New Roads To Be Safe and Attractive
The Commerce Department announced construction standards for a 41 000 mile national highway system built over 13 to 15 years at about 27 billion dollars with 90 percent federal funding. Plans call for divided highways with four or more lanes 12 feet wide and controlled access to avoid railroad grade crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Congress
American Association of State Highway Officials
Federal Public Roads Bureau
Witty Exchange Sparks Laughs About Wardrobe Politics
A light exchange circulates about marriage and dress choices with the quip that a wife only picks pockets while the husband chooses the clothes. The joke reflects domestic humor and playful rivalry in social chatter.
Husband and Wife Spar Over Home Roles Joke Card
A lighthearted quip portrays a husband asking when he will stop driving from the back seat and a wife replying about stopping cooking from the dining room table. The exchange satirizes domestic routines with a playful tone.
1956 Coffee Sales Rise 1.5 Percent
New York reports American housewives bought 1.5 percent more coffee in the first half of 1956 than in 1955. Over 810 million pounds of roasted coffee were purchased in six months with 420 million in Q1 and 390 million in Q2. Instant coffee rose 17 percent in Q2, accounting for 16.6 percent of three month sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Motor Thief Gets 2 Year Sentence in Grayson County
Morris Patterson of Greenville was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary after pleading guilty to stealing five outboard motors in Grayson County including three in Denison and two in Sherman. Sheriff Woody Blanton said ten more motors are involved and all five Grayson motors were recovered and returned to owners.
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Sherman
Morris Patterson
Greenville
15Th District
Grayson County
Denison
Patterson
Woody Blanton
Dallas
Blanton
Stassen Sees Nixon Weakest of Eight in Confidential Poll
Harold Stassen disclosed a confidential four week poll showing Richard Nixon as the weakest of eight GOP VP options. He cited Herter as the strongest running mate and said he would drop supporting Herter if Eisenhower backs Nixon. Stassen noted favorable public reaction and a mix of telegrams and letters supporting his dump Nixon campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harold Stassen
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Stassen
Christian Herter
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
Herter
White House
Poage Seeks FTC Inquiry Into Molasses Price Hikes
Representative W R Poage of Waco threatened to ask the Federal Trade Commission to investigate recent increases in black strap molasses prices in Texas. He cites Cuba port prices rising from 11 to 17 cents a gallon and a widened spread to Texas ports. Poage says the anti trust laws may be violated by sugar by product handlers and has protested to the Agriculture Department. He notes annual US consumption of 400 000 to 425 000 tons mainly for livestock feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. R. Poage
Waco
Federal Trade Commission
Texas
Poage
Cuba
Corpus Christ
Cuban
Agriculture Department
United States
Harding Seeks Explanation of Jesse James Fortune
Warren G. Harding challenged incumbent Jesse James at a Denton rally calling for an explanation to Texans about how James earned a reported $200,000 net worth as of April 10, 1956. Harding cited a financial report linking James to International Life Insurance Co. and other businesses.
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Denton
Warren G. Harding
Jesse James
Harding
Mr. James
People of
Texas
International Life Insurance Co
Texas State Bank
Austin
Two Attorneys And Oil Firm Charged In Lobbying Case
A six count indictment charges John M. Neff and Elmer Patman along with Superior Oil Company of California with conspiring to violate the lobby law during the Senate debate on the natural gas bill last winter. They allegedly offered 2500 to Senator Case of South Dakota to influence his vote. The inquiry began after Case disclosed the offer in February as the gas bill passed 53 to 38 with Case voting against it. Eisenhower vetoed the bill on February 17.
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Washington
Superior Oil Company of California
Senate
John M. Neff
Lexington
Neb
Elmer Patman
Austin
Senator Case
South Dakota
Brownell
Case
Eisenhower
Warren-Hope Family Observes 50th Anniversary Open House
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Warren celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at their home. Guests included many out‑of‑town friends and relatives, with a lace table, white chrysanthemums, yellow gladioli, and a tiered cake topped with bells. The notice lists numerous attendees from Sherman, Dallas, Gainesville, Bonham, Denison, and other nearby places. The next meeting is scheduled July 31 at 2 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church.
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Mack Warren
George Blackmon
R. C. Woodruff
Shallowater
R. W. Hutcherson
Edward Ownby
Roy Hale
Ed Kent
Sherman
Hallie Holley
Willie Carroll
Helen Nunger
George Atnip
John Atnip
Dallas
Sam Enderby
D. J. Chadwell
Bill Atnip
Gainesville
W. R. Skaggs
Erwin
Tenn
James Atnip
Comer Hutcherson
Grady Crawford
Ralph Tilger
Arthur Griffin
J. E. McCarroll
John Sephens
Trenton
Guy Dillon
Durant
Oklo
S. W. Atnip
Denison
Arthur Braddell
Irving
R. L. Ownby
Duncanville
Roy Joe Atnip
Fort Worth
Robert Warren
Stockton
Calif
V. C. Parten
Concord
Paul Hutcherson
Eva
Joe Warren
4-H Club Meeting Plans Dress Revue for August 7
Ruth Williams presided as secretary read the minutes and roll call yielded humorous responses. The club planned the local dress revue for August 7 and refreshments were served.
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Ruth Williams
Harriman outlines positive steps on racial integration
Honest Ave Harriman calls for a Chicago platform to rally Dixiecrats and push speedy integration. Arthur Krock asks what Harriman could do as president and cites two possible moves: halt federal grants to noncompliant states and have federal marshals arrest and jail officials who dodge integration orders.
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Ave Harriman
Chicago
Harriman
Arthur Krock
The
New York Times
Congress
United States Marshals
Question on enforcing court orders under martial law
The passage ponders deployment of troops to enforce Supreme Court decrees and asks what would occur if white parents refused to send their children to an integrated school after officials are jailed. It ends by asking who possesses the answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Supreme Court
Mr. Krock
Krock
Pakistan Bids for Tourism Appeal Amid Global Interest
A short verse by Margie B. Boswell contrasts playful images with cautionary lines. It ends noting Pakistan is pursuing a tourist bid, signaling an international push for travel attention.
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Walker's
Walker Pharmacy
Dick Walker
R. van Zandt
Grayson and
Cooke Counties
van Zandt
Warren Harding
James
Warrens
Anna Franklin
Rose Ann Bunch
Doris Tillett
Pat Coggins
Brenda Geers
Patsy Mitchell
Pattye Badgett
Elizabeth Stephens
Sarah Stephens
Martha Anderson
Louisa Lackey
Donna Franklin
Harriet Stephens
Linda Bennett
Emma Caraway
Joyce Thornhill
Bobbie Cawthon
Dee Anna Alexander
Larry Franklin
Louis Franklin
Bob Cawthon
Stephens
Presbyterian Church
Dallas News
By Margie B. Boswell
Pakistan
the Whitewright Sun
T. Glenn Doss
Whitewright
Grayson
Fannin
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Texas A. & M. College
Texas Department of Public Safety
Earl Fields
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