Local Social Notes and Community Life Highlights
A flurry of visitors and family connections fills the week in Whitewright and surrounding towns. Dallas visitors, travels to Bells, Mesquite, Sherman, Plano, and Paris mark a busy social scene with family dinners, hospital updates, and local club gatherings. Notable items include student teacher postings at Gainesville High, a military promotion for Paul C. Smith Jr., and Congressman Beckworth’s Whitewright stop amid redistricting context.
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Paul C. Smith Jr
Route 1
Bells
Fort Polk
Smith
Bells High School
The Law In Texas Defense For Temptation In Crime
A discussion of when police inducement excuses criminal acts. A bellhop hires illegal bets at a detective's urging merited defense due to planted criminal intent. In contrast, sending money for obscene photos under an assumed name did not shield the seller from liability as the officer did not create intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eve
Hansard Family Visits Across Towns
Mrs Elbert Hansard Miss Alta Nell Hansard and Mrs Pearl Hickson visited Mr and Mrs Grady Hansard in Greenville Sunday. Mr and Mrs David Brooks and children of Sherman visited Mr and Mrs D D Brooks. Mr and Mrs Harold Doss with Mr and Mrs Elbert Thompson of Pilot Point visited in Canton Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wortham
Diane
George Brown
Dallas
Gary and
Jeff Wortham
Mrs
J. E. Wortham
Bells
Mrs. O. V. Barker
Honey Grove
Tony Ingram
Faustine
Norma Ingram
Vernon Amundson
Plano
Guy Davis
Ed Kent III
Betty England
Douse Thrasher
Canton
J. W. Burchfield
Paris
Birdie Pennell
Clydene
Becky Joe Brown
Sherman
Mrs. Danner
Bonham
O. M. Brown
Viva Phillips
Dee Patterson
Howe
Luther Gordon
George McCurdy
Garland
Marie McCurdy
Elbert Hansard
Alta Nell Hansard
Pearl Hickson
Grady Hansard
Greenville
David Brooks
D. D. Brooks
Harold Doss
Elbert Thompson
Pilot Point
Popular names and top name pairs in the country
The text notes that John and Mary were long favorite names, but Linda has surpassed Mary recently. It lists the six most common first and last name pairs as Fred Smith, Charles Johnson, Henry Brown, William Jones, Robert Wilson, and John Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Mary
Linda
Fred Smith
Charles Johnson
Henry Brown
William Jones
Robert Wilson
John Anderson
Public justice and police traps in crime law
A discussion notes Supreme Court limits on police traps and the need for undercover tactics in drug and illicit whiskey cases. It explains resilience of buyers to report crimes and the role of law enforcement in gathering evidence, with commentary from Will Bernard in a public service piece.
Veterans pension law choices for new recipients and VA hospital locations
The article explains that veterans or dependents entering VA pension rolls on or after July 1 1960 must receive pensions under the current law. It notes all VA hospitals are in the continental United States except one in Puerto Rico and outlines how to establish service connection by applying to the nearest VA regional office with proof of wartime or extra hazardous peacetime service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
U. S
Thomas Jefferson as Early Patent Office Leader
Thomas Jefferson served as the first supervisor of the Patent Office and held the role of the initial patent examiner, establishing foundational leadership for U.S. patent work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jefferson
Silverless Coins Debut as U S Mint Rolls Out New Quarters
The United States began circulating 230 million copper nickel sandwich quarters on Monday, retaining their value at 25 cents. Dimes follow next year, with 50 cent pieces later in 1966, while pennies nickels and silver dollars stay largely unchanged amid a silver shortage and the 1965 Coinage Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Treasury
U. S
No Beer During Firemen's Practice
Westmorland California volunteers on the town fire department quit protesting new rules about beer at practice. City Councilman Raymond L. Attebery fire commissioner told the group there was too much emphasis on beer drinking and not enough on fire practice at their twice monthly meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westmorland
Calif
Raymond L. Attebery
Guatemala population growth mirrors Missouri at 3.1 percent
Guatemala's population exceeds 4.2 million, roughly mirroring Missouri's size, and is expanding at about 3.1 percent each year. The figure highlights steady demographic rise in the Central American nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatamela
Missouri
Old Silver Coins Circulate Alongside New Issue
About 13 billion silver coins remain in public hands and will continue to circulate alongside the new issue until they wear out.
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Clyde Vestal
John Vestal
Morris Wilson
Robert C. Foley
H. T. Atterberry
Bob Cawthon
L. C. Enochs
Lonnie Dean McCartney
Mesquite
Allen Harper
Lawton, Okla
Lonnie Darwin
Fred Cook Sr
Alvin
Ark
Monroe
Shreveport
W. E. Stanford
James Edwards
Charlie Ayres
Ayres
Howard L. Canafax
Whitewright
North Texas State University
Canafax
Gainesville High School
Gainesville
Joe F. Canafax
Petrolia
Hazel Parks
Marvin Luster
Wichita Falls
R. M. Roberts and Son
Tulsa, Okla
C. W. Pope
O. E. Young
Abilene
Winnie Young
Velma Sadler
Marvin Smith
John D. Alexander
Los Angeles
E. H. Wright
Tishomingo, Okla
Joe H. Orr
Henry Orr of
1St Infantry
Vietnam
Sergeant Orr
Army
L. F. Jacks
Eunice Adams
Madison, Wis
Homer Jacks
Grand Prairie
Clifford Jacks
Fort Worth
Grayson
W. C. Brown
Mazelle
Doris Jacks
Ft. Worth
Lindley Beckworth
Beckworth
Ray Roberts
Roberts
Sam Rayburn
Bob Dunlap
N. Travis
N. Highland
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Gomer and
Kirk
North Travis
MAY Pharmacy
Medical Arts Clinic
501
Texas
Linda Theatre
Whitewright, Texas
Katie Elder
Vincent Price
Susan Hart
Tab Hunter
Ethel
P. S
Jerry Marcus
The
Travelers Safety Service
United States Supreme Court
American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Will Bernard
Veterans News
Dawson Propane Whitewright
Insurance & Real Estate
Fisher
Impala
Fisher Craftsman
Chevrolet
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