We Heard About People Visiting and Staying Nearby
Local social notes list visits and weekend stays across Fort Worth Dallas Sherman Whitewright Abilene and other towns. Several residents travel to see relatives while Sgt First Class Johnny Vandagriff earns his fifth Army Good Conduct Medal for over 15 years of service with the ROTC at Louisiana State University.
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Johnny W. Vandagriff
A. L. Vandagriff
Whitewright
Louisiana State University
Labor Secretary proposes extending free education to age 18
Labor Secretary Willard Wirtz recommends making education compulsory to 18 to reduce teen labor. He says about 2 million of the 3.5 million teens aged 14-19 in the workforce could be removed. The note mentions the first successful Atlantic cable laid in 1886.
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Labor
Willard Wirtz
America
Europe
Recommendations For Care Of Lawn In Texas A&M Extension Advice
College Station report from J Neal Pratt the Texas A and M University extension agronomist outlines lawn care. It covers fertilization timing rates for nitrogen emphasis on 2 pounds per thousand square feet early and 1 to 2 pounds in subsequent applications every 8 to 10 weeks, plus deep watering to six inches and frequent mowing for strong roots and disease resistance.
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College Station
J. Neal Pratt
Texas A&m University
Pratt
Public legal notice in Texas court case No. 69880
The Unknown heirs and legal representatives of G J Crossland are commanded to answer by 10 AM on Monday May 18 1964 in Grayson County District Court Sherman Texas in response to Sherman Savings and Loan Association suit No 69880 seeking 3653 29 plus penalties interest and attorney fees and foreclosure of liens.
Knight Furniture Company v McNew foreclosure citation
No 69901 to William Z McNew a written answer by 10 o clock within 42 days from issuance. Hon Fifteenth District Court Grayson County Sherman Texas. Plaintiff Knight Furniture Company prays judgment for 897.60 plus foreclosure of its charter mortgage lien 300.00 attorney's fees interest costs and court costs. If not served within 90 days the citation shall be reunied unserved.
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State OF Texas
William Z. McNew
Fifteenth District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Knight Furniture Company, Inc
E. R. Brodhead
Shirley Davis
Whitewright Sun
Lawn mowing guidelines for St Augustine and Bermuda lawns
Pratt recommends mowing St Augustine lawns to two inches and Bermuda to 1.4 inches. Use sharp mowers that cut leaves rather than shred tips, keep machines in good running condition with safety devices, and remove stones and sticks to protect blades and safety. Extension publication B-203 Home Lawns is available at county Extension Service offices.
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Pratt
St. Augustine
Bermuda
County Extension Service
Contractor dons cornerstone for Texas Capitol
Gus Wilke, the contractor, paid for a cornerstone not mentioned in the contract for the Texas State Capitol project. The act underscores his initiative in financing a key ceremonial element.
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Texas State Capitol
Gus Wilke
Why English Plurals Defy Easy Rules
In this Fillmore Herald piece the author notes English spelling and grammar quirks that make learning the language hard. Examples compare irregular plurals like oxen and mice with regular ones, and humorously question why terms like booth become beeth. The piece underscores the difficulty of mastering English pronunciation and usage.
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Booth
Fillmore
Calif
James Wilson First American Globe Maker and Pioneer
James Wilson the first American globe maker sold his first globe in 1810 after 11 years of study and sacrifice by himself and his impoverished family in cartography mathematics geography and astronomy.
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James Wilson
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