Texans weigh sweeping election reform proposals from Gov Daniel
Gov. Price Daniel proposes abolishing precinct conventions and moving primaries to May and June to widen participation and curb bitter contests. The plan faces debate at the State Democratic Executive Committee and likely Legislature, with supporters arguing for a direct primary and critics fearing reduced local town hall style participation.
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Austin
Price Daniel
Daniel
State Democratic Executive Committee
Texas
State Committee
Texas May Primary Plan Seeks Earlier Elections
Gov. Price Daniel proposes moving the first primary to May with runoffs in June starting 1960 to boost political interest in Texas. Opponents warn a defeated official would stay in office over six months, risk graft, and University of Texas students would miss campaigning while in class.
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Price Daniel
Daniel
Texas
University of Texas
Veteran Questions and Answers on GI Bills and VA Rules
A veteran asks about private doctors billing VA, timing of GI Bill training payments, the July 25 1960 loan deadline, and earnings limits on on the job training. VA explains approval requirements, two month wait for first check, ongoing monthly allowances, loan eligibility timing, and a $310 monthly earnings ceiling reducing the allowance.
Distinction Little Freddie Belittled by School Group
A short anecdote portrays seven year old Freddie as neither a genius nor hindered by insecurity. He quips that in school he does well by being beside the fastest in the slower cohort. The remark highlights a humorous take on self assessment.
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Little Freddie
Final Account in Eva Cumming Estate Heard in Grayson County
The state of Texas notifies all interested in Eva Cumming deceased estate file No 121148 that Brents Home administrator with will annexed will present a final account and apply for discharge and for partition and distribution at 10:00 A M on the first Monday after ten days from June 16 1958 in the Grayson County Court Sherman. All interested parties must appear or file a written answer contesting the account and application. The citation was published June 4 1958.
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State OF Texas
Eva Cumming
Grayson County
Texas
Brents Homne
Sherman
A. D
J. C. Buchanan
Tex
Connell Rogers
Whitewright Sun
Sheriff’s Sale No 56286 in Grayson County Texas
The Citizens National Bank of Denison sues Reed Grigsby in Grayson County District Court. An execution dated May 31 1948 and docket 56284 directs levy on Highland Addition Denison parcels. July 1 1958 sale at the courthouse between 10 AM and 4 PM to convey all interest in the described lots.
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Sheripe
State of Texas
County of
Grayson
Citizens National Bank of
Denison
Texas
Teed Grigsby
Grayson County
Fifteenth Judicial District
Levy
Reed Grigsby
Highland
Highlands
Court House
Sherman
A. D
Ten Rules For Safer Driving From Truck Drivers
A list of ten driving safety tips attributed to American truck drivers urges cautious habits. The rules cover tailgating, leaving worries behind, defensive driving, yielding right of way, vehicle control, quick braking, flexible trip pacing, avoiding overdriving lights and brakes, stopping off the highway if needed, and not driving when unwell. It notes the U.S. flag had 15 stripes from May 1, 1918, to April 1, 1919.
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America
Whitewright Sun Page Edge News Note
The Whitewright Sun announces weekly publication by T Glenn Doss editor and publisher. Subscriptions cost 2.00 in Grayson and Fannin counties and 2.50 outside. foreign 5.00. The paper invites community news while reserving rights to edit and exclude items viewed as promotion.
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Grayson
Fannin
Grayson and
the Sun
White Oak Deeded to Itself in Georgia
An Oxford Georgia man records a deed declaring a white oak owns three hundred square feet of land around it. The document frames the tree as having rights and vows respect for nature, praising trees as gifts and asserting their autonomy.
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Joyce Kilmer
Oxford
Georgia
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