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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1955
Page
8
Two Californians calling themselves divine healers were arrested in Paris by Sheriff Dan Bills. They worked among the Negroes offering cures, but the sheriff said the sick were relieved of their money. The pair were fined for vagrancy and escorted to the county line.
The Health Department reported a 2 year old died after swallowing 22 five grain aspirin tablets. Since last March 102 children under five in the city have been poisoned by aspirin overdoses.
Texoma topped six million in tourist visits for the Texoma Recreational Area reaching 6,264,006 in 11 months. November alone recorded 433,405 visitors, 185,000 above last November. The year to date totals exceed the prior annual record by 1,155,098, surpassing the 1954 high of 5,108,908.
A reader recalls a funeral scene where a bereaved widow begs her husband to speak one more time. Nearby, a large woman by a window quips that if he speaks, this will be her window. The anecdote ends with a note about adding machine paper from The Sun.
Advertises a daily rental of a twin brush electric waxer at one dollar per day from Dollar Hide Hardware.
The U S Department of Agriculture notes bakers aim to freeze bread commercially to reduce staling and unsold loaf losses and cut costly night baking. They hope frozen bread sales will lift wheat consumption from 124 pounds per capita in 1954, down from 225 pounds in 1900.
Larry Powell of Columbus grew enraged after his car wrecked hitting trees and a pole. A witness shut off the ignition and Powell, after seizing the keys, threw them away and set gasoline alight, destroying the car and landing him in county jail for drunken driving. The report also notes U S freight car loadings in 1954 were 11.6 percent lower than in 1938.
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