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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1945
Page
3
New York report shows pick-up girls and swindlers prey on servicemen on leave and after discharge. Officers warn perpetrators operate nationwide, with money belts, stolen pay, and fake partners. Government fraud risks loom as GI benefits and loans draw would-be swindlers.
A reflective admonition to those suffering loss from war and grief. It urges embracing memories, facing sorrow, and choosing living over protective withdrawal, citing Horace and urging resilience. The message counsels gratitude for happiness once held and warns that a hermit heart cannot heal or endure.
A clergyman visiting a village house hears a boy say he killed a rat, bragging of beating it until dead and then claiming God called it home, shocking the hostess and endangering the calm afternoon.
A wounded soldier aboard a hospital ship in New York harbor asks for no souvenirs only a faint recollection of war. He explains he avoided jury duty by being considered not ignorant enough, amusing a medical officer and a judge.
Narrator recalls spending a night with a Kentucky mountaineer who believes in ghosts. A rustling noise awakens them and a match is struck to inspect the floor. The elder dismisses fear and reveals the sound was only a common rattlesnake slithering about.
A classroom story ends with a child mishearing a line about planting crops and the Pilgrims. The teacher asks what they did after a year and a good crop, and Gertrude answers they bought a car, delivering a humorous moment from a simple lesson.
A dapper husband sought a separation order against his wife for cruelty. When asked to state his case, he said he dreamed of winning $100,000 and awoke to his wife’s anger for not depositing it in the bank.
An Alabama farmer with notable native shrewdness faced a jury duty examination. When asked if he had served before, he replied that he had not, pausing the inquiry with a terse response reflective of his blunt character.
A country boy rides a skyscraper elevator with his father for the first time and asks if God knows they are coming. The moment captures a child’s awe and a parent's reassuring silence as they ascend.
A U S Army colored inspector on a main road in England is stopped by a police officer. The soldier explains he is on the wrong side but is told road rules vary by country. He boasted he will cycle on any side in Germany without being stopped.
A Danville Illinois Kiwanis anecdote explains that absent members’ names are drawn from a hat and the winner must care for a live duck named Oscar for a week. Oscar moves between clubs in the district for five to six weeks each stop, boosting attendance wherever he stays.
Sagebrush Sam recounts a frightening incident when he dozed beneath a mesquite tree and woke to a rattlesnake coiled on his chest. He stayed still as the snake pressed, describing a perilous moment in the desert.
In a terse reminiscence a man recalls a barroom incident where a threat arose and, unable to act, he chose to ignore danger and return to sleep. The other speakers recount unresolved fear and the memory of possible violence.
In a military hospital a visitor questions sending a badly wounded Irish regimental soldier home. The orderly reveals the man will return to the front and insists he knows who harmed him, despite his grave condition.
A sergeant driving a captain on a special mission on a military reservation goes over the allowed speed. The captain tells him that at most the sergeant could lose stripes, face a court martial, KP duty, and six months post restriction, while the captain expects a verbal reprimand.
A comic exchange features a London salesman declaring dislike for Americans and his friend asking if he has known many. The man recounts meeting someone who mispronounces St Pauls and asks what would be done with it in America. The tale ends with a humorous misunderstanding about grammar and identity.
A fragment quotes a boast about washing away something and daring suggestion that St Pauls could be moved to America. The remark highlights bold rhetoric and potential cultural tension.
A father reads a newspaper and contemplates that a clever father may trip a son. His wife comments that their son Bobby will not have anything to fall over, prompting a relieved sigh.
Customer notes squeaking shoes. clerk confirms issue and asks if both shoes squeak in the same tone, highlighting a shared defect in the pair.
Citation from the State of Texas summons W O Metcalf to answer plaintiff Jean Metcalf in No 53259 filed January 3 1945 in Grayson County District Court Sherman. Divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. hearing by first Monday after 42 days, February 26 1945 at 10 AM. Issued January 10 1945 by S V Earnest Clerk. Deputy Nancy Drake. 4T-Feb. 1
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