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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1952
Page
8
A collection of quick humor sketches features Sam with a Bible heading to New Orleans to try it, a schoolmaster and doctor son, a farmer angered by a pig's death, a hunter chasing dogs, a deacon and a preacher, veterans boasting of drill, and a lazy rooster anecdote.
A Texan advises his son on how to learn a man's origin and notes Texans disclose their origin. A courtroom joke follows with a defendant who kept returning to a store to exchange a dress for his wife. The narrative ends with a wife describing decades of a lazy husband.
A psychiatrist questions Jimmy about a dog. The boy answers correctly on ears and legs, but asks if the doctor has ever seen a dog when asked how many eyes.
Paddy faced the magistrate after attacking a neighborhood grocer. He claimed the assault was to show the grocer the error of his weights. The exchange ends with a wry remark on memory and conscience.
Fragmentary dialogue shows Lou Souter and Frank Carlisle in a terse exchange about ceilings and walls. The sparse lines suggest a humorous or surreal moment as Lou jokes about being plastered while asking to be held up by others.
In Denison a UT training survey finds most residents know Ike was born there but few can locate the Eisenhower home. Respondents misjudge Lake Texoma size and fishing season dates while tourism experts assess local attractions for visitors.
Dallas News reports a ten year farm exodus in Dallas' 72 county trade area from 1940 to 1950 with 46 754 farms lost or 22 1 percent of the regional total compared with state wide declines. Tenancy fell regionally from 50.1 percent to 29.2 percent by 1950 as farm sizes grew and non white operators left faster.
Mrs Walter Ball thanks friends for beauti ful flowers cards and gifts and calls during her hospital stay expressing deep appreciation for kindness received.
The Sun records candidacies for State Representative Dist 49F Richard S Stark. Judge 15th District Court David H Brown. R C Vaughan. Tax Assessor-Collector Mrs IVA Davidson and Robert Dean reelection. Also a citation in Grayson County No 59628 orders Edna Joan Payne to appear for divorce proceedings against Daniel R Payne by June 23 1952 in Sherman Texas. published May 8 15 22 29 1952.
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