Local Social Roundup From Bells and Nearby Towns
Numerous visits and weekend travel across Bells Sherman Bonham Dallas and Commerce as residents visit relatives attend funerals and church events. Notable mentions include Mrs. Paul Stephens at an Eastern Star meeting and the Joy Russell Circle meeting at the Baptist Missionary Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Stephens
Eastern Star
McKinney
Joy Russell
The
Baptist Missionary Society
O. L. Jones
Gene Hughes
Carl Holland
Jones
D. E. McCoy
Surplus Food Donations Rise in First Fiscal Quarter
USDA surplus removal program boosted total donations for July to September to 933 million pounds, up from 713.5 million last year. Domestic distribution reached 234 million pounds, a 12 percent rise, with charitable institutions receiving 35.9 million pounds.
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College Station
USDA
U. S
Texas Poll Tax History and Debt Reminder
A historical overview explains poll tax in Texas from 1837 through 1921, noting the tax purpose for schools and government, current penalties of six percent yearly interest, and the long practice of levying a per person head tax across eras and nations. It emphasizes liability remains despite shifts in voting rights and enforcement limitations.
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Texas
England
Food aid totals show gains in domestic and foreign relief
Needy persons in family units reached 127.9 million pounds, up about 8 percent from last year due to added dry beans and lard. Foreign donations processed by U.S. voluntary church and welfare groups totaled 699 million pounds, rising about 39 percent. Surplus foods go to foreign relief only after domestic needs are met.
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U.S
Hidden Enemy Versus Man’s Progress and Peril
A stark riddle proclaims a shadowy force more powerful than armies, killing workers and victimizing rich and poor alike. It claims to lurk in homes and streets, spreading sickness and death while offering no mercy and endless loss. The text cites a Persian proverb about learning versus common sense as a closing reflection.
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United States
Dating Trends Prompt NYC Schools In New Course
A New York City school board approves a course on dating forms for junior and senior highs. The humor says teachers may learn from students who mock the idea and joke about dating behavior. A campus dating banter adds to the light tone.
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New York City
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Harold Doss
Mrs
E. O. Young
Lee Wilson
Nell Miller
Bonham Sunday
Joe Miller
Veterans Hospital
Clarence McMillin
Fort Worth
Hunter Simpson
Dallas
Tioga
H. T. Atterberry of
Sherman
Mrs. John Inter
Adah Gillespie
Olive Myrick
Morton Badgett
Carol Jean Marr
Carson Burchfield
Community Hospital
Charles Ayres
J. C. Annip
Kenneth and
Keith Terry
Bremend
E. W. Fields
Rufus Short
Blue Ridge
Bennie Chesser
Joe Rich
Garland
H.C. Carpenter
Vernon Brown of
Lillie Dillon
Royce Lay
W. J. Hogan
A. J. Fiorini
River Edge, N. J
W. E. LaRoe
Sue Range
ETSC
Commerce
Buel Range
Harold Aycock
of Sherman
Joe Aycock
Otto Russell
Otto Russell Jr
Lake Charles
Gerald Hebert
Beaumont
Wayne Martin
Port Arthur Hospital
Eddie Thompson
Spearman
M. E. Winburn
David Reeves of
John Reeves
Aubrey Hansard
Plainview
E. A. Hansard
Mrs. Gaines Bow
Caldwell
Idaho
Bells
Mardell Pumphrey
Mrs. James Lay
Helen Glass of
Imogene Jarvis
Ralph Hughes
Jesse Blanks
Alice Blanks
Edgar Ayers
A. W. Ayers
Leonard
James Stuteville
Richardson
Grover Stuteville
Thomas Ayres and
W. D. Williams
Billy Ray Chesser
D. J. Cirkles
Denison
Calvin Chesser
Bonnie Bailey
Bill Turner
Quality Homes
Gomez and
Kirk May
Tiger
Law
Republic
Whitewright
Lorey Edwards
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