Armed Forces Day Program at Twins Ball Park May 17
North Texas and Southern Oklahoma civilians and service members gather at Sherman Denison Twins Ball Park at 7 p m May 17 for a twilight Armed Forces Day event Defenders of Freedom theme Master of ceremonies Wayne Bedford Austin College Rear Admiral Burton Beecher Biggs will give the principal talk Col Townsend Hills Perrin AFB will introduce him Chaplain William S Boice will give the invocation 681st Air Force Band provides music A cadet squadron from Perrin and National Guard units from Denison and Sherman march in a parade with veteran organizations and static displays including a tank and electronic communications gear from local units Naval Reserve electrical warfare displays Civil Air Patrol Denison showcase jet and piston engines from Perrin
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North Texas
Oklahoma
Sherman-Denison Twins
Defenders of Freedom
Wayne Bedford
Austin College
Sherman
Burton Beecher’ Biggs
Munitions Board of the Petroleum Committee
Washington
Townsend Hills
Perrin Air Force Base
William S. Boice
Perrin
681St Air Force
William Baker
National Guard
Denison
Ball Park
Signal Corps
Naval Reserve
Air Force
Civil Air Patrol Squadron
Arm ed Forces Day to feature in-the-park show
Two airplanes will participate as observers and the Boy Scouts from Denison and Sherman will serve as ushers for the in-the-park show. This marks the sole Armed Forces Day celebration in the area and all residents are invited to attend this joint military function.
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Denison
Sherman
Bonham Pfc Joe Harvey Killed in Action in Korea
Private First Class Joe W. Harvey, from Bonham born April 18 1932, was killed in action in Korea after being reported missing in February. Survived by grandparents Mr and Mrs P M Jones and a brother Pfc Wilbur Harvey in Korea. He entered the U S Army in 1950 and served in Japan before Korea.
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Bonham
Joe W. Harvey
Korea
Defense Department
P. M. Jones
Main St
Harvey
Pfc
Whitewright
U. S. Army
Japan
Wilbur Harvey
The Spice of Life A Revised Memory
A northern tourist recalls Uncle Mose in a Virginia town and jokes about Lincoln mass links and Massa Linkum. A string of wry vignettes follows, touching on church memory, furniture, chairs, and a teacher's question about costly water.
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Uncle Mose
Virginia
Lincoln
Massa Linkum
Want Ads Listings Include Rentals Sales and Buys
Classified notices show several items from 1950s Sherman Texas listings. Ads include for sale trucks seed pajamas rental real estate and farm land buyers with names such as Anderson Grocery Farley Hill Stephens Bryant and J E Ross plus addresses and contact phone numbers.
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Colored Mechanics’ School
White Rock
Ida Road
Charley Anderson
Stephens & Bryant
J. E. Ross
B. N. Barton
P. O
Sherman
Texas
East
Houston Street
Reading Between the Lines of a Domestic Exchange
In a terse exchange, Mr. Brewster suggests a practical concealment, asking to fold items into a dish cloth so they stay hidden and out of sight, while the dialogue hints at a cautious, secretive plan.
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Brewster
Civics class sparks child budget joke
A civics class yields a student quip about a seventy billion dollar budget. The sophomore says his father believes it means no television this year, highlighting skepticism about government spending.
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Kenneth
Concrete and abstract compared in classroom joke
A teacher explains abstract versus concrete ideas and a student humorously answers that his pants are concrete while others are abstract, turning the lesson into a tease.
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Jimmy
Be Atomic Prevention Request Sparks Chamber Reply
An AP teletype seeking local action on atomic attack protection drew a quick quip from Hattiesburg Mississippi. The town said not worried, noting its Chamber of Commerce has repelled every new idea in 40 years.
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Associated Press
Hattiesburg
Mississippi
Chamber of Commerce
New Community Property Tax Move By Snyder Bared
Washington details reveal a Treasury back door to cut married couples in eight community property states from income tax savings since the tax began. The House Ways and Means Committee, led by Hale Boggs and J. W. Combs, resisted the initial proposal but faces a tougher path on an alternate plan. The committee rejected a 50 percent cut and the Treasury now proposes a 25 percent future reduction.
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Washington
Treasury Department
House
Ways and Means Committee
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
J. W. Combs
Texas
Treasury
Warehouseman and Dumb Girl Friend Exchange Quip
A brief comic exchange has a warehouse worker inviting a friend to a Mexican dinner while she jokes about the idea, quipping that no one would want to eat a Mexican.
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Warehouseman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Twins Ball Park
Joe Harvey
Kashmir
India
Pacific
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Stepins
Vanette Hosiery
T. W. Ayres & Son
Peters Shoes
Phi Beta
Phi Gam
Call Anderson Grocery
Bells
Caro Maxey
Farley & Hill
J. W. Wilson
Farley & H & Hill
Butane and Lights
Jack Nossaman
Westinghouse
Philco
Sandy
C. J. Meadow Hardware
Babcock Auto Store
Tom Barbee
Ford
Chevrolet
C. J. Meador Truck & Tractor Co
Cole’s
Phillips Grocery
Herbold Cosmetics
North
Travis Street
International Harvester
C. J. Meadow Truck & Tractor Co
Orendufe
Big Gun
Snyder
Griffin
Fair Acres
SWIFT
Rath’s
Bologna
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