Sherman Reporter singled out for unfavorable publicity at chamber meeting
A Sherman reporter drew Dallas paper attention after quoting attendees at the Chamber of Commerce annual meeting. The piece criticized by the city for spreading negative publicity. Tax notes show 1957 city taxes mostly collected before Feb. 1 with a reserve fund planned from the 35 cent increase.
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Sherman
Chamber of Commerce
Whitewright
Dallas
Jack Meador
Jack
Alabama Governor Ready to Shoot It Out With Texas
In Montgomery Governor James E. Folsom warned Texas it may have to “shoot it out” over tidelands oil rights. He said Texas has asked for special consideration in the dispute, but Alabama will contend for every inch of land due under their constitutions and historical boundaries. The government seeks a three mile offshore limit while Texas and four Gulf Coast states press a 1042 mile claim.
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Montgomery
Ala
James E. Folsom
Texas
Alabama
Tidelands
Folsom
Supreme Court
Gulf Coast States
Florida
Mississippi
Louisiana
City Commission Names Audit Committee in Whitewright
At a Monday meeting the Whitewright City Commission appointed a three member committee to study the cost of auditing the city books for 1957. Sears Anderson Edwin Badgett and Paul Stephens were named to the panel as Mayor Russell Summers announced the action.
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Whitewright
Lake Texoma Banquet Set for Feb 10 in Sherman
Denison reports top entertainment for the Lake Texoma banquet to be held February 10 in the Grayson Hotel Sherman King Cotton Room. Nationally known pianist Gene Merrifield will perform having worked with Jack Teagarden Ted Weems and Lawrence Welk. Dinner at 6 30 p m with Tulsa leader Boyce C Roby as principal speaker. Tickets via Chamber offices or association directors.
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Ozark Playground Association
Western Hills Lodge
Sequoyah State Park
Chamber of Commerce
VA Lists Veterans Who Will Not Get 1958 Dividends
VA identifies groups excluded from the 1958 $262 million dividend. About 820,000 policyholders will not participate, including 715,000 Korean and post Korean veterans with nonparticipating special term policies. Also 61,000 World War II and 8,000 World War I extended term policies. Additional nonparticipants: 28,000 Korean service connected disabled special policies and 7,000 World War II veterans with service related disabilities.
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Veterans Administration
Scott B. Harrington
Dallas
National Service Life Insurance
U. S
Harrington
Water failure brings beer as only drink in Finke town
In 100 degree heat, Finke in Australia's Northern Territory faced a water breakdown. Aborigines and livestock traveled 18 miles to a stock route for relief supplies while water was airlifted from Alice Springs about 100 miles away. Hotelkeeper Allan Brumby noted the irony amid hardship.
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Alice Springs
Australia
Finke
Northern Territory
Allan Brumby
U S to Tax Ageds 8 Ball Tax Hits Homes for Aged
A new government ruling taxes pool tables in nursing homes and rest homes with bowling alleys. It says such facilities do not qualify as a hospital for pool table tax exemptions. The note leaves aged care facilities caught by the tax. A separate item mentions a 10 mile horseshoe shaped tunnel for Australia's Tantagara water project.
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Australia
Tantagara Water
Deaths Funeral for Thomas William Turner
Thomas William Turner 63 a farmer and lumberman died Friday in McKinney Veterans Hospital. Funeral held Sunday at Church of Christ with burial in Wittitoe Cemetery. Survivors include three brothers Rufus Turner Commerce R B Turner Wills Point and R C Turner Chillicothe. Out of town relatives attended from Dallas Sherman Fort Worth Electra Commerce and more.
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Church of Christ
Thomas William Turner
McKinney Veterans Hospital
Gerald Cleveland
Walter Lazenby
Commerce
Wittitoe
Earnheart Funeral Home
Mr. Turner
Pilot Grove
Jake
Mary Turner
Rufus Turner
R. B. Turner
Wills Point
R. C. Turner
Chillicothe
Age
R. S. Turner
Jg Don Branahan
F. T. Harris
Ouida Nell Harris
Dallas
G. C. Hardcastle
Roy Yowell
Billy Ray Luss
Sherman
H. B. Turner Jr
Dan Turner
Fort Worth
Ted Combest
Electra
T. A. Gray
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs. H. H. Wilson in Bells
Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 30 p m in the First Baptist Church Bells for Mrs H H Wilson 80 of Bells who died in Sherman hospital Friday after a long illness Rev Clayton Hicks Rev Earl Prince of Plano Rev Fred Mooring of Wylie and Rev James Gatlin of Bells conducted the services Pallbearers were Billie Jerry Morgan Charles and Donald Wilson grandsons and Johnny Wilson a nephew Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery Barnhart Funeral Home directed She was born in Water Valley Mississippi June 3 1877 daughter of the late Mr and Mrs John Stewart She married H H Wilson July 24 1894 and came to Texas in 1879 She taught a Sunday School class for 50 years Survivors include her husband two sons Paul and Hilliard Wilson a daughter Mrs Ray Booth nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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First Baptist Church
Bells
H. H. Wilson
Sherman
Clayton Hicks
Earl Prince
Plano
Fred Mooring
Wylie
James Gatlin
Billie Wilson
Jerry Wilson
Morgan Wilson
Charles Wilson
Donald Booth
Johnny Wilson
Funeral services held for Rev Rex Ray in Bonham
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 10 30 a m in Bonham for 72 year old Rev Rex Ray who died Friday in Dallas. Dr Baker James Cauthen executive secretary of the Southern Baptist foreign mission board of Richmond Va assisted by Rev Karl Moore of Highland Park Baptist Church Dallas conducted the services. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery. Ray was a native of the Whiteswright area and served as a Baptist missionary to China and Korea for 36 years.
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Bonham
Rex Ray
Dallas
Baker James Cauthen
Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board of
Richmond
Karl Moore
Highland Park Baptist Church of
Oak Hill
Ray
Whitewright
China
Korea
Funeral services for Barbara West in Leonard
Funeral services were held at Leonard Methodist Church for Barbara Jeanette West an 11 year old girl badly burned in a home fire on January 7. She died at Wolfe City Hospital at 3 30 a m Sunday burial was in Leonard Cemetery directed by Barnheart Funeral Home. Born August 24 1946 in Leonard she was the daughter of Howard and Beulah West. Surviving are her parents four brothers one sister and grandfather J M West all of Leonard.
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Leonard Methodist Church
Barbara Jeanette West
Leonard Cemetery
Barnheart Funeral Home
Wolfe City
Leonard
Barbara Jeanette
Howard
Beulah West
J. M. West
Moon completes orbit every four weeks around Earth
The moon travels an average of 238 900 miles per orbit, roughly 30 times Earth's diameter, as it follows an elliptical path around our planet every lunar cycle.
Tomato Soup With Cloves Hint Adds Spice Before Heating
A kitchen tip suggests adding a pinch of cloves to tomato soup before heating to boost warmth. Consider adjusting to taste after simmering.
Eisenhower Frames Tax Cut as Possible Reserve Tool
President Eisenhower said a tax cut could serve as a reserve weapon to stimulate business if needed, but he did not endorse a cut now. He predicted business would improve midyear and cautioned against overreaching, warning about inflation and unintended effects.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Federal spending set to rise past Eisenhower plan
Congressional and Administration leaders foresee federal outlays exceeding the 73.9 billion estimate for the next fiscal year and possibly reaching 75 billion, with deficits growing in 1959 and beyond as defense and other programs expand and revenues lag. They expect a 1959 deficit of 2.5 to 3 billion.
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Congress
Eisenhower
U.S
House
Go Steady Early, Go Alone Later In Marriage Advice
Los Angeles experts say early steady dating harms a girl’s marriage prospects by stunting intellectual and social growth. Dr. Richard H. Klemer of the American Institute of Family Relations cautions that after age twenty, persistent casual dating may signal difficulty forming deep emotional bonds necessary for marriage. Mark Twain born in Florida Missouri noted with population 200.
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Los Angeles
Richard H. Klemer
The
American Institute of Family Relations
Klemer
Institute
Mark Twain
Florida
Flu Type Illness Gains Signal in Texas
Dr. J E Peavy from the state health authority reports influenza like illnesses rising in Texas for two weeks but not yet forming a new wave. He notes totals remain well below October peak while Austin reports unusually high flu like cases and pneumonia complications.
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Texas
Austin City
B. M. Primer
Austin
Free Ticket Drawings Declared Illegal Lottery
Texas Attorney General Will Wilson ruled that drawings for prizes funded by free tickets from merchants constitute a lottery. The plan relies on customer visits and purchases as consideration, making Saturday night drawings illegal.
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Wilson
New Grid Rules To Add Excitement
New scoring rule allows a possible two point conversion after touchdowns and a revised substitution policy enables substitutes to return once per quarter. The changes, led by Fritz Crisler of Michigan, aim to boost interest in college football while drawing mixed reactions from coaches.
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New York
Fritz Crisler
Michigan
Friday Literary Club Plans City Zinnia Flower Contest
Friday at Mrs. Glen Earnheart's home the Friday Literary Club met with 19 members. Plans were announced for a city zinnia flower bed contest with cash prizes for the most attractive bed. Enter entries by May 1 to Mrs. R R Summers civic committee chair.
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Glen Earnheart
George Hight
J. C. McMillin
R. R. Summers
James Bryant
H. H. Sears
Alton McDowell
Alger Attacks Ike Budget As Too Large
Dallas Congressman Bruce Alger denounces the $74 billion budget as a political monstrosity driven by greed and short sighted complacency. He calls for wiping waste, cutting foreign aid, and eliminating new programs to prioritize national security while reducing deficits.
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Alger
Ike
Dallas
Bruce Alger
Sputnik
Russia
Rep
United States
Hay valued above autos in Texas arson ruling
Texas attorney general ruled that burning a neighbor's hay stack is arson with up to five years for buildings or stacks while burning a car carries a maximum fine of 2000 dollars. The article notes a separate report of radium valued at 300000 dollars.
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Austin
Texas
Atty
H. H. Wellborn
Henderson
Will Wilson
Wilson
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