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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1949
Page
7
High School Reflector highlights Mrs. Roddy directing actors toward peak performance for the upcoming formal. The piece urges readers to remember the date May 7 and buy tickets early with reserved seating at a small extra charge. It playfully invites juniors and seniors to invite their dates and enjoy the event.
Whitewright pitcher Dwayne Hayes worked hard but Trenton defeated Whitewright 6 to 3. Walsh started for Trenton as both sides battled for runs. Whitewright has three wins and one loss this season, per C. J.
A short note reports the debut of a pioneering play titled Inner Willy staged locally. The article highlights its novelty and the venue opening, signaling a milestone in regional theater.
The school will close for Easter for students due to the town’s busy business houses and students needing a rest. The holidays run Friday April fifteenth and Monday April eighteenth.
Miss Percy Darwin sponsor of the Whitewright High Tigrette Pep Squad has postponed the football banquet that would crown the 1948 season. With preparations done officials await a contact who will agree to provide the meal for about eighty five guests, then a new date will be announced.
The newspaper will publish class editions with freshmen on May 5, sophomores on May 12, juniors on May 19, and seniors on May 26. The plan mirrors the annual sequence for student editors.
A weekly feature profiles two fifteen year olds. The girl is five feet five inches, blue eyes, brown hair, enjoys skating and ice cream, favors Jimmy Wakely and Betty Grable, regards Richard Covey as a favorite person, and likes the song Green Light. The boy is five feet five inches, light brown hair, blue eyes, labeled as a class pest by some, with more details cut off.
The passage describes a boy who enjoys pestering Mr Petrash and lists favorites in songs food person movie stars and a dream to be an airplane pilot. He says his week to figure out the answer. The text blends playful hints and personal details in a light narrative.
Last week the Tigers traveled to Bells for a hardball game and secured a decisive 13 to 1 victory. On Wednesday the Tiger ettes hosted Trenton and the WHS softball team won 33 to 16.
A sequence of intimate pairs and pledges appears, listing lines such as Lela to Clifton Till the End of the World and Corrine to Dwayne Always. The fragment includes Dixie to Daymond You Were Only Fooling and Alva to Jesse Mack I Love You So Much, with other exchanges noted like Betty to Luther I Dont Know Why I Love You Like I Do and J D to Alva Love Sick Blues. The page presents a nostalgic snapshot of romantic couplets in a dated format, ending with A R and D W.
Last Thursday the eighth graders won a softball game against the lower grades with a 21 to 19 score. Eighth grade lineup included Hindcatcher Myra Scott pitcher Mary Alexander first base Carol Ryan second base Dorothy Dellinger third Mazelle Musser and fielders Mary McKinney Jewell Murphy Emma Justice Geraldine Darst. Grade school lineup featured Hindcatcher Evelyn Hickson pitcher Juanita Thrasher first base Kathryn Shields second base Johnny Harper third base Melba Alexander shortstop Faye Jean Bow and fielders Shirley Blanton Mary Pennell Betty Harris and Juanita Hickson.
City teens discuss weekend outings and dates for the football banquet. Friends chatter about who will attend with whom, riding plans, and social rumors while noting a few couples missing over the weekend.
The column teases readers with rumors about Doyle Stewart and local crushes while promising forthcoming gossip. It notes Cora Lee, alias Hoe Cinders, is out of circulation and hints at a ring on her finger amid lighthearted notes about relationships.
The state and county publish a legal notice to those indebted to or holding claims against the estate of Frances J. Hunter, deceased. The undersigned is named administratrix with will annexed of the estate.
Mae Hunter Hill administratrix with will annexed of Frances J. Hunter deceased invites all creditors to present claims by law and all indebted to the estate to come forward for settlement at her Sherman Texas residence as of March 18 1949 under J N Dickson Gray son County Judge.
The date of Easter can vary by as much as thirty five days, ranging from March 21 to April 25, affecting liturgical scheduling and holiday observances.
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