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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1956
Page
7
A flood of social notes lists visits and stays by Mr. and Mrs. Bussy Thornhill, Roby Childress, Miss Gladine Harper, Rev. J. W. Polk, Mrs. Claud Dillon, and many others. Gatherings span Dallas, Edna, Bells, Pueblo, Colo., and beyond with relatives, friends, and out of town guests sharing weekends and weeklong visits.
Former President Harry S. Truman rejected progressive child rearing and urged a Biblical approach. He said he believes in the woodshed treatment and that parents are mostly to blame for juvenile delinquency. He advised reading Solomon and enforcing discipline at home.
A Marshall motorist reported another driver sped past in a reckless manner on the highway into Marshall. He chased and neared enough to read the license number, but the lead car released a dense smoke screen using a kerosene injector and vanished. Police say the smoker vehicle likely used the device to obscure its identity.
A woman tells a bookstore clerk she has long loved Dickens and recalls discovering a $100 bill inside one of his books years ago. The anecdote appears in the Christian Science Monitor style.
The State of Texas issues a formal citation to L W Glover A W Glover Noah Baker W H Hood J A Burkes Alfred Erickson and Martha E Erickson and unknown heirs to answer Wallie Morgan York and A M York in suit No 63867 filed June 12 1956 seeking title and possession of about 1 acre in Boulevard Heights Addition Denison Grayson County Texas. The court requires a written answer by 10 am on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance and sets a July 30 1956 deadline at the 15th District Court in Sherman. The description begins at the northeast corner of Block 9 and follows Murray Street Perry Avenue and branches to define the tract. Publication in The Whitewright Sun on June 21 25 and July 5 12 1956.
Daniel leads in contributions with 112 849 dollars while Senterfitt Yarborough and O Daniel trail in expenditures and totals. Salk vaccine credited with dropping polio cases from 224 to 269 by April 28. Also notes drought aid extension, education diploma changes, bus segregation law enforcement and other state updates.
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