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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1946
Page
6
A fragmentary dialogue-driven piece features Miss Cutting and an Army psychiatrist questioning a prospective soldier about social life and desires, with lines from Zeke, Pearl, and a prayer. It closes with a proverb about initiative versus excuses and a golf scene.
The head of a provincial branch of a major insurance company and his general manager played golf. The executive was in unusually good form and the game finished at the twelfth hole. The manager, annoyed at losing, asked sharply as he
In a bustling household a delayed paper triggers a search as the lord of the manor questions everyone. A witty daughter suspects the missing issue was used to wrap fudge Harold brought home, a moment of family humor in a diarist era.
A daughter’s diary reveals her father Samuel Clemens sometimes acted differently to get her attention. Mrs. Clemens showed the diary to Twain who then did and said things to attract the child’s notice. A later entry notes Twain’s suspicion he is being read, Twain chuckled calling him a “chip off the old block.”
Johnny, a 10 year old, seeks a summer grocery job. The grocer asks what he'd do with a million dollars. Johnny replies he is unsure and did not expect so much at the start, highlighting his honest uncertainty in the test.
The membership committee questions Ezra Hedgerow about supporting the constitution. Hedge Row replies that his small farm keeps him busy supporting Abigail and six children, implying limited capacity for further obligations.
A patient and nurse exchange questions about what operation was performed and the cost, with both sides repeatedly citing a price of five hundred dollars. The dialogue highlights confusion over medical charges and patient anonymity.
A father scolds his son for being at the bottom of the class. The boy retorts that it matters little since they teach the same things at both ends.
In a Louisiana swamp two youths claim they are merely visiting a still for Uncle Sorky Peters while a revenue officer questions Peters grand jury role. A Montana rail crew clash over Eureka pronunciation provokes loud exchanges. A Kansas City man jokes with his banker about note payments and interest rates. A quip about lies and truth rounds out the column.
Six young housewives in an apartment house clashed so loudly in court that they charged the bench with complaints. The judge, momentarily stunned, restored order and then calmly announced he would hear the oldest first. Joe quips about getting married as a married life joke closes the scene.
An English actor visiting New York discovers a former London colleague serving as a waiter in a cheap eatery. The waiter admits the job and notes he does not eat there, prompting the stunned actor to exclaim.
A humorous wartime exchange shows an old man expressing joy after an air journey. Army Captain asks if private Jones would complain in civilian life, to which Jones replies that he would seek the captain there, not publicly.
A visiting English man jokes that divorce rates rise as the country becomes free. An American friend, a henpecked husband, quips that marriage rates fall too. The brief exchange ends with a fishing quip about drowning worms.
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