Christmas reflections and class of 1961 updates
December columns celebrate the holiday season with decorations and family feasts. A wall of graduates lists the class of 1961 and their current schools, jobs, or placements across Texas and beyond, including Texas Tech, East Texas State, Oklahoma State, and Continental Trailways.
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Stephen Brown
de Rose Inc
Bonham
Bobby Roberson
Lucille Shaw
East Texas State
Commerce
Johnny Sinor
Continental Trailways Bus Lines
California
The True Meaning of Christmas
A reflective piece contrasts modern Christmas with its religious roots. It urges remembering the birth of Christ amid shopping and gift exchanges, calling for a focus on the holiday’s spiritual purpose.
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United States
49th Armored Division Ready for Combat in February
Fort Polk Louisiana reports that the training officer Lt. Col. Karl E. Wallace says the 49th Armored Division will be combat-ready in February. A five-day tactical exercise will serve as the training windup early in the month. The piece notes a historical 1879 California sugar beet refining plant opening.
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Fort Polk
49Th Armored Division
Karl E. Wallace
Local folk visit kin across Texas and Louisiana during holidays
A lineup of holiday visits shows Joe Morris Wallace visiting his mother in Pecos, C N Massey with Dallas relatives, and many others from Fort Worth to Bay City and Ardmore. Families like McKinney and Kaiser cluster around Houston, Arlington, and Dallas as guests travel for Christmas and New Year gatherings.
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Joe Morris Wallace of
Pecos
Mrs
Elmo Wallace
Whitewright housing authority invites bids for 128000 temporary notes
The Housing Authority of Whitewright Texas will accept sealed proposals at 1304 Chinner Street Bonham until 12 noon January 16 1962 for 128000 8th series temporary notes to finance a low rent housing project. Notes dated February 6 1962 payable February 8 1963 bear interest at rate fixed in accepted proposal. Copies of proposals available from the authority.
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Housing Authority
Whitewright
Texas
City of
Local Authority
Chinner Street
Bonham
Whitewright Sun
Christmas Visit Recap In Texas Town And Phnom Penh Note
Holiday gatherings feature families from Dallas Denison Richardson and Garland visiting relatives in Howe and other areas. A turkey dinner for 73 was held in Howe with Edna Murphy and descendants. Phnom Penh’s Street of the Dentists showcases sidewalk dental wares in varied colors and heart inlays.
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S. H. Murphy
Edna Murphy
Howe
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Bananas Recorded as Fruit in Ancient Indian Texts
The earliest evidence of bananas consumed as fruit appears in ancient Indian epics and religious writings, showing long standing cultural use.
Can Someone Hear Him Can Someone Hear Him
Seven year old Randy wakes crying for his mother days after a fatal accident that killed his parents and siblings. The piece notes a driver with three speeding convictions and one illegal turn, arguing for stricter traffic law enforcement, point systems, and firm handling of problem drivers.
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Randy
Citation Notice in Denison Property Suit 1962
The State of Texas issues citation to G W Ritchie and spouses and others in Denison Grayson County. Plaintiff seeks title and possession of West half of Lot 11, Block 2, Stoneman’s Addition. Court requires written answer by Jan 29 1962 before 10 AM in 15th District Court Sherman.
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State OF
Texas
G. W. Ritchie
Maude P. Ritchie
J. E. Simmons
Nora R. Simmons
Jesse E. Williams
Flora A. Williams
Edgar H. Mullen
Anna Fiedler
M. M. Marshall
Sherman
Editorial Voices Over Speeding Penalties And A Child’s Plea
An Wisconsin Traffic Safety Reporter editorial argues the point system is harsh and questions driving rights to stretch the speed limit, asking if a boy’s cry for his mother is heard. Copperheads are noted as common poisonous snakes in the eastern U S stages.
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Wisconsin Traffic Safety Reporter
U. S
Newspaper Policy Notice
The Sun describes its role as a service institution inviting news submissions while reserving sole discretion to deem news versus promotion and to reject items that are old or promotional in nature.
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the Sun
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Cliff Emerson
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Oklahoma State University
al Crouch
Arlington State College
Arlington
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David Rogers
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Richard Cook
Cook’s Hardware
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Waco
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Dawson Butane Co
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Garland
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May Pharmacy
N. Travis - Sherman
C. N. Massey
Dallas
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J. R. Oliver
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al Petty
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Alton McDowell
Miss Mardell Pumphrey
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San Antonio
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Mrs. Claud Willis
Bay City
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Larry Manning
Brownwood
C. J. Meador
Paul Cornelius
Ardmore, Okla
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Hobart Thrasher
Jimmie Anderson
R. H. McKinney
L. L. McKinney
Houston
John Livingston
Silsbee
Pete Landolt
Billie Tillett
Oklahoma State College
Stillwater
Clarence Tillett Jr
Florena Williams
Sour Lake
Margaret Williams
Corpus Christi
James Compton
Greenville
Jim Williams
Lloyd L. Bryant
Merrill P. Folks
Edwin W. McKee
Bryant
L. J. Bryant
Amarillo Air Force Base
J. O. Dollar
Sweetwater
Calvin McKnight
R. C. Thrasher
Grand Prairie
Jack Thrasher
McKinney
James Norvell
Leonard
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Joe Frank Robinson
Key Starnes
Albert Haynes
Reed Robinson
Joe Robinson
Jack Rushing
H. L. Lattimore
Robert Rushing
John Kaiser
Charles Estes
Austin
Weldon Kaiser
Clarksville
Euline Shaw
Y. B. Kaiser
Denton
L. O. Kaiser
Mac Kaiser
James M. Butler
Trenton
O. B. Dulaney
Ambrose
Charlie Kaiser
Pilot Grove
Wilson Kaiser
Leon White
Jimmie Nossaman
Jack Nossaman
C. W. Pope
W. L. Gordon
J. P. Livingston Jr
Harmon Hayes
Dwayne Hayes
Larry Hayes
Colbert, Okla
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Jack Hayes
Verner Melugin
Jack Brown
Denison
Margaret Smith
Sonny Brown
Clifton Weaver
Arizona
M. R. Smith
Clyde Tidwell
Jack Ayres
George McCurdy
Earl Compton
Fate
A. L. McCurdy
Grover C. Brown
Billy Earl Brown
J. Ray Brown
Texarkana
Arthur Neal
Marlin
Jesse P. Green
Bobby Davis
G. C. Brown
Johnnie Mack Brown
James Brown
Wichita Falls
S. V. Earnest
Grayson County
Gladys Hamilton
the Whitewright Sun
T. Glenn Doss
Grayson
Fannin
Grayson and
Texas Press Association
Community Public Service Company
Lokey Edwards
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