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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1947
Page
3
A humorous exchange features money status and marriage talk with a witty putdown about money and heads. A salesman jokes about his hotel bill as a big expense item. A guest discovers an old roller towel despite a law banning them, quipping that it was installed before the law.
A clergyman urged an Indian to love his enemies. The reply: I do, for I love rum whiskey and tobacco, revealing a sharp clash of ideals and a wry defense.
A North Carolina man, acquitted by a jury, was pressed by his lawyer to admit horse stealing. The man responded that others believed he stole the horse, but after hearing the judge’s speech to the jury, he now has serious doubts about his guilt.
A breakfast table tale tells how a broker recalls a lodge meeting where the president offered a silk hat to any man who could say he had never kissed any woman but his wife. No one stood, and the clever husband blames his wife for his look in a silk hat.
The Texas Insurance Commission announced an overall 10 percent rise in collision insurance for private passenger cars effective May 1. Higher average claims, up from 74 to 163 dollars, plus increased car values, drive the change. Comprehensive coverage also up, while bodily injury liability remains unchanged. Commercial vehicle rates mostly cut, with fire and comprehensive coverages reduced.
Fifty-Ninth District Court jurors reported they could not reach a verdict Friday in the murder trial of Charlie Blanton a Negro who had pleaded insanity. The case stems from the shooting death of his wife Ruby Blanton at their home west of Whitewright on November 24 1946 after a Tuesday opening with a 150 man venire.
COLLEGE STATION Texas farmers have expanded fish production to the many ponds on ranches and farms. Extension Service specialist R E Callender urges spring fertilizer for ponds to boost catfish growth, comparing pond fertility to pasture fertility for beef.
Citation directs sheriff or constable to publish in a Grayson County newspaper for ten days. Viola Williams executrix filed final account May 2 1947 in County Court Sherman for G E Williams deceased. Court set May 19 1947 at 10 a m to act on the account and allow contest if any.
Burglars blew open safes at Holmes Connelly Drug Store Wallace Holcomb Drug Store and Southerland Grocery in Trenton Sunday night stealing cash narcotics watches war bonds and receipts with total losses in the hundreds of dollars and damage to fixtures. Police believe the same gang carried out a prior hit in Ector and fled toward McKinney.
A young woman notes that fifty years ago divorces were few and wedding rings were built to last a lifetime. Grandmother agrees, recalling sturdier rings and longer marriages in her day.
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