Whitewright Sun publisher notices and rates
The Whitewright Sun lists editor T Glenn Doss and weekly Thursday publication. It details subscription prices for Grayson and Fannin Counties and outside counties, plus regular rates for event notices, sales, cards of thanks, poetry, and memorials. It also pledges correction of erroneous reflections upon any person or firm when brought to attention.
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the Whitewright Sun
T. Glenn Doss
Grayson
Fannin
Halloween pranksters hit town causing light damage and mischief
Thanks are given for minimal harm as vandals scattered junk items and damaged several street lights. The Sun editor thanks the youths for not disturbing the planters and confirms the decorative effort remains intact.
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Whitewright
Sun
Car Inspection Urgency Prompted for Early Visit
A local advisory urges drivers to bring their vehicles for inspection promptly to avoid delays. Officials emphasize scheduling soon to ensure compliance and safety checks are completed.
City youth urged to avoid costly street light vandalism
An editorial urges young people to curb breaking street lights to save scarce city funds for essential services like street repairs. The piece argues today’s youths can have safe fun without wasting public money and recalls a different era when fun didn’t endanger infrastructure.
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Sun
Why Not Subsidize Everybody
A running editorial voice argues on why subsidies could ease business distress across sectors. It notes a merchant reporting 25 percent sales drop and an East Texas printer liquidation, suggesting widespread profits problems and proposing subsidies at taxpayer expense as a therapy.
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Sun
East Texas
Should the Post Office Be Privatized
The piece argues for privatizing the Post Office to reduce deficits and boost efficiency, comparing government mail to private utilities and proposing American Postal Service Inc as a stock venture. It notes government competition limits and suggests advertising could raise sales, alongside casual notes on cake frosting and a global calorie study.
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Post Office Department
Western Union
American Postal Service, Inc
American Press
Beans Barley for Long Life in Takasaka Japan
Takasaka village near Tokyo reports the highest longevity in Japan with about 4 percent over 80 and 20 percent over 60 among 1000 residents. A Tohoku University expert credits beans and barley as staples for long life, while the town also records the highest per capita sake consumption in the country.
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Tokyo
Takasaka
Japan
Tohoku University
U S Farmers Hit Record Outputs With Fewer Hours
U S farmers produced record outputs in recent years with about 20 percent fewer man-hours of labor and 11 percent more harvested acres than in 1910. A single caterpillar may harbor as many as 3,000 parasitic wasps.
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U. S
Town Honors Old-Time Dog With Memorial
Manhattan Beach residents honor George the post office mascot who served since 1939. Rotary club members arrange a cement footprint plaque with date and ID as doctors treat him free. George survived injuries and mob incidents, with the community rallying to keep him happy and cared for.
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Manhattan Beach
Calif
Los Angeles
George
Post Office
Hollywood
Arthur Winsworth
C. C. Sunstrom
Not So Good Jokes and Schoolyard Quips
A string of brief jokes spans psychiatry and football from a street encounter to a party ribbing an agricultural student. A ship captain exchange ends with a relieved passenger punning on inevitability. The mood is light, topical, and tailored to a newspaper humor page.
Before the Blast Duck Shooting Exchange
Irate wife remarks on a neighborly dispute as a man defends his actions. A joking exchange follows about a duck he hunted, with a playful reminder that someone might adopt the culprit. The mood shifts from anger to light humor in this brief comic interaction.
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Oscar
Poor Fisherman’s Fish Market Lie
A man laments bad luck at fishing and asks a dealer to throw him five large trout so he can boast to friends that he caught them, insisting he may be poor at fishing but not a liar.
Clergymen Debate Church Problems as Trains Ruin Sermons
Three clergy members share concerns about their churches as a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train disrupts a sermon climax, while a Big Four Diesel noise adds to the fracas. The garrulous trio compares schedules and ruminates on how rail traffic and engine noise hamper worship and focus.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Sermon Sparks Complaints About Nickel Plate Intrusion
In a parish sermon a parishioner complains about a bell or nickel plate nuisance traveling down the center aisle during services. The remark reveals tension between decorum and ritual elements in church.
Wealthy man on friendships from poverty
A reporter asks a rich man if wealth changes his friendships. He replies that he never had friends when he was poor, offering a terse reflection on social ties across wealth.
Principal predicts pupil's mixed future in school
The father visits a school to check his son’s progress. The principal remarks the student may go down in history but cautions he might excel in other subjects, leaving the father enthusiastic yet surprised.
Churchill’s reply turns heckler’s insult into lesson
Churchill tells a heckler that experience teaches fools and he asks the audience to profit from his experience. The exchange highlights his wit and insistence on learning from past trials.
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Winston Churchill
Heckler
Churchill
Toast at Chamber Dinner Honors Local School Teachers
During a Chamber of Commerce dinner honoring local school teachers a toast proclaimed Long live our teachers while a teacher whispered On what. The scene captures community support and light intraparty humor about education.
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Chamber of Commerce
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