Life's Mileage Record of an Ordinary Life
An essay reflects on a 4000 mile span of life seen through a car’s odometer. The author recounts daily dramas from hospital visits to airport runs, funerals, family moments, and simple errands, linking motion with memory and faith. An economic note follows: motor vehicles and auto equipment contribute over 7.5 billion dollars yearly in taxes.
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Boy
Bernice Brown McCullar
Stewart-Webster Journal
Lumpkins, Georgia
Postal chief backs raise to help post office deficit
Flint Michigan Postmaster General Arthur E Summerfield told the Michigan chapter of the National Association of Postmasters Americans favor four cent letters to out of town stations over larger payments to fix the deficit He proposed a one cent increase for out of town mail costing the average family about 95 cents yearly and noted no raise in out of town first class mail for over two decades while costs rose.
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Flint
Mich
Arthur E. Summerfield
Michigan
National Association of Postmasters
Summerfield
Congress
Soviet Costs Keep Ahead Of Earnings
A Labor Department study shows Soviet living standards peaked in 1928 after a period of free enterprise. Since then food purchasing power has declined as five year plans pushed peasants into collective farming, requiring the average Russian worker to labor about 45 percent longer to buy the same seven basic foods. Price cuts announced recently have done little to help earnings keep pace.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ike Can't Do It Alone Slogan Drives 1954 GOP Campaign
Washington reporters say the Republican Party will use the slogan Ike Can't Do It Alone in the 1954 congressional race. National Chair Leonard W. Hall returns from the West touting Ike's rising popularity and gains in districts from 1952, urging activists to mobilize from the precincts up to maximize Senate and House turnout alongside the president.
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Ike
GOP
Washington
Republican Party
Senate
House
Tke
Leonard W. Hall
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Wisecracks and warnings from a bygone era
A collage of pithy maxims and observations on life, money, crime, and human nature. It notes aging media cliches, a lemon stand, loaded cars, a star's divorce, the FBI, and thrift in cooking water, reflecting midcentury attitudes and humor.
Humphrey pushes $100 monthly pension and prepaid hospital care
In Cleveland Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota urged at the Townsend Movement convention that every old age pension should be at least $100 monthly and include prepaid hospitalization benefits. Representative Carl Curtis of Nebraska called for a thorough, possibly sharp, revision of the federal old age insurance program.
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Cleveland
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Carl Curtis
Nebraska
House
Ways and Means
Social Security
East Texas tomato crop losses reach millions
East Texas growers report losses in the millions as tomato output falls to less than a third of normal due to bad weather. banker T E Acker calls the crop the worst in local history, while J F Rosborough estimates losses around six million dollars. some growers may offset with other crops if weather improves.
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Jacksonville
East Texas
T. E.acker
J. F. Rosborough
Tyler
Extension Service
Legislature Dues Sparks Threat In Oklahoma City Elevator
A Capitol stenographer complaining about raised salaries for state employees told reporters she would swat a lawmaker in the eye if one pinched her while she walked the corridor. The remark followed a dispute over legislative raises.
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Oklahoma City
Sheriff Sale Notice of Burris Property Sherman Texas
The State of Texas and taxing units obtained a 1953 judgment for 104.47 dollars plus interest and costs on delinquent taxes against C O Burris. G W Blanton Sheriff will sell on August 4 1953 at the Grayson County courthouse in Sherman Lot 8 Block 1 J C Linstead Addition to Sherman Texas to satisfy the lien and taxes with redemption rights. Proceeds apply to the judgment and costs. Published in The Whitewright Sun July 2 9 and 16 1953.
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State of Texas
Grayson
A. D
City of
Sherman
Sherman Independent School District
District Court
Grayson County
15Th Judicial District of Texas
C. O. Burris
Texas
C.O. Burris
J. C. Linsteadt
G. W. Blanton
Lester Day
Whitewright Sun
Ezra Passes Through Jerusalem Seeking God's Law
On the first day of the fifth month Ezra arrived in Jerusalem by the good hand of his God. Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord and to do it, showing resolve to live by scripture.
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Jerusalem
Ezra
Lord
Church Services and Schedules for Local Congregations
First Presbyterian Church led by Lee H. Smith lists Sunday School at 10 A M and morning worship at 11 A M with choir rehearsal Wednesdays at 7 PM and Judason after school. First Methodist Church under Harold S. Taylor shows Church School at 10 AM, morning worship at 11, Youth Fellowship at 7, and evening service at 7 30 with Training Union at 7 PM and Wednesday service at 8 PM.
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First Presbyterian Church
North Texas
Lee H. Smith
Whitewright
Floyd Bassett
Judason
First Methodist Church
Harold S. Taylor
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Pilot Grove Church Plans Thursday Night Sermons
The Pilot Grove Church of Christ begins Thursday preaching services led by Winston Atkinson of Plano. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Pilot Grove
Central Christian Church Service Schedule
Vernon M. Newland serves as minister Mae Hall leads Sunday School at 10 a.m. Morning worship follows at 11 a.m. The evening service is at 6 30 p.m.
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Central Christian Church
Vernon M. Newland
Mae Hall
E L Hill Pastor Schedule Sunday Services
E L Hill serves as pastor with Sunday school at 9 45 a m preaching at 11 00 a m and a young people's service at 6 45 p m all in the church program.
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E. L. Hill
Church Services Schedule For Bethel Baptist Church And Church Of Christ
Bethel Baptist Church under Pastor A C Broach announces evangelistic service and prayer meeting at 7 45 p m Wednesday. Sunday School at 9 45 a m Morning worship at 11 00 a m Evening service at 8 00 p m. Church Of Christ led by Tilden McFerrin holds Bible study at 10 00 a m Morning worship at 11 00 a m Evening worship at 7 30 p m Wednesday service at 7 30 p m.
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Bethel Baptist Church
A. C. Broach
Training Union
Church OF Christ
Tilden McFerrin
Things Were Cheap in Good Old Days in Concord
The New Hampshire Planning and Development Commission cites 1847 rules of the Great Falls Medical Association offering village visits and medicines for 50 cents, general advice 25 cents, night visit $1, tooth extraction 25 cents, each additional tooth 12 1/2 cents, obstetrics $4 for a single birth and $6 for twins, tonsil excision $3.
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Concord
N. H
New Hampshire Planning and Development Commission
Great Falls Medical Association
Auto dealers supply cars for driver training in 1952
Auto dealers provided more than 6 000 new passenger cars for high school driver training programs in 1952. The cars were valued at 12 million dollars.
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the Whitewright Sun
T. Glenn Doss
Owner
Grayson-Fannin
Whitewright Lumber Co. ‘“‘Neighborly Service
R. B. Lockhart
Pittsburg
Opportunity
FBI
U.S
First Baptist Church
Assembly OF God
Doc Anklam
Gossip Spears
Ez Tike
Russia
Lester Haile Seed & Grain Co
Tom Roach Motors
L. L. Petty Truck Dept
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