Local Social Notes Show Visitors From Nearby Cities
We have a roundup of visits and family milestones across Sherman and neighboring towns. Joan Brown traveled to Dallas and Fort Worth while Mrs. W. J. Barbee visits Frank and wife in Plano. Several households hosted guests from Dallas Mesquite Sherman and Bryan with trips spanning Arkansas Mississippi North Carolina Tennessee and Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Cawthon
E. Enochs
Mesquite
Eddie McCartney
Garland
Arkansas
Mississippi
North Carolina
Tennessee
Georgia
Local Socials Highlight Weekend Visits Across Several Texas Towns
Chester Slaughter visits relatives in Stockton while Euell and O. M. Brown kinfolk gather in DeKalb. A string of extended family trips spans Sherman Paris Bonham Sherman Garland Denison and Dallas with weddings, musical events and a golden wedding celebration in Durant Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin Thrasher
Roy Thrasher
Bonham
Jerry Brown
James Green
Commerce
Bob Davis
Ruth Green
Denison
John Brown
Garland
Grover C. Brown
Gems of Thought: Aphorisms on Kindness and Change
A collection of short maxims urging revision of decisions and kindness in daily life. Observations compare nature and human behavior, noting how intention shapes outcomes and how practical actions yield results.
White House says ZIP code optional on letterhead
Presidential secretary Bill Moyers explains there is only one White House so the ZIP code is superfluous in addressing. He notes no speed or economy reason for ZIPs yet the White House still uses ZIP numbers on outgoing mail, a practice understood by Postmaster General Gronouski.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
John A. Gronouski
Social Security gains and rising benefits through the years
The article traces Social Security tax growth from $30 to $372 for earners, with pensions rising from $10 to $168 monthly and potential family checks to $368. It notes added benefits like retirement payments, widows and orphans, disability aid, and hospital and doctor insurance, asking if benefits outrun burdens as Congress approves. More than 20 Texas streams are identified as Liveoak Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Bill Signed for Silverless Coins
President Johnson signed the bill to introduce copper-nickel sandwich coins early next year. Treasury aims to conserve silver with a multibillion coin backlog and limited early releases if shortages arise. New quarters and dimes will resemble current coins but have a copper core with a red rim. half dollars will look like current issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
Treasury
Denver
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Finch uses cactus thorn to pry crevices in tree trunk
A Galapagos finch was seen using a cactus thorn gripped in its beak to dig out seeds and insects from crevices in a tree trunk. The behavior highlights tool like use by a bird in a natural setting.
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Galapagos Islands
Rice planting in Southeast Texas with grain drills
In Southeast Texas rice is planted with grain drills during March, April and May, reflecting seasonal field practices and mechanical methods used by farmers to establish crops efficiently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast
Texas
Alton Muhlhouse
Community Public Service Company
Texas Atomic Energy Research Foundation
TAERF
University of Texas
Community Public Service
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joan Brown
Dallas
Fort Worth
W. J. Barbee
Mrs
Frank Armstrong
Plano
Riley Tabor
Rhoylace Anderson
David Layman
Darrell Neal
Sherman
Ray Dobson
George Dobson
Bryan
Bill Muirhead
James Stuteville
Richardson
Grover Stuteville
Paul Stephens
C. P. McGinnis
South Bend
Tony L. Ingram
Leonard
Frank White
T. J. Lilley
Marl Ryon
Lela Ryon
Whitewright
Bob Meisenbach
FORD
Ed Price
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Insurance Service For
Whitewright Area
Chester Slaughter
Stockton
Calif
Euell Askew
DeKalb
George Brown
Nell Brown
Linton
O. M. Brown
E. J. Williams
Vickie of
Vernon
W. H. Stedham
Jim Davis
A. V. Peninger
Bedford
Sara and
Beckie Peninger
Jack Ryan
Jack Thrasher
McKinney
Wesley Brown
Nell, Mayfair
Becky Brown
J. W. Burchfield
Paris
H. T. Atterberry
Ott Lackey
Guy Hamilton
H. H. Taylor
J. P. Darwin
R. E. Hickman
Lena Mae Gowdy
Glen Earnheart
L. J. Reynolds
Emory Christian
Tom Bean
Lucyle Teague
Nettie Taylor
L. Lichtenhahn
Brownfield
James Campbell
Sacramento
Jack Taylor
Grand Prairie
Joe Taylor
Euless
Robert Taylor
D. C. Taylor
Raymond Taylor
Harold Doss
Floyd Haliburton
Irving
Ray Hansard
Thomas Brown
Tom Brown
Guy Dillon
Durant
Okla
Velma Grant
Bernice Ray Pope
Shawnee
Glynn Gayle McCasland
Danny Bunch
First Baptist Church
Ralph Judd
James Edwards
Elmo Wallace
Ron Faison
Bill Pettit
Don Collins
Donna
Leslie
G. D. Collins
Trenton
Edgar Lewis
B. E. Chesser
Billy Ray Chesser
B. J. Crickles
H. G. Chesser
American Cancer Society
N. Travis
N. Highland
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Gomer and
Kirk May
North Travis
MAY Pharmacy
Medical Arts Clinic
501
ATGRE
Magretic
Community Public Service CO
Your Electric Light & Power Company
Lakey Edwards
B. H. Amstead
College of Engineering
Alton Mihlhouse
Clifton High School
Kent Appleby
Clifton
Mihlhouse
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