Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-09-17
8 OUR
"a town
MIXED MASTHEADS

in Amite, Louisiana called the
"Tangi-Talk." We found the
following names also listed
and herewith show you what
some other towns call their
newspapers. Linn, Missouri, is
the prouder reader of the
'Unterrified Democrat" and
Rising Sun, Ohio, boasts the
unique Derrick" Jefferson,
Texas, has a newspaper NAM
ed the "Jimplecute" while De
Queen, Arkansas, reads de-
Queen Bee" Central City,
Colorado has a paper called
the Tommy Knawker" and
Walnut, California, has a
Walnut Kernel" Rossville,
Alabama is proud of its open
Gale" and down in OIL Kain
tuck the folks in Hyden read
the "Thousandsticks." Refugio,
Texas, has the Timely Re-
marks" and Florence, Oregon
reads the "Susielaw Oar" But
the most undignified of 'em all
is the Poison, Montana Flat
head Courier"
INJUNs
They tell a story out in
Oklahoma about rich Indian
who went into town and
bought an enormous limou-
sine with a glass window be-
tween the front and back
seats. Salesman queried the
Indian asking, What do you
want with that window
YOU don't have a chauffeur?"
Indian thought this over a
quick minute and replied, Me
wantum because will keep
goats from licking neck when
/ takum to market
OUCH!
Said Mrs. Noseyneighbor:
"My daughter got home last
night at twelve and your dau-
ghter didn't get in until half
past two"
Said Mrs. Kindlylight: Eyes,
but my daughter WALKED
homer
PHooEY
First Nit-Wit: care you do
ing anything for your cold?"
Second Same: We'll, 1
sneeze every time it wants me
to!"
OVERHEARD
Overheard in a manhole
was this-"Conceited? I'll say
he is. He's the kind of guy
who opens his mouth and puts
his featS in it!'
HUMNN!
Autumn is beautiful time
of year to a man with a
yard full of evergreens. And
the fellow with the positive
opinion is the guy who has
nothing to lose.
PoLLYTickS
Fellow named S. Omar Bar
ker made up the following
which we think is worth a
thought or two:
"The A B C's of politics,
Most xperts will agree,
Rod upon the principle,
of x PDN N c."
NEWS
Read in the paper the 9TH
er day about woman who at
tackled and overpowered
burglar who had entered her
home. After it was all over she
explained, 81 thought it was
my husband sneaking in"
ANSWER
Professor made a recent
survey among prison inmates.
After asking the question
"Why are you in prison?"
couple of thousand times,
most prisoners simply said,
ct got caught" Simple,
straightforward and to-the-
point, we think.
ARMY STUFF
During World War II, SER
geant and buck private were
on trial for striking a colonel.
Court martial defense for the
sergeant was that he had hit
the colonel after the colonel
had stepped on his sore toe.
"T instinctively brought up
nv guard and let him have it
before I realized it. 1t was
purely accidental" explained
the sergeant.
Then came the private's turn
TO explain. Said he, WAL,
YOU might say that my case
was accidental too +. when |
saw the sergeant hit the colo
mel, / thought the war was
over"
PoME
The newest fashion and one
for the book !. is the latest
Paris "Barrell-shaped' look
It should look fine on
girls with legs :. that resem-
BILE empty whiskey kegs!
LAST WORD
We haven't made as many
mistakes as 1t is possible to do
but we're working on 1t.