Delinquent subscriptions and weather notes dominate opinion
A Press Association bulletin warns publishers about Post Office rules for delinquent subscriptions and shows date labels indicating delinquency. After three weeks of sub freezing weather a warming trend brings forecasts of warmer days. The piece questions influenza vaccine effectiveness and hints at divorce law reforms pending in Texas. It also rebuffs a request to aid Democratic brainwashing efforts.
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A Press Association
Post Office Department
Proposal to move Texas primaries to August and September
The piece argues for delaying Texas primary dates to curb the long gap between primaries and the general election and reduce lame duck time. It notes Democrats often win the general with nomination in primaries and cites the current schedule as problematic. The column includes a quip about a lazy rooster and a store-keeper who copies prices.
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Texas
Humidity in Winter Helps Prevent Colds and Sore Throats
Heating dries indoor air and blocks mucous flow that fights germs. Use humidifiers and water trays on radiators or in furnaces, open windows briefly on humid days, and keep babies' rooms moist to reduce winter illnesses. America uses 440 pounds of paper per person annually.
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America
Canada
Byrd Urges JFK to Fire Budget Chief
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia called on President Kennedy to dismiss budget director Kermit Gordon. Byrd cited Gordon’s congressional testimony claiming a balanced budget would raise unemployment, taxes and harm the economy. White House declined to comment through press secretary Pierre Salinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Kennedy
Kermit Gordon
Byrd
Gordon
Congressional Committee
White House
Pierre Salinger
Whitewright Men Earn Degrees At ETSC Commerce
Nine Grayson County residents were among 150 students receiving degrees from East Texas State College Commerce on January 29. Russell Glen May of Whitewright earned a B S in industrial education and Joseph Daniel Rodgers of Whitewright route one earned a B S in technical agriculture. Huey Ross Price of Bells earned a B S in technical agriculture. The remaining graduates hailed from Denison Sherman and Howe.
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Grayson County
East Texas State College
Commerce
Whitewright
Bells
Russell Glen May
Joseph Daniel Rodgers
Huey Ross Price
Denison
Sherman
Howe
Mrs Kathryn Sears Davis Dies in Perryton
Mrs Kathryn Sears Davis a Whitewright native died at her Perryton home and was buried in Olney. Formerly Kathryn Sears, daughter of Una Sears of Bells and the late Wade Sears she was educated in Whitewright and belonged to the Methodist church and Eastern Star. Survived by husband W J Davis of Perryton and brother W T Sears of Bells.
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Kathryn Sears Davis
Whitewright
Perryton
Olney
Kathryn Sears
Una Sears
Bells
Wade Sears
Methodist
Eastern Star
W. J. Davis
W. T. Sears
Death of Dr. Sammy Joe McKinsey of McAllen
News of the death of Dr. Sammy Joe McKinsey of McAllen was received here this week. A native of Whitewright he was the son of the late Joe and Lee Holland McKinsey. A brother Holland McKinsey drowned in the old Beatrice Mill pool here about 1911 while swimming with a group of boys. Survivors include his wife, a son and a daughter.
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Sammy Joe McKinsey
McAllen
Whitewright
Joe
Lee Holland McKinsey
Holland McKinsey
Beatrice Mill
Mrs Tillie Elizabeth Jordan 76 Dies in McKinney
Mrs Jordan, 76, of McKinney died in McKinney Memorial Hospital Tuesday. She was sister of Mrs Vestal of Whitewright. Survived by two daughters Mrs Bruner of Waco and Mrs Anne of Seagoville, son Glen C Jordan of Dallas, two sisters and four brothers, eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Husband G H Jordan preceded her in death.
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Tillie Elizabeth Jordan
McKinney
McKinney Memorial Hospital
John T. Vestal
Whitewright
Aline Bruner
Waco
Mildred Anne
Seagoville
Glen C. Jordan
Dallas
J. L. Osburn
J. T. Vestal
S. R
E. R
Funeral for Mrs Lillie Trotter Held in Westminster
Funeral services for 56 year old Mrs Lillie Trotter were held at Westminster with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Born Lillie Dixon in Whitewright she lived in Mesquite at death. Survivors include husband, one son James of Lubbock, three daughters Hester Crank of McKinney Buddy Reynolds and Winnie McFerrin of Garland, brother E B Dixon of Bells and nine grandchildren.
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Lillie Trotter
Westminster
Elm Grove
Lillie Dixon
Whitewright
Mesquite
James
Lubbock
Hester Crank
McKinney
Buddy Reynolds
Winnie McFerrin
Garland
E. B. Dixon
Bells
New Phone Rates Would Cut Costs
Washington telecommunication policy would allow interstate long distance calls in the continental United States for one dollar or less between 9 p m and 4 30 a m with higher person to person rates up to 800 miles by five or ten cents.
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Washington
Bell Telephone Companies
Continental
United States
Federal Communications Commission
Church Finance Clash at Tom Bean Parish Sparks Housekeeping Debate
Uncle Dan recalls a Texas church row triggered by money and gender roles. A Finance Committee meeting discussed fundraising while the preacher urged focus on “pure folks.” A Bible Class debate over husbands as heads of households led to tensions as wives reportedly resisted and husbands faced domestic pushback.
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Zeke Grubb
Finance Committee
Katie Hightower
Katie
Rafe Zinder
Hezekiah Adams
Hezekiah
Cholesterol Linked With Vitamin D
A Dallas study led by Dr. Samuell Zelman at the University of Kansas School of Medicine finds a positive link between high blood cholesterol and vitamin D intake. The survey of 233 women and 235 men notes only vitamin supplements correlate with higher cholesterol, while mixed vitamins draw scrutiny from a local physician.
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Dallas
Samuell Zelman
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Dallas County Medical Society
Parent-Teacher Association Chili Supper Scheduled
The Parent-Teacher Association schedules a chili supper for Saturday February ninth from 5 30 to 7 30 p m in the school cafeteria. Chili beans pickles pie and coffee available for a dollar adults and 60 cents children profits fund association activities.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Use Of Checks Cited By Banker
Denison report quotes banker Ralph Porter noting Americans use checks for about 90 percent of transactions and only 10 percent in cash. He cites 14 percent of all transactions handled by banks last year and Dallas Fed clearing half a million checks daily. Porter traces banking growth to 1913 Fed system and 1930s FDIC creation after 1929 crash.
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Denison
America
Ralph Porter
Porter
Federal Reserve Bank
Dallas
Bond Sales Fall Short of Goal in Grayson County 1962
Grayson County's 1962 U S Savings Bond sales reached only 71.6 percent of a 1.7 million dollar target, totaling 1 216 404 dollars. Other District 12 counties also fell short: Collin 97.7 percent with 400 625, Cooke 71 4 percent with 328 402, Denton 61 8 percent with 278 158, Fannin 66 5 percent with 232 878, and Hunt 65 4 percent with 327 163.
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U. S
Grayson County
Ewell Wainwright
Grayson
District 12
Collin County
Cooke
Denton
Fannin
Hunt
Creditors to Get Final Dividend From U S Trust
State Liquidator C H Langdeau said creditors of the defunct U S Trust and Guaranty Co who went into receivership in 1956 will receive their final dividends early in February. District Judge Charles O Betts signed an order directing Langdeau to pay a 3.33 percent dividend totaling 143,780 to the 5,200 remaining creditors.
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Austin
C. H. Langdeau
U. S. Trust and Guaranty Co
Dist
Charles O. Betts
Langdeau
Trash can talks back in Chattanooga stunt
WDXB personnel rigged a downtown sidewalk trash can to record a greeting and say thank you when its lid is swung. The talking device invites passersby to imagine their reaction to a polite trash bin.
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Chattanooga
WDXB
Leonardo da Vinci Made Early Airplane Sketches
The article notes that Leonardo da Vinci created the earliest authenticated sketches of airplane designs, dating to his lifetime from 1452 to 1519, highlighting his role in early aviation ideas.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Grizzlies Taken yearly by Yukon guides
About 85 grizzlies are captured annually in the Yukon, averaging roughly two per licensed guide.
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Yukon
Redistricting Would Eliminate Roberts District
A bill by Rep. Paul Haring would merge Sam Rayburn’s East Texas district with Graham Purcell’s Wichita Falls area. The plan redraws Dallas and Harris County lines, creates a new 23rd in South Texas, and divides the 4th district between Wright Patman and Omar Burleson with a new Dallas district in the northeast.
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Austin
Sam Rayburn
Graham Purchell
Wichita Falls
Paul Haring
Goliad
Haring
East Texas
North Texas
Dallas
Harris
Joe Pool
South Texas
Bexar County
Ray Roberts
McKinney
Hunt
Rockwall
Kaufman
Rains
Wright Patman
Texarkana
JFK Seeks Major Increase in Federal Education Aid
President Kennedy urged Congress to double federal school aid with a broad catchall bill. The proposal aims to boost yearly education spending to about 3 billion dollars, matching existing levels and expanding access to learning nationwide. The plan carries long fighting with public and parochial school disputes from the last session.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
What's Cancer Standing Key Is Early Detection
A reflection on cancer outcomes cites four Hollywood deaths to frame the question of progress. The American Cancer Society warns 280000 will die this year, about one every two minutes, with rising mortality by around 5000 annually. Early routine exams could boost cure rates for stomach and lung cancers, and vastly for colon, breast, uterus, and cervix cancers if detected promptly.
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Chicago
Charles Laughton
Thomas Mitchell
Dick Powell
Jack Carson
Hollywood
American Cancer Society
John R. Heller
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York
Heller
Thumbnail Sketch of JFK Tax Plan
President Kennedy outlined a broad tax program to Congress detailing personal and corporate rate reductions. Personal rates would fall from 20-91 percent to 18.5-84.5 percent with staged cuts in 1964 and 1965 reaching 14-65 percent. Corporate tax would drop to 50 percent next year, then 47 percent in 1965, with 1963 relief for small firms. Capital gains taxes would rise through longer holding periods and gifts or estates. Dividend exclusions and credits would be repealed. Depletion allowances for oil and minerals unchanged.
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Kennedy
Congress
Possums Needed In Cancer Fight
The Texas Game & Fish Commission seeks 100 adult female possums for leukemia research led by Dr. Matthew Block at the University of Colorado Medical Center. Tyler contact Conservation Officer Jack Hardie offers $1 per animal, with airfreight and holding crates ready. A second note mentions Mrs. Mabel Hernik winning a Belle Plaine corn-picking contest among 14 men.
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East Texas
Game & Fish Commission
John M. Carlisle
Tyler
Jack Hardie
Peach St
Matthew Block
University of Colorado Medical Center
Denver
Cancer Treatments Expand with Surgery and Radiation Options
Medical experts describe increasing cure rates for various cancers with radiation and surgery. Advances include extensive lymph node dissection and organ removals, while drugs and hormones show promise in slowing or curing cancer in animals and some humans. A vaccine strategy aims to prevent cancer, though viruses’ roles remain uncertain and possibly cancer-specific.
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Heller
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Joe McKinsey
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Dan
Tom Bean
Dear Mister
Everbody
Good Lord
Uncle Dan
U. S. Trust
Whitewright, Texas
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Fannin County
APO
Roberts
Collin Counties
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Jack, Clay, Young, Archer
Wichita
Omar Burleson
Anson
Mabel Hernik
Belle Plane
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