Social notes and community visitors across Whitewright
J M Franklin returns from Sherman hospital and many neighbors visit relatives in nearby towns. Wedding, church circle and club activities noted along with a Viet Nam injury update on Sgt Jack Neathery. Highlights include Gina Judd’s six NTBA trophies and local school speaker Homer Gentry’s career reflections.
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Jack B. Neathery
Whitewright
the Brook General Hospital
San Antonio
Viet Nam
Jack
R. H. Neathery
Joe F. Robinson
Neathery
Robinson
Rayburn Medal To Be Presented Sisters at Bonham
A Rayburn Medal, authorized by Congress, will be presented to Sam Rayburn’s sisters Mrs. Ss. EB. Bartley and Mrs. W. A. Thomas at the Sam Rayburn Library in Bonham at 2 p.m. Friday, March 18. Sen. Ralph Yarborough will present on behalf of the late speaker’s family and the library.
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Ralph Yarborough
Bartley
Thomas
Sam Rayburn
Sun Wanted for Fast Results
A brief notice advertises a sun with urgent need for fast results. The item calls for quick action and emphasizes speed and efficiency in delivering sunlight. No additional identifiers or dates are provided.
It's the Law in Texas on First Class Mail Privacy
A Texas case highlights Fourth Amendment limits on search of first class mail. The court voided narcotics evidence due to a police intrusion into private mail, though warrants can justify searches. Mail watches exist to track crime with privacy lines and require balancing safety against intrusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
It Happened In March
A concise chronicle lists notable March events across U S history. It notes Jeannette Rankin as the first woman in Congress in 1917 and other milestones including the first patent for false teeth in 1822, the soda fountain’s appearance in 1858, New York voting machines in 1892, Ohio night-school classes in 1829, Nellie Melba’s toast method in 1901, and the Briggs washing machine patent in 1797.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Jeannette Rankin
Montana
Charles Graham
New York City
Lowell
Massachusetts
New York
Ohio
Nellie Melba
Nathaniel Briggs
New Hampshire
Envelope Privacy and Constitutional Barriers
The government may record information on the outside of an envelope but cannot inspect contents. The mucilage on the flap, supported by constitutional protections, stands as a strong barrier to unwarranted intrusion.
Telegraph Weather Reports Analyzed by Joseph Henry
In 1849 Joseph Henry, secretary to the Smithsonian Institution, received and analyzed the first weather reports sent by telegraph, as documented by World Book Encyclopedia.
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Joseph Henry
Smithsonian Institution
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J. M. Franklin
Sherman
Jerry Mack Pierce of
Abilene
His
Mr. and
Mrs
R. E. Pierce
E. H. Wright
Tishomingo, Oklo
N. M. Phy
Stamford
Edna Wilson
Leslie Holland
Denton
Carl Holland
J. H. Mynatt of
Fort Worth
W. E. Mynatt
Joe Johnson
Bells
J. C. Allred
L. J. Reynolds
Dallas
Guy Hamilton
Hoyt Taylor
Grover Stateville
Richardson
James Stateville
Jack Morton
Dean Watson
W. D. Williams
W. L. Gordon
C. W. Pope
Allen T. Short
Jim Davis
Cynthia Hughes
Minnie Burk
Boswell
Okla
Clyde Robbins
Becky Jo of
O. M. Brown
Charlie Truett
Denison
Ernest Lilley
G. G. Pope
Bonham
Jack Ayres
Carrollton
Marie McCurdy
Billy Roberts
Son Lowery
Honey Grove
Grace Rberts
W. L. Hatfield
Winnie
Sallye Hamilton
Mrs. H. M. Hamilton
Greenville
C. J. Meador
Mrs. Reno Sims
Princeton
James Edwards
Houston
Cliff Jones
Jim Grider
Guy Davis
Ed Kent
Mary Lou Thrasher
Betty England
Canton
Lucian Rascoe
Laura Crawford
Royse City
Frank Rascoe
Roy Talley
Printess Compton
Cynthia of Sherman
Loreen Hitt
Hill McMillin
Lubbock
Hillene Wallace
Steve
Manly Stone
Cleburne
J. D. McMillin
G. B. Arie
Mary Caskey
Seagoville
Mike Walters
McKinney
J. E. Dickenson
John Vestal
Homer Gentry
McDaniel Junior High School
Gentry
Lane School
Gina Judd
Duncan
Gina
Ralph Judd
Chas. E. Ayres
John Norris
Women’s Society of Christian Service of the
Methodist Church
Rosa Lee White
Russell Summers
Howard Adams
Kenneth W. Frisby
White
James Stuteville of
Grover Stuteville
Paul Stephens
Sherman Hospital
Clyde Roach
Oklahoma City
Sun
Joe Meador
Brownsville
Glen Earnheart
Gladys Ray
Lena Mae Gowdy
R. P. Childress
Paul Ryan
Mary Dale Circle
Bethel Church
M. W. Williams
Ralph Mc- Kinney
Louis Franklin
J. C. Wetzel
Mc- Kinney
Insurance & Real Estate
Chevrolet
America
Whitewright, Texas
Dawson Propane Whitewright
Rayburn
Pioneer
Whitewright Grain and Elevator CO
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Texas
Linda Theatre
Boeing
Boeing” Technicolor
Tony Curtis
Jerry Lewis
Apache Rifles
Audie Murphy
Michael Dante
Linda Lawson
Wieners
Shurfine
S&h
Farley Gro
Mkt
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