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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1948
Page
3
A collage of quips and vignettes spans topics from Sabbath ironing to Texas executions and a joke about a stork market. The anecdotes mix rural humor, political quips, and office banter, ending with a jab at a red haired stenographer.
Edith Gowan reports Pat O'Brien received a blessing from a priest for safety while driving. The padre warned the blessing applies only up to 35 miles per hour.
A boy returns from a southern trip and recalls overhearing two colored men discussing a divorce. One asks about the house the couple share as the conversation reveals marital strain and property concerns.
A congressman urged saving a prominent young man from the draft and securing an Army commission. The War Department replied that the candidate, Mr. Doe, is now 1-A and not suitable for an officer role, stating the Army seeks capable privates and not breeding backgrounds.
Horace, an efficiency expert, visits his parents’ Dixie home and admonishes Cephas the whitewashing handyman for using a poor brush. Cephas asks why, noting no more work to do. An Eastern Kansas rancher muses on quitting as a weeded field awaits cultivation.
The State of Texas and The City of Bells obtained a judgment in Grayson County District Court No 56105 against N B Warner and others for 122.92 dollars plus 6 percent interest per year and costs. The foreclosure action covers the plaintiff lien and the liens of intervening taxing units as directed by the judgment.
A 1948 county report shows Grayson County farm property totaling more than 28.92 million dollars with rural homes nationwide in top condition since 1940. The Tile Council of America notes rising farm incomes and widespread electrification, running water, and private baths, identifying major gains in rural living standards and housing quality across Texas and the South.
By order of sale issued December 4 1947 the Clerk of Grayson County District Court directs taxes interest penalties and costs apportioned to each tract or lot. The sheriff has seized and levied upon the described land as part of the judgment enforcement.
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