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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1927
Page
7
A Life magazine passage mocks social anxiety about college and failure through a narrator J Fuller Gloom and a chorus of installments tracking relationships. The characters Laura Al and Ella discuss college, sports, grades, fraternities, furniture, marriage and divorce amid consumer debt references.
Dr. J. M. Buckley spoke at a southern colored church where a woman praised her faith. He added a practical test asking if religion urges cooking for and caring for a husband, after which a colored preacher whispered to press the questions, saying it was his wife.
The Outlook cites a tongue twister about Hottentots and a Hottentot tutor then shifts to a child in an upper berth of a Pullman sleeping car. The girl weeps until her mother reassures her that God watches over them, prompting a frustrated fellow passenger to snap in exasperation.
A home gathering ends with a child asking if the voice is God and a doctor bluntly calls the patient lazy. The exchange blends humor and plain speech as the patient seeks a simple medical name for his condition.
Christian Register reports a gushing appeal as a lady asks Mr. Jones to donate to aid the starving heathen and request to add his name to the soccor list.
A brief comic exchange reveals a beggar confessing a change in fortune while a lady mocks his prior loss. The joke hinges on his claim of poverty versus her sharp reminder of his previous missing arm.
The minister asks about Willie’s father who is not home. Willie explains Pa went to the golf club not to play, but for a few highballs and a little poker.
Revenue from the gasoline tax rose by about $100000 in August compared with July. Total receipts reached $1700000 for August versus $1604474 in July, with Gulf Refining Company paying $377374, Magnolia Petroleum $341604, Texas Company $325808, Pierce Petroleum $123659, and Humble Oil $97257 among the top five payments.
Geneva report states John D. Rockefeller Jr. is the sole donor of a two million dollar fund to erect a League of Nations library, announced at the league assembly on Monday after prior speculation about the donor.
Uncle Sam's profit from the Tunney Dempsey fight will exceed 600000 dollars, treasury officials estimate. The 10 percent admission tax brought in 24206571 dollars. Tunney faces about 240000 income tax on a million dollar purse, Dempsey about 100000 on 450000. Tex Rickard's profits will also be taxed heavily.
By order of the 15th District Court of Grayson County on August 16 1927 in the case Lester Haile vs A J Reeves et al I will sell to the highest bidder for cash on the first Tuesday in October 1927 the 4th at the time prescribed by law for sheriff sales Located in Grayson County Texas
On October day in 1927 a sale at the Grayson County Court House will foreclose a vendor's lien. The case arises from a June 23 1927 judgment of $2114.11 plus 8 percent interest and costs against A J Reeves in the District Court 15th Judicial District Texas Grayson. The property lies along Bois d Arc Creek in Gray county near Sears Park with described survey lines and railroad right of way stakes.
Levy statement shows A. J. Reeves subject to a judgment for 7 550 99 dollars in favor of Lester Haile plus costs. Description cites measures chains and acres for a 43.45 acre land parcel starting at a given point. Sheriff J A Vaughan signs the notice dated September 5 1927 with deputy Will May.
A notice reports Giles Variety Store has added new merchandise. Details on items and pricing are not provided in the fragment.
An advertisement guarantees Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy will cure sore gums and bleeding gums or return money. It promises results as a different product from anything previously used and claims certainty of outcome.
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