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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1944
Page
7
A wry vignette from wartime life features a vicar asking why a baby is named Na dine and whether it is French or Russian. A mother replies she saw it on a jeep. A colonel lands a transport plane despite an engineer pointing out the plane is still fifteen feet off the ground.
Sherwood explains the term tenterhooks as the upholstery of an anxious seat during a rehearsal with a guest from overseas. The piece notes a jocular line about Hitler, saying he sits on a commode trying to plan his next move.
A passerby returning from a first aid course kneels beside a man lying on the sidewalk. The injured man asks for the lantern to illuminate a colleague trapped in a manhole while she continues assisting him.
In Indianapolis a child wandered near a city ash wagon hitched to two horses and whispered the command Giddiyap. The horses bolted down the street, leaving the puzzled driver to question the short speakers.
A playful exchange unfolds as a soldier jokes about Lana Turner not loving him while confessing to a daisy test and a friend asks if he knows the actress. The lighthearted moment gives a glimpse of morale amid duty.
A full day field tour sponsored by the Fannin County District Supervisors examined soil and water conservation practices. Observations included farmer built terrace systems on multiple farms, native vegetation protection, stock ponds, drainage improvements reclaiming 30 acres, and successful hubam clover seed harvest for seed sale potential.
The Army will hand out a fourteen page pamphlet titled Pvt. Droop Has Missed the War with every furlough pass starting Sept 4. It warns soldiers about civilian risks through story and cartoon, citing a 61 percent reduction in furlough accidents from tests at Camps Grant Ellis Sheridan Fort Custer and Camp McCoy.
Court records show Ralph D. Arterbery as plaintiff and LaVelle Arterbery as defendant in a divorce petition filed August 1, 1944 in Grayson County Texas. The suit No. 52745 cites cruel treatment as grounds. Clerk S. V. Earnest issued the order August 1 1944 in Sherman with Deputy Inez Steed.
The state records a limited partnership named T. L. Brice Company, Limited. The business will manufacture and sell pickles relishes preserves canning of fruit and vegetables with principal office in Sherman Grayson County Texas. Partners listed include T. L. Brice as general partner and William H. Lucas R. E. Brice Howard Lucas and Elizabeth Lucas as special partners, all residents of Sherman.
Citation requires LaVelle Atterbery to answer the plaintiff's amended petition by 10 A M on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance. The date given is Monday September 18 1944 before the Honorable 15th District Court.
A candidate thanks supporters for a July primary vote total of 5 390 with a 2 500 vote lead in the August runoff. The remark notes falling short of a majority by 208 votes and seeks continued support for the May 7 election.
The document records capital contributions for T. L. Brice Company, Limited and partners. It lists T. L. Brice $35,000 general, R. E. Brice $5,000, William H. Lucas $3,333.34, Howard Lucas $3,333.33, and Elizabeth Lucas $3,333.33. Profit shares are 21/30 for Brice and 2/30 for each Lucas and heirs, with partnership continuation after death and preemptive sale terms. Notarization by A. N. Birge and A. N. Pirge in Grayson County, July 1944.
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