Britain Sends Warship to Iran as Tensions Rise
The 8000 ton British cruiser Mauritius arrived off Abadan to support potential removal of oil technicians amid Iranian crisis. Attlee and Churchill planned an urgent conference while Tehran reports show British troops near the Iraq border and Suez forces alerted.
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London
England
Mauritius
Abadan
Clement Attlee
Winston Churchill
Iran
Britain
Tehran
Iraq
Tigris
Henry F. Grady
Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal Zone
Basra
Axe-Ory
Persian Gulf
Attlee-Churchill
Churchill
United Front
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Tudeh Party
Behshahr
Caspian Sea
Congress Takes Tidelands Bill Through House
The House Judiciary committee approved a states rights tidelands bill 18 to 6, proposing three mile strips of submerged land to California and Louisiana and a ten mile strip to Texas. The measure faces a veto risk from President Truman, who vetoed a similar bill in 1948. The same session excluded penalties for hiring suspected Mexican workers, and the House Rules committee blocked a GOP plan to defund the State Department at year end.
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Washington, D.C
Congress
House Judiciary Committee
California
Louisiana
Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
Trupan
Rio Grande
House Rules Committee
U. S. State Department
Department
Officers Installed By Masonic Lodge In Springfield
Springfield Lodge AF and AM installed new officers to serve 12 months with Wayne C. Carroll as worshipful master succeeding Sterling Baldree. C P Ballard named senior warden. other posts held by P G Hill, W W Roland, Gerald R W Miller, Ben Wiggins, C Stephenson Jr, Baldree, J O Barham, James L Blair, Horace Shamblin. installation officer Herman Hitt and marshal Don Quillen. Lodge notes 100 years of continuous existence in Limestone County.
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Springfield Lodge
Af&am
Wayne C. Carroll
Sterling Baldree
C. P. Ballard
P. G. Hill
W. W. Roland
Gerald R. W. Miller
Ben Wiggins
Mr. Baldree
Marriage Licenses Outnumber Divorce Suits Two to One
Groesbeck Texas reports 11 marriage licenses and 6 divorce suits in the past week. District Clerk Jeanie Pitts lists Limestone county couples and counties records, while County Clerk John Kidd issues licenses to multiple couples including Robert Lee Black and Minnie Lee McWilliams among others.
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Groesbeck
Sjl
Jeanie Pitts
Limestone County
Clara June Waldrop
Billie George Waldron
Doris Fife
Howard Fife
Hattie Reading
David Reading
Faye Hendrick
Tommie Hendrick
Alton Rogers
Nannie Rogers
Blanche Barnard
Oscar Barnard
John Kidd
Robert Lee Black
Minnie Lee McWilliams
Vernon Earl Medlock
Delores McDonald
Lester, Bisby
Minnie Pearl Morgan
Billy Sharp
Bobbie Sue Williams
Robert Clyde Davis
Margaret Mae ‘Compton
Cornelius Mandeville Lide, Jr
Dorothy ‘Marie Hawkins
Chris, Hiden
7 “Ward
Johnny Scott, Jr
Mary Ann Butler
Bi Stone County Boy Scout Groups Consolidated in Joint District
Limestone and Freestone Boy Scout districts merged at a meeting of leaders from Jack's Creek reunion grounds. Gene Womack of Mexia was elected chairman with George Mulcahy of Teague as vice-chairman. Rip McKenzie remains camping and activity chairman. A district water carnival is planned for Mexia pool next month. Next district meeting set for Teague on August 14.
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Limestone
Freestone
Jack’s Creek
Gene Womack
Mexia
George Mulcahy
Teague
Rip McKenzie
Womack
Mulcahy
McKenzie
Mr. Mulcahy
M. James
Nat Riley
Jim Martin
D. J. Stone
R. H. Sherrod
H. W. Koentz
Kosse
Mr. Womack
Mr. McKenzie
Paul Page
J. A. Schnable
Leon Flatt
M. S. Smith
J. N. Bowman
Jaycees to Name Fiesta Leaders at Mexia Meeting
Mexia Jaycees will name committee chairmen for the 195L Fiesta de Mexia at a 7:30 p.m. meeting in the American Legion room at city hall. Dr. Gordon Pratt is fiesta chairman. A Hank Thompson show financial report will be given by BR Sickles with others reporting on the July Fourth display and bathing beauty revue coordinators.
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Mexia Jaycees
American Legion
Gordon Pratt
BR. H. Sickles
Hank ‘Thompson
Jaycees
Don Caldwell, Jr
Gordon
Smugglers Caught in Hong Kong Reported by UPI
Pat Se reports that smugglers were caught in Hong Kong with authorities detailing seizures and enforcement actions. The dispatch notes police involvement and heightened border control measures.
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Hong Kong
Pat
Haze Across Texas Traced to Volcanic Dust from Cape Verde
The U S Weather Bureau tied the Texas haze to volcanic dust from eruptions in the Cape Verde Islands, ongoing since June 12. The plume was seen from Brownsville to Oklahoma City, with Panhandle coolness on a weak front and little temperature change otherwise. Texas highs reached 101 at Presidio and Salt Flat, Mexia topped at 92 for two days running. meanwhile a Kansas tornado near Wakeeney killed six and injured 43 as winds battered multiple towns.
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Austin
Texas
U. S. Weather Bureau
Cape Verde Islands
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Brownsville
Oklahoma City
Panhandle
Presidio
Salt Flat
Wakeeney
Kansas
Rotary speaker Graham Williford to address Mexia club
Fairfield resident and Paris-educated Graham Williford will discuss international affairs at the Mexia Rotary Club luncheon tomorrow. Dr. Jack Oliver serves as program chairman for the event.
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Graham Williford
Fairfield
Paris
France
Mexia Rotary Club
Jack Oliver
U. S. Farm Income Shows Lead Over Farmers
Washington earnings for farmers rose 20 percent in the first half of the year while expenses climbed 13 percent. The Agriculture Department reports cash income from meat and livestock products reached 9.6 billion dollars from January to June, 1951, up from 7.5 billion in 1950, a development sparking debate over meat ceilings.
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Washington, D. C
Department
Office of Price Stabilization
Houston Man Dies in Electric Chair for Raping Girl
Morris Bessard, 21, became the third man executed in Texas for the rape of a 16 year old Houston girl. The incident occurred as she sat in a parked car with a 20 year old companion near Houston on May 13, 1949. Two other Black men, Eugene McFarland and Nathaniel Edwards, were executed earlier for the crime.
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Huntsville
Morris Bessard
Houston
Eugene McFarland
Nathaniel Edwards
Osé crime investigating probe discussed at joint session
Local officials discussed an ongoing homicide investigation at a joint session. Police outlined steps taken, including evidence collection and interviews, as investigators pursue leads. No arrests were announced at the meeting.
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Osé Crime Investigating
Joar
Gaunzed
Galveston Official Defends Open City Policy
Johnson, a Galveston public official with 45 years in the city, argues residents favor keeping operations wide open and says no reformer has ever been elected there. He notes 500 Maceo and Company employees form a vocal minority and supports constituent wishes.
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Gale
Galveston
Johnson
Waggon
Carr
Lubbock
China Reds Massing North Of Elton In Korea Offensive
TOKYO Thursday United Nations forces warned of a possible new Communist assault as thousands of troops backed by artillery moved to the western front in Korea. South Korea reports 212 554 battle casualties and 46 449 non combatant losses. U S defense tallies 76 749 American combat casualties with 32 670 deaths and 51 019 wounded plus 10 680 missing and 159 captured.
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Tokyo
Korea
Coa Ith
Rong n-Kurhweate
Altman Installed as Mexia Lions Club President
Ben Aes was officially installed as president of the Mexia Lions Club for the 1951 52 fiscal year during ceremonies at a club meeting. Wallace Jai of Gescieton and Jack Sheffield were introduced as guests.
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Ben Aes
Mexia
Lions
Wailace Jai
Gescieton
Jack Sheffield
Reefer Smoking Starts Youths Down Trail to Drug Addiction
A Philadelphia Star period piece warns that marijuana use begins youth toward addiction. It describes reefers as short thick cigarets whose use distorts time and erodes memory, noting first "kick" from smoking and gradual development of lasting effects.
Progress In Texas Farming Examined By USDA Report
AUSTIN farmers made good progress in harvest replanting and cultivation across most of Texas during the past week, according to USDA agricultural agents. The report notes steady activity in growing crops and general farm operations statewide.
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Texas
USDA
Austin
Aw Ti Sanders Featured In Local Homecoming Item
The fragment mentions Aw Ti Sanders in connection with a local home event. Specifics are unclear due to the fragmentary OCR text.
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Masonic Lodge
Carroll
Play It Safe
Fiesta Activitie
Rotary Club
U. S
China Reds
Elton
Altman
Paul F. Ellis
United. ‘States
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