Debate on 5c change of address notices and poll tax in Bonham
The Italy News-Herald urges readers to defend free speech while noting 5c address change charges by post offices and a one month subscription for non notification. Bonham Daily Favorite reports a 1 poll tax for 21 to 60 year olds, argued as undemocratic. The Denison Chamber pushes letters to officials for Lake Texoma funds. The piece notes Social Security is in the red as payroll taxes rise and future retirees may be worse off.
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THE
Italy News-Herald
Bonham
City of
Bonham Daily
Whitewright
Texas
Congress
Denison Chamber of Commerce
Denison Herald
Chamber
Sam Rayburn
Carl Albert
Lyndon Johnson
Ralph Yarborough
Lake Texoma
Uncle Sam
Heart specialist notes patient uses cardiograph zigzag as weight loss reminder
A Des Moines heart doctor reports a patient asked for a sample of his cardiograph, a zigzag record of heart action, to frame as a reminder to lose weight. The quirky motive highlights a creative approach to health goals.
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Des Moines
New State Aid Program For Permanently Disabled
The new Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled program allows small monthly checks through the State Department of Public Welfare. Eligibility hinges on complete medical helplessness, with resources of relatives reviewed by law for the first time in 20 years. Applications now, with offices in Sherman and Denison, serving Denison, Pells, and Pesboro residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Public Welfare
New State Federal
J. E. Osborn
S. Rusk Street
Sherman
W. Main Street
Denison
Pells
Pesboro
Benson Urges Lower Corn Supports and End to Allotments
Secretary Benson told Congress that corn price supports should be reduced and planting allotments dropped starting in 1959. He would remove corn from the basic crops category along with wheat cotton rice peanuts and tobacco to gain long term balance in feed materials and livestock output.
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Washington
Benson
Congress
Two Texas Senators Break Ground On Civil Rights Vote
Washington report notes Texas senators Johnson and Yarborough voted to take up the Eisenhower civil rights bill becoming the first Texas Democratic senators to cast such a vote. The move marks a historic shift amid a history of opposition by prior Texas Democrats to similar measures, while Republicans Hamilton and Flanagan supported force bill efforts. The piece ends with a note on eschatology defining last things.
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Washington
Texas
Johnson and
Yarborough
Morgan C. Hamilton
James W. Flanagan
Samuel B. Maxey
Richard Coke
John H. Reagan
Roger Q. Mills
Charles A. Culberson
Joseph W. Bailey
Morris Sheppard
Tom Connally
South
Senate
Whitewright gas service anniversary marks 30 years
Lone Star Gas Company and the City of Whitewright observe the 30th anniversary of natural gas service, first turned on July 18 1927 carried to Whitewright by Community Natural Gas Company. The five year expansion began in 1926 adding about 200 cities in Texas and Oklahoma.
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J. S. Lewis
Lone Star
Texas
Oklahoma
Whitewright
W. L. Bunch
Lone Star Service
Bells
Ector
Savoy
Mr. Bunch
W. P. Simpson
Bonham
Texas Said Too Easy in DWI Cases
Gov. Price Daniel heard that Texas courts are too lenient with drunken drivers involved in accidents. National Safety Council official Don Hill compared Texas to other states, urging stronger action and noting commendations for clemency refusals. He praised the Texas Safety Council and higher patrol funding as progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Price Daniel
Don Hill
Dallas
National Safety Council
Babe Zaharias Estate Valued at 52677.40 in Florida
Babe Zaharias, famed athlete, died of cancer leaving an estate valued at 52777.40 in Tampa Florida, officials said yesterday.
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Tampa
Fla
Babe Zaharias
Deaths and Funeral Services in Sherman and Whitewright
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Willie L. Smith 75 in Earnheart chapel with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Surviving are her husband two sons daughter two brothers two sisters and two grandchildren. Also noted are services for J H Dixon 62 of Pilot Grove area with burial in Pilot Grove Cemetery and surviving wife three daughters a brother two half brothers three sisters and seven grandchildren.
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Willie L. Smith
Earnheart Chapel
C. C. Dooley
Fred Waldrop
Oak Hill Cemetery
T. P. Tallent
T. B. Autrey
Guy Davis
Roy Ayres
Rudolph Phillips
J. M. Jarvis
Wilson County
Tenn
Garland
J. T. Omohundro
Sacramento
Calif
R. R. Omohundro
Wellington
Kansas
J. D. Hurley
Barnheart Chapel
J. H. Dixon
Pilot Grove
Dallas
Ed Tate
Doyle Garland
J. B. Dixon
J A. Worsham
J. S. Freeman
David Chumbley
Pilot Grove Cemetery
Dixon
Death of Mrs. Mabel Mantiply in California
Mrs Mabel Hamilton Mantiply 75 died last Friday in Los Angeles and was buried there Saturday. Born near Kenutkytown daughter of T A Hamilton she grew up in the community attended Grayson College lived in Whitewright before moving to California 34 years ago. Survived by husband a daughter Virginia Belcher Mc Peters of California a nephew Guy Hamilton Jr Detroit and a niece Dorothy Hamilton Dallas.
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Mabel Hamilton Mantiply
Los Angeles
Calif
Guy Hamilton
Mantiply
Kentuckytown
T. A. Hamilton
Grayson College
Whitewright
California
Virginia Belcher McPeters
Guy Hamilton Jr
Detroit
Mich
Dorothy Hamilton
Dallas
Funeral services for Lon W. McKinney held at Western Beauty CME Church
Lon W. McKinney 73 of Whitewright died at his daughter Frances Carr's Denison home. Funeral Sunday officiated by Rev. J. L. Cannon at Western Beauty CME Church. Burial in Whitewright Cemetery. Survived by three daughters Frances Carr Ada Marshall Marcell Smith two sons L W McKinney Oscar T McKinney two sisters five brothers and 10 grandchildren.
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Western Beauty Cme
Lon W. McKinney
Frances Carr
Denison
Whitewright
J. L. Cannon
Whitewright Cemetery
Carr
Ada Marshall
Marcell Smith
Bells
L. W. McKinney
Oscar T. McKinney
Sherman
Tax on Property Set at 42 Cents By Board
The State Automatic Tax Board set a statewide property tax rate of 42 cents per $100 valuation, unchanged from last year. The rate comprises 35 cents for the public school fund, 5 cents for college building, and 2 cents for Confederate pensions.
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Austin
State Automatic Tax Board
McDowell Reaches Public Speaking Finals at Fort Worth
Whitewright High School vocational agriculture student Bill McDowell earned a spot in the state FFA public speaking finals at the Fort Worth convention. He will face three challengers for the state champion title and a four year college scholarship as finals are set for 9 30 Friday in Will Rogers Coliseum. J E Morgan VA teacher accompanied McDowell and two other FFA boys Jimmy Bassett Barry Anderson.
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Bill McDowell
Whitewright
Future Farmers of America
Fort Worth
J. E. Morgan
Bill
FFA
Jimmy Bassett
Barry Anderson
Will Rogers
highway designation change in Texas FM 2321 route
In Austin the State Highway Commission modified the FM 2321 designation from Tom Bean to Sherman. The 9.8 mile road will run from Tom Bean northwest to FM 697 near Sherman on the old Cotton Belt roadbed, previously planned to connect with U S 75 south of Sherman.
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State Highway Commission
Austin
Tom Bean
Sherman
State GOP Unit Calls for Action By Legislature
The Texas Republican legislative committee urged Governor Daniel to add loan shark regulation and election code revision to the fall special session. It called the 55th Legislature a failed effort citing lobby control, antiusury laws, judicial redistricting, open records, and insurance reform as key shortcomings. Thad Hutcher son of Houston released the report as GOP chairman and candidate in the recent race.
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Austin
Texas Republican Legislative Committee
Daniel
GOP Monitor Committee
Repubean
Thad Hutcherson
Houston
Republican Party
Fat Content Varies Widely in Many Foods
The article compares fat levels across common foods to help readers choose lower fat options. It notes bacon, milk, cocoa, honey, avocados, bananas, ice cream versus sherbet, candies, cakes, whipped cream versus meringue, peanut butter versus jam, French fries versus baked potatoes, and potato chips versus popcorn, with exact fat multipliers.
Hypnosis Said to Reduce Paralysis After Strokes
Des Moines psychiatrist Dr. Harold E. Higley claimed hypnosis lessens paralysis in stroke victims. He cited improvements in older patients and described hypnosis as a new therapeutic use at Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy.
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Dallas
Des Moines
Harold E. Higley
Des Moines Still College
Smart-alecky Customer Sparks Footwear Price Banter
In a shoe store a witty exchange unfolds as a customer asks about eight dollar shoes and the salesman replies with a punny reply that doubles as a price per foot. The humor hinges on quick wordplay and pricing wit.
Barker Named Principal At Whitewright Elementary
O V Barker of Tulsa former vocational agriculture teacher at Whitewright High has been elected principal of Whitewright Elementary and will drive a school bus. He returns to the district after teaching in Tulsa. The opening date for local schools is Sept 3 and a tax equalization and bond assumption election is set for Aug 10 with new equalization board members Carl Edwards Dick Walker and Sears Anderson.
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O. V. Barker
Tulsa
Whitewright
S. T. Montgomery Jr
Barker
Texas Panhandle
John Hughes
FE. E. Benson
Cecil Watson
E. E. Benson
Montgomery
Board of Education
Whitewright Independent
Desert
Carl Edwards
Dick Walker
Sears Anderson
Farm and Ranch Taxes in Texas Reach Record High
A Texas survey shows farm and ranch real estate taxes rising for ten consecutive years while agricultural prices fell four years in a row. The average tax per acre last year was 31.8 cents, up .8 cent or 2.6 percent from 1955, marking the highest level ever recorded in the state.
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College Station
Texas
L. P. Gabbard
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Tommy W. Smith
Agricultural Research Service
USDA
Title I Premium Charges Cut To Spur Improvement Loans
Federal Housing Commissioner Mason announced a 15 cent reduction in Title I premium charges on home modernization and repair loans in Washington. The new rate is 55 cents per $100 of loan value, down from 65 cents, aimed at increasing lender participation in FHA backed plans. This marks the second reduction since 1939 with prior cut from 75 to 65 cents in October 1954.
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Mason
Washington
Ike Approves 100000 Armed Forces Cut
President Eisenhower approved a 100000 man reduction in the Armed Forces to be carried out within six months. Secretary Charles E. Wilson issued the order after a White House approval to save about 200 million dollars with cuts allocated to the Army Navy Marine Corps and Air Force.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Charles E. Wilson
White House
Wilson
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Volunteer Firemen Tops and Flops From Pulpit Talk
Baltimore report on Robert Burns of Maryland fire extension service listing types of volunteers. He names non conformists such as the kink chaser who straightens hoses and the bright light who leaves after the blaze, plus the knife and fork fireman who attends banquets but skips the truck. Women and costumes are lightly noted in satire.
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Baltimore
Robert Burns
University of Maryland
Fire Extension Service
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