Trio Arrested After Robbery At Hermleigh
Three Colorado City men were jailed on armed robbery charges after a raid on an elderly couple near Hermleigh. The victims, aged 84 and 83, were tied and threatened with a pistol during the break in as robbers took two watches, money, shirts, shoes, and coins. Police intercepted a Plymouth with suspects George Miles Aubrey Tatum and Doc Pyron in Colorado City.
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Colorado City
Hermleigh
Bill Love
Gulf Oil Corp
H. W. Severin
Severin
Love
Plymouth
L. C. Powell
George Miles
Aubrey Tatum
Doc Pyron
Military cuts draw fire from Rep Mahon in Lubbock
Rep. George Mahon opposed Eisenhower and Wilson plans to cut active duty for a stronger reserve program. From Houston he warned reserve strength could falter in early war stages. Mahon, slated to chair the House Military Appropriations subcommittee, voiced concern over the draft choice plan.
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Lubbock
George Mahon
Houston
Mahon
House Military Appropriations
Eisenhower
Wilson
Weather Forecast North and West Texas Through Saturday
Partly cloudy conditions across North Central Texas through Saturday with a slight drop in temperatures in the far northwest by late Saturday. West Texas remains clear to partly cloudy, turning a bit colder in the Panhandle and upper South Plains late Saturday.
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North Central
Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
Upper South Plains
French Premier to Seek Second Vote on WEU Pact
Paris French Assembly rejects the WEU treaty 280 to 259 blocking German rearmament a second reading to be set as a confidence vote. Premier Mendes France vows to risk his government and push four interlocking accords, including WEU and NATO entry, as opponents rally with the MRP.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
Mendes- France
West European Union
WEU
Popular Republican Movement Community Plan
MRP
Saar
Mendes-France
West Germany
Assembly
Mendes - France
Ira Man Walks to Snyder, Then Rides Back Home
Wes Plumlee 75, known for a mustache and black hat, makes the Ira to Snyder trip at least twice weekly since 1931, walking most of the distance with occasional rides. He tends an 80 acre farm, recalls three car crashes that spurred walking, and notes he walks daily even if he rides part of the way.
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Lee Watson
Ira
Snyder
Wesley Taylor Plumlee
Plumlee
Ralls
Post
Pitch Fork Ranch
Seymour
Mother Rejoins Her Children After Five-Year Absence
SHENANDOAH IOWA Four brothers long without their mother were reunited with Elsie Rhoades Hill her husband arriving from New York. The brothers aged 5 to 10 had prayed nightly for her return and the grandmother said prayers and Santa both answered. The father died in 1949 and Hill left in 1949. radio station KMA arranged travel home and local groups organize gifts and dinner.
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Shenandoah
Iowa
Elsie Rhoades Hill
New York
Mike Rhoades
Mike
Sheridan
David
Richard
Robert
Pumas Woods
Mrs. Hill
Mrs. Woods
Santa
Sible
KMA
Ed May
Vicious Gales Leave 74 Dead Across Europe
Europe faced deadly winter storms with at least 74 fatalities and extensive damage. The Queen Elizabeth finally departed for New York after a 24 hour delay. Zermatt in Switzerland was isolated by avalanches while heavy snows spread over the Alps and Pyrenees.
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London
Europe
New York
Switzerland
Zermatt
Swiss Alps
Pyrenees
Weather Man Offers Pleasant Christmas
The weatherman forecasts a calm mild Christmas with a cool Panhandle front. Friday stays cool in places with light winds and no rain expected Friday. Temperatures range from 23 degrees at Salt Flat to 56 at Houston as the day begins.
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Panhandle
Texas
Gulf Coast
Salt Flat
Houston
Temperature Fluctuations Record Mild Snyder Day
The Snyder weather page notes a barometer of 69 degrees in the afternoon after a cool start. Light precipitation in the morning and evening yielded low moisture. Overnight low reached 33 degrees with a 7 30 am reading of 35 degrees.
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Snyder
Safe Driving Over Yale Holiday Urged
Snyder County residents plan holiday car trips with warnings from officers about rising national highway deaths. They cite speed and drinking as top killers and urge adherence to laws, fatigue management, and careful driving to reduce crashes and injuries.
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Yale
Snyderites
Texas
E. W. Green
Bill Zimmerman
Snyder
Sheriff's
Lice
Becaus
Daily News Hits Christmas Holiday Schedule
The Daily News will not publish the Sunday December 26 issue due to a staff holiday. Christmas Day is the annual full holiday. the office closes after the Christmas Eve edition and reopens Monday morning.
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Daily News
Christmas observances brighten towns coast to coast
Transportation lines brace for heavy holiday travel as railroads airlines and buses add equipment. Across the nation communities stage carols pageants and light displays in Hot Springs Boston Sun Valley Elkhart Syracuse Carville Bethlehem Rodanthe Albuquerque Winston-Salem and more with nativity plays candlelight events and charity drives drawing thousands and honoring the season. Grandchildren of President Eisenhower may miss time with him in Augusta while Mrs Doud visits the Little White House.
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President Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Augusta
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Mas
John Eisenhower
John S. Doud
Denver
Boston
Beacon Hill
Whitechapel Foundry
London
Arthur A. Shurcliff
Sun Valley
Idaho
Dollar Mountain
Elkhart
Ind
Syracuse
N. Y
Onondaga County
Clinton Square
Carville
Public Health Service
Bethlehem
South Mountain
Rodanthe
N. C
Atlantic Barrier Reef
Albuquerque
N. M
Ernest Wickard
Winston-Salem
Fields Plan To Stay With Hungarians
Noel and Herta Field, American citizens, were granted political asylum by Hungary after serving five years in prison on spy charges. The Fields, once detained as spies, were freed and reportedly stayed in Budapest for treatment before seeking privacy and unclear future plans.
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Budapest
Hungary
Noel
Herta Field
Noel H. Field
Herta K. Field
U.S
Legation
Pope Issues Yule Meeting
Pope Pius XII delivered his Christmas greetings and blessing from Vatican City urging peace for all peoples and rulers. The diplomatic corps did not visit in person, with Poland in exile and France represented by Casimir Papee and Vladimir d Ormesson delivering greetings on their behalf.
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Frank Brutto
Vatican City
Pope Pius XII
Vatican
Casimir Papee
Poland
Vladimir d’Ormesson
GOP Senators Predict Ike Broad Support Despite McCarthy Split
Two Republican senators Wiley of Wisconsin and Hickenlooper of Iowa predicted their party will generally back President Eisenhower and his program. Wiley endorsed Eisenhower for a second term and urged harmony among Wisconsin Republicans. Hickenlooper said the censure vote did not indicate a permanent party breach and that Republicans in the Senate would unite on the program.
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G. Milton Kelly Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Wiley
Sen. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Hickenlooper
Senate
Morse
Ind-ore
Ness
Wisconsin
Ike
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate United
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GOP
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