Notable Holdings From Odeon Contest and Local News
In a theatre contest at Odeon Emma Fay Parker won first prize a 65 dollar diamond ring Hazel Benedict took second prize a 25 dollar diamond lav allier and Ruby Ross Pearl McLean and Dale McGaughey won 30 20 and 10 day passes to the theatre. Other items note moves business shifts a fire burglary school bond results and community happenings in Whitewright and surrounding areas from early 1920.
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Odeon Theatre
Emma Fay Parker
Hazel Benedict
Texas A and M Opportunity Award Winners Lead Honors Class
In 1946 the first Opportunity Award recipients at Texas A and M College earned four year scholarships and jobs to cover expenses. The 1946 graduates, among honor graduates, show high academic averages and leadership roles. The program has expanded to 148 scholars with 60 more expected next September.
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A. and M. College of Texas
Texas
Texas A. and
College
M. College
Petitioners seek sidewalk skating ban in City Council
Edna Rathbun and Dora Scales circulate a petition asking the City Council to criminalize skating on sidewalks. The document argues skates wear sidewalks and noise disrupts quiet home life. Mrs. L Z Stateville, about 25, dies of pneumonia at home south of town. S B Williams, 74, pioneer of Porter area, dies last Thursday. Mrs. Fletcher Williams of Porter dies Feb 15. W N Carter's purse with cash and a diamond ring valued at 125 dollars is found by Don Dyer and returned to Carter.
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Edna Rathbun
Dora Scales
Porter
Town
Fletcher Williams
W. N. Carter
Don Dyer
Carter
Sisters Play School Absent Day Sketch
A humorous exchange between two sisters centers on playing school. The older sister proposes the game while the younger agrees only if she can be absent, delivering a light, childlike twist on school life.
Declined Loan Sparks Lone-Friend Exchange
A conversation reveals one character offering a five dollar loan while the other laments having no friends left to borrow from, underscoring a theme of isolation and generosity.
The Spice Of Life Funny Quotations From A Service Station
A collection of light snippets and jokes overheard at a service station. The bits poke gentle fun at doctors, clerics, couples, and daily life with compact quips and a schoolboy math miscue about peace after the Armistice.
Storekeeper Reports Stock Marked Down After Fire
A storekeeper told a reporter that the loss from a recent fire was not severe and that all remaining stock had been discounted by 25 percent to clear inventories. The exchange frames the incident as financially manageable for the business.
What’s Wrong With the World To
A fragmentary column questions broad social ills and tensions of the era while inviting reader reflection on moral and civic concerns. The text reads as a probing opinion note noting unnamed events and generic societal patterns.
Virus X counterfeit, health officer says
Texas State Health Officer Dr George W Cox states Virus X is a counterfeit label for unknown illnesses. He explains the term started in Los Angeles and now covers varied symptoms from fatigue to hunger pains, with no distinct disease behind it.
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George W. Cox
Texas
Austin
Los Angeles
Frugal Trolls Debate Rope Use and Crime Tactics
In a terse exchange two pessimistic speakers argue about rope usage. One says too much rope is burned for cigars, not enough to hang gangsters, reflecting a dark quip on crime and punishment.
Misquoted Washington Exchange Ends With Urgent Reform
An efficiency expert asks a Washington worker what they do. The reply is nothing in both cases. The expert declares this duplication must end, calling for reform to remove redundancy in government work.
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Washington
First Grade Mother Meets Teacher Over Student
A first grade mother attends a PTA meeting and learns the teacher cannot handle the boy. She jokes that if she cannot cope with Junior she has little chance with Senior, prompting an invitation for a home talk with the father.
Bridget’s Clever Reply Stuns Employer
Bridget seeks a maid job and is asked for references. She says she has many, but, jokingly, explains they’re like her photographs none do her justice. The tale plays on wit in a light newsroom humor column.
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Bridget
Dining car rift mirrors old train crew dialect clash
On a dining car the head chef rebukes a helper who had been away long, saying in brusque dialect that he should go the furthest, fastest, and stay the longest while doing the least of any man he knows.
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