Funeral Attendees Gather From Far and Wide for P M Jarvis
A long list of attendees traveled from multiple Texas towns including Trenton Leonard Dallas Denison Beaumont Bells Wichita Falls Sherman Sherman Garland Garland Fort Worth Grand Prairie Gober Gober to attend the funeral of P M Jarvis. The names reflect a broad community showing support for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. Jarvis
Trenton
Joe Combs
Joe Suddeth
Willis Parks
Lawton Wilson
Ed Norris
W. E. Jenkins
Leon Petty
Leonard
Charles Henry
O. J. Butler
D. B. Hightower
Weldon Wilson
Billie Robbins
Marshall Robbins
Bells
Prilla Bynum
Wichita Falls
O. L. Bilmner
Gomer May
Sherman
M. G. Moreland
Silverton
W. E. Jarvis
Pampa
A. J. Rutherford
Roxton
Billy Cox
Lubbock
State Texan Pays Trains In Own Coin
Victoria police describe a railroad complaint about a man on tracks who refused to move as cars waited. The worker said trains were edged to the street, delaying him ten minutes, so he vowed to sit another ten minutes while others waited. The item closes with a George Gobel quip about school days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texan
Victoria
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club Elects Officers
Mrs. C N Massey hosted the Whitewright group Tuesday with Mrs Ed Martin presiding. Officers elected for the coming year are Carl May president Ed Martin vice president Velma Sadler secretary treasurer Fred Cook council delegate and Joe Miller reporter. The meeting featured a talk by Ina Nash on Trial By July and a Christmas party set for December 11 at 7 p m hosted by Mrs W L Hatfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. N. Massey
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club
Ed Martin
Velma Sadler
Fred Cook
Carl May
Joe Miller
Ina Nash
Tom Bean
Lucy Harris
J. W. Moran
Tom Bean Club
W. L. Hatfield
Ike Presents 'Holiday Gift' To Workers
President Eisenhower announced a four day Christmas holiday for most government workers. A memorandum urged skeleton staff to stay on December 24 and recommended liberal use of annual leave between Christmas and January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Eisenhower to seek year extension of war excise taxes
President Eisenhower will ask Congress to extend for one year the increased excise taxes enacted to fund the Korean war. The taxes raise about 750 million dollars annually and apply to telephone and telegraph messages transportation beer liquor jewelry luggage furs and toilet preparations. Pine trees are less likely to be struck by lightning because their resin interferes with electricity conduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
Eisenhower
Congress
Will Hungary Die in Vain and U S Policy Response
Opinion piece urges Americans to press the President, State Department, and Congress to reject appeasement of the Soviet Union after Hungary. It argues Communist brutality mirrors China under Mao and urges action to prevent a worldwide march of communism, framing Hungary as a turning point. It cites Time Magazine and calls for public engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Soviet Union
Hungary
U. S
Bulganin
Khrushchev
Malenkov
America
England
State Department
Mr. Hoover
Congress
Mao Tsetung
Free World
White House
Local Ads Offer Appliances and Home Needs
Used Frigidaire refrigerators in all sizes and prices from Johnson Jewelry and Appliances. Life and hospitalization insurance advertised by Paul Stephens. Butane or propane gas appliances with year round service from Dawson Butane. Wiring supplies including Romex and fuse boxes from Dollarhide Hardware. A diet dressing tip with grated cucumber for weight watchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Jewelry & Appliances
Famed Bandleader Tommy Dorsey Dies in Sleep
Greenwich obituary notes Tommy Dorsey aged 51 died Monday in his $130000 mansion. Police found a note to his third wife Janie amid reports of a suspected sleep choking incident. Medical examiner cites food particles he reportedly threw up during sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Conn
Tommy Dorsey
Dorsey
Jimmy
Janie
C. Stanley Knapp
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George Gobel
Ike
T. W. Ayres & Son
McCall’s
Stetson
George S. Benson
National Education
Searcy, Arkansas
China
Mao Tse-tung
Time
Budapest
Tamerlane
Venezuela
Whitewright
Moore Residence
de Laval
Ed Wilkinson
Mary K. Phillips
Kentuckytown
Paul Stephents
Stan
Dearborn
Meadow Hardware
Dollarhide Hardware
Hannah’s
H. H. Taylor
Guy Hamilton
Texas
American Legion Hall
Whitewright Sun
Johnson
Andrew Korioth
Grayson County
Olga M. Korioth
House Paints
Jones-Blair
J-B
Jones-Blair House
Our
Blair House
Whitewright Lumber
Tillett Grocery & Market
Mrs. Tucker
Carl
Belmont Fruit Cocktail
Wortz
Pool
Grayson Qlee
Lady Betty
Griffin
Black
Colgate Tooth Paste
Gladiola
HEIN
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