Law Enforcement Forum Highlights Texas Public Safety Ties
Abi lene Police Chief Warren Dodson urged stronger police public partnership at a Texas Law Enforcement Foundation banquet in Austin. Governor Daniel warned crime grows three times population, noting 1950s era increases with daily murders rapes and burglaries. The 1956 Texas delegation chair dispute with Lyndon B. Johnson is touched on as Daniel backs Johnson. The state board opposes tapping the Permanent School Fund, likening it to seed corn. Hospital board studies aging care private nursing home options and TB and retarded child care needs.
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Austin
Abilene
Warren Dodson
Texas Law Enforcement Foundation
TLEF
Daniel
LBJ
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Allan Shivers
Save the
State Board of Education
State Hospital Board
Heavy bath scales eyed by hotel chain
A hotel chain seeks heavy bath scales to deter theft by guests. Howard Johnson motor lodges also plans to secure room TV sets with heavy bolts to prevent their disappearance. Best way to get in the swim is to stay out of the dives.
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New York
Howard Johnson Motor Lodges
Careful Driver To Save Money Under New Point System
The state implements a new mandatory auto insurance plan tied to a three year point system. Safe drivers will save up to 20 percent, while high point totals can trigger up to double standard rates. This uniform system affects all drivers and is designed to reward lawful, accident free operation.
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Texas
State Board of Insurance Commissioners
Sun editorial policy and subscription rates notice
The Sun announces weekly publication details with subscription prices for Grayson and Fannin Counties and nearby areas. It states the paper is a service institution inviting news from individuals and organizations while reserving the right to reject items deemed promotional or too old for news.
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the Sun
Good Neighbor Policy a Flop
Buffalo story about a long running feud between John Sciera and Alexander Chilinski dating to the 1940s over overlapping property lines and a garage driveway. A court in 1945 forced the Chilinskis to remove the driveway leaving them with no garage access. This year a painter faced Chilinski property when painting Sciera's house.
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Alexander Chilinski
Sciera
Chilinski
Chilinskis
Sclera
Housewives Not Reporting Social Security Payments
The Sherman Social Security office warns many housewives in Grayson Codke and Fannin Counties fail to report household help for social security. Even small weekly cash earnings over $50 per quarter must be reported to the Director of Internal Revenue using a mailed quarterly form. The 1959 tax rate is 2.42 percent for the employee and 2.2 percent for the employer, rising to 3 percent for the employee on January 1 1960. reporting earns social security credits for retirement survivors and disability benefits.
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Sherman Social Security Office
Grayson
Codke
Fannin
Internal Revenue
Charles J. Campbell
Campbell
Internal Revenue Service
No-Contest $50,000 Judgment In Traffic Collision Case
A default judgment of 50 000 dollars was awarded to Mrs. Mary Melton of Atoka County Oklahoma against Joseph Lyman Jenkins of Whitewright after a 1956 traffic collision on Highway 69 six miles north of Whitewright. The accident on September 2 1956 caused the death of J D Melton and injuries to Mrs. Melton her mother-in-law and sister in law Bobbie Rogers.
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Mary Melton
Atoka County
Okla
Joseph Lyman Jenkins
Whitewright
Melton
Jenkins
Highway 69
J. D. Melton
Bobbie Rogers
Quick Wits and Narrow Escapes In A Patchwork World
A string of brief items weaves a humorous and sharp snapshot: Moliere mocked doctors with undertaker links during illness on a Paris stage. a restrained plane passenger and a sharp talking hostess exchange quips about seat belts. A quiet town beat leads to a joke about judging by appearances. A Cold War vignette imagines atom bombs in suitcases ready for capitalist capitals.
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Josef
Paris
London
Rome
New York
Petrov
Empty seat at My Fair Lady premiere tale
Herman Levin recalls two women who sat apart in the orchestra and learned one seat was empty because the owner had just lost her husband. A tailor promises a suit in thirty days but quips the Lord took six days to create the world, and the world looks worn.
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Herman Levin
Ben
Smokers in the family spark concern from a girl
A worried girl speaks to a doctor on a mountainside about her grandmother's smoking habit She admits the grandmother inhales but does not exhale The doctor reassures that many women inhale but the girl remains alarmed about the health implication
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Amy
Glasses Repaired While You Wait Prompt Confusion
A man visits a shop promising glasses repairs while you wait. The clerk deflects his question about the sign by noting the customer will be waiting, highlighting a humorous misalignment between promise and reality.
Elderly Patient Refuses Gelatin Over Nervous Nerves
An elderly man admitted for treatment refused his first hospital meal a bowl of gelatin saying he will not eat anything more nervous than he is. The remark was made in response to questions about his appetite and condition.
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Moliere
Dallas
Gift telephone offers lifetime guarantee and color options
Thanksgiving ad copy promotes a durable colored telephone as a useful ornamental gift with life time replacement for tarnish. It invites readers to call Ruth Painter at the Business Office to arrange purchases for holiday gifting and hints at affordable pricing. A light anecdote about gifting a long distance call to a wife accompanies the appeal.
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Ruth Painter
Telephone Company Business Office
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Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
Complete Insurance Service
Stephens & Bryant
Insurance & Real Estate
Farley
Pascal Farley
State Department of Public Safety
the Whitewright Sun
T. Glenn Doss
F&f
Grayson and
Buffalo
John Sciera
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Podner
Sis
Mike
Pat
Jim Ashley
Mom
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
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