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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1956
Page
6
The article recalls bells as a Christmas staple from pagan fears to sacred use. It notes bells warding fiends, purifying air, baptizing with sponsors, and guiding worship. It mentions church steeples, city chimes, Santa sleigh bells, street bell-ringers, and a classic poem about bells.
Five hundred fifty cattle were offered for sale at Emory on Tuesday. Two hundred hogs were offered. Butcher cows brought owners 6 to 11 dollars, fat calves 12 to 19 dollars. Stocker cows 7.50 to 10.50, stocker calves 9 to 15.50. Bulls 8 to 12.30, pairs 65 to 110. Hogs 13.50 to 17.50. One hundred horses offered, good demand. Cattle market similar to last week except back calves lower. Hog market stronger.
The State Board of Education proposed far reaching changes for Texas public schools to the 1957 Legislature. Reforms aim to cut districts from 1800 to about 750, base funds on average daily attendance, raise teacher pay, standardize accounting with audits, expand adult vocational education, and force district reorganization under penalties.
Washington farmers weighed referendums on crop control programs for upland and extra long staple cotton peanuts and rice with a 75 to 90 percent parity range and potential 50 percent parity if rejected corn quotas in 894 counties also under review.
The piece describes evergreen decorations as a festive, fragrant custom dating to pre Christian times. It notes beliefs that evergreen plants symbolize eternal life and protect against evil, mentions historical church debates over heathen origins, and celebrates the modern worldwide embrace of pine, spruce, and fir fragrances.
The board outlines a plan allowing any county to form a county wide district by majority vote and adjoining counties to create a single independent district. It urges annexation of underperforming districts by Sept 1 1958 and allows student transfers with a June 1 deadline with funds moved to the receiving district. It also calls for regional boards or agency supervision to reduce costs from county offices.
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