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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1955
Page
8
Detroit reports a new car aesthetic for 1955 and 1956 models featuring high fin rear fenders, sloping hoods, deeper bumpers, and oval radiators. Many models will adopt 2 or 4 door hardtops with refined interiors and two tone upholstery. Lincoln’s 1956 lineup leads with 285 horsepower V eight and higher compression, while overall engineering changes remain limited.
Engineers say rear exhaust discharge reduces drag from the car vacuum behind. Most 1956 models include large tail light assemblies in the upswept fin, with some canopied headlamps and improved all weather illumination. Prices remain high.
Secretaries on Capitol Hill pass time with hinky pinky rhymes to beat dull summer. Examples include two syllable rhyming answers like jolly collie and two three-syllable rhymes such as elusive exclusive. The piece notes Ike era politicking prompts lines like hesitant president.
A brief verse by James Victor Miller about a hidden poem wanting release. The speaker yearns to be read, freed from confinement, and to touch other minds with its ideas and feelings.
Fasting is not peculiar to any one religion and has been practiced from early times among peoples widely scattered over the world. It spans many faiths and cultures, illustrating a shared discipline across diverse communities.
Classified items include a 1947 pickup with overload springs listed by Earl Blanton and two 1951 Chevrolet sedans with radio and heater from David Johnson. Also a Singer sewing machine offered by Tom Blanton. A reward or notice seeks eleven red pigs from H P Taylor. Thornhill Laundry advertises white wash service with free pickup at 205 West Spruce St. The Sun advertises grocery specials to save money.
In Frankfurt at the trade fair a new washable suit made of artificial fiber dralon is displayed. It requires no ironing and supposedly never wears out while staying feather light and warm for winter. Expected to retail around $17 in spring.
Lynn Nelson, 18, of Barnesville Minnesota, expresses delight at a mailed invitation to join the Delta Tau Delta fraternity at the University of North Dakota and to associate with men of the highest caliber. The note notes Lynn is a girl in a quoted line from Fielding.
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