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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1956

Page

2

Old Soldiers Of Villa Chase Meet On Border

CALLEN Texas United Mex Border Veterans gather for their annual convention in McAllen. Registration starts Saturday at Case De Palmas Hotel with Mayor Doege delivering the welcome. They seek legislation to grant World War I era border veterans benefits and note forgotten men who saw no WWI service. Col Al Moody leads the organization.

Callen Tex United Pancho Villa Case de Palmas McAllen Phillip Doege Col al Moody Indianapolis Ind National Guards of Texas Arizona New Mexico Rio Grande Valley James E. Pepper Kentucky James E. Pepper & CO Lexington Penland Distributors, Inc

Train derailment injures twenty near Decatur Illinois

A Wabash railroad freight train of 102 cars derailed Thursday night in Decatur Illinois. Twenty cars left the tracks prompting emergency response as officials investigated cause and extent of the incident.

Decatur, Ill

Regional forecast for West Central and East Texas

Regional forecast summarizes conditions across West Texas North Central Texas South Central Texas and East Texas through Saturday. It notes partly cloudy skies warmer conditions today widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers or thundershowers in various regions and coastal winds ranging from moderate to locally fresh from the south or southeast.

West Texas Panhandle Texas North

Pecos Woman Mannie May Wilson Dies at 59

Funeral services were held for Mannie May Wilson 59 a longtime Pecos resident and First Baptist Church choir director who died Tuesday after a long illness in El Paso Hospital. Survivors include her son Jim Wilson two sisters Clara W. Harper and C. C. Jones and one grandchild.

Pecos Mannie May Wilson First Baptist Church el Paso C. C. Jones Big Spring

Cain Defends Security Plan Against charges of unfairness

Senator Cain criticizes the postwar security program as a broad risk label, arguing it unfairly groups disloyal people with gossipers and drunks. He cites Eisenhower's stance and notes his own job on the Subversive Activities Control Board ends this August unless reappointed. He met with the President to discuss separating security from loyalty and suitability.

Asa Fees Marlow Eisenhower Cain Subversive Activities Control Board White House Senate Judiciary Washington Truman

Lost 25 Pounds With Barcentrate

Mrs. Esther Smith of Port Arthur Texas reports losing 25 pounds using Barcentrate a grapefruit recipe. She advises asking a druggist for 4 ounces and following directions on the bottle. If the first bottle fails to show safe easy weight loss return the empty bottle for a refund.

Esther Smith Twelfth St Port Arthur Texas

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