Windom selects sponsors for community improvement club
The Windom Community Improvement Club named Johnny Barrett of Texas Power and Light and Bill Roberts of Lone Star Gas as co sponsors. The group discussed flood control and soil conservation with Arkerger presenting films on Texas river tributaries. A fried chicken dinner planned for July 8 in the school lunchroom and the August meeting set for August 6 were announced. Clifford Cummins presided.
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Windom
Spi
Windom Community Improvement Club
Johnny Barrett
Texas Power and Light
Bill Roberts
Lene Mar Gas Co
Honey Grove
Barrett
Roberts
Leeman Riddles
Peaser
Bob Anherger
The
Soil Con- Service
Oklahoma
Red River
Texas
Riddles
Ralph Laycock
Henry Bomar
Clifford Cummins
Gress blocks metric study with half million price tag
Rep. H R Gress of Iowa refuses to back a $500000 metric system study, calling it wasteful. He argues the National Bureau of Standards already covers metric knowledge and warns the plan would alter American life. Critics note potential shifts in advertising, pricing, and everyday measures.
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Washington
UPI
H. R. Gress
Iowa
Gross
United States
Grogs
Natural Bureau of Standards
Bureau of Standards
Machinist’s Union
Machinists’ Union
Porter Completes Nine-Week Transportation Course
Second Lt. Pat K. Porter age 23 and a Bonham high school and Oklahoma State university graduate completed a nine week officer training course at the Army Transportation School Fort Eustis Virginia. Porter and other new officers learned duties and responsibilities of a Transportation Corps officer. He is survived by his wife Emily and parents Mr and Mrs Burt D Porter of Ector.
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Fort Eustis
AHTNC
Pat K. Porter
Emily
Burt D Porter
Tive
Ector
Army Transportation School
Porter
Transportation Corps
Lievenant
Bonham High School
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
Reviews of Current Books Greatest Fighter Missions
Edward H. Sims chronicles famed Navy and Marine Corps aces and their 235 kills across Midway Guadacanal Rabaul Marianas Formosa Leyte Gulf the Philippines and Okinawa. Profiles include Joseph J Foss David McCampbell and others with minute by minute combat detail and foreword praise.
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Edward H. Sims
Harper
Navy
Marine Corps
Battle of Midway
Guadacanal
Rabaul
Marianas
Formosa
Leyte Gulf
Philippines
Okinawa
Cecil Harris
Kenneth Walsh
John L. Smith
Marion FE. Carl
James E. Swett
Ira C. Kepford
Alexander Vraciv
Charles R. Stimpson
Eugene A. Valencia
David McCampbell
Joseph J. Foss
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Eddie Rickenbacker
Air Group 15
Task 38
U. S
Daddy Was a Deacon in Fort Worth Church
Connie Moore Hunt profiles her father a Fort Worth area deacon and family man. The piece highlights his faith modest public life and daily care for his wife and three teens Beth Billy and Anne. It recalls his 1940 Wheaton College degree marriage to W Boyd Hunt and his role in church and community life.
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Daddy
Deanie Moore Hunt
Breokman
Altus First Baptist Church
Connie Moore Hunt
Wheaton College
W. Boyd Hunt
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
Beth
Billy
Anne
Connie
Alcatraz to Tighten After Prisoner Escape
Three inmates John Anglin Clarence Anglin and Frank Morris remain at large after escaping Alcatraz Monday night. Authorities doubt they reached land as stormy waters complicate survival chances. A tightened security plan includes more frequent cell inspections and non predictable cell rotations.
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San, Francisco
UPI
Alcatraz
America
John William Angtin
Clarence
Montgomery
Ala
Frank
Morris
New Orleans
Island
San Francisco Bay
Allen's Point 4-H Club Meets for Month Meeting
The Allen's Point 4-H club held its monthly gathering in the education building of the Community Center. Steve Williams presided, Rita Gudgel led the pledge, and Sandra Beirden led songs as minutes were read and rolls called. Eightteen attendees and several guests were listed from Dallas, Farmers Branch, Honey Grove, and Dalhart.
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Allen's Point
Spl
Steve Williams
Rita Gudgeel
Sandra Beirden
Carolyn Knowles
Aug I
Keith Gudzel
A&m College
W. E Sale
Chris
Linda
Shelly Kuhn
Vickie Shipman
Sharon Lee Shipman
Dallas
Sydney Sellers
Farmers Branch
Paula
Judy Jordan
Doris Skinner
Jack Holmes
Bobby Lane
Dan Knowles
Marlow Williams
Honey Grove
Rita Gudgel
Lake Trinidad
Texas Traffic Fatalities Fall Three Percent This Year
Texas traffic fatalities have declined 3 percent compared with the same period last year. Through the period 881 deaths and 737 fatal accidents have occurred, up slightly in accidents but down in fatalities, according to the Department of Public Safety.
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Austin
UPI
Department of Public Safety
Texas
DPS
Birthday greetings for June 17 figures and church life remark
A fragment honors a June 17 birthday for Izora Lynch and Stephen Hogue, with remarks on a life of faith. The text reflects personal sentiment about religious values and family influence.
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Izora Lynch
Stephen Hogue
Johnny
Rvin Briscoe
Ronny Jynn Briscoe
Almanac Snapshot for June 17 Includes History Highlights
On this day in history 1775 Bunker Hill battle with 3500 British soldiers against 1000 American patriots. 1928 Amelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. 1954 Rocky Marciano retains heavyweight title after 15 round decision over Ezard Charles.
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Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Venus
Bunker Hill
Amelia Farhart
Atlantic Ocean
Rocky Marciano
Ezzard Charles
Thought for the Day On Locke’s View of Law
The quote attributes to John Locke the idea that law exists not to abolish freedom but to preserve and enlarge it, framing law as a guardian of personal liberty rather than a constraint. This interpretation emphasizes the liberal notion of law as empowering restraint.
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John John Locke
South Korea Premier and Cabinet Resign Over Reform Crisis
Lt Gen Song Yo Chang resigned as premier amid disputes over currency reforms and the junta's economic plan. The entire cabinet followed, with Finance Minister Chyun Byun Kyu also quitting. The junta holds real power while an acting premier oversees an unsettled transition.
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Seoul
Korea
UPI
Song Yo Chang
South Korea
Song
Park Chung Hee
United States
Chyun Byun Kyu
Chyun
Park
Choi Duk Shin
Hwan
Battered hull of trainer found near Freer
A damaged hull of a 133 jet trainer bearing US Air Force insignia was found by a cowboy on horseback at Hubbard Ranch, 20 miles north of Freer. Maj. Robert Hoover from Laredo Air Force Base confirmed the wreckage as a 133 trainer last seen in 1956, and the Air Force opened an investigation.
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FREER
UPI
Air Force
Friady
Hubbard Ranch
Maj
Robert Hoover
Laredo Air Force Base
Laredo
Hoover
Fraction of surrendered bills value revealed in report
A fragment notes that recipients received only a portion of the value of the bills they surrendered, with no further details on amounts or context.
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