Local hires and speaking engagements noted in Trenton area
Down Memory Lane reports Guy Victory taking a job in Mt. Pleasant and J. A. Stateville Jr. starting work in Dallas. City Marshall W. T. Hamilton attends a chiefs of police convention in Dallas this week. Mrs. E. J. Lilley hosts the Wednesday Bridge Club. Roy Robinson of Trenton spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon Friday.
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Guy Victory
Mt. Pleasant
Marshall W. T. Hamilton
Dallas
J. A. Stateville Jr
E. J. Lilley
Trenton
Roy Robinson
Rotary Club
Local Postmaster Named. Births Reported In Town
Frank A. King appointed postmaster here. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Raymond Smith Monday. A son born to Mr and Mrs Ray Blakey west of town last Thursday. Jack Spindle moved to California. The cornerstone of the new Presbyterian Church will be laid July 24 at 10 a.m.
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Frank A. King
Raymond Smith
Ray Blakey
Jack Spindle
California
New Presbyterian Church
Heat wave claims thirteen deaths in Texas report
Thirteen deaths in Texas attributed to the ongoing heat wave were reported. Will Musser suffered painful burns Tuesday when he opened a pressure cooker before releasing the steam. Clarence L. Martin and Mrs. Ella Arledge of Denison were married Saturday. Jas. R. Wilson, 75, father of Mrs. A.M. Bryant of Whitewright, died in a Dallas hospital Sunday. The Busy Bee Sewing Club met with Mrs. Lilburn Ross Tuesday afternoon.
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Texas
Will Musser
Clarence L. Martin
Ella Arledge
Denison
Jas. R. Wilson
A.M. Bryant
Whitewright
Dallas
Busy Bee Sewing Club
Lilburn Ross
Family Doctor Holds His Own In Medicine Canvas
Mrs. J. P. Price 72 died at her Blue Ridge home Monday. Mrs. Leland May wed July 16. Mrs. Frank Rascoe, Mrs. Earl Taylor and Mrs. Roy Talley hosted a shower for Mrs. Clayton Jester, a recent bride, Saturday afternoon. The feature piece extols the enduring role of the family doctor in American medicine and his integral community presence.
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J. P. Price
Blue Ridge
Leland May
Frank Rascoe
Earl Taylor
Roy Talley
Clayton Jester
Elvira Hogue
Redistricting, rates, and college funding loom in Texas politics
Budget balancing tops concerns as lawmakers expect redistricting fights after census. A 1948 law shifts redistricting if the Legislature stalls, with clashes between urban growth and rural districts. Homeowners insurance rates fall 10 percent under a State Insurance Board action. Credit insurance rates may drop later, while higher education seeks 3.08 million for 1961 63 and tuition reforms. Prison funding requests total about 2.65 million to sustain rising inmate costs per day, amid growing prisoner populations.
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Austin
State Insurance Board
Texas
Board of Insurance
Texas Commission On Higher Education
State Finance Advisory Committee
Ralph Green
Texas Board of Corrections
O. B. Ellis
H. H. Coffield
Rockdale
Hepatitis Surge Plagues Kentucky With Rising Cases
Louisville report notes 1 148 Kentuckians infected this year and 12 deaths. Officials cite sewage problems or contaminated water as the main cause. The outbreak represents the worst rate in the nation based on population.
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Louisville
Kentucky
U.S. Public Health Service
We Heard About Visitors Around Grapevine and Dallas Areas
Local mentions note Mrs Viola Wright and Mrs Lucille Sinor visiting Grapevine and Fort Worth. Several families from Paris Midland Houston Mineral Wells Dallas Irving Gainesville Aus tin and Chicago spent weekends with relatives and friends in the area.
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Viola Wright
Lucille Sinor
Grapevine
Fort Worth
Average Farm Work Day 10.1 Hours in Texas
Texas farm operators averaged 10 hours 6 minutes on June 1 per USDA figures, about half an hour below the national average of 10.6 hours. Wisconsin led with 12.2 hours, while Nevada and Florida were at 9.1 hours. Colorado 11.2, Kansas 10.9, New Mexico 10.7, Oklahoma 10.2, Arkansas 9.8, and Louisiana 9.3. Seasonal hiring shifts with weather affect hires more than regular work hours.
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College Station
Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Nevada
Florida
USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service
Colorado
Kansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisia
Spices Surpass Edible Value As Historical Currency
Throughout history spices served as more than flavorings they acted as valuable trade goods rivaling gold. Their scarcity durability and transport costs gave them monetary weight enabling wealth exchange across civilizations and eras.
Local Postage Rates For Grayson And Fannin Counties
Small town notice lists weekly publication timing as Thursday and publication mail status at Whitewright Texas. Subscriptions cited for Grayson Fannin counties two fifty, outside counties three dollars, foreign five dollars.
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Whitewright
Texas
Grayson
Fannin
Grayson and
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