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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1954
Page
4
Santa Monica California was told Tom Tully and Mildred Johnson of Salt Lake City obtained a marriage license yesterday and plan to wed Sunday. Johnson formerly married to Detroit Lions player Jack Johnson. Tully says this will be his third marriage. He cites his age as 45 and she as 37.
Mrs. Joseph O. Hebenstreit opened a meat package to find a bundle of checks and $31 cash from the store’s bank deposit. She ate a steak instead of ham and the grocer rewarded her with two choice steaks for returning the money.
Dumont Television Network says the 36 day McCarthy Army hearings used 187 tours of air time and would have cost sponsors about 720000 dollars. The hearings were carried in full across 10 owned stations.
Secretary of the Army Stevens stated the Army’s integrity is vindicated and pledged no abuse of personnel in McCarthy hearings. He will not attend Mundt’s after-hearings cocktail party and will continue to serve as long as he can be of service. Defense Secretary Wilson urged countering communism without abandoning free society in remarks after the same meeting.
The First National Bank of Dallas and the Dallas National Bank may merge. Directors of the two banks were to meet today to act on the proposal. No officials commented. If approved the merged bank would be the Southwest's largest in deposits and resources.
Senate rules chairman Jenner blocked hearings this session on stripping McCarthy from both chairmanships. Lehman and Flanders push new resolutions with plans for mid July action if rules fail. Other items: FHA irregularities probe, housing hearings to begin, Voros seeks loan aid, and a $29 billion defense budget cut sent to conference.
Adlai Stevenson campaigned through Lower Michigan dismissing the Republican party as incapable of governing. Michigan Democrats aimed to avoid clashes as they battle for Aug 3 primary posts with Patrick McNamara and Blair Moody splitting attendance at events in Lansing Davison and Detroit. Stevenson forecast a Democratic House next fall and said the GOP farm policy is not headed in the right direction.
FRANKFORT Ky The State Board of Education postponed any ban on segregation in Kentucky public schools and ordered schools to operate with racial divisions through the next school year. The board acted while the Supreme Court has not issued final decrees on implementation.
Rochester news memorializes Dr Melvin Henderson 71 founder of Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgery section. He established the unit in 1910 after joining the staff as an assistant to Drs Charles and William Mayo earning 500 dollars annually.
In Tokyo the Air Force announced heavy bombers in the Far East will join Strategic Air Command to carry atomic weapons. Four engine B50s will train at Guam while B29s from Japan move to Guam under SAC control. Yokota B29s will transfer soon as SAC plans B50 replacements. The Superforts move toward retirement after decades of use.
Charles E. Puskar, secretary of the National Association of Postmasters, declares two daily mail deliveries in residential areas a dead issue. Speaking at the Missouri postmasters meeting in St. Louis, he notes very few patron requests for twice-a-day service, as residents achieve adequate service with once-a-day delivery.
Ruth A. Darlington of Houston Texas claims a 50 pound loss after using 9 bottles of Barcentrate from 255 to 185 pounds. The ad promises an average weight loss of 514 pounds per bottle and urges purchasing from Texas druggists with a pea juice mix and a money back guarantee.
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