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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1941
Page
5
A collection of light jokes and anecdotes including Mandy Johnson and Eliza Jackson quips about army service, a joking medical exchange from a movie star, a mother child tale about changing habits, a cat tail gag, and a Texas ferryboat memory with Uncle Isaac replying to a river crossing request.
The defendant Sparks an electrician is charged with assault and battery. The judge orders placing him in a dry cell.
A speed cop stops a driver who jokes with the officer about waving back. In a golf anecdote Opie Read, playing in a four some, retrieves a ball from a sand trap and quips that three strokes were enough, despite echoes to six.
A shoe store owner grills applicants for a vacancy. He tests their tact by asking how they would respond to a customer noting a foot size difference. The candidate's reply flips the perceived fault, concluding with Madam, on the contrary, one of your feet is smaller than the other. The boss awards the job to him.
A teacher asks Willy what he would do if hit by another boy. Willy questions the size of the boy to gauge his response.
A cowboy tells an insurance agent that he has had no accidents. He adds that a dronc kicked his ribs and a rattlesnake bit him years ago, saying they did it on purpose, not by accident. The punchline rests on intentional harm rather than misfortune.
The Bible is described as the oldest printed book and the season’s top seller. It notes Gutenberg’s early ventures, the high prices paid, and major editions from the Rheims Douai to the King James Version. It recalls the first English Bible in Cologne and Cambridge’s American 1661 edition by John Eliot.
Underground Rome hosts a vast city of six million dead in catacombs extending about 650 miles beneath the capital. Early Christians carved narrow galleries with chambers, painted biblical scenes, and worshipped in the depths. once a tourist shrine, they were reportedly drafted for Rome's defense before World War II.
Blue street signs point to air raid shelters including catacombs with first aid, lights, and water. Wardens guard galleries with gas masks as Rome, while not bombed, braces for potential raids after Axis attacks on Cairo and London.
A biblical passage notes the visit of the wise men to Jesus and their warning in a dream to avoid Herod. Herod reacts with wrath and orders the massacre of male children in Bethlehem and surrounding areas.
The article celebrates a traditional Christmas season in 1941 with townspeople preparing, shopping, and sharing sincere wishes. It emphasizes simple greetings and genuine goodwill as central to a memorable holiday.
In Bethlehem the Christ Child was born and angels proclaimed peace on earth. Now in 1941 most of the world is at war or preparing for it, because a few have forgotten the spirit of good will toward men.
A short biblical verse proclaims a covenant between God and people, asserting mutual belonging and divine leadership as stated in Jeremiah 30 22.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a cowhand jokes about oysters in stew while another dismisses the idea of horse in horseradish. The banter highlights rustic frontier wit and practical skepticism about dubious culinary details.
Mrs. Jones claims a strong belief in her stance as she describes a woman who has endured much for her belief. Mrs. Brown questions the basis of that belief and the assertion that she can fit a No. 5 shoe on a No. 7 foot.
A humorous exchange features Tommy boasting about Aunt Fanny’s cedar chest against Uncle Ike's wooden leg, revealing light banter between characters in a playful rural setting.
A brief exchange between an outside visitor and a local resident. The Native asserts intimate knowledge of village life and customs, countering the tourist's remark about global ignorance.
Mrs A comments on a memento in a locket. Mrs B replies the lock of hair is from her husband, who is alive, explaining his hair is gone. The exchange humorously notes the strangest keepsake.
A family holiday project with roles for mom dad and kids to make taffy fudge fondant and other candies. Includes step by step recipes for chocolate fudge fondant and creamy fondant with temperatures and cooling steps for successful results.
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