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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1947
Page
16
A famous statesman who farms as a hobby was asked about underpaid teachers. He said he had met at most one who might be paid as much as she is worth. At a farm, he sought buckwheat for sowing. The farmer’s wife, filling a peck measure twice, tied up the bag. He noted four pecks make a bushel. She replied she never measured grain before marriage and that she taught school.
A Vermont artist pursues a home with a good view but a farmer notes the landscape offers only the mountains beyond Ed Snow’s barn. A conservation speaker rails against waste, prompting a quip from a boy: I have used the same toothpick twice.
Henderson recalls a marriage era near constant visits from relatives and friends. He explains the cure was to loan money to the poor visitors and borrow from the rich, ending the steady stream of callers.
A visiting relative asks Henry his age. The boy says thirteen but his father asserts twelve. In a heated moment the father recalls his presence at Henry's birth, and Henry counters with a grin that he was there too.
A judge questions why a defendant stands accused for robbing a kid brother who was cashier at the First National Bank. The district attorney notes the twist, implying the crime’s motive hinges on that familial banking tie.
Mrs Blank asks if everything is shut up for the night and Mr Blank responds that it depends on her, noting the rest of the house is. The brief dialogue captures a domestic moment of decision and control.
A society lady asks a wealthy member to buy a raffle ticket for a young widow. The man declines noting his wife would not let him keep her even if he won.
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