Reds Move to Form New Front in Korea Battle
Communists deploy 75 vehicles into Pyongyang area and maneuver southwest toward Allied lines on the western front. UN patrols probe ahead as planes strike 500 enemy trucks. Seven GIs found shot and bludgeoned near Hwachon with one more gravely wounded. Minesweeper Thompson with three dead after a naval clash off Sasebo.
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No Man’s Land
United Press
William Burson
Pyongyang
Imjin River
United Nations
Korea
Hwachon
U.S. 24Th Division
Thompson
Sasebo
Japan
Nationwide seamen strike halts 80,000 in push for wages
CIO maritime unions began a coast to coast walkout tying up more than 1,000 ships as they press for a 40 hour week 25 percent pay rise and vacation benefits. The strike follows stalled talks and a stalemate in east gulf and west coast ports with Truman declining Taft Hartley intervention.
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West
Gulf
Gulf Coast
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Great Lakes
Truman
Joseph Curran
Lehmen
Houston
National Maritime Union
New York City
Pan-American World Airways
London
Paris
Rome
Frankfurt
American Overseas Airline
A-O-A
Pan-American
Mexia Pool Opens for Mothers and Young Children
The Mexia swimming pool will open from 9 to 11 a.m. each Monday and Thursday next week for mothers and preschool age children. All children must be accompanied by an adult, says pool director A. B. McBay.
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Mexia
Murder and rape arrest in six minutes in Chicago
Charles King, 42, killed Gilbert Bacon, 25, attacked his girlfriend Helen Griffin, 30, and was captured by police within six minutes early Saturday. Griffin said King sneaked up on Bacon and herself on her porch before dawn and dragged Griffin as Bacon lay dead.
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Chicago
Charles King
King
Helen Griffin
Gilbert Bacon
Miss Griffin
Tornadoes Struck Texas Leaving Damage Across Towns
Turbulent weather hit West and north Central Texas causing twisters in Merkel and the Joshua Godley area. A tornado damaged downtown Merkel with no injuries and a half mile wide five mile long path near Cleburne. Rainfall totals ranged up to 1.57 inches at Creson and 1.54 inches at Gainesville with hail and winds reported in several towns.
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United Press
Texas
Merkel
Cleburne
Joshua-Godley
Gainesville
Creson
Mexia
Waco
Abilene
Rotan
Loraine
Presido
Cotton contest extended deadline for entries to June 30
Mexia Chamber of Commerce seven step cotton contest has extended the entry deadline from June 15 to June 30 amid growing interest. Sixty entries covering over 5,000 acres have been received with Rip McKenzie as contest chairman. Prizes total 525 dollars with first place receiving three $100 savings bonds. entry forms are at the chamber office.
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Mexia Chamber of Comerce
Mexia
Rip McKenzie
C of C
Red Cross official urges Limestone civil defense duty
Thomas W. Wagoner from St. Louis told Limestone County leaders that civil defense requires communal responsibility and outlined Red Cross roles. He noted national blood centers, training goals, and Limestone’s past first aid training while stressing proximity to Dallas and Fort Worth as vulnerable targets.
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IULK
Thomas W. Wagoner
Red Cross
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Wagoner
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Dallas
Fort Worth
Wagon
Missing Jet Pilots Found By Czech is Safe in Custody
In Wiesbaden Germany the United States reports two missing American jet pilots landed safely in Czechoslovakia on June 8. The Czech foreign minister told the U S ambassador the pilots, one American, one Norwegian, are well and happy and the probe into their arrival continues. The pilots are U S Lt Luther D Roland of Hummelstown Pennsylvania and Norwegian Lt Bjorn Johansen.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
Czechoslovakia
United States
Czech
U. S
Air Force
Wiliam’ Siroky
Ellis O. Briggs
Prague
Luther D. Roland
Hummelstown, Pa
Bjoern Johansen
U. S. Air Force
Louisiana Congressman Boggs to Seek Louisiana Governor Post
Rep Hale Boggs a Democrat announces he will run for Louisiana governor in the January primary. The current governor is Earl Long, brother of Huey Long.
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Washington, D. C
ULP
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Earl Long
Huey Long
MacArthur Concludes Texas Tour With Rallying Call
General Douglas MacArthur wrapped a Texas swing before 150000 Fort Worth residents urging Americans to rally for truth against propaganda. He blasted the Truman administration over inflation bureaucracy and taxes, warning of socialistic drift and the loss of individual incentive. Senator Kerr hinted the General’s tour strengthens a presidential bid.
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Fort Worth
Douglas MacArthur
Texas
MacArthur
Arthur
Gen
Truman
Far East
Gen. MacArthur
United States
Washinton
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Sen. Kerr
White House
Youngsters Present Reading Program at Rotary Club
Three expression students of Mrs J A Schnable Suzanne Hayter Pat Murphy and Joe Jones gave readings at Thursdays Rotary Club meeting A B McBay served as program chairman The event drew seven guests including Rev J L Patterson Walter Seyffert Lynn Adams Jr Rex Carpenter Shirley Vaughan of Mexia and Charlie Fugitt of Longview President C M Ferguson presided
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Expression
J. A. Schnable
Rotary Club
Suzanne Hayter
Pat Murphy
Joe Jones
A. B. McBay
J. L Patterson
Walter Seyffert
Lynn Adams, Jr
Rex Carpenter
Shirley Vaughan
Mexia
Charlie Fugitt
Longview
C. M. Ferguson
Jet plane crashes near H-bomb plant, pilot killed
An F-84 Thunderjet fighter crashed and burned in a wooded area near the H-bomb plant area at Aiken early Saturday, killing the пилот.
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Aiken
S. C
North Side Baptist Bible School Opens For Vacation Classes
North Side Baptist Vacation Bible School invites children aged three to 16 to enroll. The program runs Monday morning with daily songs games crafts and Bible classes led by director Mary Johnson.
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North Side Baptist Bible School
North Side Baptist Vacation Bible School
Mary Johnson
Swallower of Sparkplugs Ends His Diet in Hospital
Nineteen thirties style UPI report from Raleigh North Carolina describes Leon Burns 38 who claimed forced ingestion of sparkplugs and later offered to eat auto parts for pay. Doctors removed seven sparkplugs eight keys and a car wheel balance from his stomach. Burns toured the area passing the hat and claimed a stomach that could digest steel, prompting local auto shop officials to recount his strange diet.
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Raleigh
N.C
al Negro
Leon Burns
W. HL. Anthony
Burns
Durham
Offic
Beef control hopeful as cattle flow resumes and prices held
Price Controller Michael DiSalle urged patriotic cooperation from the meat industry as cattle move back into major markets following shortages. He warned future prices depend on Congress replacing the defense production act and opposed new meat price rollbacks. Cattle receipts at Groesbeck-Mexia auctions rose to over 1600 this week with big runs anticipated.
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Michael V. DiSalle
di- Sallé
Joint Congers
Committee On
Congress
DiSaile
Carigress
Gallwall
Harold “D. Coley
Agriculture Combe
House
John Ww
Senate
Senate Banking, Committee
Thée
National Production Authority
Groes~beck-Mexia
Irvin de Cordova
J. F. ‘Jackson
Jot Ae de Cordova
Jack
Pope Pius XI Urges Peace and Opposes Communism
Vatican City reports Pope Pius XI issued a lengthy message urging peace in Korea and China and calling for an end to Communism. He framed the war as a global crisis, warned that Communism degrades human dignity, and underscored Catholic missionary work over the past 25 years.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
China
Korea
Christ
Iran Crisis Report Highlights Mossadegh Appeal
Tehran reports Premier Mossadegh appeals personally for support as U S Ambassador Grady extends a 48 hour deadline. Britain and Russia pressured for aid while calls for decisive intervention recede and evacuation plans for British workers accelerate amid rising tensions.
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Tehran
Tran
Mohammed
Mossadegh
Henry F
Grady
Ing
Russia
Iran
Isle of Gape Tak Italy Flung
An OCR fragment from a page mentions Isle of Gape and Tak Italy in a garbled context. The readable text centers on place names and unclear action, lacking a clear event, date, or person to define a complete news item.
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Isle OF Gape
Tak
Italy
Mexia Guards Officer Details and Local Ties
Lt Williams a World War II veteran and Texas A&M graduate with 13 years service, remains based in Mexia while serving at Istaj headquarters in Palestine. He and fellow officers Lt Barker Lt Lee Lt Wilson and Warrant Officer Lasset er comprise the Mexia National Guard unit. Wilson attends a Fort Benning officers course set to finish July 1.
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Ista
Jones and
Laughlin Supply ‘Company
Mexia National Guard Company
Charles O. Barker
John E. Lee
James N. Wilson
Rayford L. Lasseter
Wilson
Fort Benning
Funeral Services Sunday for Former Wortham Resident
Funeral services will be held at Memorial Baptist church in Oakwood at 2 p m Sunday for Luther E Renfro former resident of Wortham and Kirvin who died at his Oakwood home Friday The Rev C L Moore will conduct the service Interment will be in Woodland cemetery near Kirvin with Burleson funeral home in charge Renfro born near Wortham January 31 1900 He lived in Wortham for years and then Kirvin before moving to Oakwood 15 years ago He is survived by his wife a daughter Miss Juanita Renfro Houston his father T R Renfro Kirvin four brothers Marvin Kirvin Clinton Canyon J N Grapeland Tommy San Antonio and several nieces and nephews
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Memorial Baptist Church
Oakwood
Luther E. Renfro
Wortham
Kirvin
C. L. Moore
Woodland Cemetery
Burleson Funeral Home
Renfro
Juanita Renfro
Houston
T. R. Renfro
Marvin
Clinton
Can‘yon
J. N
Grapeland
Tommy
San Antonio
Nietes
McKinney Starts 100-Unit Low Income Housing Project
McKinney launches a 100 unit housing project costing 880000. The plan provides 14 units for Black residents and 86 for white residents as construction begins.
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McKinney
VFW to Convene Monday Night Meeting
Adjutant John E. Lee of the Mexia Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter has notified members that the group will meet Monday at 8 20 p m.
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VFW
John E. Lee
Mexia Veterans of Foreign Wars
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