Wheeler Dealers at the State Theatre
MGM comedy spoofs a wheeler dealer Texan who takes over Wall Street and a career girl who handles him. Lee Remick stars as Molly Thatcher with James Garner as Henry Tyroon and a cast including Phil Harris Chill Wills Jim Backus Louis Nye John Astin Elliott Reid and Patricia Growley in a 1960s lighthearted film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Theatre
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Wall Street
Lee Remick
Molly Thatcher
James Garner
Henry Tyroon
Phil Harris
Chill Wills
Jim Backus
Louis Nye
John Astin
Elliott Reid
Patricia Growley
Eloise
Molly
Baptist WMU Reviews Apogee at Sam Cooke Home
Mrs. Sam Cooke hosted First Baptist Church W M U for a covered dish luncheon and a four part book review of Apogee at her 44 Murray Street home. Participants included Mesdames W W King Nadeen Smith W R Kennedy Grover Davis W H Schwartz W E Price Bill Millorn and B T Gardner. The program theme was Highest Point in Orbit and closing prayer by Mrs J E Smith. Bill Musick visiting from San Diego is to report to hospital February 23 for possible discharge. Algoa Texas in Galveston County was named for a British ship driven ashore in the 1900 hurricane Joseph. Priestley discovered laughing gas in 1772 but its pain deadening property was not recognized until 1799.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Cooke
First Baptist Church
W.M.U
Murray Street
Mesdames
W. W. King
Nadeen Smith
W. R. Kennedy
Bill Millorn
B. T. Gardner
J. E. Smith
Bill Musick
San Diego
California
E. L. Benny
Joseph
Priestley
Changes In Wheat Standards Take Effect May First
The U S Department of Agriculture will tighten official U S wheat standards effective May 1. New limits reduce total defects and shrunken kernels while tightening moisture and dockage rules to better reflect wheat quality in prices. During a transition inspectors may show grades under both standards on request.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
United States
Orville L. Freeman
U. S
Commodity Credit Corporation
Tom Aaron
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas Candidates Engage In Roughhouse Campaigns In May Primaries
Texas races heat up as primary dates shift to May and June. Gov. Connally and Don Yarborough spar without endorsements while labor backs LBJ and Yarborough in Washington. COPE splits over the Senate race and registration appears light, with GOP aiming for 300,000 Texas voters in the May 2 primary.
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Texas
Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
John Connally
Don Yarborough
Afl-Cio Committee On
Labor
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Ralph W. Yarborough
U. S. Senate
George Bush
COPE
John van Cronkhite
Dallas
Senate
Women's presence in Texas elections faces long odds in 1964
The roster shows 404 Democratic and 83 Republican House candidates for 150 seats with 13 and three women respectively. Notable figures include Maud Isaacks El Paso and Myra Banfield Rosenberg, plus state Sen Neveille Colson. Historical patterns favor few women winning state offices. Free voter registration continues through March 7 with receipts usable for federal races and primaries. registration affects later general elections. Record vote predictions expect turnout to exceed 1960 levels, though tallies may change with new registrations.
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House of Repsentatives
House
Ledger
Maud Isaacks
el Paso
Myra Banfield
Rosenberg
Texas
Neveille Colson
Navasota
Senate
Colson
Miriam A. Ferguson
U. S
Uncertain Figure Totals Highlight 1962 Salary Gap
A fragment notes a figure of 67 600 above the jobholder total for December 1962, hinting at a salary or payroll gap. The limited text provides no names or places to confirm context or identify the institutions involved.
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Ber
Texas births rise as population crosses ten million
State Health Department notes an uninterrupted decline in the birth rate from 1956 to 1962 while population climbs past 10 million. In 1962 births reached 244,069 amid 81,118 deaths led by heart disease at 33 percent, cancer 15, and stroke 12 percent.
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State Health Department
Texas
Voters to Choose Judge for 100th Judicial District
The governor plans to appoint about 850 positions but will let local voters decide on a judge for the 100th district after the death of Judge Gribble. The district includes Carson Hall Donley Childress and Collingsworth counties. The governor says the election is near and voters should choose their judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson, Hall, Donley
Childress
Collingsworth
Gribble
Supreme Court Sets March 18 Arguments on Sabbath Sales Ruling
Corpus Christi case tests if emergency purchases can bypass new Sabbath closing laws. Nueces County District Attorney Sam L. Jones Jr. appeals a Fourth Court of Civil Appeals decision that Shoppers World Inc complied with the law by requiring purchasers to sign certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Corpus Christi
Nueces County
Sam L. Jones Jr
Court of Civil Appeals
Shoppers World, Inc
Hospital Notes From Winters Municipal Hospital
Residents listed include Mrs. T. B. Young Mrs. Fritz Redman Mrs. Jimmy Austin and a baby girl. Discharges last week include Mike Davis Mrs. Edgar Porter and Susan Ward. Further dismissals include Mrs. Lee Sheppard and multiple others across Monday Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Winters Municipal Hospital
T. B. Young
Fritz Redman
Jimmy Austin
Mike Davis
Edgar Porter
Susan Ward
Lee Sheppard
M. A. Patterson
Sadie White
Shirley Howard
W. P. Haney
C. G. Meeks
Della Satterwhite
Jones Defends Certificates Amid Surge of Emergencies
The article notes Jones argues that selling certificates before purchases is a subterfuge as more than 200 supposed emergencies occur on an average Sunday, challenging the practice as misleading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Oyster fishermen lose challenge to dredging order
District Judge Jack Roberts ruled the Texas oyster fishermen cannot sustain a lawsuit to nullify the State Parks and Wildlife Commission order permitting shell dredging near live reefs in Trinity and Galveston Bays. The court sided with the attorney general that fishermen have no vested interest in state oysters and thus cannot appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SHELL
Texas
State Parks and Wildlife Commission
Trinity
Galveston
Jack Roberts
Attorney General’s Office
Commission
Grasshoppers Jump Extraordinary Heights
A natural observation notes grasshoppers can leap up to ten times their body length, showcasing remarkable jumping ability and athletic efficiency in their movement.
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WMU
Sam Cooke Home
Algoa
Galveston County
Ford
Savoy
Chevrolet
Belair
Pontiac
Dodge
Heath Auto
Abilene
Pat O’keefe
State Democratic Committee
Republican Party
Texas Employment Commission
Chuck Roast
Hunt's Peaches
Hunt
Urger
Armour Star Bacon
Ocean Breeze
Sturgeon Bay
Vagal
Fisher
RC Cola
Pillsbury
Pou
Frontier
Petticoat
Robert Calvert
Connally
COURT
Winters Enterprise
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