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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1949
Page
8
Detroit reports the auto industry begins a wave of new model unveilings led by Ford as 6,400 dealers attend Friday showings for 1950 models. Private previews planned for other brands with public dates tied to steel production. Industry expects quality gains, modest styling changes, and stronger sales arguments in 1950.
Chester S. Williams 19 was placed on three years probation after burglary and larceny charges. He must attend church each Sunday for a month and report sermon contents to Judge John R. King in Columbus Ohio.
Ground broke for two 125000 dorms at the Methodist Orphanage in Waco on November 8 as part of a statewide gathering of 200 Home Commissioners and a 100 member Planning Commission. Donors include Harry W. Meredith and Tom C. Mitchell with additional gifts from Mrs. Mary Scharbauer, Mrs. Alma Thomas, Mrs. J. M. West, and J. C. DeShong.
The McKinney Examiner criticizes Oxford University Press and others for publishing ugly, slanderous Bible character pictures such as Isaac and Esau. It argues there is no historical way to know their looks and warns these depictions mislead children.
Emory University researchers report that knee jerk reflex speed correlates with height for ages six to twenty and slows relative to height after twenty. They propose a formula linking reflex time to body weight, implying nerve axon growth mainly increases length after age six. Tanks of water for tropical homes hold small fish to eat mosquito larvae. Wheat harvest occurs worldwide monthly.
A humorous exchange features a surprised mother and daughter with a sign for Smith Manufacturing Co. A woman requests a sweater for her dog, described as not large and not small, prompting a joke about trying on the dog. The piece ends with a pun about hay and bedtime nightmares.
A department store manager questions a new clerk after spotting a surge of No Sale tags. The exchange hints at inventory checks and potential checkout irregularities amid busy holiday hours.
A dense ad page lists rental, sale, and service notices from Whitewright and nearby towns. Items include farm rentals, vehicles and parts, feed and seeds, home goods, auto repairs, real estate, and butchered notices from merchants like Babcock Auto Store and Hi-Way Grocery, with multiple phone contacts and route listings.
A woman explains how she presses a button after every customer who does not buy anything as a quirky remark about mind reading. The exchange ends with a witty remark about seating arrangements.
A humorous flood tale claims Noah, his wife, and a dog respond to a leaking ark by covering the hole in turns. It ends with a punchline about a dog's moist nose a woman's cold feet and men forever facing away from the fireplace reflecting old gender jokes.
Two Indians stay in a city hotel room and the manager discovers a tepee and one man smoking a pipe. In the bath, another Indian lies with an arrow in his heart. The killer explains the other man spit in spring, claiming he shot him.
Fragment from a humorous item where a bridegroom clarifies the age of his partner and a boy named Johnny hides a popsicle before entering class. The teacher prompts Johnny with a question about his knowledge as the scene implies a classroom joke.
A classroom joke recounts Johnny answering questions about nationalities. When asked what people in Europe are called he stumbles until a neighbor suggests European, provoking a humorous line about the popsicle. The rhymed verse mirrors Noah's Ark voyage with a playful touch.
The quip notes how car seats grow wider yet thrill fades as passengers squeeze in. It keeps a punchline about a telephone pole never hitting a car unless in self defense.
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