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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1949
Page
3
A collage of jokes and vignettes. A speeding auto near a train yields a quip about a horn from Gabriel. A crossroad Scotchman, a hospital birth, and a stork bill joke mix with line about aging, double and triple entry, alimony, and a comic landlord tenant exchange.
A man recalls a twenty year affection for a woman he never married due to professional duty. The doctor quips that she was his best patient, balancing romance with medicine and finances.
A new Texas law requires all couples married after October 5 to obtain a medical examination including a syphilis blood test before a license is issued. The process involves a physician, approved laboratory, and reporting to the Texas State Board of Health with the county clerk issuing the license after certificate verification. Out-of-state marriages may use approved labs. penalties apply for misrepresentation.
A marriage license issuer must possess the required certificate form or court order or face a misdemeanor with a fine between two hundred and five hundred dollars. Separately, the peach is noted to have featured in Chinese literature 20 centuries before European cultivation.
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