Whitewright High School Field Day Sparks Class Competitions
Whitewright High School held a Tuesday Field Day with fresh men sophomores juniors and seniors competing in basketball volleyball softball football sack races and washers. Winners earned grand or consolation titles as seniors dominated several events and a senior girls freshman girls softball exhibition closed the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright High School
S. T. Montgomery
W. H.S
Fish
Sophs
Fifth Avenue Fashion Show Highlights 1947 Styles
Whitewright on Sunday April 6 showcased recent 1947 fashions. Teachers and students wore navy and white ensembles with coordinated accessories including Glen plaid, black, pink, lime, blue and yellow outfits. Men and women presented a range of day wear with bold prints and bright trims.
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Fifth Avenue
Whitewright
Earl Blanton
Lillian Neathery
Jack Lackey
Percy Darwin
Mary Thornhill
Billy Dillon
Louise Selman
Jane Meador
Betty Blackerby
Pinkey Raby
Zoe Vestal
Jackie Nossaman
Whitewright seniors plan tiger license tag sale
In a Wednesday class meeting the senior class voted to sell steel license plate tags featuring a tiger, school symbol, with the slogan Whitewright Tigers Whitewright Texas. Orders will be taken by the seniors before delivery, receipts issued, tags exchanged on arrival, price one dollar, about four by eight inches, to raise money for the senior trip fund.
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Whitewright Tigers
Whitewright
Texas
P. G
English IV Panel Discusses Career Choices
On Wednesday morning April 9 the English IV class held a panel discussion about choosing careers. Each student chose a work type they were interested in and gave a thorough talk on its advantages and disadvantages to improve panel skills and clarify career views.
Softball Progresses at W H S
With spring here softball gains popularity at W H S during sixth period activity on the east side diamond.
Tex legal citation seeks partition of Sunny Side Addition property
Citation No 55524 commands Charles H Dana the unknown heirs and others to appear by May 19 1947 before the Grayson County District Court in Sherman Texas. Plaintiffs Bertha Cook Brewer et al sue Mary Frances Lynn Henning et al for partition of Lots Nine and Ten Block One Sunny Side Addition Denison Grayson County Texas. The case cites twenty five years adverse possession by J A Cook and wife Alma Cook and prays for partition of the land.
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State of
Texas
Charles H. Dana
John Culver
L. J. Culver
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Bertha Cook Brewer
Mary Frances Lynn Henning
Grayson
State of Texas
Sunny Side
Denison
J. A. Cook
Alma Cook
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Students improvise on dual baseball diamonds
During seventh period boys play on both the main diamond and the agriculture lot diamond. New equipment has been purchased but supplies remain inadequate, forcing some students to bring their own gloves.
Transportation and Communication Booklets by Students
Each member of the general science class turned in a booklet on transportation or communication. The transportation books cover walking to jet propelled planes, while the communication books trace steps toward better messaging.
Shirts depict FFA emblems for homemaking and agriculture groups
The homemaking girls and agriculture boys received their T shirts on Monday March 30. Girls wear white shirts with a red emblem showing a house upheld by two hands symbolizing future homes. Boys wear blue shirts featuring five symbols the owl plow rising sun cross section ear of corn and the eagle with vocational agriculture and F F A. Words Whitewright B L I appear beneath both emblems.
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Whitewright
Sherman Band Entertains at School Program
Sherman High School Band directed by Rex Carnes entertained students, faculty, and guests for 11:15 to 12:00 last Thursday morning. Selections included Blue Skies, Overture from William Tell, American Patrol, The Gremlins Dance, and National March. Former member Robert Garcia, now with Austin College Band, performed a trumpet solo.
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Sherman High School
Rex Carnes
Robert Garcia
Austin College Band
Deep Blue Band Praised By North Texas School
A North Texas school band, regarded among the best in the area, delighted the student body with their performances. They extend thanks to principal H. M. Gentry, who sponsored the program, per J. G.
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North
Texas
H. M. Gentry
J. G
School Boy Invitational Boxing Held At Blue Ridge
Mr. O V Barker vocational age teacher reports about twelve W H S boxers entered in the school boy invitational boxing tournament at Blue Ridge on April 1 10 and 11. Entrance qualifications follow standard school sport rules. Awards will be miniature golden gloves and hopes rise for repeat victories by the W H S sluggers from the F F A tournament.
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O. V. Barker
Blue Ridge
I. K
Senior Narrowly Escapes Train on Tracks
A senior stood on a railroad track as a train approached. The engineer halted and the train finally stopped after the student stepped aside, narrowly avoiding disaster.
Weather Chart Notes From General Science Class
For the past month the general science class has kept a weather chart noting colder March conditions. Continued on next page.
Divorce Suit Filed Between Parks in Grayson County
Citation issued for Patricia M. Parks with divorce action brought by Jack M. Parks in Grayson District Court. Ground is cruel treatment. Hearing deadline set for May 12 1947 before 10:00 A M. Deputy A Drake issued March 26 1947 in Texas.
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State of Texas
Patricia M. Parks
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Jack M. Parks
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
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Irene Kent
Eugene Thornhill
Joan Huseman
Betty Darwin
Dorothy Wallace
Betty Reeves
D. W
Salsbury Sal
R. P. Childress
Joe Marsh
Buddy Richards
Buddy
Town Hall
Shoreside Tavern
Pound Ridge
America
He Marsa
United States Brewers Foundation
Pascal Farley
TIGER
English IV
Transportation and Communication
Sherman Band
Gentry
Kilgree
Smith
F—riendly
Caraway
Blanton
Miss Neathery
Lackey
Mr. Barker
Montgomery
Miss Darwin
Stephens & Bryant
Palace Theatre
Scrabbe
Fuzzy
Jean Carlin
Meredith Charles King
Jimmy Aubrey
Ellen Coyle
Sigmund Neufeld
Sam Newfield
Vera Vague
Wallace Beery
Mark
Mighty M.gurr
Ies Stockwell
Cowars
Arnold Aine Macmahon
Sorotny Patrick
International Pictures Presents
George Oberon Brent
Charles Korvin Lukas
van Johns
Garland
Frank Sina Atras
June Aulas Yson
An Aker
Raysun
Dinah Shore
Ramatic
Jef
Vite Bremer
Wornerin
BURL
ORIEN
Guy Bolton
George Wells
Myles Connolly
Jean Holloway
Jerome Kern
Robert Alton
Richard Whorf
Arthur Freed
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
PATHE
Lenore
Ulric Ludwig Stossel
Arnold Moss
Irving Pichel
Edward Small
Robert Thoeren
the Man
I Love
Lady In
the Lake
The
Locket
California
Margie
Saratoga
Mark Hellinger
Sonny Tufts
Ann Blyth
Ruth Warrick
William Gargan
Thomas Gomez
Mary Nash
John Litel
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