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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1950
Page
3
A collection of humorous vignettes featuring a courtroom quip about shame in court a letter in a pocket mail mix up a heaven invitation excur sion and a preacher joke about the Lord needing an ass in Jeru salem.
An oil man dies and is barred from heaven by St Peter. He bribes his way in by freeing other oil men from hell. After many visits, he grows unsettled and fears his tale may be true, prompting him to seek a way out.
Pat expresses sadness at Mike’s death but confesses he mainly misses the money Mike owed him. A neighbor notes Pat’s dejected demeanour as he grapples with loss and unsettled accounts.
A comic exchange shows a husband blaming his wife for women in authority. A man deflects lending a corkscrew to a neighbor as he hurries for his coat. A rhyme mocks spends when government and others spend. A young wife questions a pawn ticket and a double outing.
A letter exchange questions what nation will be passed to the next generation. The reply boasts country uses government to expand freedom and private enterprise, with subsidies and regulation growing, promising wealth and new adventures for Bill and his peers.
A speaker rails at national debt trends citing debt per child and growth in federal costs since 1915. The speaker jokes about postman delivering compensation checks and predicts a 17 week recovery while praising aid for American youths. The remarks reference General John J. Pershing and a quip about hurricane wind speeds.
Timeline of major U S calamities listing 1865 steamboat explosion 1405 deaths 1889 Johnstown flood 2209 1900 Galveston tidal wave 6000 1904 General Slocum fire 1021 1906 San Francisco quake and fire 452 1913 Ohio Indiana floods 732 1925 Midwest tornado 606 1928 Florida hurricane 1180 1942 Cocoanut Grove Boston fire 492 1947 Texas City explosions 550
Political advertisement backing Dave Ray for County School Superintendent in Fannin County. Claims life certificate education BA and master degrees. Describes experience as teacher principal and superintendent in Fannin County schools. Notes World War I II service and selection as principal of an American school in Germany. Mentions family and kinship to local Reeves and Rays families.
Olan R. VanZandt campaigns in Whitewright for the Grayson County Attorney post, detailing a long public service record including former mayoral terms, state senate service, and prior county attorney tenure. He emphasizes a public trust ethic, impartial duty, and asks voters for support on the 22nd this month.
Citizens urged reform to trim federal spending and taxes. A bi partisan Commission report proposed a board for analysis of projects, long term planning, and better public works coordination to save billions annually. Readers were asked to contact Congressman and join the Citizens Committee for Reorganization.
In Knoxville Tennessee Judge H B Webster grants Mrs Woodrow Whaley ten dollars weekly alimony after she presents a postcard from her ex husband with taunting lines about money. The note reads Your eyes may shine Your teeth may grit But none of my money Will you get.
The article notes Martin Van Buren as the first president born a U.S. citizen. It also states George Washington delivered the shortest second inaugural address on record.
The State of Texas issues Citation No. 58224 to Bernell V Shaw Reta L Shaw Reta L Schinliver and Mrs Bernell V Shaw requiring appearance before the District Court in Sherman on August 7 1950 at 10 AM to answer a petition filed June 16 1950 by C D Bumpas for foreclosure of lien in suit No 58224. Clerk S V Earnest signs the notice with Deputy Iva Davidson.
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