Soils, Crops, and Dairy Teams Shine at Area V Contest
The High School Reflector notes the crops team won first in corn judging, Rudolph Russell led Area V crops with high score. Soils team placed second and dairy team twenty second due to rain impacting judging. Members listed: crops Rudolph Russell Billie Ray Conner Albert Thronton David Taylor. soils Brother Gillett Billie Jack Harper Philip Earnheart Foucheaux Vestal. dairy Lynal Moore Wilton McFarland J H Gosnell Birt Russell.
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Rudolph Russell
Whitewright Crops
Billie Ray Conner
Albert Thronton
David Taylor
Brother Gillett
Billie Jack Harper
Philip Earnheart
Foucheaux Vestal
Lynal Moore
Wilton McFarland
J. H. Gosnell
Birt Russell
Travis Homemaking Club Elects Officers
The Travis Homemaking Club held its meeting on Thursday April 4 with Mary Dale King presiding. New officers for next year include Lucille Starr president Martha Jo Conner first vice president Grace Harris second vice president Juana Ruth Andrew recording secretary Grace Connelly corresponding secretary Mary Frances Clathorn treasurer Annie Laura Ashley parliamentarian Virginia Hill historian Helen Childress reporter Marjorie Burchfield song leader Sarah Simmons.
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Travis
Mary Dale King
Lucille Starr
Martha Jo Conner
Grace Harris
Juana Ruth Andrew
Grace Connelly
Mary Frances Clathorn
Annie Laura Ashley
Virginia Hill
Helen Childress
Marjorie Burchfield
Sarah Simmons
Dorotha Darwin
Velma Holland
Ernestine Tomlinson
Billie Rachel Dixon
Anna Ruth Johnson
Azilee Smith
Jonnie B. Robbins
Betty Lou Tomlinson
Pattie Everheart
C. D
English I class studies Treasure Island groups formed
Mrs. Roddy leads the English I class as they progress in Treasure Island. Students are divided into five groups and present talks by day: group one on magazine articles Mondays, group two on Tuesday, and so forth.
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Roddy
Students finish banking thrift study. plan business organizing next
The general math class completed lessons on banks and banking and thrift. They will take a test next week and then begin the subject of organizing a business.
Farm class reports livestock work and farm management study
Students in the V. A. III class carried out field trips and performed lamb castrations and dockings, calf castrations, and cattle dehornings near Whitewright. They also studied farm management noting profit versus happiness in farming.
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Whitewright
Future Farmers Place High At Arlington
Whitewright Future Farmer judging teams traveled to Arlington and made a strong showing in contests last Saturday. The crops team won.
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Future Farmers Place High
Arlington
Whitewright
Secretary Named for Homemakers Club Area 4
Lotta Faye Brown, 15, has been chosen as secretary for Area 4 Homemakers by the local home economics department. A sophomore at Whitewright High School, she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Brown and has held multiple secretarial posts in school clubs. She attended regional meetings for two years and is noted as an above average student.
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Homemakers Club
Area 4
Denton
Whitewright High School
Lotta Faye Brown
Lotta Faye
Eugene Brown
Whitewright
Testament to a Restful Night Before Exams
A reflective verse about avoiding exam anxiety with sleep and prayer. A boy in a chapel ignores the bell as Latin class looms and the teacher assigns extra homework. The tone blends caution and humor about tests and rest.
What to Wear for the Junior-Senior Banquet Dress Advice
The piece advises juniors and seniors on banquet attire with chic fabrics like lace marquisette and chiffon. Emphasis on simple, smart dressing over overdressing, with evening skirts sheer blouses and gold or silver sandals. A white short box jacket with hood is recommended for a wrap.
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D. F
What-Next Club Program Notes Friday Meeting
The What-Next Club an English class group under Mrs Roddy met Friday. The program featured a question game led by Anna Ruth Johnson songs by Leroy Martin readings by Betty Jane Harper talks by Ann LaRoe Ruth Mc Spedden a poem by Ira Mae Young and a song by Carlton Alexander.
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Roddy
Anna Ruth Johnson
Leroy Martin
Ann LaRoe
Ruth McSpedden
Ira Mae Young
Betty Jane Harper
Carlton Alexander
M. B
Pupils Attend Gone With the Wind at Sherman Theatre
Whitewright High School students Estelle Lewis Velma Holland Dorotha Darwin Houston Darwin Earleen Benson Martha Jo Darwin and Merlyn Brown enjoyed the Clark Gable Vivien Leigh classic at a Sherman theatre. The group described the show as thrilling to a pea nut.
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Clark Gable
Vivien Leigh
Sherman Theatre
Whitewright High School
Estelle Lewis
Velma Holland
Dorotha Darwin
Houston Darwin
Earleen Benson
Martha Jo Darwin
Merlyn Brown
M. B
Future Farmers Plan April F F A Barbecue and Softball Series
Whitewright Future Farmers met last Thursday to prepare for the annual F F A barbecue set for April 26. A committee was formed to purchase the barbecue. The group voted to start a softball team and arrange games with the Denison Future Farmers. Entertainments included Harmonica and trumpet solos by Arlie Durham Leroy Martin and Foucheaux Vestal with jokes by C B Bryant and a talk on Farm Management by J W Chaney.
Office Position theme covers duties and pay for typists
Students in typing I classes wrote themes on The Office Position detailing the history of the office position and the jobs of typists stenographers and secretaries. It includes interviews with prospective employers traits training duties and salaries of office workers as preparation before typing.
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R. R
The Aftermath of Field Day
On Tuesday morning April 2 students reported pains after Field Day. Frayed nerves and strained muscles followed jumping rope vaulting and volleyball. Rubbing alcohol hazel and other remedies were used by the sufferers.
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M. S
Broadcasters Club Plans Sunrise Breakfast After Chapel Program
The Broadcasters Club of English II met in class with a brief business session and a program featuring Jokes by Bob Sears musicals by Carl Vawter and Jimmie Faye Golden plus acts by Tommie Dee Booker. Cecil Owens led a post program game and members discussed a picnic and a chapel program.
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Broadcasters Club
English II
Bob Sears
Carl Vawter
Jimmie Faye Golden
Tommie Dee Booker
Cecil Owens
Manning Special club at school hosts games and lie contest
Mr Manning's home room forms the Manning Special with officers Davis Parrish Lucille Starr Juana Ruth Andrew Martha Jo Conner. Helen Childress leads a brain twister. Parrish and Conner win. Grace Harris scores. A final test asks who tells the biggest lie and Mr Manning is named winner claiming his class is the best in school.
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Manning
Davis Parrish
Lucille Starr
Juana Ruth Andrew
Martha Jo Conner
Helen Childress
Grace Harris
Weekend Visits by Local Residents Across Sherman Area
Cathleen Blackerby and Drunette Farley were in Sherman on Sunday while Dorothy Booker visited Bonham. Ruby Pierson toured Tom Bean, Modene Vineyard visited Dallas, Martha Jo Darwin and Irene Mitchell spent time in Sherman, Joy Wilson saw the Red River Dam, Marjorie Henderson visited Greenville, Marilyn Smith in Bonham, with details from M. H. and notes on weekend movements.
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George Hansard
Ass’t
Martha Jo Darwin
Jack Lackey
Brazwell Alexander
Leslie Andrew
Earleen Benson
Robert Benson
Cathleen Blackerby
Dorothy Booker
Merlyn Brown
Claire Doss
Drunette Farley
Mildred Fleming
Marjorie Henderson
Imogene Head
Evelyn Hill
Emma Joyce Hinton
Eula Mae Lambden
Joe Magers
Eula Mae McSpedden
Irene Mitchell
Fredna Owen
Ruby Pierson
Rudolph Russell
Marilyn Smith
Frances Riddle
Willie B. Smith
David Taylor
Jack Wallace
Howard Wallace
Joy Wilson
Flits Cathleen Blackerby
Sherman
Bonham
Tom Bean
Red River Dam
Modene Vineyard
Dallas
Greenville
M. H
Claire Doss Senior Class Reporter's Quiet Honors
Claire Doss is a senior class member serving as Homemaking Club reporter and senior representative on Student Council. She was named the most studious girl in the senior class and plans to attend college after graduation. She enjoys tennis, fried chicken, blue eyes, and a five feet six inch frame.
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Claire Doss
Claire
Charles Boyer
Myrna Loy
Jack Lackey
Mustn't Do's A Gentleman's Guide To Proper Dress
A humorous list states what a gentleman should avoid in dress and manners. It argues that light tan shoes with a dark blue suit are bad taste and that a black derby with tan shoes is ill advised.
Style Tips From A Bygone Era On Grooming And Dress
A satirical catalog describes fashion faux pas and grooming habits. It warns against mixing striped garments, warns that belts of pockets ruin coats, and mocks old fashion habits like visible stockings and hairstyles. It emphasizes modesty and neatness in appearance for business and social settings.
Seed Selection and Treatment Teachings by V A I Class
Under Mr Cunningham the V A I class studies selecting and treating planting seed. They emphasize selecting good seed yearly to improve outcomes and treating seed to keep plants free from insects and diseases. Tuition costs are noted as only 5 cents per bushel.
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Cunningham
R. R
English IV Studies Short Stories Unit Wraps
Mrs. Lackey supervises an English IV unit on short stories. Students read biographical sketches of Chekhov Barrie or Conrad and completed ten synopses from twenty stories. They also read five current magazine short stories to set standards for quality.
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Lackey
Chekhov
Barrie
Conrad
Junior Business Training Figures Costs
A classroom report notes the junior business training class studied computing article costs. The odds won all contests in the week while the evens led in speed and the odds in accuracy. They also wrote questions at chapter ends.
Whitewright Girls Win Two Of Three From Tom Bean
The Whitewright team defeated Tom Bean two games to one Friday in the Whitewright gym. Oleta Norris Mary Edna Cox Zerue Ashinhurst Laverne Kilgree Estelle Lewis Cathleen Blacker started. Genelle Hicks was a substitute. Tom Bean starters included Rachel Talent Dorothy Lee Wilson and others.
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Whitewright
Tom Bean
Oleta Norris
Mary Edna Cox
Zerue Ashinhurst
Laverne Kilgree
Estelle Lewis
Cathleen Blackerby
Genelle Hicks
Rachel Talent
Whitewright Girls Defeat Trenton in Volleyball Trio
Whitewright volleyball team coached by Mr. Cunningham beat Trenton, winning all three games Wednesday afternoon. Starting Whitewright lineup included Norris Zerue Ashinhurst Blackerby Lewis Kilgree Cox. Trenton lineup featured Riley Keller Bow Patterson Wilson.
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Whitewright
Mr. Cunningham
Trenton
Oleta Norris
Mattie Zerue Ashinhurst
Cathleen Blackerby
Estelle Lewis
Laverne Kilgree
Mary Edna Cox
Fosteen Riley
Jonnie Mae Keller
Billie Ruth Bow
Ray Nell Patterson
Jewel Wilson
Miss Williams Hosts Slumber Party for Travis Club
Miss Williams held a slumber party for the Travis Homemaking Club executive council on Friday night despite a rain delay. Attendees included Mary Dale King Dorotha Darwin Velmar Holland Marie Badgett Jonnie B Robbins Barbara Jean Gordon Laverne Kilgree Mary Alice Harrison and Claire Doss. The group danced performed acrobatics and drove around in the rain before returning to Miss Williams home for a late picnic supper and pictures. They retired at three o clock after listening to the radio and long conversations.
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Miss Williams
Travis
Mary Dale King
Dorotha Darwin
Velmar Holland
Marie Badgett
Jonnie B. Robbins
Barbara Jean Gordon
Laverne Kilgree
Mary Alice Harrison
Claire Doss
Mr. Key
When Tied Together and Common Sense Clash
An Irish couple with troubled married life recalls a homely sermon about harmony from a spiritual adviser who jokes about dogs and cats. A farmer and student exchange a punchline about a five bale cotton sale yielding a used car.
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