Garland LIFT completes second term with countywide classes
The Garland Center for LIFT finished its second session with five students seeking summer continuation. Sponsored by the Civitan Club and St. Barnabas Church at 1200 N. Shijoh Road, lessons run each Tuesday and Thursday night for adults seeking basic education. Teachers donating their time include Willey, Mrs. Clarence Treece, Mrs. Tom Butzberger, and Mrs. Gene Crouse. Students originate from Mesquite, Denton, Royce City and Plano. Jerry Harpole led in achievement and received a job promotion. two advanced students moved to a government program for high school prep. The Laubach method supports illiterate adults and those with some schooling, with free instruction for all races.
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Garland Center For Lift
Texas
Civitan Club
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
N. Shijoh Road
Ry Lee Harpole
McKinney
Walter C. Sharp
Marcus Hyde
Civitans
St. Barnabas
Willey
Clarence Treece
Tom Butzberger
Gene Crouse
Mesquite
Denton
Royce City
Plano
Jerry Harpole
Sharp
Hyde
Ag Building Burglary Reported At Garland High
A burglary at Garland High School agriculture building was reported between Saturday June 4 and Thursday. An adding machine valued at 120 dollars and postage stamps worth 4 dollars were taken. No sign of forcible entry. Officer J Russell investigated.
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Garland High School
B. G Hudson
J. Russell
Moon rover resumes lunar picture taking after pause
The 620 pound Moon rover resumed transmitting lunar surface images from the Sea of Storms after a two day pause. Caltechs JPL scientists planned to end the transmission near noon Friday. A separate dispatch reports Ky moving police into Hue as protests continue. Thich Tri Quang weakness due to hunger prompts hospital move.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
America
Caltech
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPL
Saigon
UPS
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
Thich Tri Quang
Robert Ibrahim
Military Parcels Have Problems Across the Army Post Offices
Glenn Pool of Garland, speaking for the National Association of Postmasters, denounced discriminatory parcel post rules that limit heavy or bulky items for military families. He cited examples involving gifts, luggage, records, and camp club items, showing how first class offices restrict parcels while smaller outlets allow heavier shipments. Pool noted rural and smaller post offices offer higher limits, creating uneven treatment for service members and their families.
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Glenn Pool
National Association of Postmasters
Garland
United States
Poole
Pool
Soldier from Garland Receives Purple Heart in Japan
Pfc. Stewart Sebastian, hospitalized in Yokohama, Japan, after Viet Nam injuries, has been awarded the Purple Heart. He suffered shrapnel wounds to both legs and a punctured area when his unit was accidentally bombed by U. S. Air Force planes weeks ago. A First Infantry Division soldier, he is son of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Sebastian of 906 E. Monica and attended Garland High School. He completed basic training at Fort Polk and advanced training at Fort Gordon and was expected to be released from the hospital within six weeks.
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Stewart Sebastian
Yokohama
Japan
Viet Nam
U. S. Air Force
First Infantry Division
E. T. Sebastian
E. Monica
Sebastian
Garland High School
Ft. Polk
Ft. Gordon
Morrison Named TP and L Director at Mineral Wells
Sam E. Morrison, TP and L district manager in Mineral Wells since 1958, is named director succeeding Stanphill. Morrison will coordinate the industrial and community development division, aiding industry in plant site selection across the service area. The Eddy Texas native joined TP and L in 1944, with earlier posts in Garland and Itasca schools.
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Sam E. Morrison
Texas Power & Light Company
Mineral Wells
Direc
Stanphill
Tp&l
Denison
Morrison
Eddy
Texas
Garland
Itasca
North Texas State University
Captain Carpenter's Napalm Call Said to Save Men
Napalm strikes ordered by Captain Bill Carpenter of Monroe New York during a battle in the Central Highlands near the Laotian border are described as saving wounded and dwindling units. Lt Col Henry Emerson, who recommended him for the Medal of Honor, praised Carpenter for his steadiness and bravery.
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Tou Morong
Viet Nam
West Point
Lonesome End
Carpenter
10Rst Airborne
Charlie Company
Henry E. Emerson
Milford
Emerson
Mae
Garland boys tied to service station burglaries
Garland police solved two service station burglaries and three coin machine break-ins with the arrest of two youths, ages 15 and 13, and the voluntary surrender of a 14 year old. The thefts began May 19 totaling about $300 with most loot recovered and the case referred to juvenile authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Owens
Garland
Prideaux Earns Doctorate and Accepts Canadian Professorship
Dr Prideaux completed his Ph D in linguistics at the University of Texas and will join the University of Edmonton in Alberta as associate professor. He earned a BA in physics from Rice University in 1961 and taught at Sam Houston High School in Houston in 1961 62. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Dean Prideaux of Memphis Tennessee and is married with a wife who earned a master's degree from the University of Texas this year.
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University of Texas
University of Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Prideaux
Rice University
Sam Houston High School
Houston
Dean Prideaux
Ambrose
Memphis
Tenn
Garland
Woman Arrested for DUI With Snake in Car
Police arrested 38 year old Mrs. Aru in California on suspicion of drunken driving. She told officers Dont forget my snake. A boa constrictor was found on the seat of her car, which she said she used to rid her house of rats.
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Sigma Calif
UPI
Aru
Bea
Explorer Meeting Sunday for Boys and Parents
An informative Explorer meeting is set for Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Axe Memorial Methodist Church in Kingsley Road. The session welcomes boys 14 or older in 9th grade or higher or aged 15 to 17, with Douglas C. Rattan as post advisor. Contact Rattan or Knagg for details.
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Axe Memorial Methodist Church
Kingsley Road
Douglas C. Rattan
Jacksboro
Tex
Rattan
John Knagg
Bob Holaday
Graveside Rites Held for Mrs Bertha Green
Graveside services for Mrs. Bertha Green of Salt Lake City Utah, formerly of Garland, were held today at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Father William J Stack of Holy Trinity Catholic Church officiated. She died in Amarillo after a heart attack during an automobile trip with her daughter Mrs Billie Cluff. Survivors include her daughter, a son Frank Green of Dallas, and eight grandchildren.
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Bertha Green
Salt Lake City
Utah
Garland
Hillcrest Memorial Park
William J. Stack
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Christian Church Names New Director of Christian Education
The First Christian Church has called Mrs. Jerry Kirkpatrick to be full time Director of Christian Education succeeding Richard Cerney who resigned for the pastorate at Rowlett Christian Church. Mrs. Kirkpatrick, a Garland resident and Texas Christian University graduate, will lead the church school and Sunday evening program.
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The
First Christian Church
Jerry Kirkpatrick
Richard Cerney
Rowlett Christian Church
Whole Church
Kirkpatrick
Hanover
Chester Crow
Vacation Peek Notice from The News Circulation
A vacation notice advises readers to use the Vacation Peek service for delivery of the paper while away. It mentions saving every edition and delivering upon return with a note about an extra charge and contact via circulation at BR 6-2446.
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Neo
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Tri Quang
Dallas
Methodist Conference
Conference Board of Christian Concern
United Nations
Methodists
Washington
Johnson
Treasury
W. R. Poage
D - Tex
Waco
Poage
Agriculture
Orville E. Freeman
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Forks of the Creek
Dick Nailey
Congress
James O'Toole
Washington, D.C
Explorer Meeting
Christian Church
Church
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