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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1948
Page
4
Whitewright S J H Waggoner and T Glenn Doss publish the weekly paper. The notice lists subscription rates for Grayson and Fannin Counties and outside areas with yearly and semiannual prices and a six month minimum.
A writer reflects on how a boy grows from childhood into mischief and appetite. He warns that wealth power and fame intoxicate, turning once modest figures into self important leaders who misjudge and misuse their influence. The essay contrasts personal character with public status.
A man described as a confirmed drunkard has not touched whisky. He is drunk with money, once friendly and admired for his free and easy manner.
Archdeacon T Dillworth Harrison condemns glamour lessons for last term girl pupils in Chesterfield parish magazine. He says cosmetics instruction makes plain Janes unhappy while pretty girls grow conceited and that education should focus on home making.
The archdeacon, a bachelor, says a would be husband wants a wife who can cook patch his pants and keep a house clean. The remark frames traditional expectations for marriage in the era reflected by the article.
The Sun reports new additions to the honor roll since the last update. Names include Clifford Pheobus Pascal Connelly Lloyd Moore H. B. Smith Dr. Ross R. May Claud Dillon E. M. Badgett Royce Lay Mrs. V. L. Grammer Cadet Davis Parrish J. P. Simmons Homer L. Sears Jim Hardcastle Miss Evelyn Burns Frank Thornhill Albert L. Jackson Jr.
Police broke up a large gang fight at Frick Elmhurst Junior High in Oakland after hair pulling at an all girl track meet. Leaders were nabbed and weapons seized including two sawed off baseball bats four lengths of pipe a pedal turned brass knuckles a butcher knife and metal bars.
An Anderson Indiana bulletin asks for the owner to reclaim a black cocker spaniel puppy snagged on Wendell Road or the three year old boy it belongs to. The Houston Post advert promotes Lost Valley Ranch seeking a cowboy who can sing and play guitar. A Middletown Connecticut note asks for the return of a dental plate lost near Psi Upsilon. A Vermont ad notes a barn included if a farm is bought before a windstorm.
The notice lists Sunday programs at Central Christian Church First Baptist First Presbyterian and First Methodist with Bible classes Sunday School and worship times. It notes sermons and texts and midweek activities including choir practice and training unions. Read the ads for profit.
A neighbor accidentally ran over and killed a mountaineer's beloved dog. He informed the mountaineer's wife and then planned to tell the owner, choosing to soften the blow by first saying it involved one of the kids.
Mrs. Eloise Trigg Johnson of Texas A and M College compares family harmony to a choir, urging cooperative planning and joint activity for peaceful homes. She offers a home harmony check sheet via the county home demonstration agent for households to measure and improve harmony signs.
A humorous scene captures a domestic exchange as a husband jokes about watching a ball game on television while the wife admires the players outfits. The voice from the kitchen adds a playful, relatable domestic backdrop to the sports setting.
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