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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1956
Page
8
The Sunday Times in London reported scientists expect pills within 20 years to change skin color from black to white. It said pills already give whites a protective tan and could be used for sensitive skin. The piece pondered if blacks could be made white and noted possible future color selection by pill.
Policewoman Arlene Van Dunk arrested fortune teller Mary Rossini after Rossini warned a young caller she would lose her husband unless she received a large donation. Van Dunk is single and Catholic and made the arrest.
Windsor Ontario police chief Carl Farrow told the police commissioner he has faced a wave of stomach illness complaints. He said most cases occur the day after payday and noted the pattern is ongoing.
Springfield Illinois Lester D Plummer asked a judge to annul his month old marriage arguing his first wife divorced in April left him emotionally upset and unaware of his actions when he wed.
Former president Harry Truman surprised guests at a formal London dinner by arriving with an aide carrying two bottles of bonded bourbon. The host explained the choice, noting bourbon is hard to obtain in England and Truman’s fondness for the spirit endears him to drinkers.
Automation drives Burroughs Corb Electro Data Division claims an electronic brain can compose 1000 songs per hour at a cost of 250000 dollars. The breakthrough in Tin Pan Alley signals a new era for music production as executives showcase the device.
The Navy reports Antarctica endured its worst blizzard of the season. Tons of snow buried Little America headquarters and stopped all outside operations.
The Chickasha Star reports a new policy allowing a work break between start and quit times to balance duties and prevent layoffs. The plan is voluntary, not mandatory, and seeks to stabilize employment and ensure pay checks. Also cited is Grand Coulee Dam at 4173 feet long and 559 feet high.
Sears Roebuck and Co reports 1955 newspaper advertising expenditures of 41,775,000, a 10.9 percent rise from 1954 and 80.1 percent of its total retail media budget. The year also saw 270,574,200 lines of ads across 1,012 papers, with net sales of 3.396 billion and eight new stores, reaching 707 nationwide.
Answers clarify benefits for veterans in Korean GI training Military service suspensions allow education resumption after discharge with proof of uncontrollable reasons Indemnity covers death in service at 10 000 dollars for 30 days post discharge Public Law 16 training extends up to four years for certain disabled or late entrants No GI Bill training under Korean GI Bill while in uniform is allowed during service
At Marshall ice plant the honor system for payment was dropped after a year of no door lock and a self service sign. Manager Locke M. Stuart said about 75 percent of buyers paid, but 3000 pounds of ice worth 25 to 30 dollars melted away. One elderly man left a dollar and returned the change the next day.
A London doctor predicts career women may become bald like men unless they use tears as a remedy. Dr J S Van Pelt says men lose hair from mental work while women may cling to hair by shedding tears, warning men who bottle up emotions risk baldness.
A Texas Health Department spokesman said 44,892 polio vaccine shots allocated to Texas will be sold to other states due to no local market. Dr. J. E. Peavy noted the manufacturer decides sales while Texas reports no vaccine shortages and 1,825,014 injections by June 1, not counting the National Foundation program.
Texas Land Commissioner J Earl Rudder said more than 12000 veterans have applied to buy land since the program reopened in October. He spoke at a Dallas Agricultural Club luncheon, noting renewed confidence in the state program.
L D Red Wilsford and G W Woody Blanton are named as candidates for county attorney. The brief notice lists both men as contenders in the upcoming race and notes their candidacy status.
A collection of small classified items includes for sale damaged sheet iron, lighting fixtures and wiring supplies, farm tractor tires, frozen packaging materials, paints, a life insurance pitch, rugs, wiring components, gas appliances and a lawn mower with easy financing.
Washington Senator William Langer proposed an amendment to the foreign aid bill, earmarking 50 million dollars for economic assistance to the Apache and Everglade tribes. The article also notes the historic cession of Cyprus to Venice in 1489.
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