Pension Boost Lifts Congress Payout to 16750 Plus
A new 7,500 annual pay raise for Congress raises pension benefits to a top 16,875 a year for those with 30 years of service. Pension calculations rely on average pay with a 75 percent cap and 2 percent per year of service. The reform increases pension base for newer members and boosts costs for all participants. Also included is a Texas citation notice for civil suit No. 61963 in Grayson County with court date set for April 18 1955.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
State OF Texas
Jerry M. Cannon
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
E. E. Eubank
Oleta Marie Eubank
Magnolia Park
Denison
A. D
W. Earnest
Shirley Davis
Whitewright Sun
Farmer's Share Of Food Dollar Down To 43 Cents
J. Walter Hammond, president of the Texas Farm Bureau, says housewives should not blame farmers for high food prices. He blames higher labor costs and inefficiencies in processing and distribution, and credits grocers for improved efficiency. He cites farmer's share at 43 cents, down from 53 cents in 1948.
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Waco
Texas Farm Bureau
J. Walter Hammond
Hammond
His Perfect Health Fatal to Patient
Giovanni Degli Innocenti, 48, sought an Xray after fearing illness in Florence. He was given an Xray image showing normal results, then fainted and died of a heart attack. The Sun reports the event with brief details.
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Florence
Italy
Giovanni Degli Innocenti
Innocenti
U S Extends Support Loans On 1954 Grain
The Agriculture Department extends price support loans for the 1954 grain crop for another year in farm stored stocks. Farmers may avoid repaying or surrendering grain this spring and summer, with government absorbing price declines and storage payments issued at standard rates. About 105 million bushels of 1953 crop grain remain under extension but will not be extended again to move older stocks. Extended loans carry 3.5 percent interest.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Local Social News Highlights from Sherman Area
Miss Mae Abbott returns from two month visit with sister Mrs E O Large in Ector. Many families, including Ball in Tom Bean and Badgett in Denison, spend weekends with relatives. Sherman residents attend Dallas Symphony in Durant Okla. Titanium named for Titans of Greek mythology.
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Mae Abbott
E. O. Large
Ector
Miss May Badgett
Denison
Mrs. C. K. Spindle
Jack Lackey
Emmett Penn
Guy Hamilton
R. P. Childress
Gayla Wrenn Sears
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Durant, Okla
Titanium
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Walker Pharmacy
the Sun
U. S
Chevrolet Styling
Than Meets the Eye
Chevrolet
Fisher
Mrs. Leon Ball
Leoa Ball
Tom Bean
Robert Allison
Woodrow Taack
Travis Thresher of
Olney
Miss Beulah
Miss Gagnell
Virgil Smith
M. T. Hogue
Dallas
William Harrelson
Lewis Kidd
Seagoville
W. C. Thornhill
Roby Lee Wilson
Denton
Mrs
Lee Wilson
Homer Sanderson
Daugh
Ter
Houston Garner
Pleasant Grove
Ben Patterson
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Carl May
Leland May
Coolidge
Arizona
Clarence Matthews
Muleshoe
J. L. McSpedden
Jimmie
Thomas Sanderson
Miss Dell Sanderson
Elmer Sanderson
Joe Marsh
Pop Turner
Pony Express
United States Brewers Foundation
de Marte
Cupit Laundry
Hasty Chevrolet Company
Whitewright
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