New Hope Church Attendance and Thanksgiving Visits
Sunday church attendance was not strong but Rev. Jerry Cotton delivered meaningful messages. Thanksgiving guests included Elvis and Herman Chandler of Fort Worth, Floyd Shorter family, and many neighbors from Bellmead Dallas Houston and Personville. The UN Security Council received complaints from Israel and Jordan about a violence outbreak.
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Elvis Chandler
Fort Worth
Herman Chandler
Floyd Shorter
Shorter
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Gary
Lori
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Bellmead
Larry. Story Alo
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Donnie, Jr
Gregory Roberts
Houston
Bertie Roberts
Glenn
James Foley
Holston
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Pearl Thomas
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Two congressmen push tighter federal mine safety laws
West Virginia Democrat Ken Hechler and Pennsylvania Democrat John Dent plan early next year bills to close loopholes in the federal mine safety law. Spurred by 78 miners' deaths at Mannington and spurred by the Mountain Beers No. 9 disaster, supporters urge stronger enforcement and penalties amid years of withdrawals and violations.
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West Virginia
John Dent
Pennssylvania
Mannington
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Mountain Beer Coal Co
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Astronauts Inoculated to Prevent Flu Disrupting Moon Flight
Houston AP report says Apollo 8 and Apollo 9 crews including prime backup and support teams are being inoculated against the Asian flu to prevent the Hong Kong virus from delaying the Christmas flight to the moon. Officials note inoculations target the Hong Kong strain to keep the mission on schedule.
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Space Center
Houston
Hong Kong
National Aeronautics and Space Administraion
NASA
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Earth
Charles Berry
Berry
Reflections On Christmas Season By Maudie Sunday
The column muses on Christmas as a time of shared warmth and belief across creeds, emphasizing love and peace on earth. It recalls old memories of gifts, family, and the sensory joy of the season, while noting the commercial aspects and the enduring value of handmade tokens.
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Fort Worth market reports and NASA Apollo updates
Cattle and hog prices in Fort Worth show steady to strong demand with steer calves fetching 30.50 to 31.00 and hogs at 17.75 to 18.25 per hundredweight. Separately NASA details limited exposure plans for Apollo 8 crew amid isolation challenges and vaccine considerations ahead of December 21 moon mission.
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Fort Worth
Staers
Quick quiz on nicknames and bridges
A humorous question asks which American city is nicknamed Father Knickerbocker, answered as New York City referencing Washington Irving. It also asks where the first toll road bridge over the Mississippi River was built, with a date of April 21, 1847 and a location between Rock Slags IL and Davenport.
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New York City
Washington Irvingas
Knickerbocken
New York
Mississippi River
Rock Slags Il
Davenport
Thanksgiving Visitors and Rain Continues in Farrar
Thanksgiving gatherings fill Farrar as rain persists. Families from Houston, Waco, Dallas, and Fort Worth spent the holiday with relatives in town, including the Mangum, Walker, Gibson, Turner, Little, Richards, and Reed families. Children returned home for the holiday weekend.
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Jerry Mangum
Houston
Clem Walker
Erma Lee
Gibson
Waco
Walter Gibson
C. C. Turner
James Cates
Buffalo
Olly Little
Byron Lithie
Marlin
Don Little
Chledren
Dallas
Allan Little
Huntsville
Orval York
Grace Little
Farrar
Bill Sutton
Marvin Lee Harrington
Dwane Reed
Pasadena
Harold Anderson
H. L. Reed
Hollie Reed
Fairoaks
Hollie
Ruth
Sue Thompson
Fort Worth
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