Death of famed train robber Al Jennings sparks lingering debate
Al Jennings, the self styled Badman from Oklahoma who claimed to have killed in self defense and inspired Western lore, died in Tarzana California after a life as outlaw lecturer and evangelist. Biographer Stuart Lake disputes his killing records while noting Jennings eased into California advising film makers on Western folklore.
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Reed Seeks Limestone County Commissioner Post Mexia Precinct 4
Mexia businessman Clint Reed announced his candidacy for Limestone County commissioner in Mexia Precinct 4. Reed, a long-time resident since 1943, has served on the Mexia ISD board for 12 years and led building projects including Ross Dunbar and Douglass schools and the Mexia High School facilities. He and his wife Sarah live at 307 S. Ross with daughters Becky and Kathy.
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Mexia
Limestone County
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Bob) Fortson
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Crouch
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Mexia Independent School District
Ross, Dunbar and
Douglass
Mexia High School
General Mexia Hospital
Presbyterian Church
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Becky
Kathy
S. Ross
Calvin Coldiron Buried After Christmas Horse Accident
Funeral services were held for Calvin Coldiron 27 of Buffalo at Stewart Memorial Methodist Church with burial at Rock Prairie cemetery near North Zurich. He was found dead near his home after a Christmas Day horse accident likely causing drowning. survivors include his parents two sisters and four brothers.
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Stewart Memorial Methodist
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North Zurich
Ham Brothers Funeral Home
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Methodist Church
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Mary Jo
Dog Dell Coldiron
Frank
Bobby Dean Coldiron
Mrs Archer Dies in Groesbeck at 92
Levie Archer, 92, died at her daughter Maggie Cox’s home in Groesbeck this morning at 1 30. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 30 p m in the Old Union Church with burial at Old Union under the direction of the Kiddie Funeral Home.
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Maggie Cox
Groesbeck
Old Union Church
Olds Union
Kiddle Funeral Home
Mexia Daily News announces 2 percent state tax on subscriptions
On January 1 1942 Mexia Daily News carriers will collect 2 percent state sales tax on all subscriptions. This is not an increase in price on our Qpae paper.
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Mexia Daily News
Christmas Sales In Mexia Stores Please Merchants
Mexia merchants report strong Christmas sales with one department store claiming its best sales in history and another noting sales about even with 1960. Shoppers from across the Mexia area fueled a robust holiday period with cash registers ringing throughout the season.
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Mexia
Weather forecast for Mexia and Bi-Stone area
Weather Bureau predicts generally fair conditions from this afternoon through Thursday. Tonight will be cool with a low near freezing. daytime high Thursday expected around the upper 40s to 50s.
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Celdér
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Space Race Tops 1961 News Poll by Editors
The year’s top story is the Soviet and U.S. space program with Yuri Gagarin Titov Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom as central figures. Berlin crisis UN secretary general Hammarskjold death and Cuba invasion ranking follow in the editors’ year end vote.
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Yuri Gagarin
Gherman Titov
America
Alan Shepard
Gus’ Grissom
Associated Press
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Earth
Shepard
Grissom
Titov
Space Story
Berlin
Top events from the era include space, Berlin, and tragedy
A compact list notes milestones: Man in space. Berlin crisis with East Germans sealing off the city. Dag Hammarskjold dies in a plane crash. a U S backed Cuban invasion fails. Russia resumes nuclear tests and fallout sparks concern. Kennedy sworn in as president. Congo crisis with Lumumba assassination and U N combat in Katanga. plus a devastating hurricane Carla affecting coastal areas.
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Dag Hammarskjold
Cuba
Kennedy
Sin Congo
Lumumba
U.N
Katanga
Carla Wallops
Six-Year-Old Mexia Girl Burned At Home
A six-year-old Mexia girl, Clydene Hendricks, suffered severe burns when her clothing caught fire near a heater in the Tehuacana Road home of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Hendricks. She was hospitalized in critical condition at Christoffer and Edgar Hospital as her mother and siblings reacted, with the house ablaze and the child reported to have mumps while in pajamas and robe.
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Christoffer and Edgar Hospital
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L. L. Hendricks
Tehuacana Road
Shirley
Clydene
Delbert
Texas
Dallas
Anita Gordon
Alcoa
Miss Gordon
E. R. Gordon
First Methodist Church
Mexia
Thief Steals Transistor Radio From Carl Maisen Home
A thief broke a window Tuesday night at Harvest Queen and stole a transistor radio belonging to Carl Maisen from the central office area. Sheriff Connor Spivey filed the report.
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Harvest Queen
Connor Spivey
Belgium resumes ties with Congo amid Katanga tensions
Belgium restored diplomatic relations with the Congo as Parliament awaited Katanga delegates, boosting Premier Adoula amid Katanga secession. The 17 month break followed Lumumba’s anger over Belgian troops during post independence riots, with Belgian interests longstanding in Katanga’s minerals.
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the Congo
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Congo
Cyrille Adgula
Katanga
Adoula
Moise Tshombe
Patrice Lumumba
Tshorhbe
Brussels
Tshombe
Shelters Proposed for Newlywed Couples in Nuclear Era
Anthropologist Margaret Mead urged an internationally financed shelter program to preserve newlyweds after a nuclear war. She proposed each country build blast-proof shelters for couples married in a two week period and spend two weeks there post marriage. Seymour Melman warned U S industry would collapse under fire damage from a large nuclear strike, jeopardizing global production.
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Margaret Mead
Mead
American Museum of Natural History
American Association For the Advancement of Science
United States
United Nations
Seymour Melman
Columbia University
Meetings Planned In Limestone To Explain Program
An explanation of the proposed flood control program to be decided by Limestone County voters on January 13 will be given at meetings across the county starting January 2. Sessions on January 2 will be in Mexia, the county courthouse, and Ben Hur with U S Swill Conservation Service technicians present to answer questions.
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City Auditorium
Mexia
Ben Hur
Jasper A. Byrd
Market opens mixed as stocks edge higher amid thin trading
New York AP reports a mixed opening with small moves among blue chips. Bethlehem rose to 4 1/4, American Telephone gained to around 44, Ford advanced to 16 1/2, U S Steel up to 7 1/4, General Motors up 4 to 57, Chrysler and General Dynamics steady.
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Eral Motors Rose
Jaycees to Pick Up Christmas Trees
Mexia Jaycees announce their annual Christmas tree pickup on Thursday night at 6:30. Residents should place trees at the curb in front of their houses for collection.
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Jaycees
Mexia Jaycees
Chrysler Unveils Turbine Driven Auto Today
New York AP reports Chrysler displayed an experimental turbine driven car and signaled limited early production to a select group of customers. Tests and costs will decide volume production within five years with booklets available after year start.
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Chrysler Corp
Robert Anderson
United States
Chrysler
George Huebner
Lnl
Huebner
Man and Wife Lose Child at Station
Kingsburg police received a report of a missing child during a family trip north to San Jose. Genevieve Avalles was found at a service station along U.S. Highway 99 in Pacoima after authorities broadcast the alert. the parents and eight other children recovered her and continued home.
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Joe Coalles
San Jose
Genevieve
Cvatles
U.S. Highway 99
Pacoima
Avalles
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