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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1958
Page
7
A Western mining tale recounts Cappy Rodigraz and a pack rat whose flour trail leads to a gold nugget. The creature’s habit of leaving a token in exchange for items turns luck around for the discouraged prospector and his drift and cabin.
In both England and the United States the word convict denotes a person found guilty by a jury. The usage reflects common law traditions where conviction follows a formal verdict, distinguishing it from other defendants or suspects.
A note questions combining cottage cheese with minced anchovies as a low calorie snack for weight watchers. A separate claim discusses a hypothetical U S supersonic research plane circling the earth twice at the equator in 24 hours.
The state of Texas issues a citation to numerous heirs and unknown successors in a land title suit filed November 28 1958 in Grayson County District Court Sherman Texas. Plaintiffs Hardwicke-Etter Company seeks title and possession to two Grayson County tracts described by metes bounds and references to the Sherrod Dunman Survey. Respondents include Sherrod Dunman and many listed heirs and trustees. Court requires written answer by January 12 1950 before the 15th District Court in Sherman.
A fragment from the Reflector lists high school anecdotes and rumors including Homemaking III girls burning their pies on Friday, Barbara W. and Carol T. caught eating candy in history class, Jimmy C. skipping a Saturday night to see Bennett, and Helen receiving a letter from a boy in Oklahoma.
AG I boys build a self feeder for pigs in their projects and study swine care and feeding. The notes list numerous pairs and nicknames among students, with vehicle descriptions and names such as Joe Chat Beazley, Steve Edwards, Judy Kent, June Bond, John Wetzel, and Billy Tillett among others.
Readable list records three vehicles with makes colors and owner names: a 1949 white Chevy attributed to Leonard Jarvis nicknamed Wild Child, a 1951 light green Ford linked to Bobby Durham, and a 1950 dark green Ford associated with George Key.
A school notes page records letters about social life and dating in a high school. Readers ask about who is dating whom and mention visits, calls, and a lost Savoy ring, while others reference weekly events and hometown connections.
A social page roundup asks after neighbors Sarah and B J H, recalls Doris’s 1957 Ford, and questions on calls from Austin. It mentions Ruth’s accident joke, Bobby and Bobbie Kay relations, Jean Brown’s quiet weekend, and a new kitchen clock for homemaking girls.
The Burlington Gazette suggests simply using A for Alaska while others argue for lengthier forms or spelling out the name. The Mc Kinney Examiner voices fears Alaska might reject statehood if forced into a choice, while noting Texas pride and Alabama's Ala. claim.
Photographs show definite tracks on the ocean floor 7 000 feet below the surface about 400 miles from the North Pole. The feature suggests possible animal or geological activity in extreme depths.
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