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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1949
Page
3
A collage of workplace scenes and jokes, featuring a young factory owner wary of Ferris the rival, a pondering driver narrowly crossing a railroad, a man’s comical accounting of daily life, and light Irish humor about peace with God.
A quip about a new window dresser prompts the second salesgirl to joke that the designer is married because he always poses models with their palms up. The brief humor relies on office banter and fashion shop chatter.
The neighbor, Professor Michael J. Vandegrift, is described as a relaxed man. While I work in the back lot—chopping wood, hauling stone, mending fences—I often see him resting on his porch chair.
A list pairs speeds from 45 to 85 miles per hour with hymn phrases. Each line matches a tempo to a religious lyric expression, creating a rhythmic juxtaposition between driving speed and spiritual sentiment.
The article explains postal regulations bar printing reports or ads about lottery prizes. It quotes a law forbidding mailings of lottery related materials and prize lists. It closes with a saying that working the crop beats cursing the weather.
The State of Texas brings suit against L F Earthman and others to collect delinquent ad valorem taxes on Lots 8 and 9, Block 22, O T P Gunter Grayson County. The filing date is March 25 1949 in Grayson County District Court 15th Judicial District case number 57189. The City of Gunter and other taxing units may intervene to recover taxes plus interest penalties and costs through foreclosure of tax liens. Citation returns July 11 1949.
In 1923 leading financiers gathered at Edgewater Beach Hotel. 25 years later key figures—Charles Schwab Samuel Insull Arthur Cuttan Richard Whitney Albert Fall Jesse Livermore The Match King—died ruined or jailed, showing money alone cannot secure lasting happiness or life.
General Motors chairman Alfred P. Sloan Jr. predicted Friday that there would be plenty of new cars to go around by year’s end, signaling ample supply amid ongoing production and market demand in Wilmington, Delaware.
Citation notes Patricia Green as plaintiff seeks divorce on grounds of cruel treatment from F C Green. Court orders appearance by 10 AM on Monday after 42 days from issuance, with the case filed February 2, 1949. Issued May 2, 1949 by S V Earnest, Clerk, District Court.
The article notes expectations of production cuts by many firms including General Motors, with over 400 stockholders attending the annual meeting. It references Wisconsin as the first state to adopt unemployment compensation in 1934, and cites the British Empire's vast area. Judicial notices show divorce filings and court dates, including cases in Texas with plaintiff and defendant details and issued dates.
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