Slagle Roberts race labeled contest for Fourth District seat
The race for Mr Sam's seat narrows to Bob Slagle of Sherman and Ray Roberts of McKinney. The editorial endorses Slagle, highlighting his legal career, county leadership, and service to Lyndon Johnson, while noting Roberts as a strong opponent. Local notes report New Year closings and rainfall figures for 1961.
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Sam
Congress
Bob Slagle
Sherman
Ray Roberts
McKinney
Fourth District
Whitewright
Lyndon Johnson
Ralph Yarborough
United States Senate
Mr. Sam
Rayburn
Perverse logic turns misfortune into disaster
Tulsa Tribune notes a father of six loses a week’s 150 in a floating crap game and commits suicide. It contrasts white and Black responses to trouble with a Cobb anecdote about a Negro man who overthinks and sleeps on his problems. The piece ends with a reflection on wisdom from the story.
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Sucide
Irvin Cobb
Paducah
Tulsa Tribune
Last Time Around For Twelve Voting Boxes in Grayson
Grayson will consolidate twelve small precincts Kentuckytown Bethel Cannon and nine others into larger precincts on February 1 to save costs. The January runoff for the 4th District could be the final election these boxes hold as they failed to reach 50 votes previously. Poll tax receipts and rules for voters with new or old receipts remain unresolved.
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Kentuckytown
Bethel
Cannon
Grayson
Rock Creek
Sandusky
Farmington
Basin Springs
Jamison
Plainview
Red Branch
Day
Dixie
J. N. Dickson
We Heard About Christmas Visits Across Dallas and McKinney
Local notices list numerous holiday visits and casual gatherings. Families including Ball, Cook, Vestal, Kent, Hill, Blanks, and others share Christmas and family events across Dallas McKinney Sherman Lewisville and Fort Worth areas. The Fidelis Class met at the Baptist Church for a Christmas party with 26 members and two guests.
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The
Baptist Church
C. J. Meador
May Badgett
Sonny Gosnell
Gabe
Social Security Taxes To Go Up
Washington reports that Social Security tax rates rise on January 1 to fund benefits from amendments signed January 30. The employee and employer rate increases by one eighth of a percent, the self employed by two thirds of a percent, bringing payroll tax to 6.4 percent for employees and employers combined and 4.7 percent for the self employed. The tax applies to the first $4,800 of earnings, with maximum annual payroll tax rising to $300.
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Washington
Nine Plentiful Foods Greet New Year Shoppers
College Station Texas Farmers by January list of plentiful foods offer extra large supplies at low prices. Grapefruit crop estimated at 45.2 million boxes up eight percent from last year and honey set an all time record at 276 million pounds. Items include broiler fryers applesIrish potatoes pecans frozen and canned cherries rice and dry beans.
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College Station
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas
Solon Seeks Vote On Texas Race Bets
State Rep. V E Berry of San Antonio pushes for a May primary vote on legalizing pari mutuel horse racing and seeks signatures to force two ballot propositions. He also aims to end the poll tax and has backing from the Cab Drivers Union.
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Houston
V. E
Red) Berry
San Antonio
Texas
Cab Drivers Union
Berry
Democratic State Executive Committee
State Committee
Churches Consider Canceling Christmas Services in 1961
In The Lutheran Rev Edgar S Brown Jr urges churches to skip Christmas services to protest commercialism calling Christmas the business world’s property. He suggests abandoning sanctuary decorations like the department store Christmas. L Osservatore Romano warns of a pagan bacchanal.
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the Lutheran
Edgar S. Brown Jr
United Lutheran Church In America
Rome
Vatican
L’osservatore Romano
Parson’s fundraising troubles spark church budget emergency
Uncle Dan recalls Zeke Grubb’s preacher visiting the country store and railing about drinking and gambling as a disease. A fundraising meeting for the church budget declares an emergency committee, with parishioners debating pledges, loose offerings, and comic ideas for a new offering plate.
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Zeke Grubb
Cyrus
Rufe Zinder
Enterprise Church Robbed Second Time
Thieves broke into the Enterprise Baptist Church on Saturday night and stole two stoves two electric fans a wall clock a long rug four chairs curtains piano scarf and collection plates. This was the second burglary in three months.
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Enterprise Baptist Church
Funeral services for Porter W. Mullinix 85
Porter W. Mullinix died Sunday at his Leonard home. Funeral held Tuesday at Leonard Baptist Church with burial in Leonard Cemetery. Born February 16, 1876 in Tennessee, he married Ellen Oliver February 25, 1897 in Albany Kentucky. Retired farmer. Survivors: son A. G. Mullinix Bells. daughters Mrs. W A Rogers Paris, Mrs. E L Hopkins Leonard, Dortha Mullinix Tyler. brother A F Mullinix Kokomo. four grandchildren. four great grandchildren.
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Leonard
Leonard Baptist Church
Leonard Cemetery
Tennessee
Ellen Oliver
Albany
A. G. Mullinix
Bells
W. A. Rogers
Paris
E. L. Hopkins
Graveside services for infant Martin Clan Justice
Graveside services were held at 2 30 p m Wednesday in Leonard Cemetery for Martin Clan Justice day old son of Mr and Mrs Buford Justice of Dallas. Survivors include the parents a brother Jack Justice of Dallas a half brother Jackie Ben Justice of Little Rock Ark and grandmothers Mrs Old Justice of Whitewright and Mrs Jewel Wilkins of Dallas.
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Martin Clan
Buford Justice
Dallas
Jack Justice
Jackie Ben Justice
Little Rock
Ark
Old Justice
Whitewright
Jewel Wilkins
Death of Luther Maddux in Oklahoma City
Luther Maddux died Sunday at the home of his sister Mrs C D Hunter in Oklahoma City where he had lived since 1951. Born April 12 1883 in Baxter Tennessee he lived in Texas from age nine and was a Church of Christ member. He is survived by three sisters two brothers and two step brothers along with many nieces and nephews.
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Luther Maddux
Oklahoma City
C. D. Hunter
Mr. Maddux
Baxter
Tenn
R. D
Levina Austin Maddux
Texas
Greenville
Whitewright
Church of Christ
Prilla Bynum
Wichita Falls
Angie Robbins
Bells
Jack Maddux
Baxter, Tenn
R. D. Maddux
Comer McBroom
van Alstyne
Whit McBroom
No Action Seen On Tax Revision
An Associated Press survey of Texas lawmakers suggests little chance of major revision to the sales and natural gas taxes in the January 3 special session. Most polled expect no major changes, with minor amendments possible but unlikely before the regular session in January 1963. Rep. John Allen noted a potential area involving a 2 percent tax on a portion of gross business for sellers under 25 cents.
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Austin
Texas
Associated Press
Texas House
Senate
Price Daniel
John Allen
Longview
Allen
Seven Year Debt Delays Texas Federal Highway Funds
Texas faces $74,843 and a seven year old debt tied to a 1954 emergency hay program. State Highway Engineer D C Greer said the comptroller general is seeking repayment, delaying $75,000 in federal highway money for Texas construction.
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Austin
Texas
D. C. Greer
Greer
United States
Highway Department
Bob Slagle Heads Whitewright Runoff Bid
Whitewright voters cast 211 ballots in a special congressional election. Bob Slagle led with 98 votes, David Brown 43, Ray Roberts 38, Conner Harrington 18, Roy Baker 9, and Jack Finney 5. Slagle and Roberts advance to a runoff on January 30 for Sam's congressional seat.
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Whitewright
R. C
Bob) Slagle
David Brown
Ray Roberts
Conner Harrington
Roy Baker
Jack Finney
Slage
Roberts
Sam
Doctors Warned On Inflated Charges
Washington report on doctors urged to avoid inflating fees when patients have insurance. Dr. W Benson Harer of Upper Darby argues physicians must keep plans solvent, limit hospital use, and ensure fair deals to prevent federal intervention. He notes insurers increasingly cover more care and pay promptly.
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Washington
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Pennsylvania Medical Society
W. Benson Harer
Upper Darby
Harer
Department protests federal program billing decision
Greer said the department will protest the federal comptroller ruling, stating the department had nothing to do with the day program and should not be held responsible for any financial questions related to that program.
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Greer
Federal Comptroller
Perfection as a Concept in Human Thought
A concise reflection on the paradox of perfection. It argues that understanding perfection marks human intellect’s achievement, while expecting to possess it signals dangerous folly, attributing the idea to Alfred de Musset.
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Alfred de Musset
Texas Forest Industry Employs 37,500 People
About 37,500 workers in Texas forests and forest industries earn up to 137 million dollars annually.
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Texas
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