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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1949
Page
6
A sequence of light anecdotes and gags covers temptations, luck, ambition, lipstick, a traffic stop, and wedding news. Bits include a gentleman scamming a tramp, heaven versus hell mischief, a pin turning into a diamond, lipstick questions, a clocked speeding officer letting a driver go, and a wedding photo mishap with baby size notes.
A humorous tale contrasts a shy bouquet giver with suitors who overlook him. An early traveling drummer hires a rig, pays for the ride both ways, then doubles the joke by leaving his horse and carriage where he travels to save costs and finds the liveryman puzzled by his missing conveyance.
A young bride asks a drug store clerk if a baby tonic truly makes babies bigger and stronger. The clerk replies that the shop sells a lot and has had no complaints.
A Texas survey shows only 17 percent of judges across 173 traffic and justice courts are licensed attorneys. Forty-six lack copies of the laws they enforce and 98 lack access to appeals court decisions. The study notes informal trials and at times police hold trials when the justice is absent.
The New Jersey Medical Society says odds of being struck by lightning above ground are 375000 to 1 and could rise to 1000000 to 1 underground. It notes President Hoover worked as chief engineer of mines for the Chinese government from 1899 to 1902.
Revised U S Air Force figures show 55 Americans Britons and Germans killed in airlift since last June to counter the Soviet blockade of Western Berlin. Data list 25 American Air Force personnel one naval flier and one American civilian killed in 10 crashes. British and allied losses include 16 RAF personnel six British civilian fliers and six German nationals killed in seven crashes.
The Society of American Antiquarians holds a rare 1830 Lancaster edition of Peter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation. It features an alliterative alphabet of tongue twisters, including the famed Peter Piper line. The preface boasts playful language aimed at improving pronunciation for young readers.
Doctors in London report a so called calendar of sickness showing people are more susceptible to certain ailments at specific times of year. They cite April and May as examples.
The text lists months with common health issues such as June for blood disorders and fall for ear and eye problems. It notes gaps in July and August and that early year brings colds influenza and respiratory diseases. It also mentions President Franklin D. Roosevelt speaking at about 150 words per minute.
Citation to Frank H Grindstaff commands appearance to answer Alta Grindstaffs petition for divorce on grounds of cruel treatment filed April 11 1949 in Case No 57235 in the District Court of Grayson County at Sherman Texas. Issued May 16 1949 by Clerk S V Earnest.
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