US Economy Ready If War Comes
Government holds secret plans for domestic economic controls in war. ODM coordinates with agencies to prepare for emergencies. Some steps could be used immediately, others require Congressional action. Plans tested in two operation alert exercises under Civil Defense Administration. Congress previously refused stand-by authority when Treasury warned it wasn’t needed.
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Washington
Office
Defense Mobilization
Korea
United States
ODM
Federal Reserve Board
The
Treasury
Congress
Civil Defense Administration
George Humphries
House
Spaghetti a Favorite Noontime Dish for School Children
Albany report notes cafeteria managers cite spaghetti as popular and quick to serve for lunch. Separate item states about 45 million dollars have been spent to restore Williamsburg Virginia to its 18th century Revolutionary era appearance.
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Albany, N. Y
Williamsburg, Va
Citation by publication in estate of Clarence Fortner
Public notice commands publication in a Grayson County paper at least ten days before return. Court will hear final guardian report for Clarence Fortner non compos mentis on November 19, 1956 in Cause No. 9663 at Sherman. Clerk Altest J. C. Buchanan issues. publication in The Whitewright Sun November 8, 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
State OF
Texas
Grayson County
Clarence Fortner
County Court
H. E. Fortner
Sherman
Altest
J. C. Buchanan
Connell Rogers
Whitewright Sun
Texas Eyes $50 Million Surplus and Journal of Needs
Governor Shivers reports a $50 million surplus to the Texas Research League and suggests a tax bill could be avoided under the current budget. He lists four needs for the legislature including parole supervision, executive backstop authority, elimination of earmarked funds, and a state archives building.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Texas
Texas Research League
Capitol
Healing Stone Seized by Government in Dallas
Twenty cartons containing a substance known as radioactive stone were seized by U S officials in Dallas at the J R Hogan Radium Water Co. The government seeks permanent impoundment at a December 17 hearing before Federal Judge William Atwell. Advertising material claimed the stone has healing powers.
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Dallas
U.S
Henry White
J. R. Hogan Radium Water Company
William Atwell
Pure Food and Drug Administration
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
U. S. District Court Clerk’s Office
Eyes for Needy Sets 1957 Goal
New Eyes for the Needy aims to collect 350 000 eyeglasses to aid the visually impaired across the United States. The drive seeks volunteers and donations to assemble and distribute spectacles to those in need.
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New York
New Eyes For the
Subscription Rates for Grayson and Fannin Counties
The notice lists subscription rates for Grayson and Fannin Counties at 2.00, outside counties at 2.50, and foreign subscriptions at 5.00. It also promises full correction of any erroneous reflection upon a person, firm, or corporation upon notification to the publisher.
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Grayson
Fannin
Grayson and
Needy Inc Sells Salvaged Metal to Fund Glasses
Needy Inc salvages metals from old frames and jewelry, melts and sells the metal, and uses the proceeds to provide new glasses for those unable to afford them. It takes about 40 old pairs to fund one new pair, with plastic framed and cataract lenses in demand for distribution to missions and hospitals abroad. Recently 1800 sunglasses were sent to lepers on Okinawa.
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Okinawa
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Whitewright Cleaners
Crusade For Archives
William B. Travis
Alamo
Highway Department
Texas State Historical Foundation
Sam Houston Shrine
Huntsville
Sam Houston Memorial Museum
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Masseter
the Whitewright Sun
T. Glenn Doss
Whitewright
National Editorial Association
AND
Texas Press Association
Pyramids
Ford
L. Laroe & CO
Endur
Detroit
Red Moore
Whitewright, Texas
Fairlane Club Sedan
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