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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1950
Page
3
A Houston sourced collection of brief quips and jokes about taxes, fashion, students and everyday misadventures. The excerpts feature a late filing joke from an Illinois farmer, punchlines about upholstery and laundry, a diadem usage from a pupil, and humorous exchanges from a Texas business scene and a police court.
Dialogue shows Mrs Brown accusing her husband of an affair with his stenographer. The maid counters, claiming jealousy as the motive behind the accusation.
A light exchange reveals a breakup over emotions toward a fiancé and his ring. The respondent reassures that her feelings toward the ring remain unchanged, while ending the engagement with Joe.
A customs officer humorously accuses a woman of hiding brandy in a bag claiming it is clothes. Two friends trade a bald joke about towns named after them with remarks about Bald Knob in Arkansas and Marblehead in Massachusetts, ending with amused bystanders.
A strong woman confronts a burglar in the dark and captures him. The justice of the peace praises her bravery but jokes about the bruising, while the woman insists she mistook the intruder for her husband. The burglar’s hinted wealth becomes a tax joke.
A romantic newlywed jokes about words spoken at marriage and divorce. An old cynic quips that sleep words cause divorce. The text plays with time as yesterday, today, and tomorrow a financial metaphor for life choices.
Texas farm operations can prevent frozen water lines with heating cable installations or frost-proof hydrants. Experts from Texas A&M advise wrapping cables around pipes and valves with thermostatic control, plus proper insulation and fuse sizing, or building a frost-proof hydrant with a stop and waste cock to drain water below the frost line.
A writer asserts that husbands ought to be masters at home or know the reason why. many men apparently do understand the reason.
Texas A and M extension economist Tyrus Timm says total agricultural exports should stay high but decline modestly next year. Western Europe remains top market as population growth raises farm demand, while devaluation and import restrictions temper others. Dollar aid and government contracts help keep exports up though the 1950 gap to imports remains wide. Also notes July 4 deaths of Adams, Jefferson, and Madison.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram notes a failed lawsuit about worms in cigarettes and, with wry humor, surveys the long list of things people have smoked. It laments vanished barns and the kid behind the garage trying hedge clippings, concluding that a father has a better break.
A vacuum sweeper fired a .22 cartridge injuring Stanley Sampson when his son plugged the cord into a wall socket while the rim of the shell was used as a screwdriver. The discharge ripped flesh from Sampson’s right index finger. A cluster of bananas is called a bunch.
American Builder notes glass use rising and suggests a drill method. File a tapered saw file to a sharp point and start the hole with a glass cutter wheel. Drill with a brace or hand drill using the file as a bit, keeping the point wet with turpentine and avoiding heavy pressure.
The foundation framing and roof are the three main parts to inspect during remodeling. Check drainage near the foundation to prevent undermining walls. Look for hidden weaknesses when walls are opened and note roof leaks. If the roof is old reroofing is advised using asphalt shingles in many colors.
Canada is estimated to have about 37 000 square miles of peat deposits, indicating substantial bogs and peatlands. The figure underscores the country’s potential peat resources and environmental significance.
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