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THE WYLIE NEWS
Working For The Wylie Of Today—Planning For The Wylie Of Tomorrow
CIRCULATION- 850
Vol. 1
WYLIE, COLLIN COUNTY. TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1949
No. 46
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Coffee Cup
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Weather . . . this has been the
main topic nf conversation for
the past few Hays and at this
writing it looks as though it will
continue to ho for a few more
days. While other weather pro-
phets were predicting more rain
and sleet for Tuesday night, one
optimist predicted sunshine in
July.
★
Lura Belle Smith had quite an
experience Monday morning. On
the way to teach at Liberty
Grove School, her car "drowned
out" in Muddy Creek Bottom.
The car was washed off the
highway and Mrs. Smith had to
""be helped out of the water. After
a short rest at home she is re-
ported to be well again but the
car is still in need of repair
as water'practically covered it
before being rescued by Roddy
Groves.
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Don't forgot . . . Monday is the
last day to pay your poll tax.
Every good citizen should do his
or her palmitic duty and ex-
ercise their right to vote. There
are several elections coming up
in the year which all citizens
of Wylie will want to vote on ...
mail your poll tax to the County
Tax Assessor-Collector now.
★
Speaking of taxes, we certain-
ly don't want to forget that now
is the time to pay both our City
Tax and School Tax. J. A. Pitts.
City Tax Collector, stated that
all City and School Taxes must
be paid by February 1 or else
a 10',' penalty will he added.
Please pay your taxes now,
avoid the penelty, and help to
make Wylie a better place in
which to live and provide 'a
better school in which to educate
our children.
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All members of East Fork
Masonic Lodge are reminded that
Tuesday night is a stated meet-
ing. District Deputy Grand Mas-
tor Handel of Piano will make his
annual visit at this meeting. All
members are requested to be
present and visiting Masons are
welcome.
★
The editor would like to thank
Lee Kirby for the confidence
placed in The Wylie News by
renewing his subscription for a
year, two months before it was
due. Thanks!
★
The Lions Club voted all of its
fines collected in the meeting
last week to go to the March of
Dimes. You are once again re-
minded this is the last week in
which to place your contribu-
tions in one of the containers in
different business places over
town or hand your contribution to
Truett Smith, local chairman for
the MARCH OF DIMES.
The battle against Infantile
Paralysis is everybody's fight.
★
January 30 is Franklin D.
Roosevelt's birthday.
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Everyone is asked to please ob-
serve parking regulation on the
main street. One day last week
two cars wore double parked so
that it was practically impossible
for one lane of traffic to pass
up and down our street. (There
was' no driver in either car and
it was also noticed that parking
places wore available against
the curb). Another time it was
noticed that cars pulled over to
the wrong side of the street to
park occupying two parking
places not to mention the driving
hazard caused. 1 know that many
of you have not thought that per-
haps you were doing wrong but
it is a strict violation of the law
so let's please co-operate and pull
together to make Wylie a better
place in which to IK'c.
March Of Dimes
Enters Final
Days Of Campaign
According to C. Truett Smith,
local chairman, the March of
Dimes campaign for the benefit
of infantile paralysis is progress-
ing nicely and the fina'l week is
expected to swell contributions
to a new high for this fund. Last
day of the drive is January 31.
Attractive coin holders have
been placed in several of the
stores, and the public is asked to
cooperate by dropping their con-
tributions in these holders. All
fines at the last week's meeting
of the Wylie Lions Club went
to this fund, and a nice sum was
realized. It has been announced
that Ralph Massoud has been ap-
pointed to head the drive in the
school.
Over 1700 cases of infantile
paralysis were reported in Texas
last year, setting a new record.
Let's get behind this current
drive so that we may build up a
reserve fund to take care of the
cases which may occur in 1040.
It was pointed out that half of
the funds collected remain in
the local counties for use in case
of an epidemic.
Jimmy Lee Caldwell of Dallas
spent the weekend with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
F. Duncan,
Federal Cotton
Crop Insurance
Offered in 1949
Farmers in this vicinity will be
glad to know that Federal Cot-
ton Cro Insurance will be offered
to landlords, owner-oerators, ten-
rnts and share-croppers in Col-
lin County on the 1949 cotton
crop. This was announced by P.
L. Barksdale, secretary of the Col-
lin County ACA.
This policy protects the cotton
grower's investment against losses
resulting from unavoidable
causes such as drought, flood,
hail, wind, frost, fire, excessive
moisture snow, wildlife, hurri-
cane, tornado, insect infestation
and plant diser.se. The county s
set tup on an area basis with cov-
erage aforded from 55 lbs. per
acre to 100 lbs. per acre, depend-
ing on past production records
an dthe productivity of the land.
The cost of tthis production is
a flat rate to all producers of
eight pounds of lint cotton per
acre insured, and is deductible for
income tax purposes.
Producers who desire this pro-
tection are urged to investigate
at an early date and to sign up
for thit, yera's program.
Rain, Snow, And Sleet End Long
Drouth; Bring Relief To Farmers
Wylie's long drouth ended Mon-
day when a downpour of rain
sent creeks in this section over-
flowing their banks. According to
W. E. Williams, resident engineer
of the Lavon Reservoir, total
rainfall the past few days has
amounted to 0.25 inches, includ-
ing the slight precipitation ot
Saturday and Sunday.
The week-end rain brought
moisture that farmers in this
general area have been need-
ing for several months. Small
grain crops that had been able to
survive the drouth were greatly
benefited, and stockmen were
all smiles again as tanks and pri-
vate lakes were filled to capacity.
Farmers who were planning on
planting onions within the next
few days also welcomed the rain-
fall, as this will put the ground in
excellent condition for this phase
of farm operations.
Along with the beneficial re-
sults of the downpour came some
damage and inconvenience. Local
residents employed in Dallas
awoke to find Highway 78 under
water between here and Gar-
land. Both Muddy and Rowlc-tt
creeks had overflowed their
banks, and traffic over this route
was not completely restored un-
til late in the day. Several autos
were repoted stalled in the high
water, and one car, belonging to
Mrs, A. H. Smith, was washed
off the pavement at the Muddy
crossing,
The Greyhound bus line serving
[ Wylie was behind schedule Mon-
] day, and some buses had to be
I re-routed to miss the flooded
I highways. On Tuesday, when the
Treasury Department
Representative Here
Harper Hughes, representative
of the U. S. Treasury Department,
visited in Wylie one day last
week when he conferred with
officials of the First State Bank
regarding the sale of savings
bonds. He was accompanied by
Lyman 1). Robinson, who is chair-
man for bond sales in Collin
County. Other banks in the
county were visited during the
day.
The Treasury Deportment is
encouraging the public to pur-
chase as many bonds as possible
to provide a reserve as security
for their future.
W. D. Stewart Rests
In Veteran's Hospital
Word has been received here
from W. D. Stewart, who is in
a swing with weights in Ash-
burn Hospital, McKinney, after
a fall on Christmas morning,
stating that he is all well now
except for the knitting of the
bone. He wishes to thank his
many friends for the cards, let-
ters, and sympathy extended to
him during his illness. Mr. Stew-
art pl-ms to be back in Wylie
very ion, but until he is able to
do this, he invites his friends to
call on him at the hospital.
Chinese Student
Spoke Here Sunday
Feng Ming Chu of Shanghai.
China, spoke to large crowds at
the First Baptist Church Sunday.
Mr. Chu spoke in the morning
service, of his conversion from
the Buddist religion. According to
Mr. Chu, there are two Buddist
doctrines; one for the poor un-
educated peasant, and one for the
professionel and wealthy class.
Mr. Chu has been a Christian for
eleven years, but his family are
still worshippers of Buddha.
In the evening worship service,
Mr. Chu showed many interest-
ing pictures of his native country.
He states that the greatest need
of China is one of unity—there
are too miiny gods to worship, too
many sects and beliefs.
Feng-Ming Chu, as his name
is translated into English, is a
student at the Southwestern Bap-
tist Seminary in Fort Worth, He
has done work toward a medical
degree, and he has a degree in
economics. lie plans to return to
China in about two years to work
among his people.
full effects of the rain was felt
here on the East Fork of the
Trinity, trains on the tracks of the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe lines
were unable to proceed east out
of Wylie. Agent P. B. Byers re-
ported that tracks through the
East Fork bottoms were two feet
under water late Tuesday.
Construction on the Lavon
Reservoir was brought to a stand-
still by the flooded conditions,
and it will be several days before
work can be resumed. Work on
the T. F. Birmingham High
School building has stopped, too,
but school officials are hopeful
that the weather will enable
workmen to return to their jobs
and that completion can be reach-
ed by March 1.
Coming on the heels of the
torrential rain was a cold spell
which tumbled temperatures- tcj
the 20-degree region. Freezin
rain and sleet Monday nigh
wrought havoc with power and
communication lines, and left
streets and highways glazed over
with ice for Tuesday's motorists.
Fortunately, no accidents had
been reported up to press time.
A break in the ice-covered main
power line of the Texas Power
& Light Company between Wylie
and Piano early Tuesday morn-
ing left this city without power
until after noon, lee collecting
on the lines was responsible for
the break which occurred about
12:30 a.m. T. P. &■ L. officials
were promptly notified and
special crews worked feverishly
the remainder of the night and
until about 1:00 o'clock Tuesday
when service was restored. School
was dismissed here Tuesday, but
classes were back on schedule
Wednesday. Operations at the
Johnston Co. plant were disrupted
Tuesday because of the break in
the power line.
The weather was also repson-
sible for a power shortage at the
Collin County Electric Refrigera-
tion locked plant. REA workmen
restored service to this institution
by noon Tuesday.
R. J. Hall Named To
Collin Hospital Board
Appointment of the eight mem-
bers from over the county to
serve with the present seven-
member board of the City Hos-
pital, which will become a city-
county institution upon approval
of application, were announced
today by County Judge J. W.
Neal.
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Named to the board are Grover
Sheets of Celina and Tom J.
Wynne of Bloomdale, represent-
ing Precinct No. 1, B. O. Baker
of Fai mcrsville and Grover Lamb
of Blue Ridge, Precinct No. 3;
Lee Atkins of Farmersville and
Roy Hall of Wylie, Precinct No.
2; and Charlie Christie, Piano and
Sam F. Cooper of Frisco, Pre-
cinct No. 4.
They will meet with present
board of the hospital for the first
session in February. The pres-
ent board is composed of Henry
L. Shoap, chairman, Wilbur
Thompson, Lee Elliott, Carl Cox,
Frank W. Smith, Bradley Hoover,
and Byron Hope, all of McKin-
ney.
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Former Wylie Man
Succumbs in Dallas
John Clyde Andrews died in
Dallas on January 17, 1949. He
was born at Garland on Septem-
ber 21,'1(190, but he spent the
early part of his life in Wylie,
later moving to Dallas in 1949.
He was maried to Cindia
Parker on May 15, 1913, and to
this union throe children were
born: Mrs. Veleta Oswalt of
Rowlett, Chester Andrews of
RowletC and Buster Andrews of
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Iiis
wife and the children, and five
grandchildren survive his pass-
ing.
Funeral services were held at
the Wylie Methodist Church
Wednesday afternoon at 2:00
o'clock by Elden H. Cole, pastor.
Interment was in the Pleasant
Valley Cemetery. Arrangements
by Royse City Funeral Home.
Wylie Vocational Agriculture
School Completes 19 Mo. Service
On January 1, 1949, the Wylie
class of the Collin County Voca-
tional School in Agriculture had
been organized and in operation
eighteen and one-half months,
having been organized June 16,
1947, with Page Johnson as class
instructor.
Lewis M. Fry, Collin County
Coordinator, had received nu-
merous requests to organize a
class in Wylie, not only from the
veterans in the community, but
also from local business men.
The facilities of Wylie High
School were offered for the use
of the class, and with this as a
basis, the class was formed on
the sixteenth of June, 1947.
The original class was compos-
ed of tw'o transfers from the Ne-
vada class—Jack Parr and Fred
Addison, and six transfers from
the Piano class—Jewel Anderson,
Paid Anderhub, Glen Wood. Opal
and Bill Little-field, and Lonzo
Meuir. Four other veterans who
had no previous affiliation with
the Collin County Vocational
School completed the class roll,
these veterans being Paul R.
Parr, Fitzhugh McFarland, Clyde
Gant, and Clyde E. Van- Of this
group. Jewel Anderson, Paul An-
derhub, Glen Wood, Opel and
Bill Littlefield, Fitzhugh McFar-
land, and Clyde Van are still in
the class today. Termination of
eligibility, transfers, and changes
in objective have taken toll of
the other original members.
The Wylie class rapidly built,
up to its limit of 25 men in a
short time, and has always had a
waiting list of veterans.
The Veterans Administration
has recently ruled that each class
can enroll up to twenty three
men, and can have twenty-five,
providing the additional two men
are part VII men. or men draw-
ing disability pay from the gov-
ernment.
January 1, 1949, took its toll of
. the Wylie Class, and, when
counted, it was found that there
j would be room for five additional
' men to bring the class load up
I to 23 men. Six veterans were on
I the waiting list, and these six
were notified to meet at the
J Wylie High School for enrollment
purposes. Four of these veterans
i wei e present and two qualified
j for entrance at the beginning of
the January billing period. One
Representative J. A. Benton Reports Latest
Happenings In 51st Legislature h Austin
42 Club Has Meeting
Mrs. George Howery was host-
ess to the 42 club in her home
Thursday afternoon. After play-
ing five games of 42, refresh-
ments were served to the follow-
ing members: Mrs. Grace Burns,
Mrs. Louis Powell, Mrs. Bill
Wharton, Mrs. J. W. Akin, Mrs.
Buddie Addington, Mrs. Clarence
Hillis, Mrs. Vera Posey, and Mrs.
John D. Houston.
Mrs. Bill Wharton won high
score, Mrs. Grace Burns, low, and
Mrs. Akin, floating prize. Mrs.
Raymond Posey will be the next
hostess to the club at her home
on February 3.
Johnston Manufacturing Company Sale Will
Be Held In Wylie, Saturday, February 27
Daughter Born To
The J. R. McCarleys
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McCarloy
have announced the birth of their
daughter, Lorene Elaine, born
January 23. The little Miss
weighed 10 pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Doc Biggs of Dal-
las were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Biggs on Saturday of last
week.
The Johnston Company, local
manufacturers of children's wear-
ing apparel will hold the first of
their popular sales for the year
1949, Saturday, February 27th, at
the local factory. J. R. Storey,
manager, announced the sale
would be held rain or shine.
Doors will open at 6 a.m. and
will remain open until noon.
Outstanding buys in their Win-
tor and Spring lines will be offer-
ed from their samples, remnants
and seconds, Mr. Storey stated
that a large stock and varied se-
lection will be available and the
stock is large enough that a
choice selection should be avail-
able throughout the morning.
These factory samples and sec-
onds have a size range from 9
months to 0 years and Include
children's clothing in dresses,
gowns, sun suits, overalls, play
suits, plus many other useful
items.
The last sale was held in De-
cember at which time over 500
people were present from various
neighboring cities and many
traveled over 100 miles to take
advantage of these outstanding
buys. Since there are many cold
days ahead and Spring not so I
far away this sale should be a
big attraction.
Several local firms are offering
special attractions for this day in
anticipation of the large number
of out-of-town people to be hero j
for the sale. A cordial invitation |
is extended to all to attend this
Johnston sale, and then to visit
the other progressive business es-
tablishments in our friendly
town. You'll find a hearty wel-
come awaiting you, so shop a
while and then visit a while.
Basketball Schedule
Told For Wylie High
The following schedule has been
announced for the second half of
the round robin basketball tour-
nament to be played by the Wylie
High School boys and girls teams.
The boys team is coached by Jac
Murray and the girls by Frank
McMillan.
Friday, January 28, Melissa at
Wylie.
Friday, February 4. Princeton
at Wylie.
Tuesday, February II. Wylie at
Community.
Friday, February 11, Anna at
Wylie.
Roy Hall Attends
Western Auto Show
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Hall, own-
ers of the local Western Auto
Store, accompanied by Leo Sea-
bourne attended the Spring Mer-
chandise show of the Western
Auto Co., held in the Baker Ho-
tel on Thursday. Luncheon was
served to 300 managers and em-
ployees of the Western Auto
stores in this district comprising
Northeast Texas and parts of
Oklahoma and Louisiana.
Capt. J. A. Benton, who repre-
sents this district in the Legisla-
ture at Austin has Written a very
interesting letter telling of the
inauguration, proposals, and bills
to be introduced that will be of
interest to his constituents here.
Capt. Benton relates that in a
special message delivered by
Gov. Jester, the legislature was
asked to pass at once $9,000,000
to pay the deficit in the appro-
priation for the paying of teach-
ers. Also for the immediate de-
ficit of $500,000 for the peniten-
tiary. Capt. Benton points out
that at the beginning of this bi-
enniuni, we had practically 3200
prisoners in our penitentiaries.
Today we have almost 0000. The
school deficit was caused by in-
crease in teachers pay and by in-
crease in scholastic enrollments.
"This is the strongest argument
advanced." says Benton, "that the
Legislature should meet for at
least a thirty or forty day period
in the off years. The purpose of
this meeting would be to look
after tho financial conditions of
the State Departments and In-
stitutions."
Rep. Benton sends this chart
for those who would like to know
what portion of the tax dollar
for road purposes actually goes
to the highways. For the Years
1947-48:
Administrative expenses $. .98
Special & Regular Main
Special and Regular
Maintenance, Betterments
& Traffic services .. 18.45
Equipment purchases 3.47
Construction
Federal Funds 29.54
State Funds 42.76
State Funds .45
Other Funds .30
State Highway Patrol 1,44
Miscellaneous disbursements 2.01
$100.00
"In other words, the adminis-
trative cost for our Highway De-
partment is a little less than one
cent out of the tax dollar."
Co- Tax Assessors
Begin Work For 1949
Assessing of taxes for 1049 is
now underway, according to Kerr
Crosswhite. Tax Assessor-Collec-
tor of Collin County, Taxpayers
are urged to get their assessments
in before May 1 in order to avoid
a 10 per cent penalty.
Working in this section of the
county is G. W Eastes of Wylie.
who has hold this position for
the past several years.
Venita Webb Honored
With Birthday Party
Mrs. Bruce Webb of Lavon
surprised her daughter, Venita,
with a party celebrating her
fourteenth birthday Saturday
night.
Magic and other games were
played.
When she cut the beautiful
birthday cake, ten of her friends
wished her many returns of the
day,
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Birthday Dinner For
Cleo Housewright
Cleo Housewright enjoyed a
birthday dinner at his home Sun-
day, January 23. The birthday
cake appeared without candles,
so that none of the guests would
know his real age Those attend-
ing dinner wore Bro. and Mrs.
Arthur Brooks of McKinney, Mr.
and Mrs. Will Lokey. Mrs. B. W.
Via and daughter. Irma Sue. Mrs.
Bessie Haldeman and son, Buck.
In the afternoon, Mr, and Mis.
Hoyle Seabourne and daughter,
Jo Ann and Miss Quincy Turner
of Dallas dropped in to see Mr.
Housewright and to wish him
many more happy birthdays.
IN CASE OF FIRE
Phone 2501
Taylor Hickman Is
New City Marshal
Taylor Hickman has been
named to the position of city
marshal in an announcement
made by Mayor D. W. Click. E.
B. Cross, who has been serving
in this capacity, will continue to
serve as assistant to Mr. Hick-
man when needed.
Collin County Dairy
Meet In Farmersville
County Agent, Jack MeCul-
lough, has announced a Dairy
Meeting in the basement ot
Farmersville Post Office on
Thursday, Jan. 27, at 2:00 p.m.
G. G. Gibson, Exennsion Dairy-
man for ^t'xas A&M College, and
Shannoi E. Carpenter, our own
dairy s; eialist will be tho speak-
ers for the meeting. They will tell
the dairymen how to correct the
many shortages in the dairy busi-
ness.
New Operator Joins
Agnes Beauty Shop
Mrs. Agnes Eaves, owner of
the Agnes Beauty Shop, an-
nounced this week that Mrs.
Charles Taylor has been added
to the staff ir. her shop. Mrs. Tay-
lor may be remembered by Wylie
! citizens as tl" e former Mis- Betty
j Sue Smith. She has had eight
j years experience doing all types
of beauty work, having been
graduated from Field's School ol
Beauty in Dallas.
Mrs. Eaves states that appoint-
ments may be made six days
in the week for all types of beauty
work.
of the other two will qualify and
enter at the beginning of the
February billing period, and the
other veteran, drawing disability,
will possibly qualify at this same
time.
During the year 1948, approxi-
mately 279 new items were made
in the shop, and 304 items were
repaired there. Woodworking,
electric welding, and forging or
blacksmithing, are featured in
the shop program. Many hand
tool: are available for use, and
others are provided as finances
spend at least six and one-half
permit. The boys are required to
hours per twenty eight day
month in the shop, and can spend
as much as thirteen hours. The
other thirteen to ninteen and one-
hall' hours must be spent on field
trips or demonstrations. This
makes a total of twenty-six hours
that must be spent on shop, field
trips, or demonstrations during
the twenty-eight day month. Six-
teen additional hours must be
spent each month in theory, and
; some ol' the subjects covered dur-
' ing 194"H were keeping records
of Farm and Ranch, the various
phases of Crop Production, Ani-
j mal Husbandry, Farm Manage-
ment. Cotton Insect Control, Hor-
ticulture. Mixing of Sprays, and
their actual use on the farm in
a power sprayer, Soil Conserva-
tion. Pastures in the South, Soil
Building Crops. Terracing, Pas-
ture Grass Identification, The
Effect of Cotton Mechanization
I on the farmer and the cotton gin-
! nor, pruning, and producing a
i living at home.
The shop program allowed a
maximum of two meeting periods
! a month. Tho veterans averaged
! eleven new items a period, plus
twelve items repaired. Taking in-
I to consideration that some of the
boys spent three to five periods
on one object, the figures speak
for themselves. One monthly shop
report pulled at random, shows
an estimated savings of $236.75
to the boys through their own ef-
j forts in the shop on new and
repair items.
The class has had eleven farm
owners during 1948. has purchas-
"d 38 milch cows. 17 beef cattle
j 10 breeding hogs, 49 feeding hogs,
1 nearly a thousand baby chicks,
52 turkeys, canned nearly three
1 thousand quarts of food, planted
287 acres to legumes, terraced and
contoured 180 acres, signed six
agreements with the Soil Con-
servation S e r v i c e, purchased
j three new tractors, and two vet-
i erans, formerly tenants, became
| land owners.
A special shop instructor is pro-
vided tin Wylie Class, and meets
every shop class along with tho
I roj-ulai instructor. The Shop In-
structor, J, P Wright, is a spoc-
, ialist in shop work, and devotes
his time during the shop period
j to assisting the boys with diffi-
cult problems in welding, wood-
| work, and forging.
During 1948. the Class Instruc-
tor traveled 12.098 miles visiting
each member of the class at least
four times each month when
weather and roads permitted.
The class is now composed of
the following veterans from
Wylie, the Wylie vicinity, Mur-
phy, Clear Lake and Lavon—Paul
Anderhub. J. W. Anderson, Rus-
sell Addington, Loyce Buckley,
Leon Christopher, Robert Daniel,
J. R. Housewright, Riley Hatfield,
Clifford Hatfield, Raymond Kin-
ney. Opel and Bill Littlefield, Lee
Maples. Henry Martinez, Pete
M u r r a y, Fitzhugh McFarland,
Barrett Newman, Scott Parker,
Clyde Van, and Glen Wood.
And last, but of chief interest
to Wylie and the veterans is the
fact that this class furnishes the
community with a monthly pay-
roll in tho vicinity of $2500.00,
the majority of which is spent
light in Wylie.
Mrs. Roy Campbell of Nevada
is in a Tcxarkana hospital.
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