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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1929
Page
6
A fragmented reader collage mentions a joking exchange about glow and farewell. A Georgia note notes a bank broom loan swindle quip from Liberty County Herald. The piece also touches on social club disdain and fashion bargains in a satirical tone.
A reporter from the News chats with a club woman declining repairs and expenses, insisting the house should be paid for first. The woman refuses to sign up for anything while the reporter notes the interview.
Louise insists her piece is original, but the teacher asks if it is. Louise clarifies she made it up herself.
A process server sues Gloria Swanson for twenty five thousand dollars claiming she slapped him. The complaint alleges assault and seeks monetary damages. The remark about settling for half the amount is attributed to a Goblin quotation.
A terse exchange features a professor asking if heat is produced when bodies collide and a fresher replying that he recently struck someone and was knocked out. The dialogue hints at misunderstanding of physics and a lethal punch contrasts with science.
The excerpt records a quick, colloquial exchange where one person offers drinks and another repeatedly declines, insisting they have just had one and cannot stop. The garbled wording suggests a dialect or transcription errors affecting clarity.
A witty dialogue between Violet and Vera features Vera admitting vanity as her worst sin. Violet counters that admiring beauty before a mirror is imagination not vanity, prompting a playful moral twist. The exchange highlights vanity, self perception, and humor.
A brief exchange contrasts frugal advice with a defiant response. The line “try to live within your means” prompts a retort that their poverty is not as dire as implied, reflecting tensions over financial restraint.
A quip about sharing from a pious Auntie leads Chester to joke about whether to give his big brother or little one his mother’s two apples. The light exchange frames family humor and wordplay.
A lady, claiming to be one of the directors wives, tells a conductor she left her money at home and that he should trust her. The conductor quips he couldn’t trust her even if she were the director’s only wife.
The 1928 calendar year saw 9 753 miles of Federal-aid highways improved by 48 states and Hawaii in cooperation with the Bureau of Public Roads. Of these, 7 625 miles were new improvements and 2 128 miles were upgraded.
Dialogue humor shows husband questioning items and wife claiming biscuits made herself. They discuss son earning a B A and M A s while his PA continues to support him, reflecting family joke on education and finances.
A brief dialogue scene shows a couple exchanging worried affection about separation and the limits of words with gifts. The wife reassures while the husband expresses concern that flowers cannot convey all feelings.
In a terse exchange a speaker endorses an unnamed movement, characterizing it as beneficial and urging swift progress. The reply expresses clear support and optimism about its rapid advancement.
A witty exchange hinges on a momentary smile as a girl laughs and reveals the source of a notable sore jaw. The joke settles on the idea that Jack’s own smile is the cause.
A playful exchange about age and seasoning appears in a Want Column ad note. The line contrasts fifty-somethings as salt with under-fiftys as pepper, framed as a light joke.
Despite bad weather, a sizable audience attended the Orpheum Players at Whitewright’s Palace Theatre last Friday and praised the show as the best stage attraction yet seen. They plan weekly returns with a fresh program and music.
The Brenham Banner Press recalls a wedding described as beyond words with a memorable march. The piece notes a veil snag on a pew and a practical joker allegedly lengthening the church aisle by about ninety feet, as mentioned by the Mineral Wells Index.
The New Yorker quips that smaller dollar bills won’t circulate until next July and speculates a towering genius may think of something purchasable with one.
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