E H Whitehead Editor Publisher Rights and Rates
Office and business manager Mrs E H Whitehead warns against erroneous reflections and promises corrections. Subscription rates listed: six months in county 1.10 dollars. one year in county 2.00. one year out of county 3.00. six months out of county 1.65. Classifieds and cards of thanks priced at 2 cents per word.
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Texas public employees face up to 20 percent turnover after new officials take over
Pirtle Watts of the Texas Public Employes Association estimates that as many as one in five state workers may lose their jobs when new leaders assume office in January. About a third of the 22,000 members work in the Capitol. others are statewide. Members avoid political endorsements, but several candidates court individuals, especially in Travis County, with promises of higher pay. State law imposes restrictions similar to but not as strict as the Hatch Act.
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Texas Public Employes Association
Capitol
State
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Travis County
Austin
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Highway Patrol
Texas
George Parkhouse
Dallas
Texas Water Resources Committee
Parkhouse
Davy
Davy Crockett
Crockett
Alamo
Saitle
San Jacinto
Senate Chamber
Democratic Committee
George Sandlin
Sandlin
Texas Referendum Committee
Texas Department, American Legion and Auxiliary
Washington, D. C
Texas doctors rely on injections to fight childhood disease
A family in distress sees a physician bring hope with injections of a newly developed antibiotic Tetramycin. The child’s fever falls within hours, and after a week home rest, recovery begins. The piece highlights advances in antibiotics and the evolving hospital treatment pathway for sick children.
Interesting Facts from The Rusk Cherokeean June 14 1956
A collection of trivia notes including the Golden Gate Bridge as the longest single span at 4200 feet. Facts mention the Mud Puppy Water Dog in Eastern U.S. waters. Borax helps towels stay soft. Adam’s Peak footprints allegedly link to Adam in Ceylon 1000 years on one foot. Geographic center of the United States cited in Smith County Kansas.
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Rusk
Texas
Golden Gate Bridge
United States
State Bar of Texas picks new president and officers
Newton Gresham of Houston is named president of the State Bar of Texas with Virgil T. Seaberry of Eastland as vice president. The Board for Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools notes leadership changes while early data shows farmers mortgaged $227 million last year, 31 percent up from 1954.
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Texas
Newton Gresham
Houston
State Bar of Texas
Virgil T. Seaberry
Eastland
Farm Credit Agency
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