Whitewright and region notes influenza move and local duties
Epidemic wanes in Whitewright with ongoing cases and family spread. Dr Geers warns avoidance of influenza victims. Denison reports resurgence. April 15 windshield sticker deadline approaches. car inspections at Edwards Chevrolet. Auto license plates final date. Mrs Helen Bilmer to stay in tax office near March end. Western Week parade draws crowds. locals observe wagons and buggies. A four page invitation invites singing Happy Birthday to Ray Roberts. Steve Allen ratings challenge Johnny Carson's Tonight Show.
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Whitewright
Paul Geers
Denison
Edwards Chevrolet Company
Helen Bilmner
Ray Roberts
Self Employed Workers Urged Not to Delay Social Security
Sherman Social Security District Office urges self employed workers past age 62 not to delay filing for benefits. Manager Gus Jones says retroactive benefits cover only 12 months and tax return timing should not block filing. Office location is 315 West Mulberry.
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Sherman Social Security District
Gus Jones
Sherman Social Security Office
West Mulberry
Walks 45 Miles But Can't See Kennedy
A Baltimore postman William Moore 35 walked 45 miles from Baltimore to the White House to deliver a civil rights letter to President Kennedy. After six hours sleep and two meals he reached the gates at 2 30 p m Friday. A guard refused entry and advised him to drop the letter in the mailbox.
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Baltimore
Kennedy
William Moore
White House
Washington
Moore
Pilot Grove Calf Dies Of Rabies
The first Grayson County rabies case in years is a calf owned by Jack Andrew. The head was sent to Austin for analysis and the lab confirmed rabies. Several men who treated the animal take Pasteur antidote serum as investigators seek how infection occurred.
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Grayson County
Pilot Grove
Jack Andrew
Austin
Supersonic B-58 Training Runs Apr 8 Through June 30
SAC B-58 Hustler flights will begin April 8 from Sherman Texas to McAlester Oklahoma to Farmington Missouri with radar scoring near McAlester. Missions operate mainly daytime up to Mach 2 at 35 000 feet along 40 mile corridors and no bombs are carried.
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Offutt Afb
Neb
Strategic Air Command
Sherman
Tex
McAlester
Okla
Farmington
Air Force
SAC
Free World
Peach And Plum Tree Spraying Guidance In Texas
Now is the time to apply the petal fall spray to peach and plum trees. Check that 75 percent of petals have fallen before spraying. Use a combined insecticide and fungicide. multiple sprays are needed for full protection.
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County Extension Service
Dancing Protested As Sinful By Group
In Springfield Missouri a coalition of parents protested school dance instruction. They circulated a petition arguing the square dance and Virginia reel lead youths to sin. The group seeks a ban on dancing from the public school curriculum with church representation among signers.
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Springfield
Bob Stockstill
Stockstill
Church
Funeral sermon and small town gossip in Tom Bean
Uncle Dan recalls Zeke Grubb’s preacher visiting the country store to announce a funeral at a local church. The tale highlights a crowd gathering, gossip at funerals, and driving through red lights to honor the deceased, with humorous remarks about living kindness.
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Zeke Grubb
Grayson County Junior College Candidates Draw Ballot Positions
Candidates for Grayson County junior college trustees drew ballot positions at the Sherman courthouse. The order includes Charles Spears Sherman O T Atkinson Sherman Stanley Ward Denison W E Winter Denison W E Wilcox Denison Walter Shwadlenak Whitesboro Tom Sears Whitewright Robert Fielder Van Alstyne R A Parker Whitesboro Four candidates attended the drawing with County Clerk Paul Lee assigning the rest. The April 13 vote will decide whether to form the college district and choose seven trustees from the nine candidates.
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Board of Trustees
Grayson County
Sherman
Charles Spears
O. T. Atkinson
Stanley Ward
Denison
W. E. Winter
W. E. Wilcox
Walter Shwadlenak
Whitesboro
Tom Sears
Whitewright
Robert Fielder
van Alstyne
R. A. Parker
Ward
Winter
Atkinson
Shwadlenak
Paul Lee
Grayson
Death of William Allen Vineyard 17 in DC Accidental Gunshot
William Allen Vineyard 17 was killed by an accidental gunshot at his Washington home last week and buried Sunday in Floydada Texas. He was the son of Navy Commander Merriwell W. Vineyard who grew up in Whitewright and graduated from the local school. Survivors include his parents two sisters Nancy and Barbara Vineyard of Washington and grandparents Mr and Mrs W R Vineyard Bells and Mr and Mrs J H Banard Floydada.
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William Allen Vineyard
Washington, D. C
Floydada
Texas
Navy
Merriwell W. Vineyard
Whitewright
Nancy
Barbara Vineyard
Washington
W. R. Vineyard
Bells
J. H. Banard
Doctor warns any drug can turn into poison in long use
Dr. Carl E. Burkland of Sutter Hospital warned at the California Medical Association convention that any drug may become poisonous if used long enough. He called for careful patient review before refilling prescriptions and noted iatrogenic disease can arise from diagnostic procedures or emotional patient anxiety. He cautioned tranquilizers reduce blood pressure and could worsen shock risks in accidents.
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Los Angeles
Tak
California
Association
Carl E. Burkland
Sutter Hospital
Medical Research Foundation
Sacramento
Calif
Burkland
Leading U.S. Corporations by Stockholders
The American Telephone and Telegraph heads the list with about 2.2 million stockholders. General Motors follows with just over a million, Standard Oil of New Jersey has 715 thousand, and General Electric ranks fourth in share ownership.
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American Corporation
American Telephone and Telegraph
General Motors
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
General Electric
Grim Political Fate Is Feared For 4th District
In Texas Fourth District redistricting sparks debate over joining First District. Local leaders question alignment with Texarkana area and Dallas County, urging a larger intact Fourth District. Politicians warn the plan harms western representatives while residents weigh future representation.
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Lewis Harris
Dallas News
Rockwall
Collin
Hunt
Kaufman
Dallas County
Texarkana
Greenville
Wright Patman
Washington
Sam Rayburn
Grayson
Fannin
Derwood Wimpee
James Cole
Hunt- Fannin Counties
Don Heston
Sherman
A. M. Snyder
Farmersville
Collin County
Bob Poole
Farmersville Times
Rayburn
Congress
Swap for a Wheelchair With 200000 Cigaret Packs
An Springfield Illinois based group seeks to exchange 200000 empty cigarette packages for a wheelchair. Despite six months of collecting from offices streets and after games no donor has emerged. The effort aimed to help custodians and disabled individuals but remains unanswered.
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Springfield
Ill
Water main break prompts rush for delinquent bills
In Miami Springs Florida more than 50 residents rushed to City Hall to pay overdue water bills after a road grader accidentally cut a water main causing a service outage. A water department cashier described the scene as a frantic sprint to settle accounts.
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Miami Springs
Fla
City Hall
Florence Jones
Water Department
Commissioners To Be Elected April 2
An election will be held next Tuesday April 2 to elect two members of the City Commission. R C Vestal will judge the election at Firemen s Hall. Incumbents seeking reelection Jack Meador and Charlie Ayres face opponents Joe Bodine and Henry M Carroll Jr. Bodine is a Whitewright resident and Bell Telephone employee. Carroll works at Johnson Johnson in Sherman. Voters must reside within city limits and have poll tax receipts or be exempt by age.
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R. C. Vestal
Jack Meador
Charlie Ayres
Joe Bodine
Henry M. Carroll Jr
Meador
Meador Farm Implement Organization
Ayres
T. W. Ayres & Son
Bodine
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Whitewright
Telephone Company
Carroll
Johnson & Johnson
Sherman
Aid row tests Kennedy plan after panel's retrenchment call
Washington reports the advisory group urged a smaller aid program while deeming foreign aid essential to national security. The lone dissent by AFL-CIO chief Meany urged expansion and policy voice, forcing Kennedy to choose between trimming expectations or risking budget cuts near 4.94 billion for the coming year.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Wee Bit O Heather Spoils Nip In Largs Whisky Freshens
A Largs water taste issue prompts a complaint about local supply spoiling whisky flavor. A Glasgow trip for bottled water was needed, while water engineer Robert A. Wilson says heavy snows tainting the reservoir with heather flavor will soon clear.
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Largs
Scotland
Glasgow
Robert A. Wilson
2500 Doctors Ask Permission To Leave Cuba
MIAMI Florida more than 2500 Cuban physicians have applied for permission to depart the country one escaped by boat. Dr Gumerdino Garay 43 former sanitation director of Cruces Las Villas Province says 95 percent would leave if allowed Castro government bars emigration claiming medical men are indispensable yet monitored and blocked from private practice all clinics under government control.
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Miami
Fla
Gumerdino Garay
Cruces
Las Villas
Fidel Castro
Garay
Brakes for Life Franchise Expands into Auto Safety Centers
The International House of Pan cakes, once a single restaurant, now franchises Big Brake Safety Centers offering brakes shocks and front end alignments with a lifetime guarantee as long as the owner keeps the car. The plan rests on owners selling or trading cars every 30 to 36 months.
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International House of Pancakes
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