Down Memory Lane Highlights From Whitewright News
Local brief recaps include W. B. Hestand visiting family, Horace Thompson buying land south of The Sun office, and Corinne Lilley and Billy Ball winning senior and junior declamations at the Sherman Interscholastic League meet. Births announced for multiple families, plus new positions, resignations, and a flood of local happenings.
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W. B. Hestand
Internal Revenue
Horace Thompson
Sun
R. L. Hayter
Thompson
Robert Chumbley
M. A. Roberts
West Spruce Street
Mitchell Cox
Corrine Lilley
Billy Ball
Sherman
Ben Nelson
Kentuckytown
Charles Reynolds
George Bradshaw
Claud Dillon
Denison
Local notices and obituaries mix with social events
The page records multiple small items including the death of 18 year old Robert Lee Cantrell in Sherman, social gatherings hosted by Mrs. H T Atterberry and Mrs. Mary Ryan, an April 23 vote on paving in the business district, P Janway buying W H Davidson blacksmith shop, employment for Miss Vona Mae Akridge with Cole and Davis, and a death of Arthur Sears in Abilene.
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Robert Lee Cantrell
F. P. Cantrell
Mahurin
Sherman Hospital
H. T. Atterberry
D. S. McMillin
Mary Hestand
Slaton
P. Janway
W. H. Davidson
Mary Ryan
Bridge
Sterling Evans
Bryan
Vona Mae Akridge
Desert
Cole & Davis Co
Arthur Sears
Whitewright
Abilene
Virginia Benson
Legal Aid Clinics Promote Equality Before Law in Texas
Texas lawyers organize Legal Aid Clinics in major cities and committees in smaller towns to ensure indigent citizens receive their right to justice. Attorneys must serve those unable to pay, treat cases without bias, and use community resources to solve intertwined legal and social issues. The role brings great responsibility and rewarding results, reinforcing democracy. Officer and driver joke wraps the page.
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Texas
Wiley B. Rutledge
U. S. Supreme Court
Legal Aid
The 264 Billion Dollar Question for 1975 Growth
Census experts project a US population near 200 million by 1975 and an 88 million labor force. With 22 million new jobs needed and an average 12 thousand dollar investment per job, about 264 billion dollars of new investment is required. The central issue: will government costs and taxes be cut enough to allow the necessary saving and investment.
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America
Think good thoughts and you’ll see the good in others
A short verse by Carl C. Helm encourages positive thinking to reveal goodness in people and daily life. It contrasts thinking good versus thinking bad and the impact on moods and interactions.
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Carl C. Helm
Veterans Insurance and GI Bill Questions Answered
A veteran can convert part of a $10,000 National Service Life Insurance term policy to permanent plans in multiples of $500 with a $1,000 minimum premium, while keeping the rest as term. GI education allowances match the school’s non veteran price for the course. For GI term insurance, beneficiaries may include any person or entity, not limited to family. VA training ends at employability. employment help may be referred to state or federal agencies.
Dated Bottle Caps Return in Connecticut
Hartford news reports the state restores dated milk caps. Officials will require a date on cap labels tied to the delivery date rather than pasteurization. Housewives welcomed the change, noting any date helps manage milk usage.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Ex Grid Star at Texas A and M Hints at State Post
John Kimbrough former Texas Aggie football star and current state representative says he may run for State Commissioner of Agriculture. He notes support from friends and is considering challenging John C. White of Wichita Falls. Kimbrough known as Jarring John led Texas A&M to national prominence and now pursues farming ranching and oil interests. Water legislation has been a key focus.
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W. W. Welch
Osaka
Grammar School
Thomas N. Parrish
R. B. Gordon
A. T. Phillips
Horace Gordon
Co. C. Willis
Buster Graves
Dan Hollingsworth
Fort Worth
Paul Falvey
R. B
Ray) Aston
J. M. Everheart
May Manning
West Whitewright
J. H. Gosnell
Lon Davis
Olan R. van Zandt
Tioga
Texas Senate
Hugh Tim Atterberry
Barbara Lee Kight
Jo Anna Harrison
Ola Riddle
Jo Howard Cook
John Rufus Taylor
Weldon Ingram
Norma Jean Blanton
Bobby Montgomery
Robert K. German
Mary Jo Hansard
Mary Frances Stephens
Thomas Kirk May
Dorothy Nell Hall
G. L. Baugher
Jimann_ Kirby
W. T. Kirby
Percy Darwin
J. A. Yeager
Sidney Watson
C. J. Meador
Meador
Frank King
Walker Pharmacy
Feed
Pascal Farley
E Sun
A. Ridley Dean
Grayson County
Texans
A. Tolley Dean
Lark
Carson County
Lona Dean Craig
Whitewright Sun
Texas A&m
Craig’s
Craig’s Cafe
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