Miller Tops Carrier Boy Contest In Waco race
Morris Miller leads in the Red Seal bargain subscription contest with 3 415 points for a volume encyclopedia and prizes. Earl Merritt holds 2 950 points in second, tied for third at 2 650 with Billy Markum and Bobby Easter. City and rural carriers totaling 278 and 156 are active as leaders are listed by district.
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Morris Miller
Burnett
Waco News-Tribune
Waco Times-Herald
Miller
Baylor
Earl Merritt
Columbia
Texas
Waco
Merritt
Billy Markum
Herring
Bobby Easter
Waco Tribune-Herald
Clint Kapus
Waco Farmer Ranks Second In Contest
Giles M. Gorham, 34, beef cattle farmer from Route 4 Waco, earned second in the Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce young farmer contest held in Brownwood. First went to John F. Tufts, 31, a dairy farmer from Wheatland Dallas County, with Wyatte D. Journey, 31, dairy farmer from Dublin, in third.
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Brownwood
Giles M. Gorham
Route 4
Waco
Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce
John F. Tufts
Wheatland
Dallas County
Wyatte D. Jurney
Dublin
Submarines Threaten U.S. Pacific Security Says Admiral
Admiral Felix B. Stump, commander in chief of U S Pacific forces, warned on Saturday that Russian submarines in the Pacific constitute a very definite threat to United States security.
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Honolulu
Felix B. Stump
U.S. Pacific Forces
Pacific
United States
Official Records To List Permits From Two Cities
The Waco Tribune Herald will list building permits for Bellmead and Lacy-Lakeview in its official records column. Permits will be published weekly in Saturday morning News-Tribune and Saturday afternoon Times-Herald starting today. The idea came from Mrs. K E Kelly of Jewell Concrete Works.
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Waco
Waco Tribune- Herald
Bellmead
Lacy-Lakeview
News-Tribune
Times-Herald
Colum
K. E Kelly
Jewell Concrete Works
Weather Outlook for Waco and Vicinity
Forecast for Waco radius 25 miles calls for mostly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures with occasional rain today and tonight. Monday brings partly cloudy skies and mild conditions with a high near 66 and a low around 40. Rain totals for 24 hours ending 6:30 p.m. were .53 inch. month total 2.36 inches and year-to-date 4.51 inches. River stage Saturday at 7:30 a.m. measured 5.2 feet, new moon on March 1 at 10:12 a.m.
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Waco
Local papers report strong early Red Seal contest gains
Waco News-Tribune and Waco Times-Herald added 931 new subscribers in the first week of the Red Seal contest. Publisher Harlon Fentress praised carrier salesmen and noted 706 new orders in Waco. Circulation manager Melvin G. Carlisle said the effort far exceeds goals and marks an unprecedented reach for the papers.
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Waco News-Tribune
Waco Times-Herald
Harlon Fentress
Waco
Fentress
Melvin G. Carlisle
Carlisle
Booster Contest Starts Monday For Waco Papers
A new reader booster contest will begin Monday for readers of the morning Waco News-Tribune and the afternoon Waco Times-Herald. Details and special prizes will be announced in both papers on Monday.
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Waco News-Tribune
Waco Times-Herald
Rural orders rise as city contest starts earlier
New orders in rural areas totalled 225. The contest began later in rural sections than in the city proper.
35000 Attend Rodeo At Fat Stock Show
An estimated 35 000 people attended the Houston Fat Stock Show at the Sam Houston Coliseum for three rodeo performances with standing room only.
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Houston
Jp—An
Sam Houston Coliseum
Registration Opens For Waco Soap Box Derby Race
The sixth annual Waco Soap Box Derby opens Monday at 9. Central Texas boys ages 11 to 15 can win more than 15000 in scholarships and entry to Akron August 18. The July 3 race awards an all expense paid trip for the winner and a parent to Akron to compete with 157 champions from around the world. Registration is at Waco Chevrolet Company with sponsors the Waco Tribune Herald and Waco Optimist Club.
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Texas
Akron
Ohio
Central Texas
Woody Barron
Darwin Bridger
Secret Info Links Union to Underworld Hearings Begin
Senate investigators will use secretly recorded testimony from prostitutes gamblers and others to show whether West Coast Teamsters officials had ties to the underworld. Chairman McClellan says there is conclusive proof of links between Seattle and Portland racketeers and union officials in both cities. Public hearings start with Portland as the case study, and the Senate has approved 350000 dollars for the inquiry.
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Washington
Senate
Teamsters Union
Underworld
McClellan
D-Ark
Seattle
Portland
Ore
Friendly First National Auto Bank Ad
Derby page advert promotes banking convenience with Friendly First National Auto Bank offering quick service and local access.
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First National Auto Bank
Adv
Weather Outlook For Central Texas Brings Rain Chances
Cloudy skies with slim rain chances Sunday and slightly warmer temps. High near 60, low around 40. Fronts from Friday to Sunday push more showers. Pacific front may raise rain again Sunday night. Waco totals show 2.35 inches for month, 3.81 year to date. Blackland station 3.06 inches for month. Lake Waco runoff uncertain. lake level below gauge marker and measured with tape.
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Waco
Texas
Gulf Coast
Waco Weather Bureau
Municipal Airport
Blackland Experimental Watershed
Riesel
Ralph Baird
C. S. Turner
Turner
Statewide dope raids target seven Texas cities
State agents planned simultaneous raids in Fort Worth Dallas Midland Odessa Big Springs Lubbock and Beaumont to finish a statewide narcotics crackdown. More than 60 suspects were sought after three months of undercover work by Texas DPS narcotics division agents and prior rounds netted over 100 arrests in Waco Abilene San Antonio Austin Fort Worth Granbury.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Dallas
Midland
Odessa
Big Springs
Lubbock
Beaumont
Texas Department of Public Safety
Waco
Abilene
San Antonio
Austin and
Granbury
GI Prefers Citizenship Over Riches
A 21 year old Army private first class, Rolf von Renzenstein, says he would not renounce his American citizenship for as much as 40 million dollars. He has not heard from his disinherited father since a late ultimatum and believes his father may be in Brussels. Rolf recalls overseas years and vows to stay American. The family story links Rudolf von Reitzenstein to a German baron, spy, and a tombstone in Russia, with unclear current whereabouts.
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Fort Knox
Rolf von Renzenstein
Rolf
Norwalk
Conn
U.S. Army
Germany
Brussels
Belgium
Sagadahoc County
Maine
Rudolf von Reitzenstein
Russia
U S District Court To Open Monday In Waco
Judge Ben H. Rice Jr. will open the spring term of the United States district court in Waco Monday. He will call the civil docket and empanel a grand jury Tuesday morning. Friday at 2 p m he will hold a naturalization hearing for a class of aliens seeking U S citizenship. Criminal trials are scheduled for the week beginning March 1.
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Ben H. Rice Jr
United States District Court
Waco
U. S
Ohio National Guard may be sent to aid phone blackout area
Governor ONeill studied sending the Ohio National Guard to a southern Ohio zone home to about 90,000 people after a third telephone blackout in seven months. He ordered Columbus Guard Signal Corps to stand by to restore emergency communications as 17,000 lines failed in Portsmouth area amid ongoing strike by Communications Workers of America into last July. No violence reports reached the governor. state patrol cars were deployed to support hospitals, fire departments and police with emergency radio links. The prior blackouts followed the CWA strike and last two months struck until mid December.
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Columbus
Ohio
William O'Neill
Ohio National Guard
Guard Signal Corps
Portsmouth
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
Communications Workers of America
Tax deadline set for Waco schools and city taxes
The Thursday deadline requires full payment of taxes to the City of Waco and Waco Independent School District. Unpaid taxes as of Friday morning will begin penalties and interest as delinquent. Installment plans stay, but those who paid half must settle the balance by May 31.
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Waco
Waco Independent School District
Eddie Merritt
Public Pulse Poll Urges UN Controlled Police Force
Elmo Roper reported that a majority of Americans favor some form of permanent police force under United Nations control. The note appears in the INDEX PUBLIC PULSE column, referencing page 4 section A.
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Elmo Roper
United Nations
New Traffic Light Starts Operation in Downtown Waco
Downtown Waco implements a new double action traffic signal at Fourth Street and Jefferson Avenue over the weekend. The light is partly controlled by traffic flow and partly by a timing device. A second signal at Fifth Street and Jefferson is expected to be activated next week.
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Waco
Fourth Street
Jefferson Avenue
Fifth and
Jefferson
Reservists Hold Dedication of Waco Reserve Training Center
A ceremony in Waco honored the new 650000 Reserve Training Center at Forty‑first Street and Maple Avenue with dignitaries including Rear Admiral John McNay Taylor and Brig. Gen. William Stickney in attendance. Open house is 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Forty-first Street
Maple Avenue
Frank Connally
E Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee
John McNay Taylor
Naval Operations
Washington, D. C
Taylor
Waco
William Stickney
Marine Corps Reserve
United States
John McNoy Taylor
Navy-Marine Training Center
Navy
Corpus Christi
Clint Kapus
Erred Estimate Of Red Jets Affected US Bomber Plans
Washington reports say US overestimated Soviet heavy jet bomber strength last year. The error influenced Eisenhower to cut back Air Force funding for B 52 orders for the new fiscal year. Defense Department released the faulty figures last year amid hearings on air power.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Defense Department
Pentagon
Hopes Dwindle On Compromise In Gaza UN Row
United Nations observers report Egyptian spokesmen deny any deal for UN troop use in the Gaza Strip and pledge Egypt’s return to the area. Hammarskjold’s remarks had suggested possible compromise, but the Egyptian stance keeps the stalemate over Israel’s withdrawal and regional security moves. Canada Britain and France press for UN sanctions against Israel amid ongoing tensions.
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United Nations
N.Y
Egypt
Gaza Strip
Cairo
Dag Hammarskjold
General Assembly
Israel
Egypt-Israel
Canada
Britain
France
Irael
Gulf of Aqaba
Gaza
Gulf
Hammarskjold
Mamie Eisenhower to Stay Overnight at Walter Reed
The White House announced Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower will remain at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for another night to complete her annual physical. She entered the hospital yesterday afternoon and was expected to return to the White House today, but doctors chose to finish the checks without rushing.
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Washington
u—The
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
Army Medical Center
James €. Hagerty
Dulles Seeks Congressional Guidepost on Israel Crisis
Secretary of State Dulles invites Senate leadership to a Sunday meeting to outline U S plans for Israel in the UN debate and discuss Eisenhower’s Middle East policy as the Israeli crisis nears a decision. Abba Eban travels from Jerusalem with Ben-Gurion briefing for Eisenhower on Israel’s government position.
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Middle East
Lebanon
Charles Malik
Israel
Secretary of State
Dulles
United States
UN General Assembly
State Department
Lyndon Johnson
William Knowland
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Abba Eban
Washington
Jerusalem
David Ben-Gurion
Franco Fires His Cabinet in Spain’s New Era
Madrid reports Gen Francisco Franco dismissed his Cabinet ministers last night and announced a new period of Spanish political history would begin. No public notice of the crisis was issued, and ministers were told their tasks had ended while remaining in post until a new cabinet is appointed in the coming days.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Franco
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