Social Notes From Local Families Across Texas and Oklahoma
Sunday visits span New Hope Arkansas to Dallas and Stillwater Oklahoma. Many relatives gathered in Sherman and Denison as Lee Wilson traveled to Washington DC to visit Capt. and Mrs. J Frank Wilson. A daughter was born to James Ayres and wife at Sherman Community Hospital.
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W. E. Standard
New Hope, Ark
Lee Wilson
Washington, D. C
Capt
Mrs
J. Frank Wilson
James Ayres
Leonard Sunday
Community Hospital
Sherman
Ned Ayres
Whitewright
New Technique Aims At Hybrid Cotton By Male Sterility
The U S Department of Agriculture reports a chemical method to create male sterile cotton plants. Field trials show certain chemicals stop pollen development, enabling cross fertilization with a nearby resistant variety. Practical large scale use requires more research and pollination by insects remains necessary.
State saves money but he's short
In Indianapolis Indiana state and treasury officials welcomed the decision by Daviess County Prosecutor Dean H Neeremer to abandon an 18 cent claim from a 1953 paycheck shortage The move will save an estimated 25 to 30 dollars to correct payroll records and avoid the cost of issuing the 18 cent payment.
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Indianapolis
Ind
State
Treasury
Daviess County
Dean H. Neeremer
Combine peanut butter chili sauce and bacon for celery stuffing
A quick stuffing mixes peanut butter with chili sauce and bacon bits to fill celery stalks. The mixture delivers a sweet savory bite with smoky bacon accent.
Nature Lovers Burn Signs in Stowe Crusade
Bob Bourdon leads a one man campaign to remove highway signs marring Stowe Vermont scenery. He lists 40 signs, meets owners and collects pledges for a no sign policy to protect natural beauty and deter sign proliferation in the Green Mountain village.
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Stove
Bob Bourdon
Bourdon
Stowe
New England
New York State
Owners Retrieve Items Then Burned the Rest in Bonfire
The text describes turning the remaining possessions over to their owners who wished them returned and then creating a bonfire with the rest. The terse account notes a final disposal action without additional context or names.
Prunes and Apples Said to Keep Roast Turkey Moist
A kitchen tip suggests placing prunes or sliced apples in the cavity of a turkey before stuffing to maintain moisture. The note references inventor Samuel F. B. Morse as establishing the first underwater telegraph line in the United States in 1842.
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Samuel F. B. Morse
United States
Government Steps Up Counterattack Against Advancing Fire Ant Hordes
Federal and Dixie bug experts battle the imported fire ant as it spreads across 20 million acres in 10 Southern states. A February quarantine on interstate movement of soil plants and pulpwood aims to block further invasion. The pest, first entering the U S in Mobile Alabama in 1918, now threatens crops livestock and humans with painful stings and costly damage including hundreds of millions in losses. Fire ants form two foot high dirt mounds housing about 25 000 workers and inflict widespread agricultural disruption at sites such as Maxwell Air Force Base Alabama.
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Federal
Dixie
Mobile
Ala
Carolinas
Texas
U. S
Fort Benning
Florida
Texas University
Pacific Coast
Canada
Maxwell Air Force Base
Medical taboos warn against quick habit changes
The Montgomery Advertiser notes rapid shifts in medical guidance from cancer and heart advice. It cites the American Cancer Society linking heavy drinking to larynx and mouth cancer, and the American Heart Association warning that avoiding fats for healthy weight may be harmful.
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American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
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Joe Mangrum
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Emmett Penn
E. W. Booker
Carl Newton
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Ouida Nell
Arthur Griffin
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Joe Vandagriff
Doyle File
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George Key Jr
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George Key
Charley Kaiser
Pilot Grove
Weldon Kaiser
Clarksville
Emmett Owens
John Kaiser
Stillwater
Okla
Stephens & Bryant
Insurance & Real Estate
Warren G. Moore
Tyler
Texas Department of the American Legion
Maj
Joseph L. Solomon
USAF
Warner Robbins
Little Joe
Sandy
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Montgomery Advertiser
Gil Bain
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