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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1944
Page
6
An excerpt praises Col. Dick McCarty and the Albany News for 19 years of steady, cheerful reporting from Fort Worth to El Paso. It notes Western Texas’s growth from wilderness to thriving farms and cities while recalling wartime costs totaling $1,054.43 per American.
New York. The American Institute of Food Distribution predicted that for at least six months there will be no rationing of most meats and canned goods. If rationing returns, it may use three programs with fats and oils separated from meats and a greatly simplified overall plan. Demand has shifted, with consumers no longer as hysterical as last year.
A teacher asked pupils to write short essays and choose subjects. A little girl submitted about ants noting two kinds: insects and lady uncles. She says they live in holes or crawl into sugar bowls and sometimes reside with their married sisters.
A street corner orator grows muddled as a heckler pushes for details. The joke ends with a wife explaining L O K stands for Lord Only Knows in their monthly budget review.
A young woman tourist staying in an Amarillo hotel after two college degrees talked with the desk clerk about the city. She asked what was of unusual interest and he mentioned the world’s only helium plant, noting curiosity about whether it was in bloom.
In a St Louis shop a new consignment of shirts and ties in bright clashing colors was shown in a display window. A large placard reading Listen! drew attention amid the vivid display.
Daisy admonishes Maisie as she chases a soldier, insisting the pursuit is her own fault and urging her to stop running after him.
Dialogue shows two players reacting to a near empty score board with playful blame and denial. The scene captures humor over a lightly observed basketball game.
A dated humorous vignette shows a diner ordering a sardine sandwich. The waiter contrasts domestic 15 cents with imported 25 cents. A housewife jokes about earning dinner by chopping wood while a tramp asks to see the menu.
Mrs Jones suspects a theft as three pounds of meat vanish. Her husband and the family cat become the focus when the cat is weighed and it shows three pounds, leaving Mrs Jones puzzled about the meat's whereabouts.
In a dialogue, Harry recounts a girl inviting him over while her mother presses about his intentions. Jerry notes the moment is embarrassing, then Harry recalls the girl upstairs saying he isn't the one, highlighting parental scrutiny in young romance.
A subscriber to a country weekly visited the editor's office seeking redress after being displeased by remarks published in the paper. The incident reflects reader-editor tensions typical of small-town press.
The editor recounts a brutal confrontation ending with a bed of the printing press. A struggle led to a throw and control of the other man, who was pinned as the narrator pressed him down. The vivid description emphasizes raw physical dominance in a chaotic moment.
In memory of Maggie who in her time kicked two colonels four majors ten captains twenty four lieutenants forty two sergeants 432 other ranks and one Mills bomb. It is the hic in the driver's voice that makes the vehicle dangerous. Dialogues and jokes follow about shipyard Mose and a hillbilly suitor with a widow.
Propector quips that he would rather be a widow’s second husband than her first, reflecting a humorous exchange about marriage after the death of a spouse. The line showcases period wit and social ideas on remarriage.
The State of Texas through Grayson County sues Harvey M. Farrow deceased and heirs for delinquent taxes on lots 2 and 3, block 2 and lot 1 block 1 in South Highland Addition Denison. Delinquent taxes cover 1929 to 1942 totaling $65.73 plus penalties interest and costs. case seeks foreclosure of tax lien and judgment for owed amounts and legal expenses. Trial date set for the July term of the 15th District Court in Sherman Texas.
Court clerk in Sherman Grayson County Texas issues foreclosure sale notice for tax suit. Parties must plead to all current and future claims in the cause. includes date of April 24 1944 and signatures of S V Earnest and Nancy Drake.
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