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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1945
Page
3
A patriotic bystander tries to cheer a somber corporal at Pelican Park with a time question in military slang. The soldier responds in Brooklynese that the game begins at three tooty. A teacher tests students with a riddle about nothing, and Johnny answers that nothing is a balloon with its skin off.
A Brushville resident chats with a visitor about life in a secluded town after 30 years. The exchange touches on staying busy and a humorous misinterpretation of a coal delivery as a potential racket.
A local observer recalls a North Carolina village post office where a centenarian patriarch sits on a flour barrel and whittles. A bystander notes he has passed 100, and locals respond that aging is not remarkable here, just a long life done slowly.
Willie Johnson was arraigned in a Texas district court on a felony charge. The clerk intoned The State of the case proceeded with the charge formally entered and the next court actions set.
A collage of short vignettes contrasts a heated Texas barroom claim "What a majority" with a dog show gag about Fido and curious dinner companions. It also recalls a Maine state project interview where an older man proves his work ethic, saying he can do as much as younger men if not more, and a rough remark about rock storage involves a stubborn rebuttal.
Myron asks how Byron is getting along after his wife left for a vacation. Byron replies at first with a calm joke then explains he has broken only one dish that day because it was the only one left.
A wartime anecdote collection highlights a veteran recounting a near death in Germany and an old lady asking if he was incapacitated. A boss warns of a plan to place 100000 Black soldiers in front trenches and 200000 White soldiers in reserve, predicting their brutal fate.
A debate between a professor and a student about sedentary work reducing endurance. The professor notes that more sitting weakens stamina while the student summarizes that prolonged sitting makes one less able to stand. The exchange ends with the professor agreeing that excessive lying would ruin one’s standing.
A frontier town preacher warned of twelve thugs including Butch Cassidy. Cassidy later confronted him, vowing to tear him apart. In a follow up sermon the minister claimed eleven thugs not including Cassidy, leaving Cassidy appeased.
The seasoned instructor taunts a mountaineer rookie asking why five bull’s eyes exist when the range is 600 yards and sights seem set for 300. The rookie remains silent as the exchange reflects training tension at the line.
The State of Texas seeks sale of 46.4 acres in Grayson County to satisfy a 242.91 dollar judgment plus costs and interest from 1945. The sale will occur December 4, 1945, at the Grayson County Courthouse in Sherman between 2 and 4 PM. Proceeds repay the judgment with any balance to be handled by law. redemption rights last two years. The property lies in part of a survey originally granted to T. R. Shannon Abst 1080. Public notice dated October 19, 1945.
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