Weekend visits span across Sherman and nearby towns
Mrs Fay Boyd of Paris visited here Sunday and many relatives and friends from Dallas Fort Worth Sherman Bells and Vernon visited over the weekend. Don Collins returned from McKinney VA Hospital. Several families from Dallas Abilene Bonham Carrollton Richardson Garland Fort Worth Stillwater and Van Alstyne spent time with local residents.
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Fay Boyd
Paris
Ralph Hughes
Son
Dallas
Mrs. Leon Wolford
Pay Phone Ends Habit In Atlanta Suburb
A suburban Atlanta housewife, after spending $150 monthly on long distance calls, installs a pay phone in her bedroom to curb the habit. Southern Bell initially objected but allowed the device after workers mounted it on an oak bench. She must guarantee an $18 monthly take, which she meets, dialing three to four calls each evening. She still phones long distance but hangs up when the operator says three minutes are up.
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Atlanta
Southern Bell
Garantee
Mansion repairs and budget items fill Capitol highlights
In Austin the House Appropriations Committee notes the governor's mansion is deteriorating with settling floors, cracks, and missing furnishings. Gov Connally seeks operating funds totaling 32872 for each of two years, plus utilities and supplies. Delegations organize for better regional representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
House Appropriations Committee
Howard Rose
John Connally
Rose
Appropriations Committee
Bill Heatly
Paducah
Connally
Texas
East Texas
John Allen
Longview
West Texas
Richard C. Slack
Pecos
Game and Fish Commission
Legislative Budget Board
Commission
Howard Dodgen
Texas Senate Debates Budget and Equal Rights Clash
Sen. George Moffet says state agencies face limits without new tax measures while Sen. Martin Dies defends women's rights amid a dispute over the equal rights amendment. Rep. Will L. Smith pushes a bill to extend medical care for the needy and disabled not covered by current programs, noting about 8,000 beneficiaries already service the state program.
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Nue
George Moffet
Chillicothe
Senate
Martin Dies
Lufkin
Dies
VA Blank Returned Because of Pencil
A VA pension questionnaire came back blank twice with notes about red pencils. A clerk marked required blanks in red and asked for a red pencil. The recipient replied they do not have one, prompting a humorous handwritten exchange.
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VA Blank
Washington
Veterans Administration
Pronunciation Prowess in Ought Words Exhibit Odd Sounds
A short analysis showcases how words ending in ough vary in pronunciation from rough to cough. It references a Scarbrough scene with a ploughman and includes a poem illustrating mispronunciations and lingering language quirks.
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Scarborough
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Don Collins
McKinney
Grady Young
Bells
Hugh Hunter
Percy Darwin of
Abilene
Mrs
Lonnie Darwin
Lillie Gardner
Greenville
Mary Everheart
John Pettijohn
Floyd Bassett
Joe Pannell
Sherman
Edgar Ayers
C. C. Carter
Howe
D. E. McCoy
Paul Rogers
van Alstyne
H. K. Tate
Laura Rich
Joe Rich
Frank Magers
Ella Johnson
Florence White
Mrs. Beall
Mrs. Eldon Watson
Ralph and
Sara Beth Crouch
Fort Worth
Joe Crouch
Jack Lay
Missie
Bobbie
Stillwater
Minn
Royce Lay
James Lay
J. G. Simmons
Vernon
W. H. Stedham
Sears Stephens
Arlington
Wesley Brown
Bob Jasper
Clyde Little
Jake Woodall
Savoy
W. E. Mynatt
C. G. Watson
Lewisville
Ingram
Carrollton
E. C. Watson
Roby Wilson
Wichita Falls
Lee Wilson
Lyndal Pierson
Garland
Kelly Pierson
Richardson
W. M. Pierson
Dorothy Hamilton
L. J. Reynolds
Guy Hamilton
H. H. Taylor
Clyde Brown
Bonham
O. M. Brown
A. L. Gant
Tom Bean
Brown
WILLIAM _EWALRT GLADSTONE
Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
Irwin L. Sawyer Jr
San Antonio
State Veterinary Medicine Association
House Committee On Criminal Jurisprudence
Howard Green
Sawyer
Homer Garrison Jr
Department of Public Safety
Garrison
George T. Hinson
Mineola
Joe Chapman
Sulphur Springs
Hinson
Railroad Commission
Senate Finance Committee
First National Bank
O. K. Feed Mill
Farley & Donaghey Grain Co
Bill Holloway
Texas A. & M. College
Whitewright
U. K
Bill Holloway Smith
Ain
Africa
the Whitewright Sun
T. Glenn Doss
Grayson
Fannin
Grayson and
Membe Texas Press Association
the Sun
Dawson Propane Co
Lokey Edwards
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