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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1961
Page
4
A collection of classic jokes and quips touching on buses Godiva beards beards and beaming humor. It features wry lines about a town night out a purple rage and a bearded man on a bridge with a beatnik reply and a refund riddle about a leaky inner tube.
A mother frets that her plain daughter fears being an old maid while she snubs Harold the only date. The attorney uses sentiment to sway a jury as a sobbing defendant protests innocence, saying he never knew before why he cried.
A middle aged woman consults a beauty operator over a permanent wave choice. The operator shows many stylish photographs but the patron rejects the look as too attractive. Lighter Civil War Centennial humor follows with a Southern wedding vow to name sons after generals ending in A G U meaning All Generals Unrepresented.
A salesman in East Texas is held up in a small town after heavy rains wash out the railroad. He quotes Noah’s Flood to a waitress who reveals no newspaper has arrived for four days due to the rains.
Alonzo Pate reviews The Free Press in Haskell from 1886 to present, noting its Diamond Jubilee, status as Haskell County’s oldest business, and a 75 year archive. The piece recalls founder Oscar Martin, forthright printers, editorials, a famous misprint, and Aesop’s moral about pleasing everyone.
A brief verse notes irony and paradoxes on fortune, nuisances, and appetite. It hints that good luck and desire play tricks on expectations while urging readers to act via a Sun Want Ad.
Charles Didway notes the tale of a poor tenant farmer with a mangy ass and a boy. The pair travel to market while neighbors judge who should ride. The farmer yields to public opinion, then faces new insults from others as they move along the road.
A historical overview of how U S citizenship could be lost through expatriation. It traces pre 1900 limits, 1870 naturalization effects, 1907 acts, and 1940 1952 expansions including voluntary military service in a foreign army voting in foreign elections treason desertion and evading military service. It notes court rulings limiting punitive expatriation and specific examples from Japan and Mexico.
Whitewright residents hear about the Spring Phone Fair at the Denison telephone office showcasing color bedside phones wall phones and the Princess lighted phone plus bell chime tones. The article also details a new air leak sniffer using freon gas to locate tiny leaks in cables to prevent service interruptions.
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