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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1946
Page
8
A light quoted exchange features a hostess and guests debating Mrs Jones cakes, then a short social quip about beauty and worth. A man jokes he is unworthy of his fiancée, who responds that his future work will keep him busy while she’s away.
A shy lad hints at marriage by asking Julia to be buried with his people. A traveling salesman hoards Limberger cheese during a two month stay, then hides the remainder under a plant on the window sill. The landlady later telegrams, asking where the cheese was placed.
A Kansas farmer disciplines his two sons on windy hay days by showing them a crowbar hole in a cow barn knothole. He explains that if the wind bends the bar so it cannot be pulled out, then it is too windy to haul hay, using the clever trick to illustrate the point.
Ezra Hedgerow, a new applicant, dodges a pledge to back the fraternity constitution. He cites a small farm and six children as the limit of his means, saying he cannot bargain for more obligations. The exchange ends with a cautious, humorous closing remark about roses and thorns.
On Broadway and 44th a couple was approached by a shabby, inebriated man who targeted the friend in an ensign’s uniform asking for a nickel for a cup of coffee. The incident reads as a street encounter with a panhandler seeking coin.
A backwoods mountaineer finds a tourist lost mirror and jokes it resembles his father. He brings it home and hides it in the attic, arousing his wife’s suspicion. That night she climbs to the attic, peers into the mirror, and mutters that the reflection proves she’s the old hag he’s been chasing.
A young Cleveland matron stalls at a winter traffic light and asks an impatient driver to start her car. She explains she cannot get the engine to start and offers to lean on his horn while he tries. The scene ends with a lighthearted plea for help and a shared moment of humor.
A phone call reaches a small office where a voice asks if the caller is the president of a corporation named Reap Your Share of Big Business Profits Corporation. The landlord then claims the tenant owes several months of back rent and presses for payment.
A veteran truck driver with a flawless 100000 mile record urged motorists to drive as if every other driver were a blithering idiot. The blunt guidance emphasizes constant caution and defensive driving to prevent accidents.
A short anecdote recalls Woodrow Wilson as a boy hearing his Presbyterian minister father tell a tale. A parishioner asks why the minister’s horse is sleek while the minister himself is thin. The father answers that he feeds his horse but the congregation feeds him.
Professor Small hears of his wife presenting him with twins, a sharp domestic twist framed as a dramatic moment in an untitled piece. The line hints at irony and comic tension between expectations and reality in a scholarly home.
Citation commands Clara Belle Drake to appear by 10 AM on Monday October 14 1946 in Grayson County District Court Sherman Texas. Plaintiff Tommie Drake seeks divorce on cruel treatment. case no 54961 filed August 29 1946. Issued August 29 1946 by Clerk S V Earnest with Deputy Nancy Drake.
A reader notes uncertainty about the gender of two children, saying one may be a boy and the other a girl, or possibly the reverse. The sentence captures a moment of speculation without further context.
A grocer asks what she complained about and the clerk responds complaining about a long wait. The grocer notes that yesterday she complained about the short weight. The exchange highlights petty customer service friction over service speed and product weight.
A humorous exchange unfolds as the bride declares she will handle all cooking while the groom jokes his reward is life insurance. A nurse asks what the doctor operated on, and the patient initially evasively replies with a price then clarifies the amount.
Citations reveal land in Grayson County on Sister Grove Creek part of James McKinney grant in Van Alstyne. W P Powell heirs and Jeff Powell heirs named. land described as Block 5 Colored Addition. taxes $17.06 state and $17.86 county. Suit by State for collection to be heard October 21 1946 in Sherman court.
Citation proceedings involve land parcels in Grayson County linked to taxes and multiple heirs as potential defendants. The land includes 39 463 acres across Crutchbury and Shelton surveys and Whitesboro additions, with several specific lots in Carter's Addition Van Alstyne and Noland Suddath Highland Park, all tied to tax delinquency and court action.
A terse docket entry from the Grayson County Texas court dated September 5 1946 notes the court action numbered 3526. The fragment records a formal judicial proceeding reference without further details of parties or outcome.
Legal filing notes that Mrs. Lee Gilliland and John Cocke are sole heirs to land jointly owned, requesting a court ruling to partition or sell. It seeks a receiver to sell for the benefit of the heirs, asserts lack of jurisdiction for probate, and names Henry and Thomas Admire as deceased. Included are a sheriff’s sale citation in Grayson County and tax judgment details.
On October first, 1946 between 2 and 4 PM at the Grayson County Courthouse in Sherman Texas the sheriff will sell Lot 8 Block 4 Spearman Addition Whitewright Grayson County to satisfy a judgment. The sale is subject to taxes and two year right of redemption. Proceeds apply to costs and judgment with any surplus to be distributed by law. Dated August 30, 1946. G. P. Gafford Sheriff. 4826.
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