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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1953
Page
7
A collection of light anecdotes touching office life family finances and politics. Jokes about insurance forms Washington myths absent mindedness and a New York factory leader. The bits mix dated humor with civic types and small workplace follies.
A small group at a fishing camp recalls stories about a long partnership with a Texas business leader. A faithful Negro, serving as cook, body servant and fishing companion, reflects on years of hard times and good times shared with the industrialist as he speaks to Sam about their enduring bond.
A local driver delivering in the suburbs gets stuck in mud. The supervisor suggests he is stuck, but the driver explains his engine died and he is digging a grave for it with a spade. The exchange captures a moment of improvised humor amid a roadside mishap.
Sally tells Papa a man visited. he asked for nothing but an ordinary nose, provoking a quiet, humorous exchange about appearances. The scene captures a playful domestic moment with simple dialogue and a gentle punchline.
Dallas in the 1870s boasted eight large livery stables near the courthouse square. The stable was a social hub where men relaxed, played games, and exchanged news while renting horses and carriages for outings to dances and church events.
Housing Authority of the City of Whitewright sues J F Anderson et al for condemnation of real property in Grayson County Texas to build low income rental housing. The case No 880 names multiple heirs and unknown defendants with publication citation issued June 23 1953. Court is Grayson County Court at Law Sherman Texas with date August 10 1953.
A design by a Scoth Dekom inventor, described in Famely Haeedyense, features paired saw horses with an open center. The structure supports large panels and allows band or power saws to pass through, preventing damaged ends and sagging during ripping.
The passage describes stable life with groomed horses and double dates among couples, owners guarding against mistreatment and sometimes refusing overzealous patrons. It notes Dallas stables housing breeding stallions and racing fast mounts for tracks east of town, and that a horse excelling locally serves as key advertising. It also mentions about 50,000 people sleep in Pullman cars nightly and a 1300 paint still on England's coronation chair.
Treasury officials face a surge of forged government checks as Secret Service reports show 530 forgers arrested in April and May, a 66 percent rise from the prior year. Youths and adults alike cashing stolen checks, with 70 percent stolen from mailboxes, and cases in Brooklyn and elsewhere.
The State of Texas Grayson County sheriff sale notice announces foreclosure of a tax lien on property owned by C. J. Kennedy and wife. The sale follows a 1953 judgment for delinquent taxes with 6 percent interest, August 4, 1953, at the Grayson County courthouse. The parcel lies on Paw Paw Creek part of the Ramon Rubio survey totaling 447 acres. Proceeds apply to the judgment with redemption rights reserved.
A humorous exchange features a wife recalling attending cooking school before marriage and her husband teasing that she learned to play bridge there. The quip relies on lighthearted stereotype about domestic skills and social games.
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