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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1960
Page
9
A mixed collection of humor and anecdotes is presented. Jokes span a hay gate remark to shooting craps and a nurse of eggnog, a shopper wearing shoe boxes, poker losses, a nervous shoplifter, a psychiatrist gag, and a Chinese funeral rice joke.
Bride says her husband promised a surprise if she learned to cook. She took lessons but he dismissed their cook, a friend asks what the surprise was.
A commuter reads about a couple who married after a 40 year courtship. The seat mate quips the man was too feeble to wait longer. The exchange shifts to a joke about a fat lady entering a shoe store and trying on shoes.
A public letter cites discontent with thrift penalties and wage trends. It criticizes Congress for income boosts to lawmakers and civil servants while savers lose value of Savings Bonds, urging continued savings as key to progress.
A fragment from the source cites a sentiment about progress toward a better world attributed to the New York Christian Economics. It emphasizes optimistic aims and suggests ongoing efforts without detailing events or outcomes.
The Louisiana Department of Public Health warns many cultivated plants are poisonous and urges that children not ingest any part of leaves stems seeds or berries. Castor bean seeds in a 10 cent package can kill five children, a tulip bulb can kill a man, sweet peas can paralyze for months, and elephant ears can swell mucous membranes. Plant seeds and bulbs for beauty, but keep them out of the mouth.
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