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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1954
Page
4
Polished Every Thursday lists subscription rates for Grayson and Fannin Counties at 8.00 and 2.50 outside the counties and 5.00 foreign. It notes second class mail at Whitewright Texas and offers corrections for any erroneous reflections upon persons or firms brought to publisher.
Volunteers led by Mrs. D R Reilly of San Angelo operate a gift shop at McKnight sanatorium December 13 14 and 15 to help TB patients send small remembrances to families. The 650 patients include parents and spouses separated by illness.
Counties rush to supply gifts or money for patient needs though short of enough for all to receive one item. Certificates will be exchanged in the McKnight Hospital gift shop with no money changing hands. Mrs Reilly notes emphasis on clothing and toiletry items. H C Charless, San Angelo businessman, says the shop is part of a state TB hospital effort to provide Christmas gifts to patients statewide.
The Internal Revenue Service reported Texas paid 2 193 725 000 in the year ending June 30 1954 down from 2 272 626 000 in 1953. National tax collections totaled 69 920 000 000 in 1954 versus 69 687 000 000 in 1953.
A California man found guilty of litterbugging was ordered to pick up beer cans along a quarter mile of highway and serve 28 days in jail. The case helped spur Keep America Beautiful initiatives with Boy and Girl Scouts joining a national litter prevention push and distribution of waterproof litter bags.
The Texas State Highway Department will standardize a broken white reflective line pattern on center lines of two lane roads and lane lines on multi lane highways with solid lines for no passing zones. The change aims to improve safety and follows adoption by several states. Restriping begins on trunk highways with 2000 vehicles daily, targeted for completion by January 1956 on all U S and state numbered highways.
Dr. D M Wiggins spoke at the farmer rancher gathering with Hamlin businessmen in the high school auditorium. He explained why he left education for banking in Lubbock, quipping that old bankers never die they just lose their interest.
Dr. E Cuyler Hammond, Yale biometrics professor, spoke at the American Cancer Society Oklahoma division meeting. He noted 75 percent more smokers died of cancer than non smokers, but coronary heart disease caused twice as many deaths among smokers. He cited 167 lung cancer deaths versus 2147 heart disease deaths.
Senator Flanders of Vermont forgot the name of guest George Humphrey during a public hearing. The exchange occurred when Humphrey, the secretary of the treasury, was attempting to be introduced, prompting an awkward pause before the session continued.
The passage notes Ez Tike’s son preferring to squeeze his own tomatoes over prepared orange juice. It also hints at broader reflections on height, temptation, and the nature of cranks as experts in unlikely subjects. Phone in your news items.
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