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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1966
Page
3
A collection of quick wits and quips styled as light humor. Jokes span a Sunday school misdirection about Beatitudes to a Houston breach of promise suit, with a Rocky Mountain guide and a barber punch line, reflecting mid century wit and social mild drama.
The item notes subscription rates for Grayson and Fannin counties, with Fannin priced at 5.00 dollars. It appears in a Whitewright Texas post office record as a weekly publication entry.
A visitor asks about a bright bird crossing a Texas road. The rancher calls it a bird of paradise and jokes that he and his wife rarely agree, but he does not tell her about their differences. The lighthearted exchange highlights ranch humor and familiar domestic dynamics.
A married couple appeared in court where the judge asked about the charge. The sheriff stated the man was charged with beating his wife with an oak leaf. The arrest arose after he pulled the oak leaf from a dining room table.
A customer reports a clock loses fifteen minutes per hour. The adjustments manager retorts that the buyer should have noticed a sign stating 25 Off at the time of purchase.
A Juneau Alaska restaurant advertises a large bowl of clam chowder priced at 50c and a Texas size bowl at 25c. The notice highlights price differences and portion options for customers seeking a quick meal.
A freshman’s father arrives at 1 a.m. and bangs on a fraternity door seeking Harvey Chapman. A second-floor voice confirms he lives there and invites the father inside.
An 1890 tale describes Mississippi tailors fitting a gunman for a suit. The dialogue covers pockets and gun size with hip pockets two six shooters four or six, and quart asked in jest as the tailor sizes the man for danger.
The article explains headaches as symptoms rather than diseases and outlines emotional tension, eye strain, and serious underlying conditions as possible causes. It cautions against self treatment and emphasizes professional evaluation for persistent or unusual headaches.
Notice to interested parties that Original Letters Testamentary for the Paul Ross estate were issued April 15 1966 by Grayson County Texas. Creditors and claimants must present their claims within legal deadlines to Gertrude Ross at 5445 Helen Drive Denison Texas. Published in Whitewright Sun April 21 1966.
Albert Dumler seeks 350 to 400 acres in Tanglewood area with owner terms and improvements optional. Other ads offer fencing services, house leveling, pest control with three day service and free estimates. contact Joe Mullens in Sherman at 892-5632.
The Sun announces candidacies subject to the Democratic primaries. For Congress, 4th District: Ray Roberts. For State Representative District 31: Vernon Beckham reelection Don Hefton reelection.
Keep America Beautiful estimates ten dollars of state and local taxes go to litter cleanup each year per family. The national burden is about five hundred million dollars annually, not counting private property removal or losses from fires and accidents. Allen H. Seed Jr. notes these are tax expenditures that taxpayers can eliminate by not littering. Texas joined the Confederate States on March 2 1861, the 25th anniversary of Texas Independence.
Washington. The Agriculture Department's Economic Research Service forecasts the U S beef cow herd will top 51 million by 1975, up 57 percent since 1965. Americans may average 110 pounds of beef annually, about 10 pounds more than now. The South is set to lead gains due to longer grazing seasons and crop retirements enabling better forage and grain production.
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