Christmas at the Texas Capitol and Dallas school integration questions
State employees celebrate a large Christmas tree decoration in the Capitol rotunda as Gov Daniel delivers the Yuletide message and promotes the Give the Gift of Life safety campaign. The piece also notes a federal court order forcing Dallas schools to integrate by January 27 amid ongoing state versus federal law questions.
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Austin
State Capitol
Texas Public Employees Association
Capitol
Ernor
Texas
Daniel
Department of Public Safety
Dallas
Texas Attorney General
William H. Atwell
Disability Benefits Deadline Urges Early Claims
Effective January 1 1958 disability benefits under the Social Security Act begin no earlier than the month of formal application. Marion L. Harkey Sherman district office manager urges disabled persons aged 50 or over to file by December 31 1957 to allow backdated payments to July 1957. Requirements include six months of disability, inability to engage in substantial gainful activity, five of ten credits before onset and at least one of three credits before onset, and a medically determinable disability.
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Marion L. Harkey
Sherman
Alabaman gets three years for nationwide credit card forgery
Albert Haywood Allen, 36, of Bessemer Alabama, was sentenced to three years for forging a card owner’s name and using the found card to buy gasoline tires and auto appliances across the country in a fifteen thousand dollar spree. He admitted finding the card lost by Joby Washington in San Antonio and sold the stolen items.
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San Antonio
Albert Haywood Allen
Bessemer
John Onion
Allen
Joby Washington
Shoe price rise expected by executives in 1940s note
Chicago reports four executives from the National Shoe Manufacturers Assn say spring shoes will cost three to five percent more. They note 60 percent of women buyers spend about $6 a pair and only 1.44 percent spend $20 or more. Men average under $10 per pair.
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Chicago
United States
National
Shoe Manufacturers Assn
Satin shirts make a comeback in white and pastels
The satin shirt returns to fashion boasting three-quarter cuffed sleeves and French cuffs with faux jeweled cuff links.
Newspaper notices and subscription rates published
Whitewright, Texas entry lists subscription rates for Grayson and Fannin Counties at 2.00, outside counties 2.50, and foreign subscriptions at 5.00, under the National Editorial Association and Texas Press Association banners.
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National Editorial Association
AND
Texas Press Association
Grayson
Fannin
Grayson and
The Spice of Life and Other Quick Quips
A series of light jokes and anecdotes cover married life work pay and showbiz. Topics include dreaming about wealth door to door sales housewives reactions elephants and travel humor about sun tans and agents. The tone remains breezy and observational with brief setup punchlines.
Woman with Man Hater Reputation Plans Surprise Wedding
A famed critic of men announces an imminent marriage prompting disbelief. A friend exclaims, Goodness gracious, I thought you despised all men. She replies calmly, I do, but this man asked me to marry him. Separately, Sandy McWadd nears death for sleep as he fears not waking to give away money next time.
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Sandy McWadd
Birthday Quip Sparks Family Joke at Dinner
A birthday exchange reveals ages disputed by Maizie and a playful challenge about growing older. Phyllis adds a quip about being called a beaver by her teacher for chewing her pencil, prompting family reactions at the dinner table.
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Phyllis
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The architect asks for a general idea of the house while the home owner wants a design to match an antique door knocker found in Mexico City last winter.
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Mexico City
Alphabet Soup Ends Lunch Lineup
A light exchange at lunch has an office girl quipping she has been a file clerk too long as she realizes she is eating the letters in order in her alphabet soup.
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Vern Sanford
Erry Christmas
Mr. and
Mrs
Ned Ayres
Meador’s
Yuletide
Donigan
Grayson County
David Beazley
Alabaman
Satin
the Whitewright Sun
T. Glenn Doss
Whitewright
Bun
Geneva
Alexander
Joe
Jack
Secret Service
Mount Vernon
George Washington
Potomac
Grace
Maizie
A.B.C. of
Gift Headquarters
Pangburn
Dominoes
Bibles
Schick and Ronson
Mort
G. C. Stateville
Merry Christmas
H. Montgomery Agency
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