GOP Blocks Truman Requests In Congress Gridlock
Republican leaders blocked immediate consideration of two Truman administration emergency requests. Halleck objected to war powers and Taft delayed a war damage insurance bill amid demands for study. House and Senate debates touched hoarding controls civil defense taxes and wartime powers.
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Robert A. Taft
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Ohio Congressman Indicted on Funds Charges
Rep. Walter E. Brehm of Ohio was indicted by a federal grand jury on seven counts for illegally receiving 1380 for campaign purposes in 1946 and 1947 from two former female employees. The indictment cites payments from Clara Soliday and Emma Craven during 1945 to 1948, with Soliday suing for damages.
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Walter E. Brehm
Ohio
Nd. Brehm
Rep. Brehm
Lith
Clara Soliday
Emma S. Craven
Brehm
Rainfall Reported Across Arid Texas Dryspell Eases
Weather bulletin notes scattered rainfall in East Texas and locales such as Lufkin Beaumont and Longview with dry West Texas remaining and conditions in cities from Dallas to Fort Worth showing low ceilings and freezing temps. Beaumont had measurable rain while several towns logged subfreezing lows. Temperatures in Amarillo and other West Texas towns fell into the upper teens to low thirties.
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Shrevenort
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Victoria
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Waco
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Josh Newman
U. S
Chinese Communist Delegation Faces New York Shopping Spree
A nine member Chinese Communist delegation touring the United Nations spent heavily during a day in New York. Gen. Wu Hsiu Chuan and colleagues loaded 2,627 pounds of luxury goods in Manhattan stores and traveled home with 53 pieces of luggage, while the group wore fashionable clothing and orchids.
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Far East
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China
United States
Limestone Leaders Plan Scouting Activities for 1951
Limestone district scouts met at Mexia city hall to discuss 1951 plans. Activities include a swimming meet Easter egg hunt district camporee Heart Of Texas circus and a patrol leader school. They also discussed a Springfield cemetery cleanup at Fort Parker State Park as an annual project. Participants: Melvin S. Smith Jr Gene Womack J A Schnable from Mexia and Wayne Lucas W H Wells from Shiloh.
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Mexia
Heart of Texas Circus
Springfield
Fort Parker State ‘Park
Gene Womack
J.A. Schnable
Wayne Lucas
W. H. Wells
Shiloh
Famous Editor's Wife Dead in Kansas
Mrs. Sallie White age 81 widow of famed country editor William Allen White died in her sleep after a brief illness at Emporia Kansas. She aided her husband in running the Emporia Gazette and became co owner in 1944 when he died. Her son William & White later became sole owner in a 1945 reorganization.
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Sallie White
West Germans asked to join Atlantic Pact army
United States and British high commissioners plan talks with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in Bonn to urge contribution of 150000 or more troops to the Atlantic Pact defense army. Acheson supports the Brussels plan as a peace effort to curb communism.
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Belgium
Dean Acheson
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Washington
Drought Halts Farming Across Texas
A critical lack of rain leaves field work at a standstill in Texas as USDA surveys for the week ending Dec 18 show livestock shrinkage and wheat damage from cold northwest temperatures. Range feed is rapidly consumed while rains are urgently needed to revive pastures and support winter grasses.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
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Funeral Rites For Mrs G L Jones At Teague Today
Mrs G L Jones 64 died after months of illness at Teague city hospital. Funeral services were held at Eighth Avenue Baptist Church Teague at 3 p m. Burial Greenwood Cemetery Ham Brothers funeral home in charge. Survived by husband Marvin Jones two daughters Mrs Maurine Durrett and Mrs Velma Horton all of Teague and one son. Also survived by three brothers Tom William and Dave Watson Cen terville. Lived in Freestone and Leon counties all her life.
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World War II Felt in Crossed Lines Across Nations
Reports from Paris, London, and Seoul detail postwar tensions and ongoing conflicts. Petain’s appeal rejection, Chinese UN delegation stance, and renewed Korean frontline fighting frame a shifting Cold War theater with military censorship and looming UN responses.
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Hungnam
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Douglas MacArthur
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Truman Signs Rent Control Extension
President Truman signed a bill extending federal rent controls until March 31. The controls would have expired December 31 without local affirmative action extending them for six months.
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Washington
International probe seeks destination of uniforms
FBI, U S Customs, Commerce officials and Army intelligence are investigating shipments of surplus uniforms described as rags. A Commerce spokesman confirms several large consignments from various U S sources to Holland were found by a Detroit customs inspector last month. Pentagon officials express concern as the inquiry traces the flow of uniforms and rags across multiple sites.
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Peanut Quotas Set After 16 State Farmer Vote
Peanut growers approve 1951 marketing quotas for 1,771,117 acres with a 650000 ton goal. Preliminary counts show 48,790 in favor and 20,120 against. Limestone County voters favor quotas 87 to 13 and are allotted about 1,479 acres.
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Agriculture Department
J. D. McCreary
Limestone Production Marketing Administration Office
Groesbeck
Mexia Daily News Today
Limestone County
Mexia State School Students Present Program for Lions
Mexia State School students entertained Mexia Lions and guests at noon with a varied program of religious, popular and hillbilly songs and Christmas carols. Directed by Mrs. W. A. Phillips, they were accompanied by Mrs. Phillips at the piano. Rev. Tom Madden led the program. Ariland Allbright presided. Guests included Miss Joy Phillips, Mrs. Dewey Estes, A. J. Mulder of Palestine and Herman Sadler, tail twister of the Lions club.
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Mexia
Phillips
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Ariland Allbright
Joy Phillips
Dewey Estes
A. J. Mulder
Palestine
Heriman Sadler
Lions Club
Voluntary price plan eyed amid wage stabilization debate
Top union leaders told President Truman food prices and rents must be controlled effectively before wage stabilization. They urged compensatory wage increases where needed, opposed wage freezing, and pressed for an independent stabilization board and quick amendments to the defense production act.
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Truman
Philip Murray
AFL
William Green
Economic Stabilization Agency
ESA
General Motors
CIO
AFL Auto Workers
Cyrus S. Ching
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