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THE DENISON PRESS, DENISON, TEXAS
PAGE TWO FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1960
EDITORIAL
'Bogus9 and Press Manning
Featherbedding in newspaper publishing is discussed ai
part of a comprehensive study of such labor practices in four
basic industries—railroad, steel, construction and newspapers—
released by the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce.
The report asserts that featherbedding is an economic waste
and is costing America "billions of dollars each year."
It is pointed out there is hardly any segment of industry that
is completely free of union-invoked featherbedding. It adds that
"the entire business community suffers from make work' rules
that have been thrust upon it by organized labor to the point
where the problem has reached alarming proportions."
Hits Bogus and Manning
The section dealing with the newspaper industry criticizes
the "bogus rule of the International Typographical Union, re-
quiring that type material on mats prepared for local advertising
copy must be reset into type by the newspaper. The report is
also critical of union rules governing press manning.
Sections dealing with bogus and press manning state:
One of the major featherbedding practices plaguing the
newspaper publishers is that which is called the bogus rule. The
bogus rule requires that type material on mats prepared for local
advertising copy must be reset into type by the newspaper, even
if the type is never used and is immediately melted.
"The United States supreme court has ruled that such bogus
or make work is not a violation of the anti-featherbedding pro-
visions of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, be-
cause work is actually performed even though it is not needed.
"On some of the largest newspapers, the bogus rule results in
an additional unnecessary labor cost of $200,000 a year.
This problem is, further complicated by the fact that the
rule further provides that none of the composing room employees
can be laid off as long as there is bogus work to be done.
Manning of Presses
"In many instances, the newspaper presses could be ade-
quately manned with substantially fewer pressmen than what
the union requires. Union rules further complicate efficient opera-
tion of the newspaper presses by prohibiting the switching of
men from one press to another. And if there is only two hours'
work for pressmen, as well as typographical employees, stereo-
type operators, photoengravers, and mailers, union rules require
that they nevertheless be paid for a full eight-hour day.
"On new improved stereotype machines that can adequately
be handled by two men, the union requires the use of four men.
Union rules requiring over-manning of the presses is get-
ting to the point where it is, or will be, costing the newspapers
more money than the bogus rule."
Neither can the solution be found through legislation, the
study concludes. While certain legislative restraints are defi-
nitely needed, many experts in labor relations contend that legis-
lation is not the entire answer. Vigorous employer resistance is
unquestionably called for to prevent further spreading of feather-
bedding, and equally vigorous employer persistence is needed
for the elimination of established featherbedding practices."
From its analysis of the problem, the chamber's labor rela-
tions department draws the following major conclusions:
Featherbedding is everyone's problem, for these needless
excessive labor costs are a part of the cost of everything we buy.
Featherbedding will ultimately result in less rather than more
employment. If permitted to continue, featherbedding practices
will ultimately put more people out of work than are now being
harbored unjustifiably by these practices.
If organized labor is truly interested in protecting and creat-
ing jobs, it might well consider the proposition that the way to
double the number of men employed is to increase by one-half,
and not to reduce by one-half, the productivity of each individual
employee. To cut in half the employees' productivity, and double
the cost, is disastrous to all.
Featherbedding is bad for the investor . . . bad for the em-
ployer . . . bad for the employee . . . bad for the public . . . and
bad for organized labor.
—Editor and Publisher
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DENISON and GRAYSON COUNTY
Grayson county, accredited by Texas Almanac 1955
of having the "most diversified economy of any Texas
county, with income from crops, livestock, manufacturing
and trade, oil, tourisrs and recreation seekers."
Blc:kland soils and terrain in the southeast, grand
prairies characteristics in the southwest, gray lands on
divide in central section; sandy lands and hilly topo-
graphy in north part along Red River. Drains to Red
River on north, Trinity on south. Post oak, walnut, hickory,
pecan, elm, bois d' arc. Oil, brick clay, cement material,
silica.
Lake Texoma has six million acre feet capacity, many
bays for fishing, boating on large scale, lake 1300 miles
around perimeter, and declared the ninth ranking In
capacity among tf e world's reservoirs. Lake four miles
north of Denison.
Cownty has a population of 79,500, 53.4 per cent urban;
90 9 per cent Anglo-Americans; 8.7 per cent negro; .04
per cent Latin American. AnnuaJ rainfall 37.55 Inches;
temperature averages Jan. 43 deg., July 84 deg., mean
annually 65 deg.
SMALL BUSINESS"
u By C. WILSON HARDER
I
Anyone who doubts that the
bureaucratic mind reaches a
point where it holds itself su-
perior to the Congress' should
carefully read the just pub-
lished of the hearing held by
a sub committee of the Sen-
ate Small Business Commit-
tee on the Federal Trade Com-
mission's In-
terim reporfc
on mergers
and unfair
competition
in food mar-
keting.
* * *
Sen. Hu-
bert Hum-
phrey heads
the sub com-
m I t t e e. c. W. Harder
Flanked by various function-
aries, Earl Kintner, FTC chair-
man, appeared,
♦ • *
Kintner has perhaps created
more personal publicity for
himself than any person to ever
serve on the FTC through his
inconsequential disc jockey
probe. Presumably he will go
down In history as the Don
Quixote of Tin Pan Alley.
♦ * *
In 1958 Senate Small llusincss
Committee requested FTC to
study in food retailing.
• * ♦
FTC dilly-dallied Anally re-
leasing major press release on
an "interim" report just before
appearing before committee.
• •
Sen. Humphrey did not ap-
preciate this procedure at all.
In fact, he told FTC Chairman
Kintner, "The Federal Trade
Commission is not an executive
agency. Your responsibility is
that of a quasi-judicial or quas-
lndependent regulatory body
established by Congress. The
Senate Small Business Commit-
tee made a request to the FTC
for this investigation. ... I
don't like the fact that an
© National Federation of Independent Business
agency, an Independent agency,
that is fulfilling the request of
a duly constituted body of the
elected representatives of the
people ignores the request of
Congress."
♦ * *
In defense for delay in com-
plying with the request of Con-
gress the FTC introduced a res-
olution it had adopted initiating
a study into the economic
abuses in the food industry.
# *
Senator Humphrey then said,
"I merely want to be sure we
are not going to content our-
selves witli some more of these
pious platitudes. "Whereas"
secllons of resolutions are just
about as worthwhile as flulT in
the sky. And many people
"whereas" themselves to death
in the hopes that somehow this
will appease the people who
are injured or claiming Injury."
* * *
The Senator then pointed out
that the FTC resolution rather
ignored instructions to probe
into collusive pricing. Kintner
replied he and his four col-
leagues would give it prayerful
consideration.
* * ♦
Senator Humphrey replied "I
do not want a prayerful con-
sideration, because this resolu-
tion says nothing about prayer
in it. It speaks of action.
* * *
The full report makes appall-
ing reading for anyone who be-
lieves in the Constitution.
* * *
It is generally forgotten Rus-
sia, after Czar's overthrow,
freely elected in 1917 a demo-
cratic Duma, or Congress. But
a small corps of Bolsheviks, by
issuing orders, by ignoring the
Duma, took over control. Prob-
ably as never before, U. S.
needs support of the people if
representative government is
not to be replaced by bureau-
cratic rule.
SjTATE CAPITAL
fh'qhliqlrbs
"Sidelights
AND
oEdaaai'i^B
bet Verm Sanford
AUSTIN—Texas highway de-
partment soon will come out with
a brochure aimed at attracting
out-of-state tourists to Texas.
Publication of the booklet with
state highway funds has been ok-
ayed by Attorney General Will
Wilson. State comptroller ques-
tioned the legality of using road-
use tax revenue for non-highway
purposes, and the attorney gener-
al's opinion as to legality was re-
quested.
Actually, the brochurg sticks
pretty close to the road. It con-
tains a map of the Texas highway
system, tells about traffic laws
and highway markers and makes a
strong appeal for safe driving.
Its- publication was declared le-
gal on grounds that to refuse au-
thorization would, in effect, de-
clare unconstitutional the amend-
ment approved by the people to
allow advertising of Texas with
state funds.
Expense of the brocure, said
Wilson's opinion, "will bo refund-
ed to the highway program many
times due to the great increase in
automobile travel and the result-
ant increase in gasoline taxes.'
Tourist spending in Texas drop-
ped by $100,000,000 last year.
This has been attributed by many
to the fact that other states'have
advertised vigorously while Texas
has not.
Teacher training studied
State board of education is
considering proposals for revising
requirements for education of
public school teachers. Decision is
to be made next summer.
Suggestions include:
1. Requiring all teachers to take
18 semester hours in education
courses.
2. Requiring elementary school
teachers to take 18 hours in sub-
ject matter and skills to be taught
plus another 18 hours in related
areas. An optional plan would
he 24 hours in one subject and 18
in another.
Economic
highlights
Requiring future teachers to
spend six semester hours of prac-
i ce teaching. It was suggested
that thiis requirement could be set
aside for persons with a college
degree and three hours actual
torching experience.
Don't take it easy
Biggest problem in driving on
the new long, straight, controlled]
access highway is that it's too
easy. Drivers got bored, inatten-
tive, sleepy.
"Rhythmic hum of powerful en-
gines mile after mile . . .soft rum-
ble of tires can produce a decided
hypnotic effect," says the state
health department bulletin.
It suggests the e ways for a
driver to keep awake and alert:
(1) Watch for jfolice cars. (2)
Chew gum—a full pack at a time.
(3) Sing loudly and talk to your
self out loud, or to a passenger.
(4). Drive in your stocking feet.
(5) Sit on something hard. (0)
Keep moving your eyes. (7) Don't
overeat before a trip. (8) Make
periodic stops.
Finally, says the bulletin, if you
get sleepy, the only leil cure is
to pull off the road, stop, and go
to sleep.
It caution* against artificial
stimulants and driving after tak-
ing tranquilizers and antihista-
mines.
What'* a bomb?
Anyone who buys a jar of gas-
oline for his lawn mower could be
ictuse.l oi' violating the state's
iinti-bomb law, a Dallas labor law-
yer argued before the court of
criminal appeals.
His client was convicted of hav-
ing assembled materials for a
"Molotov cocktail"—a home-mule
bomb consisting of a jar of gaso-
line with a rag stuffed in the
top for a wick.
In the case at issue, the bomh
was exploded in the driveway of a
non-striking employe during a
Dallas labor dispute.
Dallas assistant district attor-
Tlie interstate and defense
highway program—which involves
tl,0dli mile., of superhighway, at
cost currently estimated at $45,-
000,000,000—has been described
. the biggest public works pro-
;■) am in the history of the world.
!i lias been received with a vast
mount of publis enthusiasm, and
the feeling is general that it will
,iake material contributions to the
economic welfare and the military
Strength of this country, But, u
an impressive article by Daniel P.
Moynihan appearing in the April
14 issue of The Reporter is con-
re< t, there are some very large
lies in the ointment.
Mr. Moynihan, who is connected
with Syracuse University, goes in-
to considerable detail, and his ar-
ticle is a long one. But some of
his major points can be .summed
up briefly, and they ceitainly pro
vii!"} abundant food for thought.
lie begins with a historical re-
view oi' federal highway policy,
and at the e d of it says: "In-
• o'.l ,i• ing a highway program in
today's congress is like lotting a
ti.viff bill loose n the old days:
ho art s go up and up and up."
Vast number of people have a d'-
eJ Interest in tilo program, and
it is commonly : pproved by both
iherals an 1 coiwei vatives who dis-
agree on many other matters.
Moreover, he ad Is, "Highway
construction is especially import-
'nt to ihe professional politicians,
in;:e it provides the largest single
supply of money available these
days to support their activities . .
. Public works represents the most
beneficent outlet yet devised for
the politician's needs to make a
I via ■ and at the same time ple.ise
l!-,a public."
i Iius, theve were powerful pj-
lu< m1 reasons for the piesent mul-
: billion dollar program. But to
! ut o Mr. Moynihan again, "There
.ercn'i many others. With the
ailro.; Is running at iifty per
tent of capacity, a sudden, sharp
increase in intercity transportation
facilities represented, if anything,
a threat to the economic stability
1 the entire transportation indus-
try. Almost certainly the 40,000-
mile figure was too large . . . "
Another big trouble seems to he
that while the federal government
pays 00 per cent of the bill, it
ha little effective control over
how the money is spent. And the
>-iates, too, Mr, Moynihan finds,
have no real freedom of action
either, in that decision to build
j the system has already been made.
Under such circumstances, tie
Comment from fht Capital —
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f any person* will be gladly corrected if brought to the attention
f the publisher. The Denison Press assume'* nr re sponsibility for
error in advertising insertions beyond t.hr prii-e r.f th< advertisement
BOX NUMBERS, Care Denison Press, will he given advnti-ers
driii^r blind addresses.
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THE LAST MONOPOLY
by Vant Neff
When we think of monopolies,
most of us think of them as
historical, and gone. Monopo-
lies, we know, flourished at the
:urn of the century, when fi-
ll j.ncial giants manipulated jobs
a ad men to suit themselves.
Mraopolies were dangerous,
.-.ude accumulations of power.
lVblic opinion, then legislation,
took care of them. Monopoly,
lvo think, is dead as the dino-
saur. When we think this, we
are wrong.
Today, Monopoly is making a
last tremendous stand — as
union power, stronger and far
more arrogant than the power
of any past financial titan.
The monopoly power of mod-
ern unions is built on a double
base, easy to recognize. At
present, union monopoly power
dominates not only men's jobs,
but the men themselves. This
double-monopoly has grown
through the years, until today
it can successfully throttle a
business, halt a whole industry,
even threaten the country's
economy.
Here Is how this double-
monopoly works:
Except in states with right-
to-work laws, it's legal today
for the union to sign an agree-
ment with industrial manage-
ment for a "union shop." This
means that a new workman
must, before a specified time
(usually 30 days), join the
union to keep his job. And this,
in spite of the language of the
Wagner Act, which guarantees
the individual workman the
right to join or not, as he
pleases. In actual fact, however,
the new man continues his job
only when he joins and pays his
dues. The union dominates his
job; he is told what he can and
JL
IT'S THE LAW
* *
cannot do, how fast or slow to
work. He is part of the vast
union lock-step that monopo-
lizes industrial jobs today.
This monopoly-power goes
even further. It tells the man
whether he should work or
not. True, a "vote" is taken
when a strike becomes an issue.
But the record shows that the
union, leader's orders prevail.
The "leader has a complete
MOtoOPOl
monopoly over the workman.
With this domination estab-
lished, the union leader is today
a real Monopoly Giant — with
almost unlimited power.
Now, beyond the fact that
this unrestrained power is com-
pletely counter to the Ameri-
can concept of individual free-
dom — it has an end-product
not only inevitable, but danger-
ous to the whole American
economy.
This is the ability of a union
leader to close down an indus-
try almost at whim. Formerly,
the temper of the times was
such that anyone who men-
tioned this fact was shouted
down as an enemy of the work-
ing man. But, in and out of
unions, more of us every day
are coming to realize the lack
of self-discipline, the lack of
responsibility, shown by many
union leaders in their abuse of
their tremendous power. Caught
in the public eye, too many
union leaders have proved not
only unscrupulous, but even
criminal.
Far from attacking unions
and the constructive function
they can perform, it is the
abuse of this vast monopoly-
power by bad or ignorant men
that is attracting the attention
of all of us. Some method of
restraint is rapidly becoming
a necessity — as it was in the
forgotten days of other, past
power-tyrants.
But, before restraining such
power, we must recognize it for
what it is. We must understand,
simply, how it grew.
It was created by public sym-
pathy. It grew with the per-
mission of "the American pub-
lic. Public opinion _ alone can
bring about legislative reform.
Labor monopoly is today a
Frankenstein's monster, with
absolute domination over jobs
and men — an economic, every-
day threat to all of us, a chief
source of inflation. Do enough
of us understand this arrogant
double power, realize its dan-
ger, so that courts and public
authorities will do what needs
to be done to restrain this bur-
geoning Last Monopoly?
A pvfcfU IihIM
•I |M kr W Tm
i.ey disagreed with the charge
that the law involved is unconsti-
tutional. He said the statute
makes it clear that possession of
gasoline for use as a fuel is legal,
but for use in bomb making it is
illegal. He said the law has been
upheld seven times by the court
of criminal appeals and twice by
the U. S. supreme court.
Traffic courts urged
More and more attention in
Texas is being given to plans for
.setting up courts of record to try
traffic cases only.
Lawyers and law enforcement
officials have been concerned for
years.
Public interest was suddenly
sharpened this year when the
slate board ol' insurance adopted
automobile insurance rates tied to
the driver's traffic violation rec-
ord. People who had been paying
fines rather casually began to
wonder what kind of shake they
could get if they went to court
over a ticket.
A state bar association com-
mittee has suggested a two-prong-
ed plan— one for rural and one for
metropolitan areas.
Under this plan, county scats
with 50,000 or more population
would set up a city traffic court
of record. Less populous areas
could set up a county-wide traffic
court. City judges would be ap-
pointed, county judges elected.
In each case, the new courts
would be restricted to traffic
cases, and usual corporation and
justice of the peace courts would
continue to function.
University of Texas Law School
Dean Page Keeton has suggested
that county traffic courts be set
tip so that appeals could go di-
i ectly from then to the court of
criminal appeals.
Second ga tax upheld
State supreme court has ruled
the state has a right to collect a
tax on gas when it is taken from
the ground a second time.
Francita Gag company had been
taking gas from the ground in
.lackson county, running it through
a cycling plant and then re-inject-
ing it into the ground.
It paid a tax for the first ex-
traction, but protested state de-
mand that it pay again when it
took the gas out again. Supremo
court held the company hal to pay
the "7 per cent of fair market
price" production tax for the sec-
ond extraction.
"The king can do no wrong"'
How could anybody ever say:
"The king can do no wrong?"
(When we know of kings who did
do wrong.)
The idea looks simple: As ab-
solute law maker, the king could
hold himself above his own law.
He was under no law and could
therefore do no legal wrong.
Anyway, when King George lost
the thirteen colonies, the Ameri-
can states took over the doctrine
of sovereign immunity: Nobody
can sue a government agency
without the state's permission,
when the agency is doing govern-
ment work. (Of course if the
agency is doing "proprietary func-
tions" like running street cars or
making electricity, it may often
be sued much like any other busi-
ness.)
Thus suppose for lack of due
care a private bakery truck should
harm your child who had done
nothing to bring on the accident.
Well then, most likely you could
sue the bakery in the child's be-
half and collect damages.
But not with government agen-
cies unless the legislature gives
you lawful permission.
Thus in the old days, is an
purse strings are really loosened.
As a horrible example, he cites
three interchanges that have been
built in a sparsely settled portion
of a Western state at a cost of
000. The I raffic load haandl-
$384,000. The traffic load handl-
ed is 89 vehicles a day. And the
geneial accounting office says
that those served consist of "some
old mines, a power line, four or
five small ranches, and a house of
•ill repute."
Mr. Moynihan also doubts the
wisdom of financing the program
through the gasoline tax. This
levy, as he sees it, "really amounts
to a household tax." And one re-
sult will be to "provide a great
subsidy to industry in the form
of cheap road transport." In this
connection he makes another im-
portant observation: "The truck-
ers' main advantage is that rail-
roads must pay all the cost of
building and maintaining their
transportation system, while truck;
pay only when they actually use
the roads. Of each railroad reve-
nue dollar, twenty cents goes to
right-of-way costs. For trucks, the
figure is four and a half cents
. . . Were it not for the trucking
subsidy, the railroads would al-
most certainly be running at bet-
ter than their current fifty per
cent of capacity."
What will happen remains to
be seen. An investigation of the
road program is now underway
in congress. To quote Mr. Moy-
nihan once more, "So much thiev-
ing, mischief, and blunder will he
uncovered (if not, it will be neces-
sary to investigate the investigat-
ors) that the public should be pre-
pared for a serious reappraisal of
the program by the next adminis-
tration, Democratic or Republi-
can."
army jeep harmed your child, you
could collect only if congress pass-
ed a special bill awarding dam-
ages.
Recently this doctrine has been
attacked: Why shouldn't, the gov-
ernment pay like any other or-
ganization?
So during the last war the fed-
eral government in response to
public opinion pa ed i "tort lia-
bility" law. It gives the people
much more power to sue than be-
fore the last war. And the courts
much more often than congress
now set the damages in many
kinds of cases.
In Texas, the legislature by a
proper action may permit certain
general types of suits to be
brought against the state, under
various conditions and restrictions.
Then, if a specific situation arises
which is not covered by the gen-
eral rules, the legislators are au-
thorized to pass a special measure
to permit suit to bo brought.
Therefore, any person seeking
tc enforce a claim against the
State of Texas through the courts
must petition the legislature for
Ihe necessary permission, unless
his claim falls within some gen-
eral category or type previously
jecognized by our lawmakers.
During each session, the legisla-
ture passes legislation allowing
suits to be brought against the
state in a variety of cases.
Sometimes, however, suits may
be brought against individuals
holding office under the State of
Texas and acting as agents of the
state, hut where the state itself
is not the principal party to the
suit, without first gaining con-
sent to suit. There are numerous
situations in which an individual
officer may bo sued with regaru
to the duties and functions of his
office, and in which the state is
not directly or substantially a
part in interest.
Suppose you do obtain legisla-
Pridc Texoma land
bam! to Memphis
The Pride of Texomaland, the
senior higli school band under di-
rection of Larry Thomas for the
past four years, and which has
risen to prominence relatively
gi eater than any school band in
this area, left Thursday for its big
< vent at the Memphis, Tenn., Cot-
ton Carnival.
The band will present ias march-
ing routine, drills and some of the
lighter music, march and other of
the more difficult numbers. This
is the major-out-of-town visit lor
the band and will wind up its
formal engagements this year.
According to Mr. Thomas, the
band is scheduled to return to
Denison about noon Sunday, May
15.
live permission to sue the state.
What happens then?
If the suit is brought against
the State of Texas, and the action
is successfully prosecuted, you
will be awarded a judgment
against the state. Then, it's' back
I ) the legislature for more legis-
lation to appropriate the necessary
money with which the state may
pay off the judgment.
(This column, prepared by the
State Bar of Texas, is written to
inform—not to advise. No per-
son should ever apply or interpret
.. ny law without the aid of an at-
torney who is fully advised con-
cerning the facts involved, be-
cause a slight variance in facts
ir.ay change the application of the
law.)
Temperatures equal to those on
the surface of the sun are gen-
erated in a hyperballistics gun
used for missile development at the
Naval Ordnance Laboratory in
Silver Spring, Md. ,
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United States.
They have stuck to their
posts in the face of earth-
quakes, floods, revolutions and
wars. They have carried on re-
gardless of cholera epidemics
and worse. They are dedicated
people and tlicy can rightly be
called America's first line of
defense. Upon them can depend
the issues of war nnd peace.
Tho Foreign Service must,
first of all, protect. American
interests abroad. It has the job
of promoting those interests by
demonstrating their mutuality
with those of other nations. In
addition, tho Service must do
everything in its power to as-
sist American citisms in their
legitimate activit; i abroad.
There are
m a n y rigors.
And many For-
eign Service
people have no
permanent
h o m e. Every
three years,
they are likely
to be trans-
ferred.
If you are thinking about the
Foreign Service as a career, you
will find much useful informa-
tion in a pamphlet on the sub-
• ject published as a public serv-
ice by New York Life Insurance
Company.
Advancement is strictly on
merit. Applicants for the For-
eign Service Officer Corps must
be American citizens from 20
to 31 years of age and should
have records of impeccable loy-
alty and discretion. Written and
oral examinations are exacting.
Salaries usually start at $5,225
and can rise to $27,500 in the
case of ambassadors at more
important posts.
A broad liberal arts education
with emphasis on history, sci-
ence, economics, the literature
of all nations, modern languag-
es and public and business ad-
ministration is recommended
for those wishing to prepare for
a Foreign Service career.
Tho Foreign Service Staff
Corps which includes typists,
stenographers, code clerks and
others, is also selected with spe-
cial care. Some
of them even-
tually qualify
for the Officer
Corps. Over
half are wom-
en. Salaries be-
gin at $3,730
and go in cer-
tain specialties
to $13,100. Fur-
ther information on this and
other careers can be obtained
by writing to New York Life,
Room 1204, 1 Montgomery
Street, San Francisco, Cal.
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Anderson, LeRoy M., Sr. The Denison Press (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, May 13, 1960, newspaper, May 13, 1960; Denison, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth329182/m1/2/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Grayson County Frontier Village.