Whitewright builds lighted football field with community support
E C Butler urged Whitewright to have a lighted field after his election as superintendent. The City contributed 1000, the School Board 500, and the Rotary Club 250. Kay Kimbell donated land, the Cotton Belt provided timbers, and the Community Public Service Company installed lights and transformed transformers. Booster tickets funded seating, Coca Cola donated the scoreboard, and the first game drew a large crowd with a 500 seat capacity, plus a neon sign and speaking system.
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Whitewright
E. C. Butler
Our City
F. M. Echols
Rotary Club
Kay Kimbell
City of
Clay Horton
Roy Blanton
Ray Lumpkins
Pascal Farley
Murry Bryant
S. B. Vaughan
Vernie Hopper
Rex Cruse
Community Public Service Company
G. K. Stephens
R. A. Gillett
T. E. Sears
Boyd Payne
J. H. Waggoner
C. E. Ayres
Paul Stephens
C. B. Bryant Jr
R.T. Pennington
R. G. Blanton
A. T. Short
C. J. Meador
Whitewright Lumber Company
L. LaRoe & Co
Roby Childress
North Side
Gomer May
South Side
R. P. Childress
Glen Earnheart
Joe Johnson
John L. Reeves
G. C. Stateville
W. E. LaRoe
Lester Haile
W. O. Houston
Dick Montgomery
Ross R. May
Luther Gordon
J. E. Morgan
Barbee & Bassett
Lia Fleming
Marion Felker
A. M. Bryant
Leo Norris
F. D. Layman
M. B. Hasty
Morris Fogle Gillett
Whitewright High School
Payne
Tigers
Denison
West Side
Lee Wilson
W. W. School
W. W. Rotary Club
Community Public Service Co
Cotton Belt
Grayson County
Brazil Nut Meal Rolls Into New Baking Ideas
Instructions describe toasting Brazil nuts in or out of the shell and rolling them into coarse or fine meal for cakes pies muffins cookies and fillings. It explains toasting times thirty five minutes total and suggests adjustments to shortening and flour when using ground or meal form.
Short Story Mistress Hearing Crashes in Kitchen
A brief excerpt shows a mistress hearing a crash in the kitchen. She asks Mary if more dishes are needed. Mary replies with a pun about being mattress for dishes, hinting at domestic whimsy.
Car Upgrades Show Savings Then Fuel Overflow Incident
A man boasts of saving 30 percent with a carburetor 20 percent on gasoline and 10 percent on spark plugs. A test run ends with the gasoline tank overflowing before five miles. A joke about a burglar upstairs and a juror avoids serving after admitting a debt and intention to deceive. the judge excuses him for dishonesty.
Jokes Reflect Marriage and Politics in Quick Comedy Bits
A collection of light humor sketches features a mother and daughter trading church money refusals, a lawyer noting a $5000 court award, and a wife quipping about concessions in marriage. Other sketches poke fun at retirement headlines mislabeling politics, communists joking about weather and wealth, and a dinner report from Private Smith with a guide on slang.
Defense tax bill sparks debate on new levy
Vague remarks about a defense tax bill hint at a proposed levy. One commenter calls it a possible blessing in disguise that could deter people from incurring debt, while the other notes concern over its impact on red ink in households.
Green painted greenhouse sparks curious exchange
A playful exchange questions the existence of a green painted greenhouse, inviting others to point one out and share its sighting.
Motorist Says New Atomizer Halves Gasoline Use
A motorist reports trying a new atomizer claimed to cut gasoline consumption by half. He says it delivered on the claim and saved fifty percent of his fuel.
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Taters
A Sinless Stone and a Mule
An old Negro preacher faces a noisy mule during a Sunday sermon. A man suggests tying a stone to the mule’s tail to silence it. The preacher replies with a moral twist, asking who among them is without sin to cast the first stone.
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Breddern and Sistern
Pahson
Resourceful Widow
A widow comforts by a neighboring widower as he jokes about remarrying. She asks who would take her and he offers to run away with her if he had better boots. She then asks if John would suit him, revealing a humorous village exchange.
Reed Quip on Quorum Rush prompts next train comeback
Speaker Comey Reed and others sought a quorum as telegrams went to absent members. One man delayed by a flood wired he could not come, and Reed replied Buy another shirt and come on next train.
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Thomas B. Reed
Jine
Hat sparks churchward clash over Mrs Brown’s purchase
Mrs Brown displays a large lampshade she bought while Mr Brown harshly warns that wearing it to church tomorrow will leave her alone. The exchange shows a domestic dispute over fashion in a domestic setting.
Wrong Experience in Drill Chaos
A sergeant berates recruits for mixed up turns while Private Higgins is praised as a fender in a tense drill scene. The sergeant questions Higgins’s prior training as the squad’s mistakes unfold.
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Private Higgins
Father’s blunt letter flips plan to marry
A young man seeking marriage asks his father for counsel. The reply praises marriage yet ends with a humorous postscript from the mother’s departure and the father’s blunt line Keep single you darned idiot.
Adlerika Promises Quick Relief for Constipation
An advertisement promotes Adlerika as a pleasant laxative that clears bowels quickly. It claims ten years of use for constipation, relieves gas pains, and urges readers to buy it at their local drug store today.
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Charles Ayres
Ruby Childress
Stephens & Bryant
L. LaRoe
Ben Ball
Newell Skaggs
Russell Summers
Ed Kent Sr
C. W. Phillips Sr
Labor
C. W. Phillips Jr
Billy Roberts
Floyd Badgett
East Side
Whitewright Lumber Co
Brazil
Marilyn
John
Frost
Jim
Gordon’s
Wisure
Automobile
Insurance Agency
Christian Science Monitor
The
Monitor
the Christian Sciences Publishing Society
Norway Street
Boston
Massachusetts
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