Bois d Arc Creek Project Narrowly Missed Selection
Bois d Arc Creek water improvement plan narrowly missed the early processing priorities list. State and local officials noted four projects were considered with two small watersheds chosen, leaving Bois d Arc to be carried to next year’s hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bois d’Arc Creek
George Wood
Denton
Jim Sharp
State Soil Conservation Board
Lamay County
Addie Yates
Bois d'Arc Board
Caney Creek
Fannin County
Yates
Habeas Corpus Origin and Paris in English Hands
The phrase habeas corpus means you may have the body. Paris, France, was under English control from 1430 to 1436 during the Hundred Years' War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Gettysburg warning on government and rights in 1957
A November 1863 reference frames a US president at Gettysburg and cites Sept 24 1957 as the day a nine member presidium replaced government by the people. It accuses federal troops, duress ratifications, and lack of Congress action on voting rights and school integration. It notes mental illness prevalence and Texas heat record from 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Gettysburg
Supreme Court
New York
New Jersey
Secretary of State
Congress
Whitewright Sun Subscription Rates and Policies
The Whitewright Sun lists subscription rates for Grayson and Fannin Counties at $2.00, outside counties $2.50, and foreign subscriptions $5.00. It notes the paper is a service institution open to news from individuals and organizations, with the editor reserving the right to decide what is news and to reject items deemed too old or promotional.
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Grayson
Fannin
Grayson and
the Sun
Colors Change for Hunters and Fishing Lures in Texas
Outdoors columnist notes that optometrists at two Army posts found yellow most visible for hunting. The piece weighs lure color opinions, shares fishing anecdotes on Lake Austin and a Texas lake, favors yellow lures, and argues fishing is best in spring before heat and tourists. It muses on seasonality of vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Texas
Lake
Austin
Luxury of mink for furniture sparks high end trend
New York reports a mink furniture trend with convertible sofas offering mink trimmed cushions or full mink back. Castro firm claims several sold in Florida and prices the back at 2045 dollars, touting lasting glamour.
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New York
Castro
Florida
Former Whitewright Woman Honored By Professional Women
A Whitewright native, Mrs. Faye Eatherly Pope Boyd, was named Business Woman of the Year in Paris at a banquet on October 1. She leads the Texas Employment Commission office in Paris since 1937 and has been active in the Altrusa Club, Chamber of Commerce, and traffic commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Paris
Faye Eatherly Pope Boyd
Boyd
Kentuckytown
Texas
Grayson County
Max Pope
M-K-T
Austin College
Abilene Christian College
Paris News
Faye Pope Boyd
Texas Employment Commission
Business and Professional Women’s Club
A. T. Boyd
Neil Martin
Altrusa Club
Chamber of Commerce
First Christian Church
BPWC
Traffic Commission
Procter & Gamble Charged Over Clorox Acquisition
The Federal Trade Commission charged Procter & Gamble of Cincinnati with illegally acquiring Clorox Chemical Company of Oakland. FTC alleges the deal could lessen competition or create a monopoly by giving P&G a complete line of cleansing and laundry products and easier shelf access, leaving other liquid bleach makers disadvantaged.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Procter & Gamble Company
Cincinnati
Clorox Chemical Company
Oakland
Commission
Clorox Company
Clorox
Procter & Gamble
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Bois d Arc Creek
Skipworth
Builders Supply
Tom Bean
Italy
Seymour
T. Glenn Doss
National Editorial Association
AND
Texas Press Association
Outdoors
ZxAs
By Hugh Williamson
Lanela
Dorothy Tartars
Lanolin
Wat
San Antonio Street
Austin, Texas
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