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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1954

Page

9

Immigration Sweep In Texas Aims To Curb Illegal Aliens

San Antonio dispatch reports U S immigration official John W. Holland says illegal aliens are out of control in Cameron Hidalgo Willacy counties in the lower Rio Grande valley. A July 15 drive to round up 300 000 Mexicans is planned with a special force to be assigned, following a California model of 491 patrolmen plus regular staff.

San Antonio Rio Grande Valley Texas Immigration Area Denaturalization California McAlten “Moro John W. Holland Wem Holland McAlen Cameron Hidalgo Willacy United States Los Angeles Imperial Valley

Faith feeding stand opens in Germantown

Reverend Frank Ho Heine operates a small faith food stand outside his PET chain storefront in suburban Germantown inviting passersby to come in and have their faith fed.

Frank Ho Heine Germantown

TV stars eye stage fare and oldies hit parade

Ethel discusses fall TV plans and longing for material from stage musicals like Anything Goes. She recalls audience letters for more musical comedies and mentions possible roles in DuBarry Was a Lady Panama Hattie and Annie Get Your Gun. The Left Hand of God film bid faces church objections. Louis Hayward enjoys multiple oldies on TV boosting Lone Wolf prospects and a $400,000 haul from early stations.

Hollywood Louis Hayward Louis

Lon Chaney Jr Finds Way Beyond His Father’s Shadow

Lon Chaney Jr says he prefers steady reliable work over stardom and that 250 film credits prove his value. He recalls the pressure of living up to his father and notes his renewed confidence in quickly delivering solid performances. NBC faces TV rights costs as Ethel Merman and Kate Smith transform negotiations for longer broadcasts.

Hollywood NEA Guys and Dolls Lon Chaney Jr Tye Art Foam Lon Tve NBC Kate Smith Ethel Merman

Greats Of Italian Stage To Honor Actress

Italian stage icons gather in a northern Italian town to commemorate Eleonora Duse, who died in Pittsburgh in 1924. The ceremony honors her memory and ties to Asolo, with Italy’s theatrical community paying tribute in Lombardy and at the Schenley Hotel plaque in Pittsburgh.

Wanda Hendrix James Langford Stack Jr Miss Hendrix Stack Robert Stack United Press Telephoto Milan Pittsburgh Elenora Duse Paitisburszhain United States Italy Schenleys Hotel Eleonora Duse Iralian Theatre Asolo Venice la Duse Vigevano Lombardy Eeonora Camille Bernhardt Paris Eleonora Enrichetta Angelical Cecchi Bullough Cambridge Eng

Thirty six die in Japan floods and landslides

In western Japan two days of monsoon storms caused floods and landslides, police said Thursday, resulting in thirty six deaths and many injuries.

Tokyo Japan

Oldest Groveland Grocery Changes Hands Again

Pike's Corner Grocery in Groveland Massachusetts switches owners for the eighth time in 177 years. New proprietors are Mr. and Mrs. John R. Cronan, purchase from Charles H. Pike whose family ran the shop since 1881. The store traces to 1777 founder Moses Parker.

Groveland Mass Pike's Corner Grocery John R. Cronan Charles H. Pike Moses Parker

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