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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1947
Page
3
A compact collage of jokes and anecdotes features friends debating advertising, a wry misread world, a preacher and pitcher reunion, a minister's salary contrast, a delivery quip, and a Christmas kitchen mishap with a guest praising the yolk as eggs nog indelibly scrambled.
A corny sequence of dialogue shows a sorority sister feigning illness to avoid study, a roommate hoping for a quick recovery, a note to a serviceman on an island in the Pacific with a punch line about Alcatraz, and a classroom joke where Johnny answers the world’s shape with calm repetition.
In a playful exchange a pupil asks a teacher if punishing for uncommitted acts is right. The teacher answers with a joke about reforming habits for love. The pupil then confesses he did not do his homework, highlighting the moral inaction.
"When I'm out here in these hills," mused the city man, "I realize the fact that half the world doesn't know how the other half lives." "Humph," snorted a native, "that ain't so in this neighborhood."
In a comical exchange Izzy reports a customer asking if shrinkable shorts will shrink. The father queries fit and Izzy notes the garment is too large, while the father suggests shrinking it. The scene captures a humorous shopfloor misunderstanding about clothing fit and shrinkage.
A congressman told Horace Greeley he was a self-made man. Greeley replied that such a boast relieves the Almighty of a great responsibility.
A refined applicant visits the recruiting office and declines commission. He offers to work on a straight salary claiming he is a poor shot and unsuitable for field work. The exchange highlights a humorous preference for steady pay over military promotion.
Court issues notice in Grayson County Texas to Bristow Mimms and heirs over Lot Four in Block Eleven of the Original Town Plat Denison. Ulysses S. Matthews et al sue for title and possession after defendants allegedly ejected plaintiffs December 24 1946, seeking $500 damages and legal costs. Case No 55346 issued January 18 1947 with hearing set by March 3 1947 before the district court in Sherman.
Citation No. 55510 to Tabitha J. Shannon as administratrix names numerous heirs and legal representatives of deceased individuals including James B. Shannon John Southerland William C. Beaty Lewis B. Franklin John T Nelms B F Dickerman Sarah Susan Bostick Henryetta A Mayrant Alice Mayrant J F Stevenson H Alice Stevenson R G Chapman W McB Smith Fannie B Smith Joseph B. Kimbrough Mary B Hackney Catherine L. Bedford and others as heirs and legal representatives in the estate matter.
Plaintiff R. R. Waldo seeks title and possession of Lot 1 Block 4 in G W Bond's First or Fairview Addition Sherman Grayson County Texas. Defendants include heirs and legal representatives of numerous deceased owners. On September 4 1946 defendants allegedly entered and ousted plaintiff from the described 80 by 140 foot parcel. The suit seeks judgment for fee simple title and possession and other relief.
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