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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1956
Page
4
A summary of the first ten amendments to the US Constitution emphasizing freedoms of religion speech and press the rights to assembly petition and due process protections against unreasonable searches and seizures the right to a speedy public trial and the roles of bail witnesses and counsel. It also notes prohibitions on cruel punishments and the reservation of powers to states and people.
Betty Royon, aide to Chesapeake and Ohio chair Cyrus Eaton, says women hold about five and a half percent of railroad jobs. She cites an estimated 58,200 women in roles chiefly clerical, with locomotive engineering the only census category lacking female representation.
The narrator jokes about Buzz Stradley rising before dawn and a neighbor who claims to wake even earlier. A tough ex-prize fighter hired to keep order in the balcony interrupts the talk, declaring that the first person who yells beer will be thrown out.
A wife models a daring evening gown for her husband. He bluntly comments she is getting fat. She defends with a quip about being plump in the best places, prompting a sharp comeback.
A young girl explains to her brother that Sunday work is wrong. He asks if policemen go to heaven for working Sundays. She gently answers that policemen are not needed there, implying heaven needs no police.
It had been learned that a gang of toughs were going to pack the gallery at a temperance meeting. The notice foreshadowed potential disruption and prompted security precautions.
Three young boys were brought before the judge for questioning. The first confessed that his offense was likely minor and related to mischief as the court sought details of the incident.
A boy describes a trip through the West where he and companions threw peanuts in a lake. He recalls Indians around them and his bravado ends when he admits they bought a blanket after being stared down by his mother.
Plaintiff A. B. White alleges ownership of four described tracts in Bailey's Junction now Bells Grayson County Texas and seeks title and possession against named heirs and unknown representatives of many deceased defendants. Service by publication is required with a court appearance by January 28 1957 before the 15th District Court Sherman Texas. The notice lists extensive parcel metes and bounds totaling about 1.06 acres plus related lots along Main Broadway and Highway 69. Court file No 6114 filed December 14 1956.
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