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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1956
Page
4
Texas 7,500 school bus drivers were saluted by railroads for the state's best safety record covering 82 million miles yearly. A resolution praised their diligence and judgment in protecting children, noting a bus accident occurs on average once in 410,000 miles.
A motorist struck a fire hydrant and punched a resident who stepped out to view the crash. Col Homer Garrison Jr. the state public safety director, subdued the driver and police charged him with driving while drunk. The article also notes that Christmas cards began in 1874.
Rear Admiral Hyman G. Rickover argues education dictates world outcomes and calls for reform. He criticizes a uniform American system that wastes talent and urges a 210 day school year and private sector aided super secondary schools to nurture gifted children.
Texas 1956 cotton crop projected at 3.61 million bales of 500 pounds gross weight, 92k above 10 year average and 10k above Nov 1 estimate. Texas average yield 278 pounds per acre vs 276 last month. U.S. total 13.303 million bales, up 150k from November forecast, below 1955 output of 14.721 million. Final annual estimate.
The Internal Revenue Service will start hiring qualified women as agents. Commissioner Harrington asked the Civil Service Commission to alter exam rules so women may compete. Women will work mainly in the audit section but can become field agents if needed.
A man robbed Citizens National Bank in Los Angeles of 1002 dollars by simply grabbing cash from a teller, Mrs. William de Filippo, 28, as she counted a last deposit before lunch. He escaped in a car driven by an accomplice.
J C King a feed mill worker tells a six man jury in Fort Worth he knows how much beer it takes to make him drunk and claims he was not drunk July 14 when arrested for drunken driving. He admits drinking three beers before deputies took him into custody. He insists it takes a whole case to impair him.
The Grayson County Methodist Youth Fellowship Christmas banquet at First Methodist Church in Sherman drew 200 or more attendees from 95 percent of district chapters. Maples Church Denison presented a The Night Before Christmas skit while Rev. Fred Mooring presided. The service closed with carols and a Perkins School of Theology professor delivering a message. Waples MYF won the attendance banner. Whitewright was strongly represented. Sermon topics for December include Testing For Love of Jesus and Whence Came The Wise Men.
Earl Schmidt, 36, of Bunker Hill was hospitalized in Alton Illinois after the cow he was milking fell on him. Doctors said he sustained torn shoulder ligaments and painful bruises from the accident.
A historical line notes 1935 US farms at 6 812 000 versus 4 792 000 today, highlighting a sharp decline in farm numbers over time as agricultural landscapes industrialize and consolidate.
The Cub Scouts met Tuesday at 4 o clock to sing and craft Christmas gifts for mothers. They will hold their Christmas party at the next meeting with refreshments served by Mrs. Garner Keeper of the Buckskin.
The State Health Department reports polio attack rates in Texas nearly ten times higher in the unvaccinated than in Salk vaccine recipients. Jan 1 to Oct 31 shows 2.24 per 100 000 among vaccinated versus 21.80 per 100 000 among unvaccinated with 16 cases that week ending Dec 1 and 1,295 for the year. Calcutta to open five new colleges.
The publisher invites readers to bring any mistaken reflections about a person, firm, or corporation to be corrected promptly, ensuring accurate and fair representation across the paper.
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