Social visits and travel among North Texas residents this weekend
Dallas visitors and Sherman, Plano, and Arlington residents spent the weekend with relatives in towns across the area. Attendees included families from Bells, Van Alstyne, Sherman, Denison, and McAlister, with many at the State Fair in Dallas and an Ex-Students Reunion in Greenville.
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Elmo Wallace
C. C. Haliburton
Bells
Donald Haliburton
Denison
Dallas
Sarah Kilgree
Hayden Hamilton
Greenville
Old Wesley College
Humble Company and Oil Progress Through Four Decades
A historical overview credits petroleum and its byproducts with transforming modern life from cars to ships to homes. The Humble Company, founded in 1917, is highlighted for pioneering funding, production, and refining techniques during four great decades of industry growth.
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United States
Humble Company
Humble
America
Friday Literary Club Opens Fall Meeting With Luncheon
The Friday Literary Club held its fall meeting at Mrs. Sears Andersons home on Friday October 11. Twenty two members attended the covered dish luncheon and program committee hosts included Mrs. Anderson Mrs. James Bryant Mrs. Roy Blanton Mrs. George Hight and Mrs. Alton McDowell. Mrs. J C McMillin was inducted as president and the club collected its story read by Mrs. J W Wilson with assistance from Mrs. B W Newman and Mrs. Carl Edwards. Three new members were welcomed Mrs. R P Childress Mrs Charles Skaggs and Mrs W E Stanford. The next meeting is scheduled for October 25 with Miss Lena Mae Gowdy as hostess. Reporter. In 1955 more than 400000000000 cigarettes were smoked about 800000 a minute.
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Sears Anderson
Anderson
James Bryant
Roy Blanton
George Hight
Alton McDowell
J.C. McMillin
J. W. Wilson
B. W. Newman
Carl Edwards
R. P. Childress
Charles Skaggs
W. E. Stanford
Lena Mae Gowdy
Bill McDowell Earns Lone Star Farmer Award at Denton
Bill McDowell of Denton won the Area V Lone Star Farmer award amid more than 300 F F A youths. He received a 25 dollar check from the National F F A Foundation and a hand tooled leather billfold from Farm and Ranch magazine. He also earned a western style belt with F F A initials and a second billfold for winning the area public speaking contest and placing third in state. Barry Anderson and Jimmy Bassett were among the 68 others honored in the region.
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Bill McDowell
Denton
McDowell
National
F. F. A. Foundation
Farm and Ranch Magazine
Lone Star Farmer
Foundation
Barry Anderson
Jimmy Bassett
Lone Star Chapter Earns Gold Emblem Rating
The local Lone Star chapter received a gold emblem rating for outstanding performance in the region, recognizing its active engagement and achievements within the area.
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Lone Star
Right Is Right Even If It Costs
A Nebraska doctor filed a traffic complaint against a truck driver for passing a bus uphill. The driver denied guilt, but the court found him at fault. The doctor then paid the $20 fine to prove his point, saying he did not want to penalize the driver, only to establish being right.
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Nebraska
Macon
The girl who lays all her cards on the table
A proverb notes that a person who reveals all cards is often left playing solitaire, implying honesty reduces competitive edge. The remark links direct disclosure with solitary play and strategic disadvantage.
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Nuell Skaggs
J. D. Fleming
McAlister
Okla
Marion Felker of
Sherman
Jim Sears
Lubbock
R. L. Sears
A. H. Fortner of
Sweetwater
John Reynolds Jr
Arlington
John Reynolds
Jim Walker
Sam Golden
Jack Baker
Amarillo
C. K. Smith
R. I. Scott
Findley Haile
Marvin Smith
Clyde Sadler
Tommie
Hugh Hunter
Mrs
Jimmie Jacobs
Plano
Don Farmer
T. D. Taylor
J. P. Darwin
Frank Rascoe
Roy Talley
Sam Taylor
Sharon
Nancy White
Robert Howell
Ector
Clarence Page
Nevada
Lester Haile
Lucyle Sanders
Johnny Hynds
van Alstyne
Marion Felker
W. L. Crawford
Maggie Crawford
O. L. Jones
R. S. Morehead
Madeline Terry
Friday Literary Club
Caraway Bros
Whitewright
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