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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1949
Page
19
A humorous exchange ends with Josh Weatherby visiting the paper to demand relief from wits. He promises to stand by any explanation the publisher prints and the next issue notes Weatherby will advertise.
A park crowd listened as a soap box orator argued that fifteen dollars a week undermines Christian living. A responder challenged the premise asking how one could be anything else on that wage, highlighting a clash of labor and morality in public discourse.
A New York banker overhears a mother explaining to her daughter the meaning of F. O. B. in the poultry business. The punchline ties the term to feathers on birds, illustrating a misheard homework question.
During a Pacific war landing a colonel rushes as the unloading net rips and bags flood the deck. A private replies the sergeant should know about it, and the sergeant is under them in the chaos.
A short devotional verse praising Sunday morning church attendance and singing, contrasted with a preference for an easy chair at night. The speaker thanks the Lord for love and asks blessings on the church to fill the pews and strengthen the preacher's soul.
A court citation in Grayson County Texas orders John G. Hagan to appear by 10 a.m. on the first Monday after 42 days from April 11 1949 in a divorce case filed February 25 1949, Beulah Mae Hagan v John G. Hagan, alleging abandonment for over three years. issued February 25 1949 by Clerk S V Earnest.
The Sun invites readers to share details of visitors, personal visits, social gatherings, or other news items. The paper aims to publish happenings within the community and seeks cooperation from residents to cover local events.
The speaker finishes a long talk and asks a friend if the message landed. The friend replies the speech was fine though he seemed to yawn, joking that it was a silent Indian war whoop. Little Sammy boasts of a hundred in school, then reveals two subjects, reading and spelling, with scores of sixty and forty.
The State of Texas Grayson County issues notices of sheriff sale for multiple parcels. Foreclosures follow judgments totaling hundreds of dollars with taxes penalties and costs, detailing parcels in Gunter Whitesboro Collinsville and Sherman. Each sale occurs on or after April 5 1949 at the courthouse between 2 and 4 PM.
Notice of foreclosure sale listing property in Grayson County Texas on Pilot Grove Creek. It covers 23.39 acres traced from a 1881 deed to Wash Everett and bounds to the east and west along creeks and survey lines. Sale set March 1949 to satisfy a judgment against Frank Tomlinson et al and subsequent redemption rights.
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