Local Social Notes From Grayson County
Community tidbits list hospital visits, family visits, and travel. Mrs. Kaiser of Bonham is a patient at Risser Hospital. Floyd Haliburton and G W Marlow visit relatives in Honey Grove. Several Garland residents visit kin, Sherman and Texarkana trips noted. veterans from Texas join a Washington lobbying trip. shipboard assignment announced for John Warrington. multiple gatherings honor birthdays and weekend guests across Whitewright, Denison, Bells, Savoy, and Abilene.
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John J. Kaiser
Risser Hospital
Bonham
John Jenkins
Washington, D. C
Washington
George Gattis
Sherman
Grayson County
Scoutmaster’s lesson on cooking and quitting when wrong
A humorous recount notes a Scoutmaster guiding young recruits who forget essential gear and a boy admitting his mommy. It reflects a principal about prudence and knowing when to quit when you’re wrong, echoing a famed maxim about being right before proceeding.
Climate Ties Explored In Indian Arthritis Study
Government researchers compare two American Indian tribes to gauge climate and heredity effects on arthritis and rheumatism. The project, by the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, follows Blackfeet Indians in Montana and a Southwestern desert group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Public Health Service
National Institute of Arthritis
Montana
Arizona
Blackfeet
United States
Steel price hike may lift 1963 car prices
Detroit reports a $90 million burden from higher steel costs expected to be passed to buyers as 1963 model prices rise by about $50. The 1962 line likely remains unchanged. Five major automakers study the impact with industry executives criticizing the rise as unwarranted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U. S. Steel Corp
State's Attorney rules poll tax not valid if mailed after Jan 31
Atty. Gen. Will Wilson held that a county tax assessor may not issue a poll tax receipt for a mailed payment received after January 31 even if the envelope bears a February 1 postmark. The poll tax is considered paid only when the remittance reaches the tax assessor or deputy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Will Wilson
Mt. Pleasant
Alfred Flanagan
Wilson
The Seven Ages of Woman Poem Excerpt
An old verse outlines life stages from infancy to fifties with shifting desires ending in a quip about seeking cash. The piece mirrors a traditional city page feature on social themes and aging.
Oddities and trivia from a bygone era
A reader asks when budgets will be trimmed rather than taxpayers. Several trivia items cover Khrushchev’s age, taxes for dwarfs in Russia, Canada’s population hub along the US border, door to door sales, long words, Alcoholics Anonymous reach, hand organ grinders, auto licenses in the US, biblical geography, ancient vending, and a Sing Sing newspaper society column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
Canada
U. S
Alcoholics Anonymous
New York City
Turkey
Sing Sing Penitentiary
Ossining
N.Y
Six three day holiday weekends proposed for 1965
The piece notes a 1965 plan for six three day holiday weekends and discusses leisure time distribution, mentioning Rev. Jonathan Goble as the first American Baptist missionary to Japan and the jinrikisha inventorship in 1870. It comments that leisure time exists but is unequally shared.
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Japan
Jonathan Goble
Wide survey predicts $12 million spend on plant equipment this year
The report forecasts total expenditure of 12 million dollars by weekly and small publishers for plant and equipment. Notables include George Winter as state office building manager in Sacramento. assistant George Midwinter if needed. In Charlotte, Dr. R S Lord is organist at St Peter's Episcopal Church. Elizabeth Hinot graduates from Radford College as a music major. O J Trimmer of Lander Wyoming loses bid for Wyoming Barbers Association presidency. St Marys justice of the peace is Harry C Law. Exchangette Club Tulsa led by president Mrs Woodrow Wilson with publicity chair Mrs George Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Winter
Sacramento
Calif
George Midwinter
Charlotte
N. C
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
R. S. Lord
Radford (Va.) College
Elizabeth Hinot
Wyoming Barbers Asociation
Justice of the Peace
St. Marys
Harry C. Law
Exchangette Club
Tulsa
Oklo
Woodrow Wilson
George Washington
Salt and Battery on blotter mystery solved
A police reporter queried a desk sergeant who occasionally added S and B after a prisoner's name. The sergeant answered plainly that S and B stood for Salt and Battery, revealing the blotter shorthand.
Noting Tax Evasion, Caplin Aims at Fair Crackdown
The Fort Worth Press urges a tough campaign against tax evaders and tax wasters. It argues government must collect money owed and spend it honestly, while Caplin’s crackdown should restore confidence for both payers and the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Mortimer Caplin
Caplin
Fort Worth Press
Dumb Dora Reveals College Motive in Humorous Exchange
In a light exchange, a professor asks Dora why she enrolled in college and she replies she came to be “went with” but hasn’t yet. The humor centers on mispronunciations and a playful misunderstanding of college life.
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Dora
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Floyd Haliburton
G. W. Marlow
Honey Grove
Dee Smith
Garland
John Vestal
Pattie Bartley of
Richardson
Mrs
Cecil Bartley
W. J. Hargett
Community Hospital
Pat Russell
Arlington
W. H. Russell
Marshall Hasty
Dan Gibson
Danny
Tishomingo
Oklahoma
Ann Short
Dallas
Sgt
Ralph Hughes
Fort Polk
Charles Haker
Mildred Ables
Otto Cunningham
Eulis Merrell
O. E. Cashion
Alma McMillin
Lois McCarroll
Trenton
Mattie James
H. H. Taylor
Texarkana
Mary Driscoll
Roby Childress
Joe Hamilton
Whitewright
Charlie Bryant
Denison
C. D. Galyon
Bells
Maud Hodge
Savoy
Virgil Cates
John Smith
John D. Warrington
U. S. Navy
San Diego
Fleet Home Town News Center
J. B. Warrington
Bob Trigg
Abilene
Vera Hicks
Jesse Bow
Joe Hicks
J. H. Gosnell
Mrs. James Jarvis
Tom Barnes
Frank Smith
Shurfine
Folgers Vacuum Packed
Deckers
Shurfine Frozen
Hero Osterius
By Robt. Day
Speed Uimirt
The
Travelers Safety Service
Harry
O. J. Trimmer of
Lander
Wyo
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