Christmas post meeting sought by Earl Fields in Everheart Thornhill
Earl Fields, commander of Everheart Thornhill Post American Legion, calls a 7:30 pm Friday meeting on Nov 28 for members to plan Christmas activities. Sears Anderson reports Whitewright Community United Fund at 69 percent of a 3300 dollar goal, down from 73 percent last year for a 3500 dollar goal. Hallowe'en havoc in Ralls drew attention to vandalism and interracial crime notes, with local merchants counting losses and parents blamed for urban tensions.
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Earl Fields
Everheart-Thornhill
American Legion
Sears Anderson
Whitewright Community United Fund
Pancake Supper to Raise Funds for New Bell Cabin
Proceeds from a pancake supper at 5 p m on December 6 at the Bells school cafeteria will finance a new Boy Scout cabin. Bells Lions Club members will cook and serve the pancakes. Troop No 1 now Troop No 41, Grayson County’s first, has used the same cabin behind Bells bank. the new cabin will be on city property east of Bells. About 40 boys in three groups use the present cabin.
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Bells School
Hap Dopson
Bells Lions Club
Bells Troop
Grayson County
Bells
Bells Bank
Rodent Control Demonstrations in Grayson County
The Extension Service and Rodent Control Service announce a series of rodent control demonstrations across Grayson County farms and meeting places next week. Topics include rat mouse and gopher control poisons and best usage. Invitations extend to all interested residents.
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Extension Service
Rodent Control Service
Grayson County
President Eisenhower Proclaims Thanksgiving Day 1958
President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaims Thursday November 27 1958 as a day of national thanksgiving. He notes gratitude for harvest blessings religious heritage Pilgrims and calls for praise in homes churches and prayers for a better world.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States of America
Congress
Vitamins Aid to Learning
Stanford University researchers report a four year study of about 2000 schoolchildren in Merced and Santa Cruz Counties. Half received vitamin fortified doses, the rest dummy pills. Vitamin fortified youngsters showed slight gains in learning, fitness, endurance, growth, dental health, and attendance.
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Stanford
Calif
Stanford University
Merced
Santa Cruz
California
Dauphin: The Heir to the French Throne
The term Dauphin designated the eldest son of the French king, heir apparent to the royal throne, and held ceremonial and dynastic significance in medieval and early modern France.
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Dauphin
France
Thanksgiving Gripes from Uncle Dan of Tom Bean
Uncle Dan recounts gratitude with satirical jests about health wealth and politics. He praises American diversity and warns of international tensions while poking fun at labor unions diplomats and Congress. He laments tax ideas and mischief in Washington as the nation stays at home for the holidays.
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Congress
Dulles
America
Europe
TV blamed in delinquency opinion from minister
The Rev. Allen R. Blegen, director of the Lutheran Broadcasting Assn, told a Kiwanis Club that television programs feed juvenile delinquency by appealing only to sex and bloodshed. He urged producers be replaced with more creative thinking and new ideas.
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Chicago
Allen R. Blegen
Lutheran Broadcasting Assn
Kiwanis Club
Too Much Coffee Seen As One Cause of Ulcers
Louisville reports Dr. Zollinger warns excess coffee and other stimulants raise stomach acids. He tells physicians that too much acid irritates ulcers and can worsen pancreatitis and related digestive issues.
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Louisville
Robert W. Zollinger
Ohio State University
Zollinger
Foot doctors question walking benefits and parking privileges
The Lewi College of Podiatry class of 1961 asked New York traffic officials to grant graduates the same parking privileges as physicians. A stray sentence notes river deltas resemble the Greek letter Delta.
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New York
Lewi College of Podiatry
Tax rules for dining car purchases across states
A commuter on a Boston to New York train faces different tax rates for meals based on location. Massachusetts charges five percent, Rhode Island and Connecticut three percent, Westchester County N Y charges none, and New York City applies three percent. Buy or sell it with a Sun Want Ad.
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Stamford, Conn
Boston
New York
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Westchester County
N. Y
New York City
Sun
Thanksgiving Eve Service At Whitewright Churches
The Whitewright churches hold their annual Thanksgiving Eve service this Wednesday at 7 pm at the Presbyterian Church. Rev John Roberson of the Methodist Church preaches the sermon with scripture prayer by Rev Fred Waldrop. Music includes O Worship the King Prelude Offertory Choir special Serve the Lord With Gladness and I Gave My Life for Thee. Benediction by Rev C C Dooley.
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Whitewright
Presbyterian Church
John Roberson
Methodist Church
David Johnson
King
Fred Waldrop
The
Baptist Church
Offertory
C. C. Dooley
Johnson
Final Report on Hale-Aikin School Changes in Texas
The Hale-Aikin Committee completed a yearlong study proposing Texas public school reforms with an estimated $110 million annual cost. If enacted the plan would require about $78.5 million more state funds and $31.5 million from local districts, with aims including higher teacher pay, pre school English training, merit pay, and expanded behind the wheel training. The report notes debates over teacher shortage figures and includes recommendations on state aid timing for oil and gas lease rentals and other governance measures. The final section also cites a historical note on Washington's first major Revolutionary War victory at the Battle of Trenton lasting 45 minutes.
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Austin
Hale-Aikin
Texas
Sen
A. M. Aikin Jr
Paris
Hale-Aikin Committee
Charles E. Simons
Dallas
L. DeWitt Hale
Corpus Christi
Thomas B. Raney
Tyler
State Board of Education
Simons
Stone Wells
Houston
Floyd Bradshaw
Weatherford
Scott McDonald
Fort Worth
McDonald
Ramey
Ad Valorem
Holiday Will Be Observed Here
Town closes for Thanksgiving as schools dismiss early and reopen Monday. Post office and banks observe holiday, dispatching only the early mail. Residents will dine on turkey and watch or listen to the A. and M. College University of Texas game in the afternoon.
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A. & M. College-University of Texas
Prices to Mark 50th Anniversary in Open House
Mr and Mrs J E Price celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with an open house on Sunday Nov 30 from 2 to 5 pm at their Route One home They married Nov 29 1908 at Mart Texas by Rev Walker Methodist minister He was born Pontotoc Mississippi 70 years ago She 68 born Rock Hill South Carolina and moved to Texas at 12 The couple farmed all their married life They have three sons J Ed Price Sherman B L Price Arlington Fred J Price Dorchester three daughters Margaret Ann Price Hazel Shaw Sherman Opal J Wales Elmhurst Ill 15 grandchildren and five great grandchildren
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J. E. Price
Route One
Mart
Texas
Walker
Mr. Price
Pontotoc
Miss
W. H. Price
Price
Margaret J. Collins
Rock Hill
S. C
J. Ed Price
Sherman
B. L. Price
Arlington
Fred J. Price
Dorchester
Margaret Ann Price
Hazel Shaw
Opal J. Wales
Elmhurst
Ill
Working Wives Come Out Ahead
Washington report by Emma G Holmes of the Agriculture Department finds working wives in four Georgia towns earn an average 2200 dollars yearly with job related expenses totaling 614 dollars and extra costs of 184 for paid help and 105 for clothing. Net take home per family averages 1297 dollars, with 28 percent of earnings spent on job related costs and clothing expense rising with income.
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Washington
Emma G. Holmes
Agriculture Department
Institute of Home Economics
Holmes
Georgia
Wild West defended by skeptics of West
The Globe and Mail in Toronto challenged Governor General Massey’s claim that the Canadian West was wild. It argued America’s Wild West was mainly an Eastern stage for colonial wars and noted the West’s lawless era largely lasted after the Civil War, with pioneers often missing their targets.
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Toronto
United States
Toronto Globe and Mail
Massey
Crayfish Can Grow New Leg Or Antenna After Amputation
Crayfish, similar to lobsters, possess the ability to regrow a missing leg or antenna. This regenerative capability helps them recover from injuries and maintain mobility and sensory function.
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