Shotgun Rifle Duel Ends in Fatality in Denison
Kay R. Richardson 22 is charged with murder in the killing of Gerald Lee Wells 19 during a 7:15 a.m. duel on Katy Railroad tracks near Conway Oil. Richardson posted 10000 bond at a Sherman hearing and showed where his 30 caliber rifle was hidden after Wells died from a chest slug.
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Denison
Kay R. Richardson
Gerald Lee
Jerry) Wells
Justice of the Peace
Jim Spangler
Sherman
Richardson
Freels, Elliott
Nall
Wells
Katy
Conway
Well
State Checks Klan Reports in East Texas
The Texas attorney general says investigators are probing reports that a revival of the Ku Klux Klan is under way in East Texas to oppose school integration. Officials are examining activities across 22 East Texas counties for over a week. No organizers or origins are disclosed.
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Longview
East Texas
Shepperd
Social Security Birthday Marked at 20 Years
Dallas district manager Z E Avery announced the 20th anniversary of the Social Security Act signed August 14 1935. He reported eight million recipients totaling over 400 million dollars monthly and 70 million insured. avg benefits range from 60 to 80 dollars for retirees with wives’ benefits about 41 dollars. He noted widows with two children may receive 185 dollars monthly and total family benefits up to 200 dollars, plus lump sum death payments from 90 to 255 dollars.
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Z. E. Avery
Dallas Social Security Office
Avery
Davy Crockett Proclaimed A Dude By Chicago Library
The Chicago Public Library announced that Davy Crockett was a dude. A display featured Crockett literature and a lithograph showing him in his Congress outfit with a swallow-tail coat. The print bears Crockett’s claim that it is the only correct likeness of him.
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Chicago
Chicago Public Library
Davy Crockett
Crockett
Davy
Congress
Upstairs and downstairs quarrel over shared noise
A brief exchange reveals neighbors arguing about noise levels with a light rejection of disturbance. Both sides acknowledge the other’s sounds and mutual tolerance. NoFurther context available.
Regional Mail Plan in Effect
The Post Office Department completes its decentralization by folding postal transportation into 15 regional offices. Regional directors will supervise transportation and other services. general superintendents become regional transportation managers. Most districts stay the same. Effective Monday, clerical work finished by Sept. 30.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Summerfield
Eisenhower Sets First Quotas for Youth Training
President Eisenhower authorized six months of active training for youths aged 17 to 18 and a half to join a strengthened military reserve. Quotas were set for 90,000 Army and 5,500 Marine trainees through next June 30, with service in the reserve to follow, and participation to be voluntary and draft exempt.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Army
Marine Corps
Special Training Corps
Postal Critic of Shivers Gets Stay Of Suspension
Curtis C. Wilson a Houston railway mail service worker won a temporary injunction blocking his 90 day suspension for political activity under the Hatch Act. Judge Robert N. Wilkin ordered the stay until the merits are heard. Wilson long served 29 years and wrote a June 1954 letter calling Governor Shivers a renegade and Judas.
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Washington
D. C
Shivers
Texas
U.S
Robert N. Wilkin
Curtis C. Wilson
Houston
Civil Service Commission
Wilson
Houston Post
U S Soviet exchanges blasted as error by AFL chief
Chicago George Meany AFL president called U S Soviet delegations exchange an error saying it lends respectability to undeserving leaders It followed AFL executive council rejection of a Russian invitation for trade union delegates as Russian labor leaders toured the United States The piece also includes a Texas public notice about the guardianship settlement for minor Carol Ann Sawyer with court hearing set in Grayson County Sherman August
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Chicago
George Meany
American Federation of Labor
United States
Russia
Meany
AFL
AFL Executive Council
Conrad Hilton Hotel
State OF Texas
Carol Ann Sawyer
Grayson County
Texas
Dorothy 8S. Stapp
A. D
Sherman
A Tragic Ending for Bascom Giles in Texas Politics
The Greenville Herald reflects on Bascom Giles once trusted Texas official facing disgrace for greed. The piece notes the loss of public respect, family hurt, and the impact of his actions after a lawyer pleaded guilty in court.
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Texas
Bascom Giles
Giles
Man Pushes Wrong Button Triggers Jet Ejection
In Gulfport Mississippi William R. Shuford, 20, pushed the wrong button while aboard a Navy jet trainer at the National Guard base. The ejection seat deployed, ejecting him from the cockpit. He was only slightly hurt upon landing.
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Gulfport
Miss
William R. Shuford
National Guard
Shuford
Parakeet Timothy Missing. $50 Reward Offered in California
Mrs. Mary McIntyre seeks Timothy the parakeet's return from Huntington Park. The bird’s vocabulary includes calls like Here kitty, kitty, prompting concern about its safety. A tourist scene and a necklace anecdote follow in the text.
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Huntington Park
Calif
Mary McIntyre
Timothy
Family visits span cities as relatives travel
Odessa couple Lucio Orozco and Mrs Garner end a visit with Claude and Mrs Garner and return home with daughters Debbie and Beverly. Denison residents Mrs Rich and Mr Gladen travel from California to see relatives in Richmond Los Angeles and Lebanon Oregon. Mrs Vivian Poe Hardcastle of Whitewright is among 358 NTSC seniors applying for bachelor’s degrees with August 24 summer commencement at Denton and she pursues a bachelor of science in elementary education.
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Lucio Orozco
Odessa
Claude Garner
Debbie
Beverly
H. M. Rich
R. L. Gladen
Denison
Vivian Poe Hardcastle
Whitewright
North Texas State College
Denton
NTSC
Hardcastle
Greenwood
Bennett Family Reunion Brings Kin From Across Texas
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Bennett hosted a home gathering with their children and spouses joining from Grand Prairie Dallas Ector El Paso Sherman Denison and Linda. Also visiting were Mrs. Laura Gibson of Leonard and Mr. Noble Bennett with Jerry Lee and Peggy Sue from Whitewright.
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O. A. Bennett
R. D. Bridges
Ronny
Ricky
Grand Prairie
Virgil Bullard
Marie Beckham
Tony
Dallas
Doyle Haston
David
Patti Lou
Ector
Claud Haston
Claud Jr
el Paso
James Bennett
Sherman
Robert Schneider
Sharon
Denison
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H. H. Taylor
Sawyer
First National Bank
Whitewright, Texas
Kaiser Aluminum
L. Laroe & CO
Stephens & Bryant
Ike
U. S
J. C. Buchanan
Marguerite Berry
Greenville Herald
Kitty
Africa
T. Glenn Doss
Grayson
Fannin
Grayson and
Permaglas
Whitewright Lumber Co
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