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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1950
Page
7
A cheerful caller asks for the number and is met by Liza the cook who rebukes the question saying, You ought to know. You done called it. The exchange captures a sharp domestic moment with racial phrasing reflecting the period.
A young woman boarded a crowded bus. A weary man rose to offer his seat. Silence followed as he misheard her remark and apologized, thinking she had thanked him. The moment captures a tiny miscommunication in public transit etiquette.
A weary long distance van driver parks on a Vermont shoulder and jokes with a farmer about rocks in a field. The farmer replies with a blunt line about glaciers taking rocks away.
An old farmer naps on his porch when a high pressure salesman arrives with a ten volume science agriculture set. The farmer objects that he has no use for it while the salesman insists it would double his farm’s productivity. The farmer replies he already farms better than he knows how.
A humorous item notes two judges arrested for speeding and trying each other in an empty courtroom. One judge fines the other five dollars for speeding and then repeats with a second plea, leading to a ten dollar fine or ten days in jail. The column shifts to gender roles and a quip about aging and anatomy books.
The piece explains that normal schools derive from the French term normale meaning model or standard. It notes the name’s Latin roots norma and that Germany, England, and the United States shaped its spread. It cites Concord Vermont 1823 as an early teachers’ school started by Rev. Samuel R. Hall and credits James C. Carter as a key advocate for Massachusetts normal schools.
The City of Denison seeks foreclosure of a tax lien on North half of lots 13 14 15 and 16 in Block 36 Dumas Addition Denison Grayson County Texas. Defendants include Georgia Pace widow J A Pace deceased Roy H Young and Lucille Pace Young and others with unknown heirs. Citation issued June 14 1950 return day August 7 1950 in Grayson County District Court case 58134.
Q A veteran asks about NSLI dividend payment timing and where to direct inquiries. Answer notes some dividends require checking. for delays, contact E G Joseph at the Special Insurance Projects Service, via Washington DC, after June 30 1950. A veteran asks about pension for a paralyzed World War I veteran. VA base pension max is $72 monthly after 10 years or age 65. Q A WWI veteran asks about combining VA pension with workmen’s compensation. VA pension exclusions mean outside income limits apply: single $1,000, with a wife or children $2,500.
The article notes that excess fat in middle age is not normal and can crowd organs and hinder function. It argues fat accumulation is not a natural condition for active organs and references Dr Warren's health column guidance. It also mentions John Adams and the motto E Pluribus Unum in a broader historical context.
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