This review of Sid’s book “Vacant Eyes” appeared in Publisher’s Weekly on November 16, 1992.
12-Year-Old Sidney Wins State Typing Championship
Houston Boy Climbs Upon Pad, Wins Typing Contest
Source: AP (1938)
Austin, May 4 – Little Sidney Spies, 12, Saturday sat on pads to boost him into the proper position and sped his skilled fingers over a keyboard to win the state high school championship in typewriting.