The White House trip and a broader US pause in time
A reflective piece recalls a 1957 White House visit with Senators and a president amid a nation facing recession and social upheaval. It threads through echoes of Kennedy era tragedies, Vietnam, civil rights battles, and warnings about education and freedoms, ending with an elderly services seminar notice in Texoma.
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London
Houses of Parliament
Pussy Cat
Robert Burns
White House
Washington
Ralph Yarborough
Bruce Alger
America
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Smithsonian Institute
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Summer Homecoming Proposed by Class of 1950 for 1978
In a letter to the editor, Louise Pierson on behalf of the Class of 1950 urges the Homecoming steering committee to hold the 1978 event during the summer, ideally the 4th of July weekend, arguing that it would attract more attendees, fit town activities, and accommodate families living far away.
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Louise Pierson
Community Public Service Company Electric Promise Card
Without dependable electricity families would miss televisions radios stereos and projectors. More homes and facilities depend on power today. Providing reliable electric service when you flip the switch is what Community Public Service Company aims to do as your electric light and power company.
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Community Public Service Company
Your Electric Light & Power Company
Whitewright Sun World 1920 Community Obituaries and Events
Fifty five years ago E Y Skaggs died at 76 near Whitewright. Little Miss Aline Haile had her tonsils removed in Sherman. Mrs Nancy Wilson died at 78 in Orangeville. School begins Nov 8 with Eva Horton as teacher. Miss Louise LaRoe visited from TCU. Reverend Isbel assigned to Whitewright Church. Two couples married October 23 and Monday evening. Rotary guest entertainer Mrs Lucian Andrews. Music teacher Altha Mae Vestal starts at Pilot Grove. J S Badgett recovering from a fall. Clyde Gibson and Ethel Chumbley wed in Bonham. Pauline Bradley returns from Sherman. Linwood Bradshaw and Viola Jones wed. Local football to decide Class B title at Fair Park.
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Whitewright
E. Y. Skaggs
Aline Haile
Sherman
Nancy Wilson
Orangeville
Eva Horton
Louise LaRoe
TCU
Fort Worth
L. LaRoe
K. R. Isbel
Dallas
Whitewright Methodist Church
McKinney
Jesse Wallace
Opal Coffman
J. E. Russell
R. T. Pennington
Lucian Andrews
Altha Mae Vestal
Pilot Grove
J. S. Badgett
Clyde Gibson
Ethel Chumbley
Bonham
Pauline Bradley
Linwood Bradshaw
Viola Jones
Whitelight Rangers
Highland Park
Fair Park Stadium
H. T. Arterberry
ETSU ETspo '75 Draws Area High Schoolers
Counselors and seniors attend ETspo '75 at East Texas State University on Friday September 26. More than 70 area high schools participate in the fifth annual university fair with exhibit booths from ETSU organizations departments and services in the Sam Rayburn Memorial Student Center.
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Commerce
East Texas State University
ETSU
Sam Rayburn
The Old Time Fun of Having Much to Do
The quote reflects a viewpoint on daily life and leisure, noting that true enjoyment lies in having tasks to occupy one’s time rather than idleness. It suggests restlessness or irony about abundance versus action.
Transportation Week Proclaimed in National Observance
PARIS Texas Sept 21 27 1975 National Highway and Transportation Week theme Transportation America lifelines declared by state highway department Paris district district engineer Robert S Thornburrow invites public visits to offices residents engineers foremen available to answer questions in Delta Fannin Franklin Grayson Hopkins Hunt Lamar Rains Red River counties Joe M Swindle Grayson County resident engineer and R C McAfee maintenance foreman noted for Grayson County involvement.
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Paris
Texas
America
Robert S. Thornburrow
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Thornburrow
Delta
Fannin
Franklin
Grayson
Hopkins
Hunt
Lamar
Rains
Red River
Joe M. Swindle
R. C. McAfee
Grayson County
Census Bureau updates 52 job titles to remove gender bias
Mary Lee Thompson notes the Census Bureau revised 52 of 441 occupational titles to remove gendered terms. Changes include man to worker or operator and renaming roles such as laundress to launderer and flight attendant, with several others like cler Gym?
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U.S. Census Bureau
Public Forum on Arthritis in Paris Friday
A public forum on arthritis is set for Friday September 26 at 8:00 p.m. in the McCuiston Hospital cafeteria auditorium Paris Texas. Speakers include Dr Morris Ziff arthritis researcher and Dr Hugo Jasin UT Health Science Center Dallas. The event is sponsored by the North Texas Chapter Arthritis Foundation and UT Health Science Center.
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Paris
McCuiston Hospital
Loop 286 North
Texas
Morris Ziff
Hugo Jasin
University of Texas Health Science Center
Dallas
North Texas
The
Arthritis Foundation
Quotations from editorials on stamp costs and reform ethics
An official should hear every point of view on an issue, eight cent stamps as a small price for freedom. A remark questions moralists who seek to reform others according to their own ideals.
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John Hudler
The
Burlington (Colo
H. A. Barnhart
Blair (Hollidaysburg, Pa
Notice of Execution Sale in Grayson County Texas
A legal notice announces an execution sale issued by Harris County court on a 1975 judgment in Highland Resources Inc. v Wood Products Inc and others. It lists multiple Sherman properties including Chaffin additions, describes parcels in detail, and states the sale will occur October 7, 1975, between 3:00 p.m. and courthouse steps for cash.
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State OF Texas
Grayson
127Th Judicial Court
Harris County
Texas
Highland Resources, Inc
Wood Products Inc
Joe R. Kaufman
P. C. Clutter
Sherman
Grayson County
Chaffin
W. M. Chaffin
Lot
Beather Bobe Blaste on Faith and the Light of God
A reflective piece compares growth in plants to human life seeking God as the Sun or a Holy Light. It urges keeping eyes fixed on Jesus Christ, warning that artificial light cannot grant life and that losing focus leads to decay and sinking like Peter. It urges spiritual vitality through Christ.
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John
God
Peter
Christ
Jesus
Jesus _Christ_ the Son of
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