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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1952
Page
2
Dr. Hans Selye of Montreal proposes the theory of stress as the cause of many illnesses from high blood pressure to arthritis. He describes the alarm reaction, ACTH and STH release, and the balance between gluco corticoids and mineralo corticoids shaping resistance and exhaustion.
The National Farmers' Union reports Britain's traditional scarecrows are fading as farmers adopt mechanical devices and noisy tactics. Miniature windmills and inkling discs line fields while fruit growers use long ropes with blank cartridge detonations for pest deterrence.
The page compiles short rural jokes and anecdotes. A dying man’s wife is urged not to remarry, a driver jokes about politics and theft, a watermelon sting prompts a humorous confession, and a mountaineer’s 21st child prompts a stork line about full grown babies.
Ezra borrows one dollar from a bank and pays six percent interest annually in advance. He offers a $5,000 government bond as security and renews the loan each year. After three years the banker asks for the idea, and Ezra explains it is cheaper than renting a safe deposit box for ten dollars a year.
A witty exchange unfolds as a young groom realizes he bought only one ticket for their honeymoon. The bride chides him and he jokes that he forgot himself in the moment.
A Bowery saloon bouncer expulsed a free-lunch moocher four times, yet the man staggered back each time. A customer watched, then asked why the bum kept returning, replying that the bouncer was putting too much backspin on him.
A white man stops a Black man on the highway and asks if he is Democrat or Republican. The man replies he is a Republican, and the driver says he cannot ride with him because he only permits Democrats to ride.
A pitcher ignored instructions to walk the batter and threw a fastball at him. The batter was struck, staggered to first, and the manager challenged the pitcher's decision. The player quipped he got him on first with one pitch instead of four. In a separate note, a horse purchase query leads to a cautious owner remark about a suitable horse for a woman.
A radio writer skilled at Hollywood brushoff uses a phone trick. When a secretary asks the purpose, he snaps that he wants to know what the actor will do about his wife, and he is transferred immediately.
A classroom joke where the teacher asks how many zones Earth has and Johnny answers five. The punchline lists temperate zone and mishmashed terms intem perate, mail, no parking, and O as zones. The exchange plays on misheard geography and traffic phrases.
Publication directs unknown heirs of Sallie M Hefley and George W Hefley to appear in the 151st District Court of Grayson County Texas at Sherman courthouse by 10 00 AM February 4 1952 to answer the petition of J P Norman et al in Cause No 59360 against Elizabeth Nix Fain et al naming plaintiffs J P Norman and wife Blanch.
A December 10 1951 petition in Grayson County Texas seeks trespass to try title relief for 1341.89 acres across several tracts. Plaintiffs include Norman W H Higgins Annie May Higgins Elizabeth Nix Fain and others asserting title and possession against defendants led by The Superior Oil Company Shell Oil Company and numerous heirs and interested parties.
A court citation lists multiple land parcels and surveys including W P B Dubose A-387 and J R Dean A-122, M Miller A-775, A Hernandez A-488, J McKinney A-777, totaling dozens of acres. The notice requires service within ninety days or the citation will be returned unserved. Dated December 17 1951 at Sherman Texas by S V Earnest Clerk and Nancy Drake Deputy. 4110
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