Local social notes and arrivals fill the holidays
The column lists Mrs. Mattie Harris visiting relatives in Durant Oklahoma and several residents visiting kin in Denison Dallas Fort Worth and Denton. It notes NTSC student Miss Jane Meador home for holidays and many others visiting family across Texas and New Mexico during Christmas and New Year observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Mattie Harris
Durant, Okla
Jane Meador
NTSC
Denton
Prilla Ann Hinton
Minnie Fay Hinton
Billye Faye Dillon
Claud Dillon
Rotary Club Spelling Match Ends In Doubtful Champion
An old fashioned spelling contest at the Rotary Club meeting featured 16 contestants per side and words chosen by James Cooper. Visitors from Albuquerque Sherman and Whitewright attended. Time expired with both sides tied and no clear winner. The program included a biblical quote reference from Mark 12 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Marshall Hasty
James Cooper
George Burnham
Albuquerque
N. M
Chancy Corse
Bruce McGee
Sherman
Tildon McFerrin
Clint Hennig
Whitewright
Women blast Ike appointments in letter from Dallas chamber
Dallas Women’s Chamber of Commerce informs President-elect Eisenhower they oppose certain appointments. The letter notes the group rejected Dewey and his advisers and accuses the same advisers of gaining dominant roles, while avoiding naming specific posts. Mrs. Patrick H. Kveton, chamber president, released the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Dallas Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Eisenhower
Patrick H. Kveton
Chamber
Thomas E.) Dewey
Beauty contest judges' wives photographed
An unnamed girl in a beauty pageant expresses a wish for a group photo featuring the judges' wives. The remark hints at behind the scenes interest in who accompanies the judges during the event.
Man's Conquest Of Space Goes Long Way in 49 Years
Washington marks 49 years of space exploration from the Wright brothers to 79 000 foot altitudes. It notes Bill Brid gemans solo ascent in the D 558 1 Skyrocket lasting 20 minutes and compares early powered flight to later supersonic achievements. It recounts V 2 rocket tests, Wac Corporal upgrades, and wartime advances shaping future spaceflight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Orville Wright
Mr. Bridgeman
Wright Brothers
Bill Bridgeman
Orville
Wilbur
Europe
England
America
Wac
Who Puts Men in Mental Hospitals Says Woman Columnist
A female columnist notes 30 percent more men than women in mental hospitals and questions who holds responsibility for the placement. The remark frames a debate on accountability and social treatment of mental illness.
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Frank Phillips
Macon, Ga
Joe Parnell
Ft. Sill
Okla
Edgar Ayers
Mrs
William Skaggs
Tennessee
Nuell Skaggs
Patricia Ann Ingle of
Grand View
J. L. McSpedden
Harry Janke
San Antonio
Elmo Wallace
Frank Miesch
Clarksville
Lee Wilson
Luther Cambron
Miss Gladys
Denison
Ira Fleming
Houston Garner
Pleasant Grove
Homer Sanderson
Betty Blackerby
Ouida Nell Harris
Floyd Harris
Guy Hamilton
Fort Worth
Don Baxter
J. Frank Wilson
Mrs. H. C. Willis
Mrs. Roby Childress
Bay City
Mrs. Claud Willis
Don Howard Cook
Mrs. Howard Cook
W. H. Horton
W. C. Johnson
Olive Myrick
Adah Gillespie
Albuquerque, N. M
State of
Texas
Tom Pearl Stone
Grover Stone
Caroline Stone
Pasco Stone
Grant Moss
Kathaleen Brown
Verna Foley Moss
Will Stone
Simon Stone
Henry Stone
Mary Stowe Jones
Grayson County
A. D
15Th District Court
Court House
Eva Mark Ellis
Walter Ellis
Pearl Stone
Mary Stone Jones
Kenneth Stone
Lydia Lou McKinney
J. B. McKinney
E. H. Hugley
Eddie Stone Hugley
Essie Lee Hughley
Anna Mary McHanney
Eddie McHanney
Leo Hugley
Willie Mae Watson
Leon Watson
Mavis Calahon
Lola Bevels
Roscoe Bevels
Ray Hughley
Velma Lawrence
John S. Hefner
J. B. McAnair
S. W. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Whitewright Sun
Frank Armstrong
Plano
W. J. Barbee
Mrs. Barbee
Jimmie Christian
SMU
Emory Christian
Sam Nelms
Odessa
Mr. Nelms
George Riley
Whitesboro
Jim Simmons
Mrs. J. G. Simmons of
Kaufman
Claud West
Coalgate, Okla
W. J. Doss
W. D. Allcorn
Nelda Gail
Lubbock County
Clifford Jarvis
Woodrow E. Bass
O. S. Bass
Fort Hood
First Armored Division
Jesus
Caesar
God
Mark
IKE
Tsrason
Roy Taylor
Whitewright Cleaners
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