Sunday Morning Fire Destroys Immanuel Baptist Church
An early Sunday blaze leveled the Immanuel Baptist Church at 601 S Sam Houston Street, a total loss with four o'clock Sunday morning restoration work planned on the new building. Fire officials suspect a gas heater sparked the fire started during construction, with insurance pegged at 30 000 to 35 000 and replacement at least 75 000. A 14 year old boy reported the fire and Rev J B Dolan commented on the near miss of worshipers.
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Immanuel Baptist Church
S. Sam Houston Street
J. B. Dolan
Floyd Hammond
S. Jackson Street
Dolan
S. Sam Houston
Arthur DeLoach
First Baptist Church
Red Control Bill Clears House Amid Debate
The Texas House passed a Communist control bill 135 to 2 with Denton’s Doug Crouch and Galveston’s Harold Seay opposing. Author Rep. M. O. Bell of San Antonio asserted they argued it out last week and should pass now. Bell defended search warrants as long-standing legal.
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Austin
House
Doug Crouch
Denton
Harold Seay
Galveston
M. O. Bell
San Antonio
Bell
Senate
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Thunderjets Fire On Two Airplanes Over Northern Japan
Soviet type Russian fighters breached the Northern Japanese border over Hokkaido and retreated toward Soviet-held Kuriles. One plane damaged and limped back to base. interceptors guided by radar, planes not officially confirmed as Russian pending proof.
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Tokyo
Werle
Tender
Omnia
Kuriles Islands
O. P. Weyland
FEAF
Weyland
Hokkaido
Japan
Fighting Reported In Neutral Zone
Fragmentary reports say United Nations and Communist troops fought in the Panmunjom neutral zone during the night. Official comments were unavailable. A Red patrol reportedly trailed U S forces toward Allied positions on the western front with no confirmation of direct engagement.
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Seoul
United Nations
Panmunium
Munson
Eighth Army
Secigha
No-Man’s Land
Deleffi Case Prompts Slice of New York Billionaire Wealth
A muddled OCR fragment hints at a legal or financial matter involving a New York billionaire and a multi million sum. The text references Deleffi and a potential slice of wealth, but details are unclear.
Horsemeat Trial Scheduled Today in West Texas
Tom Gordy, owner of Kermit Pro Vision Co., faced a misdemeanor charge for selling horse meat as beef. The trial before County Judge W E Cook began today after a morning postponement and could bring a $1000 fine and up to two years in jail. Gordy’s firm supplied meat markets in Odessa, Kermit, Midland, Lubbock, Big Spring, Monahans, Pecos, Seminole, Andrews, and Crews West Texas.
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Kermit
Tom Gordy
W. E. Cook
Gordy
Kermit Provision Co
Odessa
Midland
Lubbock
Big Spring
Monahans
Pecos
Seminole
Andrews
Crewe
West Texas
Man 45 Jailed After Shooting at Rodgers Cafe
Henry Gray, 45, held in City Jail on aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge after admitting he shot Edward Taylor, 24, in the hand at Rodgers Cafe. Taylor, treated at Medical Center Hospital, says he tried to leave when Gray fired a .32 pistol at close range.
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Henry Gr
S. Hancock Street
Gray
Edward Taylor
Tom Green
Rodgers Cafe
Taylor
Medical Center Hospital
Ries
Taylr
Otis Parker
P. Chatwell
Sara
No Efforts Made To Hike Gas Price
Two members of the Texas Railroad Commission said they had not heard of any moves to raise crude oil or gasoline prices in Texas. Ernest O. Thompson noted no apparent price increase trend, while Olin Culberson echoed that there was no talk of a rise in Texas.
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Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
Western Pennsylvania
Standard Oil
California
Ernest O. Thompson
Dynamite Blast Injures Residents After Warehouse Fire
A burning Plains warehouse exploded with two hundred pounds of dynamite near noon injuring about 15 people, according to local officers.
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Brownfield
Plains
Oklahoma Man Found Dead In Odessa Hotel
Detectives investigated the death of 56 year old Ralph Michael Menihan a Billings Oklahoma native and Gulf Oil employee in Odessa. Justice of the Peace ruled death by natural causes noting a heart attack may have caused the end. Police seek an unidentified man and woman seen with Menihan near the hotel. Funeral services are planned in Billings and his body rests at a local funeral home.
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Oklahoma
Ralph Michael Menihan
Billings
Okla
Gulf Oil Company
Permian Basin
Justice of the Peace
A. T. Boyt
Lincoln Hotel
Ebvert Thornton
Thornton
Menihan
Andy Fenton
Dr. Thornton
J. R. Moody
Los Angeles
Oae
Rix-Parr Funeral Home
Judge Starts Clearing Docket In County Court
County Judge Paul McCollum begins dismissing cases for lack of prosecution to shrink the civil docket. Dozens of year old cases were dropped after lawyers failed to appear, with nonattending defendants or plaintiffs and moved or unknown addresses cited as factors.
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Paul McCollum
Murder Suspect Nabbed In Odessa
A 27 year old Midland man Dillard L Melton was arrested Sunday afternoon by Ector County deputies Bob Burkett and Cliff Jones at an Andrews Highway apartment house after an indictment by a Midland County Grand Jury. He is accused of killing a fellow roughneck last summer in his trailer house after a Sunday drinking session in Midland. Also picked up downtown was 26 year old Bob Scott on a separate warrant for swindle by worthless check.
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Midland
Bob Burkett
Cliff Jones
Ector County Sheriff’s Office
Dillard L. Melton
Andrews Highway
Midland County
Melton
Kermit
Bob Scott
Tornado Blamed For Air Tragedy Killing 46 Aboard
Mobile report notes a preliminary investigation cites unexpected tornadic conditions as the cause when a National Airlines DC-6 crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off Alabama killing 46 aboard. Seventeen bodies recovered. search covers 60 square miles as Coast Guard teams investigate amid a complex recall of passengers and victims.
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Mobile
Ala
National Airlines
Gulf of Mexico
Alabama
Gulf
U. S. Coast Guard
la Navy
Coast Guard
Tampa
Fla
New Orleans
Greenwich, Conn
Ixecutive
E. J. Kershaw
Kershaw
Miami
Ways and Means Panel Approves Tax Cut Bill
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a 10 percent personal income tax rate cut effective June 30, sponsored by Rep Reed. Eisenhower opposed action until budget balance is pursued, vote 21 to 4 with party lines. The bill faces uncertainty in the rules committee.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Rep
Reed
Eisenhower
Rules Committee
Eight Texans aboard National Airlines DC6 crash
A revised passenger list shows eight Texans aboard the National Airlines DC6 that crashed into the stormy Gulf of Mexico late Saturday. The Texas passengers include Leroy R. Robertson of Dallas an independent oil operator J L Thompson of Port Arthur a sailor Mr and Mrs W C Schnorbus of Houston F A Thomas of Dallas a manufacturers agent R E Voss of Lamarque a retired plumbing contractor Mrs R M Robinson of Fort Worth wife of an officer candidates school sergeant and Mrs M D Graham of Port Neches.
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National Airlines
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Leroy R. Robertson
Dallas
W. C. Schnorbus
Houston
F. A. Thomas
R. E. Voss
Lamarque
R. M. Robinson
Fort Worth
San Antonio
M. D. Graham
Port Neches
Defense Budget Request Slashed by House Appropriations
The House Appropriations Committee rejected a $1.2 billion Defense Department request for the current year, redirecting funds to existing programs. The action cuts major defense funding, affects army navy and air force pay increases, and scales other agency needs within a total supplementary package of about $2.31 billion.
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Washington
Defense Department
Ihouse Appropriations Committee
Department
Navy
Air Force
Congress
Truman
Eisenhower
Defense
Council of Economic Advisers
Layman Receives Five-Year Term for Forgery
Hal H. Cherry Sr., a Methodist church layman in Fort Worth, pleaded guilty to 11 forgery counts involving more than 100000 in church funds. He received five years on each count, to be served concurrently, after the embezzlement charge was dropped by agreement. Cherry, 62, had served 12 years as treasurer of the Minimum Support Commission of the Central Texas Methodist Conference.
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Fort Worth
Hal H. Cherry
Methodist
Cherry
Central Texas Methodist Conference
Buffalo swans honk not whistle says local ornithologists
Donald J Gamble of the Buffalo Ornithological and Audubon Societies states that swans do not whistle but honk. The remark clarifies common misperceptions about swan vocalizations among local naturalists.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Donald J. Gamble
The
Buffalo Ornithological and Audubon Societies
Blonde Coach Testifies in Jelke Prostitution Trial
Barbara Harmon a former TV performer testified in New York court about allegedly grooming Pat Ward for prostitution for Mi not F Jelke. Prosecutors say Ward was forced into the sex trade. judges consider lifting press bans as Davioni bail decision looms.
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New York
Minot F. Jelke
Barbara Harmon
Pat Ward
Miss Ward
Jelke
Miss Harmon
General Sessions
Francis L. Valente
Ray Russell Davioni
Case
Killing Of Third Husband Charged
Houston woman Addie Williams 30 is jailed on murder charges for the stabbing death of Roy Ladd 38. Police say she admitted the killing in a written statement. Records show she previously killed Scofield Jones in 1944 and faced murder charges for L C Nickens in 1952.
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Houston
iJustice
Tom Maes
Addie Williams
Roy Ladd
L. C. Nickens
Feudin' Factions Split Texas GOP Young Ranks
At a Texas Young Republican Federation meeting the Old Guard defeated the New Guard on cross filing and party unity issues. The executive committee backed Porter and named David H. Brune chair to attend the national federation convention.
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Austin
Texas
Old Guard
New Guard
Eisenhower
Young Republican Federation
Texas G. O. P
Einhower
Allan Shivers
Edward D. Partch
Denton
Stacy
Partch
Thorp Andrews Jr
Fort Worth
Ias
Par
David H. ‘Brune
Anna
National. Federation
Lubbock
Ae Thijs
Old ‘Guard
Date Set for Rosenbergs Execution in Espionage Case
Judge Kaufman set the week of March 9 for Julius and Ethel Rosenbergs execution after Supreme Court refusals of clemency. The couple, convicted of transmitting atomic secrets to Russia, remain at Sing Sing death house while prayers for mercy circulate. The date may be March 12 at 10 p.m. CST, with PM Eisenhower’s earlier denial leaving only a Supreme Court intervention.
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New York
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Irving R. Kaufman
Rusia
Sing Sing
U. S
William Carroll
Rosenberg
Eisenhower
White House
Washington
Marshal Carroll
U. S. Supreme Court
Kaufman
Go Ahead On Changing FSA Into Department
President Eisenhower authorized congressional leaders to begin preliminary work to transform the Federal Security Administration into a cabinet department. Senator Taft said a reorganization plan would be submitted later, with Oveta Hobby as current head, and planned in consultation with committee chairmen and relevant groups.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Federal Security Administration
Robert A. Taft
FSA
Congress
Oveta Culp Hobby
Taft
Three MiGs Shot Down By U S Jets
U S Sabre jets shot down three MiGs and damaged seven while attacking a major Communist troop and supply buildup area near Pyongyang. The Fifth Air Force also said one MiG was probably destroyed and reported a large allied air raid with 200 fighter bombers turning the supply area southwest of Pyongyang into smoke and flames.
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Seoul
U. S
Positive Position Is Asked By Adlai
Adlai E Stevenson urged Democratic workers to take a very positive position while watching for GOP mistakes. He said the party's direction must come under reform and accepted an invitation to meet tomorrow with President Eisenhower.
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Adlai
Washington
Adlai E. .Elvenson
Iener Conrad
Lasek
Eisen
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Ways, Means
Associated Press
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