Two Buildings Rise in Downtown Mexia This Week
Construction starts on Dr W Duke Pittman’s burned corner at Commerce and Railroad for a six room optical reception and treatment space. The Perkins brothers gut and rebuild their site at McKinney and Commerce into one large room with an office and modern glass brick front.
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Mexia
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Railroad
Perkins Brothers
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Walter
McKinney
Commerce Streets
Bill Moss
Pittman
Railroad Street
William D. Pittman
Teem Galumbia University
Aptomchs
Peskins
Front Negris Lumber Company
Lone Star Gas Company
Brock
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Perkins
Woodrow Perkins
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Cargill President Visited Here to Discuss Expanding Project
The visiting Cargill president, John F. Miav MaHan, joined local leaders at the Meare xesterday storage plant. He met with Fe Worthan and Mix Wheaty Now ub 2 officials to explore expansion opportunities and broader collaboration.
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Cungus Boge
Meare Xesterday
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Meoneatolis
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Ian Tars
Plante
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Mexic Man's Father Succumbs at Denton
The Denton area mourns a man known as the father of Joe Handall of Moar Fane schools who died after months of illness. Services are set for tomorrow at 3 pm at the Denton First Ab Bethsedare church. He is survived by a son in Dallas and four grandchildren with other relatives in Fort Worth Denton Coppell and Mexia. Mr Randall lived with his son in Mexia for two years in 1934 and 1935. Joe Randall and son Don left Tuesday night to attend the funeral.
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Sowarch
Joe Handall
Dorton Cemel
My. Rand
Dallas
Regen Cusp
Tom Nevil
Fort Worth
Mix Radf Johnson
Denton
Alvin Shocky
Coppell
Seversl
Randall
Mexia
Joe Randall
Don
Leff
London Bridge collapses during 295 Festival of Britain
A fragmentary report notes that the first span of a Bailey bridge across the Thames toppled into the water during the 295 festival of Britain in London last night leaving authorities to assess damage and safety.
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London
Thames
Rotary to View Enterprise Film at Noon Meeting
Dr. Jack Oliver will serve as program chairman for the Rotary club meeting tomorrow at noon. He will present the motion picture Enterprise depicting a Georgia town that decides to build a factory and boost local industry.
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Jack Oliver
Rotary Club
Georgia
Rapist Felix Lewis Executed in Huntsville
Felix Lewis 47 a convicted rapist from Live Oak county died in the electric chair shortly after midnight. The Board of Pardons and Paroles denied a last minute 30 day stay of execution.
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Huntsville
Felix Lewis
Live Oak County
Eirectoe
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Lions Warned About Cashing Rubber Checks
Mexia Lions club luncheon speaker Leo Williams of Waco warned merchants to verify checks before cashing them, focusing on veterans C numbers and wording like compensation or subsistence. He urged asking for reasons for the check and fingerprinting when identity is uncertain. New member L. O. Talley and guests attended.
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Mexia Lions Club
Sd & V Cafe
Leo Williams
Waco
United States Secret Service
Wiliams
Veterans Administration
U.S. Treasury Department
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Jimmie) Blair
William Harvey
Jimmy Adams
L. J. Wilkin
L. O. Talley
Two Billion Extra Voted For Farm Price Help
The House approved a compromise bill by 234 to 82 to provide two billion dollars in additional funds to support farm prices through the 1951 crop year. The measure raises the CCC borrowing authority from 4.75 to 6.73 billion dollars and tightens controls on farm produce under government programs. Senate passage would send the bill to President Truman for signature amid import provisions controversy. Meanwhile Bing Crosby faces reports of separation from his wife as Hollywood murmurs about Paris.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Truman
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Two More Beauties Enter July Fourth Contest In Mexia
Mexia hosts the annual bathing beauty revue with two new entrants Bette Jean Thorne and Jan Johnston. Bette Jean, 17 and valedictorian of Mexia High School, is sponsored by Baldree Motor Company and competed as a football field contestant last year. Jan Johnston, 16 and a 1950 Mexia High graduate, is five feet five and weighs 124 pounds, sponsored by Limestone County Tractor Company and twirled with the Black Cat band. Other contestants include Wanda Kennedy Ernestine DeBerry Lillian Livingston and Helen Cook.
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Mexia Diancees
Bette Jean Thorne
Ivan Thorne
Jan Johnston
Sidney Johnston
Bette Jean
Baldree Motor Company
Limestone County Tractor Company
FFA
Hearne
Jan
Black Cat
Wanda Kennedy
Groesbeck
Ernestine DeBerry
Lillian Livingston
Helen Cook
Bob Wilson
Valley Booms As Population Count Shows Big Jumps
The 1950 census estimates show large population gains in the Rio Grande Valley with Elsa and Raymondville posting the highest percentage increases and Laredo Harlingen and McAllen leading numeric growth. Brownsville figures are incomplete while Houston shores up status as the south’s largest city and New Orleans relinquishes that title.
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Chamber of Commercce
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Laredo
Harlingen
McAllen
Elsa
Raymondville
Brownsville
Renss
Howard F. Lamb
Houston
South
New Orleans
Bureau of Census
Mississippi
Harris County
County Races Set as Ballot Places Listed
Limestone county ballot order reveals candidates for July 22 Democratic primary across multiple offices. Names include Jimmy Adams A Jasper A Byrd W H Gantt Norton Fox Joe Schultz Clarence Ferguson Pony Webb Jeanie Pitts Tommie Oglethorpe Allen Therrell Bill Green Charlie Shrews John Kidd Steve Unfried C Wess Coker A B Sims E E Prichard Frank Riseden Charles Laurence Luther Hunt R M Gordon J P Jones D T Hawkins Clyde E McClinton J M Lewis Elbert Brown Bill Kennedy D E Boss New Lon E Eubanks A M Henderson Levi T Lenamon L D Rutledge W J Easterling Roy Kirton Earl C Jones George W Follis Marvin Wooton Calvin F Dyson Fred Bratton M L Hill W M Gifford Nat Hudson Algie Lenamond L G Adams W E Lendley.
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Jack Hawkins
Dist
Jimmy Adams
Jasper A. Byrd
W. H. Gantt
Norton Fox
Joe Schultz
Clarence Ferguson
Pony Webb
Jeanie Pitts
Tommie Oglethorpe
Allen Therrell
Bill Green
Charlie Shrews
John Kidd
Steve Unfried
C. Wess Coker
A. B. Sims
E. E. Prichard
Frank Riseden
Charles Laurence
Luther Hunt
R. M. Gordon
J. P. Jones
D. T. Hawkins
Clyde E. McClinton
J. M. Lewis
Elbert Brown
Bill Kennedy
D. E. (Boss) New
Justice of Peace
Lon E. Eubanks
A. M Henderson
Levi T. Lenamon
L. D. Rutledge
W. J. Easterling
Roy Kirton
Earl C. Jones
George W. Follis
Marvin Wooton
Calvin F. Dyson
Fred Bratton
JP Ox
M. L. Hill
W. M. , Gifford
Nat Hudson
Algie Lenamond
L. G. Adams W. E
Lendley
Squall Lines Rake Central Texas With Heavy Rain
A squall line moved south across Central Texas dropping heavy rain from Dallas to San Angelo. Dallas saw inches of rain in under two hours with wind gusts up to 30 mph. Mexia recorded a high of 91 and a low of 72. other Texas towns ranged from 81 in Galveston to 105 at Presidio.
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Dallas
San Angelo
Mexia
Presidio
Galveston
Wink
el Paso
Doctor's silence on Dionne birth rumors in Callander
Dr Joseph Joyall declined to confirm or deny reports that Olivia Dionne may soon give birth again. Sources persist that recent X rays indicate a new multiple birth.
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Callander
Joseph Joyall
Olivia Dionne
Uncounted Mexia Citizens Urged to Notify City Office
An official from the census bureau urged any uncounted Mexia residents to notify the city manager’s office at once. Martin E. Edwards from the Dallas bureau met with City Manager Howard Mace to discuss Mexia’s count. Uncounted residents will receive a form to be filled and added to the official population. Forms are available at the Mexia Daily News and A. W. DeGuire’s office.
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Census Bureau
Martin E. Edwards
Dallas
Bureau
Howard Mace
Edwards
Mexia Daily News
A. W. DeGuire
Political Rally at City Hall If Weather Is Wet
Mexia rally moved to the city auditorium if rain continues. Sponsored by the Mexia Rebekah lodge, the event invites all Limestone county candidates and features a box supper and homemade cake sale starting at 8 pm. Open to the public.
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Mexia
Ruby Canell
Mexia Rebekah Lodge
Limestone County
Record U S pig production forecast tops ninety-nine million
The Agriculture Department projected a peacetime pig crop of 99,079,000 head for the year, signaling a larger than normal seasonal drop in pork prices next fall and winter according to the report.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congressmen Approve Greater US Air Power
Congress moves toward a larger Air Force as conferees back a bill to expand from 43 to 70 combat groups. The measure, not mandatory, follows years of debate between House and Senate. Other actions include loyalty file inquiries and Alaska statehood progress alongside a three-year draft extension plan.
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Senate
House
U.S
Congress
Air Force
McCarthy
Millard EF. Tydings
FBI
Joseph R McCarthy
Wis
State Department
Phillip Bart
Communist Daily Worker
House Unmamerican Activities Committee
Statehood
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyo
Senate Interior Committee
Scott W. Lucas
Frankfort envoy Henderson commits suicide in quarters
All Around the World reports U S vice consul Clay H. Henderson, 33, killed himself in his quarters yesterday. He left notes to his mother Virginia R. Henderson of Ventura California and referenced deafness. authorities provided no clear reason for the act.
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Germany
Clay H. Henderson
U. S
Henderson
Virginia R. Henderson
Ventura
Calif
Masons To Elect Officers At Tomorrow Meeting
The local Masonic chapter and council will elect officers for the new year tomorrow night at 7 30 at the Masonic hall. The principal business is the officer selection.
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Masonic Hall
McDonald Wins Re‑Election Bid in Texas Democratic Primary
The Texas State Supreme Court upheld J. E. McDonald’s right to run as a Democrat in the July 22 primary, rejecting the party’s effort to remove him. McDonald, known as the “bad boy” of the party, is seeking his eleventh term and expressed satisfaction with the ruling. County chairs were urged to comply with the decision, while lawyers forecast legislative changes to deter party pledge violations in future elections.
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State Supreme Court Today
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McDonald
High Court
Democratic Executive Committee
Department of Agriculture
Calhoun
Corsicana
John C. Calhoun
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Dallas
George Sergeant
Geant
Democratic State Executive Committee
Supreme Court
Aoman
Nationwide Rail Strike Looms Across U S
The AFL switchmen and two other unions plan a June 25 strike against five railroads as labor tensions rise after Truman’s fact finding. About 200,000 workers seek a 40 hour week with no pay cut, while Ford Motor faces an illegal jurisdictional strike at its Canton Ohio plant risking 110,000 jobs. In Port Arthur three men face charges in the 79 day Texas refinery walkout.
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AFL Iswitchmen’s Union
Truman
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Denver and
Rio Grande Western
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National Railway Labor Act
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Ford Motor Company
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Ohio
Forge
Port Arthur
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