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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1966
Page
3
Overheard banter at a Hollywood party contrasts a man’s new husband with a new suit. A fast-graying father jokes about parenting, noting one son a college freshman and another in a playpen, highlighting the playful chaos of family life.
A student notes that a statesman serves the state while a politician thinks the state serves him. A wife terrified her alcoholic husband with a ghostly sheet and eerie wails, then revealed she was the devil who claimed to be his sister.
A college student undergoes a physical at the Army induction station. A doctor whispers a number from the far side of the room and instructs the student to repeat it if he hears it.
A college boy challenges a loud Army doctor with “Forty seven” and then “Thirty six” as a test of accuracy and nerve. A beatnik rushes the psychiatrist seeking frontline action and power, asking to be sent to war. The doctor deems him crazy, prompting the beatnik to demand a written note.
A humorous exchange features a father scolding about brushing teeth while the son replies that the battery is dead, implying a toy or device failure. The short dialogue captures a light domestic moment with a playful miscommunication.
After leaving the Pop Art exhibition the couple pause for a taxi. The woman asks Fred what he meant when he said she looked pretty as a picture, a remark that adds a playful note to the evening.
A witty remark ponders whether drive-in banking was created so 12 year old cars can see their real owners, highlighting humorous nostalgia about car identity and banking’s convenience.
A proud father congratulates his son on turning thirteen and asks how it feels to be a teenager. The boy replies it is fine except for the reputation, noting the social stakes of growing up in public life.
A collection of small ads and notices includes Watson Barber Shop near Stephens Bryant, Flowers Shop listings with phone numbers, Edwards Chevrolet Co mechanics offer, Mrs John E Smith home for sale, life and hospital insurance, floral promotions, livestock removal hotlines, stapler and supply offers, farm and ranch buyers, a real estate broker for Grayson County, Whitewright Lodge AF and AM meeting details, and a family gratitude note for John Edgar Henson with friends expressing thanks.
Local notices report that most Whitewright business houses will close on Monday for Independence Day. Readers mention Earl Fields praising the fourth Monday trades event. The text notes visits and gatherings in the area, including families from Rockwall Sherman Athens and Houston, plus a wedding in Irving and a funeral at Royse City for Lyle Stewart formerly of the community.
Miss Jewel Dossey visits Duncan while Mrs. Virgie Tisdale meets Oklahoma City, and Dallas visitors include Mrs. Margaret Perkins and son. The Lallace May and Drewie Caylor groups return from trips to Ohio and eastern states. The Tuesday Bridge Club, led by Mrs. Russell Summers, adjourns for summer with high scores and bingo. hospital patient Mrs. Jim Davis in Sherman.
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