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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1963
Page
4
A lively collage of quick wit and social quirks shows landlords probing tenants about quietness and pets, a Texan parent deflecting school tension, a pie miscue, and lawyers trading jests. Procrastination and timing pop up in bus chatter and courtroom banter with brisk, humorous barbs.
After testing many pens in the store, a shopper fills pages with notes and comparisons to choose the ideal writing instrument. The scene captures a devoted if lengthy quest for smooth flow and consistent line quality.
Two men stranded on a small island spot a bottle. One wades out and retrieves it, delivering a discouraging note that the last bottle sent out returned with two cents postage due, a wry twist on hope and mail.
A light domestic joke centers on a wife asking her husband to bring home another mouse trap because the one he bought yesterday is already full. The exchange shows a playful domestic scene.
A giddy exchange features a tobacco plant joke about ripe cigars and an amused remark from a polite audience. A timid woman wakes to a squeaky night and counters a mouse with a flurry of slippers. A lively reunion scene follows with Henry visiting and a maiden aunt asking about his trip.
Various church listings show times for Sunday schools worship services and meetings. First Methodist and other groups advertise weekly schedules including youth fellowships and women’s societies with specific Monday and Saturday gatherings.
A farmer shows a visitor the flock and asks for a guess. The visitor estimates five hundred sheep by counting legs and dividing by four, a simple arithmetic joke showcasing quick reasoning.
A traffic jam forms as a policeman heckles a distressed motorist with the line use your noodle. The humorous exchange unfolds amid horns and frustration in a crowded street scene.
Bible study and communion held every Sunday at 11 00 a m directed by Ross Orendorf and Dr C J McKis sack of the First Christian Church of McKinney and Lewis Cummings TCU Fort Worth
Sunday schedule includes Bible study at 10:00 a.m. worship and communion at 11:00 a.m. Evening service is at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday offers Bible study for all ages at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday School and worship times listed for First Baptist Church with weekly activities from Sunday school to choir and visitation. First Presbyterian notes Sunday services with a sermon titled The Work of God and a Missionary Society meeting led by Mrs. Fred Cook Sr. and Mrs. Ruth Cox. Trinity Presbyterial delegates are named for a March meeting in Clarksville, Texas.
President Kennedy asks Congress for new civil rights laws to protect voting and educational rights and to end discrimination. He proposes federal court referees in about 200 Southern counties to ensure prompt registration and voting by qualified Negroes, a plan drawing Southern criticism and tied to Sunflower County Mississippi.
A weekly Texas wildlife feature offers interesting notes on native species. The column highlights local fauna, behaviors, and habitats, presenting curious details about Texas ecosystems.
The mud snake known as Hoop Snake in East Texas is harmless. Folklore claims it forms a hoop, rolls downhill, or has a venomous tail stinger, but these are untrue. It has a dark back, red belly with cross-stripes, feeds on salamanders and small fish, lays 20 to 100 eggs in late summer, and prefers marshy habitats.
In Grays England Mrs Daisy Ansell a fisherman's wife paused her knitting for 20 seconds to fill in a penny soccer pool line. The entry won her 162069 dollars though she said she knows nothing about soccer. Her husband Percy had been filling the coupon and asked her to add a line.
A Cross Plains journalist recalls James Minor from Texas who, after being urged to pursue tennis, became a Howard Payne football star. Minor later served in the 36th Infantry Division, earning honors in World War II. The anecdote underlines that size does not gauge worth.
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