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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1957
Page
3
Bells resident Jim Hollingsworth visits Whitewright. Garland and Dallas residents visit relatives across several cities. Families travel to Hot Springs Washington Houston New Orleans and Odessa. Notable: Lucio Orozco art director returns to Odessa with his family.
Detroit analyst Henry T. King, ex Chrysler Plymouth chief stylist, predicts wheel-less egg shaped cars may roll in 25 years with jet ducts and no tires or engines. He envisions missiles inspired propulsion replacing conventional drive systems and a car that floats above ground.
Publication cites guardian W P Waldrop in Grayson County Texas. Final Account and application for discharge from guardianship of Mary Elizabeth Davis. Hearing set for first Monday after ten days from publication date July 1957 at Sherman courthouse. All interested parties must appear or file written answer and contest the account.
The State of Texas issues a writ commanding defendants including P E Fairbanks and J J Fairbanks to answer a petition filed June 19 1957 in District Court Grayson County. The suit seeks judgment title and possession of Lot 15 in Block 16 Sunnyside Addition Denison Texas. Publication dates include June 1957 and July 4 11 and 18 1957.
King, designer linked to Bill Stout and the 1920s Scarab concept, proposes a smooth egg like exterior with lightweight materials and a transparent steel shell. He imagines an egg shaped car using alum and untested lightweight steel, plus a reverse magnetism to prevent collisions and reduce rear impact.
Texas State Board of Education announces changes requiring 16 units for graduation with two in laboratory science and disallowing physical education as a credit. Athletics time is capped to one class period daily. Emphasis shifts toward core subjects, aiming to raise scholastic standards and diploma value.
The State Board of Education and colleges push stricter rules. Colleges require trigonometry credit for engineering entrants and freshmen tests in composition grammar and spelling. New driving laws impose fines for youths 14 and up and parental liability, with stricter licensing and special licenses for bikes and scooters. The measures, though harsh, are framed as aiding youths to live longer and better.
The text notes two statutory duties of the U S Secret Service to protect the President and to suppress counterfeiters. It compares hat shopping times for a man alone versus with his wife.
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