We Should Live So Long Debating the National Debt
The piece recalls 11 year old Kathy Hewitt offering $61 to reduce the debt and notes the White House reply. It discusses long term debt plans by Wright Ikard and Olin Teague, compares interest versus principal, and highlights how debt costs have grown from 1930 to present. It ends noting Kathy’s small stake contrasted with rising national obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Hewitt
Miami
Fla
Eisenhower
White House
Kathy
Texas
Jim Wright
Frank Ikard
Olin Teague
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Touch of Blarney Remakes Parish Shift Tale
An Irish priest transfers between parishes and a parishioner remarks on Father Murphy's character. Dennis notes he is a fine man yet bellicose, then recalls Murphy’s earlier lean appearance. The exchange blends humor about memory and behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Murphy
Dennis
Notaries Public Reappointment Window Announced
Secretary of State Zollie Steakley urges current notaries to requalify by filing a new oath and bond with their County Clerk between June 1 and June 10, 1959. Nonnotaries should apply to their County Clerk from April 1 to May 20, 1959 for commission. applicants must be 21 and county residents with full name and permanent address provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of
Zollie Steakley
Steakley
Secretary of State
Judge Frees Fort Worth Man for Coffee Theft
A 61 year old Fort Worth man pled guilty in Corporation Court to stealing a 6 ounce jar of instant coffee from a Cleburne supermarket. Judge Roy Anderson set the fine at 266 dollars and 70 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleburne
Fort Worth
Corporation Court
Roy Anderson
Jetstream Glass-Lined Water Heaters Advertised
Johnson Jewelry & Appliance promotes Jetstream glass-lined water heaters for natural or butane gas. Moderately priced, offering durable heating solutions for homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jetstream
Johnson Jewelry & Appliance
Senator Fends Off Lobbyist Signatures in Wyoming
In Cheyenne Wyoming State Senator Elmer Kinnaman warned of lobbyist pressure after a telegram signed by about 35 Rawlins residents urged support for a proposed bill. Included was his own signature which he did not authorize. The piece also contains a light quip about a boy’s promise to be good for a nickel and a sharp retort about being a real son.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Elmer Kinnaman
Wyoming
Rawlins
Divorce Petition Filed in Grayson County Court
Citation to John Ray Cash orders appearance by 10 am on May 4, 1959 in Grayson County District Court Sherman. Plaintiff Mary Annette Cash seeks dissolution on grounds of cruel treatment. case No. 65826 filed March 16, 1959. Issued March 16, 1959 by Clerk S V Earnest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
John Ray Cash
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Mary Annette Cash
Thieves Take Goods After Ad Declares All Stock Go
Store owner R C Johnson reported thieves broke into the shop and hauled away goods valued at 1200 dollars after a newspaper ad declared all stock must go. The incident occurred in Southern Pines North Carolina. Sun Want Ads get results.
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Southern Pines
N. C
R. C. Johnson
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McCall’s
Uncle Sam
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Notaries Public
Judge Brews Bitter Cup
the Sun
J. R. Oliver
Orangeville
G. W. Renfro
Ed Sowells
Meador’s
Dick Walker
Whitewright
Paul Stephens
Dixon Garage & Wrecking Yard
Hughes Radio & TV
East Grand
Bodine Radio & TV
Admiral
Hannah’s
H. H. Taylor
Guy Hamilton
Little Rock
Meador
Stephens & Bryant
Alton McDowell
Highway 160 South
Bonham
Johnson Jewelry & Appliances
U. S
Cole’s Hatchery
van Alstyne
Champlin
Dawson Butane Co
LEM Tittsworth
Duncan Phyfe
Philco
Lillie Gardner
Linda Theatre
Fractured Jaw
Jayne Mansfield
Kenneth Moore
Robin Hughes
Kerwin Matthews
Kathryn Grant
Stewart Granger
Donna Reed
George Sanders
the Inn of the
Ingrid Bergman
Curt Jurgens
Robert Donat
Blackland
New Highway
J. A
Hot
Man
W. Houston
Exander News Land
Pho
Tawae
Alexander
Ryan Marshall
Nick Owen
Caap
Bells, Texas
S. V. Earnest
Tex
Gladys Hamilton
Sun
Whitewright Cleaners
J. R. Wilson CO
Leonard, Texas
Rock Maple
Woodward
New Colony
Velpar Gray Suites
Wilson’s
Western Oak
Solid Oak
Gray
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