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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1965
Page
5
A collage of humorous vignettes and political gibes from campus life. The snippets include a senior joking with a minister about worthwhile college lessons, a punny hat remark about Maude's legacy, LBJ allegedly offering farm aid and being asked to read scripture, and a quip about an economics professor and grammar mood with a farmer’s cow ending in a joke.
A new boarder asks who owns the ferryboats he toppled over in the stairs. The landlady fires back with sharp humor defending the boats and her claim to ownership.
The Whitewright Sun notes editor publisher T. Glenn Doss based in Whitewright Texas with weekly Thursday publication and second class mail status at the Whitewright post office 75491.
Grayson and Fannin County subscriptions are listed with prices for inside and outside the counties. Foreign subscriptions cost 2.50 inside, 3.00 outside, and 5.00 for overseas or other services. Member of the Texas Press Association.
A boarder corrects a listener, insisting he said fairy boots not ferryboats, creating an odd moment of miscommunication at the boarding house. The exchange highlights a humorous mishearing tied to spoken words and a breezy local setting.
A 1849 Austin church warns congregants about chewing tobacco inside the worship space naming plug cavendish pig tail twist and honey dew as forbidden. In Wyoming a saloon dog and cat fight precedes a drunken shooting and sheriff notice. A husband asks what gift to buy his wife, a pipe and tobacco among options. Mae West quips on dangerous men, noting the peril of a gnat.
Chase Manhattan Bank displayed a value of 159.34 dollars per week for a wife based on time spent on chores like chauffeur plumber and gardener. The display drew interest from shoppers and generated letters from housewives and divorce lawyers alike.
A Sun wanted ad promises quick responses and rapid work results from applicants. The brief notice emphasizes speed and efficiency as key benefits for hiring.
Chicago report notes Mrs. Fred T. Tooze condemns President Johnson for a White House wine cellar and serving beer to teenagers. The 91st convention of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union recalls a long battle against alcohol and plans a 1974 centennial. The group asserts total abstinence remains its aim.
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare rules that civil rights laws apply to Medicare funds. Hospitals must promise non discrimination based on race color or national origin to admit Medicare patients and join Medicare staffs. Non signatories lose payments except in emergencies. Effective July 1, 1966.
Public notice in Grayson County Texas announces the petition by Bonnie S. Cobb and Edith S. Hodge to declare heirship for Jack Smith deceased. The County Court sets a hearing on the first Monday after ten days posting at the Sherman courthouse, with interested parties ordered to answer. The clerk Paul E. Lee signs this August 9 1965 notice.
Accent on Health explains emphysema, a lung disease now common and deadly. It details how air trapping damages lungs and overworks the heart, lists contributing factors like smoking and pollution, and stresses prevention as the best defense.
A Texas Public Health Education feature warns that emphysema damages lungs and heart and urges prompt medical care for respiratory infections. It emphasizes avoidance of disease causes, proper care of other respiratory conditions, and paddling advice as a metaphorical guide from the Office of Public Health Education.
Drownings from water recreational activities rose by 17 in the last two weeks, totaling 154 for the season per the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Most deaths were from swimming or wading. Three boating victims died when their boat capsized at Garza Little Elm Lake near Dallas during a squall. A fourth boating death occurred on Lake Austin when a craft was upset at night by waves from a passing inboard.
Ivory balls have not been used in official championship billiard competition since 1929 due to their extreme elasticity causing unpredictable bounces.
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