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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1954
Page
2
Editorial urges Grand Saline to build a municipal swimming pool citing recreation needs and safety. City Council member Bob Worcester studies feasibility while a high school poll shows 270 of 304 students would use the pool. The piece argues broad community benefit and industry appeal if funded.
An article argues American youth are shaped by media temptations from comic books to movies and TV. It condemns content promoting murder, sex, and fantasy, urging a return to traditional values of hard work, stamina, and hands-on parenting.
A reflection on literature trash and the call for deeper study in schools, urging ongoing engagement with the masters of literature whose writings, fictional and non fictional, have endured through the ages and will continue to endure.
The July draft call will total 187 men for Texas, the largest monthly quota in six months, as state headquarters plans to send 17 men for combined preinduction examinations. Local boards expect mail-placed quotas Friday, with July marking the biggest monthly figure since February when Texas faced 1,314 men. Brigadier General Paul L Wakefield, state director of Selective Service, says July and the coming year may see higher levels as the national quota rose from 18,000 to 28,000 in July due to anticipated more draftees.
George T. Hinson campaigning in East Texas towns asserts Texans will not elect the incumbent to a third term. He blasts lobby influence, calls for a lobby registration act and income disclosure for all state officials, pledging a drive across Panhandle and West Texas beginning June 2 from Wichita Falls.
Rev Charles Moore son of Mr and Mrs Clyde Moore was named among six top graduates from a class of 105 at Tyler Junior College commencement. He and Elizabeth Sits from Frankston were Rotary Club Young Citizens of the Year, receiving certificates and a luncheon at the Blackstone Hotel. Moore earned an outstanding scholarship in history. He is a Methodist pastor and a Grand Saline High School alumnus.
Hal Kennedy son of Mr and Mrs Hal S Kennedy of Grand Saline earned a B A from Southwestern University in a Monday commencement. He majored in journalism and received a medal for outstanding campus journalism. He serves as Williamson County Sun news editor and led the campus paper last year. He is Pi Delta Epsilon president and was listed in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. He averaged 80.5 across four years, won a $200 fraternity scholarship, and resides in Georgetown with plans to study for a master's at the University of Texas.
State Fair Musicals near opening as final ticket sale phase ends in less than a week. June 9 arrival of Jack Benny and company in Dallas precedes a season opening with Jack Benny Revue and a lineup including Wish You Were Here Hazel Flagg Naughty Marietta Prima Hattie Wonderful Town.
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