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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1953
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists T. Glenn Doss as editor and owner. Published every Thursday, entered at Whitewright Texas post as second class mail matter. Advertising rates apply to events with admission or sales, and to cards of thanks, poetry, and memorials.
Observers along Highway 69 between Bells and Whitewright note a surplus of rubbish dumped on the right of way. It appears Whitewright residents may be the principal offenders while calling for a designated dumping ground near town on a hard surface road to curb unlawful disposal.
Trend reports Randolph may lose its high school under the Gilmer Aikin rule as daily attendance dips below 110 for combined grades. The senior class totals seven, prompting concerns about course offerings and university admission paths if consolidation occurs.
The Sun invites readers to have visits mentioned in its pages and favors notices of any kind from guests and friends. The notice asks for items to be sent in as a courteous gesture to share with readers.
The speaker argues average daily high school attendance would exceed Randolph area schools combined. To offer enough courses for unconditional university admission a big enrollment is needed, requiring Whitewright to consolidate with Bells Tom Bean Savoy and Trenton eventually, though not soon.
The ear serves hearing and balance and consists of outer, middle, and inner parts. The outer ear collects sound through the auricle into the ear canal to the tympanic membrane. A chain of three tiny bones transmits vibrations to the inner labyrinth, with the Eustachian tube equalizing air pressure.
A scientist explains the cochlea as the snail shaped organ that receives sound through the lymph and hair cells. Two ears help locate sound sources and the semicircular canals and otoliths govern balance, with disturbances causing dizziness or faintness.
Las Vegas Nevada reports Capt Harold Fischer U S double air ace divorced by wife Dorothy Fischer the same day he was shot down and reported captured by Communists. District Judge Frank McNamee granted the divorce Tuesday, the news said. Fischer, a leading Korea era pilot, was listed missing the same day. Peiping Radio claimed he parachuted and was captured. Advertising will sell it if it's some.
Dr J N Barnette of Nashville, secretary of the Baptist Sunday School Department, urged on Monday that one million more members be gained next year. Speaking to over 1,000 pastors and leaders from 22 states at a Kansas City Sunday school clinic, he noted 21 million people live in areas without Baptist churches and 4.5 million children under four are not enrolled in Sunday school.
Burlington health issue report notes housewives seeing brown spots before eyes and holes in certain cot. University of Vermont conducted experiments to identify the cause and solution.
Citation in Texas requires Minnie V. Smith and her heirs to answer by May 18 1953 in Grayson County District Court Sherman. Plaintiff Roy Smith seeks partition of one acre from a larger tract conveyed by W J Wood et al by deed dated March 10.
A university report found that copper aluminum zipper alloy in zippers used in cotton garments forms an acid when wet. Ironing the damp fabric with these zippers can damage the material.
Government radio said two baby elephants broke loose in a plane during a flight from Assam to Calcutta, causing a crash in a mountainous jungle and the death of three crew members.
George W. Codrington, former president of the National Association of Engine and Boat Manufacturers, estimates that in 1953 there will be one pleasure boat for every 32 Americans, totaling about 5,000,000 boats afloat.
A 1953 notice in Sherman Texas cites a deed description in Vol. 220 page 94 Grayson County Deed Records for a one acre parcel. The J W Lindley corner and M K T R R right of way are referenced with precise bearings and distances. Citation requires service within 90 days or unserved. issued April 2 1953 by A S W Earnest Clerk with deputy. Published in The Whitewright Sun on April 16 23 30 and May 7 1953.
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