Ice cream supper to aid fire truck fund at Firemen Hall
Volunteer Fire Department hosts an ice cream and cake supper Saturday at Firemen's Hall starting 6 30 pm. Proceeds will pay toward the cost of a new fire truck. Pigskin Club meets Friday at 7 30 pm at the Community Public Service Co office to plan the August 29 barbecue and related events. Whitewright Tigers vs Howe Bulldogs scrimmage at Tiger Field follows the barbecue.
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Firemen’s Hall
Pigskin Club
Community Public Service Co
Whitewright Tigers
Howe Bulldogs
Tiger Field
New Disease Threatens Horses At Texas College Station Warning
A new horse influenza threat concerns eastern states and Texas owners warns extension veterinarian Dr. C M Patterson of Texas A & M College Surgical signs include cough fever up to 105 degrees nasal discharge and appetite loss Isolate affected horses and avoid exercise call a veterinarian promptly with treatment usually yielding recovery in five to ten days Also notes Chile rain patterns and pork sausage storage guidance.
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College Station
Texas
C. M. Patterson
Texas A & M College
Patterson
1964 Feed Grain Program Details Released by USDA
The 1964 Feed Grain Program mirrors 1963 with higher diversion limits and payment rates. Producers may divert up to 50 percent of base acreage with a 40 percent cap in 1963, eligibility and payments vary by diversion level, and payments are weighted by yield and county price support. Loans will fund a larger share of support, with payments in kind via negotiable certificates. Signup for fall and spring crops is expected early in 1964.
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College Station
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Deaths Mrs Lola Blanton 75 Died in Houston
Mrs Lola D Blanton 75 died July 26 in Houston born February 16 1888 in Wordley Tenn and came to Pilot Grove area in childhood. She married Jesse A Blanton September 28 1902 and lived near Whitewright for years. Survived by husband three daughters two sons six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Lola D. Blanton
Houston
Wordley
Tenn
Pilot Grove
Jesse A. Blanton
Whitewright
H. J. Arledge Jr
J. W. Biggs Jr
D. V. Henderson
Houston C. Blanton
Spring
James L. Blanton
Milk Order Change Affects North Texas 16 Counties
The Agriculture Department amended the North Texas milk marketing order to end the base-excess pricing and pay a single uniform price monthly starting in August. Cooperatives representing more than two thirds of local producers approved the change, which covers 16 counties including Dallas Fort Worth Denton Sherman Paris and Greenville with principal cities listed.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
North Texas
USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service
Dallas
Fort Worth
Denton
Sherman
Paris
Cleburne
Gainesville
Weatherford
Greenville
Fisherman dragged to death by a salmon in England stream
Police report witnesses testified George Nicholls aged 66 was dragged to his death in the River Wye by a 19 pound salmon. The man was found dead in the stream still holding his rod with the salmon attached to the line.
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Ballingham
England
George Nicholls
Wye
Dear Mister Editor from Tom Bean on Washington talk
Uncle Dan writes of Congress terminology and foreign phrases causing confusion. He riffs on Kennedy advisers and Cuba, cites Pentagon bonus leaks and a marked soldier case, and closes with a humorous jab at a draft board.
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Washington
Kennedy
Hisself
Cuba
General Accounting Office
Pentagon
Bells Clinch Grayson Division Title In Final Series
Bells defeated Whitewright 8 to 3 to win the Grayson division crown in a decisive three game series at Bells. pitcher Charles Smith scattered five hits for the win while Will Cureton allowed seven. Bells will face Randolph in a playoff. Whitewright finished with 10 wins and 5 losses in the season and 6 6 in Youth League play. Season batting leaders include Cara way .587 and Montgomery .432. All star clashes set for Bells and Bells in upcoming games.
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Bells
Grayson
Grayson-Fannin Boys League
Whitewright
Charles Smith
Will Cureton
Randolph
Slaughter
Little
Woodson
Cureton
Barnes
Earnheart
Montgomery
Wilson
Caraway
Dixon
Spencer
Studio to Film The Bible Story in Europe and Italy
Columbia Pictures inks a 20 million dollar contract to film The Bible. The deal was signed in London between Columbia Pictures and producer Dino De Laurentiis, with on location shoots planned in Italy Egypt and Spain and at De Laurentiis Studios near Rome.
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New York
Columbia Pictures
London
Dino de Laurentis
Italy
Egypt
Spain
DeLaurentis Studios
Rome
Bounty Jumper Defined in Civil War Context
The term bounty jumper referred to soldiers who enlisted to collect government bounties and then deserted during the Civil War.
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U. S
Walking as tension relief gains doctors favor study finds
A Stanford education department survey of 826 San Francisco doctors shows 53 percent replied and 92 percent of respondents favor walking, swimming, golf or bowling as prime tension-easers. A parallel survey of 54 psychiatrists echoed that moderate exercise helps relieve tension. Simon Bolivar is often called the George Washington of South America.
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San Francisco
Calif
Department of Health Education
Stanford University
Oliver E. Byrd
Simon Bolivar
George Washington
South America
First 1963 Cotton Is Received Here
The season opens with Whitewright ginning the first bale of 1963 cotton. Theodore Harvey and Ed McGee, both of Ely, delivered the seed cotton to Whitewright and Donigan gins respectively. Harvey produced a 531 pound bale from 2190 pounds of seed cotton and McGee yielded a 526 pound bale from 1930 pounds. The bale prices were 31 cents per pound and seed bought at $100 per ton.
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Theodore Harvey
Ely
Ed McGee
Mr. Harvey
Findley Haile
Bob Doss Appointed To State Committee
Denison attorney Robert Doss named vice chairman of the State Bar of Texas committee on improving justice court justice for 1963 64. He will reopen his Denison law office in the Citizens National Bank building Monday after a period of convalescence following surgery.
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State Bar of Texas
Denison and
Whitewright
Buster Cole
Bonham
Austin
Robert Doss
Doss
Citizens National Bank
Denison
Dallas Loses VA Regional Office Move Sparks Political Criticism
The Veterans Administration will relocate the Dallas regional office to Waco on January 1 affecting 300 employees with about 2.5 million dollars annual costs. Rep. Poage supports the move. Rep. Pool and Rep. Alger condemn it, arguing it harms Dallas veterans and raises travel burdens. The Dallas office still handles medical care at Dallas and McKinney VA hospitals.
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Dallas
Veterans Administration
Waco
Texas House of Representatives
Washington
W. R. Poage
Joe Pool
Kennedy
Bruce Alger
John S. Gleason Jr
Poage
North Texas
McKinney VA
Montgomery Ward
Congressman Pool
Reublican Party
Democratic Party
Republican Party of
Texas
Baldness not valid excuse for jury duty ruling
Jackson county jury commissioner Andrew P. Leacy said a respondent who had lost all hair and cited embarrassment as a reason to avoid jury service gave an inadequate excuse. He noted sympathy but upheld the duty.
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Kansas City
Andrew P. Leacy
Jackson County
Leacy
Costlier popcorn eyed as acreage drops and yields shrink
Farmers cut popcorn plantings by 38 percent amid dry weather likely shrinking yields. The 1963 crop is estimated at 230 million pounds, down 208 million from 1962. Yearly consumption is about 439 million, with carryover from 1961 and 1962 crops buffering the gap and supporting higher prices.
Kennedy Baby Born Prematurely
The President and Mrs Kennedy welcomed a four pound 10 ounce son born at Otis Air Force Base Cape Cod. The infant arrived five weeks early and developed idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome requiring treatment at Boston Children's Medical Center. Dr John Walsh delivered the baby and President Kennedy visited Boston hospital that night.
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Otis Air Force Base
Mass
Kennedy
Boston Children’s Medical Center
John Walsh
Washington
Otis Air Force Base Hospital
Cape Cod
James E. Drorbaugh
Children’s Hospital
Boston
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Walsh
U. S
Raisers Oppose Beef Plan as Government Seeks Funding
The Agriculture Department seeks Congress funding to expand beef cattle output by converting 10 to 40 million acres from crops to grazing, aiming for 99.5 million cattle by 1970. Beef raisers and the American National Cattlemen's Association oppose using tax money to subsidize newcomers in a crowded industry.
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Department of Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Secretary of Agriculture
Department
Congress
Agriculture Department
Freeman
American National Cattlemen’s Association
Teachers To Ask 45 Dollar Monthly Pay Hike
The Texas State Teachers Association approved a proposal to petition the Texas Legislature in 1965 to raise teacher salaries by 45 dollars a month. It also seeks a sick leave bill and regional film centers, to be introduced at a possible social session before 1965. The pay hike bill must pass a House of Delegates vote at an October 26 meeting in Fort Worth.
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Dallas
Texas State Teachers Association
Texas
House of Delegates
Fort Worth
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W. R
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Chile
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Dan
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Dear Mister
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Range
Meador
Hicks
Watkins
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G. Ryan
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Miller
Youth League All-Stars
Boys League All-Stars
Thomas D. Rush
L. H. Rush
Route One
Amarillo Air Force Base
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Fannin County
United States
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