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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1955
Page
4
Notice for a weekly publication printed in Whitewright Texas as second class mail matter. Subscription rates listed for Grayson and Fannin counties at 2 dollars and outside counties at 2 dollars. Foreign subscriptions 5 dollars. Publisher offers corrections for any erroneous reflections on persons, firms, or corporations.
The Royal Bank of Canada notes in its January issue that Canada has 963 weekly papers with a total circulation near 2.5 million. It argues weekly papers bind people to intimate groups and the wider society, serving as a running record of communities and the entities within them.
Detroit report compiles five core driving rules from professional truck drivers to prevent accidents. Key points include easing off the gas in all conditions, ready braking at intersections, increasing following distance, yielding to others including pedestrians, and planning passes with safe distances and speeds.
Dallas reports a May 15 strike threat by Teamsters in Texas Oklahoma Louisiana and Arkansas after unity talks with Southwest Operators Association yielded no contract progress. M W Miller notes city drivers and dock workers endorsed the walkout over rejected wage proposals.
Washington reports rapid shrinkage of fourth class post offices as 1,861 closures since 1953 cut nationwide totals to about 15,660. Kentucky leads in closures, while officials claim service gains from route consolidation and cost savings of roughly 2.7 million dollars annually.
In Bishops Itchington England a village of about 1100 residents is governed by six grandmothers and one man. Edith Chappie Hyman 56 joins five other council elders while Frank Moore serves as the lone male member on the village council.
Chicago reports the American Medical Association laboratory findings on cigarette smoking. The study suggests shorter smokes can raise nicotine and tar exposure. lamination and asbestos filters offer no extra protection if the butt is shortened to about an inch and a half.
Lander Hiage, a St. Petersburg cafe owner, was due in federal court on charges of evading $10,000 in taxes. His lawyer produced a letter postmarked Sweden in which Hiage said he did not intend to return to the United States.
Jokes chase a suit crisis between a wife and husband as he endures fashion disputes. The groaning salesman and quips about bread and delays on a platform end with the couple swapping barbs over who is to blame for missing the train and facing the next one.
An elderly man, after a stroke, reports steady recovery and cheerful resilience. A neighbor visiting learns the patient now handles most chores, eats and sleeps well, reads, and listens to the radio. He jokes that his mind may be gone, but he feels he needs it less.
Walter Pidgeon and Ruth stop for lunch in a desert town and ask for the best restaurant. A cowboy hedges the verdict saying whichever they pick they’ll wish they chose the other.
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