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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1947
Page
6
A Midtown corsetiere greets shoppers with a window sign about the world in bad shape. A radio quiz scene features a soldier joke about jumps. A Pot o Gold caller learns of a $1,900 win, prompting a boarder’s quip about counting money. A street corner exchange reveals a proverb and sharp racial humor about aging and self-harm.
A passenger comments on the ship’s heavy tilting while a steward quips that it may be to set a calm example for travelers during the rough sea conditions.
A three year old explains he was punished for putting mud in a girl's mouth saying it was open. The exchange reveals parental concern over the incident and discipline at the nursery school. The humor and tension reflect parenting dynamics and child behavior management.
Citation to C W Gee and unknown heirs and others in Grayson County Texas commands appearance September 1 1947 to answer tax delinquency claim on Lot 28 Block 6 OT P Whitewright for years 1933 through 1946 totaling 260.38 dollars plus interest penalties and costs. Court clerk and deputy page seal.
A mountaineer, unfamiliar with autos, is amazed to see a car pass by without visible power. A motorcycle follows and vanishes around a bend, prompting a exclamation to his son about a creature that might be a horse with a mind of its own.
A lanky youth dressed in darkness knocks at Mrs. Smiths kitchen door. He asks if anyone wants a job to hide someone and do nothing. A terse exchange ends with a quip about home and motherhood.
After a nervous half hour as quizmaster Tallulah Bankhead is told the contestants were thrilled to meet her. A press agent notes the kids have read up on her life all week. Bankhead exclaims what a thing for children to read.
A man barges into a store requesting more ant powder and boasts he has one ant unconscious after the first pound. The clerk replies, the customer curses, and the scene shifts to a courtroom where a judge warns that any interrupter will be thrown out. A prisoner cheers the judge.
The case, No. 55762, cites R A Parker and W J Coleman and W H King with unknown heirs in a land dispute over Lot 3 Block 9 H C Sears Addition Whitewright Texas. The suit lists years 1927 to 1946 with total $27.79 plus interest costs and orders a September 1 1947 court appearance in Grayson County Texas. Clerk S V Earnest notes deputy Iva Davidson.
Public probate citation commands the sheriff to publish in a Grayson County paper and serve heirs and legal representatives of listed deceased members including John Garrison Elizabeth J Garrison Henry Marshall H T Norton A E Norton Amanda C Norton Elizabeth Garrison S G Perkins Sarah Perkins J Harrison Fannie E Harrison T J Perkins W R Perkins S E Perkins H Daggs S C Daggs J W Cooper M E Cooper and others.
The notice in Grayson County Texas lists numerous heirs and corporate or partnership claimants to land on Red River tied to a 1859 patent and surveys. It cites trespass to try title for immediate possession, and claims under ten and twenty five year statutes of limitations with counts against all named defendants. Publication required weekly for four weeks before August 18, 1947, to compel appearance. Clerk S V Earnest signs the citation with deputy Iva Davidson.
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