Early thrift in county crops and a corrected committee name
In Whitewright area a strong corn crop is already secured while cotton prospects look early. The Grayson County Historical Survey Committee omits Ralph Elliott from a prior report, though he has served since the start and chairs the constitution by laws panel. Thornhill notes the firemen’s watermelon party earned about $80 despite many melons being bad and promises better fruit next year. There is speculation that Justice Department actions may affect AT&T stock, which fell after news of potential divestment of overseas holdings.
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Whitewright
Grayson County Historical Survey Committee
Ralph Elliott
Sherman
Elliott
Beeen
J. B. Thornhill
Thornhill
Sunday closing law tracks Texas legislative actions
The Texas Legislature debates a Sunday closing law affecting many merchandise sales. Texans are urged to contact legislators to focus on state business. Denison parking meters have yielded 618000 over 20 years, about 30000 annually, a revenue source unavailable to smaller towns. The Dallas News reports beer tax at 4.30 per barrel in Texas versus six states with lower rates. The piece muses about retiring to a low tax state and the impact on milk prices. It notes past Democratic administrations and WWI WWII and Korea, hinting at a potential future nuclear conflict under Kennedy.
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Texas
Denison
Whitewright
Dallas News
Congress Spends Worrying Amounts on Unneeded Programs
A critical editorial likens federal spending to a reckless debt burden. It rebukes Congress for pursuing costly, nonessential initiatives while neglecting national security and fiscal discipline.
Dental visits survey shows low annual turnout
The U S Public Health Service reports a survey finding 61 million Americans, about 36 percent of the population, visit a dentist in a year.
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U. S. Public Health Service
Whitewright Residents Complete Bonham Water Safety Course
Sixty eight residents of the Whitewright area completed a Red Cross water safety, swimming and diving course at Bonham State Park. Instructor Mrs. Joe Cureton and assistants led classes for adults and beginners with free instruction and park area use.
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Bob Cantrell
Bonham Daily Favorite
The
Sun
Whitewright
Bonham State Park
Bonham
Chumbley
Pierce Negro Dies by Gunman’s Hand in McKinney
Y C Pierce a 26 year old Black man formerly of Whitewright was shot four times at 1 23 pm Saturday in McKinney and died instantly. A McKinney man over 40 is in custody for murder inquiry as police investigate the case. Funeral held in Whitewright with burial in Sandy’s Cemetery Colbert Okla and survivors listed.
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Y. C. Pierce
Whitewright
McKinney
McKinney Courier-Gazette
City Police Department
Pierce
Sandy's
Colbert
Oklo
Dorothy Pierce
J. B. Redmond
Oscar Lee Ball
Odell Morton
Riverside
Calif
Elnora Jenkins
Faye Berrette
Tyler
Fannie Granderson
Jo Margaret McKinney
Deaths W C Musser 68 Sherman funeral services
Funeral services for W. C. Musser 68 were held in Sherman with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery after his death Monday in the Bonham veterans hospital following a long illness. He lived at 1416 East Wells Sherman and formerly resided here. Survived by wife Lucile Giles son David Musser four sisters and a brother. He was a WWI veteran and member of Key Memorial Methodist Church Odd Fellows.
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W. C. Musser
Sherman
Oak Hill
Bonham Veterans Hospital
Mr. Musser
East Wells Street
Lucile Giles
Whitewright
Celeste
John
Sara Musser
Hardwicke-Etter Co
Key Memorial Methodist Church
Odd Fellows Lodge
David Musser
Eula Nelson
Fort Worth
A. B. Jones
Inez Musser
Millard Allen
Bixby
Okla
Hugh Musser
Wichita Falls
Thin Slice Rule Bars Slim Bread Claim
The FTC ruled a bread maker cannot claim lighter bread by thinner slices. Bakers Franchise Corp of New York was ordered to stop using the trade name Lite Diet for its bread. In a 3 to 1 decision the commission said Franchise bread is no different from other bread and helps only if eaten less. Hugheton Kansas derives its name from Victor Hugo.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Bakers Franchise Corp
New York
Uncle Dan Reports Sat Night Sermon Satire
A country store chat with Zeke Grubb’s preacher and his big wife about church quotas committees and fundraising. The preacher jokes about membership drives, mows lawns for newcomers, offers babysitting, and notes 14 committees and 301 meetings last year.
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Zeke Grubb
Plentiful Foods List For August
Texas Extension notes turkeys lead August plentiful foods with marketings much higher than last August and prices near record lows. Local peaches cantaloupes watermelons and summer vegetables also plentiful with California eating plums shipping larger than usual. Eggs shrimp and other foods remain above normal August supply according to USDA Marketing Service. Muskrats build bank burrows with underwater entrances.
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College Station
Yesteryears
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
California
Agricultural Marketing Service
America
Air Force Alerts National Guard Units for Possible Recall
The Air Force notified 28,000 personnel in 71 Air National Guard and Reserve units across 28 states and DC that they may be ordered to active duty as Kennedy signs authority to call 250,000 Reservists. The action, advisory in nature, aims to bolster forces for the Berlin crisis with no schedule for activation.
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Washington
Air Force
Air National Guard
Air Force Reserve
Berlin
Kennedy
U. S
Air
National Guard
1962 Model Cars Roll In Next Week Across Detroit
Detroit reports the 1962 passenger car production schedule with Studebaker-Packard leading the way as the first to roll out new models next Monday. Oldsmobile Pontiac and American Motors set August 14 start dates with Buick Cadillac and Chrysler shortly after. Ford delays shift changeovers until late month while labor contracts with UAW loom for Ford GM Chrysler by August 31 and AMC by September 6.
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Detroit
Studebaker-Packard
South Bend
Oldsmobile
Pontiac
American Motors
Buick
Cadillac
Chrysler Corp
Chevrolet
Ford Motor Co
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
United Auto Workers
Studebaker
Debt’s Old Uncollectable Debt Repaid After 30 Years
In Nashville Tennessee a 51.58 debt written off 30 years ago was repaid by a 71 year old man who sent a check to D. W. Johnson of Tennessee Grain and Flour Co. Johnson said he would not charge interest and the check, once returned for insufficient funds, is now considered good after the issuer finally paid.
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Congress
The
United States
Nashville
Tenn
D. W. Johnson
Tennessee Grain and Flour Co
Johnson
Heat energy values for fuels and electricity
One gallon of oil yields 140000 BTUs, one cubic foot of gas 1000 BTUs, one pound of anthracite 13000 BTUs, one pound of bituminous coal 13500 BTUs, and one kilowatt hour of electricity 3415 BTUs.
Grayson County Eliminates 12 Voting Boxes
Grayson County Commissioners Court cut 12 voting boxes and consolidated three more ahead of the next primary. Precincts Rock Creek Sandusky Basin Springs Farmington Jamison Kentucky town Plainview Red Branch Day Dixie Cannon and Bethel were eliminated. Ken tuckytown and Bethel north area join Whitewright No. 38. Bethel south and Cannon join Pilot Grove No. 37.
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Grayson County
County Commissioners’ Court
Rock Creek
Sandusky
Basin Springs
Farmington
Jamison
Kentuckytown
Plainview
Red Branch
Day
Dixie
Cannon
Bethel
Commissioners’ Court
J. N. Dickson
Whitewright
Cannon Precinct
Pilot Grove
Farmers Urged to File Gas Tax Refund Claims Soon
College Station Texas farmers are advised by extension specialist C H Bates to claim a 4 cent per gallon federal gasoline tax refund for fuel used in farming from July 1 1960 to June 30 1961. File on Form 2240 by September 30 with proper records.
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College Station
C. H. Bates
Extension Farm Management
Bates
Internal Revenue Service
Pravda lectures on U S race issue and Montgomery outrages
A Soviet exposure questions how the American way of life can be praised while outrages in Montgomery are reported. Rep. Mason notes 1958-59 U S Negro wages and British and Soviet comparisons, calling attention to Pravda’s critiques and Warsaw’s postwar reconstruction.
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Pravda
Montgomery
United States
Noah Mason
Illinois
House of Representatives
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Russia
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