High School Reflector Editor list and staff names
The High School Reflector staff page lists editor Edith Harper assistant editor Charles Skaggs sponsor Mrs. O M Steed and a large roster of reporters and students across seniors juniors sophomores and freshmen including James Alexander Kathryn Beard John Biggerstaff Una Faye Blackerby Joan Brown Thomas Brown Alice Cato Howard Goodnight Billy Grammer Glenn Hicks Jim Hicks Leo Howell J D Hughes Marcella Huseman Anna Ruth Johnson Ben Robert Jones Ann LaRoe Mary Helen Maddux Cecil Magers Lloyd Mitchell Carlis Ray Neal Robert Owens Troy Owen Madgene Phillips Gladys Reeves Wallace Reeves Dale Marie Robbins Azilee Smith Shelley Smith Winnell Stapleton James Stateville Russell Ray Summers Mary Nell Talley Dick Thornton Betty Lou Tomlinson Foucheaux Vestal Jones Vestal Martha Vestal Gomer White Ira Mae Young Jean Hunter Kirk May Edward Montgomery Robbie D Montgomery Willadean Rice Clifton Ross Merle Scoggins Clarence Wootten Sophomores Curtis Alexander Edith Biggerstaff Jean Blackerby Polly Ann Brown Marie Hood Nina Belle Hood Janis Horton Billy Ruth Holcomb Billye Hopper Henrietta Jackson Katie Kincaid Jean Neal O’Dell Neal Don Newman Ruth Maddux Eugene Reeves Mary Sue Riley Bessie Jo Russell Bettye Nell Yeager Freshmen Willanell Badgett Frances Bennett Billy Ward Evans Paula Jean Garner Glynodene Goodnight Betty Jo Henderson Mildred Sue Hicks Betty Lee Jones Dan Kent Glendon Magers Thelma Jo Monk Freddie Murphy Edith Neal James Reeves Norma Smith Betty Margaret Sears Robbie Neal Witt Everett Watson Marjorie Beth Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Alexander
Kathryn Beard
John Biggerstaff
Una Faye Blackerby
Joan Brown
Thomas Brown
Alice Cato
Howard Goodnight
Billy Grammer
Glenn Hicks
Jim Hicks
Leo Howell
J. D. Hughes
Marcella Huseman
Anna Ruth Johnson
Ben Robert Jones
Ann LaRoe
Mary Helen Maddux
Cecil Magers
Lloyd Mitchell
Carlis Ray Neal
Robert Owens
Troy Owen
Madgene Phillips
Gladys Reeves
Wallace Reeves
Dale Marie Robbins
Azilee Smith
Shelley Smith
Winnell Stapleton
James Stateville
Russell Ray Summers
Mary Nell Talley
Dick Thornton
Betty Lou Tomlinson
Foucheaux Vestal
Jones Ray Vestal
Martha Vestal
Gomer White
Ira Mae Young
Jean Hunter
Kirk May
Edward Montgomery
Robbie D. Montgomery
Willadean Rice
Clifton Ross
Merle Scoggins
Clarence Wootten
Curtis Alexander
Edith Biggerstaff
Jean Blackerby
Polly Ann Brown
Marie Hood
Nina Belle Hood
Janis Horton
Billy Ruth Holcomb
Billye Hopper
Henrietta Jackson
Katie Kincaid
Jean Neal
O'Dell Neal
Don Newman
Ruth Maddux
Eugene Reeves
Mary Sue Riley
Bessie Jo Russell
Bettye Nell Yeager
Willanell Badgett
Frances Bennett
Billy Ward Evans
Paula Jean Garner
Glynodene Goodnight
Betty Jo Henderson
Mildred Sue Hicks
Betty Lee Jones
Dan Kent
Glendon Magers
Thelma Jo Monk
Freddie Murphy
Edith Neal
James Reeves
Norma Smith
Betty Margaret Sears
Robbie Neal Witt
Everett Watson
Marjorie Beth Young
Junior Class Banquet Earns High Praise From Seniors
The junior class banquet last Friday night was enjoyed by all and greeted with thanks from the senior class as the main social event of the year. Editors.
Junior and Senior Banquet with Pirate Theme
The junior and senior banquet was held at the Methodist Church on March 26 1943. Decor included a pirate ship centerpiece and treasure chests with paper decor and spade favors. The program featured welcomes toasts readings and prophecies delivered by named students. The senior class play Happy Landings invites attendance with details to come and an admission price noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Bobby D. Montgomery
Charles Skaggs
Tommie Sue Beazley
Anna Johnson
Ben Robert Jones
O. M. Steed
F. V
Honor Roll First Six Weeks Second Semester Named
The honor roll for the first six week period of the second semester lists students with 90 or higher averages. Seniors named include Kathryn Beard Ana Faye Blackerby Joan Brown Alice Cato Edith Harper Marcella Huseman Anna Johnson Ben Robert Jones Ann LaRoe Lloyd Mitchell Carlis Ray Neal Madgene Phillips Dale Marie Robbins Wallace Reeves Charles Skaggs Winnell Stapleton Azilee Smith Jones Ray Vestal Martha Vestal. Juniors named include Betty Marie Allen Lindy Ashinhurst Margaret Hanna Willa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Beard
Ana Faye Blackerby
Joan Brown
Alice Cato
Edith Harper
Marcella Huseman
Anna Johnson
Ben Robert Jones
Ann LaRoe
Lloyd Mitchell
Carlis Ray Neal
Madgene Phillips
Dale Marie Robbins
Wallace Reeves
Charles Skaggs
Winnell Stapleton
Azilee Smith
Jones Ray Vestal
Martha Vestal
Fundamentals in math class aim for strong number skills
The algebra II class reviews multiplication addition subtraction and division with emphasis on fundamentals. Mr Butler notes thorough knowledge of basics is essential in mathematics and students use a notebook titled Practice in Essential Mathematics. After completing this work they will study plane geometry and trigonometry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
E. H
Tin Cans Drive Spurs Student Collection Effort
High School students prepared to draft cans for a national two week drive starting March 29 as Grammar School pupils vie to beat them. Alleys were raided by younger students amid rain and mud to gather tin cans for the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Services
Vocational Agriculture Field Trips Hampered by Weather
The F. F. A. boys had limited field trips this week due to rain. Only one trip occurred before the weather change, leaving many tasks awaiting better conditions. In class, students studied insect harm and value, noting insects cause damage yet offer benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O
Song Dedications list of personal gift verses
A compilation of song dedication lines where individuals such as Margaret Hanna Ann LaRoe Joe Tate Jones James Stateville Etna Louise Brown W J Bilmner Bobby D Montgomery Dick Thornton and Mary Sue Riley receive titles from various dedicators. The items include It Started All Over Again This Thing Called Love What’s the Matter With Me That Army Boy of Mine There are Such Things Yours. G. R. Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Summers
Margaret Hanna
Love
Ann LaRoe
Joe Tate Jones
Jean Caraway
James Stateville
Helen Maddux
W. J. Bilmner
Bobby D. Montgomery
Etna Louise Brown
Mary Sue Riley
Dick Thornton
G. R. Assembly
Army air corps recruit from W H S S Sgt Paul Phillips
Service man from W H S S Sgt Paul Phillips joined the Army Air Corps Jan 11 1940. He trained in Montgomery Alabama then went to the Panama Canal zone where he is stationed. He enjoys Army life and continues to serve with good spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Phillips
Army Air Corps
Montgomery
Ala
Panama Canal
Whitewright Graduates and Soldiers in Training
Private Rudolph Phillips left for the Army on October 30 1942 after graduating Whitewright High School in 1941 at age 20. He trained at Camp Robinson Arkansas and Camp Leonard Wood Missouri and is now in Arizona for desert maneuvers after marrying Elizabeth Cole of Bailey on March 14 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Whitewright High School
Rudolph Phillips
Army
Camp Robinson
Arkansas
Camp Leonard Wood
Missouri
Arizona
Elizabeth Cole
Bailey
Rudolph
N W. S
School Dressmaking Class Plans Garment Projects
The third year girls prepare special occasion dresses with working plans fittings and cutouts. This week they baste and have first fittings. Second year students sew general wear dresses while first year students focus on undergarments and sleeping garments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H
Salutation to Sponsor of Victory Programs at W H S
Students of W H S praise the sponsor of Victory programs and wish success for future events. They thank Mrs Kilgree and Mrs Roddy, sponsors, and offer orchids as a token of appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilgree
Roddy
Texas ethics and pay hikes disputed amid pension cuts
A Texas official received a $1,000 yearly raise despite salary rules, while others gained raises and one man held two state jobs at once. Pension checks dropped by $3 monthly as lawmakers debate a constitutional amendment to curb loan shark practices, testing proponents of constitutional limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rep
Ennis
Senate
John Lee Smith
Texas
Baron Munchausen Wolf Pursuit Tale Recalled
The passage recalls a Baron Munchausen story of a sleigh chase across the Russian steppes. The baron, famed traveler and teller of tall tales, describes a ferocious wolf closing in with foaming jaws near his sleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Munchausen
Russian Steppes
Munchausen
Munchausen’s Tale: Wolf Attacks, Baron Dodges in Flight
The narrator relates a bold escape as the baron ducks a wolf who leaps and sinks its teeth into the horse. The wolf then falls, and Munchausen claims he drove the wolf toward Moscow, sealing a dramatic moment of bravado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Whitewright Texas election for two City Commissioners 1943
Notice announces an April 6 1943 election at Whitewright City Hall to elect two city commissioners for two year terms. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. J W Hollingsworth presiding judge C C Dillon assistant judge Mrs Allen T Short and Mrs O L Jones act as clerks. Mayor F M Echols and City Secretary Jesse Wallace sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Whitewright
Texas
J. W. Hollingsworth
C. C. Dillon
Allen T. Short
O. L. Jones
F. M. Echols
Jesse Wallace
Bonds as Wartime Investment Increase in Value
The message urges buying bonds for two reasons: to support government war effort and to secure personal gain. It claims bonds never depreciate and rise in value each year up to a stated limit.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Editorial
S.H. Montgomery Agency
E. P. Wootten
First Baptist Church
Royce House
Cape Girardeau
Phil
Frank
Conference of Alcoholic Beverage Industries, Inc
America
Rajah of
Oaklands
Island
Jersey
France
England
Heil Hitler
Channel Islands
Germany
U. S. War Bonds
Post Office
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