Weekend visitors and church dedication noted in area
Denison residents and Dallas Honey Grove Trenton Mexia and Sherman guests visited relatives across the area weekend pacing social rounds. Enterprise Baptist Church morning service honored graduates with a lunch at Ely Community Center and speakers from Van Alstyne Sherman and Pilot Grove.
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Horton
Enterprise Baptist Church
Ely Community Center
Rev
Thomas
van Alstyne
Beal
Sherman
Harper
Pilot Grove
Curless Lynn Aldridge
Carol Sue Turner
Helen McKinney
Feeling Well or Sick A Tulane Study Finds Hidden Illnesses
A Tulane University study reported in the AMA Journal shows nine to one odds that people who feel well actually harbor health issues. Out of 10,709 apparently healthy individuals, 92 percent had disorders, with 65 percent of women showing gynecologic disease and cancer detected in only 0.75 percent of cases, most undiagnosed.
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New Orleans
Tulane University
Joseph E. Schenthal
Tulane
American Medical Association Journal
Shenthal
Schenthal
Tiros Photos Show Clouds Organized Worldwide
The Weather Bureau reports the experimental satellite Tiros I shows an unexpectedly high degree of organization in global cloud systems. Since its April 1 launch, Tiros I has completed about 400 orbits and captured roughly 7,000 pictures with its twin television cameras.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
An Educated Man Should Have The Dictionary Habit
The Saturday Evening Post argues dictionary use enriches self education and language. It notes the dictionary as essential alongside the Bible, urges schools to teach dictionary habits, and describes browsing as a path to a fuller mind. It warns many adults view dictionaries casually and cites a cautionary anecdote about alphabet unfamiliarity.
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Noah Webster
Saturday Evening Post
Had an Accident You Referred Here Is Your Picture
A Dallas News note mentions an average driver in an accident on a dry Saturday between 6 and 7 pm. The driver was male, aged 25 to 65, with over a year’s experience, driving a passenger car and colliding with another vehicle in good condition. The tone implies a moral takeaway with a minister’s future remark. Nearby text notes natives in New Guinea wearing little clothing and using pork fat for warmth.
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Dallas News
Suit to interpret will of Lily A Fant deceased
Citation commands Euclid T Fant Jr to appear by filing an answer by 10 AM Monday after 42 days from issuance. filed April 15 1960 in Grayson County District Court Sherman Texas. case No 66708 names James A Fant as Plaintiff and several Fant family members plus two banks as Defendants. Action seeks will interpretation, debts payment, hotchpot acts, and appointment of a Receiver for estate interests for the benefit of Euclid Fant and his family. Published in Whitewright on four dates.
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State OF Texas
Euclid Taylor Fant, JR
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Euclid T. Fant, Jr
Sherman
Texas
S. V. Earnest
Tex
Shirley Davis
Whitewright
Texans Learn Early Primary Dates And Poll Tax Rules
The Texas Legislature moved the 1959 primary and run off elections earlier. May 7 is the first primary with a possible June 4 run off. Absentee voting ends May 3. after that, polling place voting required. Democratic precinct conventions require a stamped poll tax. GOP events stamp polls Republican. An effort informs voters of new rules and dates. Also: State Office Building hardware costs clarified at $3.65 per knob. total building costs $36,000. Texas oil output cuts to 2,574,894 barrels daily for May amid lower demand. Texas Supreme Court upholds actions against loan companies charging excessive interest. Criminal Code revisions proposed to be studied by lawyers before 1963 legislature, including juror verdict changes.
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Austin
H. R. Nieman
State Building Commission
Texas
Railroad Commission
Providence businessmen warn schools overemphasize business courses
A survey by local merchants found some graduates from Providence schools struggle with legible writing spelling and vocabulary. The report was produced at the school department’s request and urges curriculum adjustments to improve student literacy skills.
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Providence
R. I
Traffic deaths exceed all wars in U S history
The Depart Times notes that highway accidents have killed 1,309,504 Americans in 59 years, more than the 1,130,393 killed in all eight wars from 1775 to 1959. The piece lists wars and casualties to refresh memories of war dead.
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Depart Times
U. S
America
Sid Cnmacie Pee Ste
Geta
Subscription Rates for Grayson and Fannin Counties
The Sun lists subscription rates for Grayson and Fannin Counties at 2.50, outside counties 3.00, foreign subscriptions 5.00. It states the newspaper is a service institution inviting news items while editors decide news content and may reject old or promotional material.
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Grayson
Fannin
Grayson and
the Sun
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