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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1940
Page
6
FHA officials describe stone, concrete, adobe, and steel walls as options for new houses. They compare coursed and random ashlar stone, neutral mortar, whitewashed concrete, adobe limits to the Southwest, and steel framed homes for economy and fire resistance.
Reuters dispatch from Belgrade reports Adolf Hitler seeks annexation of Alsace Lorraine and control of the French fleet as the price for a peace settlement with France.
A collection of quips and anecdotes from old times includes an eight month old tomb inscription about life’s brevity and a man boasting on voting while recalling past campaigns. A farmer jokes about whisky and gin as a parish minister chides readiness for death.
A drunk hailed a cab and ordered the driver to circle the block a hundred times. The driver complied, and on the sixty fifth lap the passenger hiccuped that he was in a hurry.
Father questions which broke the parlor chair after a sudden collapse last evening. Daughter explains no one was hurt as the chair gave way unexpectedly.
Mr. Smith lectures in a neighboring town. His wife asks about his audience, noting it was small. Meandering Mike teases Pete who jokes about looking for work, claiming seasonal work as a pineapple picker and a skate sharpener.
A christening party was to be held at the home of a Scottish farmer. Before the ceremony, the minister prepared for the event and its formalities.
A woman who searched for a friend all day meets her long-lost companion by chance. She exclaims she has been on a perfect wild goose chase but is grateful to have finally found them.
A village station booking clerk jokes a traveler must change trains twice before reaching York while a local resident laments traveling with only the clothes on his back. The humor captures rural transit bluntness and travelers’ surprise at long journeys.
A farmer boasted at dinner that his flax crop produced a linen tablecloth. When a guest asked how, he whispered a secret: he had planted a napkin. The joke hinges on wordplay about seed versus fabric origin.
A dialogue marks a quick wedding plan change as the couple shifts the ceremony to noon after a reminder that banks close at 4. The exchange highlights a light family moment and practical timing.
A man mistakes a fire station for his house asking about his garden and new plants. He fears damage from firefighters but clarifies his garage is on fire while insisting his home is not burning. The exchange plays as a comic miscommunication with the responders.
A distressed speaker directs firefighters to hurry but avoid stepping on or spraying the rock garden as a nearby fire develops. The remark underscores concern about garden damage while summoning emergency help.
A playful exchange has a mother asking Joany why she did not share her apple with her little brother. Joany deflects by invoking Eve and the biblical origin of blame, noting Eve has faced criticism since.
A University of Paris professor accepted an invitation to teach French in an American university. He arrived with his wife and twin four year old daughters and a radio. As the radio powered up the children listened intently and gasped as the device seemed to speak English at once.
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