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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1956
Page
8
Chebeague Island High School in Maine may not reopen this fall due to lack of attendance and funds. The island’s 20 year old school has only one graduate, Ann Hogs Betsey, with few prospects to sustain the district.
Fragmented and unclear text discusses care in mental hospitals and treatment outcomes. It mentions central psychiatric care and claims some patients return home or resume work after treatment, indicating perceived success rates though details are garbled.
Leech remedies remain on a St Louis drug store shelf with limited popularity. Imported Norwegian leeches come in small, medium, and large sizes priced at modest sums. They require minimal care and no feed, maintained with other medicinals in stock.
A park incident drew spectators as a bank mess erupted during a search. The event involved a large cash sum and a recovery of twelve thousand dollars. The report notes the money was entirely recovered despite the chaos.
President Eisenhower altered travel plans to cut West Coast stay by hours as political chatter grows. He arrived in Washington with a silent greeting to supporters, declining to speak for newsreels. Former President Truman denies Australia trip plans and vows more public attacks on Republicans.
The distillery near Pittsburgh is taken over by Westinghouse Electric Corp to transform into an atomic apparatus department. A large workforce is planned including engineers, clerical staff, and shop personnel as the project progresses under the Atomic Energy Commission oversight.
ANCHORAGE Alaska AP Air Force officials said a growing belief is that a paratrooper who jumped from a KC 97 Stratotanker near Cook Inlet may have died after bailing out early Monday. Eight airmen parachuted. only one, Robert Moore, was found in good condition at the Air Force hospital. The seven others were unaccounted for as a search continued. Captain Ana L Wilkerson of Altus Oklahoma piloted the aircraft and was questioned later by a board of officers.
In Pittsburgh western Pennsylvania 650 fifth graders across 18 schools faced a televised French exam amid a broadcast by Dr Edith Kern on WYED. A power failure caused blank screens delaying question No 1 and three questions were marked as errors after the test.
A median device zipped 1 600 trees per hour into a ruvnel at a Cleveland demonstration. The disk and plow planter, pulled by a tractor, places seedlings through slots after breaking soil. Rubber-tired wheels close the opening and cover the seedling in a V shaped follow. The machine operator guides the unit during the show.
Rev Frances J Huber known as The Sky Pilot by inmates at Western Penitentiary served as chaplain for decades and still visits occasionally. Convicts donated a marble altar for the prison and he recalls giving his first mass there. Now aged, he retires amid limited freedoms but keeps in touch with former inmates who visit seeking sympathy and small gifts.
Washington learns a high level committee will study the Nike and Talos anti aircraft missiles to resolve inter service rivalry. The panel headed by Eger Murphree includes senior officials from Defense, Army and Air Force, and will focus on technical merits rather than a live weapons duel.
Washington reports the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier area at Arlington National Cemetery is undergoing its first extensive renovation in 26 years. Crews repair the seating room amphitheater and surrounding marble arcade, with work expected to finish next spring at an estimated cost. Minor repairs previously occurred after completion on June 30, 3439. Special services are held on Easter, Memorial, and Veterans Days as renovations continue.
Knoxvilles University of Tennessee psychologist Dr Edward Cureton and his wife have designed the nations first test for test givers. The device looks like a test but does not yield results, enabling elementary psychology students to practice using tests and collect data for study of test profiles and measurement theory. It will be used nationwide to train students in administering scoring and evaluating tests.
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