Jehovah's Witnesses Gather for Harlingen Conference
About 14 members from Shiner-Moulton area join a three day Jehovah's Witnesses conference in Harlingen March 25 27. Melville C Whiels says the theme Seek Peace and Pursue It reflects global conflict and calls for Bible study to show Gods kingdom brings lasting peace. R L Anderson from New York will chair with C W Sarakin directing. The program includes a public address Finding Peace in a Troubled World and a baptismal service Saturday afternoon. Some 800 delegates from South Texas will attend and arrival starts Thursday to prepare cafeteria and assembly duties.
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Jehovah's Witness
Shiner-Moulton
Harlingen
Melville C. Whiels
R. L. Anderson
New York
C. W. Sarakin
Ehlers
South Texas
Ehler
Lenten Services Planned at Praha Church
The Stations of the Cross will be held Friday at 7 36 p m in the Praha Catholic Church. Several local residents and visitors are mentioned visiting relatives in Praha and nearby towns. Children of Jimmie Stryk’s family in Praha have chicken pox and are hoped to recover soon.
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Praha
Phyllis Mecie
Joan Ilen
Allen James Stryk
Jimmie Stryk
Henry C. Jasck
Here
Card of Thanks for Emil C. Kolar Death
The family expresses sincere thanks for kindness shown during the death of Emil C. Kolar. They thank Father B. Karlich the altar boys Dr Morehead Smith Funeral Home the choir Johnnie Tupa for reciting the rosary and all who sent spiritual bouquets provided food or flowers and helped at the family dinner May God bless you from his brothers and sisters
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Emil C. Kolar
B. Karlich
Dr. Morehead
Smith Funeral Nlame
Johnnie Tupa
Mink Coat Payment Question in Fashion World
A mink coat purchase sparks a question of payment terms. The abeslady asks how the husband would prefer billing whether in small installments or a single large sum.
Car Won’t Go 45 So Driver Is Acquitted
In Los Angeles Ben E. Fenwick faced a speeding charge for driving 45 in a 35 zone. Judge Joseph Wapner asked to verify the claim and rode in Fenwick’s 1954 car with the bailiff driving. The car wouldn’t reach 45 miles per hour, leading to an acquittal.
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Los Angeles
Ben E. Fenwick
Joseph Wapner
Wapner
Fenwick
Robert A Wilbur Restores One Room School in Groton
Robert A Wilbur who attended a one room school 30 years ago bought the building in Groton Connecticut and converted it into his home where he now lives keeping a piece of local education history.
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Groton
Conn
Robert A. Wilbur
Nature’s clocks and calendars in plants and quail
Nature shows fixed instincts in animals and plants. Researchers at the Maryland Experiment Station found plants tell day length via a pigment that alters with light and darkness. They used darkness and red light to manipulate blooming and growth, suggesting future farming gains.
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USDA
Maryland Experiment Station
Census Takers to Attend Training for 1960 Census
District Supervisor Sid Holdredge announced three training sessions for census takers March 28 29 and 30. Each trainee will receive about nine hours of instruction on questions maps and census definitions as 250000 district maps are prepared for complete canvassing.
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Sid Holdredge
Magic carpet to rich retail market headlines
A vintage note touts using newspapers to sell stories and reach a broad retail audience, urging readers to leverage print ads as a fast route to lucrative market exposure.
New Brakes Provoke Grim Auto Sales Claim
A sensational sales pitch claims new power brakes can stop instantly atop a pedestrian, prompting questions about safety and truth in advertising. The remark underscores concerns over marketing exaggeration and road hazard awareness.
Better Logic Exchange About Missing School Day
Dialogue shows a boy named Johnnie admitting he sought a day off to go fishing without asking. The exchange emphasizes trust and parental guidance.
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Johnnie
Thanksgiving Dinner Guests Across Cuero to Moulton
Sunday dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Emil Bevan included Mr. and Mrs. Walter Doell Miss Katy Doell Mrs. Nada Brewer and others from Cuero Meyersville Houston Yoa Kum Smithville Moulton and nearby areas with the Berans and John Lewis Beran and Brian attending.
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Emil Bevan
Walter Doell
Katy Doell
Nada Brewer
Cuero
Fritz Dreier
Meyersville
Mejerle Dreier
Houston
Hildegarde Doell
Yoakum
Adolph Kloesel
Smithville
John Lewis Beran
Brian
Elizabeth Beran
Moulton
Taxes and improvement drive for the telephone company
The text notes the company pays 2 percent of gross receipts or 256.91 in taxes, totaling 861.70 with 211.72 ad valorem and 393.07 school taxes. It argues citizens benefit from ongoing community investment and highlights behind the scenes work from installers to researchers to keep service modern and improving.
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Moulton
Telephone Company
Alice
Wonderland
Agricultural Expert Dr. Mark Welsh Named Consultant
Editor notes identify Dr. Mark Welsh as a former university instructor and state livestock sanitary service director. He is described as having spent a lifetime in agriculture and now serving as an agricultural consultant to American Cyanamid Company.
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Mark Welsh
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