Russian agriculture minister tours Bluebonnet Farm in Texas
General Vladimir Matskevich, Russia's agriculture minister, visited the Bluebonnet Experiment Farm at McGregor on a hot Saturday. He questioned cattle, cotton and maize details, noting American farming practices and saying he would carry the friendship home to Russia.
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Bluebonnet
D. W. Wiliams
A&m College
Catton Fields
Weather forecast for Waco area with heat and storms
Parily cloudy and warm in Waco and vicinity today and tonight with widely scattered thundershowers after noon. High 97, low 77. Rainfall 0.00 inches in 2 hours. monthly total 7.00 inches. year to date 19.85 inches. river stage 5.9 feet. Last quarter moon Aug 10 at 8:33 p.m.
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Marvin Bates Dies Saturday At Home Here
Marvin A Bates 55 operator of Bates Insulation Company died at his home 1515 Washington Avenue at 650 p.m. Saturday Born February 11 1900 in Clifton he came to Waco about forty years ago. He earlier worked as a salesman for National Cash Register in Waco and in Florida in the 1920s later becoming branch manager of Frigidaire Division of General Motors in Dallas for about twenty years.
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National Cash Register Co
Waco
Florida
Frigidaire
General Motors
Dallas
Bates Insula
Bid Opening Set Aug 16 On 4-Laner
State Highway Department in Austin will open bids Aug 16 for grading and structures to build a four lane section of Highway 81 from Bruceville to Waco. James B Fincher, resident engineer in McLennan County, notes early contract covers road bed work bridges culverts and grade separations with pavement bid later. Two grade separations Lorena and Spring Valley farm road. bridges over North Cow Bayou and Bullhide Creek. service roads to be built. pavement type undecided. Work on grading and structures could start 15 to 30 days after bid opening.
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Waco
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McLennan County
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Waco Derby Champ Jimmie Murphy Heads to Akron Race
Jimmie Murphy 14 will compete in the All American Soap Box Derby in Akron Ohio with 153 other champions from across the nation. He and father Nolan depart Waco Tuesday for the event with expenses paid by the Waco Tribune Herald and Waco Chevrolet. The winner earns a 3500 scholarship and top prizes total 15000.
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Cub
Save Money Finance Your Next Car at Friendly First National Bank
An advertisement urges readers to finance their next vehicle at Friendly First National Bank, highlighting affordable rates and approachable service for budgeting and car purchases.
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Adv
Arms Accord Clears Path for Disarmament Start
Washington and Moscow signaling progress on disarmament by agreeing control and inspection are essential first steps. Officials expect a workable inspection system to anchor United Nations talks opening August 29 and a Geneva ministers meeting in October.
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Nikolai Bulganin
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Wilson Named State Home Superintendent for Waco
Herbert C Wilson will assume the post of superintendent at Waco State Home on September 1 replacing Pete Shotwell, who stays as business manager. Wilson, born in Ellis County and Baylor and Tulane educated, has 11 years as assistant executive director of the State Department of Public Welfare and has long been in welfare work since his New Orleans Singsley House days.
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Ellis County
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Singsley
New Orleans
Taylor Man Killed In Car Crash Southwest Of Taylor
Edward Gonzales of Route 1 Taylor was killed when his car overturned on Farm to Market Road 973 southwest of Taylor. He apparently lost control of the vehicle this afternoon.
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Taylor
Solons Fire First Salvos In So Fight
Senate leaders clash over whether a split White House and Congress helps the country. Senator Knowland says a re elected Republican administration would struggle with a Democratic Congress after 1956. Senator Johnson calls the session unity and achievement and credits bipartisan work in foreign policy. Both praise Senator George of Georgia for shaping international policy.
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California
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Eisenhower
Elgin Mayor Succumbs After Heart Attack
Elgin Texas August 6 mayor P A E Johnson dies of a heart attack at age 62 in second term. Survivors include widow daughter Ruby Johnson and three sons Arville Archie and Arthur all of Elgin.
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Strike Ends for Houston Roofers After 32 Day Walkout
A 32 day strike by 400 Houston area roofers ends with a new 32 month contract from the Houston Roofing Contractors Assn. Local 116’s L. E. Harrison says the agreement raises wages by 22 14 cents per hour, meeting a reduced demand after negotiations.
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Houston
Houston Area
L. E. Harrison
Houston Roofing Contractors Assn
Rev F Percy Goddard Consecrated Bishop in Texas
The Rev F Percy Goddard of Marlin became the first bishop suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. With 1200 in attendance at Christ Church Cathedral Houston on Aug 6 the ceremony featured 10 bishops. Goddard, 51, will base headquarters in Tyler after 27 years as Marlin rector.
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Houston
Thomas N. Carruthers
South Carolina
Carruthers
Brecker Again Delivers First Bale at Mart Cotton
For the third consecutive year Henry Brecker brought in Mart cotton with the first bale harvested on the W. P. Shelton Estate two miles east of Mart. The bale weighed 625 pounds and was sold to W. M. Marley at 9 1/2 cents per pound.
Navy Boss Promises Review In Landy Case At Kings Point
Secretary Charles S. Thomas pledged to review the Navy’s denial of a reserve commission to Eugene W Landy 21 after learning of the case from newspapers Landy a Kings Point graduate requested reconsideration to the Bureau of Navy Personnel and said he is ready to cooperate in any Navy information needed He was not allowed to join the mass oath or cap toss at graduation and Sen Herbert Lehman was present at the event.
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Charles S. Thomas
Navy
Eugene Landy
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Landy
U. S. Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point
N. Y
Bureau of Navy Personnel
Washington, D. C
Herbert H. Lehman
Airman Hurt In Motorcycle Crash Near Ranch House
Airman Werbert Leiker, 21, of James Connally Air Force Base, was reported in very critical condition at JCAFB Hospital after the motorcycle he rode on collided with a car on Highway 6 in front of the Ranch House. The crash occurred about 10:45 p m Saturday. another airman riding behind was not badly injured.
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James Connally Air Force Base
Jcafb Hospital
Highway 6
Highway Patrol
Letker
Laredo Attorney Dies After Prolonged Illness
Stirling Thomas Phelps, 78, Webb county attorney since 1937, died Saturday after a six month illness. A native of Victoria, he had lived in Laredo since 1916.
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Laredo
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Stirling Thomas Phelps
Webb County
Victoria
Chandler Holding Slim Vote Lead in Kentucky
Former baseball commissioner A B Happy Chandler pressed a slim edge in Kentucky's Democratic governor nomination race with 979 of 4063 precincts reported. Bert Combs led in Louisville Jefferson County counts, widening to an 11 743 margin on metropolitan totals as manual ballots slowed.
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A. B
Happy) Chandler
Bert ‘. Combs
Jefferson County
Combs
Joseph J. Leary
Cochairman
Peace Signs May Prompt Withdrawal
U S policymakers weigh pulling American forces from South East Asia and redeploying them to Japan and Pacific bases. Developments cited include Geneva talks with Red China and Russia, easing war fears in Korea, and Gen Maxwell Taylor favoring redeployment. The issue will trigger debate at the Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Security Council.
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Russia
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U. S
Connie Aims Full Force At Mainland
Hurricane Connie bypassed Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directed 125 mile per hour winds toward the mainland. Winds in the Virgin Islands reached 70 mile per hour gusts as studios and star William Holden sought cover. The hurricane center tracked Connie 175 miles north of San Juan at 10 pm.
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U.S
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Weather Bureau
San Juan
Missing Woman Case Sparks Fresh Police Hope
Two new leads in the Kansas City housewife disappearance this Friday offer renewed hope for a breakthrough. Details appear on page 6, section 1. Airm En Freed The 11 U. S. fliers freed by Red China reach Tokyo and call loved ones in America. The airman's wife, remarried, hires a lawyer to untangle the situation. See page 8. Madison Cooper The Wace author’s new novel The Haunted Hacienda will be published Sept 7. See page 10, section 7.
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