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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1952
Page
7
The piece humorously analyzes football roles from center to quarterback and backs. It jokingly describes blocking, passing, and punting, then pivots to ad copy about Hadacol and shoe polish. It ends noting spectators and an on-field dog interrupting play.
Spectators aim to catch him as they enjoy a playful athletic activity. The best game to combine fun and fitness is ping pong.
A medley of aphorisms and reflections on life, death, humor, and self improvement. It weighs in on cheerfulness, honesty, and the lure of resolutions, then shifts to a 1952 New Year note about aim and intent. The voice blends old proverbs with contemporary musings.
The scene describes customers paying only for what they eat with Sally the cashier and trusting staff to cover the rest. Buck Harris claims a 35 cent bill, though the speaker notes he only had coffee and pie totaling a quarter. The passage ends with a reflection on honesty and personal opinion.
A student column urges readers to keep meaningful resolutions. It lists ten concrete aims such as improving conduct, avoiding bad language, getting along with family, forgetting insults, not spreading rumors, respecting others possessions, following convictions, avoiding two faced behavior, being a good sport, and living to improve the world.
The National Geographic Society notes sea level rose about 21 inches in the last century due to melting glaciers and ice sheets. If all Earth's ice melted at once, sea level could rise about 100 feet, flooding coastal cities and lowland areas.
Teddy the parapooch leaped from a transport plane with paratroopers over southern Japan. A chute strap snapped, leaving him suspended by his hind legs, but he landed safely as soldiers noted he did not struggle and could have fallen from the harness.
A man drinks six martinis and nibbles the rims while tossing stems over his shoulder. The bartender stares and quips that the stems are the best part, insinuating the man's madness in a darkly humorous exchange.
Citation issued in Grayson County Texas to Mary Etta Brown deceased and heirs for a suit by James F. Brown to determine title to a Bond Street Denison lot. Judgment requires appearance by 10 AM on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, February 11, 1952, before the district court in Sherman. Case No. 59386 filed December 26, 1951.
A La Grange Journal piece cites a psychologist who reports that being on foot leads to quick, impulsive judgments and anger. Sitting or lying flat calms the mind and redirects rage into the body, aiding balanced thinking and problem solving. The note ends with a light cartoonish aside about a raise and a workplace quip.
The Finns paid about 90 percent of a 500 million indemnity and resettled 400,000 people from Karelia. They rebuilt Helsinki after bombing, stabilized their economy, and will host the 1952 Helsinki Games in a 70,000 seat stadium. They seek no outside help and are praised as thrifty capable, and self-reliant.
A playful exchange centers on Johnny and his mother amid cake antics. The veiled warning about eating too much cake contrasts with Johnny’s cheeky insistence to pass the dessert. The moment captures a light, humorous family interaction.
Bonham resident Lem Tittsworth offers to buy good pianos and used furniture including bedroom and living room suites and stoves. He invites sellers in the Bonham area to contact him.
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