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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1947
Page
3
A humorous mixed gathering of short anecdotes. An excited shopper complains a faded apron colors ran after washing, a filling station clerk is asked for red oil for a broken tail light, a child explains why he cannot play with a Jewish friend, and a teacher corrects a whispered mispronunciation with a homely error.
A government agent, during the Depression, handed small seed and stock allotments to impoverished farmers in the Tennessee Mountains. He met a solitary woman living in a bare two acre cabin with tar paper walls and no floor. Asked how she’d use $200, she replied she’d give it to the poor.
A colored suitor asks his partner if she will quit her job with white employers after marriage. She inquires about a honeymoon and a train trip. He notes no personal holdback but mentions she has responsibilities.
An Indiana boy tells his teacher his sister has the measles. The teacher sends him home, but another pupil reveals the sister is “in Boston” and not present, causing a misdirection in the classroom.
A fragmented prompt appears to discuss motivating a younger sibling to locate many worms. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context, names, or events to form a fuller summary.
A terse dialogue about fishing reveals a boy who lets a digger eat one out of ten finds. The line suggests a harsh, survival minded exchange. No clear place or date is provided.
Mrs Smith reads a letter from her mother declining the visit saying they do not seem eager. George admits he altered the invitation by spelling convenience as risk, triggering a confrontation about the miscommunication and family expectations.
A Massachusetts citizen recalls a South visit as a courtly old planter mails a handwritten note accompanied by a typewritten sheet. The letter explains the typewritten copy was prepared by the planter’s secretary to save time and spare deciphering effort.
Cradfordsville Iowa justice Sam Russell kept a visitor waiting for an hour. When asked about his wife he said she had gone to the cemetery and had been out there eleven years, reflecting his reticent nature in a deadpan joke.
A witty exchange features a Dowager asking a debutante about her mother before marriage. The debutante replies with a sharp remark denying a mother prior to matrimony, highlighting social irony in a concise repartee.
The State of Texas issues citation to multiple named defendants and their heirs and legal representatives including Denison Town Company C Nabours Mrs C Nabours J A Hawkins J C McDowell Jacob Schwendiman Kate W Schwendiman J H Williams Nancy Williams S N Miller Mollie Newton Samuel Wheelbarger Mary A McGaughey Edith Marie Hall H Alexander Horace Alexander and S B Johnson with residence unknown or deceased and their heirs, for legal proceedings requiring appearance or response by specified persons or representatives. The document enumerates parties to be cited and their potential successors.
Heirs of S B Johnson and J T Johnson defendants commanded to appear by Jan 5 1948 before the Grayson County District Court in Sherman Texas. Plaintiff D C Moore seeks title and possession of Lots 2 3 4 in Block 64 Original Town Denison, alleging unlawful entry and damages of 500 dollars with rental value of 100 dollars. Prayer for writ of restitution and rents, damages and costs under the statute of limitations. Court issued November 21 1947.
Citation No. 59 to M. C. Morgan ordering answer to plaintiff's petition by 10:00 A M before the County Court at Law in Sherman Texas on September 25 1947. Includes court and docket details.
State of Texas files a condemnation suit against M C Morgan to secure additional right of way for Farm Highway 120. The parcel, out of Ramon Rubio Original Survey, measures 0.086 acres with 0.034 acres in the traveled road, described as a rectangle from Oak Wood Park Addition Lot 7 to Lot 6, Block 2, with cross-street bearings and survey stations. Issued November 20.
Texas on the 20th day of November J C Buchanan Clerk County At Law Court Grayson County Texas by O L Jones deputy 4d18
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