Thieves hit four locations in Houston, but the losses were small except for the Farmers Exchange where 150 cartons of cigarettes were stolen. Also looted were city hall, the Horseshoe Drive-In and the Chuck Wagon Cafe.
A St. Louis man, Richard Dyke, 24, was the first archer to kill a deer in Texas County. Later successful hunters were Harold and Leroy Clark, both of Licking. Houston merchants used maps in their advertisements to show the way to new parking lots on First and Second streets.
In the want ads, a 158-acre farm with a fourroom house near Houston was advertised for $9,500.
About 80 Texas Countians attended a testimonial dinner in Jefferson City for Congressman Richard H. Ichord.
The Oak Hill Water District (No. 2) erected a 100-foot tank as construction neared completion of the system which will serve about 120 families.