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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1948
Page
6
A collection of humorous vignettes describing religious bargains with a parson, a doctor's new secretary miscalling an injury, and Uncle Ben's lazy indifference in Logan County Kentucky. The pieces blend dialect humor with everyday misfires and social quirks.
A mother asks her son if he thanked Mr Banks for a car ride. The boy whispers that he did thank him but was told not to mention it. The exchange highlights a concealed favor and a desire to avoid discussing it.
A clerk questions why an extra charge was added for the shade, cord, and bulb after selling a lamp. The manager reveals the buyer is the local automobile dealer, implying the items were billed to him.
An Arab man rides a donkey while his wife hauls a bale of hay. A young American officer admonishes him for the unequal burden. The wife defends her husband asking if American wives want their husbands to come home tired.
Andy Rus sell watches Carmen Miranda perform a fiery South American dance and praises her pep. Groucho Marx nods and compliments a shaker as a standout feature in the scene.
A Kansas City Star note wonders if a white collar worker is solvent if creditors let him manage his pay as it moves to them. The Milwaukee Journal mocks a tale of an American flyer forced to dump Chinese money to cross a mountain, calling the inflation absurd enough to keep a plane aloft.
In a period of shifting rhetoric, newspapers note prosperity’s claim and a tentative return to normalcy. WAC uniform skirts will be about three inches longer as the Army’s strength wanes. The Taft Hartley bill faces criticism for workers’ relief in Pennsylvania.
A compact quote sketch contrasts Russia and other nations with American affluence. It notes the scarcity of luxuries for the average man abroad versus widespread new cars in the United States, and jokes about the impracticality of a large family living in a shoe in modern times.
The State of Texas Grayson County and intervening taxing units announce a sheriff sale proceeding set for December 1 1947. The notice states the state as plaintiff and lists Grayson County as defendant with further intervention by taxing units.
A hospitalized young man refuses to smile again after a nurse warns him to, while in Georgia a woman misreads a loyalty check notice, asking Treasury for loyalty checks to her employer. The garbled letter cites two years at the War Department with an excellent rating.
A sister escorts Margie home after a party. On the street she notes Margie’s sticky hands. Margie quips that her sister would be sticky too if she had a chiffon pie cream puff and a chocolate éclair in her muff.
Sheriff Fred Prestage announces a tax foreclosure sale in Grayson County on February 3, 1948. The Lot 7, Block 4 Milam Heights Addition in Sherman is to be sold to satisfy a $54.30 judgment plus interest costs. Proceeds will be applied to the judgment with redemption rights preserved.
Southern cooking note explains making hottuns with buttermilk and soda and includes Mrs. S. R. Dull Sr. quotes plus two recipes for old and new style biscuits. Also contains a Texas citation about a court summons and foreclosure details for Grayson County.
Plaintiff and Grayson County with impleaded intervening taxing units seek sheriff sale action. Court orders proceedings to enforce debt against real property under applicable tax and legal statutes. Details of property and sale date to be provided in official notices.
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