Politicking on Commerce Street and Lone Texas Primary
The column notes a hot Saturday crowd on Commerce Street with Democrats outnumbering Republicans amid primary season. It mentions State Sen. Bill Moore of Bryan seeking re election and addresses a lawyers poll on Texas high court judges. Judge Ralph Yarborough and Governor Allan Shivers are also discussed with the July 24 Democratic primary looming and poll tax issues highlighted.
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Commerce Street
Texas
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
Limestone County
Mexia
Shivers
Lufkin
Benson Plans To Reveal Crop Allotment Slashes
Washington D C Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T Benson will order wheat growers to cut plantings to the second lowest level in 37 years setting the 1955 wheat allotment at 55 million acres a 12 percent cut from this year and about 30 percent from 1953 production. The move helps curb a bread grain surplus as the 1955 crop is expected near 1 by the Agriculture Department.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Lecy Benson
Agriculture Department
Secy. Benson
Mexia Woman Grows Home Canning Business Into Plant
Pearle’s Canning Company in Mexia, led by Mrs. L. B. Nussbaum, ships about 24,000 quarts of dill pickles this year to cities nationwide and to at least one overseas point. The firm, at 706 East Main, employs four, with Sidelines including dill beans and carrots.
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Pearle's Canning Company
East Main Street
L. B
Pearle) Nussbaum
Miss Bloom Kahn
Joe Nussbaum
Pearle
Nussbaum
Mexia
Dallas
Oklahoma City
Houston
Austin
New York City
Cuba
Australian breaks world mile record in Turku Finland
John Landy of Australia ran the mile in 3:58 in Turku Finland to break Roger Bannister’s world mark by 1.4 seconds. The 21 year old agricultural student flew half way around the world chasing faster racing conditions and shattered the 3:59 barrier set by Bannister at Oxford University on May 8.
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Turku
Finland
John Landy
Australia
Roger Bannister
Landy
Bannister
Oxford University
Record-high Water Decline in Texas High Plains Wells
U S Geologic Survey reports in Ground Water Development in the Western High Plains of Texas 1998 that the average net decline of water wells in over 400 sites is the greatest on record. The findings detail drastic aquifer drawdown across the region and implications for future water supply.
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Washington, WG
High Plains
Texas
Funeral Services Set Tomorrow for Tommie Williams
Funeral services for Tommie EB Williams 58 longtime Negro resident of Limestone and Freestone counties will be held tomorrow at 2 pm at Gibson Chapel A M E church near Cotton Gin. Rev J M Humphrey will officiate burial in Cotton Gin Negro Cemetery with Dorsey Keatis Funeral Home in charge. Williams born Sept 26 1895 in Teague lived in Mexia Teague most his life except a year in Waxahachie. He was a Methodist and a Mason. Survived by his wife Temple Williams Mexia four sisters and three brothers.
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Gibson Chapel
A.M.E
Cotton Gil
Tommie EB. Williams
Limestone
Freestone
Mexia
J. M. Humphrey
Cotton Gin Negro
Dorsey-Keatis
Mr. Williams
Teague
Waxahachie
Temple Williams
Eva Gamble
Geneva Williams
Naomi Williams
Jola Bluitt
Dallas
Forest Williams
Maurice Willams
Littlefield
Lawrence Williams
Wichita Falls
Convicted Killer Enters Death Row in Texas
Wal ter Whitaker Jr a former Air Force cadet convicted of killing Joyce Fern White a Lubbock high school teacher after a heated argument has begun death row status at the state prison. Whitaker was convicted in Vernon last year and is to await execution in August as reported from Huntsville.
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Huntsville
Walter Whitaker Jr
Air Force
Whitaker
Vernon
Joyce Fern White
Lubbock
Fort Worth Stockyards Report Cattle Twipta Estimate
Fort Worth stockyards report an estimated cattle shipment for the week, with numbers reaching around ten thousand head. Market conditions show elevated demand and fluctuating prices as traders assess supply.
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Fort Worth
John Walter Mackey Dies. Mexia Grocer and Ex-County Commissioner
Funeral services for John Walter Mackey 69, Mexia grocer and former Hill County commissioner, were held at First Baptist Church Mexia under Dr. George Humphrey. He died yesterday of a heart attack at his home. Interment in Mexia cemetery. Survived by wife, five sons, seven daughters, two brothers, a sister and 20 grandchildren.
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First Baptist Church
John Walter Mackey
Mexia Grocer
George Humphrey
Department of Religion
Baylor University
Mexia
Corley Funeral Home
Mr. Mackey
Calcius
Alabama
Texas
Hill County
Precinct 4
L.P. Mackey
Houston
Willard Mackey
San Angelo
Walter Mackey
Pat Mackey
Shreveport
Bennie Mackey
Arlington
Tommy Kenner
Tyler
Jack Bennett
Palestine
Ocie Chism
Waco
R. L. Pergon
Ray Pummill
St. Louis
George Drumright
Luther Dease
Dallas
Prisoners Fail Escape Attempt at Kansas Penitentiary
Six inmates who killed a guard and wounded a woman hostage during an escape attempt at the Kansas State Penitentiary surrendered after a gun battle with guards. Two convicts were wounded and held under security guard in Lansing Kansas.
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Lansing
Kan
Kansas State Penitentiary
French Troops Hit Communist Base Near Hanoi
UPI report says hundreds of French forces amphibiously assaulted Van Coe Island in the Red River near Hanoi and destroyed a major Communist base used for delta infiltration. High command announced the operation.
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Hanoi
van Coe Island
Red River
Ree High Command
Uys
Flanders Says Administration Quietly Supports Action On McCarthy
Senator Ralph Flanders says Eisenhower aides unofficially back his plan to strip Joseph McCarthy of chairmanships over contempt of the Senate. He reports broad but undisclosed Senate support, stressing it is the Senate's business to proceed regardless of White House views.
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Washington, D. C
Ralph &. Flanders
Vermont
Eisenhower
Joseph R. McCarthy
Senate
Tee
Sen. Flanders
White House
Sen. McCarthy
Committee on Government + tions
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Kerk E
Forr Ranning
Scattered Rain For Texas Amidst Continued Heat
The United Press reports scattered showers in Texas mainly central and eastern regions with little change expected. Presidio reached 105, Mexia 102, Corpus Christi 1.16 inches rainfall, Lufkin 0.70, Houston 0.05, Galveston 0.04, Beaufort 0.02, Victoria 0.0. The Midwest endures a heat wave as Iowa floods and Nebraska storms claim lives.
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United Press
Texas
Presidio
Mexia
Fort Parker State Park
Corpus Christi
Lufkin
Houston
Galveston
Beaumon
Victoria
Midwest
Iowa
Nebraska
Texas Traveler Begins Global Journey on Pay Later Plan
Mrs Louise Cochran, famous for wiring Queen Elizabeth about hotel reservations for the coronation, sails on a round the world trip as the first globe circling passenger under Pan American World Airways pay later plan.
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New York
N.Y
Louise Cochran
Queen Elizabeth
Pan-American World Airways
Strato Jet Bombers Launch Record Pacific Flight
Three Air Force B 47 Stratojet bombers took off from March Field California at 8 am for a 6700 mile flight to Japan. They expect to reach Yokota Air Base near Tokyo in 5 to 16 hours with midair refueling from planes along Pacific bases. The report notes Llivia a Spanish village north of the border is surrounded by France.
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March Base
Calif
Air Force
Japan
Yokota Air Force Base
Tokyo
Pacific
Old Folks Moving to Texas Amid Population Shift
Chicago report notes a projected rise to 16 000 elderly in the region by 1970 with many 60 plus relocating to Texas. University of Presiaa soc. acy article cites medical advances lowering mortality and increasing longevity among older adults, shaping migration to Florida Texas Washington and Louisiana.
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Texas
Chicago
Lynn Shu University of Presiaa Soc
Journal of
Peterebur
Rochester
N. Y
New England
Middle West
Mexico
Annual Christian Retreat Concludes at Fort Parker Park
More than 95 men from District 10 Texas Christian churches attended the second annual Christian Men’s Fellowship retreat at Fort Parker State Park. Participants hailed from Limestone Freeport Robertson Falls Bell Coryell Hill Brazos Milam and Mexia’s First Christian Church. Leaders included Rev Charles Davis and David Fowler with Dr L N D Wells delivering the principal address. Attendees voted to repeat the retreat next summer and bring others.
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Texas’ Christian Churches
Fort Parker State Park
Limestone
Freestone
Robertson
Falls
Bell
Coryell
Hill, Brazos
Milam
First Christian Church
Mexia
Charles Davis
W. C. Fowler
Christian Men’s Fellowship
David
L. N. D. Wells
East
Dallas Christian Church
Fowler
Mexia Chamber of Commerce Directors Meet Tonight
The Mexia Chamber of Commerce board will meet at 7 30 tonight to install new officers for 1954 56 and seven new directors. Woodrow Perkins is named to take duties alongside other officers and directors.
Governor Allan Shivers Campaign Schedule Revealed
Governor Allan Shivers plans a dense campaign tour with stops across Texas. He speaks at locales including Fort Worth Wichita Falls Longview Henderson Jacksonville Temple Conroe and Waco, finishing with VFW talks and a bridge dedication.
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United Press
Texas
Allan Shivers
Campsi
Lufkin
Coe
Mic Yand
Fort Seks
Tete Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wichita Falls
Genas
Alvin Fora
Kerrville
Chamber
VFW
Fort Worth
Midlothian
Waxahachie
Hillsboro
Waco
Red China Reveals 14 US Airmen in Prison
Geneva dispatch reports Red China claims it has 14 United States airmen in its prisons. The statement follows alleged admissions by U S authorities that the airmen were captured during operations.
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Red China
Geneva
China
United States
U N Warns Russia to Stay Out as Guatemala Invasion Moves
United Nations Security Council votes to refer the Guatemala question to the Organization of American States after Russia vetoes the plan. U S Ambassador voices strong warning to Moscow while the regional body readies action against the revolt.
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United. Nations
Gerauldat
Guatemala
United Nations” Security ‘Council
Russia
Organization of American
Iti
Organization of Om ‘Ican
Dele Council
South Korea
Normal Health Expected in New Max 6 7 Extension
Reading from a brief note, authorities project normal health status for the New Max 6 7 extension after a period of routine checks. Officials say no anomalies detected and operations continue on schedule.
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Bryan
Anderson
Brazos
Burleson
Navarro
Washington
Moore
Thio
Latin America
Nombed
FY Wee - Rae
Honduras
ACAPA
Elas Ys
Army of Liberation
NEA
Guatemala City
Panama Canal
Benson
West, Texas
Tommie Williams
Conflis
McCarthy
Llivia
France
Ft. Parker Park
SBSH
FBI
U. S
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