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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1963
Page
4
A collection of humorous vignettes and quips about domestic life hunting trips pet shop mishaps and a doctor seeking magazines for his waiting room. The jokes hinge on misunderstandings and punchlines about family pets chores and social discretion.
A humorous exchange unfolds when a clerk warns a lady about excess postage and the woman worries the extra charge might cause trouble. The light banter captures small town postal humor and daily frustrations with mailing items.
A mother questions a clerk about a complex educational toy claiming it helps kids adapt to modern life. The clerk asserts any assembly attempt teaches problem solving, but parental concern remains about suitability for a small child.
A bank teller cites a signature rule requiring the same handwriting for a doted i. The patron requests the dotting, but the teller declines, insisting on uniform handwriting.
A playful exchange unfolds as a delivery boy answers a lady about tipping, saying he would lie about receiving one to help save her, highlighting a cheeky workaround to tipping norms. The humorous moment centers on a customer and worker navigating social expectations around gratuities.
A witty exchange unfolds over a divorce settlement a man jokes he got the outside of the house while his wife kept the inside an asylum attendant notes a man outside asking if any patients are missing a doctor asks why and the attendant explains the man says someone has run off with his wife
A curated list of notable April events highlights the 1896 Duryea Horseless Carriage debut at Madison Square Garden, the 1918 American Creed adoption, 1927 TV long distance demo, 1934 Fort Worth Washateria birth, and 1918 zipper’s rise to everyday life.
Dean Roy Pearson of Andover Newton Theological School presents ten highway commandments urging safe driving. The list covers steering wheel use, not idolizing horsepower, proper lane use, aiding faster drivers, respecting passengers, avoiding pedestrian harm, sober driving, respectful headlights and horns, truthful signaling, and not coveting others right of way. The piece also notes principal U S dairy cows Ayrshire Brown Swiss Guernsey Jersey and Holstein.
Church calendar lists Sunday school at 10:00 a m and worship at 11:00 a m with a second worship at 8:00 p m Sunday School at 10 00 a m and 10 55 a m for different services Methodist Youth Fellowship at 6 00 p m and 5 30 p m on the fourth Sunday monthly Women’s Society of Christian Service meets first and third Monday at 3 00 p m Wes leyan Service Guild meets every other Monday at 7 30 p m Christ Ambassadors meet Saturday at 7 00 p m and Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 00 p m.
A weekly Sunday session at 11:00 a m is led by Ross Orendorf and Dr C J McKis sack with Lewis Cummings at the First Christian Church of McKinney and TCU Fort Worth involved in directing activities.
Bible study at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday followed by worship and communion at 11:00 a.m. Evening worship at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Bible study for all ages at 7:30 p.m.
The notice lists Sunday services at 9:55 AM Sunday School and 11:00 AM Morning Worship with afternoon choir and junior groups, plus Training Union and Evening Worship. Weekday meetings include Joy, Rex Ray, Lottie Moon Circles, GA's, Prayer Meeting, and choir practice. A sermon on The Cloud in The Sky is planned, with a congregational meeting Wednesday and a church meeting next Sunday.
Nashville a Tennessee tax agent reports a trend in illegal distillers using plastic returnable jugs to evade regulation. Berman O. Bomar notes moonshiners collect plastic containers and some sellers require customers to return empties with each new purchase.
Beatrice Hill sues Russell B. Hill for divorce on cruelty grounds. Citation issued March 25 1963 requires appearance by 10 am May 13 1963 before the 15th District Court in Sherman. Plaintiff filed April 19 1962. case No 68158. Published in The Whitewright Sun March 28 through April 18 1963.
Surgeon General Luther H. Terry reports 21,143 infectious syphilis cases in 1962, the largest since 1950, as the Public Health Service intensifies an eradication program focused on education and contact tracing. The long upward trend followed a 1955 low of 6,250 with 1961 at 19,851.
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