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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1959
Page
7
The page lists many paired names from students and celebrities, then notes top traits viewed as ideal: truthful, honest, skilled, good money judgment, and fondness for children. It also includes a long homemaking project with traits and preferences for future matches.
The piece traces how legal systems mirror shifting beliefs about justice for adults, children, nature, and animals. It cites historical trials of animals, shifts from punishment to reform for youths, and mentions Descartes and LaMettre’s automatons theory, ending with a joke about a mad dog and a biting will.
The petition filed May 29 1959 in Grayson County seeks partition of Lot 12 Block 21 Perry’s First Addition Denison Texas or appointment of a receiver to sell the property at 605 E Woodard Street Denison. It names Betty Perkins deceased Eddie Langford Reece Alexander Lucetta Brown Carpenter Willie Kelly Berry Langford Roy Langford Travis Langford and others as defendants.
A department store owner questions a cross eyed detective hire while a parson visits after a drunken old man returns home. The preacher counsels that the way of the transgressor is hard as a quarrelsome wife vents about whisky. A hotel clerk defends the hotel’s respectability amid convention chatter.
Patrick and a ghost are suspected by Father O Flannigan after a night out at Moriarity s saloon. Patrick denies and jokes about church attendance while claiming the ghost won t go anywhere disreputable. A boss shares jokes with staff as one girl plans to leave on Friday.
Doctor tells patient he has acute appendicitis. Steno quips that he came for examination, not admiration, highlighting a comic moment in a clinical scene.
After consuming several bourbons, a man went to a dental appointment and then collapsed into an awkward scene. He steadied himself with alcohol, leading to a stumble and messy incident at the clinic.
An irascible man, fearing death, asks a local clergy member if leaving $10,000 to the church would ensure salvation. The clergyman cautions no certainty but says it is worth trying.
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