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Newspaper
Carrollton Chronicle
Location
Carrollton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1940
Page
2
A stretched comic scene shows a man hanging from a window sill and injuring himself while a friend laments not stopping him. A doctor visits Rastua’s home as a duck outside becomes a punchline about a worn down stork. A columnist notes ardent readers and soaring prices for dime novels.
Conversation snippets reveal a teacher and students in a casual classroom setting. The text includes jumbled phrases about literature, a wife, a house agent, a client, a son’s marriage, and everyday family life with brief exchanges on chores, parenting, and shopping.
The Plaza Theatre presents Darryl Zanuck’s Brigham Young starring Linda Darnell and Dean Jagger. The film portrays the Mormon trek west with dramatic set pieces including the Mississippi crossing in winter, Nauvoo raids, the Great Salt Lake cricket plague, and the sea gull miracle. Cast features Brian Donlevy, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Mary Astor, Vincent Price, Jean Rogers, and Ann Todd. directed by Henry Hathaway.
The Addison Home Demonstration Club met at the Community House on Tuesday December 17 and held its Christmas Week event with dinner. Twenty four members were present. Officers introduced include President Mrs W L Smith Vice President Mrs Will Woodard Secretary Mrs Henry Morriag Treasurer Mrs Carl Cooks Council delegate Mrs W El Brumblitt Alternate deleg Mrs Clarence Johnson Reporter Mrs Frank Burgest.
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