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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1953
Page
6
A flood of short notes lists visitors and relays travels from Dallas Sherman and other towns. Names include Miss Jeanette Jones Miss Peggy Parnell Miss Kay Hansard and many families visiting relatives across Texas and Oklahoma.
A temperance speaker bets on an honest business helped by saloons, an undertaker claims honesty from the saloon’s aid, and a politician confronts a newspaper editor after alleged lies. The editor counters by offering to tell the truth.
A football coach stages a crisis drill asking Jim on the five yard line with 45 seconds left and a seven point deficit. Jim replies he would call a timeout send in a substitute and wire his family that they lost the game seven to nothing.
A humorous exchange shows a customer asking for calf-feed and a clerk offering delivery. The customer replies that no delivery is needed and plans to send the calf over after the feed. The innocent mix-up reflects everyday rural commerce chatter.
A terse exchange between an officer and a driver unfolds with the officer urging speed control and the driver clarifying the governor is at the state capitol, noting the odor as fertilizer while the wagging conversation hints at political or regulatory tension.
In a oil field camp a bored crew watches Sam the cook drink gasoline hot sauce and dishwater. Foreman persuades Joe to join a show citing four men needed for the act. Joe declines, noting he does not approve that entertainment, while three men must hold Sam.
In a humorous exchange a boss asks about handling a customer who forgets change. The clerk replies with a playful method of tapping the counter with a dollar bill to prompt assistance.
Citation in case No. 60638 commands Marvin R. Gregory to answer Opal Lee Gregory’s petition for divorce on cruel treatment. Judgment deadline set for 10 a.m. Monday after 42 days from issue, with publication dates listed July 30 August 6 13 and 20 1953 in The Whitewright Sun.
A warning column details the hazards of carbon tetrachloride used in cleaning and industry. It explains acute and chronic poisoning risks, symptoms, and the need for prevention, advising at risk individuals to avoid exposure and urging careful handling and safety.
A poetic fragment questions if birdsong echoes a summer daughter or nature itself. The piece ends with the line A Want Ad will get results for you, suggesting an advertisement hook. The tone matches a vintage newspaper feature mixing verse with a classified prompt.
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