31 Dec 1961
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Newspaper
Mexia Daily News
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1961
Page
1
Editors pick major Texas stories of 1961 led by Carla hurricane evacuations and record weather events. The legislature passed a sales tax and a vice president pledge surfaced amid national politics. The Associated Press poll ranked top stories with Carla dominating the votes.
The survey ranks the 49th Armored Division callup, John Tower’s Senate election, and the El Paso hijacking by Leon and Cody Bearden among the year’s leading stories. It notes the Texas general sales tax passage, Lynson’s vice presidential inauguration, Jefferson County investigation, and the Perrin air base Yugoslav airmen incident. Florence Hussey slaying and related cases also appear in the roundup.
A Texas drive funds, researches, and field tests for screwworm eradication across Gulf states. The Mexia Production Credit Association backs a $2000 center goal with 50 cent per head cow and 10 cent per head sheep contributions. A 15 member board governs actions including Florida trials and border buffer plans with Texas livestock groups.
The spirit and dignity of a funeral home centers on its founders and staff. It vows personal service to every family, offering the finest care regardless of spend level.
The notice lists Riddle Funeral Home in Mexia Texas with a Downtown Office on South McKinney at Glendale and a contact phone GY6-2181 for cemetery and funeral services.
The piece lists numerous families visiting relatives over the holidays, naming residents from Old Ocean Mexia Teague Waxahachie Dallas Houston and Duncan Oklahoma among others. It also notes Toledo Ohio now produces more automotive presses and dies than any other city.
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