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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1945
Page
3
New York designer Walter Darwin Teague argues mass produced plastic houses priced at 1500 could replace 5000 dollar homes. He envisions 24 by 32 foot units assembled from prefabricated sections with integrated plumbing and electrical, lasting well and offering unlimited color and design variations.
Valley flowers are fragrant yet fragile as the poet notes. The piece muses on fragility, memory, time, and the stubborn power of duty amid drifting care. Beacons and weathered shores serve as poetic images for resilience and restraint.
A joke about leaders from New York Paris and Berlin claiming vast views, followed by a Scottish tale of two boys stealing bread to test an old woman’s faith. She maintains belief in divine aid despite the trick, saying the devil's imps may have brought it.
Horace Greeley received a letter from a woman detailing a church in distress and futile fundraising efforts. The editor replied, suggesting a drastic move by asking, Why not try religion, as a humorous nudge to renew the church's purpose.
A Berlin man is charged by the Gestapo with insulting the Fuehrer after a parrot allegedly repeats down with Hitler. The parrot remains silent until other chaos erupts as a pastor swaps birds, a joke about Hamlet and Ophelia follows, and a hospital patient quip closes the scene.
A farmer visits his son's college and observes students in a chemistry classroom. The visit highlights a family moment on campus during a day of learning and exploration.
A farmer asks what a universal solvent is and the student defines it as a fluid that dissolves anything. The farmer then asks what would be used to keep such a solvent, highlighting the humorous exchange about storing a perfect dissolving liquid.
A moonshiner tells the judge he has no case and confesses giving 12 bottles to the jury. The exchange unfolds as the court asks for the defendant to present arguments.
An exasperated father tells a boy named Tommy he is a nuisance for asking questions. Tommy calmly counters by asking what would have happened if the father had not asked his own father questions at the same age.
A husband presses a guest to drink sherry despite his wife’s instruction that none exists. The guest blushes and declines, but the husband insists. After the guest leaves, the wife reveals she was the one kicked to stop the offer, and the husband admits the misdirection was not his doing.
A mother shares practical wedding planning advice asking which relative can provide enough sugar for the cake. The experienced woman emphasizes practical support and family involvement for a daughter's wedding.
A wartime worker quit smoking instantly after nearly a decade of heavy use when a barrel of powder blew near him and a match fell through a bunghole, a humorous recollection from the era.
Fragment from a historical paper shows a conversation about hanging mistletoe during Christmas. The speakers discuss pride and shawl of propriety, hinting at social expectations and flirtation in a local scene.
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