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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1954
Page
4
Rates list two dollar subscriptions in Grayson and Fannin, outside counties eighty five dollars, foreign subscriptions five dollars. The note explains public interest information versus profit ads, free publication of church service notices, and charges for admission or sales ads. It states acknowledgments and corrections policy for erroneous reflections.
Parents justify short church time but treat movies and radio as harmless while giving pocket money for offerings. They neglect spiritual instruction and Sunday worship, leaving children to decide faith on their own. Fathers mow and golf while kids miss church, shaping attitudes toward attendance.
Dr. Eugene C. Keyes, Dearborn Republican candidate for governor, proposes year round free Florida vacations for indigent elderly and state hospital inmates at $2 a day, arguing Michigan costs exceed that rate for keeping them.
A montage of jokes and vignettes from a vintage humor page. It includes a scolding mother, a dog sled theft in the Arctic, a dating ad about stopping marriage, a burlesque warning to a father and son, a pair of mountaineers sharing moonshine, a farmer's county book project, and a dry corn belt water test noting 14 percent moisture.
A visitor asks an inmate his name and is told George Washington. The visitor recalls meeting him as Abraham Lincoln, who explains that was due to his first wife. The exchange delivers a light jailhouse quip about identity.
A Washington senator addresses farmers in a Great Plains town and faces heckling questions after an hour and a half of oration. A boy quips about a song dog and price, provoking laughter and an awkward moment before the event winds down with a local politician’s bid for Congress.
A string of light nature jokes about a politician dodging office runs and a farmer’s son boasting an AB degree. A wounded man asks about his deeds while a boss reacts to a silly inquiry. The Sun does Good Printing.
A sharply dressed businessman enters an income tax office and sits for two hours. When asked if he wants service he replies only that he wishes to see some of the people he works for.
A boss visits his injured employee in the hospital and tells him not to worry about work as the team will pitch in to help. The employee responds with thanks for the supportive gesture.
The Sun lists candidates for state and local offices in Grayson and Fannin Counties. State Senator John H. Miller Grayson County and Sheriff Cecil R. Walker are named along with County Clerk Knowless Loving and County School Superintendent C N McAllister. Commissioner Precinct 2 O F John Kent seeking re-election with Ed Riley also listed.
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