Notary Public Appointment Rules And Speed Limit Increase
County Clerk Paul Lee reminds first time notaries must file by May 20 while existing commissions requalify June 1 through June 10. A DPS patrol cited teens for traffic tickets in Whitewright and a governor signed a 70 mph speed limit law taking effect in 90 days with highway zoning to set specific limits. A Kansas congressman accuses the Agriculture Department of flooding mail to influence votes in a wheat referendum, with local ASC mailings cited. The piece also discusses age restrictions on employment in printing plants and a veteran editor reflecting on safety laws and youth work in the newspaper trade.
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Paul Lee
Notary Public
Connally
Texas
State Highway Department
Bob Doyle
Kansas
Agriculture Department
Neck of the Woods
ASC
Geometry Class Proves Success In Third Grade
BLOXOM Va A third grade geometry class at Bloxom School is praised for daily 20 to 30 minute sessions. Principal S Mason Sprague notes pupils read carefully analyze problems and follow instructions. They learn terms like equilateral triangle precision and quadrilateral using a straightedge and compass. Teachers report improved comprehension vocabulary arithmetic reading and muscular coordination.
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Bloxom
S. Mason Sprague
Whitewright High School Graduation Class of 26
Whitewright High School will award diplomas to 26 seniors at commencement on May 27 at 8 p.m. One student, Jeanette Jones, recently dropped out. Baccalaureate is May 26 at 8 p.m. at First Methodist Church.
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Whitewright High School
Jeanette Jones
Pattye Badgett
Roy Howard Belew Jr
Delinda
Nan Blacker
James Michael Booker
Lynda Kay Buchanan
Jimmy F. Burchfield Delores Denton
Bonnie Ely
Judith Ann Gosnell
Jerry Harvey
Glenda Hicks James Michael Holloway
Jackie Jester
Laura Lewis John Manning Meador
Mary Melton
Rex Miller
Sammy Montgomery Dennis Ray Neal
Danny Rogers Thomas
Edna Thornhill Burden 64 dies at Whitewright died
Funeral services were held at Earnheart chapel for Mrs Edna Thornhill Burden 64 who died Tuesday in the Whitewright Nursing Home Rev Dale Gore Baptist pastor conducted the rites and burial was in City Cemetery She was born September 30 1898 in Albany Kentucky and survived by her mother son James A Burden five brothers and four sisters from Whitewright Sherman Denison and Ida Bell Oklahoma county names listed
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Earnheart Chapel
Edna Thornhill Burden
Whitewright Nursing Home
Dale Gore
The
Baptist Church
City Cemetery
Burden
Albany, Ky
J. P. Thornhill
Whitewright
James A. Burden
Sherman
Caleb
J. B
Frank Thornhill
Bill
Bennie Thornhill
Denison
Sherman Thornhill
Bill Zuver
Roy Coffman
R. M. Stapleton
Idabel
Okla
Robert England
Funeral services held for Mrs. Tom Booher in Ely community
Mrs. Tom Booher 75 died Saturday night at her Ely home. Funeral at Earnheart chapel Tuesday at 2:30 pm conducted by Rev. O Charles Horton and Rev. Don Griffin. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Born October 6 1887 in Blue Ridge, she married Thomas D Booher January 6 1909 at Savoy. Survivors include husband five daughters four sons a brother a sister eleven grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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Earnheart Chapel
Tom Booher
Ely
O. Charles Horton
New Ordeans
Don Griffin
Fort Worth
Oak Hill Cemetery
Booher
Blue Ridge
William and Mallie Smith
Thomas D. Booher
Savoy
Enterprise Baptist Church
L. H. Rush
Whitewright
Ross Booher
Dorothy Kelly
Ector
Maxie Cotton
Dallas
Bill Schmidt
Garden Grove
Calif
W. A
Pete) Booher
Kenneth Booher
Billy Booher
Kountze
James F. Booker
Tucson
Ariz
Ernest Smith
Willie Smith
Sherman
Mrs. J. T. Range 80 Dies in Justin Funeral Held
Mrs. J. T. Range aged 80 mother of Buel Range of Whitewright died at her Justin home last Thursday. Funeral services were held in Justin Friday. Surviving are three sons Ray Range Justin I N Range Mc Allen and Buel Range Whitewright. two daughters Mrs F L Rust Justin and Miss Ruby Range Abilene. two brothers E H Hanby and J W Hanby Mesquite. a sister Mrs T S Jobson San Marcos.
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J. T. Range
Buel Range
Whitewright
Justin
Ray Range
I. N. Range
McAllen
F. L. Rust
Ruby Range
Abilene
E. H. Hanby
J. W. Hanby
Mesquite
T. S. Jobson
San Marcos
Kennedy on federal aid and local effort in 1960 address
In a 1960 speech, John F. Kennedy argues that Washington should not do for the people what they can do locally and privately, saying tax dollars sent to Washington lose their magic upon return. He emphasizes local initiative over federal rescue.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Uncle Dan Lampoons Language Grabs Readers at Country Store
In a humorous note from Tom Bean, Uncle Dan recounts shoppers debating hamburgers and nutrition terms like calories and precipitation. The column riffs on Symington’s navy supplies and editor standards, with local quirks from Isaac Cornfodder, Ed Doolittle, Clem Webster, Bug Hookum and Zeke Grubb, ending with Uncle Dan’s sign off.
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Congress
Isaac Cornfodder
Senator Symington
Navy
Isaac
Clem Webster
Bug Hookum
Bug
Liz Taylor
Eddie Fisher
Everbody
Zeke Grubb
Liz
Eddie
Zeke
Uncle Dan
House Approves Poll Tax Repeal and Election Date Change
The Texas House voted 111 to 27 to repeal the poll tax and to set the vote date for Nov 9 this year. The measure awaits Senate concurrence and would go to voters if approved. A separate voter registration bill remains in conference.
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Abraham Karen
Laredo
Texas
U. S
Special Membership Pins Presented at W S C S Tea
Mrs Olivia Whedbee and Mrs R A Gillett were honored at a First Methodist Church tea hosted by the Woman s Society of Christian Service. Mrs Kenneth Frisby read an original poem as pins and certificates were awarded for faithful service. Fifteen members and three guests attended. Eight colonies plan to form a Federation of the West Indies: Antigua Barbados Dominica Grenada Montserrat St Christopher Nevis Anguilla St Lucia and St Vincent.
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Olivia Whedbee
R. A. Gillett
A. M. Bryant
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Kenneth Frisby
Whedbee
Gillett
Federation of the
Loan Shark Bill Awaits Signing
A Texas bill regulating loan shark activities described as tough as any in the nation was approved by both chambers and sent to Governor John Connally. The conference report on SB 15 passed in 14 minutes in the Senate and 25 minutes in the House. Connally was expected to sign soon, praising the action as a step toward correcting weaknesses in existing law.
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Austin
Texas
Senate House Conference Committee
Senate
House
John Connally
Connally
New JFK Doll Captures President in Rocking Chair
A new Japanese made foot high doll likeness of President Kennedy goes on sale next month in Los Angeles. The spring wound toy features a wardrobe from football uniform to tuxedo and sells for about $6.95. Wound up it rocks and plays Happy Days Are Here Again.
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Los Angeles
Kennedy
JFK
Orbiting Cat Returns Safely
Mrs. Jean Cozzi of Oak Park heard noises from the laundry and opened the dryer door. The family cat tumbled out, apparently completing some tiny orbits. Its reentry was described as good. The note adds Saturn is lighter than water.
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Chicago
Jean Cozzi
Oak Park
Sabin Type III Polio Vaccine to Be Given Sunday
Grayson County Medical Society sponsors oral polio vaccination in Whitewright and nearby towns on two Sundays in May. Free vaccine in Whitewright at Dr. Paul Geers Clinic 8:30 am to 5:30 pm with volunteer staff. 2,000 doses available and preregistration advised.
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Grayson County
Sherman
Denison
van Alstyne
Whitesboro
Perrin Air Force Base
Sun
Geers
Eisenhower Attacks Kennedy Budget Spending in Post Piece
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower writes in the Saturday Evening Post that the Kennedy administration is spending for spending’s sake. He targets a $98.8 billion budget, a 1964 deficit of $11.9 billion, and a 1965 tax cut, urging restraint while supporting some cuts and a balanced approach. He warns against pushing space, farm subsidies, and defense costs without focus. He calls for citizen letters to Congress to protest high spending.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Saturday Evening Post
Eisenhower
White House
United States
Washington
Congress
Surgeon General Endorses Type III Polio Vaccine
Dr. Luther L. Terry of the U S Public Health Service endorses Labin oral vaccine Type III for polio across all ages after reviews. He notes minimal risk, with only 11 post-vaccination polio cases deemed compatible and urges continued mass immunization despite earlier age restrictions.
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U. S. Public Health Service
Luther L. Terry
Terry
New Debt Top Passes 213 to 204 in House
The House voted 213 to 204 to raise the national debt limit in two stages to a record 309 billion dollars, ahead of Treasury estimates that the 305 billion ceiling will be breached soon. The bill now goes to the Senate after defeating a GOP bid to hold the ceiling at 305 billion. An all day debate on spending preceded the vote.
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Washington
House
Treasury
Senate
Fatal Shooting Incident Near Blue Ridge In Whitewright
Levy Gibson, 59, Black resident of Whitewright, was fatally struck by a 12 gauge weapon three miles north of Blue Ridge on Sunday. A suspect is jailed in Collin County Jail. Gibson had faced a prior serious charge from a grand jury. A prior case involved a Black person courting his daughter.
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Levy Gibson
Blue Ridge
Collin County
Gibson
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Texas Department of Public Safety
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Edna Burden
Dan
Tom Bean
Dear Mister
Ed Doolittle
W.S.C.S
Saturn
Whitewright, Texas
Grayson
Fannin County
APO
Sabin
John Biggerstaff
Surgeon General
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