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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1942
Page
6
An Army officer presents a portrait of the typical Japanese soldier, detailing his size, pay, diet, and stamina. The piece traces a history of Japanese warfare from feudal times to modern remarks on loyalty and sacrifice, including accounts of mass suicide and battlefield tactics.
The guardian S R Bishop has filed a final report on the estate of minor Sarah Frances Jenkins. The Grayson County Court will hear the report on the fourth Monday in November 1942 at Sherman Court House. Interested parties must appear and may contest the report.
Mrs. Zella Moore guardian files final account in Grayson County Court for Mavis Gean Whitaker minor. Hearing set for the first Monday after ten days service with Sherman on the 5th Monday. Deputy Irt Medlin signs the writ on November 14.
In Austin the editor Wesley Winans Stout invites a Texas newspaper reporter to write for the Saturday Evening Post. The author recalls the surprising moment of receipt a full page acceptance letter offering $500, and the astonished lobby reaction.
A Scotsman, driving through the country, stops at a watermelon farm to price melons. He buys a small melon and tells the seller to leave it on the vine and he will collect it in about two weeks.
A humorous dialogue features a merchant seaman recounting a torpedoed voyage. He says a shark grabbed his leg as he swam to a lifeboat, and he fought back, stating I never argue with a shark. Higgins and Muggins exchange quips about women’s voice tones.
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