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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1951
Page
3
A collection of light vignettes and one liners from a newspaper page. Jokes cover politics, courtroom oaths, theater lobby humor, family dynamics, and a widowed mother honored for raising five successful sons. The captions feature playful banter about marriage and mischief with a nostalgic tone.
An outside pollster asks a husband about being imposed on for housework. He jokes that his wife helps with dishes. They discuss color choices for curtains and settle on gray and gold after a compromise.
The U S Bureau of Agricultural Economics finds farmers get a small share of retail prices. Using December prices as baseline, a wool in a $50 suit would leave the suit at $40.50 to consumers, and a 16 cent loaf would still cost 13.4 cents.
New York report compares Korea war fatalities with domestic traffic deaths. It states 12 month combat deaths near 12,000 and traffic deaths about 36,050, with highway casualties eight times higher than U S war tolls. It notes GI X and Victim X may die within weeks of each other if war persists.
The report notes a sharp drop in combat fatalities, down to 13 to 15 daily deaths or 90 to 100 a week, from 40 a day two months earlier. It also cites weekly U S casualties, with 210 killed in action on average, and trends across March to May, nearing the one million total U S war deaths since 1775.
A study projects the next automoible and war fatalities may reach the millionth mark soon. It warns that with traffic deaths rising to about 115 daily and war casualties varying with Korea, the death toll could peak late 1951 or mid 1952 unless safety campaigns curb speeding and drinking and driving.
A traveler in Texas asks an 87 year old cowboy the secret of long life. The rider cites two rules: never steal a horse and never call a man a liar to his face. The piece ends with a note that head cheese is not cheese but a sausage.
Citation commands Carl Reed Moses to appear by 10 AM July 16 1951 before the Grayson County District Court in Sherman Texas. Plaintiff Jewel Moses filed May 24 1951 in case No 58947 seeking divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. Clerk S V Earnest signs May 29 1951 with Deputy Iva Davidson.
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