddle and Company among the latest donors. Success depends on wider civic help as the school now has many students eight.
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Mexia State School
O. F. Watkins
American Legion Post
J. I. Riddle and Company
Judge Watkins
The
Legion Post
Legion
Mrs. Lloyd Rites Held for Dallas Death in Ennis Funeral Tomorrow
Mrs F M Lloyd 83 died at her daughter Mrs Walter Erwin's Dallas home at 6 30 yesterday. Funeral services will be at 2 p m tomorrow at Keever Funeral Home Ennis with burial in Ennis Cemetery. She was mother of Mrs John Gafford of Mexia and survived by Mrs Gafford Mrs Erwin another sister and a brother.
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F. M. Lloyd
Walter Erwin
Dallas
Keever
Ennis
Lloyd
John Gafford
Mexia
Gafford
Erwin
Smaraes
Thornton farmer wins Soil Conservation contest at Fiesta de Mexia
Clayton Brooks received congratulations from Congressman Olin E Teague for winning the Soil Conservation contest at October's Fiesta de Mexia. Teague said he would also mail Brooks a copy of the 1949 Department of Agriculture yearbook.
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Thornton
Spl
Clayton Brooks
Thornton Farmer
Olin E. Teague
U. S
Brooks
Department of Agriculture
President Truman Returns to State Business in Florida
President Truman ends a three week Florida vacation and flies to Washington for a few days of state business before returning home for Christmas. He plans to be back in Washington briefly, then finish the holiday at home.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Florida
Washington
Veterans Improve Earning Skills at Mexia Welding School
Eighty veterans study welding at Mexia Welding School, launched April 1948 by Maurice Easterling and E. E. Sims. Located at 305 West Commerce, the program runs 18 months under GI Bill benefits, with four classes daily from 7 to noon and 5 to 10 pm. Instructors include E. E. Ridenour, James Kilingsworth, and George Burkett.
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West
Commerce Street
Maurice Easterling
E. E. Sims
Veterans Administration
Bruce Hagadone
Teague
E. E. Ridenour
James Kilingsworth
George Burkett
Mexia
Ridenour
Limestone County 1949 Cotton Crop Near 30,000 Bales
Department of Commerce census figures show Limestone County ginned 29,413 bales by December 1 from the 1949 crop, up from 23,301 bales a year earlier. Freestone County reported 10,637 bales by December 1, nearly double last year’s crop.
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Limestone County
Department of Commerce
Charles DuBose
Limestone
Freestone County
Mexia FFA to entertain at Waco mid winter conference
Mexia Future Farmers will provide entertainment at the Area 8 vocational agriculture instructors conference in Waco. The event runs January 6 and 7 at the Roosevelt Hotel with Sam Sowers, local FFA sponsor, confirming the plans.
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Mexia
Waco
Area
Sam Sowers
FFA
Roosevelt Hotel
Mexia School Board Extends Hereford Contract to 1954
Mexia school board extended Carl S. Hereford’s superintendency to July 1, 1954 at a special meeting. Present were board president Dr W Duke Pittman and members Ivan Thorne Ralph Jones Clint Reed Dr O T Christoffer G Roberts and Raymond Dillard. Hereford began in Mexia in 1946 after serving 9 years as Hallettesville superintendent and six years as Kingsville principal.
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Carl S. Hereford
Mexia
W. Duke Pittman
Ivan Thorne
Ralph Jones
Clint Reed
O. T. Christoffer
G. Roberts
Raymond Dillard
Hereford
Hallettesville
Kingsville
Halloween carnival raises funds for band parents and PTA
The Par ent-Teachers association and Band Parents' club report a net of 2135.70 from the Fiesta de Mexia carnival. One third, 711.90, went to the Band Parents' club, with the rest for the PTA. Funds will be held until a new school is in use, then the public will be informed. Both presidents thank contributors for the carnival, described as the most successful yet staged.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Band Parents’ Club
Barnett Cannon
PTA
R. G. Jenkins
Band Parents
Rita Hayworth Denies Imminent Baby Arrival
In Lausanne, Rita Hayworth told a reporter she does not expect to have a baby before February. She, who has been married 27 years, insists the confinement is not imminent and questions why others think it will occur sooner.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Rita Hayworth
Texans Seek Temporary Order On Cotton Acreage Rules
Washington (UP) Texas cotton growers asked for a temporary restraining order to delay enforcement of federal acreage allotments while they sue to block the program. They claim the 1950 allotments cut Texas plantings from 27 million to 21 million acres, forcing shifts to flax or other crops. A judge set arguments for late January and the case to begin days later.
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Washington
Texas
Federa
Riculture
Charles F. Bran
Culture Department
Laws
Agriculture Ment
E. Fontaine Broun
Cour
Louis Sigler
Broun
Texa Ers
Abilene Tickets Go On Sale For Mexia-Li Championship
A block of 500 adult tickets goes on sale tomorrow for the Mexia-Li Class A championship game to be held in downtown Mexia. Tickets cost 1.50 each and are for Abilene Park stadium seating in a single section. Student tickets are sold in blocks at the high school with assigned seating. adult tickets go on sale at 4 pm Friday and close later that day.
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Abilene
Mexia
Vincent and
Ray Phi Carroll Wood
Abilene Park Stadium
Wood
Cop Seeks Proof After Dog Bites Officer
San Antonio police report confirms an officer was bitten by a dog during a patrol at a given address. Officer Tomas Chavez knocked at the location and the dog lunged, injuring him as he tried to approach. The incident is under investigation.
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San Antonio
Liceman
Tomas Chavez
Chavez
Santa Claus robs cash register in Hollywood caper
A 325 pound Santa Claus wobbled from a Hollywood shop after dipping into a cash register and taking $50. Police said the Claus did not take Harold M. Field’s $135 red suit, leaving the garment behind. The incident is under investigation with Field identified as the owner.
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SANTA
Christma Hollywood
Santa Claus
Harold M. Field
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