Allan Shivers Sheds Light As 1954 Senate Hopeful
The Sun flags Allan Shivers as the logical Texas candidate for the 1954 United States Senate, arguing his forthright defense of tidelands ownership contrasts with Lyndon Johnson’s 1950s loyalties and the Parr machine legacy.
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Allan Shivers
Texas
United States
Lyndon Johnson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Johnson
Archie Parr
Coke Stevenson
Parr
the Sun
Eisenhower landslide defies pre election polls
The Sun predicted 300 plus electoral votes and over two million popular votes for General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Whitewright area favored Stevenson, but Ike still captured 198 votes there, challenging the so called scientific polls and history alike.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sun
Ike
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Whitewright
Texas
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Truman
Dewey
Thurmond
All Fixed Boss Gaffe in Postal Stamp Mix Up
Office humor unfolds as a clerk points out a stamp misplacement on two letters. The boss realizes the error but reveals he corrected it by changing the addresses on the envelopes to fix the situation.
Health value of supervised sports and risks of unsupervised play
The article argues that organized athletics benefit physical, mental, and emotional health when properly supervised. It notes millions participate in school and pro sports with widespread recreational activities, warns about injuries and health issues from inadequate medical oversight, and advocates preseason physical exams, coaching, trained staff, and safe equipment to protect players and preserve the value of sport.
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United States
Good Old Blank U
WFAA TV Plans 1757 Foot Triangular Tower Near Dallas
WFAA TV seeks FCC approval to build a 1,757 foot three sided triangular tower seventeen miles southwest of Dallas near Webb. The tower would serve 18,262 square miles with 1,573,602 people per 1950 census and include a 1,500 foot elevator and extensive guy wires.
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Dallas
Wfaa TV
Channel 8
North Texas
Ralph W. Nimmons
Federal Communications Commission
Washington
Webb
Empire State Building
New York City
Wfaa-Tv
Texas Receives 34 Million In U S Road Aid
The Commerce Department announced federal highway funds totaling 575 million dollars for the coming year. Texas is allocated 34,493,576 with primary roads at 247,500,000 and urban, secondary, interstate projects also funded. Local matching is required.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Congress
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
U S Slot Machines Drop After Interstate Ban
The number of one armed bandits in the nation fell by two thirds since Congress barred interstate shipment. Federal tax data show 23,069 coin operated devices paid taxes in the 1952 fiscal year, down from 44,831 in 1951 and 66,278 in 1950. Also notes that John C. Calhoun is the only U S vice president to resign.
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Washington
Congress
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Funeral Friday for W. T. Simmons in Whitewright
William Thomas Simmons 71 of Whitewright dies after a long illness. Funeral at First Baptist Church 2:30 p m Friday with Rev. James L. Cooper and Rev. E P Wootten officiating. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers include R A Gillett C B Bryant Jr Carl May T J Lilley C C Horton Judge J M Dickson. He worked at First National Bank Tom Bean and Whitewright and served as Sunday School superintendent for 31 years and deacon. Survived by daughter Mrs Lowell Watson two sisters and several nieces and nephews.
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First Baptist Church
William Thomas Simmons
Oak Hill Cemetery
Barnheart Funeral Home
James L. Cooper
E. P. Wootten
Mt. Pleasant
R.A. Gillett
C. B. Bryant Jr
Sweetwater
Carl May
T. J. Lilley
C. C. Horton
J. M. Dickson
Sherman
Tom Bean
Mr. Simmons
James Archer
Sarah Eveline Simmons
First National Bank
Whitewright
Simmons
Lowell Watson
Pilot Grove
J. H. Hune
Hune
Lee Wilson
Mr. Hune
Funeral for Wanda Elaine Jones held in Wichita Falls
Funeral services were held for Wanda Elaine Jones at Owen-Brumley Funeral Chapel in Wichita Falls. Burial followed at Ontario Ridge Cemetery. The two year old died at Sheppard Air Force Base Hospital after a brief illness. She is survived by her parents Sgt Weldon O Jones Sr and Mrs Wanda Jones, two brothers Willie C Bradshaw, 6, and George Wesley, 4, and extended family in Sherman Ontario and California. Funeral arrangements directed by Wise Funeral Home Bonham.
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Wanda Elaine Jones
Weldon O., Jones Sr
Owen-Brumley Funeral Chapel
Wichita Falls
Ontario
California
Sheppard Air Force Base Hospital
Sherman
Sgt. Jones
Florida
Wanda Elaine
Keesler Air Force Base Hospital
Biloxi
Miss
Weldon Jr
George Wesley
John W. Jones Sr
Sherman of
Tony B. Starr
Calif
Fred Starr
Aldredge Ridge
Wise Funeral Home
Bonham
Willie C. Bradshaw
Wolfe City
L. Dozier
J. B. Holloway
J. A. Worsham
Whitewright
Claude Bradshaw
Wylie Bradshaw
Orbin Bradshaw
Johnny Bradshaw
Hamp Bradshaw
Welston
Okla
Ben Victory
Bill Leslie
Sallie Kindley
Broken Arrow
Lina Prince
Hugo
Leonard William T Bradshaw dies at 70 in Dallas hospital
William Thomas Bradshaw 70 a retired farmer and Methodist Church member died Monday at 7 55 am in a Dallas hospital. A native of Virginia he had lived in Fannin County for years. Services set for 2 30 pm Thursday at Bailey Methodist Church with the Rev Vernon and other clergy.
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Leonard
William Thomas Bradshaw
Methodist Church
Dallas
Virginia
Fannin County
Bailey Methodist Church
Vernon
Railroad Freight Trains and Highway Safety
A Texas Tax Journal piece explains how private railroads move most freight and influence highway safety and road costs. It urges readers to imagine freight moving on public highways and the impact on the highways funded by taxes.
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Texas Tax Journal
America
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R. P. Childress
W. T. Simmons
Craig’s Cafe
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Pittsburgh, Pa
William T. Bradshaw
Brooks General Hospital
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