Christmas at the Texas Capitol and the 1959 session outlook
Pleas for Bascom Giles' release gain momentum with a 103-signature petition to the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. Gov Price Daniel cites state finances and possible January tax action while touting 1959 oil revenue hopes.
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Austin
Bascom Giles
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Earle Ed Burkhalter
Travis County Parole Board
Burkhalter
Giles
Robert S. Calvert
Price Daniel
Daniel
Huge Decline in Employment Highlights November Job Drop
Government data show 680000 more unemployed in November raising the total to 3188000. Civilians with jobs fell 1132000 month to month to 64873000, with layoffs of 230000 and bad weather limiting farming and outdoor work.
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Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
Thief with bold scam targets hotel lobby desk
Police seek an enterprising thief who ran into a hotel lobby shouted fire and looted the desk of 127.13 dollars while the clerk checked upstairs. The incident follows a Want Ads reader notice amid subscription rate wording.
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Atlanta
Church Sunday Schedule and 250th Charles Wesley Tribute
The church calendar lists worship at 10 55 a m and 7 00 p m with a 10 a m Sunday School and 6 p m youth fellowship. A December 15 service marks Charles Wesley 250th anniversary with hymns by Charles and John Wesley and a film by SMU players titled More Than Champions.
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Methodist Youth Fellowship
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Wesleyan Service Guild
Charles Wesley
John Wesley
Methodist Church
God
SMU
Pageant committee set with Marlow in charge
D Marlow leads the pageant with Mrs C J Meador as costumes chair and Mrs Paul Geerses arranging staging. Marlow handles lighting. “M” Night Mobilization Night for the Training Union is Monday at First Baptist Church Sherman at 7 30. Attendance urged for a meeting where Dr C E Autrey of Southwestern Seminary will speak.
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D. Marlow
C. J. Meador
Paul Geerses Ae
Marlow
First Baptist Church
Sherman
J. D. Marlow
C. E. Autrey
Southwestern Seminary
Fred Waldrop
Kentuckyown Baptist Church Service Schedule
Morning worship at 11:00 a m Training Union at 6:30 p m Evening worship at 7:15 p m
Boss’s Absence Triggers Desperate Bawl Request
After their sharp tongued boss is away a top assistant wanders to another executive and asks for a proper bawling out to fill the void. The humor hinges on the need for the boss’s daily harsh critique.
First Presbyterian Church Christmas Programs Planned
Sunday School at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. Last Sunday voting to repair the church roof. Christmas programs planned for Dec 29 morning and evening. Committees named. Visitors welcome. Sympathy to Ed Doss family and others facing loss. Signed C. C. Dooley.
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Ed Doss
C. C. Dooley
Farmer Expects Six Bales An Acre In Pecos County
Fort Stockton reports Monroe Wood of Cayanosa foresees six bales per acre from Pecos County land, far above the national average. He has already harvested 3.9 bales from 31 acres and is gathering two more bales per acre on the same tract. Wood farms three tracts, projects four bales on 35 acres and at least three on 34 acres, with April planting and nine irrigation runs.
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Fort Stockton
Pecos County
Monroe Wood
Cayanosa
Wood
Go Ahead We Don’t Mind You Sticking Your Nose In
A sign in a butcher shop hung above the sausage-grinding machine proclaims a cheeky invitation saying Go ahead. We don’t mind you sticking your nose in our business. The playful notice captures local humor in a small shop setting.
Nick Kenny Reports Olsson Wife Wastes Leftovers
Nick Kenny notes Dick Olsson’s wife discards leftovers as a remarkable waste, highlighting her practice of throwing them out.
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Nick Kenny
Dick Olson
First Baptist Church Mission Update and Events
Rev J Ivey Miller announces morning sermon as district Mis sion Secretary. Miss Cynthia Miller aided returning ashes of Miss Lottie Moon from Japan. Lottie Moon Offering totals rise to 433.45 with three weeks left to reach 720.00. George McCurdy named Grayson County Baptist Youth Organization president. Choirs sing My Jesus I Love Thee and present Christmas programs December 18 and 22 respectively. Contributions include 25.00 gift in memory of Aston and Forney.
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J. Ivey Miller
R. L. Sears
Aston
Forney
H. R. Evans
Sprout Returns To Doctor After Germinating Seed
Five year old Paul Stewart returned with an earache. A watermelon seed found in his ear had germinated after a prior penicillin treatment. The doctor extracted the seed and the boy recovered.
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Sprout
Salt Lake City
Paul Stewart
Paul
A. Stewart Parker
Rural Magistrate Clears Jeff After Comic Dollar Fine
A rural magistrate jokily confronts Jeff over a dollar fine. The man protests and the magistrate signals the punishment was only to secure the dollar, declaring Jeff not guilty and telling him to go.
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Jeff
Jedge
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Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
Texas Safety Council
Governor's Office
Department of Public Safety
Highway Department
Texas Safety Association
the Whitewright Sun
T. Glenn Doss
Whitewright
Texas
National Editorial Association
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Grayson and
Fannin Counties
Desigur Entertainment
Pebbleford
PRI
First Methodist Church
Kentuckytown Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Rough Justice
Frigidaire
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