Texas Holiday Death Toll Breaks All Records At 124
A United Press report shows Texas holiday traffic deaths reaching a record 124 for the New Year period with 61 traffic fatalities, 4 miscellaneous violence deaths, and 23 fire deaths. Other states report national totals and several Texas incidents include fatalities in Amarillo, Plano, and Fort Worth.
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United Press
Chicago
National Safety Council
Emas
Betty Drake Boiton
Amarillo
Raleigh W. Rogers
Fort Worth
Harold Kenneth Cannon
Waco
Baylor University
Kimble
George Howard Faries
Plano
Sheppard Air Force Base
Grand Prairie
P. W. Pennington
Lampasas
Don Feaster
San Antonio
Childress
Apple picker admits strangling ex beauty in New York
A 50 year old former beauty Yvonne Evelyn Hughes died in a cheap hotel room after a Christmas night party. Riger Nordkrist 41 of Hamlin North Dakota confessed to police after seven hours of questioning claiming the former screen partner spurned his advances.
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New York
Follies
Yvonne Evelyn Hughes
Rudolph Valentino
Riger Nordkrist
Hamlin
Nordkist
Mexia Jaycees Plan Pee Wee Game and Milk Bowl Meet
Final plans for the Pee Wee football game and transportation for the team are set. The Mexia Jaycees sponsor the Mexia Pee Wees who meet New Orleans Miles in the Milk Bowl classic at Baylor University stadium in Waco Saturday at 2 30 p m. The club also prepares for the regional Jaycee meeting in Mexia during February 4 5 at the Chamber of Commerce office city hall.
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Mexia
Mexia Jaycees - To- Tyter
Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
Mexia ‘Jaycees
Mexia Fee Wees
New Orleans
Baylor University
Waco
Tyner
Anti Hoard Order Outlines U S Controls on Key Goods
The United States issued an anti hoarding order affecting hundreds of scarce materials from building supplies to metals and chemicals. The regulation targets both consumers and businesses with penalties under the defense production act including fines up to 10000 or a year in prison or both.
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Washington
Defense Production Act
Texas Guard Won’t Be Stripped To Supply U S Army
A spokesman from the district headquarters stated that the integrity of all reserve units will be preserved and the Texas National Guard will not be diverted to reinforce the U S Army. He emphasized the guard’s readiness and independence from mandatory redeployments.
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Texas Guard
U. S. Army
Uncle Sam urges civil defense against nerve gas and germs
The United States proposes a first aid network of 98 mobile stations and 17 000 workers to handle a major atomic attack. A Civil Defense handbook details nerve gas risks, detection limits, and the need for quick artificial respiration and disposable gas masks for cities. It also warns of germ warfare via aerosols and contamination of water and food.
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Wshington
U. S
Health Services
The
Civil Defense Administration
Hitler
Germany
Defense
Wot
Norvin C. Keifer
Health Resources Division
National Security Resources Board
Civil Defense
Civil Defense Agency
United States
West German anthem proposal sparks postwar controversy
West German President Heuss proposes replacing Deutschland Uber Alles with a new national anthem. Across the globe reports on postwar tensions include battles near Hanoi, Korea draft totals, and diplomatic shifts with Spain.
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Bonn
Germany
Heodor Heuss
McCarthy Forgiveness Sought After McCarthy Daughter’s Wedding
Oil magnate Glenn McCarthy prepares to forgive and forget after his daughter Glenalee wed 19-year-old George Pontikes in a private ceremony at St Pauls Methodist church. Pontikes, a Rice Institute football player, attended the reception at the McCarthy mansion but kept distance from the clan. The elder McCarthy reportedly invited him for a future talk as newsmen followed the tale of a family rift and a hidden early marriage in Houston.
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Glenn McCarthy
Glenalee
Eine Ransirman
George Pontikes
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Mary Margaret
Harry Richards
George
McCarthy
Pontikes
Rice Institute
Mr. McCarthy
Waco
Funeral Services for Sam Bingham in Mexia
Funeral services for Sam Houston Bingham 48 will be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Mexia with Dr. E S Hutcherson officiating. Burial in Mexia cemetery conducted by Masonic Lodge. Riddle Funeral Home in charge. Bingham, born September 27, 1902, resided in Mexia five years and worked as accountant and storekeeper at Mexia State School and Home. He moved from Burnet and previously worked at East Lake State Home. Survived by wife, two daughters Kitty Bingham Mexia and Mrs Billy McDonald West, two brothers Clyde Bingham Spur and Bill Bingham Talahoma Tenn, one sister Mrs Mack Scoggins Abernethy, and one grandchild.
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Mexia
Sam Houston Bingham
Waco
E. S. Hutcherson
Masonic Lodge
Riddle Funeral Home
Bingham
Burnett
Burnet
East Lake State
Springfield
Billy McDonald
West
Clyde Bingham
Spur
Bill Bingham
Talahoma
Tenn
Mack Scoggins
Abernethy
Red China Korea Campaign Risks Split With Soviet Union
UPI reports covert tensions over Asia leadership as Peiping moves into Korea. Informants say Moscow and Beijing may clash over supremacy, with Wu Hsiu-Chuan signaling imperial ambitions during UN Security Council debates. Analysts cite the North Korean rout as a potential turning point.
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Red China
Soviet Union
Korea
Wu Hsiu-Chuan
United Nations’ Security Council
China
Prominent Texas Democrat Col Myron Blalock Dies
Col Myron Blalock former Democratic national committeeman and former Texas party chairman died at his Marshall home around 5 a m. He was a prominent East Texas attorney and funeral services will be held tomorrow.
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Marshall
Col
Myron Blalock
Texas
Democratic Party
East Texas
Milk Bowl Tickets On Sale In Mexia At Tidwell's Drug Store
Tickets for the Milk Bowl football game between Mexia and New Orleans are on sale in Mexia at Tidwell's Drug Store and will be available through Saturday at 10 p.m. Tickets may also be purchased from Jaycees.
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Tidwell's
Mexia
New Orleans
Tidwell’s
Jaycees
Quiet Elephant Herd Keeps Guard Against Attack
A fragment discusses elephants in a circus herd maintaining alert status and instinct from jungle life to stay ready for potential threats.
Commies Swing Into Position For Offensive
U S Army forces completed a withdrawal behind the Imjin river line near Seoul as allied air power hit back at Chinese Reds. Kaesong fell from UN control while Chinese 4th Field Army moved toward Seoul. Casualties total 38,325 with 5,742 killed, 27,012 wounded, 5,571 missing.
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U. S. Atd
Imjin River
Seoul
United Nations
Kaesong
8Th Army
38Th Parallel
Imjin
4Th Field Army
Douglas MacArthur
Red China
MacArthur
Kapsong
Pyongyang
Korangpo
Defense Department
Korea
Mexia High Band Reminded of Practice Session
Mexia High School Black Cat band members are reminded by Director Ross White to report to the band house tomorrow morning at 9 20 for preparations for the Pee Wee football game in Waco on Saturday.
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Mexia High School
Black Cat
Ross Whitehead
Waco
Death of Kosse man 83 described in brief
W S Glover, 83, of Kosse died suddenly at his Kosse home early today. Funeral arrangements are incomplete but services will be held in Kosse tomorrow. He was a brother of L P Glover of Mexia.
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W.S. Glover
Kosse
Glover
L. P. Glover
Mexia
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