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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1948
Page
6
A collection of brief humor bits spans Oscar the janitor with a master key at a girls school to a clergyman’s sermon edited by a daughter, a demanding robber on a Pullman car, a renter’s terse reply, and a picky picnic prayerful neighbor who prayed for rain.
Dialogue reveals a man’s plan to channel unemployment compensation into his social security, described as a deliberate system. Mabel questions the man’s job status while others note the long period of unemployment and alleged financial planning.
A mountain woman visits a neighbor to report an assault, but the neighbor rebukes her insisting she says they fought instead. The exchange highlights community responses to domestic violence rumors and defense.
A mother reads as her young son asks for the last station on the train. He explains his little brother got off there, prompting a quiet moment as the boy seeks one clue from the journey.
A humorous portrait of the average man as a 39 inch chest 40 inch waist 90 on the golf course. He loves routine, a checkered suit, coffee, and a big red tie while sharing quirks about taxes, relaxation, and everyday life.
Fred Prestage sheriff of Grayson County announces a public auction on September 7, 1948, for the undivided one fourth interest of John L. Boggs in four described land tracts totaling 640 acres, at the courthouse door in Sherman, Texas, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The sale follows an execution issued by Harris County Court at Law in a Great Southern Life Insurance Company case.
Manchester New Hampshire Joseph A Salerno national vice president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers CIO warned that the present downturn in textile and apparel industries signals a major economic bust ahead. He cited high inventories curtailing production to three or four days a week and a broader garment slump while noting declines in shoe and radio output and housewives sewing at home as a buyers strike.
The Census Bureau reports civilian employment in June at a record 61,196,000 Americans working for pay or family benefit. Farm work totals 9,265,000, about one million less than last year, while non agricultural industries show notable changes.
Public court notice cites plaintiff Charles F. Odle against B. N. Carter et al in Grayson County Texas. It lists land in Munson and Purinton Addition Denison and states dates for appearance by Sept 27 1948. Case No. 56703, filed Aug 9 1948, before Judge in Sherman Court House.
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