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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1951
Page
6
Whitewright High School's High School Reflector outlines the Driver Education program and its effects on juniors. It recounts classroom routines, open road tests, and humorous mishaps with students such as Florena Williams and Nell, highlighting student life and upcoming senior roles for Gwen Kent Molly Rutledge and Florena Williams in a school play.
The cast will perform The First Dress Suit by Russell Medcraft at 8:00 a m Saturday April 7 at Arlington High School for the area contest. Cast includes Jack Badgett Florena Williams Ruth Ann Cummings and Jim Nossaman with J Don Biggerstaff handling sound effects and Mrs Roddy and Miss Neathery directing.
Soften gelatine in cold stock then dissolve with hot stock and salt. Add lemon juice and pineapple syrup. Chill to a foamy consistency, fold in diced chicken pineapple and celery. Turn into molds and chill until firm. Unmold and serve with mayonnaise and optional almonds. Serves six.
On Thursday March 29 the First Baptist Church training union held a wiener roast at 6 30 pm at Joe Johnson s pasture to warm cold evening. Attendees included many named residents and church members and after eating they returned to the church to play games. Between act music for the class plays featured Beverly Bassett and others with general admission 25 cents and reserved seats 35 cents.
The seventh grade with sponsor Mrs May organized a Friday assembly March 30 inviting Rev James L Cooper pastor of the First Baptist Church as guest speaker. He described four types of people hinder ing helpless heedless and helpful and asked the audience to identify themselves. Peggy Parnell and Jeanette Jones led songs and Molly Rutledge and Carol Kilgree played the piano. The program included swell jokes and the talk drew praise with Cooper welcome back at the high school. Also announced were three one act plays by the speech class at the high school auditorium tonight at 8 00.
Beverly Judd returns to Whitewright after moving to Borger on October first. She notes Borger’s school system feels harder, with 187 seniors versus Whitewright’s 19, and Borger Senior High sharing a building with a college. Also, readers are invited to a humorous local dating mix up involving Herman Musser and two Carol Kilgree Hughes lookalikes.
A note lists Whitewright High School students born in April. It identifies names and class details as part of a school records update for student rosters.
The notice lists several names with birth dates then a wedding tale. Jack Badgett nears his wedding as Ruth Ann Cummings pleads for a suit from Jim Nossaman, who instead borrows the groom’s dress attire and hat for a playful twist. The wedding plot resolves in tonight’s final program.
The Whitewright FFA held its annual greenhand initiation on Tuesday night March 27. Morris Bowen and 14 others were initiated after a regular opening and closing ceremony. The affair featured a shoe scramble and cold drinks. Prior to initiation, members received humorous instructions for the next day including odd dress and rules about interaction with girls.
A WHS note recalls how April 1 year’s fooling day passed quietly as it fell on a Sunday. In prior years April 1 has been marked with traditional pranks and observances.
The item recalls a rough freshman day at WHS with lighthearted April Fools pranks. It notes an upcoming speech program hosted by Gene Bush with Harold Ward J Don Biggerstaff and others assisting on stage and in makeup and props. It also briefly mentions Africa near Europe and a boa constrictor's nonpoisonous nature.
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