I Am a Movie Fan an Arc of Worldly Encounters
Anonymous narrator proclaims eternal presence at historic milestones from Hastings to Yorktown, Magna Carta to the United Nations, Paris Conference to upcoming Olympic Games, claiming unrivaled access to music, literature, and world events through personal sight and sound.
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Samarkand
Barbary Coast
Sahara
Khyber Pass
Hastings
John
Yorktown
Lincoln
White House
Ivanhoe
Micawber
Yancy Cravatt
Templestone
Osage
Oklahoma
Chopin
Mozart
Johann Strauss
Tama
MacArthur
Missouri
United Nations
Paris
The Spice of Life and Wit Across Vignettes
A quirky collage shows a learner driver facing a street corner mishap after a lineman’s rapid pole ascent. A man mocks democratic unity while an Eskimo couple banter in pidgin phrases. A mother warns a boy about cake as he commands more, then steps aside.
No Change in Men's Pockets This Year Forecasts Fashion
A fashion editor predicts steady pocket styles for men with no alterations to pockets this year. The forecast emphasizes consistency in design and practicality rather than new features.
Noted Couple Spars Over Nature's Wonder
A husband praises nature to claim humanity's smallness while his wife, mid repairs, retorts she need not read to see such insignificance. The exchange reveals domestic humor about knowledge and priorities.
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Phooey
Washington Tale Sparks Class Debate
A teacher asks Oscar about George Washington asking if he was a soldier or a sailor. Oscar answers soldier after recalling Washington crossing the Delaware and notes a sailor would not stand up in a rowboat. The exchange shows a child’s punning logic and classroom humor.
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Oscar
George Washington
Delaware
Knotholes and Knots Delay Illinois Lumber Delivery
An Illinois farmer, frustrated by a knotty pine load from a village lumber yard, asks to speak to the manager. The office girl says he is unavailable, and the farmer instructs to tell the manager that Henry called about delivering the knots this afternoon.
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Swiss Cheese Lumber
Illinois
Village Lumber Company
Henry
Young Artillery Major’s Son At Party Causes Stir
An artillery major’s small son attends his first party with his mother present. The boy takes charge, asserts himself among the children, and helps himself to refreshments with a heavy hand, ignoring signals to stop and boldly asks the hostess for more.
Aged man tours observatory and jokes about time
An elderly country man tours the Naval Observatory and remarks that the master clock sets global time while quipping that his own watch is only five minutes fast. The tale continues with Uncle Pete recalling a grocery store job and a bankerly joke about ambition, hard work, and a widow.
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Naval Observatory
Pete
Julius
Citation for J L Gryder in Grayson County Texas suit
Court citation issued in Grayson County Texas requiring J L Gryder to appear by September 19 1949 in the Fifteenth District Court at Sherman to answer a debt and damages petition filed July 19 1949 in Case No 57491 by George Sofey as plaintiff against J L Grider as defendant. The officer is S V Earnest clerk. Deputy Iva Davidson. 4sl
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State of
Texas
J. L. Gryder
A. D
Fifteenth District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
George Sofey
J. L. Grider
S. V. Earnest
Iva Davidson
Downtime Musings and Local News in Whitewright
Grady Spindle enlists in navy and Frank King Stanley Fogle and Ras Benedict join the army as bakers. Buell Spindle serves as army aviation mechanic. Guy Hamilton bought 24 Durham yearlings at Fort Worth and pastures them south of town. West Texas stockmen sell off stock due to drought. Mrs. Nova Little elected matron at Wesley College dormitories. J H Waggoner sold West Maple residence to R H May. No rainfall in Whitewright for 59 days. pastures lawns and gardens burned. 28 bales cotton ginned locally. Local theatre to close on Sundays. Rev S L Ball dies. funeral at Methodist Church. Dutch Holland S T Montgomery Noel Grammer and J B Harrison play on Tom Bean team. Thomas Sears wins citizenship trophy at Fort Sill camp after 30 days training. Grayson County and Fannin County farmers receive government checks for land taken out of cotton production. An unidentified man killed by hit and run on the highway north of town.
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Grady Spindle
Navy
Frank King
Stanley Fogle
Ras Benedict
Army
Buell Spindle
Guy Hamilton
Durham
Fort Worth
Jones May
Frank Montgomery
West Texas
Maurice McVail
Whitewright Brass
Nova Little
Wesley College
Greenville
J. H. Waggoner
W. M. Cox
West Maple Street
R. H. May
Whitewright
S. L. Ball
Methodist
Dutch Holland
S. T. Montgomery
Noel Grammer
J. B. Harrison
Tom Bean
Itary
Fort Sill
Grayson County
Fannin
Plano Star Courier hires McGaughey after visit
27 years ago John McGaughey went to Plano last week and accepted employment on the Plano Star Courier. Babe Nelle Penn marked her ninth birthday on Aug 2 with a party for 35 friends. R M Carter ran for county judge in the runoff, meeting voters Saturday. The Cotton Belt Railroad ended two passenger trains on the Sherman Commerce Division.
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the Sun
John McGaughey
Plano
Onions Grower Nets 135 From 420 Bushels in 1927
Horace Belew harvested 420 bushels of onions from two acres southwest of town, yielding 135 after rent and all expenses. Mrs. Wm. Pennington died Sunday at the family home. Trendon Vestal and R. V. Henry returned from Fort Sill military training camp. Jo Willa Stateville had a tonsil operation in Sherman last week.
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Horace Belew
Whitewright Free Rodeo Sponsored by Merchants
Whitewright merchants sponsor a free rodeo in the town each Saturday as part of the 15 years ago note from The Sun dated August 9, 1934. Local residents are invited to attend and enjoy the community event.
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Whitewright
Superstitions Run Deep in the Ozarks
In the Ozarks superstition flourishes with beliefs that a neighbor’s baby sleeping in a wife’s room could cause pregnancy. To avoid or ensure pregnancy women arrange visits by friends with infants to cast the spell or dispel it.
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Ozarks
United States
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Dearborn-Wood Bros
Banks Tractor CO
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North Travis
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