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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1947
Page
6
A teacher uses a cat and saucers of milk to illustrate sufficient. The cat drinks two full saucers but leaves half of the third. Tommy offers a witty definition. A promoted third grader comments to her old teacher with a playful remark.
A student recalls a math problem about construction speed. The teacher confirms, and the student notes his father’s view that unions would block such a question. The exchange highlights labor tensions shaping classroom discussion.
A small girl asks a druggist to fix castor oil so it will not taste. He offers soda water and she drinks it, then reveals she wanted the oil for her little brother. The lighthearted miscommunication ends with a gentle note on care.
A tender dialogue ends with tears and a plea to continue treatment. A country weekly column carries a stark notice warning that anyone seen near a chicken house at night will surely be found there in the morning.
A quirky note lists speeds from 45 to 85 miles per hour and pairs each with a hymn title. The items mix travel pace with spiritual songs, creating a humorous compass of motion and worship.
The anecdote recalls Gabby Hartnett as a rookie catcher in a Cubs game against Cincinnati. A sports writer asks if it’s his first catching job. Hartnett quips it’s the first big league game he ever saw. The piece also notes a jokes about beverages, gasoline taste tests, and a license bureau clerk refusing a marriage license over the bride’s supposed slim figure.
A collection of short quips and jokes about money, weather, and relationships. Johnny spends his money after a rainy day while his mother asks where it went. Frank notes two life periods when a man misreads a woman, before and after marriage. A penny is funny potent when held close to the eye. A young lady remarks that little things reveal character as she pulls her brother from under the sofa.
A dairyman quizzes a new assistant on locating malted milk. The boy replies that malted milk is needed, prompting a humorous remark about a previous worker who searched endlessly for whipped cream.
A well known public speaker famed for Patrick Henry orations is set to address farmers on Colic In Mules. He delivers a humorous twist explaining gas in a mule’s digestive tract causing discomfort with a liberty or death reference.
The State of Texas issues Citation No. 55700 to Mamie Sexton Roberts and her heirs and legal representatives, to the heirs and legal representatives of William Aldridge, N. L. Blackmon, C. E. Blackmon, and N. E. Blackmon, all deceased, directing appearance or action per legal notice in the matter.
Ordinary summons to appear before the Fifteenth Judicial District Court in Sherman Texas by 10 a m on the first Monday after a 42 day period from issuance August 18 1947. Petition filed June 19 1947. Case No 55700 names numerous plaintiffs and defendants including N E Blackmon H C Blackmon Moning Osburn W C Blackmon and others. Nature of suit substantially outlined.
A 1947 Grayson County partition suit seeks division among plaintiffs and defendants of 816 acres of land in Grayson County Texas. The land originates from multiple GR deeds tied to J P Dumas and others with several recorded transfers to W D Blackman. Plaintiffs claim undivided interests and request appointment of commissioners, a writ of partition, sale of the land and distribution of proceeds, plus further relief. Dated July 2 1947 in Sherman Texas.
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