Local social notes and church revival near Whitewright
Mrs J A Jarvis visits kin in Caddo Oklahoma. C M E Methodist Church hosts revival led by Rev L E Moore of Dallas. A string of neighborhood visits includes the Millers in Dallas and the Sniders in Morton. School shows and church events fill the week with plays, Easter observances, and a fashion show in Denis.
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C. M. E. Methodist Church
Rev
L. E. Moore
Dallas
David Wayne
Mark
Denis
David Smith
Whitewright
Mr. Smith
The
Sun
Voters Fail to See School Tax Question at 11 Precincts
In St. Louis Missouri voters in 11 precincts found polling machines showing for and against with no stated proposition. Officials sent two repairmen to fix the equipment and inform citizens they were voting on a proposed school tax increase.
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ST. Louis
Presbyterian Missionary Society meets in Dawson home
The Presbyterian Missionary Society met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. C. P. Dawson's home. With no president present, Mrs. J. T. Holloway led the program on Art of Worship and other topics. Refreshments for 10 members followed, and the next meeting is scheduled for May 13 at Mrs. Wilson's home.
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Linda
George Hight
Wesleyan Service Guild
First Methodist Church
Lillie Gardner
Sharon White
Holy City
Lillian Neathery
Mardell Pumphrey
W. M. Pierson
John Streun
Paul Ryan
Ralph Judd
Guild
Lee Wilson
PTA
C. J. Meador
Wallace Mynatt
The
Presbyterian Missionary Society
C. P. Dawson
J. T. Holloway
Holloway
Presbyterian Life
Fred Cook
H. H. Taylor
Calvary
R. E. Hickman
J. W. Wilson
Camp Fire Girls Elect April Officers
The Camp Fire Girls meeting opened with Nancy Williams as president. Sandra Shepherd collected dues, and Mary Lynn England read the minutes. New April officers named: Janis Hennig president, Joanna Robinson vice president, Mary Anne Starnes secretary, Kaye Burleson treasurer, Nancy Williams reporter, Joanna Wilson song leader, Mary Lynn England refreshments helper, Sharon Hasting and Vickie Burleson cleanup helpers.
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Camp Fire Girls
Nancy Williams
Sandra Shepherd
Mary Lynn England
Janis Hennig
Joanna Robinson
Mary Anne Starnes
Kaye Burleson
Joanna Wilson
Sharon Hasting
Vickie Burleson
Sunday haying stalls rains as farmer quips on rest
An elderly farmer finishing haying on a Sunday morning meets a visiting pastor who cites the Creator needing six days of work. The farmer replies he knows but notes rain clouds looming west and says God rested after six days while he hadn’t finished.
The Brat and the Absent-Minded Professor Portrait
A playful anecdote describes a brat as a neighbor's child and follows an absent-minded professor who stops before toothbrush use after catching himself in the nick of time. The scene blends humor with a moment of self-control as he lathers his chin with toothpaste.
Bank Heist Suspicion After Twenty Hundred Dollar Bills Disappear
A bank notes mystery unfolds as twenty $100 bills go missing. Staff search through the night. Sally, a clerk, confesses she took the money home to show her mother the work she does.
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Sally
The more corrupt the state the more laws quote Tacitus
The saying attributed to Tacitus highlights how government corruption increases legal controls. It reflects a critical view of state power and rulemaking as a symptom of systemic decay. This adage is frequently cited in debates on governance and civil liberty.
Taxi Ride Delivers Mirthful Maternity Ward Remark
A young woman hailed a taxi and told the driver to take her to a maternity hospital but not hurry because she only works there. The line evokes a light hearted moment from the streets.
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Maternity Hospital
Doomsday Project Echoes Precarious History Making
A reflective note on escalating costs of preserving history, criticizing current priorities as society narrows to political divides. The speaker warns that monumental projects risk becoming self-made ruins as world attention drifts from broader existential concerns.
Golfer’s Jocular Quest for New Balls Draws Laughs
A golfer recounts losing balls in a lake, on a highway, and in the woods while a caddy questions using old balls. The friend replies with a quip that he has never had an old ball.
Woman seeks cheaper nose job then lamp post suggestion
A woman asks a beauty surgeon about rhinoplasty pricing. He quotes five hundred dollars and jokingly suggests she could try walking into a lamp post instead, implying an accidental alternative to cosmetic surgery.
Executive Insight: Generalists, Specialists, and the Switchboard
A business discussion notes that executives know something about many things, technicians know a specific domain deeply, and switchboard operators know everything across many areas, highlighting breadth versus depth in roles.
Clerk Mistook Wastepaper Chute for Filing Cabinet
Eight months of misfiling led a new clerk to stuff letters into a wastepaper chute down to the furnace room. A firm vice president laments losing over five thousand letters, none of which were ever needed.
Man meets sword swallower on stage in odd burlesque
A man sees a circus sword swallower for the first time and asks for a demonstration. The performer swallows pins and needles, then quips that they are not swords, and that he is on a diet.
February Tributes to Washington and Lincoln Stir Debate
The piece notes February as the birth month for Washington and Lincoln, two revered figures politicians invoke for support while potentially uneasy about their presence in political discourse.
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Washington
Lincoln
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Caddo
Okla
Jack Morton
Irving
G. C. Stateville
Terry Miller
Joe Miller
Willis Snider of
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Charles Worsham
Jess Blanks
Denton
John Blanks
Amos Templeton
Bells
Elbert Hansard
E. C. Watson
Mrs
Harry Thompson
Sherman
Robert A. Nieman
R. W. McMurry
Killeen
J. B. Wooten
Leslie Holland
Carl Holland
D. E. McCoy
E. E. Carter
Howe
Whitesboro
Tom Collins
C. K. Smith
Cynthia
Mrs. James Vineyard
Plano
Jewell Grigsby
Mary Russell
van Alstyne
Ben Braden
Eula Andrew
Joe Ashinhurst
Berniece Davis
Drewie Caylor
Community Hospital
W. H. Forrest
Texarkana
Billy Smith
Tyler
Preston Hefner
McKinney
C. D. Galyon
John Smith
Claud Woods
St. Paul's Hospital
W. A. McDowell
Sulphur Springs
Alton McDowell
Dean Watson
W. D. Williams
John Pettijohn
Jimmie Bassett
Floyd Bassett
Bill Wolfe
T. L. Ingram
Leonard
Patsy Watkins
Dick Walker
O. G. Bow
East Texas State College Horse Show
Tater Time
Telstar Buddy
Laura Bess Rich
Baylor Hospital
Joe Rich
Joe Bodine
Gene Hughes
Rich
C. C. Dooley
Trenton
Ida J. Donaghey
Cross Roads
Desert
Ray Hansard
Jack Hansard
Eugene McIver
Bonham
Harold Doss
Frank Smith
T. E. Sears
O. V. Barker
W. H. Russell
Philip Earnheart
John Paul Stephens
Homer Sanderson
Homer Sears
Cmdr
Gene
Pat) Gray
Como
David Johnson
Rotary
Jack Williams
Piner Junior High
Carol Singers
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Insurance Service For
Whitewright Area
Darling
Sweet Patootie
Ouch
Tacitus
Bobby
Cook Hardware
S&h
Jackson
Adc
Shurfine
Va Gal
Idaho
Russet
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