Lavon Reservoir recreation plan unveiled by engineers
The Army Corps of Engineers unveiled a master plan for public recreation at Lavon Reservoir near McKinney. The proposal reserves 103 to 575 acre zones around the lake for swimming camping picnicking fishing boating and concessions with seven shore areas for initial development and four more for future use. A public hearing is set for July 10 at 10 a.m. in the Wylie high school gym with written statements encouraged and six copies required.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Lavon Reservoir
McKinney
H. R. Hallock
Fort Worth
Wylie
Halleck
Army
Prospect Hill
E. Holder
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Francis Perry Clement
Jemima Louise Weaver
W. O. Weaver
Frances Raines
Ben Raines
John L. Clement
Henry Stewart
S. J. McKnight
J. W. Bradley
Small Branch
S. W. Camp
R. R. McIntyre
Choctaw Bayou
Said Creek
J. L. Camp
S. V. Earnest
Whitewright Sun
Parks and facilities proposed for the lake area
The plan lists six parks around the lake with distinct acreages and amenities. Avalon Park, Clearlake Park, Lakeland Park, Lavonia Park and the area near the dam include boating, swimming beaches, picnicking, concessions, and camping options.
Army marks 177th birthday with enduring service
The United States Army celebrated its 177th birthday on June 14, highlighting its continuous active status since the Revolutionary War. From Washington’s command to quartermasters’ creation and wartime peaks, the service has endured through peace and conflict, building a long tradition of national defense.
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United States Army
George Washington
Virginia Volunteers
England
Boston
Washington
World figures named in New York author list
A New York author and historian named Winston Churchill the biggest figure of the age in a selection of the world’s 100 most important people. Other notables include Eleanor Roosevelt Eva Peron Albert Einstein Bertrand Russell and Stalin with commentary on Beria Lysenko and Klaus Fuchs.
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Boston
Mass
New York
Winston Churchill
Donald Robinson
U. S
Germany
Society of Magazine Writers
Little, Brown & Co
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eva Peron
Churchill
Robinson
Pius XII
Stalin
President Truman
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
T. S. Eliot
Irving Berlin
Charlie Chaplin
Albert Einstein
Albert Schweitzer
Taha Hussein
Egypt
Bertrand Russell
Arturo Toscanini
Joseph Stalin
Laverenti P. Beria
Secret Police
T. D. Lysenko
Klaus Fuchs
Whisky in trunk leads to night cap remark in cranky exchange
A Customs Officer questions a trunk claimed to contain only old clothes. The tourist defends it as containing his night cap. The dialogue invokes a historical error about Stonewall Jackson, noting his accidental death by his own men at Chancellorsville in 1863.
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Stonewall” Jackson
Chancellorville
Doctors Dispute Draft Health Findings at AMA Meet
Five doctors at the American Medical Association conference challenged Draft Director Hershey’s claim that U S youth health is deteriorating. They argued the high draft rejection rate stems from illiteracy and service standards rather than true health decline, noting no drop from World War II levels.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Muskellunge Found Dead With Beer Can In Throat
A large muskie estimated at over 70 pounds and 65 inches long was found dead on Lake Bemidji shores. Walt Ellis reported the fish had a beer can lodged in its throat, with anglers suggesting the glittering can was mistaken for a lure.
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Bemidji
Minn
Lake
Walt Ellis
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Joseph W. Bradley
Wesley W. Bradley
Thomas N. Bradley
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Me McKnight
Margaret E. McKnight
R. B. Whitted
Sarah Whitted
S. G. Perkins
Sarah E. Holder
Sarah
Homecoming
Feed Headquarters
Pascal Farley
Avalon Park
Clearlake Park
Lakeland Park
Lavonia Park
McKinney Democrat-Gazette
State of Texas
L. C. Gee
T. D. Starnes
J.C. Buchanan
Marguerite Berry
U. S. Health
Esso
Atlas
S. H. Montgomery Agency
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