Way It Seems to Me by Ernie Deane
The essay recalls Ernie Deane’s wartime visit to a German POW camp in Bavaria near the end of WWII. He describes prisoner life organized into six-man cells, scavenging for food, Red Cross packages, and a rescue that included a young friend and his rabbit deal. He notes grim sights, longing for home, and the moment liberation brought mixed relief and joy.
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Ernie Deane
Bavaria
Austria
Red _ Cross
Red ‘Cross
Buddy
Airlift Planned for POWs if Armistice Deals Finalized
Panmunjom reports orders for a mass airlift of 3 198 American prisoners of war to Japan if a Korean armistice is reached. Gen James A Van Fleet directs 8th Army to plan reception care and transport by air. No progress in truce talks as China calls POW lists propaganda.
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Panmunjom
Japan
James A. van Fleet
8Th
United States
8Th Army
Dean
William F. Dean
America
Red
Newamen
Jinan
Taejon
Irouta
T: Weores
Ab Siadeee
Mexia
Widow Re marries as GI case triggers POW twist
In Atlanta a 22 year old woman who remarried after her husband was listed as killed in Korea learns he is a Communist prisoner of war The Defense Department notified her Pvt Walter Dixon was killed May 18 1951 and she discovers her second husband Pfc William Sasser works with her at Fort MacPherson The matter is sent to Gen Ridgways headquarters for investigation.
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Enoch-Aiden
Korea
Agnes Sasser
Defense Department
Pvt
Walter Dixon
Pfc
William Sasser
Fort MacPherson
Matthew Ridgway
Enoch .Arden
Kathi Greer Crowned Mexia’s Most Photogenic Child
Dallas judges selected three Mexia children for photogenic honors. Kathi Greer, three, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Greer, won a $25 savings bond at Mexia Theater and will enter a regional contest. Jerry Lynn Watson and Lanny Little placed second and third and will receive color portraits.
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Kathi Greer
Dallas
Kathi
Oscar Greer
Jerry Lynn Watson
J. M. Watson
Lanny Little
A. N. Little
Jerry Lynn
Lanny
National Theater
Mexia
Maurice Easterling
Sullivan Kilrain Bare Knuckle Title Bout Ends Historic Fight
John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain clashed in seventy five bare knuckle rounds in 1889 in a landmark championship bout. The match concluded the era of bare knuckle fighting and crowned Sullivan as champion.
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John L. Sullivan
Jake Kilrain
Reunion Ruined For Father Son By Sudden Blaze
Hillsboro resident Jim Andrews finally reunited with his son after four decades, but a sudden blaze shattered their moment as a hospital bed kept him from the embrace. Dr Peter Andrews of the elder family arranged the reunion, yet the fire forced emergency action and separate outcomes.
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Hillsboro
Jim Andrews
Peter Andrews
Andrews
Former Resident Dies At Overton Funeral In Bowie
Mrs. Russell Clarke, formerly of Mexia, died this morning at Overton after a heart attack. Her husband died years ago, and she had lived with their only child Mrs. Lee Brown in Overton. Services were held in Kilgore today and will be held in Bowie tomorrow at 2 p.m. with interment there. She is survived by a Corsicana sister and a Bowie sister.
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Russell Clarke
Mexia
Overton
Clarke
Lee Brown
Route 2
Kilgore
Bowie
Corsicana
Millions of pigs coming in spring estimate
The Agriculture Department today forecast a 1952 spring hog crop of 56.5 million head, down from 61.96 million this year. The crop reporting board said about 44.5 million will come from the corn belt, which produced 48.62 million last spring.
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Washington, D. C
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Oldtime Ranger Sam Graham Dies at 93
Sam Graham a Texas Ranger veteran who survived frontier skirmishes died at 93 from complications after a broken leg from a fall at his home. He helped capture two cattle thieves from Billy the Kid's gang in 1881 and served as president of the Ex Texas Rangers Association.
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San Antonio
Texas
Sam Graham
Rangers
Texas Frontier Battalion
Texas ‘Rangers Association
Billy the Kid
Ministers to Meet Friday Morning
A special meeting of the Mex ia Ministerial Alliance will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock at the First Baptist church. Rev Tom Madden president of the alliance will preside. India has 562 prince ruled states with varying territories.
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Mexia Ministerial Alliance
First Baptist Church
Tom Madden
India
Spellman to visit Korea troops in lonely places
Cardinal Spellman, archbishop of New York, heads to Korea to visit troops, after touring Europe in World War II and prior invitation by Army authorities. Global scene includes Greece joining UN Security Council and U S mediation efforts amid steel talks in Washington. Mexico recognizes Lower California as Mexico’s 23rd state due to two decades of progress.
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San Francisco
Calif
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Korea
Europe
Mexico City
California
Mexico
Packing Plant Workers Quit in Fort Worth Walkout
A third walkout in three days hit Armour & Co. packing plant in Fort Worth. About 30 workers in the curing cellars stopped work, triggering layoffs of 160 more across affected departments. The strike is linked to ongoing union contract talks in Chicago.
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Fort Worth
Armour & Co
Chicago
Truman Ready to Launch U S Cleanup Program
President Truman plans a late May or Friday announcement creating a special commission led by Federal Judge Thomas F. Murphy to purge corruption from government. Sen Mike Monroney of Oklahoma unveils a four point anti corruption bill tightening tax case interventions, civil service within the IRS, RFC loan disclosures, and penalties for officials tied to federal breach of trust.
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Washington, D. C
Truman
Thomas F. Murphy
White House
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Democrat
Internal Revenue Bureau
Civil Service
Reconstruction Finance Corp
RFC
House
Henry
Grunewald
Runewald
Cleveland
Ohio
Senate
Pinching A Barmaid Costs Mr Sheffield Pain And $25 Fine
A 25 year old railroad switchman Wesley Sheffield was fined $25 after a barroom incident in Houston Texas where he pinched bar operator Patricia Abbot and fired a pistol wounding Sheffield. Abbot testified she tried to leave and he refused to depart then grabbed her and punched her. She shot at a broom and accidentally hit Sheffield in the hip during the altercation.
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Houston
Patricia Abbot
Wesley Sheffield
Sheffield
Governor weighs special prosecutor for Galveston gambling case
Gov Allan Shivers considering appointing a special prosecutor for Galveston gambling cases if the Galveston County prosecutor approves. Attorney General Price Daniel indicated the possibility after meeting and notes from City Sun report vice and gambling concerns in Galveston County. Daniel was asked about authority to appoint or assist in felony gaming prosecutions and to request venue changes.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Galveston
Yeserday
Afty
Price Daniel
Mien
Aistines Fey
Yeaton Mey
Yee i. Magee
Sun
Daniel
Jaycee Directors to Meet Tonight
Plans for a poll tax campaign and banquet for the outstanding young man of Mexia and the PeeWees will be discussed at tonight’s Jaycee officers and directors meeting at 8 o’clock. The article notes a separate court ruling and trivia about Maine’s borders.
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Jaycee
Mexia
Stalin at Seventy Two A Dictator's Long Reign Varying by Millions
Analyst notes Stalin's 72nd birthday and surveys his rise from a student expelled in 1899 to a Soviet leader who expelled Trotsky in 1927 and rallied Moscow in 1941. The piece reflects on his power, reverence abroad, and the uncertain future of the former ministerial student who commands millions.
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Joseph Stalin
Josef Vissarionovich Djugashvili
Tiflis
Russia
Djugashvili
Stalin
Lenin
Themen
Leon Trotsky
Trot_sky
Trotsky
Communist Party
Urbs
Moscow
Red Square
Highway deaths rise as Texas holiday period begins
The article reports multiple fatal crashes across Texas during the Christmas holiday period. Fort Worth, Sherman, Brownwood, Dallas, and Houston incidents claimed several lives including D. S. Stout, James Terry Wells, Edward Brewer, and Delbert Wayne Caples among others, with none of the cases indicating foul play.
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Fort Worth
Autofom
Snd Eeta
D. S. Stout
Bonham
Sherman
Texas A&m
Brownwood
James Terry Wells
Colorado City
Dallas
Edward Brewer
Brewer
Yoakum
Halletsville
Houston
Leggett
Delbert Wayne Caples
Capper, Kansas senator and publishing magnate, dies at 86
Topeka Kansas AP Arthur Capper 86 longtime Kansas U S senator and publishing executive died last night. He built political and publishing fortunes from a Topeka printer's devil starting in 1904 and served two terms as governor. His influence aided national 4 H sub act and other agricultural laws.
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Topeka
Kansas
Arthur Capper
U. S
Washington
Texans Produce New Chick Hatch Record
In Austin a November hatchery report shows Texas produced about 500000 broiler chicks. The U.S. Department of Agriculture notes slow demand for farm stock chicks but strong demand for broiler chicks.
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Austin
Texas
S. Department of Agriculture
Temperature May Plummets to 18 Degrees in Texas
Forecasts warn a Canada-origin cold front will sweep Mexia Corsicana and surrounding areas with wind driven snow flurries and near zero readings tonight. Lows from 15 to 25 across West Texas with 10 to 15 in North Central Texas and East Texas 15 to 20. Snow and ice possible elsewhere.
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Mexia
Canada
U. S. Weather Bureau
Dallas
Mexia-Corsicana
Rocky Mountains
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
South Plains
East
Brownsville
Nation
Lufkin
Austin
Beaumont
Palestine
Tyler
Delhart
South Dakota
Ilinois
Mississippi
Gulf
Georgia
Havre
Mont
Minot
N. D
Valentine
Neb
International Falls
Minn
Automobile Dealers Charged With Overcharging Buyer
Houston police accuse L. T. Wood and Robert L. Wood brothers formerly of Houston now living in Weatherford of overcharging L. Anderson by 471.50 dollars on a 1951 sedan sold in March. The two face charges for the mispricing and sale practices.
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Houston
Weatherford
L. T
Robert L. Wood
Penity
L. Anderson
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