Littlefield Heavier Line Captures Texas Class A Title
Mexia Black Cats were routed 13-0 by Littlefield Wildcats at Fair Park Stadium Abilene in the final 1949 grid game. Littlefield piled up 290 rushing yards led by Bailes 137 and Gage 122 while Mexia managed only nine ground yards. Cain completed 12 of 31 passes but faced heavy pressure as Mexia totaled 99 passing yards and 25 yards lost on sacks.
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John Moss
Mexia
Black Cats
Littlefield Wildcats
Fair Park Stadium
Abilene
Littlefield
Dalhart
Sudan
Wildcats
Garland Cain
Cats
Frank Gage
Tommy Bailes
Bailes
Gage
Cain
Gas Line Freeze-Up Hits Missouri Town
Neosho Missouri faced a boil over cold snap as its main gas line froze, cutting heat for about 5500 residents. Crews from Joplin and Carthage joined the emergency effort, cutting outlets and broadcasting warnings. Heat restoration depended on locating and relighting pilots at homes and businesses once the line was repaired at the town’s outskirts.
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Neosho
Missouri
Ozarks
Joplin
Carthage
Thieves Loot Office Safe In St Louis Heist
Thieves last night carted off Vincent Marchand's office safe containing $6,000 cash and about $10,000 in bonds checks and notes. Insurance policies covering the loss were also taken, locked in the safe.
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ST. Louis
LLP
Vincent Marchand
Party Leaders Agree On Issues The 1950 Senate
United Press reports Senate Democratic Whip Francis Myers and Republican policy chair Robert Taft foresee civil rights and social security as top items for 1950. They diverge on fiscal policy with Taft stressing deficit spending and tax or expense limits while Myers emphasizes redefining priorities and limiting extended debate amid minority filibusters.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
United Press
Francis J. Myers
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Sen, Taft
Sen. Myers
Taft
Mr. Myers
New Year’s Dance Planned by National Guard Unit
The Mexia armory hosts a New Year’s Eve dance by Company B of the Texas National Guard with the Salty Dogs as the band. Committee members Robert Wilson Weldon Fleming Bryce Hollingsworth and William Watkins organize the event which begins at 7 30 Saturday night. Each member may bring a date and no guest couples are allowed. The concession stand will be open during the dance.
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Texas National Guard
Mexia Armory
Salty Dogs
Robert Wilson
Weldon Fleming
Bryce Hollingsworth
William Watkins
Rifle Company
President Emeritus of TCU Dies at Fort Worth Home
Dr. E. M. Waits, 78, former president emeritus of Texas Christian University, died at his Fort Worth home of a heart ailment after years of poor health. He stepped down as TCU president in 1941 after 25 years, overseeing growth from 367 students and a $200,000 endowment to a university with over 2,000 students, more than 100 faculty, and an endowment exceeding $5,000,000.
Fort Worth Transit seeks two cent bus fare increase
Fort Worth Transit Co. requests city approval to raise bus fares from 10 to 12 cents. The move aims to cover rising operating costs and support maintained service levels for riders in Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth
Holiday Death Toll Near 600 in Christmas Weekend
At least 587 Americans were killed in Christmas weekend accidents from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight last night. Auto crashes caused 402 deaths, fires 63, planes six, and miscellaneous 116. Texas led the nation with 82 deaths, California had most traffic deaths at 43, and New York totalled 33. A Christmas tree fire near Hyndman, Pennsylvania, caused extensive damage.
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Chicago
Finois
San Francisco
California
National Safety Council
Texas
State
New York
Tinois
Pennsylvania
Hyndman
Ex Convicts Carry Dallas Gang Leader To His Grave Today
Three ex convicts carried the steel casket of slain Dallas gang leader De lois Green to his grave. A paroled prisoner turned ordained minister offered a final prayer as Green was shot to death near a Dallas nightclub on Christmas Eve. Sheriff Bill Decker said police characters were rounded up but released for lack of evidence.
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Dallas
Delois Green
Green
Bill Decker
Reds Want Peace With U S But No American Spies
In Frankfurt a Hungarian politburo member said Hungary seeks peace with the United States and Britain but will not tolerate espionage. Culture Minister Jozsef Revai named Robert Vogeler of ITT and Edgar Sanders as alleged spies, both under arrest in Budapest and claimed to have confessed.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Hungary
United States
Britain
Jozsef Revai
Robert Vogeler
International Telephone and Telegraph Company
Edgar Sanders
Budapest
Netherlands transfer of sovereignty ends Dutch rule
The Netherlands formally transfers sovereignty over the Dutch East Indies to the United States of Indonesia, ending 350 years of Dutch control. Queen Juliana oversees the handover as the new state forms.
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Netherlands
Juliana
Dutch East Indies
United States
Indonesia
Cleveland
Ohio
Taipeh
Formosa
Chengtu
Defense Ministry
Chungking
Tokyo
Japan
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Alexander Rankoviec
Crazy-Quilt Weather In Texas With Mild Cold Front
Texas shows a mixed forecast with fog in the northeast and north central areas while coast clouds and calm skies in the west. A mild cold front moves toward West Texas from the Rocky Mountains but is not a true norther. West Texas will see cold weather in the next 24 hours with mid 30s forecast for tonight in the Bi stone empire.
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United Press
Texas
West Texas
Rocky Mountain States
U. S. Weather Bureau
Bistone Empire
Farmers State Bank Employees Celebrate Christmas Party
Farmers State Bank employees held their annual Christmas party Friday afternoon, exchanging gifts as customary. Harold Nussbaum, the president, said the bank presented each regular employee with a Christmas bonus of two weeks salary plus an extra week's salary for each year of service.
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Farmers State Bank
Harold Nussbaum
Convicts Used Tablespoons in Prison Escape
Seven inmates escaped from a Texas prison using a 25-foot tunnel dug with tablespoons. Two life-term offenders were among those at large. two were recaptured near New Waverly by bloodhounds. Authorities pursued several others in woods east and south of Huntsville as the break was described as one of Texas’ worst in years.
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Huntsville
Texas
Murder charge filed in Santa Rosa shooting case
Carl Schwartz, 39, faces a formal murder complaint for the Christmas Eve killing of Mrs. June Maggard Dickson, 31, at the Dickson ranch near Santa Rosa. He denies the accusation while officers say he fired a .38 pistol, wounding ranch worker Lyman W. Lacey, who is expected to recover. The District Attorney said the complaint would be signed by Mrs. Dickson’s husband.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Carl Schwartz
San Francisco
Charles J. McGulderick
Schwartz
June Maggard Dickson
Fred W. Dickson
Austria
Dicksons
Lyman W. Lacey
Buick Cuts Prices on 1950 Models in Flint
Buick announced price cuts today on its 1950 models ranging from 75 to 310 dollars, aided by a recent 40 dollar reduction for automatic transmissions. The move comes despite a 34 ton rise in steel prices and costs.
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Flint, Mich
Buick
Einstein's New Unified Gravity Theory Explained
New generalized theory of gravitation by Professor Einstein proposes a unified formula for gravitation and electromagnetism. Over 30 years he developed 29 symbols to describe the laws governing these two fundamental forces, aiming to illuminate the mystery of life.
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New York
Albert Einstein
Einstein
Prof
Ochoa's Yule Visit Starts Big Manhunt
Webb county law enforcement joined in a mass manhunt for George Ochoa a noted Laredo broker charged with slaying two men last summer. Ochoa allegedly entered Jesus Ballesteros home near the border around Christmas with wet clothing implying he may have crossed the Rio Grande. No clues were found. Ochoa has been sought since July 31 after two men were found dead in a Laredo hotel.
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Laredo
Webb County
George Ochoa
Ochoa
Jesus Maria Ballesteros
Texas
Mexico
Rio Grande
Ballesteros
United States
Henry Whittenberg
Cpl
James Lindsay
Oneida
Tenn
Funeral Rites at Coolidge Today for Mrs Williamson
Mrs Virgie Adella Williamson 84 of Coolidge died Monday after a short illness. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Coolidge Methodist Church. She was past worthy matron of the Order of Eastern Star and active in church work. Born Oct 7 1865 in Mississippi she married John R Williamson in 1884. he preceded her. Survived by two children Zack A Williamson Beaumont and Mrs R M Wood Coolidge. six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Burial in Old Armour cemetery Coolidge. Pallbearers Ottie Hill Peyton Hancock Lloyd Wood Vernon Reed Bill Sellers Floyd Michaels.
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Virgie Adella Williamson
Coolidge
Coolidge Methodist Church
Order of Eastern Star
Williamson
Methodist Church
Mississippi
John R. Williamson
Zack A. Williamson
Beaumont
R. M. Wood
D. R. McCauley
Mansfield Methodist Church
Old Armour Cemetery
Riddle Funeral Home
Mexia
Ottie Hill
Peyton Hancock
Lloyd Wood
Vernon Reed
Bill Sellers
Floyd Michaels
Yugoslavia Secures World Bank Loan in Principle
Belgrade Yugoslavia announced that the World Bank has agreed in principle to lend the country 25 million dollars. This would add to the 2.7 million already granted for Yugoslav timber industry development and related projects.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
World Bank
Vice Versa Aid: German Water for New York Shavers
A CARE employee in Frankfurt sent New York colleagues a parcel of Frankfurt water labeled as shaving water. An accompanying note said the package should supply about one month of shaving water and acknowledged New York’s water shortage amid the calamity.
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New York
Frankfurt
Germany
Office of Care
Interest Free Loans Sought to Finance West Texas Dams
Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation district sought $117 500 in interest free loans from the federal government to fund planning of three West Texas dams. Proposals cover the Abrene Stamford area and the Seymour Knox City area. If feasible, construction will be funded by state and local sources. No federal grants are planned for construction.
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Fort Worth
Brazos River
Fourth Time Fire Destroys West Texas Church
The First Baptist Church at Blanket was burned Christmas Day for the fourth time. Brownwood and Comanche firemen failed to save the brick edifice, now valued around 35000 dollars. Church officials plan to rebuild. Rev. Guy Self noted it had been debt free after a recent dedication.
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Brownwood
First Baptist
Blanket
Guy Self
Comanche
Republicans Back Excise Tax Cut Oppose Other Tax Hikes
President Truman was assured Republicans would back a proposed excise tax cut, but House GOP leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. said they would strongly oppose raising other taxes to compensate for the loss. Martin spoke before returning to Washington for the second session of the 81st Congress on June 3.
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Truman
Joseph W. Martin Jr
House
Martin
Washington
Farm crop controls aim to curb U S surplus drain
Half of the nations farms will be under government crop production controls next year as a survey shows seven major field crops will be limited to curb a multibillion dollar price support drain on the treasury. Acreage cuts and marketing quotas target corn wheat cotton tobacco peanuts rice and potatoes with reductions ranging up to about 15 percent.
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Washington
Mexican Senate Receives Uranium Control Plan Bill
A bill sent to the Mexican senate tightens federal controls on uranium. It makes concealing discovery a federal offense and requires miners to sell findings to the government. It also reserves government rights to import export transport and distribute atom bomb material.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Senate
AFL Will Seek 10 Cent Wage Hike for 1950
The AFL announced it will demand further substantial wage increases in 1950. In a bulletin to affiliated unions it signaled it will insist on an average rise of over 10 cents an hour, not willing to settle for less.
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Washington
AFL
Yugoslavia Signs Five Year Trade Pact With Britain
Belgrade Yugoslavia and Great Britain formalize a $616000000 five year trade pact to take effect January 1 marking a major Westward economic alignment and the third such Western move in recent days.
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Yugoslavia
Britain
Belgrade
Great Britain
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