Foreign Aid Bill Cleared by House in Cut, Heads to Senate
The House approved a 3.8 billion dollar foreign aid bill aiding 54 allies to curb communism, a reduction from Eisenhower’s request. The measure authorizes funding and moves to the Senate where lawmakers may restore funds. the bill sets no long term commitments. The final vote stood 273 to 122 with 147 to 52 on initial roll call.
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Washington, D. C
U.S
Senate
Eisenhower
Congressional
House
Congress
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Walter
F. George
Richard B. Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Man Charged With DWI After Weekend Arrest
Groesbeck man Levi Robinson faced driving while intoxicated charges after an arrest on Highway 14 between Mexia and Groesbeck. Bond set at 500 dollars by Judge Norton Fox. Robinson pled innocent. Sheriff said two men fined 20.50 each for drunkenness and four youths charged with theft under 50 for wiring theft between Groesbeck and Mart. wire returned and fines set at 29.50 each.
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Groesbeck
Spl
Highway 14
Mexia
Jack Bothwell
Bothwell
Levi Robinson
Norton Fox
Robinson
Mart
Weather forecast for Mexia and North Connery area
Cloudy and warm conditions with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. Mexia low tonight around 68 degrees and high tomorrow near 84. High yesterday reached 91 with a low of 71.
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Weather Bureau
Mexia
North
Con- Wparry
Tengo
Last Rites Held Sunday In Teague For Judge Lindsey
Teague funeral services for Judge J. E. Lindsey were held at First Baptist Church with burial at Post Oak cemetery. Lindsey born in 1868 in Chestnut Alabama served Teague as justice of the peace for over 20 years. Survived by wife two sons two daughters a brother seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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Teague
First Baptist Church
J. E. Lindsey
L.A. Thomas
Post Oak
Fairfield
Ham Brothers
Judge Lindsey
Chestnut
Alabama
Freestone
County
Masonic Lodge
H. L. Lindsey
R. J. Lindsey
Midland
Webb
Touchstone
W. C. Medlock
Lubbock
Den Mother Affair Ends Work For Scout Leader
Leamington England report says Dorothy Long 40 den mother of a wolf cub pack lost her job after an affair with 17 year old Boy Scout David Rooke. She says the relationship included kisses and cuddling on trains and walks as Rooke professed love.
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Leamington
Eng
Dorothy Long
David Rooke
Dorothy
Long
Ground Observer Corps to Meet Tonight in Training Session
The Ground Observer Corps will meet at 7 30 PM in the conference room of the Southwestern Electric Service Company. Post supervisor David Curry announced the gathering and a training film will be shown. Members and interested parties are urged to attend this important training meeting.
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Ground Observer Corps
Southwestern Electric Service Company
David Curry
Vocational group to present school plan in Mexia
A citizens advisory committee for vocational agriculture drafted a plan and cost estimate for a farm shop at Mexia High School. The plan will be presented to the Mexia school board at the regular meeting, with C. S. Hereford leaving as superintendent and A. O. Bowen taking over July 1.
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Citizens Advisory Committee For
C. S. Hereford
A. O. Bowen
Frank Connell
Warner Hancock
Ellice Lightsey
Dale Brown
Mexia Lions To See Film Of Mexia Scenes
A film showing scenes in and around Mexia will be screened by Rip Mc Kenzie at the Mexia Lions Club weekly luncheon tomorrow at noon. Maurice Robinson, newly elected club president, serves as program chairman.
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Mexia
Rip McKenzie
Mexia Lions Club
Maurice Robinson
Local Postmaster Attends Texas Postmasters Convention
G. E. Blair, the local postmaster, will attend the Texas Branch of the National Association of Postmasters convention in Waco on Tuesday. He recently returned from a Lubbock convention where he was elected director of the organization.
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G. E. Blair
Texas
National Association of Postmasters
Waco
Lubbock
Fourteen Texans Die In Weekend Violence
Weekend violence across Texas left fourteen dead including four drownings and two fatal vehicle crashes. Victims range from Houston and Galveston youths to residents of Fort Worth and Wichita Falls. incidents include drownings in Lake Houston and the Brazos, a fatal fire suffocation near Houston, and several auto crashes across multiple counties.
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Lently
Gulf Coast
Lee Willis
Wichita Falls
Frankie Smith
Ben Wheeler
Tex
Tyler
Apis
Cleburne
Sonya Brantley
Blum
N. D. Gist
David Duncan
Brazos
Marlin
Wyper
Edward Kocich
Cotton Center
Lubbock
Richard H. Stroud
Plano
Fort Worth
Poolville
Georgia
James F.hall
John S. Keepers
Houston
Hall
Sam Spampinato
W. W. Coulter
Samuel E. Elliott
Gerald E. Fox II
Andrew Williams
Kenneth Wayne Fritsche
Elliott
Fox
Lake Houston
Huffman
Donald R. Norwood
Elton Waller
Norwood
Williams
Galveston’s
West Bay
Henry L. Diggs
Allies warned as Korea arms race narrows edge
United States and allied observers say in South Korea disarmament by aging weapons leaves forces outgunned by North Korea and other Communist forces if the 1953 truce limits persist. Tito tours Stalingrad amid praise as Khrushchev joins him in Russia. Army Secretary Brucker cautions Russia may use invitations to air shows as a trick. Rebels ambush French patrol near Bou Hamama in the Aures mountains 70 miles south of Constantine. French forces launch pursuit.
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Tokyo
South Korea
North Korea
United States
Republic of Korea
Korea
Moscow
Tito
Stalingrad
Nikita Khrushchev
Radio Moscow
Russia
Ove
Washington, D.C
Army
Wilbur M. Brucker
Nathan F. Twining
Brucker
Algyers
Bou Hamama
Aures
Constantine
Local Cancer Group To Elect Officers At June 21 Meeting
Limestone County Cancer Society to elect a president and other officers at a June 21 meeting in the J K Hughes Oil Company office. Dr Stanley Cox of Groesbeck acts as temporary chairman. Nominating committee members are W H Cook Mrs J B Cantrell and Mrs R L Dillard. The group aims to educate on cancer prevention and control.
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Limestone County Cancer Society
At & Pm
J. K. Hughes Oil Company
Stanley Cox
Groesbeck
W. H. Cook
J. B. Cantrell
R. L. Dillard
Eisenhower Survived Emergency Surgery After Intestinal Blockage
President Eisenhower underwent an emergency operation in the early hours to prevent possible death from ileal inflammation and obstruction. Surgeons linked a healthy ileum segment to the transverse colon in an ilio transverse colostomy to restore a clear passage.
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Washington, D. C
Seeran
Leonard D. Heaton
Heaon
Heaton
Dianne Ellis Named Methodist Youth Council Treasurer
Dianne Ellis of Mexia was elected treasurer to the Conference Youth Council at the Central Texas Conference of the Methodist Youth Fellowship in Fort Worth. Martha Johnson of Grovesbeck was elected co chairwoman of publicity at the MYF Conference Youth Rally held at First Methodist Church.
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Central Texas
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Fort Worth
Dianne Ellis
Mexia
Martha Johnson
Grovsbeck
MYF
First Methodist Church
Richard Perkins
Freddie Williams
Ronnie Perkins
Suganne Hayter
Ann Pendleton
Martis Ellis
Suzan Shelby
Ben Wiggins
Ermilee Holdridge
John Black
Wortham
Carla Bennett
Coolidge
Supreme Court Rules Parr Tax Trial Move To Austin
The Supreme Court ruled five to four that George B. Parr’s federal tax evasion trial may be held in Austin instead of Laredo. Parr sought Laredo as trial venue while the government pressed for Austin.
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Supreme Court
George Parr
Washington
George B. Parr
Texas
Austin
Laredo
Parr
Daniel 18 Ineligible to Run for Governor
Reuben Senterfitt urged the state Democratic executive committee to bar Price Daniel from the primary ballot. He argued Daniel cannot run for governor while serving as U S Senator.
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Daniel
Arts
Reuben Senterfitt
Democratic Executive Committee
U. S
Price Daniel
Senterfitt
U. S. Sunatos
NAACP Leader Says Segregation Is Dead for Texans
Roy Wilkins told about 300 at the Texas NAACP 20th anniversary that segregation is dead though “walking like a zombie.” He warned white leaders must accept integrated schools pools and parks as equal to Blacks while Lula Goldberg was named Texas freedom queen. Gloster Currie said full segregation removal is hoped by 1963.
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Houston
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Texas
Roy Wilkins
New York
NAACP
Wilkins
Lula Goldberg
Texas Naacp
San Francisco
Gloster Current
United States
Mexia Men Attend Heart O Texas Budget Conference
Mexia officials J A Schnabte and Marold Nussbaum will join the Heart O Texas Council budget planning session at Camp Tahuaya tonight. Aston Schulz Temple chairman says over 50 leaders will determine next year’s budget to support the adopted program with separate committees led by John Bown Hubert Davis Jack Straw Col Svend Neilsen Roy Smith and others. De HH Brindley Temple will preside over the council board dinner and meeting.
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J. A. Schnabte
Marold Nussbaum
Mexia
Heart O' Texas Council
Camp ‘Uhuaya
Schnabte
Nussbaum
Aston Schulz
Temple
John Bown
Hubert Davis
Marlin
Jack Straw
Gatesville
Svend Neilsen
Fort Hood
Roy Simith
Killeen
Teamp
de HH. Brindley
Mexia City Commission Sets Wednesday Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the Mexia city commission will be held Wednesday night at 7 40 at city hall City Secretary J R Truett announced today. The article mentions Taos Pueblo adobe ovens as a brief visual.
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Mexia City Commission
J. R. Truett
Mexia National Guard Veterans Plan 18th Reunion
The Mexia National Guard Company B of the 143rd Infantry regimental veterans hold their 18th annual reunion at the Mexia Guard Armory on Sunday afternoon July 8. Ray Purcell presides as president with Charles Barker as secretary. 25 to 50 attendees from across the state and former members now in other states are expected. Captain John B. Lee is the present commander of Company B.
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Veterans of Mexia National Guard
143Rd Infantry Regiment
The
Guard Armory
Mexia
Ray Purcell
Veterans Organization
Charles Barker
Army
Purcell
Clarence Ferguson
Groesbeck
Thomas H. Sunday
Keith Bounder
Africa
Italy
France
Germany
John B. Lee
Mexia Company B
Miss Neva Love Funeral Rites Held In Mexia
Funeral services were held at the Riddle Chapel in Mexia for Miss Neva Love 72 who died in a local hospital yesterday. The Rev Jimmy Hinton of Calvary Baptist Church conducted the rites. Burial followed in Mexia cemetery with Riddle Funeral Home in charge. Survived by two brothers O Q Love of Cisco and B Love of Dallas.
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Riddle
Mrs. E. M. Strange Dies in Waco Funeral Tuesday
Mrs. Ernest M. Strange died Sunday in a Waco hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1 am from the Methodist Church in Mart with Ditte Page Funeral Home in charge. Burial will be in Mart. She is survived by a daughter Mrs. Howard Ramsey of Williamsport PA and one grandson, her mother Mrs. J. N. Crawley of Waco, a sister and two brothers. The family requests no flowers.
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Ernest M. Strange
Mart
Waco
Methodist
Ditte Page
WSL
Whey
Mexia
Howard Ramsey
Willamusport
Mas. J. N. Crawley
Wace
Fairfield Servicememan Completes Training
Burnis A. Gabriel, son of Mr and Mrs John L Gabriel of Fairfield, completed recruit training on June 2 at the Naval Training Center San Diego California. The graduate is listed as a Fairfield serviceman.
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San Diego
Calif
Burnis A. Gabriel
John L. Gabriel
Fairfield
Naval Training Center
Eisenhower walks 40 feet in hospital room recovery update
President Eisenhower resumed a light duty schedule after walking 40 feet with aid. He conferred with Sherman Adams for about 30 minutes and with doctors and aides in the presidential suite. White House briefings cite postoperative progress as essentially normal, with continued precautions.
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Washington, D. C
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Sherman Adams
Hisenhower
Adams
White House
Dr. Rawdin
Leonard D. Heaton
Howard McC. Snyder
Richard M. Nixon
Anenapally
Nixon
Konrad Adenauer
Blair House
John Foster Dulles
Carrie Hodge Funeral Service Held in Del Rio
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Carrie L. Hodge of Del Rio last Friday. She was born in Mexic and was the daughter of the late Josin J. and Lula Warnack Beckham. She lived in Del Rio for 30 years and is survived by her husband two daughters Mrs. George Hillyer of are and Mrs. F Spain of Kilgore six sisters and a brother. The sisters include Mrs. Otis Whittington Kilgore Mrs. Lala Mae Sims Houston Mrs. Jennie Prewitt Austin Mrs. Walter Oglesby Pasadena Calif Mrs. Reynolds Dickson Coolidge and Miss Frances Beckham Dallas and brother Jesse Beckham Coolidge.
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Carrie L. Hodge
del Rio
Mexic
Josin J
Lula Warnack Beckham
George Hillyer
Are
Spain
Kilgore
Bill Hillyer
Mary Frances Hillyer
Carolyn
Otis Whittington
Lala Mae Sims
Houston
Jennie Prewitt
Austin
Walter Oglesby
Pasadena
Calif
Reynolds Dickson
Coolidge
Frances Beckham
Dallas
Jesse Beckham
Man and wife drift from car as authorities probe death
In Detroit, Ralph Green 38 and Delores 24 were pulled from a car that stalled Sunday after a short drive. Police say Delores appeared to be dying as they swam toward shore near the Detroit Yacht Club where investigators continue to assess the circumstances.
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Detroit
Ralph Green
Delores
Green
Neap 4
Detroit Yacht Club
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