Congress Urged to Prohibit Nationwide Industry Strikes
A spokesman for the soft coal industry urged Congress to outlaw nationwide strikes in essential industries to prevent health and safety harm. L Ebersule Gaines, president of the National Coal Association, testified before the labor committee citing potential public risk if strikes occur. Meanwhile talks with John J. Lewis on contracts with Southern Coal Producers Association may resume next week with a federal injunction seen as possible to force bargaining.
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Washington
Saft
Congress Us
Intel
L. Ebersule Gaines
National Coal Association
Senate House Labor-Management Relations
John J. Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
Gores
Goines
Vanitel
Chuldsborough
Yaker A
Buffalo Pastor Promotes Unique Church Building Plan
At Mexia Rotary meeting Rev Davis outlines a worldwide church building fund drive with 794 donors including Ted Williams Joe Louis and Joe DiMaggio. Chiang Kai Shek sent a painted scroll and Time magazine is set to feature the program.
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Buffalo
Mexia
Rotary
United States
Ted Williams
Joe Louis
Joe DiMaggio
Alemat
Mexico
Chiang Kai Chek
Davis
Time Magazine
Buffalo Methodist Church
Fred Marberry
Roland Aycock
Eddie Felz
Hereford
Ple
Stocks edge lower as markets stay quiet
AM Airlines and AT&T among declines as Chicago and London equity lists show irregular trading. Bonds steady while U S govern ments hold. silver flat at 74.5 cents. Cotton futures ease. grains mostly unchanged with soybeans up 4 cents.
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United Press
U. S
Chicago
London
New York
Dance Recital at City Auditorium Tonight at 8
Martha Swope presents her young pupils in In The Park at City Auditorium tonight at 8. Intermission numbers by Felz Ina Louise L and Birkhead Gravelle School of Dancing in Ware. Participants include Martha Swope Andrea Sendon Jayne Baker and others with Mexia students listed. Admission 25 cents for children and 35 cents for adults.
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City Auditorium
Martha Swope
Miss Swope
Felz
Ina Louise L
Birkhead-Gravelle School of Dancing
Ware
Frances Morton
Jan Grice
Ina Louie Cooper
Nancy Jan Felz
Lynn McKinnon
Sharon McKinnon
Martha Kay Phillips
Southern Democrats Seen Having Big Say in Vice Presidential Pick
Calvert the State Democratic Chairman from Hillsboro told the Jumiper Chamber of Commerce that Southern States would have great value in selecting the Vice Presidential nominee. He noted appointments like Sam Rayburn as convention chairman as evidence of Southern influence. In Ellinger, a highway crewman was killed when a cattle truck collided with a highway department truck on Highway 71 near Colorado Fayette County.
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Sam Raybuca
Texas
Ellinger
Colorado-Fayette County
Highway Department
American Doctor Freed After 16 Hours Detention in Berlin
Dr. Harry L. Franklin deputy chief of the Civil Administration and political affairs office of the American Military Government in Berlin was freed after 16 hours in Russian custody. He said the Russians treated him with indifference and provided no mistreatment. Franklin, 43, a former Washington DC resident, was confined at Soviet district headquarters midtown Berlin after an American detail retrieved him.
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Berlin
Harry L. Franklin
Civil Administration and Political Affairs
Franklin
Tate
Dr. Franklin
Washington
D. C
Louisville
Urges Passage of 1925 Draft as Enlistments Failed
Sen. Chan Gurney opens Senate debate urging quick passage of the 1925 draft as voluntary enlistments fall short. He frames it as a peace measure to keep America strong in world peace talks and lead from strength. A civil rights fight looms over the bill as debate begins.
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Washington
Chan Gurney
Senate
Gurney
Senate Armed Services Committee
America
Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Nix Million Plant in Dallas
A two-alarm blaze at the Pulp Paper Manufacturing plant of the Nix Million Co. 2187 Singleton Blvd. Dallas destroys the facility with damages estimated at 30,000 dollars. Fire crews battled the flames today.
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Dallas. Tex
Nix Million Co
Singleton Blvd
Jaycee Co Chairs Promote June Dairy Month Message
Jaycee co chairmen Sam Sowers and Ben Caldwell of the Mexia Jaycees urge June Dairy Month focus on sound nutrition at bargain prices. They extol milk as nature s nearly perfect food, stressing calcium for bones and heart health amid rising costs and public health benefits for 10 million dairy dependents.
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Sam Sewers
Ben S. Caldwell
Mexia Jaycees
Sid Sowers
Caldwell
Sowersend Caldwell
Lup Scouts Campfire Meeting At Mexia Park
The Lup scouts at Mexia will hold an open campfire meeting at City Park Friday at 7 30 p m. Merit badges and awards will be presented for achievements during the past year. Parents are invited and Cubs should bring pointed sticks for roasting weiners for their families.
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Lup
Mexia
Navy Bill Passes House for 3 Billion to Fund Fleet
The House approved a 3.686 billion dollar naval appropriations bill for the upcoming fiscal year, sending it to the Senate. Rep. Albert Thomas warned that Soviet Russia has 230 submarines, including 50 deep‑sea types, while the measure cuts 241 million from budget requests and excludes aircraft funding. The package includes money to start a 65,900 ton super carrier and outlines expansion of the fleet to 763 combat and auxiliary ships.
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Washington
House
Senate
Albert Thomas
D. T
Soviet Russia
Germany
Thomas
Naval Appropriations Subcommittee
Congress
Armed Services
House Appropriations Committee
Marine Corps
Budget Bureau
Koni Oma
New Flood Crest Threatens Portland Area as River Rises
A new flood crest threatens the upper Columbia and Snake rivers as meltwater surges drive rising levels toward Portland and Astoria. Volunteers and troops brace dikes while forecasts warn of renewed danger through the weekend and into the next, with exact crest levels uncertain beyond Saturday.
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Portland
Orv
Columbia River
Pacific Northwest
Pacific Ocean
Astoria
Upper
Columbia
Snake
British Columbia
Idaho
Washington
Filmer Fisher
U.S. Weather Bureau
Coolee Dam
R Fe
Fisher
March of Dimes aids Rio Grande Valley polio fighters
The March of Dimes donated ten thousand dollars to Hidalgo County polio relief in Edinburg. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis sent the funds on deposit at a local bank with repayment to follow from future March of Dimes solicitations.
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Edinburg
March of Dimes
Rio Grande Valley
Edinburgh
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Hidalgo County
UN diplomats estimate ten days for Holy Land truce
UN diplomats said it would take a week to ten days to set a four week armistice in Palestine into effect. Count Bernadotte planned meetings with Arab and Jewish leaders to fix the start date and hour and to discuss supervising the truce.
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Holy Land
Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations
Security Council
Folke Bernadotte
Sweden
Israel
Bernadette
UN Security Council
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Bernadotte
Mahmoud Fehmy Wokrashy Pasha
Cairo
Amman
Beirut
House Committee Cuts Foreign Aid by 553 Million
The House Appropriations Committee slashed foreign spending by 353 million dollars, approving 3.92 billion for seven programs including European Recovery. It trims European aid, Greek Turkish aid, and Japanese reconstruction while citing dwindling assets and the need to stretch funds past three quarters of the year.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
State Department
Paul Hoffman
Europe
Hildt
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Horse Meat Ring Stirred Houston Coastal Area Case
Texas investigators tied 200000 pounds weekly horse meat to a Houston operation and charged 14 counts against Corpus Christi men. Authorities say seized samples showed horse flesh mixed with beef in hamburgers sold to citizens along the Gulf coast and Brenham rumors echoed the claim.
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Houston, T
Houston
Texas Gulf Coast Area
James C. Martin
Nueces County
Corpus Christ
Martin
Corpus Christi
J. F. Lakey
Bureau of Foods and Drugs
State Health Department
Brenham
White House On Wheels President Truman Puts Show on Wheels
President Truman launches a 9,000 mile rail tour from Union Station to Chicago Omaha Seattle Berkeley and Los Angeles with 18 states on the itinerary It includes a flood area tour and speeches on European displaced persons while handling union wage disputes and political scrutiny.
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Merriman Smith
White House
Washington
Truman
Union Station
Chicago
Omaha
Europe
Seattle
Berkeley
Cal
Los Angeles
Pacific North
Fortland
Mr. T
Ww. i
White Hous
Ross
Phus
Reformed Texas Hater Arrives In Fort Worth
A repentant Ohio man Ray Halloran of Cincinnati arrived in Fort Worth amid praise for Texas. He had won a contest for a letter titled Can't Stand Texas and was in town with a 600 pound Hereford calf to stage a Texas barbecue before returning home.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Lone Star State
Ohio
Ray Halloran
Cincinnati
Scouts Converge on Fort Parker for District Meet
Boy Scout troops from Lunes stone and Freestone Counties converge for a joint advancement encampment and district meet at Fort Parker State Park. They will arrive at McKenzi's camp at 5 30 p m before camping and eating picnics. District committees plan a business session and overnight stay with demonstrations and instruction circles emphasizing new requirements and outdoor skills.
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Lunestone
Freestone
Fort Parker State Park
McKenzi
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Sinclair Oil
Sun Ray Oil
Tex Pac Co & Oil
U. S. Steel
Curbs
Humble Oil
Lone Star Gas
South
San Francisco
Wong Loy
Immigration Department
van P. Denike
Jaycee
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House Committee
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Ida
Democratic National Committee
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Independence
Charles G. Rops
Texas Hater
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