Teague field gas well under test in Gibson drill
Tests underway this morning on a new well in the Teague field south of Highway 84 three miles west of Teague. Gibson Drilling Company of Kilgore drilled the well, believed to be gas. Mexia National Guard to meet at 7:30 PM tonight in the armory, with weapons drawn by 7:15. City Commission set regular monthly meeting for Wednesday at 7:30 PM in city hall per City Manager Howard Mace.
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Howard Mace
Cornerstones Laid By Ike For GOP Election Campaign
President Eisenhower rallied 3,000 Republicans at a Washington testimonial dinner to drum up support for a balanced budget and against inflation. He warned that the party must win the fight to keep the United States strong, while Nixon and other leaders framed the event as the kickoff of the 1960 campaign.
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Jailbreak fugitives flee toward Oklahoma after Bonham escape
Three Dallas men Freddie Warwick Jimmy Speight and Sam Mena escaped from Rockwall jail after overpowering guard Jeff Riggs taking his pistol and car. Police believe the trio fled into Oklahoma with Riggs’ car found near Bonham and a taxi driver reporting three men matching their description crossing the Red River to Durant Oklahoma.
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Jimmy Speight
Sam Mena
Dallas
Jeff Riggs
Oklahoma
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Hi Nani by Olin Miller
A writer offers a short reflection that animals imitate human missteps while people absorb bad habits from those around them. The piece highlights mutual influence between human conduct and animal behavior in everyday life.
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Olin Miller
Stalling on Berlin Ends Summit Hopes Warn Gromyko
Western powers warned that U S Soviet tensions over Berlin could wreck the Geneva talks. Anjoff, Gromyko’s ultimatum and France's veto on U S nuclear stockpiles stirred a rift as Herter Couve de Murville and Lloyd sought to avert a breakdown in the 30 day old conference.
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Freight Train Kills Wortham Man Crossing tracks
Doctor Dennis Posey 76 a longtime Wortham resident was killed instantly when a northbound Southern Pacific freight train struck him as he crossed the tracks near his Fairfield Wortham road home. An inquest ruled accidental death. funeral services set for Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Walker Funeral Home with burial in Wortham City Cemetery. Survived by son Gordon Posey Lake Charles La sister Mrs John Bounds Tehuacana two brothers W A Posey Wortham and J R Posey Houston and two grandchildren.
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Southern Pacific
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Horn Lill
L. W. Shivers
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Wortham City
Gordon Posey
Lake Charles
John Bounds
Tehuacana
W. A. Posey. Wortham
J. R. Pose. Houston
One Way Traffic Rule Tied to Road Work in Mexia
Mexia المدينة voters face a one way traffic rule pending road work on Highway 171. The ordinance, approved in May at the city commission, awaits State Highway Department completion at the intersection with Highway 14. When in effect, traffic moves from southeast to northwest along the corridor.
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State Highway Department
Howard Mace
Monees
Limestone County Valuation Board to Meet Tuesday
Limestone county commissioners convene as a board of equalization to value oil and gas leases utilities and other properties. County Clerk John Kidd notes the session. Clark Jacobs reports road work west of Coolidge three miles to the McReynolds farm began after approval to rock the dirt road.
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Eisenhower Speech on Doctors’ Influence at AMA Meeting
President Eisenhower discusses the medical profession in a speech to the American Medical Association at its annual convention in Atlantic City. He is to speak at 9:05 a.m. on The Doctors' Influence on Civilization.
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Mexia Resident Benja min Hyden Funeral Soon
Funeral services for Benjamin Alexander Hyden 75 of Groesbeck will be held Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the Groesbeck Church of Christ with minister Lynn Browning. Burial in Cobb Cemetery directed by Shelton Funeral Home. Hyden died Monday after a three week illness. He was a Lone Star Gas clerk and brother to Jack Pascal Hyden and Effie Manning. Surviving are two more brothers, two sisters, and several nieces and nephews.
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Mexia
Lone Star Gas Company
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Roland Hyden
Premont
Raymond Hyden
Houston
Jennie Durham
Thornton
Marcelle Springfield
Baytown
Mexia Hospital Costs Compared With Nearby Cities
The article compares Mexia's hospital charges to those of Memorial Corsicana Providence Waco Hillcrest Memorial and Torbett in Marlin. It notes Mexia residents save on room costs and discusses laboratory and drug charges, plus potential impacts if Mexia’s hospital closes.
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Waco
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Mexia
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Texas
Prizes Total $282 In Father's Day Event
A window display across 46 Mexia merchants offers at least four fathers prizes in a June 20 drawing at Sherman and Commerce. Family members may register without purchases. Participating firms include Henderson Electric Appliance, Dick Scott Ford, 7 11 Store, Tyner Lokey and Corner Feed Store with varied prizes.
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X-15 Spurs Plans For Fringe Space Assault
Edwards AFB Calif engineers and scientists celebrate a 100 percent successful glide flight of the X-15. Pilot Sweatt Crossfield reports the craft performed perfectly as it returns to Rogers Dry Lake after a 5 minute 10 second trial. A powered flight is planned in 2 3 weeks to advance toward manned space flight.
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Los Angeles
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Allies Talk On French Demands
Paris reports secret talks among the United States Britain and France on NATO tensions sparked by Gen Charles de Gaulle’s bid for atomic independence. British officials say the talks center on stocking nuclear weapons in France and sharing atomic secrets, with Paris insisting on terms before any new commitments.
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Youth Injured When Scooter Hit By Car
Jimmie Weaver Jr a 12 year old boy son of Mr and Mrs Jim Weaver of 1009 East Eversoren was treated and released at Christoffer and Edgar hospital after fracturing his head in a collision when his motor scooter was struck by a 1957 Buick driven by Colville Fisher at the Ross and Titus corner about 3 30 p m Patrolman Steve Campbell investigated the accident and said Weaver was traveling on the scooter at the time of impact.
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E. Eversoreen
Christoffer & Edgar Hos ‘Pital
Steve Campbell
Weaver
Ross and
Titus
Colville Fisher
Partly cloudy north central Texas forecast brief
Partly cloudy conditions persist through Wednesday with isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms. No significant temperature changes. Mexia reports a 24 hour high of 86 and low of 67, while BISTONE notes a high of 88 and a low of 66.
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Bistone
Mexia
Mexia Texas Job Placements Rise In May
The Texas Employment Commission Mexia office reports May job placements up from 1958 with 86 job applications and 38 placements locally. Nationwide, Texas filled 51,447 nonfarm jobs in May the highest since 1951, signaling an improving economy.
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Marvin Wheat
Wheat
Commission
Texas
Maurice Acers
Acers
No Charges Yet in Mexia Woman's Death
A Mexia man is held in connection with the death of a local woman who died today in a local hospital after being found tied up in her home. The News learned the details at press time.
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