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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1956
Page
8
A veteran penal reform advocate argues punishment does not deter or reform criminals. He recalls experiences with parolees, various prison systems, and the shift from brutal confinement to rehabilitation, noting solitary and silent systems caused harm, while prisons still impose harsh, oppressive conditions.
A mixed page fragment discusses capital punishment, crime deterrence, and rehabilitation while including small ads for flowers from Han nah’s and the Flower Shop, a washer promotion, and rental of a waxer. It notes crime rates in the United States and Europe and urges change through example and instruction.
Notice of sheriff s sale in Grayson County Texas directs the foreclosure of tax liens on Lot One Block Three Dumas Addition Denison. The 1956 sale proceeds at the courthouse May 1 between 2 and 4 PM to satisfy a 430.46 dollar judgment with 6 percent interest.
Navy recruiter M. L. Christensen of Denison announced a special Texan Company will be enlisted in April to recruit top men for the Fleet. The unit sails April 24 to San Diego for nine weeks of boot and recruit training, with enlistees traveling and training with pals and returning home together in early July.
In Zurich the SPCA suggested a novel service a woman asked for a stray dog on loan to combat fleas. She planned to return the dog after her holiday, hoping fleas would transfer to the animal and allow SPCA to take it. Urban water use tops about 200 gallons per person daily in the United States.
In 1926 only about 5 000 people used bottled gas. The U S Bureau of Mines shows LP-Gas now serves over 9 million domestic users and one fifth of annual billions of gallons go to industry. The 1930 survey began with 13 producers. today data come from 130 producers and 1300 dealers.
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