Christmas Reflections From Ernie Deane Column
ERNIE DEANE muses on Christmas contrasts with 4000 years ago noting women buy 80 percent of neckties, rising installation debt, pretzel industry gains, DIY trends, and auto buyer priorities like automatic transmissions and power brakes. He jokes about hammer marks on a bookcase and suggests Central Texas as a winter resort for Yankees.
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United States
Motoy
MEXIA
Chamber of Commrece
Oike
Florida
Texas
Knowland presses blockade plan to deter Communist advances
UPI report quotes Senate Republican Leader William F Knowland arguing a blockade of the Chinese mainland would deter Communist pressure without risking full scale war. He warned weakness invites war and criticized peace-at-any-price policies while accepting possible risks from Soviet submarines.
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D. C
William F. Knowland
United States
China
GOP
Senate
Knowland
U. S
U. S. News & World Report
United Nations
Dag Hammarsk
Jold
China News
Hammarskjold
House of the Criminal
Holidays Bring Spring Weather To Local Areas
The week before Christmas brought springlike weather to Mexia with clear skies and bright sun. Overnight lows varied across the state with El Paso at 26 and Dallas at 34, while Galveston reached 40 and Salt Flat dipped to 21. Most regions saw rising temperatures but some eastern areas faced snow flurries.
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Mexia
Texas
Galveston
Alice
Sherman
Ell Paso
Lubbock
Maria
Lufkin
Fort Worth
Abilene
Amarilo
Dallas
Waco
Midland
Wichita Falls
San Angelo
de Rio
Beaumont
San Antonio
Austin and Laredo
Houston
As Christi
Brownsville
Florida
Rocky Mountain Region
Fairfield contest details emerge in garter survey note
A fragmented note references 5,000 foot swim, a four and a high, Fairfield and W. Ziegman, with mentions of a committee and an 8 P start. The text is garbled but implies a local survey or contest event with names and times.
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W. Ziegman
Wil
Claypool Surveys
Violent Weekend in Texas Claims At Least 18 Lives
Over the weekend Texas saw at least 18 violent deaths with traffic crashes accounting for about a dozen fatalities. The DPS estimates 1203 more violent deaths during the 11 day holiday period from December 23 to January 2, including 108 traffic deaths. A Bowie boy, 12 year old Jerry Floyd Haider, was shot to death in a hunting incident. Three Paducah high school students died when their car hit a moving freight train. another vehicle crashed into the same train.
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Texas
Department of Public Safety
Bowie
Jerry Floyd Haider
Paducah
Washington, D. C
H. B. Miller
Navy
Federal Employees To Be Eligible for Unemployment Pay
Federal civilian employees will gain unemployment benefits after Jan 1 under a federal state program. Texas Employment Commission manager E C Anderson said an agreement with the Secretary of Labor will allow benefits to be paid through local commission offices. Benefits use federal service and wages to determine payments, matching private industry method.
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Texas Employment Commission
E. C. Anderson
Secretary of Labor
Commission
Texas
Texas Ployment Commission
Chicago Unworried By Dire Flood Prediction
Chicago residents ignored a forecast that a tidal wave would engulf the city tomorrow by Dr. Charles Laughead who claimed to receive messages from outer space. The physician, once fired from Michigan State College, refused to reveal details while locals carried on as normal with trains crowded and no flood preparations. Dorothy Martin, who also claims extra sensory messages, accompanied him as they purportedly set to alert Chicago.
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Chicago
Charles
Michigan State College
North Side
Dr. Laughead
Dorothy Martin
Outer Space
Laughead
Eratechgenic
Tay
Jackie Gleason Reaches Three Year TV Contract
New York reports Jackie Gleason has a three year twelve million dollar contract with the Columbia Broadcasting System. The deal is said to be sponsored by Buick division of General Motors. News comes from exclusive telegram and sun sources in New York.
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Highway 14
W. R. Hendricks
Clayton Liles
Buddy Ferguson
Jack Phillips
Tommy Owens
James Smith
Mexia Daily News
New York, N.Y
Jackie Gleason
Columbia Broadcasting System
New York Telegram and Sun
Mr. Gleason
Buick
General Mot- Ofb
Fire Chief Warns Residents Amid Weekend Blazes
Fire Chief O. W. Mansell cautioned households and businesses on holiday fire dangers after four calls Saturday and one Sunday. Fires included a hay shed blaze from fire works, a tractor motor cleaning flare, a rubber hose and gas stove fire, a grass blaze, and a defective flu in a wood stove at a residence.
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O. W. Mansell
Mansell
Yorks
T. G. Morton
S. Bonham
Limestone Tractor Co
S. McKinney
East Hopkins
East Palestine
Christmas Fund Shared by AkP Employees at Great Atlantic
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company announced a preholiday fund totaling over 2.3 million dollars. Every employee with six months service received a share of the annual fund, voted by the board of directors. Ralph W. Burger, president, noted the company operates stores including in Mexico.
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Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Ralph W. Burger
Mexico
Direcors
Confession Solves Mystery Killing in Brinkley
A 19 year old Florence Alabama man Bill Ray Willingham confessed to killing 25 year old Mrs Sue Fuller in east Arkansas. He admitted striking her once with a heavy stick of kindling weed after claiming hunger. He was jailed secretly amid high tensions over the slaying.
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Brinkley
Ark
Sue
Fuller
Arkansas
Bill Ray Willingham
Florence
Ala
Martha Carr 64 Dies in Dallas Funeral Set in Coolidge
Martha Carr aged 64, lifelong Coolidge resident, died Saturday in Dallas. Funeral services are set for 4 pm tomorrow at the Coolidge First Baptist Church with Rev. Thorn of Hubbard officiating, burial in Coolidge Negro Cemetery. She is survived by a daughter, a son, three brothers, 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Dorsey Keatts Funeral Home in charge.
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Fe Negro First Baptist
Coolidge
Martha Carr
Dallas
QO. Thorn of Hubbard
Oolidge Negro
Dorsey -Keatts Funeral Home
Pigs Proved The Smartest By Two Cornell Professors
Two Cornell University animal scientists H H Dukes and A A Moore rank pigs ahead of mules horses goats and sheep in intelligence and practicality They say pigs can learn tasks open ice boxes and adapt to disrupted environments showing notable problem solving and self care traits within farm settings
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Ithaca
Cornell University
Peters
Re. H. H. Dukes
A. A. Moore
Pipe
Gus
Rupenssey
Stocker Cow Sales Show Improvement at Groesbeck
Groesbeck commission reports last week's stocker cow sale as steady with strong demand for stocker calves. Prices ranged from 9 to 20 dollars for calves, 8.5 to 10.5 for fat cows, 5 to 8 for canners and cutters, and 60 to 195 dollars per pair for cows with calves by side.
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Groesbeck
Mrs. Mary Di Holder Rites Held Sunday At Ban Hur Church
Funeral services were held Sunday at Ban Hur Church for Mrs. Mary Di Holder a longtime Mexia resident and Ban Hur Baptist Church charter member. She died Saturday at age 9? and is survived by daughters Carsie Prather and Roy Falden among others. Burial followed in Mexia area.
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Ban Hur
Mexia
Io Dear Grae
Mexa
Ban Hur Baptist Enure A Ae Ae
Carsie Prather
Mexia San
Roy Falden
Aaren
Uy Great
Roy Grand
Carley
Yi Aoe
Local Brief Fragment From Fort 5 Hy Ark Report
An incomplete field report notes an incident at Fort 5 Fort 5 Fort 5 with unclear details. The text mentions Mace and fares without clear meaning or names.
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Hy Ark
New Haven Dawned on Vesta? Ambiguous Local Query
Fragmentary text appears to reference New Haven or New Haven area events with unclear details. No coherent facts or names to anchor a specific news item.
Republicans Attack Tax Free Groups in Washington
Fragmented text suggests a political row over tax exempt groups and investigations. Names, roles, and clear facts are obscured by garbled OCR, but the piece references Republican figures and a congressional inquiry into philanthropic tax status and alleged influence.
Local Death Report From Fragmented OCR Note
A fragmented OCR item notes a 11 30 death event involving a 40 year old farmer named J T Heres. The garbled text mentions Groesbeck and an accident or incident leading to death.
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Groesbeck
J.T. Heres
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