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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1955
Page
4
The notice lists subscription pricing for Grayson and Fannin Counties at 2.00, outside counties at 2.50, and foreign subscriptions at 5.00. It also states correction policy for erroneous reflections and includes editor contact cues.
The 27 day London newspaper strike ended April 19 halting daily papers for 8 million residents. Advertising losses neared 8 million dollars with total revenue impact around 20 million. Londoners rushed to buy papers for local news while theaters and advertisers felt the hit. Public reaction showed the spoken word memory limits and broadcasting failings in a newspaperless capital.
Technicolor western drama starring Kirk Douglas Jeanne Crain and Claire Trevor shown at the Majestic in Dallas this week. Also featuring a new James Cagney role in a Paramount release with April 30 to May 12 previews and shows. Vera Cruz Cinemascope tops the year with Gary Cooper Burt Lancaster Denise Darcel cast. The John Wilkes Booth story stars Richard Burton Maggie McNamara and John Derek.
A new western drama titled Treasure of Ruby Hills opens two nights May 3 and 4 starring Zachary Scott Bart MacLane and Carole Mathews in a distinctive stage production with a strong cast and period flavor.
The IRS added 3000 revenue agents and caught 27 percent more tax evaders in 1954 than 1953. Prosecutions reached 1417 for criminal tax violations, with higher audit activity and closer reviews of refunds. Delinquent accounts stood at 1.164 billion at year end as steps to reduce it began.
Two children of Mrs. Frank Herpeche in Breckenridge died within hours after eating poison found while playing in the yard. Mary Lee Salsman aged 6 died Saturday night before a doctor arrived. John Allen Salsman Jr. died Sunday morning in a hospital.
A New York report from Zachary and Liss based on a haberdashers poll for Sport Chief Company claims Texas men buy the smallest sizes while Texas hats and oil towns are big. The note adds Texas haberdashers sell more short clothes. Rutland Vermont has the tallest sizes. Dried mummy was cited as a medieval cure-all.
Dal las visitors Manton Fain Floyd Bassett and Grover Smith Jr. attended. Mr. and Mrs. O A Layman Sherman and Guy Stepp hosted relatives. Lone Star Gas manager Richard Riggins attended a Greenville public relations school. Grayson College Ex Students plan June 12 reunion. Cpl James Ayres home from Camp Pendleton and Korea tour by June 1. Wesleyan Service Guild met at First Methodist with Beatrice Gervers speaker. Various weekend visitors from Dallas, Denison, Sherman, and other towns noted.
A string of humorous vignettes includes a car loan scare from a finance company and a retort from Mr Jones about neighborly objections. Other jokes cover a milking scene with a new hand, a nervous-exhaustion cure offer, wedding gift gags, and trains, bulldogs, and Stalin era quips.
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