Community notes of visits and travel across North Texas
A long list of social visits from Dallas to Tom Bean and Whitewright highlights the week. Joe Miller remains a patient at Mc Kinney veterans hospital as regional families share news of visits and weekend gatherings across Dallas, Wichita Falls, Sherman, Greenville and Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Hopper
Tom Bean
L. R. Worley
Carlsbad
N. M
W. E. Marlow
Fort Worth
Billie White
Clarence Burden
Trenton
Sammy Maxwell
Amy Alexander
C. W. Mitchell
Whitewright
W. H. Burden
Celina
Joe T. Robinson
Community Hospital
Sherman
Mr. Robinson
Clyde Robinson
Whitewright native and family notes in Cannon force supervisor tale
Force supply supervisor at Cannon is a Whitewright High School graduate. his wife Miyahara of Japan and their three children are cited. Various local visits, showers, surgeries, and a birth are listed among families in Sherman, Bonham, Sherman, and nearby towns as a Baptist church class begins a project to repair and refinish toys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Ownby
J. P. Ownby
Whitewright
Cannon Afb
New Mexico
Cannon
Whitewright High School
Matsuko Miyahara
Japan
Michael
Shirley
Robin
Rebekah Sunday School
The
Baptist Church
Toys and donations sought for Whitewright Christmas drive
The Rebakah Class of First Baptist Church honored teacher Mrs. Paul E Geers with a surprise May 3 party titled This is Your Life Rosalie Geers. Members voted to collect and repair toys for the needy for the coming Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebakah
First Baptist Church
Paul E. Geers
Rosalie Geers
William Wilson
Cub Scouts Elect Denner and Reporter at Worsham Home
The Cub Scouts met Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Doyce Worsham’s home with 11 members. Bobby Joe Branham was elected denner and Richard Mynatt reporter. They finished Mother’s Day gifts. Next meeting shifts to Saturday at 9 30 a m at Mrs. Worsham’s for a nature trip with Mrs. Worsham and Mrs. James Bryant as den mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyce Worsham
Bobby Joe Branham
Denner
Richard Mynatt
Worsham
James Bryant
Beta Sigma Phi Meeting Highlights Paintings Talk
Mrs. R. H. Darwin hosted Chi Xi Chapter members Monday evening. Mrs. Jack Meador led a discussion on paintings noting interpretation over imitation and citing famous works and artists. Refreshments were served to a group including Mrs. W. J. Bilnmer, Miss Sammye Caldwell, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Darwin
Chi Xi
Beta Sigma Phi
Jack Meador
W. J. Bilmner
Sammye Caldwell
Joe Couch
J. A. Harper, Jr
Ed Kent
Robert Sivley
Wallace Wilson
Texans Pay 1954 Federal Taxes Exceed Two Billion
Texans paid 2 153 882 000 dollars in federal taxes in 1954, signaling a large national fiscal contribution by residents of Texas. The figure reflects yearly tax payments and highlights Texas as a major source of federal revenue.
Senate upheaval as Ramsey team captain loses bid
Democratic primary returns show Jack Strong of Longview defeating Wardlow Lane of Center, ending Lane’s role with the Ramsey clique. The conservative Senate loses a key sales tax proponent, while liberals and moderates gain ground for a tougher balance next year. There will be at least ten new faces in the 31 member Senate when it reconvenes in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Ramsey
Senate
Jack Strong
Longview
Wardlow Lane
Center
Lane
Ramsey
House
James A
Jimmy) Turman
Preston Smith
Lubbock
Well High Life Begins at 40 In Space Cadet Era
A December 1961 piece from Printers Ink notes Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. at age 40 would be seen by some firms as unfit for a desk, highlighting age bias before Glenn’s orbital flight. The remark reflects perceptions ahead of America’s first space capsule mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Glenn
John H. Glenn Jr
Average home hides thousands of parts and nails
The Sun notes an average home comprises over 3,000 separate parts and about 40,000 nails. The piece contrasts houses with machinery, stating value tends to increase with proper maintenance of the home and surrounding neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tile Council of America
Representative Dist 49 F pledges to honor trust
A local candidate thanks voters for their strong primary show of support. The statement pledges to work hard to justify the confidence and serve as the district representative.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joe Miller
McKinney Veterans Hospital
C. J. Davenport
Dallas
Fred Garner
Bill Ross
C. N. Ross
Mrs
Grady Stepp
Guy Stepp
J. A. Thomas
Kilgore
Lonnie Darwin
Mrs. Sallie McFarland of
Grand Prairie
Robert DeBerry
Lowell Hansard
Colbert, Okla
E. A. Hansard
Jack Thrasher
McKinney
Wilma Sanders
Carol Hughes
Gene Hughes
Jimmie Jones
Kelly
Port Arthur
Mattie Smith
Howard McSpedden
Denton
Lee Hampton
O. L. Lowrey
Valley View
B. L. Sanderson
T. P. Tallant
Carl May
A. R. McMurry
Maude Belew
Roy Belew
Blue Ridge
H. H. Rayburn
T. E. Sanderson
Wichita Falls
Elmer Sanderson
Mary Dale
the Baptist Church
Jim Grinder
Lillie Dillon
Ronnie Biggerstaff
Dale Gore
Lena Mae Gowdy
Mrs. Holmes Connelly
R. B. Neathery
Irving
W. C. Thornhill
Sherman Isaacs of
Denison
W. A. Bowers
George Simpson
R. E. Simpson
Frank White of
Tom Lilley
G. B. Doggett
Garland
Terrell Cowart
Paul Geers
Austin
American Medical Association
Hayden Hamilton
Wilburn McKinney
Greenville
R. E. Scott
R. A. Scott
Robert Cole
Lola Scott
Rex Ray
J. P. Darwin
O. E. Head
Ira Fleming
Renee Morgan
Frieno
Duncan Hines
Baker’s Cocoanut
Keith
S&h
Kimbe
Chuck
Welchade
Kobe
Maxwell House
Mrs. Eldon Watson
Bill Carter
Jacksonville, N. C
R. O. Patterson
Jewel Smith
Alma McMillin
Fay Wilson
Harold Doss
John Holmes
Idabel
Okla
Jim Holmes
Gridley, Calif
Claude Garner
Mark Ayres of
Ned Ayres
Buck Chesser
Betty Page
Elza Chesser
R. W. Ownby
James Piatt
Bonham
Guy Ownby
R. H. Ownby
Margie Hazel
Albert T. Smith
Brownwood
Cub
the Sun
Grayson and
Cooke Counties
Dist
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