Gromyko refuses Berlin ultimatum as talks proceed
Geneva reports Andrei Gromyko refuses to withdraw the Soviet one year Berlin ultimatum despite Western warnings. A secret session with the West is planned for Monday amid indications Moscow might back down. In Formosa Red Chinese shore batteries and a Communist ship fire 430 shells on a Nationalist island in the Matsu complex.
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Geneva
Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
Gromyko
Soviet Union
Taipei
Formosa
Matsu Complex
Nationalist Defense Ministry
Christian Men Fellowship retreat opens in Fort Parker area
The 7th annual District 15 Christian Men's Fellowship retreat runs today through Sunday at Fort Parker State Park with Dr. G N Goldston of Fort Worth opening tonight. District Governor Bill Dodgen presides. talks from Evans Wood and Rev Claude Snowden are planned, plus a memorial service for members who died this year.
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Christian Men's Fellowship
District 15
Forts Parker State Park
G. N. Goldston
Fort Worth
Bill Dodgen
Waco
Evans Wood
Denison
Claude Snowden
First Christian Church of
Belton
Singino
Mexia
W. C. Fowler
J. B.barney
Liman
Mexia Hospitals Draw In-Region Patients
Mexia hospitals admitted 2,400 patients in the 12 months ending June 15, 1958, with about 14,700 non-town residents seeking care in Limestone Freestone Leon and Hill counties. Brown's Hospital alone had 1,461 admissions, 580 from Mexia or nearby, 881 from outside Limestone, showing most patients came from beyond the town.
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Mexia
Limestone
Freestone
Leon
Hill County
Texas State Department of Health
Brown’s Hospital
Limestone County
Man Earns High School Diploma After 14 Year Return
Marvin Wheat, a World War II veteran and former wheat harvester, returned to school at 24 after a 14 year absence and completed six grades in 20 months. He earned the Silver Star and a Purple Heart, then faced limited job options for non graduates before pursuing his diploma.
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Marvin Wheat
Fark
Texas Employment Commission
Ace
Marvin
Leyte
Texas Highway Patrol
Wheat
Moon Rocket Reading Game Launch At Gibbs Memorial Library
Mexia children aged 6 to 13 begin a summer reading voyage starting Monday at 10 30 a m. Kids must read 30 books in six weeks with three checkouts allowed, earning spaceflight milestones through nine planetary stops and a certificate upon completion.
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Gibbs Memorial Library
Mexia
Earth
Moon
Ruth Clark
Julia Faye Hamilton
Rita Talley
Outer Space
Rites Saturday For Mrs Cylishia Moody
Funeral services for Mrs. Cylishia Louetta Moody 59 will be held Saturday at 11 am in the Dorsey Keatts Funeral home chapel with Rev George B Young of St John A M E church officiating Burial will follow at Mexia Negro cemetery She died Tuesday at 6 30 am in Browns Hospital She was a native of Mexia and had lived there all her life Surviving are four daughters Mrs Tommie Del Patridge Mrs Jessie Wheeler Mrs Martha Pearl Thursday and Mrs Janie Odessa Lewis. two brothers Symatress Moody and Lee Arthur Jordan. four grandchildren
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Cylishia Louetta Moody
Dorsey-Keatts
George B. Young
St. John A.M.E
Mexia Negro
Moody
Brown’s Hospital
Mexia
Tommie del Patridge
Dallas
Jessie Wheeler
Martha Pearl Thursday
Janie Odessa Lewis
Symatress Moody
Lee Arthur Jordan
Los Angeles
Calif
Mexia Firms Schedule Annual Vacations
Several Mexia businesses announce staff vacations. Futorian Furniture workers start a week off Monday and return July 29. Mexia Plumbing and Supplies plans a week off starting Monday. Berry Barnett employees take vacation starting July 2025.
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Mexia
Futorian
Charles Golden
J. K. Murphey
Mexia Plumbing and Supplies Company
Berry Barnett
Frank Connell
E R Spivey Rites Set For Saturday
E R Spivey 88 former Tehuacana resident who owned a grocery on Tehuacana road died Thursday in Kilgore. Services are set for Saturday at 3 p.m. at South Sabine Baptist Church Kilgore with burial in Gladewater. Survivors include his widow five daughters and four sons along with a brother sister and other relatives. He was uncle to Mrs E T Lucus of Mexia.
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E. R. Spivey
Tehuacana Road
Kilgore
Shiloh
Arabell Montgomery
Dallas
Charlie Thompson
M. A. Denton
Gladewater
Essie Johnson
Tomball
William Spivey
Everett Spivey
Alvie Spivey
Mt. Pleasant
Woodrow Spivey
C. C. Spivey
Prairie Hill
Montgomery
Alabama
E. T. Lucus
Mexia
Mrs. Oakes Dies Thursday At Waco
Cynthia Jane Oakes 85 of Fairoaks died Thursday at 7 20 am in the home of her daughter Mrs Nora Ainsworth in Waco She was a Arkansas native lifelong Fairouks resident Survived by daughter Mrs Ruby Collier six grandchildren three great grandchildren and three sons George Archie Amos Services Friday at 3 pm at Fairoaks Baptist Church with burial in Fairoaks Cemetery under Riddle Funeral Home direction
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Cynthia Jane Oakes
Fairoaks
Fairoaks Baptist Church
Riddle Funeral Home
Oakes
Arkansas
Nora Ainsworth
Waco
Fairouks
Ruby Collier
McComb
Miss
George Oakes
Donie
Archie Oakes
Terrel
Amos Oakes
Escabon
Calif
E. M. Reed
Bryan
Partly cloudy forecast for north central Texas region
Partly cloudy conditions continue through Saturday with widely scattered thunderstorms in north central Texas. Highs near 97 and lows around 72 with no major temperature changes. rainfall measured at 0.4 inches in the 24 hour period ending Friday at 7:30 a.m.
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Texas
Moexia
Two Confidence Men Indicted in Nationwide Swindle Case
Two con men indicted on charges of swindling residents in 18 states and possibly Hawaii. Authorities say nearly a million dollars may have been moved to the Kerrville area as the probe continues.
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San Antonio
Senator Attacks Atomic Waste Dump Plan on Gulf
Texas Senator Ralph Yarborough accused the Atomic Energy Commission on the Senate floor of duplicity over plans to dump radioactive waste 150 miles off the Texas coast. He said AEC promised reports before further action and cited letters from fishing and wildlife groups opposing the move. Senator Clinton Anderson praised Yarborough's cause but called for hearings to probe the plan.
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UPI
Ithe Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Ralph Yarborough Yarborough
Senate
AEC
Ctergy Commission
Gulf
Tex
As Shore
Yarborough
Houston
Gulf Coast
Sportsmen’s Club of Texas
The
Texas Ornthological Society
Texas Shrimp Assn
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Clinton Anderson
D-N.m
Anderson
Mexia Suffers Minor Storm Damage Across Central Texas
Winds up to 60 mph lashed Central Texas causing scattered damage from Mexia to Waco. Antennas toppled, limbs broke, and a power outage affected Mexia and Coolidge with telephones and electricity interrupted. Nearby towns reported window damage and varying impacts on crops and utilities.
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Texas
Mexia
Southwestern Electric Service Company
Harold Nussbaum
South Ross
First Christian Church
Tehuacana
K. D. Willis
Coolidge
Point Enterprise
Ray McGee
McGee
Waco
Wortham
Marlin
Bryan
Courts Challenge Texas Jurisdiction Over Earl Long Case
Attorney Adrian Levy Sr. argued Texas courts lack jurisdiction to declare Louisiana Governor Earl Long insane and said Long was brought into Texas against his will, challenging the case on constitutional grounds.
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Galveston
Tex
UPD
Adrian §. Levy Sr
Texas
Louisiana
Earl Long
Long
Steelworkers to meet on next steel talks
The top policy-making group of the United Steelworkers Union planned a meeting today to discuss the upcoming steel negotiations. The session aims to set bargaining positions and strategy for talks with steel producers.
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Steel New York
UPI
Thel
United Steelworkers Union
Red Cross Chapter to Elect Officers at Limestone Meet
The Limestone county Red Cross chapter will elect officers at its annual meeting on June 23 at 2 p.m. in Raymond Dillard's office. Dillard urged contributors to attend as the budget for next year and the amount remitted to the national organization will be approved. The chapter will also discuss the contribution to the Waco regional Blood Center.
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Limestone County
The
Red Cross
Raymond Dillard
Dillard
Waco
Mart Man Named State Labor Head
Gov. Price Daniel appointed J. E. Lyles of Mart as state labor commissioner. His term will expire Jan. 31, 1961. A longtime railroad employer, Lyles was born in Mississippi, moved to Navasota in 1918, attended Texas A&M, and joined International-Great Northern Railroad in 1920, serving as conductor since 1945.
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Austin
UPI
Price Daniel
J. E. Lyles
Mart
Lyles
Mississippi
Navasota
Texas A&m
International-Great Northern Railroad
Strike Ends at Firestone in Cleveland
A 58 day walkout by 18 000 Firestone Tire and Rubber Co workers ends in Cleveland Ohio bringing to a close a lengthy labor dispute with a settlement expected to be announced soon.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
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