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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1948
Page
3
A collection of short anecdotes and witticisms ranging from prankish coworkers who coat a friend’s coat with a donkey image to observations about family roots in New England and a humorous exchange with Herbert Hoover Jr. The snippets feature a mix of light humor about small towns, celebrities, and everyday misadventures with quick punchlines.
An Indiana farmer explains he shares his best seed to safeguard his own corn by cross-pollination. He notes wind transfers pollen across fields and argues neighbors must plant the best. He then defines executive ability as taking credit for others’ work.
A woman returns a pair of smart shoes to the exclusive shop where she bought them saying they won’t do because she cannot walk in them. The clerk responds with a measured remark.
President Truman signed a new bill increasing monthly living allowances for about two million veterans in higher education effective April 1. Single vets rise from 65 to 75 dollars, one dependent from 90 to 105, and two or more dependents from 90 to 120. Estimated annual cost to government 217 million. Ceiling on combined earnings and allowances stays at 175 for no dependents and 200 with dependents.
Dr. Robert G. Kesel, a University of Illinois dental school professor, says Americans’ teeth decay six times faster than fillings, blaming sugar as the major cause. He cites nine of ten children with caries and estimates the average American consumes a body weight in sugar annually. Minnesota butter production rose 53 percent in 1947 versus 1946.
Public notice of a sheriff sale in Grayson County Texas referencing case number 56122. Details show a judicial sale process initiated by state authorities with terms and dates to be announced at a specified county courthouse.
Sheriff Fred Prestage will sell at the Grayson County courthouse door on the first Tuesday in March 1948 between 2 and 4 PM the real estate of A L Lowery et al to satisfy a judgment and tax lien. The 2 acre tract lies in Grayson County part of a R T and B R R Co survey and is subject to redemption and other rights.
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