Truman Plans Yuletide Message And White House Holiday
President Truman will deliver a national Yuletide message and attend White House tree lighting at 5 p.m. EST. The broadcast will run on major radio networks. The Trumans will attend midnight church services and share Christmas Day gifts and a turkey dinner. Family members include Miss Mary Truman of Independence and Mrs. Truman’s brothers D. F. Wallace of Denver and George P. Wallace and Frank G. Wallace of Independence. The White House is decorated with lights and a large cedar wreath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
White House
Mary Truman
Independence
Toll of Violent Holiday Deaths in Texas Rises to 39
A four day count ending today shows 39 violent deaths in Texas. The Texas Department of Public Safety lists 20 traffic deaths, eight from other causes such as burnings and Grovaines, and 11 from homicides and personal crisis reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Austin
Texas Department of Public Safety
Selected Stocks Overview Across Major Firms
The list highlights American Airlines AT and T 1507s, Ansco nda 34s, Chrysler 6374, General Motors, Dodge 38, Pirelli 29, Philips 63, Sears Roebuck 3712, Sinclair ON 175s, Tex Pac Co & Oil 46, US Steel 26, and Lone Star Gas 2, showing varied performances. Investors track several large corporations and energy plays amid market chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Airlines
Tle
At& T
Ansconda
Chrysler
Comyo & Son
Gen Motor de Preips
Dodge
Philips
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair
Tex Pac Co & Oil
US Steel
Markets at a Glance Irregular Movements Reported
United Press notes stocks irregularly higher and curb stocks also uneven. Bonds did not trade and grain futures in Chicago show steady wheat corn oats and barley while cotton futures remain steady in a fluctuating market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Truman Signs Supplemental Bill for Foreign Aid and U S Costs
President Truman signed a $914.29 million supplemental appropriation including $540 million emergency aid for France Italy Austria and China plus $340 million for army occupation costs in Germany Austria Japan and Korea and $522 million in stop gap aid for the Western European countries with adjustments from Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
France
Italy
Austria
China
Congress
U. S
Germany
Japan
Korea
New Pacific Atomic Test Unit Formed At Eniwetok
The Atomic Energy Commission created Joint Task Force Seven to run outdoor laboratory tests at Eniwetok in the mid Pacific. The Army Navy and Air Force will supply ships planes and troops for routine experiments under AEC supervision led by Dr Darol K Froman from Los Alamos. The first tests date was not released and the area will be heavily guarded and closed to U N representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint Task Force Seven
Eniwetok
Army-Navy-Air Force Group
Proving Ground
Commission
Darol K. Froman
Denver University
Los Alamos, N. M
Marshall Chain
United Nations
Palestine Strife Post Partition Claims 260 Lives
An official report records 260 dead and 604 wounded in Palestine since the UN partition vote. Arabs lead fatalities with 133, Jews 107, and British personnel account for a portion. Wounded totals include 374 Arabs and 190 Jews, with British forces and Arab police also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Jerusalem
United Nations
Truman Rejects General Amnesty for Minor Offenders
President Truman declined a pre Christmas general amnesty for service members convicted of minor offenses saying clemency is limited to those who deserve it after review by the Attorney General. Sen Jenner and Truman exchanged letters outlining earned clemency for eligible cases. Harold E. Stassen charged the administration with withholding pertinent information on government insiders in commodity markets. A White House spokesman denied any withheld names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Truman
Washington
William E. Jenner
Ind
Jenner
Mr. Truman
Harold E. Stassen
Executive Department
Stassen
Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Mexia Lions Hear Christmas Program
Rev. D. A. Bryant and Steve Heather led a Christmas program at the Mexia Lions Club noon meeting. Heather sang two solos Jerusalem and White Christmas, recited Lions Code of Ethics, and Bryant shared Christmas history and the biblical story. The club sang carols, with accompanists Mrs. Steve Heather and Miss Ann Fore. Guests Gordon D. Tyner and J. D. Leach of Corsicana attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Bryant
Steve Heather
Mexia Lions Club
Heather
Jerusalem
Lions Code of Ethics
Ann Fore
Gordon D. Tyner
J. D. Leach
Corsicana
Oklahoma Town Suffers Severe Fire Damage
TALIHINA Okla Dec 23 Fire raged three hours destroying five buildings and causing about 750000 in damage reported by the highway patrol No injuries were recorded in the blaze which started at 8 am and ended at 11 am burning two hotels a variety store an office building and a hardware and furniture store
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talihina
Okla
Highway Patrol
Key House Member Doubts 17 Billion ER Program Approval
Chairman Charles A. Eaton of the House Foreign Affairs Committee doubts Congress will authorize the 17 billion dollars for the European Recovery Program in its current mood. He warns Truman may be asking too much for initial four year appropriations and suggests funding year by year while pursuing the general Marshall plan objectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles A. Eaton
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Truman
New Jersey
Germany
Eaton
Three Men Killed in Rocket Crash Near Dellvale
The Rock Island Rocket collided with a loaded gasoline transport two miles east of Dellvale Kansas killing driver Oria Heaton from Phillipsburg engineer Pete Mandlin of Goodland and fireman J W Campbell of Colorado Springs. The blast and fire destroyed the diesel engine baggage car mail car and several train cars. An engine was sent from Phillipsburg to move remaining cars toward Denver and Colorado Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillipsburg
Kan
Rock Island Railroad
Dellvale
Oria Heaton
Pete Mandlin
Goodland
Kans
J. W. Campbell
Colorado Springs
Colo
Denver
Stassen challenges admin over insider commodity trading charges
Harold Stassen, Republican presidential aspirant, charged the administration with concealing insiders in commodity markets. He cited delays in reporting operations and urged disclosure as Clinton Anderson prepared a 12 000 to 15 000 trader roster. Pauley and Davies named among the 711 traders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stassen
Clinton P. Anderson
Anderson
Congress
Edwin W. Pauley
Army
Pauley
Senate Appropriations Committee
Ralph K. Davies
California
Panama rejects pact to defend canal as U S troops remain
Panama's national assembly unanimously rejected the Dec 10 agreement with the United States to defend the Panama Canal, though U S troops continue occupying 14 bases. Demonstrations followed the vote as observers warned the occupation may persist in an uneasy status quo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
United States
U.S
Canal
U. S
Jester to Attend Sugar Bowl Game
Texas Governor Beauford H. Jester will travel to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl to watch his alma mater play and to see a Texas tax supported college in action. Lieutenant Governor Allan Shivers will attend the Cotton Bowl in Dallas and greet Pennsylvania's Governor. Jester plans to depart December 30 or 31 and return January 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Beauford H. Jester
New Orleans
Corsicana
Allan Shivers
Jester
Dallas
Pennsylvania
Military Funeral For Dick Pierce Tuesday Afternoon
Last rites for W. G. Dick Pierce 31, former Mexia resident, were held at Rid le Chapel Tuesday at 2 30 p m Rev D A Bryant led services Burial was at Cade Cemetery near Streetman with a color guard from Nowlin Post American Legion American Legion Post 398 New London Lancaster Post W F W and Company B National Guard. Pierce a World War II veteran is survived by his wife one daughter Pernelia eight, two sons Wilcox seven and Gilbert Wilburn four, his mother Mrs Julia Morton Mexia four sisters Mrs Augusta Percevial Dallas Mrs Mae Wilson Mexia Mrs Blanche Williams Mexia and Mrs Elon White Fort Worth, his grandmother Mrs Rachael Blanchard Streetman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G
Dick) Pierce
Mexia
Riddle Chapel
D. A. Bryant
First Baptist Church
Cade Cemetery
Streetman
Nowlin
American Legion
New London
Lancaster
Company B
National Guard
Pierce
Pernelia
Wilcox
Gilbert Wilburn
Julia Morton
Augusta Percevial
Dallas
Mae Wilson
Blanche Williams
Elon White
Ft. Worth
Rachael Blanchard
Bremond Bank Robbery Ends With Sheriff Killing One Bandit
Sheriff Bob Reeves shot and killed a robber during a Bremond State Bank hold up as a second bandit escaped with about 10,000 dollars. The crime occurred at 11:50 a.m. with two employees and two customers forced into a vault. The getaway car, a green 1946 Chevrolet Sedan, was last seen north of Marlin headed toward Waco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremond
Tex
Bob Reeves
Bremond State Bank
Reeves
Eugene Barber
Barber
State Department of Public Safety
Marlin
Waco
Falls County
Austin
Temple
Bremend
Madlyn Wilson
H. ©. Walker
Miss Wilson
Walker
Rumpole Funeral Home
C. E. Clark
Funeral Home
Trains Crash in Germany Kills Forty Holiday Travelers
A collision near Neuwied in the French zone of Germany killed at least 40 people and injured 99 as the Munich Dortmund Express rammed into the Freiburg Dortmund Express in heavy rain. French troops aided survivors and three hospital trains were sent to the scene. Most victims were not Allied nationals, and Neuwied's hospital was overwhelmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Neuwied
Germany
Rhine
Coblenz
Freiburg
Pope Pius to Broadcast Christmas Message From Vatican
The Vatican said Pope Pius will not receive the Sacred College for Christmas greetings due to indisposition. He will deliver the Christmas broadcast by Vatican radio at 11 am, citing diplomatic reasons for altering the usual midnight mass schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Vatican
Pius
Sacred College of Cardinals
Vatican Radio
Osservatore Romano
Sacred College
Temperatures Drop as Cool Air Moves Into Texas
Temperatures dipped slightly as a mass of cool air drifted into Texas from the northwest. Forecasts showed generally fair weather statewide through Wednesday with clouds in north central and northeast Texas today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
United Press
Hi Nabor S
Pacific
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Mid- Pacific
Mexia Lions
Oklahoma
Harold 5. Stassen
Dick Pierce
Pope Pius
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!