Gunsmoke to Be Expanded Into Hour Long TV Drama
Hollywood AP reports Gunsmoke on Dodge City set expands from three minutes to a full hour. Star trio James Arness Dennis Weaver Milburn Stone Amanda Blake return, with more plot and character development in the extra half hour.
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Southwest Conference Teams Busy On Holiday
Injuries hit Texas star Lance Alworth and Arkansas and Baylor focus on defense as teams hold workouts. Texas Tech, Rice, Texas A&M, SMU and others stage scrimmages or practice sessions with coaches evaluating punting games, passing, and substitutes amid holiday downtime. Key players sidelined include Alworth with knee trouble and Texas punter Bobby Nunis with a bruised hip.
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Sun Printer's Sister Buried
Funeral services were held at 2 pm Monday in Hearne for Mrs. H. B. Cross of Victor with Rev. Harold Wasson officiating. Cross, sister of Ray Morgan of The Sun's composing room staff, died at 6:20 am Saturday in a Port Arthur Hospital. Survivors include her husband H. B. Cross a daughter Cheryl Cross a son Kent Cross four brothers Grady Morican Calvert Ray Morgan Baytown Meir Morgan Stockton Calif and Rev Bob Morgan Richards two sisters Mes J Pr Stevens Hearne and Mrs P Smith Nederland.
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Radioactive Rain Reported in Formosa Weather Bureau
Formosa weather bureau said rain over Formosa became more radioactive due to a Soviet nuclear test. Rain water collected Monday was ten times more radioactive than Sunday, though officials say it remains far from dangerous. Contamination is expected to rise in the coming days.
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Murder charge clash as witness points to bar visit
Sheriff accuses John Wilson of entering Moose Long's bar after hours, claiming a witness saw him at the scene and Moose Long found dead with a yellow scarf. Wilson denies the charge, stating he arrived from Philadelphia just minutes before, after a 600 mile drive in about 12 hours. The infant onlookers and tense confrontation heighten the moment as the case unfolds.
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What was wrong with Wilson's alibi
Unclear fragmentary OCR text presents no verifiable facts about a Wilson alibi. The readable portion resembles garbled characters and misordered words, with no identifiable person, place, organization, date, or event to summarize reliably.
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Glimpses From The Times: Odd Facts And Quips
A column blends trivia and humorous notes from midcentury life. It cites savings from medical breakthroughs, banking activity, beard growth odds, vanilla origins, travel tips, fashion quotes, and odd laws. Miscellany includes Mencken quotation, glaucoma stat, and a remark on weight gain in aging progressions.
Rain slows harvest in Texas farm areas
The report notes widespread rain delaying harvesting across Texas regions with open weather aiding some crops. Cotton and sorghum yields are generally good in parts, but soil moisture ranges from adequate to short, livestock are in good to fair condition, and ranchers seek more rain to revive dry ranges.
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Ever-Alert Passenger Shapes Your Driving Test
A lively note warns that handling emotions and vehicle control matters when a vigilant, married passenger accompanies you through driving tests. The piece stresses balance between nerves and attentiveness in test moments.
Blaze Destroys LaPorte Grocery
Isensee's Grocery at 315 W Main La Porte burned down at 10 p m Monday. Loss around 25 000 with stock 18 000 and fixtures 10 000. About 14 000 insured. Firemen fought the blaze about three hours. cause undetermined and smoke damaged nearby building. Harold Lowe owner operates highway 146 store. Fire marshal Gould Crofoot estimated damage at 25 000.
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Circle K Plans Information Booth at Lee College
Circle K International at Lee College will set up an information booth during registration to explain service activities. Interested men will be asked to fill out a questionnaire or call Mike for details.
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Cadet Sammy J Cannon Completes Signal Officer Course
CAPT. Sammy J. Cannon son of M. Cannon of 5004 Penny Sue finished the 1-work associate signal officer career course at the Signal School Fort Monmouth New Jersey. He joined the army after graduating from Texas A&M in 1953.
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$100 Million Oil Investment Is Bad
An Oil and Gas Journal report from September 4 cites disappointing offshore Texas operations, with $67.5 million spent on federal leases, 43 tests costing $22 million, and multiple seismic and lease activities. Within state waters, nine producing fields exist but mostly small and not commercially viable, while several offshore wells were abandoned or shut in.
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