Local notices and community updates from Whitewright area
Obituaries note Mrs. J. B. Williams dies at her son Arthur Williams home near Tom Bean. Students and residents attend summer programs at Baylor University and A M College. July rainfall measured 1.82 inches in Whitewright. Albert Lea Jackson ships aboard a merchant steamer for two months. Co B Bryant III earns honor at Dixie Camp for Boys. Dr George K Stephens to open Whitewright office August 1.
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J. B. Williams
Arthur Williams
Tom Bean
Bryant Penn
John Philip Barbee
Elmo Wallace
Oklahoma
F. T. Harris
Kentuckytown
A. & M. College
H. L. Durham
Baylor University
Waco
Whitewright
Albert Lea Jackson
Houston
Co. B. Bryant III
Dixie Camp
George K. Stephens
Sherman
Three Injured in Collision at Choc taw Creek Bridge
An auto crash on the Sherman Luella road Sunday night left Russell McGinnis Clifford Gould and Mrs Billy Beams injured at the Choc taw Creek bridge. R R Waldo embalmer of Van Alstyne has moved to work with Lloyd Moore furniture. Mr and Mrs Wes Judd announce birth of a son on July 21. Bow Corner Club met Friday with Mrs Hannah Neely.
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Russell McGinnis
Clifford Gould
Billy Beams
Choctaw Creek Bridge
Sherman- Luella Road
R. R. Waldo
van Alstyne
Lloyd Moore Furniture
Wes Judd
Bow Corner Club
Hannah Neely
Pilot Grove News
First Cotton Plowed in Whitewright Area in Reduction Campaign
J. E. Smith of the Canaan community became the first farmer in the Whitewright section to plow up cotton as part of the acreage reduction effort. A group including Thomas Sears Woodrow Smith Clovis Childress Charlie Clyde McLean Billie Earl Montgomery and H. R. Musser are spending several days at Turner Falls Oklahoma. Mrs R A Gillett celebrated daughter Sarah Belles twelfth birthday with a Friday dinner. Barber price war cuts shaves to five cents and haircuts to ten cents at some shops since Tuesday. The Needlework Guild met Tuesday afternoon with Miss Carolyn Simmons.
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J. E. Smith
Canaan
Whitewright
Thomas Sears
Woodrow Smith
Clovis Childress
Charlie Clyde McLean
Billie Earl Montgomery
H. R. Musser
Turner Falls
Oklo
R. A. Gillett
Sarah Belle
Carolyn Simmons
Mrs Wallace 78 Dies in Sherman Hospital
Mrs. Joe Wallace, age 78, died at Wilson N. Jones Hospital in Sherman on Wednesday. The death leaves Mr. Wallace and other relatives to mourn the loss. Further details were not available at press time.
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Joe Wallace
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Sherman
Why Do Mosquitoes Find Humans Savory
Ottawa reports the Canadian Defense Research Board funds a five year study to uncover why mosquitoes prefer humans. Entomologist Ian Lindsay notes reassessment after three years and five, with work at Canadian universities.
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Ottawa
Canadian Defense Research Board
Ian Lindsay
Lindsay
Texas constitutional amendment on resigning before seeking new office
House Joint Resolution 31 proposes changes to the Texas Constitution requiring county and district officers with four year terms to resign before seeking another office if more than one year remains in the term. It outlines vacancy rules and election submission details for a 1952 ballot.
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Texas
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United States
State of Texas
The Spice of Life and Other Quips From a Humorous Page
A collection of jokes about hospital misadventures, aging, work tardiness, pay television concepts, a cautious mother and a headhunting tale. The snippets showcase playful wordplay and punchlines, featuring neighbors, consultants, and a hunter captured by headhunters.
Lost explorer calls wife from jungle outpost
A man believed lost for years later reaches his wife by telephone from a jungle outpost. He reports escape from headhunters and requests clothing including shirts size 16, a suit size 38, and a hatsize 1. The bizarre plea ends with details of his survival and urgent needs.
Real coffee claim taints TV sponsor pitch
A TV announcer makes his debut commercial for a cigarette sponsor. With cameras on him he inhales deeply, exudes a sigh, and proclaims the product as real coffee despite the sponsor’s cigarette tie in a sharp social jab at high brow pretensions.
Soldier’s Letter Warns Wife About East 40
A young farmer in the Army overseas writes to his wife about planting potatoes in the east 40, but he warns her not to dig there because the guns are buried there.
Wartime Letter Published With Censor Readback
A wartime letter was read by the censor and met with a reply from the writer’s upset wife. She writes that a company of soldiers overran the east forty and dug it all up and asks what to do now. Her answer: plant the potatoes.
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Siaying
Kentucky man jailed over moonshine possession joke
A Kentucky man is arrested and charged with possessing a bottle of corn whiskey. He argues the liquor is medicine for asthma as the judge questions the plea. The exchange ends with a humorous microphone gag from a banker speaker in Louisville.
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Kentucky
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