Local Christmas Holiday Visits List Several Families
A long list of households in the Dallas Sherman Fort Worth Denison Bonham Grand Prairie Arlington Arlington area extends Christmas visits and family gatherings. Numerous couples and children are hosting relatives from Dallas Sherman and nearby towns for holiday celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Pace and Son
Fort Worth
Roscoe Pace
Denison
W. A. Akridge
Desert
Paul Cook
O. G. McKnight
Gene McKnight
Dearle McKnight
Grand Prairie
Calvin McKnight
Arlington
Olen McKnight
Ozzie McKnight
Dallas
Glenn McKnight
Hurst
Lloyd McKnight
J. P. Young
Sherman
Dale McKnight
Bonham
Chester Slaughter
Texas Faces Transition as Wilson Bids Farewell
In his final press conference, Texas Attorney General Will Wilson lauds state newspapers for exposing graft during six years. Incoming AG Waggoner Carr seeks 68 assistants amid 4000 pending cases, with a 19 member committee helping the hunt. Largest inaugural parade planned for January 15 with floats from cities, bands, and a navy salute. Legislative recommendations push stricter AG role, age protections, local autonomy, and swift transfer of mentally ill patients to state hospitals. Highway funds aim to improve Farm-to-Market roads, while a school integration ruling declares prior election requirements unconstitutional. Governor Connally and Lt. Governor Smith to be sworn in. safety drive urges cautious holiday driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Will Wilson
Texas
John Connally
Preston Smith
J. J. Pickle
U. S. Navy
Texas Legislative Council
Statutes
F. M. Improvements
Texas Highway Commission
Shelley Sees Ghosts Before Drowning at Spezia Bay
The English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and family friends stayed at Spezzia in spring 1822. He reportedly cried out in fright twice seeing a mantled figure and the ghost of Allegra Byron rising from the sea. He later drowned in the same bay.
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Percy Bysshe Shelley
Shelleys
Bay of Spezzia
Williams
Shelley
Lord Byron
Allegra
Whitewright Housing Authority Seeks Bid for Temporary Notes
The Housing Authority of Whitewright Texas invites sealed proposals for 127000 temporary notes to fund its low rent housing project. Proposals due January 15 1963 at 12 noon CST at 1304 Chinner Street Bonham. Notes dated February 5 1963 mature February 7 1964 and bear interest as set in accepted proposals.
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Housing Authority
Whitewright
Texas
City of
Local Authority
Chinner Street
Bonham
Whitewright Sun
Emerson Quote on Tobacco Illusion
Emerson says the first illusion is believing we act when we actually do nothing regarding tobacco. This remark reflects on human behavior and awareness.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Dan Bennett Quote on Politics and Voter Satisfaction
A concise reflection states the hardest aspect of politics is pleasing voters while withholding what they seek. The quote attributes this view to Dan Bennett, highlighting tension between voter demands and political action.
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Dan Bennett
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Charlie Sanders
Grace Roberts
Mrs. Mary Everheart of
Greenville
Lillie Gardner
T. J. Lilley
Mrs
Frank White
Claude Garner
A. M. Holmes
Bogota
James Lay
Royce Lay
Miss Mardell Pumphrey
Joe Hamilton
Veterans Hospital
Mrs. Lallace May
Bill Webb
J. G. Simmons
Vernon
Glenn Doss
W. H. Stedham
Stateville
Attorney General
Wilson
U.S Supreme Court
Daniel
Stam
Mobil Gas and Oil
S&h
MOBIL
Berry Crawford
J. P. Williams
Caraway Bros
Humble Station
Jewelry & Appliances
Mabel and
Joe Johnson
Heo
Jon Coristoreas
Carl’s Sausage Co
Cook Hardware
Fred and
Richard Cook
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