Mothers in McNair raise 200 for March of Dimes
Mrs Estelle Hunter director of the McNair Mothers March reports a total of 200 collected in the January campaign. The march needed 109 with 16 volunteers, escorted by Deputy Constable Abram Kertl. A community tea at the McNair Boy Scout House boosted proceeds. Proceeds fund polio birth defects arthritis and care for polio victims. Mrs Hunter has led the effort since 1952.
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EL AL Hunter
McNaie Mothers Miarch
Lillian White
Mothers March
Minnie Crawford
Estelle Hunter
McNair Area
Hunter
Abram Kertl
Elnora Johns
Elnor McGinty
Ruby Jelly
Aldair Taylor
Bernice Wilson
Sadie MM. Bryant
Lacy Jae Cooper
Evelyn Simon
Tenora Epps
Lilly St. Julian
Anita St. Julian
Rosie Lee Brinac
Helen Alfred
Naomi Stewart
McNair
Senate Leaders Plan Farm Bill Action This Week
Senate leaders intend committee action on a farm bill this week but expect no record votes or major legislation due to Republicans away for birthdays and speeches. Ellender presses hearings with wheat industry spokesmen and farmers, aiming to integrate cotton and wheat programs into a package before civil rights debates delay action. He proposes voluntary controls, bonus supports for compliant farmers, and tying current programs to a broader bill as contingency for possible price support declines.
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Washington
Senate
Allen Ellender
D-La
Ellender
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate Farm Legislative Group
Orville L. Freeman
Congress
Farmer's Share Of Food Dollar Drops To New Low In 1963
Washington AP report shows farm ers share of the consumer food dollar fell to an average 7 cents in 1963, the lowest since 1934. 1962's farm share was 38 cents, with declines tied to rising marketing costs. The Agriculture Department notes higher retail prices but lower prices received by farmers, including a 216 cent loaf of white bread in 1963.
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A. Martin Washington
Johnsson
Congress
Agriculture Department
Baytown minister to lead Crosby Church revival
Baytown minister Jack Arvin of the Missouri Street Church of Christ will preach at Crosby Church of Christ revival March 1–6. Crosby residents Jack Wagstaff and Cullen Craffitt will lead songs with a noon Sunday dinner on the ground after the March 1 service. A 2:30 p.m. singing event follows the meal at the Crosby church.
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Missouri Street
Church of Christ In
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Crosby
Crosby Fairground
Wagstaff
Boston Center Named for Lincolnshire Town in England
Boston Massachusetts a cultural and industrial hub in New England earned its name from Boston in Lincolnshire England. The inland center serves fishing wholesale and related trades, tying regional enterprise to a historic English namesake.
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