Secret War Session Rumors Pulse Through Korean Front
Secret meetings between Secretary of Defense Marshall and General Ridgway fuel speculation on a new Korean war phase. Reports note Marshall's surprise Tokyo visit and possible light on mission after two days of talks. Front dispatches describe Chinese retreat from Kumhwa Charwon and planned delaying actions by Reds amid continued Allied pressure.
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Tokyo
George C. Marshal
United Nations
Gen
Matthew
Ridgway
Gen. Marshall
Marshall
Korea
St. Louis
Orient
Iron Triangle
United Press War
William Burson
Kumhwa
Kurhsong
Charwon
Kurhhwa
Heds
Chorwon
Comunists
Iroh
Eleven Die In Series Of U S Plane Crashes
At least 11 American fliers are dead or missing in a cascade of U S military plane crashes at home and abroad. Eight F 84 Thunderjets crashed during a storm over Indiana. three pilots died, two were injured, three unhurt. Wrecks guarded. investigations probe possible sabotage. A B 25 exploded near Lubbock with no survivors. two killed near Albuquerque in a Navy crash. one North American Aviation worker survivor. Missing F 84s in Germany. Navy F 6 F crash near Wellersburg injures pilot. Blue Lake wreckage from a seven year old Army trainer found offshore near Las Animas.
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Indiana
Bergstrom Field
Austin
Texas
Selfridge Field
Dayton
Ohio
Ree
Air Force
Lubbock
Albuquerque
N.M
North American Aviation
Germany
Bagdad
Alviz
Wiesbaden
Wellersburg
Blue Lake
Las Animas
Colo
Bradley Urges Pact Nations to Speed Up Armament Efforts
London AP Gen Omar Bradley chairman of the U S Chiefs of Staff urged all Atlantic Pact countries to hasten rearmament saying time is limited He criticized progress in rearmament including the United States and denied presenting a new ceasefire formula for Korea He acknowledged Britain faces heavy commitments in the Middle East and Asia while most frontline forces are American and South Korean.
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London
England
Omar Bradley
U. S
Gen. Bradley
Britain
Middle East
Maaya
Hong Kong
Korea
Quick Divorce Schemes Tied to Texas Law Found in California
Law student Willie Hawkins, 28, jailed on charges he sold hundreds of so called quickie Texas divorces to couples who remarried under California law. Victims paid Hawkins over 100 dollars each for divorces claimed ready in 30 to 60 days, unaware Texas requires a waiting period. Hawkins posed as a lawyer and recruited Dallas Ft Worth lawyers to file divorces in Texas for California residents.
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LOS/ ANGELES
Calif
Willie Hawkins
Texas
Tay
Ilegal
Hawkins
California
Dallas
Ft. Worth
Bi Stone Men Named to East Texas Chamber Committees
Several Limestone and Freestone county men were named to East Texas Chamber of Commerce committees by President John C. Flanagan of Houston. Appointees include J. W. Elliott Mexia on Agriculture, J. A. Schnable Mexia on Community Development, L. Notley Teague on Education for Citizenship, C. S. Hereford Mexia on Education for Citizenship, L. R. Boyd Teague on Membership and Finance, and C. E. Childs Fairfield and H. C. Whitehurst Groesbeck on Taxation and Legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longview
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
John C. Flanagan
Houston
Agriculture
J. W. Elliott
Mexia
J. A. Schnable
C. E. Childs
Fairfield
H. C. Whitehurst
Groesbeck
General Motors Head Earned 626100 In 1950 Pay
Charles E. Wilson GM president received 626100 in salary and bonuses for 1950 per SEC public records. The report notes 201300 salary last year and future stock worth 61205 plus 363795 cash over five years. Other executives listed with large totals include Albert Bradley and Greenewall.
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Washington, D. C
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Ford Motors
Albert Bradley
Iee
Crawford H. Greenewall
E. I DuPont
Des Nethours
Eee
Marvin E. Coyle
Harlow H. ‘Curtice
J. C. Dellinger
Pacific Coast
Anderson- Clayton
Houston
Price Clinic Day Planned In Mexia Next Wednesday
Mexia merchants will learn about changes in the Office of Price Stabilization pricing chart regulation. OPS price specialist Lucien Coquet leads the Clinic Day at the Mexia Chamber of Commerce 9 a m to 5 p m and will help merchants complete pricing charts and address price rules. A second session at city hall American Legion room targets barbers beauty shops service stations and other consumer service sellers with ceilings under Regulation 34 due by June 16.
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Mexia
Office of Price Stabilization
Lucien Coquet
OPS
Mexia Chamber of Commerce
William J. Speck
Dallas
Coquet
American Legion Room
City Hall
Mexia Servicemen Returning to U.S.
Two Mexia servicemen who served in the Korean War are due in Seattle for home leave aboard the transport Gen. Meigs. Corporal Edward Brown Jr. and Seaman First Class S. J. Sickles are the pair slated for arrival today.
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Austin
Sph
Mexia
Seattle
Wash
Edward Brown, Jr
S. J. Sickles
Gen
Truman Seeks Price Controls and Public Support
President Truman to appeal to the nation on a tougher anti inflation program and a two year extension of price controls. He urged swift action as Congress battles the legislation while beef price rollback orders face opposition from cattlemen and some farm bloc members. Republican and party leaders pledge cooperation as discussions continue.
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Washington,d. C
Truman
Congress
White House
Russia
Congressonal
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalie
Peete
House
Me ‘Marie Committee
Homer S. Capehart
Indiana
GOF
Senate Banking Committee
Limestone Little Theater selects cast for Gangway for Ghost
At Mexia city hall Limestone Little Theater members auditioned for parts in the upcoming performance. Cast includes Gene Wofford Charles Osborne Soap Mrs Nelson Whittington Jeannine Cooper Kathleen Sawders Ramah Campbell Joane Brisendine Henry Carter Caryl McDonald Israel Altman Dr. W D Battreall and Joyce Thornton.
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Mexia City Hall
Limestone Little Theater
Gene Wofford
Charles
Soap
Osborne
Nelson Whittington
Jeannine Cooper
Kathleen Sawders
Ramah Campbell
Joanne Brisendine
Henry Carter
Caryl McDonald
Israel Altman
W. D. Battreall
Joyce Thornton
Felz Funeral to Be Held in Mexia Sunday
Funeral services for John Felz who died in a Beaumont hospital will be conducted Sunday afternoon at two oclock in the Corley Funeral chapel Mexia Interment will follow at the Enterprise cemetery with Weldon Hamill officiating
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John Felz
Beaumont
Mexia
Corley Funeral
Point’ Enterprise Cemetery
Weldon Hamill
Texans Prepare Welcome for General MacArthur in Texas
Texan celebrations rise for General Douglas MacArthur with a five city, four day tour starting Wednesday. He will address the Legislature in Austin, tour the state capital steps, and speak at Dallas Cotton Bowl and Houston venues, with large crowds expected and Houston hosts including Glenn McCarthy and R Cullen planning major events.
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Dallas
Texas
Rootin
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Gen. MacArthur
Austin
Glenn McCarthy
Rice
HR Cullen
McCarthy
R. Cullen
Tov
Houston
Cullen
Ibblec
West Texas Military Academy
San Antonio
Arthur MacArthur
Fort Sam
Texas Legislature closes. House passes 326 bills
Gov. Shivers praised the 52nd Texas Legislature as five months long with 326 bills passed by the House and 216 by the Senate. Total introduced: 828 in the House and 474 in the Senate. tax increases included a new natural gas tax. several reforms in crime, gambling, and regulatory law were enacted.
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Austin
Texas
House
Senate
Bessian
Allan ‘Shivers
Maceo
Galveston
Jimmy Adams
Mowe
George Nokes, Jr
Corsicaria
Java
Limestone
Freestoke
West Texas
Will
Bitori
Methodist Scouts Barbecue At Jack's Creek Grounds
The First Methodist Church Fellowship Class hosted Boy Scout Troop 61 with a chicken barbecue at Jack's Creek reunion grounds on Friday night. About 15 scouts, 20 class members, and Scout officials attended, led by Scoutmaster Dale McKeith. Notables included Mervin S. Smith Jr., Rip McKenzie, Ne Womack, Sidney Johnston, Arland Albright, in charge of arrangements and district activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Boy Scouts
Troop 61
Jack’s Creek
Dale McKeith
Mervin S. Smith
Jr. Field
Rip McKenzie
Limestone District
Ne Womack
Limestone
Sidney Johnston
Arland Albright
Mr. Womack
Rabies Fatality Highlights McAllen Hospital Case
A four year old Rio Grande City boy died of rabies at McAllen municipal hospital. About a dozen hospital staff received anti rabies treatment after bites and scratches by the child who had played with a suspected rabid dog two months earlier. Brain tissue confirmation came from the state health department laboratory in Austin.
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Mcallen
Rio Grande City
le. Opplet
State Health
Austin
Deat
Mexia Lions to Attend State Convention in Waco
Members of the Mexia Lions Club are expected to attend the annual three day Lions State Convention in Waco. The event gathers district and state attendees to discuss club activities and future service projects.
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Mexia
Waco
Lions Chib
Truman Orders Probe Into China Lobby Controversy
President Truman has ordered an investigation into the so called China lobby after charges that U S aid to China was used to influence opinion for Chiang Kai Shek's Nationalist regime Gen Douglas MacArthur criticized Defense Secretary George Marshall labeling his 1945 47 China mission a diplomatic blunder and said the free world would pay in blood and disaster.
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Washington, D. C
Truman
Congress
China
U. S
Chaing Kai-Shek
Douglas MacArthur
Defense
George Marshall
Secretary of
Dean Acheson
U. S. Senate
MacArthur
MacArtrex
Marshall
William Knowland
California
Brien McMahon
Connecticut
Sen.McMahi
Ln Charg
Aid Re Ee
Administration
United States
Via
Elert Gen. Marshall
Senate
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Raymond Spruance
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Robert V. Long
Lizzie Jane Hammons
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Price Clinic
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Felz
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MacLean
Rome
Paris
the Rassias
NEA Pholos
Gov
Shivers
Methodist Church Fellowship
McAllen‘s
Mac
Pacific
Amy High
Washington
C. Hunt
Wyoming
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