Weekend Visitors and Fat Stock Show Ties Across Texas
A long list of social visits spans Dallas Sherman Sherman Fort Worth and Corpus Christi with relatives friends and attendees at the Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth. Notables include Irene May Gladys Cook Nora Hughes Jack Biggerstaff and Miss Sue Range among others with relatives in Dallas Sherman Bowie Richardson and Oklahoma City. The note also mentions Joe Meador judging an orchid show in Miami Florida and Caribbean islands.
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Joe Meador
Miami
Florida
Vestal and Toney Set February Wedding in Leonard
Mr and Mrs R C Vestal of Whitewright announce the engagement and marriage planned for Helen Louise Vestal and Jean Carroll Toney of Leonard Texas The ceremony is scheduled for February 11 1961 at 7 00 PM in the First Methodist Church of Leonard The couple will reside in Leonard after a short wedding trip.
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R. C. Vestal
Whitewright
Helen Louise Vestal
Jean Carroll Toney
Leonard
Texas
First Methodist Church
Miss Vestal
William Lewis Vestal
Iwo Jima
Helen Louise
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club meets at Mrs Massey’s
Mrs C N Massey hosted the Whitewright club last Thursday with Mrs Joe Miller presiding. Members answered roll call Yes what makes a good club member and heard a council report. Mrs W L Hatfield demonstrated parliamentary law and Mrs Charles Davis read Bewilderment and The Little Fly. Twelve members and one guest attended. The next meeting will be at Mrs McMillin’s on Feb 9.
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C. N. Massey
Whitewright Home
Joe Miller
J. C. McMillin
McMillin
Sherman
W. L. Hatfield
Charles Davis
Tom Bean
Davis
Teen Girl Leads Burglary Ring Arrested in Phoenix
Phoenix police captured a 14 year old girl who led a burglary gang that robbed 20 homes and churches and stole two cars for travel. The gang included two 13 year old boys. The loot totaled hundreds of dollars. Uranium for the first atomic bomb was mined in Colorado.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Phoenix
Colorado
General Agricultural Outlook Favorable
College Station reports that domestic demand for Texas farm products in 1961 should be solid, with exports likely to hit or surpass last year’s peak. Prices may shift by commodity, but overall U.S. and Texas price levels are not expected to rise much, while debt remains modest relative to assets.
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College Station
Texas
John McHaney
Extension Agricultural Economist
McHaney
U. S
Breath of Fresh Air on Tobacco Golf and Bourbon
An editor in the Journal of the American Academy of General Practice calls out sensational anti tobacco claims. He argues that linking smoking to lung cancer is misleading and that similar fatalistic statements about golf or bourbon are equally meaningless.
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The
American Academy of General Practice
Who's Rich The United States Debunked
The piece challenges the claim that the United States is the richest country. It argues the U S owes more money than the rest of the world combined, condemns the spread of such misinformation, and urges truth about the nation’s finances and standing.
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United States
News and Courier
Luray, Va
Invisible Sea Horse Blends With Seaweed Growths
The Australian sea horse remains nearly invisible when hidden among seaweed thanks to its leaflike body projections that mimic vegetation. This camouflage helps it evade predators while aiding ambush predation in its habitat.
Hospital costs to rise says industry official
Greatheart Oregon report notes hospital expenses have climbed about 5 percent annually over the past five years. Dr Edwin L Crosby cites decade trends showing school costs up 200 percent and patient care costs up 100 percent, signaling continued price increases.
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Greatheart, Ore
National Hospital Association
Edwin L. Crosby
Oregon Hospital Group
Crosby
Whitewright Sun Subscription Rates in Grayson and Fannin
The Whitewright Sun lists subscription prices for Grayson and Fannin Counties at 2.50 dollars. Outside Grayson and Fannin Counties the rate is 3.00 dollars. Foreign subscriptions, excluding soldiers, are 5.00 dollars.
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Grayson
Fannin
Grayson and
Citation No 67290 Texas to Hamp Abney heirs land dispute
A court citation commands Hamp Abney deceased and all heirs and creditors to appear in Grayson County District Court by March 20 1961 to answer a petition by J W Hunn and Iva Mae Hunn for title and possession of 1 012 acres in the Red River watershed within the F O Babcock Subdivision in Sherman Texas. The notice lists numerous named heirs and trustees and specifies the property metes and bounds.
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State OF Texas
Hamp P. Abney
J. J. Easter
S. E. Easter
J. E. Abney
Clara Abney
S. B. Cowell
Mary F. Cowell
W. M. Peck
J. N. Johnson
W. W. Hancock
J. M. Buchanan
Federal Land
C. A. Wendt
Mary Wendt
American Bank and Trust Company
M. H. Gossett
Federal Land Bank of Houston
Texas
D. E. Blackburn
J. A. Dowling
Sherman National Farm Loan Association
Texas Power and Light Company
C. W. Norton
Fidelity Investment Company
McAllen
A. F. Nossaman
William V. Tolbert
Adrian Tolbert
Lola Tepe
Weiman S. Tolbert
Joe Tolbert
F. O
Francis E. Banner
Homer Smith
Nellie Smith
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
J. W. Hunn
Iva Mae Hunn
F. O. Babcock
Red River
John A. Kinchloe
Babcock
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Mrs
Irene May of
Dallas
Beulah Lumpkins
Gladys Cook
C. J. Meador
Bobby DeBerry
Arlington
Dick Walker
Fort Worth
F. C. Williams
Mrs. Malcolm Williams
Corpus Christi
Earl Lyons
Billy Gene Lyons
Winnsboro
Nora Hughes of
Gene Hughes
Rufus Scott
Ralph Wallace
Charles Franklin
Celestia Sims
Joe Parnell
Edgar Ayers
Percy Darwin of
Abilene
Lonnie Darwin
Sue Range
ETSC
Commerce
Buel Range
Emma and
Lillie Mae Holland
Jack Biggerstaff
Mardell Pumphrey
Tom Norris
Otto Russell
Richardson
Bill Turner
R. H. Darwin
W. J. Billner
Tom Brown Jr
Bowie
Carl Nall
Tom Brown
Sonny Gosnell
Judy
Jerry Wilson
Harold Doss
Granvolee Hansard
Jack Hansard
Roland Cox
California
Malcolm Williams
D. L. Jacobs
Amarillo
D. L. Williams
Kerrville
Maxie Williams
Oklahoma City
Carse Parker
Midwest
Okla
Louise Vestal
T. Glenn Doss
S. V. Earnest
Shirley Davis
Whitewright Sun
Lokey Edwards
Et TE Public Service
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