Weekend visits and social notes across Dallas area
Local society column records numerous weekend visits and travels among Dallas, Plano, Mesquite, Sherman, and surrounding towns. Notable mentions include Dr. Don Cook and daughter from Mesquite, B W Newman returning from Sherman hospital, and many pairs of relatives visiting in Whitewright, Irving, Ravenna, and Arlington. A Thursday Bridge Club gathering with high scores is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Cook
C. J. Meador
Henry Carroll
Bill Pettit
Ron Faison
Charlie Ayres
C. K. Smith
Fred Cook
FBI Warns Drivers Against Hitchhikers Thumbers
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover urges caution as warm weather brings more travelers and cars. He warns hitchhikers may threaten motorists and families, urging drivers to avoid picking up strangers despite the AAA slogan Thumbs Down on Thumbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
The
Automobile Association
AAA
Hoover
FBI Hitchhiker Files Chronicle Brutal Crimes Across America
The report details case after case of hitchhikers brutalizing drivers, stealing cars and cash, and even killing. Examples include murders in Kentucky Missouri North Carolina and Texas among others with hitchhikers using rides to commit robberies and escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Boston
North Carolina
Mammoth Cave National Park
Kentucky
Missouri
West Coast
Pacific Ocean
Brain Drain Shows Exodus of German Scientists to U S
The piece notes that Germany has transferred over 4000 scientists to the United States in recent years. It cites higher wages, greater opportunities, and the appeal of a more democratic society as key motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
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Joe Meador
Dallas
Mrs
Clyde Tidwell
Sarah Kilgree of
Ira Fleming of
Denison
Jack Savage
Plano
E. B. Kent
Mrs. John Inter of
J. C. Gillespie
Marl Ryan
Daughters of
Lela Ryan
B. W. Newman
Sherman Hospital
Mrs. O. L. Jones
Jeanette Jones
Harold Doss
Mrs. Granvolee Hansard
Irving
Ralph Hughes
Son
Gene Hughes
M. B. Hasty
David Reeves
John L. Reeves
Pat Russell
Hurst
W. H. Russell
Roger Holcomb
Mesquite
A. D. Ricks
Claud Nichols
Rick
Tucson, Ariz
George Eaton
Ravenna
E. B. Kent Jr
Boyd Newman
Nancy
Carrollton
Don Newman
Goliad
Floyd Bassett
John Pettijohn
Debby
Jimmie Bassett
San Antonio
Continental Insurance Co
Ray Mason
Garland
Cleve Anderson
Ralph Christian
Caton Hargett
Mike
New Braunfels
James McKinney
Ricky
Euless
R. Crump
Thomas Geers
Arlington
Manuel Alexander
Grady Gillett
Houston
Lillie Gardner
S. H. White
Frank England
South
Texas
C. A. Akins
Cecil Perkinson
Durant, Okla
Mary Perkinson
Don Walker
University of Texas, Austin
Dick Walker
J. P. Williams
S. H. Murphy
Hove
Ross Layman
Clifton Bass
Northwest Whitewright
Garland D. Smith
Travis Sanderson
Clifton Sanderson
Terry
Chris Boatwright
J. C. Whipple
Whitewright
Married Couples Bridge Club
Firemen’s Hall
Ralph Judd
W. E. Stanford
Farm Seeds
Whitewright, Texas
Maryland
Oklahoma City
Alabama
Arizona
England
United States
Stephens & Bryant
Insurance & Real Estate
Lokey Edwards
Ea Public Service
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