Local Social News And Family Visits Reported
Pascal Cox visits relatives in Henderson. Fort Worth guests Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Grayson spend the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Jacks. Mrs. Grace Roberts visits Honey Grove. Fat Stock Show attendance in Fort Worth on Sunday and Saturday. Funeral notices in Houston for Gordon S. Slagle. Dallas and Sherman visitors stop by in area towns. Jimmie Nossaman confined at home with infected throat. Porters Circle at First Baptist Church held at parsonage with book review Into a New World by Mrs. Fred Waldrop and chairwoman Mrs. Joyce Caldwell. eight members served refreshments.
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Porter
The
First Baptist Church
Fred Waldrop
Joyce Caldwell
Peiping Claims Dam Built in Seconds by Explosion
Peiping Radio reports Communist China created a 101 foot high 367 foot long dam by a single controlled explosion in Topeh's Stone Mountain near Tsili River. The rock formation supposedly redirected in one blast using Soviet technique. The claim contrasts with 700,000 work days by ordinary methods.
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Tokyo
China
Peiping Radio
Mountai
Topeh
Tsili
Soviet Union
Presbyterian Missionary Society met for afternoon session
The Presbyterian M S Missionary Society met at 2 30 p m Monday with Mrs Fred Cook Sr hostess. Mrs Homer Sears president opened with an inspirational verse. Ruth Cox read last minutes. Lydia Henry reported treasury and overseas quilt. Emmet Penn reported yearbooks. HoYT Taylor led devotion and verses were recited. Panel topics included Presbyterian Facts Union and Our Unfinished Task. Delicous refreshments for 13 members and two guests.
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The
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Fred Cook Sr
Homer Sears
Ruth Cox
Lydia Henry
Treasury
Overseas
Emmet Penn
Hoyt Taylor
T. E. Sears Sr
J. T. Holloway
Presbyterian Union
C. P. Dawson
Jim Sears
Midland
Ed Martin
Baptist W. M. S. Holds General Meeting
The Baptist W. M. S. met at the church on Monday with Mrs. Joan Caldwell as leader and Mrs. Fred Waldrop as narrator for a playlet. Participants included Mrs. Joe Bodine Mrs. O. L. Jones Mrs. Chuck Watkins and Mrs. Caldwell. Mrs. J. P. Darwin led the business session. Minutes were read by Mrs. Joe Rich. Treasurers report by Mrs. C. J. Meador. all standing committees reported. Nineteen members attended.
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the Baptist W. M.S
Joan Caldwell
Fred Waldrop
Joe Bodine
O. L. Jones
Chuck Watkins
Caldwell
J. P. Darwin
Joe Rich
C. J. Meador
Young Siblings Build Private Pool in Tub in San Diego
Patty age three and Grady age two cannot swim in the Pacific due to disability. They use a tub as a private pool in San Diego California, finding a practical workaround for their water play.
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Pacific Ocean
Patty
Grady
San Diego
California
Mayor's request for federal troops in Little Rock revealed
Washington disclosed that Little Rock Mayor Woodrow Mann pleaded for federal troops during the 1957 crisis over school integration. Justice Department papers include a May 1957 telegram urging immediate troop deployment, while Mann previously refused to confirm or deny the request.
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Washington
Little Rock
Ark
Eisenhower
South
Justice Department
Herbert Brownell
Brownell
Woodrow Wilson Mann
United States
Mann
Eisenhower urges private funding for rural power grid
President Eisenhower told the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association that power systems are strong enough to operate without federal subsidies. He spoke to the 17th annual convention of the group representing nearly 1,000 co-ops in Washington.
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Washington
Eisenhower
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Goose Egg Stuns Norfolk Farmer with 10 Inch Monster
A Norfolk farmer Laurie Dunn recounts a giant hen egg that measured 10 inches long 9 inches around and weighed 8% ounces breaking expectations. The find promises hearty meals and draws local curiosity about poultry feats.
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London
Norfolk
Laurie Dunn
Law to suspend licenses for speeding violators proposed
A bill introduced in the Texas House by Rep. Ben Lewis of Dallas would suspend drivers' licenses upon conviction for speeding more than 10 mph over the limit. First offense carries 30 days, second 60 days, third six months, and fourth one year.
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Austin
Ben Lewis
Dallas
Lewis
Two Sons Retired, But Pop Keeps Working at 96
Okla. I. A. Smith, 96, owns a dry goods store in Seminole and works a full day daily. His two sons retired after turning 65, but he remains active in business and life.
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Pop
Seminole
Okla
I. A. Smith
Smith
Whitewright to Elect Two City Commissioners in April 7, 1959
City of Whitewright Texas orders a city election for two commissioners to be held April 7 1959 at the City Hall election room. R C Vestal named judge with two clerks Mrs Allen Short and Mrs Glenn Doss. City Secretary to post notice 30 days prior.
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R. R. Summers
Whitewright
Texas
City of
R. C. Vestal
Allen T. Short
Glenn Doss
Harold Doss
Cub Den 3 Visits Ham Radio Station in Sherman
Cub Scouts of Den 3 visited Dr. Bates’s ham radio station in Sherman on Saturday night. Bates explained gear and operation while each cub spoke with Gene Peter in Mojave Desert and Jose with the army in Tulsa Greenland. The group, led by sponsors, enjoyed treats at McGraw’s with bubble gum and balloons.
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Den 3
Dr. Bate
Sherman
Dr. Bates
Gene Peter
Mojave Desert
Calico
Calif
Jose
Army
Tulsa
Greenland
Mrs. R. A
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Pascal Cox
Henderson
Mrs. C. O. Grayson
Fort Worth
Mrs
L. F. Jacks
Grace Roberts
Billy Roberts
Honey Grove
John Paul Stephens
Finis Stephens
Dick Walker
Sears Anderson
Gordon S. Slagle
Houston
H. F. Brooks
Gladys Cook
T. D. Caylor
Clyde Little
Mack Fuller
Nocona
Herman Bedford
of Sherman
Paul Stephens
D. E. McCoy
E. E. Carter
Howe
Jimmie Nossaman
Jerry Thornhill
Owen Hull
Frank White
Paris
T. J. Lilley
Holmes Connelly
Trenton
David White
Lena Mae Gowdy
Jim Grider
A. O. Sweat
Wellington
Joe Sweat
Bethel
Peiping
BIG Tex Bacon
Sunshine Hydrox
Magee & Henderson
Duncan Hines
Miami
Fla
Corky
Ike
Rea
State of Texas
Grayson
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Cub den 3
Sunshine Hydro
Delsey Tissue
Woodbury
Kimbell
Oleo
Hunt
Crocery & Market
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