Temperatures and Rainfall Report From Mexia and East Texas
Texas weather update notes Mexia high of 66 and a 3 degree low with .20 inch rainfall. East Texas saw notable precipitation, while Amarillo reported a 25 degree low and Alice reached 65. Pipe dream of quail hunting per local reader, plus telegraphers seek a pension plan post salary raise. Rotary Club noon meeting and IOOF set for 7:30 p.m.
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Mexia
Texas
Panhandle
East Texas
Tyler
Lufkin
Palestine
Houston
Alice
South Texas
Amarillo
U S Withdraws 100 Military Advisors From China Schools
In Nanking on December 29, a U S source said the Joint United States Military Advisory Group pulled out 100 advisers from 25 Chinese military schools due to Communist advances from Manchuria. Advisors remain at Canton Formosa Tsingtan Nanking and Shanghai.
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United States Military Advisory Group
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Yen Hsi-Shan
Shansi
Hu Tsung-Nan
Shensi
Lu Han
Yunnan
Fu Tso-Yi
Pai Chung-Li
Hankow
Hsia Wei
Anhwei
Chu Shao-Liang
Chungking
Chiang
Li Tsung-Jen
Western Powers Hope Russia Helps Unify Germany
Washington reports the United States Britain and France still hope Moscow will participate in a unified Germany. Western officials say Russia could concede if the four power arrangements and western plans like the Marshall Plan and security pact proceed. They stress keeping Western Germany stable as leverage.
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Germany
Washington
United States
Britain
Frimet
Awe Deere
Ruhr
Brussels
Moscow
Mexia Merchants Meet Tickets On Sale Now
Tickets for the Mexia Merchants Meet are on sale at Tide Drugs J C Penney Fable Bank Sewell and Gas Company and other outlets. The meeting will be held at the JEN Cafe with discussions to aid all who can attend. Rayburn hopes harmony as he enters the new Congress.
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America
Johnnie Kennan
Mexia
Tide Drugs
J. C. Penney
Fable Bank
Sewell and Gas Company
Cotton and Grain Prices Report From Dallas and Fort Worth
Dallas market reports show basic middling flat prices and F O B Dallas figures amid mixed New York quotes. Fort Worth grain receipts and USDA figures list No 1 hard wheat at 2.44 to 2.49 dollars per bushel and No 2 white oats at about 0.98 to 1.04 dollars per bushel with sorghums up two cents and oats and white corn down slightly.
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Agricultural Marketing Service
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New York
Fort Worth
USDA
Ft. Worth
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Texas
Galveston
Markets at a Glance Stocks firm in moderate trade
United Press reports mixed activity with bonds and curb stocks inching higher while U S governments largely did not trade. Chicago and silver show little change as cotton futures hold steady and grains in Chicago display irregular moves across wheat corn oats rye and soy futures.
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Im Moderate
Trad
U. S
Chicago
New York
Security Council Orders Immediate Palestine Armistice Talks
The United Nations Security Council, after a British report of Jewish troops invading Egypt, called an immediate cease fire in Palestine. It ordered forces back to the old truce lines in the Negev and opened urgent armistice negotiations. The British resolution passed with three abstentions from the United States, Russia, and Ukraine, and omits further action pending Washington instructions.
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Palestine
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UN Observ
United States
Russia
Ukraine
Wush
Texas Holiday Death Toll Tops Ninety Nine
The Texas holiday toll rose to 99 with 45 traffic deaths and 16 shootings. Other fatalities include 12 from miscellaneous accidents and 14 from self harm, electrocution, or stabbing. Names added to the list include Manuel Gutierdo and Adolph F. Koviak later identified as Joseph W. Coffield.
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United Press
Texas
Bosen
Tefhie Fatunto
Manuel Gut
State Department of Public Safety
San Antonio
Adolph F. Koviak
Joseph W. Coffield
Search Widens to Cuba for Vanished Chartered Plane
A day after a chartered passenger plane with 359 aboard disappeared over the Caribbean, an expanded search by Coast Guard and civilian aircraft included the northeast Cuba region. A blimp joined the hunt while Fr. My. Fie. Robert Linquist reported distress from San Juan, Puerto Rico, six hours after takeoff toward New York.
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Caribbean
San Juan
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Severe Midwest Storm Heads Toward Atlantic Coast
A midwestern cyclone moved toward the Atlantic, delivering blustery winds and heavy snow across Wisconsin Illinois and Michigan. The storm, formed in the Pacific, pushed inland across the mountains and toward Chicago expected to cross toward the St. Lawrence Valley. Weather officials warned of significant snowfall up to eight inches and storm warnings were posted around the Great Lakes.
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Wisconsin
Great Lakes
Truman Returns to Map 1949 Goals With Congress
President Truman comes back from Christmas leave to join congressional leaders in shaping 1949 policy. Key issues include federal spending, taxation, and which programs to subsidize, with deficits likely and a joint address anticipated.
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Washington
White House
Cayatus Hill
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House
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Hoover Commission
Air Force Plans Welcome for Rescued Fliers in New York
Washington reports the Air Force will bring home rescued airmen stranded on an Arctic ice cap. They will receive a high profile reception in New York after 24 hours rest in Greenland. Several crew members previously survived a jeoparded transport crash and endured severe conditions, with some having families awaiting news.
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New York
Washington
York
Greenland
Tareen Land
United States
Mind Arrest Signals Crusade Over Human Rights
Acting Secretary Lovett announced the arrest of Joseph Cardinal Mind as the culmination of a long series targeting the suppression of personal and religious freedoms. The move marks a sharp escalation in government actions against perceived threats to human rights.
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Robert A. Lovett
Joseph Cardinal
Ainst
Mexia Lions Hear Rev Hamrick Talk On Gold Rule
Mexia Lions Club heard Rev A P Hamrick of Teague discuss the Gold Rule and its application to daily life at the JV Cafe Tuesday. Lions President Ridplhdau introduced program chairman Quillen who presented the talk’s theme and stressed moral guidance for members and the community.
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Mexia Lions
A. P. Hamrick
Teague
Clut Rene
Hamrick
Tesegue
Jet New
Ridplhdau
Quillen
Cairo observes state funeral for Egyptian premier
More than 70 000 Egyptians gathered in Cairo to witness the state funeral of assassinated Premier Mahmoud Funmy Nokreshy Pasha. The report notes ongoing Dutch commitments to UN Security Council to end military operations in Java by Friday midnight while operations in Sumatra may follow in a few days.
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Ministry of the Interior
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Egypt
NEA
Paris
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United Nations Security Council
Java
Uot
Sumatra
Mahmoud Fonmy Nokreshy Pasha
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