Weekend Visits and Travels Dot Local Areas
A string of short social notes lists visits and weekend trips. George Brown spent Wednesday in DeKalb. Mrs. J. P. Livingston of Sherman weekend with relatives. Floyd Bassett visited Dallas last Thursday. Bryan Weber of Greenville visited friends here Sunday. Numerous other travelers and host families are named, including residents from Sherman Bells Dallas Fort Worth and Whitewright. A new baby, Clifton Reynolds, was born to Albert and Mrs. Smith of Brownwood on May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Raymond Brown
Fort Worth
Johnny
Mitchell Smith
Oakland Drive
Brownwood
Clifton Reynolds
Albert T. Smith
Smith
Henrietta Jackson
Per Capita Cost of Foreign Aid 323 Dollars Highlighted
The U S government has spent 54 billion on foreign aid since 1945, about 323 per American, vastly more than atomic energy funding. Grants make up 80 percent, with critics urging an unbiased study of the program and its outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Eisenhower
Fish Put To Sleep For Lake To Lake Transfer In Canada
Fishery experts of the Canadian Wildlife Service move pickerel and northern pike between lakes in Prince Albert National Park Saskatchewan by anesthetizing them for up to five hours. They are placed in canvas tanks with diluted urethane and transported in wooden containers bedded in chipped ice. The method lowers costs and avoids complex gear while fish show no ill effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Canadian Wildlife Service
Prince Albert National Park
Saskatchewan
Disposable auto would slash costs and be junked in three years
New York financier predicts a low cost disposable car around 1000 dollars will dominate the market within a decade. It would be maintenance free, aluminum and magnesium based, lighter, air cooled, and capable of high speed with minimal upkeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank R. Nichols
Nichols Wire & Aluminum Co
Nichols
America
Davenport
Iowa
Man Made Diamonds Enter Pilot Plant Phase at GE
GE reports pilot plant success in producing synthetic diamonds and expects potential industrial and defense use in the near future. A company official said synthetic diamonds may eventually outperform natural ones for industrial needs, with lab-made specimens shown to the Smithsonian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Electric Co
Smithsonian Institution
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Brown
DeKalb
J. P. Livingston of
Sherman
Floyd Bassett
Dallas
Bryan Weber
Greenville
Lee Hampton
Joe Ross
M & S Hospital
Bonham
Mrs
Frank Smith
Don Fuller
J. E. Robinson of
Tyler
Dick Walker
Dorothy Hamilton
Guy Hamilton
Joe Johnson
Mrs. H. D. Moore
Bells
David Reeves
NTSTC
Commerce
John Reeves
J. W. McMurry
Shreveport
W. C. Thornhill
Eugene Thornhill
Don Cook
Howard Cook
C. J. Meador
Calvin McKnight
Whitewright
Detroit
East Whitewright
Sid Askins
Burkburnette
Johnnie Johnson
Jess Blanks
Cecil Craig
Clara Myrick
Helen Greenway
Clyde Craig
Maurice Curfman
T. J. Lilley
Oklahoma City
Barnett Lilley
Willie Stapleton
Erwin Stapleton
Denison
Jessie Jones
Jack Pritchard
Allen T. Short
Short
Carl Edwards
Fred Cook Jr
Whitewright Cleaners
Poolie
Ford
Earl Blanton
Fordomatic
Hez Obero
Petormeme
Motor Trend
Mobilgas
Whitewright Motor Company, Inc
Itewing
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