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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1953
Page
2
Oklahoma Game & Fish Department ruled snagging illegal on Texoma after widespread use at Cumberland Cut. Rangers arrested violators following three day warnings as seiners also faced bans after April 1. Thousands of white bass taken or mangled. locals urge game fish status for Texoma stocks.
The Indianapolis News reports the Army spent 150 to collect 45 cents from a former soldier who lost a necktie in service. He was discharged and 8,000 miles away before the Army tracked him down, prompting the veteran to remark that he never would have believed the expense.
Texas Governor Allan Shivers told 900 leaders in Pittsburgh that the national Democratic Party risks suicide by its own actions unless it opens the door to conservative followers. He urged preserving a strong two party system and warned Texas Democrats face another pivotal choice in 1956.
March separations totaled 6 789 with enlistments and inductions 6 774. State Draft Director Paul Wakefield said the draft boards aim to keep armed forces at strength, not grow them.
A collage of light humor and political misadventure features a lawyer and witness in a blue suit, a handwriting dispute over a school note, a candidate for sheriff who loses after claiming double votes, birthday wishes interrupted by pasts, a quiz show quip about amnesia and magnesia, and a rookie cop blaming himself for a drugged man. The piece also includes barroom yarns from football players, a woodsman grandpa, and a Mississippi politician seeking nominations without success.
A playful exchange features a woman teasing a boy about his cat's name Ben Hur. The boy explains they called him Ben until he had kittens, prompting amusement over the clever pun.
A patriotic elderly woman asks a strong draft age boy why he is not at the front. He replies that there is no milk up there, highlighting a humorous wartime exchange about duty versus civilian needs.
A light exchange between wife and husband frames a joke about weight and effort. The wife laments a double chin while the husband quips that her work is too much for one person.
A light exchange between wife and husband features her plan to talk about many topics and his quip that she often brings things she hasn’t yet got. The witty back and forth illustrates playful domestic banter.
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