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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1944
Page
3
A lady asks an Edinburgh surgeon to operate so she can participate in women's bridge parties. He asks the purpose and she says she wants to be able to talk. A crowd quips about removing radical ideologies and rheumatism.
A church custodian humorously handles female groups by staying in neutral while they push him. a minister admires a host’s goose and learns to treat guests fairly. an Army NCO quips about Confederate money and uniforms in a light wartime vignette.
A customer asks a grocer if grapes have been sprayed with poison for her ill husband. The grocer replies she must seek poison remedies at a drug store.
Jones asks about car tires and Smith jokes the air is seeping through. The exchange hints at mounting tire wear and potential maintenance concerns.
A classroom moment shows a teacher asking about last weekend and Johnny replying that he did not do much to write an essay about. The dialogue captures shy humor and a student’s reluctance to create.
A Black Belt clergyman was charged after embracing a female parishioner. Deacons acquitted him after hearing his defense that pastors shepherd their flocks, but an elder urged brothers to avoid embracing lambs and instead take a ram lamb.
A 16 year old Louis Brandeis traveled to Europe with his parents and attended a Dresden school. The headmaster demanded birth and vaccination certificates. Brandeis joked that his arm proved vaccination and birth, and he was admitted. A later anecdote recalls a salesman ending a tough day by bragging he talked customers into not buying.
The U S Treasury urges farmers to economize now and invest proceeds in War Bonds to hasten victory and fund postwar needs. It argues debt relief, higher production, and selective selling of livestock to free capital for bonds, home and equipment needs, and education.
A young mother plans to style her hair to a new fashion while taking her 10-year-old son to the movies. He questions the look and declares he would rather she look human. An interviewer asks a girl applicant about defense work and she notes past trips with a sailor.
Citation commands Howard Ernest Smith to appear and answer the plaintiff Ima Marie Smith by August 14 1944 in a divorce case filed April 17 1944 in Grayson County District Court Sherman Texas. Court official S V Earnest issues the citation with deputy Inez Steed. 4T-July 26
A reader remark quips about the term WAM meaning without a man, highlighting social language and gender nuance through a brief exchange.
A cavalry recruit Murphy is given a poor horse. The sergeant warns no one may dismount without orders. Murphy falls when the horse kicks and replies that he did dismount. He clarifies the orders came from hindquarters, not headquarters.
A short dialogue notes a girl once described as long and lank has inherited $100,000 and now appears tall and stately. The exchange suggests a shift in status and perception tied to the windfall.
A defense worker defines a bolt as a stack of hard metal with a square lump on one end and scratches around the other. She contrasts a nut as a hole in iron with wrinkles, calling it the opposite of a bolt.
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