Oldest Store Museum Brings 1900 Era to St Augustine
In St Augustine Florida the Oldest Store Museum preserves a 1875 origin as C F Hamblen Store. The venue showcases 100000 plus items from harness to early automibles with sections like Gun Maker and Tobacco. Staff wear turn of the century attire and visitors can buy period goods and even pickle from a barrel.
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United States
St. Augustine
Fla
C. F. Hamblen
Tobacco Department
Accent On Health: Home Safety Risk You Can Reduce
A health feature argues home accidents kill more than nuclear exposure. It cites Texas and national figures for motor vehicle, fall, burn, and poisoning deaths, noting that prevention relies on forethought and safer daily choices. It emphasizes child safety and responsible home planning.
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Texas
Law bites back Vainesville bite leads to fine
In Municipal Court Mrs. Danver Colger was fined 100 dollars after biting Deputy Sheriff Michael Genco who was attempting to arrest her husband. The judge suspended half the fine if she buys a new uniform skirt to replace the one she damaged.
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Vainesville
Ohio
Danver Colger
Michael Genco
July Draft Highest In Four Years
A Texas July draft quota reaches 908, the highest in nearly four years, with 23,? Note: 923 Texans were directed in November 1961. The July call is part of a 17,100 national quota for the Army. Four thousand eight hundred twenty Texas men will face Army mental and physical exams in July. The quota favors volunteers under 26 and non volunteers aged 19 to 25, mostly 22, and excludes men with bona fide family obligations.
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Austin
Morris S. Schwartz
Selective Service
Texas
Army
Co-Op Magazine Issued Highlights Northeast Texas
Texas Co-Op Power features Northeast Texas attractions in its annual Three-Star Tour of Texas. The issue, circulated to 253000 readers, spotlights Fannin County Electric Cooperative based in Bonham and covers Sam Rayburn library gravesite and homeplace in Bonham along with regional sites.
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Texas Co-Op Power
Texas
Fannin County Electric Cooperative
Bonham
Sam Rayburn
Why Do People Get Mad German Poll Results
Poll of 2000 Germans asks for main cause of anger today. Top concerns include rising prices and lack of money amid traffic jams and government bureaucracy. The survey notes women on average lose tempers less often than men.
Local Social Notes and Hospital Update
We Heard About. Mr and Mrs Lewis Donihoe and children and Frank Adkins of Sherman spent Sunday with Mrs Cecil Hendrix. Wallace Caraway of the Desert community south of town is a patient in Community Hospital Sherman after cattle trampling injuries. Everett Donely and family of Springfield Virginia visited here Monday en route to Cleburne to see Donely's sister.
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Lewis Donihoe
Frank Adkins
Sherman
Cecil Hendrix
Wallace Caraway
Town
Community Hospital
Everett Donely
Springfield, Va
Donald F. Albaugh
Cleburne
Halsell College Reunion Set For June 27
SAVOY The exstudents of Savoy College plan a reunion Sunday June 27 at the Savoy school starting 10 am A program is planned and lunch will be free at noon The gathering aims to include all former residents of Savoy with 1966 planned as the first combined reunion Halsall College was founded in 1876 and burned in 1890.
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Savoy
Old Savoy College
The
Halsall College
Texas oil output tops 27 billion barrels in 69 years
Texas has produced more than 27 billion barrels of oil over 69 years yielding about $3 billion annual income. 203 of 254 counties produced crude with Andrews at 195000, Ector 164000, Crane 114000 barrels daily. Gregg and others exceed one billion barrels.
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Texas
Andrews
Ector
Gregg County
Rusk
Warning on Fireworks Dangers Among Youth
Public apathy toward fireworks laws risks blindness and eye injuries among children. A NSPB survey of 24 injuries in 1964, 19 in states with bans on private fireworks, prompts a call for stricter enforcement and public displays for safety.
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New York
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness, Inc
John W. Ferree
Voluntary Health Agency
Sattes
Ferree
National Society
NSPB
Dr. Ferree
Ector Board Protests Transfers of School Students
Bonham trustees protested the Fannin County School Board action approving student transfers for the 1965-66 term. The protest was filed with the Texas Educational Agency via County Superintendent M L Brent after a June 14 meeting where all transfers between Bonham and Ector were approved. Gaylon Murray, Ector board president, and two members voiced objections.
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Bonham
Ector
Fannin County School Board
Texas Educational Agency
M. L. Brent
Gaylon Murray
Mexico Screwworm Eradication Push Aims Nationwide Extension
U S and Mexican livestock leaders urge a joint commission to extend the screwworm eradication program across all of Mexico. They argue for shared resources, citing past success against foot and mouth disease and the border barrier to cut costs while boosting regional protection.
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United States
Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Arizona
California
National Livestock Confederation
Mexico City
Juan Gil Preciado
Gil Preciado
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Law Bites Back
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N. Travis
N. Highland
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Gomer and
Kirk
North Travis
MAY Pharmacy
Medical Arts Clinic
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Elmer Wolfe
Trenton
Fern Rayon
Jerry Jones
College Station
Paul Geers
Royce Jones
Jack Ayres
Carrollton
Earl Compton
Rockwall
Marie McCurdy
Furniture Mart
Halsell College
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Ednard Farm
Leonard
Ector Board
Your Electric Light & Power Company
Lokey Edwards
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