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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1956
Page
3
Local notes include farm exchange, an orchard swap in New Mexico, and several deaths and births. H. C. Stone estate proceedings open with final account and discharge hearing in Grayson County. Community updates cover a sheriff campaign, theatre nearing opening, league baseball champions, and local birthdays and accidents.
Sir Ross died Wednesday at his parents' home in the Ely community. T. B. Whitworth, 65, died Wednesday evening at his home in town. Whitewright reached 114 degrees at 3 30 p m Monday, a high for the area. Crawford Montgomery enrolled with the CCC at Brownwood. A shoplifter took 13 pairs of silk hose from the Horace Gordon store Saturday. Rev J A Henderson was honored Sunday with a picnic birthday party. Franklin Harris returned from Ft Sill Oklahoma after six months training. Notice Excessive heat halts incubator use in August per Mrs H A James.
An editorial notes the low adoption supply versus demand with agencies preferring under 40 couples who cannot have children. It discusses race and religion placement rules, financial stability, and home setup requirements. It cites changing matching practices and raises concerns over heredity testing and early pediatric psychology. the piece ends by mentioning a wildcat well test in the Moran area of Assam, India.
Three cancer patients at St. Joseph's and Harris Hospitals in Fort Worth underwent radium needle implants under hypnosis to reduce anxiety and pain during and after surgery. Doctors report reduced bleeding and less anesthesia required, with patients describing relief and calm after conditioning.
Citation to Woodie Phipps Ruth M Davis and unknown heirs of Phipps Davis Turley and related parties. Command to answer by 10 a.m. on September 24 1956 in the 15th District Court Grayson County Sherman Texas. Case No 63982. Plaintiffs include J C Linnstaedt Jr Augusta Randall and M A Randall versus Gus Turley Parker Turley Phipps Ivey and others. Property dispute over multiple lots in the J C Linnstaedt Addition and prior judgments challenged for fraud or mistake.
Albilio Pires of Moncao Portugal died soon after his release from a Lisbon prison where he served time for attempting to flee the country. His wife Aurora was sentenced to 28 years at hard labor after a court found she regularly visited him with home made meals tainted with rat poison and beer bottles laced with acid.
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