11 Jun 1964
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Newspaper
Mckinney Weekly Democrat Gazette
Location
Mckinney, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1964
Page
1
A quirky local column shares humorous vignettes from McKinney and Collin County. Jokes include a doctor warned by an old timer about cemeteries, a nurse cited for a red light, a rotisserie owner and a beatnik, a drunk searching for his car, and a woman declining tranquilizers amid social awkwardness.
A boy bursts into a drug store shouting his dad is being chased by a ball. The clerk asks how to help and the boy demands film for his camera. The piece ends with a light aside about golf ball mix ups.
A Denton Texas couple Nolan and Mrs Landers vanished while vacationing with two daughters. James T Stewart of Azle coordinated a large Texas and New Mexico search using citizens band radio until postcard messages from Anson ended the hunt. Stewart questioned why the distress call was left unanswered.
Rev. Maciel, pastor of Baptist Mission, and his wife Lupe and their three children have moved to McKinney. He has accepted the pastorate of Templo Bautista on East Greenville Street.
Mr and Mrs G W Sweatt of Kress Miss Flora Sweatt of Plainview Mr and Mrs R T George of Grand Prairie and Ted Floyd of McKinney visited in the home of Mrs E D Herndon recently at Celina.
A young white man identifying as John Patter of the American Nazi Party interrupted a Council of Federated Organizations civil rights meeting in a downtown theater, delivering a 10 minute anti Negro and anti Semitic tirade before police dragged him off stage. The event, part of a daylong session on Mississippi racial violence, also featured a select jury panel including Harold Taylor and Joseph Heller as they urged federal protection for civil rights workers during a summer campaign.
The Texas Highway Department approved the Consolidated Highway Program for 1965 66. In Collin County projects include S H 78 from the L&ARR at Farmersville to north and S H 78 from S H 205 northeast, S H 289 south of S H 24 north to KM 1461, and right of way purchases toward the Grayson County line. Also U S 75 frontage road surfacing near McKinney, Spur 359 realignment east of Graves Street, and a spur from present U S 75 S H 121 west to the new U S 75. Total Collin County costs reach 4 534 000.
Floods and tornadoes sweep across Montana and the plains leaving nine dead and sixteen missing. Swift Dam area search planned as Great Falls braces for Sun River crest. Civil defense fights contamination and widespread damage plus evacuations.
Roberto Arias former ambassador to London and a Panamanian political figure was shot four times in a dispute linked to last month’s National Assembly election. Alfredo Jimenez, a former bodyguard, surrendered hours after the incident in Bath where Arias’ wife Dame Margot Fonteyn learned the news by phone.
Cape Kennedy Florida pickets from New Smyrna Locals 220 and 717 of the Brotherhood of Maintenance Way Employees halted work on Cape Kennedy and Merritt Island projects valued at 215 million dollars. An NLRB inquiry sought to determine if unions violated a no-notice promise. About 3,359 of 3,892 workers were idle as non operating unions pressed for wage raises and protest over government railway spur usage.
Jim Mays fourteen and Felix Fesmire fifteen grew up in foster care and vanished families before a turn at Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch. They stole a pickup after a hunting gun incident and opened fire during a confrontation with ranch residents. Officer Meadows died, Beal opened fire as pursuit ended with Mays dead.
McKinney.city to start a concentrated drive on unlicensed dogs from June 15. Unlicensed dogs will be impounded at the City Pound until rabies vaccination and city license are proven. A daily impound fee applies.
James Press will be a junior next year at Texas Tech in Lubbock. He will spend the summer with his parents Mr and Mrs A J Press. He has accepted a position with the highway department. He is majoring in engineering.
Tulsa based Cities Service Oil Co. announced a $9.577 million contract to supply 79.8 million gallons of aviation gasoline to the Defense Fuel Supply Center in Washington.
Wednesday is double stamp day at A and P Safeway and Murphy blood stores in Wichinney. The grocery outlets advertise weekend specials in the Daily Courier Gazette with double trading stamps to attract shoppers.
A devotional blessing from Mae Fe. Hunter of Nashville in which she prays for homes to be places of strength security and spiritual health. She asks families to work unselfishly and seeks guidance for nations to become morally and spiritually strong.
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