Here and There: Rainfall, gas, and layoffs in local notes
Rainfall recorded 1.1 inches Tuesday and Tuesday night, the first measurable precipitation since 1.25 inches on November 18. The Communicator highlights Philip Glen Hoover’s North Texas State University degree, Tom Bean gas service for 140 customers, and historical Whitewright shifts to gas heating. It also notes the planned closure of 35 military installations with 75,000 civilian job losses and civic reaction.
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Communicator
Community Public Service Company
Philip Glen Hoover
North Texas State University
Grant Hoover
Nocona
Whitewright
Grant
CPS
Tom Bean
Lone Star Gas Co
United States
Smoking habits change with time and risk noted
The piece contrasts rising cigarette use with cancer society findings and a public shift from stigma to ubiquity. It recalls past disapproval of public smoking and notes personal preference for cigars over cigarettes. The writer urges not to ban cigars while acknowledging health dangers.
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American Cancer Society
Grayson County Votes for Cotton Quotas and Supports
Grayson County cotton farmers voted 112 to 24 in favor of quotas and price supports on Tuesday. ALCS canvassed votes. statewide trend showed strong backing for continued support and marketing quotas in 1964.
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Grayson County
ALCS
Grayson
U. S
Department of Agriculture
Jefferson Suffered Migraine and Tension Headaches Throughout Life
The historical note states that Thomas Jefferson endured recurring migraine or tension headaches across his lifetime, shaping his personal and professional routines.
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Thomas Jefferson
Chena Gilstrap to Speak at Banquet
The annual Football Pep Squad banquet December 17 will feature C. R. Gilstrap athletic director and head coach at Arlington State College as guest speaker. The event starts at 7 00 p m in the high school gym, sponsored by the Whitewright Pig skin Club. Tickets cost 1 50.
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C. R. (Chena) Gilstrap
Arlington State College
Whitewright Pigskin Club
J. T. Holloway
Walker Pharmacy and Community Public Service Co
Gilstrap
Deaths Funeral Services for Mrs H D Moore in Bells
Funeral services were held at Bells Methodist Church for Mrs H D Moore 90 of Bells after dying in a Sherman hospital. Burial was at Rose Hill Cemetery Bells with grandsons among pallbearers. Survivors include three sons three daughters and many grandchildren.
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Bells Methodist Church
H. D. Moore
Bells
Sherman
Rose Hill
Earnheart
Dale Moon
N. B. Chavens
David Johnson
Whitewright
Rogers Alfred
Amarillo
Cecil Wilburn
Will Mitchell longtime farmer dies at 77
Funeral services were held at Barnheart chapel for Will Mitchell 77 who died Tuesday at a Savoy rest home. The retired farmer lived in Westminster and farmed near Whitewright 1911 1950 before moving there. He was born in Woodbury Tennessee married Ethel Mullican February 2 1907. Survived by one son Lloyd and four daughters plus siblings and 16 grandchildren two great grandchildren.
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Barnheart Funeral
Will Mitchell
Savoy
Mitchell
Westminster
Connie Hollis
Church of Christ
Oak Hill Cemetery
Whitewright
Woodbury
Tenn
Ethel Mullican
Tennessee
Lloyd Mitchell
Odessa
John E. Webster
Sherman
Choice Summers
Trenton
Joe Warren
Fort Worth
Rex Felker
Haskell
Death of Charles E. Magers at 74
News of the death May 29 of Charles E. Magers 74 a retired Slaton furniture merchant. He lived in Whitewright until 1922 then moved to Slaton. He married Elmira Marshall here fifty years ago. Surviving are a son Roy Magers Amarillo a sister Mrs Ollie Reynolds McKinney and two grandchildren.
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Charles E. Magers
Slaton
Whitewright
Elmira Marshall
Roy Magers
Amarillo
Ollie Reynolds
McKinney
Dear Mister Editor from Tom Bean on common sense and progress
Uncle Dan writes to the editor critiquing the computer age and experts predicting verdict forming machines. He recalls a farmer’s mule riddle as common sense versus book sense and mocks installment buying, international trade, and biscuits made in Britain as a lighthearted take on economic and social trends.
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Institute of Science
Everthing
Department of Commerce
Hamilton
Canada
United Nations
United State
Europe
Shore
London
Britain
Miss McLaughlin Named New Grayson County Agent
Grayson County Judge Les Tribble announced the resignation of Mrs. Myrna Peterson as assistant home demonstration agent effective December 31. She will be succeeded by Miss Juanita McLaughlin who has trained in Grayson since September and is an August graduate of North Texas State University with a home economics degree.
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Myrna Peterson
Grayson County
Les Tribble
Peterson
Juanita McLaughlin
Grayson
Miss McLaughlin
North Texas State University
Denton
Grand Prairie
Everett T. McLaughlin
Cedar Hill
Dallas County
Cotton crop reaches 15.5 million bales in 1963 report
The Agriculture Department pegs final 1963 cotton at 15,548,000 bales of 500 pounds gross. Planting allotments for 1964 corn set at minimum. Yield averaged 524 pounds per acre, with 14,230,000 acres harvested and 14,836,000 planted.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
County Health Officer Appointed
Dr. Anthony Czerwinski, 57, a retired Air Force colonel who headed Perrin Air Force Base Hospital 1948 to 1953, was named Grayson County medical officer. A Shamokin, Pennsylvania native, he lives east of Denison. Appointment by the Grayson County Commissioners Court and Denison and Sherman city councils, subject to County Health Board approval. Also in regular session, replacements were made on the Child Welfare Board as four-year terms expired.
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Anthony Czerwinski
Perrin Air Force Base Hospital
Grayson County
Shamokin
Denison
Grayson County Commissioners Court
Sherman
County Health Board
Les Tribble
Commissioners Court
Child Welfare Board
Charles Skaggs
James Bryant
M. J. Thomas
Cecil Tolbert
Pesticide Chlordane Barred on Interstate Food Shipments
FDA proposes banning food crops with any chlordane residues in interstate commerce. Current tolerances of 0.3 ppm for 47 crops are being reevaluated after updated safety methods and toxicity data. Public comments are invited within 30 days.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Treasury Move Lends IRS Hand
The Treasury Department asked banks and other financial institutions to request taxpayer identification numbers from savings bond owners when collecting interest. The move supports the IRS campaign to ensure owners report all bond interest.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue Service
Christmas Lighting Contest Prizes Set at 32.50
The Friday Literary Club sponsors a Christmas lighting contest with total prizes of 32.50. Four prizes go to residences and one to a business, judged Monday December 23 with all Whitewright lighting viewed by judges. Outside participants should call committee members Mrs. Charles Skaggs Mrs. George Hight Mrs. J. C. McMillin or Mrs. Clint Hennig.
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Friday Literary Club
Whitewright
Charles Skaggs
George Hight
J. C. McMillin
Clint Hennig
Cub Scout Pack Meeting Tonight Tenth Line
Floyd Flowers announces Cub Scout Pack meeting tonight at 7:30 at the Firemen's Hall. All Cub Scouts and parents are urged to attend, and nonmembers are welcome to learn about Cub Scouting.
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Floyd Flowers
Mr. Flowers
Servicemen Face Tax Crackdown
Washington reports a government wide directive requiring armed services personnel to list a legal residence for tax purposes. Navy and Air Force specify income reporting to local authorities. overseas personnel remain exempt. Army orders pending, expected to align with Navy and Air Force guidance.
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Armed Services
Budget Bureau
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Air Force
Uniformed Services
Marine
Prompt soil samples now at Texas A&M lab during December
Texas A M extension soil chemist C D Welch says samples submitted to the soil testing laboratory are being processed quickly with returns to producers within a week. Service continues through January but requests rise after Christmas and replies may be delayed. He urges consulting the county agent for proper sampling and to learn how soil tests can boost fertilizer profits.
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College Station
C. D. Welch
Texas A&m
Welch
Australia to Acquire American TFX Planes and training ties
The decision to equip the Royal Australian Air Force with American TFX planes signals closer U S defense alignment in the Far East. Australian air crews are likely to train in the United States, with bomber bases planned on Australian soil.
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Royal Australian Air Force
Australia
U. S
Far East
Wisconsin scientists test Alaskan grass for dwarf lawn use
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin explore a compact Alaskan grass reaching 6 to 8 inches so a 4 to 5 inch maximum could be grown here with minimal mowing. The aim is a low maintenance turf requiring little or no cutting.
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University of Wisconsin
Whitewright Votes In Favor Of Grayson County Junior College
Whitewright voters swung to approve Grayson County Junior College in a countywide election. Propositions one and two drew large majorities, with Sherman and Denison showing clear results, and the college aimed to begin operations at the start of the 1965-66 term.
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Whitewright
Grayson County
Sherman
Sadler
Southmayor
Denison
Kennedy Birthplace Planned As Memorial
Brookline Mass The Board of Selectmen voted to place a warrant article for April 7 to acquire the Kennedy birthplace at 83 Beals St by eminent domain or purchase The town plans talks with Kennedy family and Brookline Historical Society and expects strong support The nine room clapboard house owned by 77 year old Mrs Louis Pollack bears a bronze plaque in memory of the President’s early years
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Brookline
Mass
President Kennedy
Board of Selectmen
Beals St
Selectmen
Kennedy
Louis Pollack
Cancer risks tied to food and cosmetics per WHO report
The WHO names 13 groups of cancer causes including smoking, overeating, alcohol, sun exposure, air pollution, radioactivity, and certain cosmetics, food additives, and drugs. Lipstick colors and plastics used in surgery are noted as suspect in animals and humans.
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Geneva
United Nations World Health Organization
WHO
The
Health Organization
Oklahoma City bachelor seeks marriage list from Santa
An Oklahoma City man asks Santa Claus to provide a list of prospective brides. He signs with a pen name and venues his wish in a Christmas contest run by the Oklahoma City Times, saying at age 60 he needs to meet many women quickly.
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Oklahoma City
Santa Claus
Oklahoma City Times
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