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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1949
Page
15
A collage of jokes and snippets from rural and city life. Cowboy rejects running water room asks, ministers and bureaucrats joke about money and bridges, and a kitchen mishap tale ends with a puzzled husband noting a recovered missus.
A classroom joke features a teacher asking which month has 28 days. Willie responds with the witty line that all months have 28 days, highlighting its sly humor.
Hezzie hears a neighbor cry that his wife is having a fit and races from the back 40 acres toward home to respond to the emergency. The fragment suggests a sudden rural incident prompting immediate action.
Brief, fragmentary observations compare asking a woman her age to a second hand car with a reset speedometer. The speaker notes an open mind may be too porous to hold a conviction.
A girl returns from the garden in tears claiming God loves her no more. Her mother reassures her love exists, asking what proof she has. The child replies she tested God with a daisy.
In a lighthearted excerpt a burglar scene is described with the quick wit of a madam who misreads the break in as a sock search by her husband. The exchange underlines domestic humor in a crime context.
Washington report traces coffee's mythic past from 1700s belief in its universal medical powers to Bradley 1721 claims and later legends. It notes cautions for paralytics and hot-brain cases, plus anecdotes of Turkish coffa houses and the goatherd Kaldi and ends with a casual silver-polish tip and tavern lore.
Washington reports a 50 percent rise in social insurance taxes takes effect January 1, adding about 667 million dollars annually. Employers and employees will each pay 1.14 percent on wages up to 3,000 dollars. benefits remain the same. A House-passed bill pending in the Senate would raise both premiums and benefits.
Over seven thousand apple varieties have been documented in the United States reflecting wide genetic diversity. Horticulturists note ongoing efforts to catalog cultivars, conserve heirlooms, and expand breeding programs for disease resistance and climate resilience.
Citation No. 57842 issued by the State of Texas to George Richard Shane, residence unknown, directing appearance or compliance in a legal matter as filed in the case record. The notice indicates a summons action with jurisdiction and respondent details pending.
Representatives and unknown heirs of George Richard Shane and others are commanded to appear before the Grayson County District Court in Sherman Texas by 10 a.m. on Monday January 23 1950 to answer plaintiff Tom Penns petition filed December 9 1949 seeking title and possession of Lot 7 in Block 47 of Dumas Addition Denison Grayson County Texas. Case No 57842. Issued December 9 1949 by Clerk S V Earnest Deputy Iva Davidson.
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