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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1946
Page
7
A school publication reflects on liberty and justice as core ideals and urges actionable change in daily life. The feature notes themes for the atomic age and encourages personal resolve, followed by listings for the senior play April 4 with actors Fred Murphy Joe Vestal Marcia Blanks and Sue Garner in supporting roles.
A motivational column urges readers to stop dwelling on misfortune. It advises regulating life, sleeping habits, and mood, then taking productive steps like gardening, baking, church, or singing. It contrasts personal woes with harsher realities and encourages gratitude after reading about the world’s events.
A compact sketch notes American fiction from 1800 era to late 19th century. It cites Charles Brockden Brown and Wieland as early exception, Irving as first great American short story writer, Cooper Leatherstocking novels, Gilmore Sims Revolutionary romances, Bret Harte local color, Aldrich surprise endings, and the diverse canon shaping American fiction study in class. It closes with student readings including D. W. The Great Sylvester by David Johnson.
A lighthearted item lists nicknames for local residents such as Jealous Joe Vestal Unusual Jack Moss Nice Dell Sanderson Industrious Edith Neal Reasonable Billy Evans Serious Marcia Blanks Talented Betty Jones Amiable Fred Murphy and others. It notes pairings like Best read Bobby Witt Frances Bennett Best sport Billy Evans Mary Judd Most popular Joe Vestal Norma Smith and hints see Bobby Witt as Mike Warren in a senior play.
Orchids celebrate boys who asked girls for junior senior banquet dates and seniors for spring training while onions scold those too shy to ask and teachers giving low deportment grades. Mr Smith praised for clean building and Betty Jones stars as Joyce Marten in the April 4 show.
Early in bed is praised as a premier beauty aid, with an extra hour of sleep noted to produce greater next day effects than numerous skin preparations designed to cleanse nourish soothe stabilize or beautify. The brief excerpt emphasizes natural rest as the superior beauty regimen.
A fragment argues simple grooming beats heavy cosmetics, urging a washcloth soap and cold rinse. It promotes natural charm over showiness and notes makeup should reflect timeless principles, whether done publicly or privately, with advice from N. H.
The essay defines chop sticks as the Chinese substitute for utensils, noting two slender sticks of bamboo wood or ivory. It explains that Chinese learn to use them from an early age and contrasts with knives forks and spoons common in the West. It mentions rice chop suey and chop sticks in restaurants.
A quirky dialogue from a park scene where a stout woman asks to enter a park gate and a boy replies that a carload of hay recently passed through, implying entry is possible. The exchange captures a brief, humorous interaction with simple rural imagery.
A long, curving missive argues with a relative over selling land and moving to Missouri. It urges hard work, cites absurd questions about tornado winds and coffee origins, and ends with a complacent challenge to a dismissive remark. The tone blends admonition with curious, unrelated trivia.
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