Back to the Old Neighborhood Faces Quiet Prosperity
A reflection on returning to a childhood neighborhood now showing signs of improvement. The writer notes less turnover, longer-time residents, fresh paint on houses, sturdy porches, and a nostalgia tempered by awareness of past hardships. Also mentions a Time magazine fact about pneu mono-ultramicroscopic silicovolcaniosis. A Dallas emergency vehicle collision underscores siren safety for drivers and responders.
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Preston Hollow
March on Washington draws vast civil rights crowd
Thousands from across the nation converged on Washington for a civil rights march billed as the largest in U S history with about 150 000 participants including Negroes whites religious leaders union officials and survivors of Nazi camps. At Union Station 32 special trains carried 26 225 marchers while 679 chartered buses and nine planes arrived. A Philip Randolph hailed the event as a success in advancing racial justice and Congress track coverage was unprecedented as lawmakers from both parties attended and offered support.
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Washington
UPI
Union Station
Capitol
Randolph
Congress
America
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Louisiana
Lincoln Memorial
Three Richardson Residents Earn Degrees at East Texas State
Richardson M. Alderson, Carolyn Ruth Carter, and Pauline R. Smith were among East Texas State College graduates honored Friday night. A total of 229 bachelor’s degrees and 259 master’s degrees were awarded. Alderson earned a Master of Education in Music, Carter earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, and Smith earned a Master of Education in Elementary Education.
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Richardson
East Texas State College
Richardson M. Alderson
Fernwood
Carolyn Ruth Carter
Royal Crest
Pauline R. Smith
Nottingham
Rail Strike To Halt Freight and Passengers
United railroads prepared to impose unilateral work rule changes and halt all freight and passenger service amid a threatened five union strike. Embargoes on freight were announced, with potential nationwide disruptions to shipments, prices, and commuter travel as Congress faced arbitration legislation.
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Chicago
UPI
Congress
Chamber of Commerce
City advances apartment zoning changes after lengthy study
A study by the City Plan Commission prompted public protests and yielded proposed zoning changes. The City Council set September 23 for a public hearing. Recommendations address lot sizes, building coverage, masonry standards, garage walls, parking, on site garbage areas, wall definitions and alley rights of way. A citizens group from Blue Lake urged adoption of their proposals, citing property value concerns and poor construction. They will reiterate their points at the hearing.
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City Plan Commission
City of
Richardson
Plan Commission
Blue Lake
Rotary Club hears grid coach talk
Bill Atkins Richardson High School head football coach addressed the Rotary Club, noting team status and player highlights. He introduced assistant coaches Charles Broom Jack Harris Max McClearin Jack Routt and Olin Ratliff, outlining roles across football basketball track and baseball.
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Bill Atkins
Richardson High School
Rotary Club
Atkins
Jones Pierce
Charles Broom
Jack Harris
Max McClearin
Jack Routt
Olin Ratliff
First Day Plans Revealed at Richardson Heights School
Richardson Heights School opens at 8:30 a.m. for grades 1 2 3 and 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. for grades 4 5 6. Cafeteria available. student names posted outside rooms. Detailed grade room assignments and new student reporting to the office. Driveway use limited to before 8:50 a.m. and after 2:50 p.m. during school hours.
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Richardson Heights
Hyde Park
Cottonwood Creek
Northlake
Pre School Enrollment Forms Urged By Richardson ISD
Richardson ISD officials urge new students to submit two enrollment forms a pre school medical form and an immunization form. The immunization record must show recent smallpox polio tetanus and diphtheria vaccines. Pre school medical forms, signed by a doctor and a dentist, cover birth date walking talking health history and growth.
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Richardson Independent School
Richardson
Richardson Faces Record Water Use in Heat Wave
Richardson residents sip through a heat wave as city records peak water use with over 10 million gallons pumped on Saturday and 9.76 million on Sunday, prompting City Manager R B Sherrill to urge conservation while plans for new storage and a pump upgrade proceed. Dallas expected to boost water delivery by next summer to meet rising demand.
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Richardson
R. B. Sherrill
Sherrill
Carrollton
Bob Derrington
South Side
Canyon Creek
Dallas
Schedules for Richardson High Students Fridays Morning
Richardson High School will hand out class schedules Friday from 8 30 a m to noon with service clubs aiding new students. Parking in Beltline lots is designated by grade and staff. About 300 students opt for 7 30 a m classes, 12 early sections added. each receives a handbook covering graduation requirements dress code and guidance services.
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Richardson High School
Beltine
Richardson
Miracle of Love and Hope in Everyday Life
A devotional meditation celebrates daily miracles in love, healing, art, and human virtue. It urges gratitude for the babe in arms, musical dreams, and scientific progress, while praising divine grace and the unseen plans God has prepared for those who love Him.
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Alvin M. Thomas
General Mills, Inc
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James Drive
James
Roy Bynum
Edith Johnson
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