W H S Reflector Staff Named In Local Issue
The W H S Reflector lists sponsors editors and a large roster of reporters led by Mrs. Jack Lackey and Anita Vestal with Kathleen Mitchell among the assistant editors. Names include Jim Henry Andrews Roscoe Brown C E Collins Isabelle Craig Walter Tom Holmes Bernice Henslee Albert Lea Jackson Daisy Layman and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Jack Lackey
Anita Vestal
Kathleen Mitchell
Jim Henry Andrews
Roscoe Brown
C. E. Collins
Isabelle Craig
Walter Tom Holmes
Bernice Henslee
Albert Lea Jackson
Daisy Layman
Jack Meador
Mark Montgomery
Clyde Owen
Granvolee Hansard
Billy Smith
William Howard Harrison
Aubrey Lane
Imogene Alexander
Irene Autrey
Ted Bow
Velma Jo Bow
Freddie MacCall
Mary Lee Chaney
Pauline Dixon
Ethel Harper
O. A. Hefner
Litha Sue Hollingsworth
Helen Lane
Christine Moore
Betty Jo Morrow
Lorraine Rutledge
Norma Gene Smith
Lorna Lee Thornton
Gladys Wright
Bus Rescued After Ditching Near Enter prise Church
A Ely school bus slid into a ditch near Enter prise church last Thursday morning. The driver walked to a nearby house to call for help. Another bus, aided by six students, pulled the bus free allowing the students to reach school only moments late.
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Ely
Enterprise
Silkworm cocoons discussed in class by Mrs Lackey
Mrs Lackey spoke to the English IV class on silkworms and silk production, showing cocoons gifted by a Dallas Armenian. She described European outputs in France and Italy, noted other producers, and explained silkworm life cycle and cocoon structure. Students glimpsed the filament fineness and attempted to unwind strands, some breaking.
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Europe
Orient
New Unit on Selling for Junior Business Class
Mrs Kennemer, the junior business training teacher, has introduced the third unit of study on selling for the junior business class. A number of themes are being written for a term notebook.
Freshman Ernest Lee Injured, Receives First Aid
Ernest Lee, a popular member of the freshman class, broke his leg on Wednesday afternoon, April 7. He was taken to Katy Hospital in Denison for first aid and returned home the same afternoon. He is recovering as rapidly as could be expected.
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Ernest Lee
Katy
Denison
L. R
Home Economics Girls Progress Report and Dress Deadline
The first year home economics girls continued work on slips with Miss Travis noting several students advancing well. Home economics II classes learned breads and salads while the home economics III dress deadline Friday arrived with only four girls finishing.
Grammar School Chapel Program At School Auditorium
A chapel program was given by Joe Preston Lee William Howard Harrison and O A Hefner at the Grammar School auditorium Friday morning April 9 in charge of Miss Nadine Blanton. The program was followed by a series of announcements by Mr Manning.
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Joe Preston Lee
William Howard Harrison
O. A. Hefner
Grammar School
Nadine Blanton
Manning
Lorna Lee Thornton
Aubrey Lee Lane
Jim Henry Andrews
Aileen Penning
New Economics Unit Teaches Efficient Consumption
Mr. Burma, economics teacher, introduces the fourth unit titled Eat, Drink and Be Merry. The unit covers consumer behavior and aims to challenge students to think about more efficient consumption. A question for class asks how to avoid being broke at month’s end.
Milk judging team shines in Denison contest
The Whitewright F F A milk judging team of Jack Meador William Howard Harrison and Granvolee Hansard earned second place with 150 points in Denison on April 10. Individual scores were Meador 41 Harrison 53 Hansard 56 with the lowest score winning. Other entrants included Sherman Bonham Trenton Honey Grove and Whitesboro.
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Whitewright F. F. A
Jack Meador
William Howard Harrison
Granvolee Hansard
Denison
Kraft Phenix Cheese Corporation
Granvo
Editorial on Senior Play Support for Graduates
With the senior play close at hand, the piece urges all students to support the seniors. It notes the play is a major milestone in graduation year and its success hinges on cooperation from underclassmen and outsiders. The column urges future reciprocity and underscores the seniors deserve backing.
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A. V
Editorial Speculates On A Gentleman's Coronation Day Choice
A brief editorial ponders Wilson Kaiser’s reaction at the coronation service. The writer suggests possible influences from the Queen’s beauty, a charming companion, or the large crowd, but admits uncertainty about the true motivation behind Kaiser’s stance.
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Wilson Kaiser
Crown Ceremony Hiccup Highlights Gentlemen Queen Pageant
A junior class member who crowned the Queen grew nervous and struggled to place the crown. The moment underscores Wilson as a courteous but unaccustomed to crowning a lady in the pageant.
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Ant
Wilson
A. V
F F A Dairy Team Heads to Denison
Whitewright Future Farmers entered a dairy judging contest in Denison by Kraft Phenix Cheese. The team Jim Clabhorn Bill Smith and Charles Howard judged cows and bulls, finishing third with Clabhorn as high point man. Bonham won first, Whitewright narrowly second, Sherman close behind, Trenton fourth. supervised by A C Casey.
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Whitewright
Denison
Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corporation
James Clabhorn
Bill Smith
Charles Howard
Bonham
Sherman
Trenton
A. C. Casey
Cake Walk Fundraiser Dismissal At School Gym
School released Wednesday at 3 15 pm for a cake walk in the gym led by the juniors to raise nickels for their prince and princess. They collected 1 20 dollars.
New Unit on Social Adjustment in English IV
English IV introduces a unit titled Acquiring Social Adjustment focusing on citizenship democracy fraternity industrialism and Americanization. Objectives include recognizing literature as a record of civilization understanding relations within civic groups developing universal fraternity and fostering cooperation with others to aid senior future success.
Economics class debates sit downs in April
An economics class debate on April 8 posed whether sit down strikes should be illegal. The affirmative team included Albert Lea Jackson, Jack Lewis Yeager, Kathleen Mitchell, and Anita Vestal, while Walter Tom Holmes, Jack Meador, Imogene Alexander, and Gladys Wright argued the negative. The class voted by ballot in favor of the negative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lea Jackson
Jack Lewis Yeager
Kathleen Mitchell
Anita Vestal
Walter Tom Holmes
Jack Meador
Imogene Alexander
Gladys Wright
A. V
Hi Y Club mulls sweater purchase and social plans
Last Wednesday at 7:30 the Hi Y Club met at the high school to discuss buying Hi Y sweaters and hosting a social but no definite plans were made.
Money and Youth Attitudes Discussed by Hi-Y Group
The Hi-Y club examined how youths use and earn money. Speeches by Merriwell Vineyard Jack Meador Boyd Newman and others explored spending saving and charitable giving. Albert Lea Jackson Hamilton Vestal and Floyd Everheart led talks on money’s role and its impact on character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merriwell Vineyard
Jack Meador
Boyd Newman
Jack Yeager
Albert Lea Jackson
Hamilton Vestal
Floyd Everheart
Walter Tom Holmes
Miss Ruth Travis Visits High School
Miss Ruth Travis visited her sister Miss Lurline Travis the home economics teacher at the High School late last week. She is a graduate nurse from Nan Travis Hospital in Jacksonville.
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Ruth Travis
Lurline Travis
Nan Travis Hospital
Jacksonville
M. Ls
Sophomore Class Elects Officers In April Meeting
The sophomore class elected Floyd Everheart as President Billie Pritchett as Vice President and Georgia Mears as Secretary Treasurer during a class meeting on Wednesday April 7. President appointed Sara Kathryn Atterberry to a ways and means committee to raise funds for future class plans.
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Floyd Everheart
Billie Pritchett
Georgia Mears
Sara Kathryn Atterberry
New Students From Tom Bean Enter Whitewright High
Creed Key and Neva Key, former Tom Bean students, have advanced to the eighth and ninth grades at Whitewright High School.
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Tom Bean
Spring Football Practice Opens With 27 Hopefuls
W. H. S. football mentor Mr. Gaddis announced that twenty seven players are out for spring practice. Ten lettermen return including Thornhill Sanderson Newman Everheart Lewis Nicholson Kaiser Vineyard Pritchett Preston Lee. Seventeen newcomers listed as recruits include Smith Hicks Harrison Jernigan Phillips Whitworth Howard Andrews Lane Watson Lee Vestal Garland Robertson Martin Simmons and Fogle Gillett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gaddis
J. B. (Bussy) Thornhill
J. W. Sanderson
Boyd Newman
Floyd Everheart
Ernest Lewis
Quinton Nicholson
Wilson Kaiser
Merriwell Vineyard
Billy Pritchett
Joe Preston Lee
Willie B. Smith
Russell Hicks
Charles Harrison
Jack Jernigan
Paul Phillips
Clyde Whitworth
Charles Howard
Guy Andrews
Paul Lane
Dale Watson
Ernest Lee
Hamilton Vestal
Joe Garland
Elmer Robertson
Roy Martin
Paul Simmons
Morris Fogle Gillett
R. B
Juniors Sponsor Race to Benefit Seniors Banquet
The King's and Queen's race and derby show raised 116.00 for Whitewright High School junior senior banquet after expenses. Senior class winners Lorna Lee Thornton and Aubrey Lane earned 39.50, juniors Sarah Belle Gillett and Joe Preston Lee 26.00, sophomores Ruth Waldrum and Charles Harrison 17.10, freshmen Druette Farley and Baren Bradshaw 36.56. total receipts 200.36, expenses 84.33 deducted.
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Baren Bradshaw
King
Modene Vineyard
Lloyd Roddy
Duke
Princess
Prince Ruth Waldrum
Charles Harrison
Sara Kathryn Atterberry
Billie Pritchett
Imogene Alexander
Walter Tom Holmes
Betty Jo Morrow
Jack Meador
Aileen Pennington
Wilson Kaiser
Jerry Layman
Jane Meador
Jackie Bow
Joan Anthony
Travis Binion
William King
Lorna Lee Thornton
Aubrey Lee
Aubrey Lane
Sarah Belle Gillett
Joe Preston Lee
Ruth Waldrum
Drunette Farley
Whitewright High School
K. M
Faculty to decide date for class visit to Turner Falls
L. R. notes the faculty will meet to determine the exact date of the class trip to Turner Falls. No firm decision has been made yet.
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Turner Falls
L. R
Extra period added to morning schedule
An extra period from 8:40 to 9:15 has been added to the morning schedule for activities such as the Glee Club. Other classes will be cut five minutes short.
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M. i
Banquet Plans Under Way for Whitewright Juniors and Seniors
Plans for the junior senior banquet in Whitewright are being developed with no serving arrangements yet. Several organizations have submitted bids to provide the event services.
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Whitewright
I. A
Visits and social in towns across the area
Mary Lee Reeves and Mary Lee Chaney spent Friday and Saturday in Sherman while Helen Lane visited a friend in Greenville. Imogene Nelms went to Tom Bean. Margaret England vacationed at Trenton. Louise Deaton and Daisy B Layman were in Bonham. Anita Vestal in Gladys Wright in Wolfe City. Freddie Mae Call spent the weekend at Leonard. Kathleen Mitchell and Velma Jo Bow in Sherman. Betty Jo Morrow attended a Dallas Sunday baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Mary Lee Reeves
Sherman
Helen Lane
Greenville
Mary Lee Chaney
Imogene Nelms
Tom Bean
Margaret England
Trenton
Louise Deaton
Bonham
Daisy B. Layman
Ethel Harper
Anita Vestal
Gladys Wright
Wolfe City
Freddie MaeCall
Leonard
Litha Sue Hollingsworth
Betty Jo Morrow
Kathleen Mitchell
Velma Jo Bow
McKinney
Westminster
Chicago White Sox
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dallas
Pungent Paragraphs on Opinion and Quality
A humorously sharp collection from Imperial Magazine notes that businessaccepts losses, past lessons repeat. It argues excellence comes from slight improvement beyond good enough and stresses authentic expressions of love and careful radio programming for families.
X Ray Oranges Test With Fluoroscopes in Anaheim
Fluroscopes that read crystallization in citrus will be installed in Anaheim packing houses to test fruit headed for market Frostbitten oranges will be removed in the process and grading system potential gains noted.
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Anaheim
Calif
Aircraft production up 78 percent in 1936 countrywide
According to U S bureau of air commerce records production of aircraft rose 78 percent in 1936 across the country, reflecting a surge in manufacturing activity and demand for aviation assets.
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U. S. Bureau of Air Commerce
Civil Service Examinations Offered by U S Agencies
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for multiple junior levels in agronomy biology horticulture and related fields with salaries from 2 000 to 5 600 a year. Positions include cost accountant in the Air Corps and several actuarial math roles tied to pensions and railroad retirement.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Department of Agriculture
Air Corps
War Department
Railroad Retirement Board
Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Colorado
Iowa
Kansas
Maryland
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
District of Columbia
Washington, D. C
Foreign Dishes Mistress Interview About Cook Role
A job applicant for a cook position is questioned about French cuisine. The response lists dishes including French beans Brussels sprouts Dutch cheese German sausages Jerusalem artichokes and Spanish onions.
Public Speaking Class Ends Talks Vocabulary Drill Begins
The public speaking class under Mr Burma has finished its talks. Students now focus on expanding vocabulary and practicing correct pronunciation and usage of new words.
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Mr. Burma
Senior class plans for Duke and Duchess election discussed
A senior class meeting on Tuesday, April 6, planned the Duke and Duchess for Friday’s program, discussed April plans for Senior Day, including a trip to Turner Falls, and appointed a committee to handle arrangements.
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Turner Falls
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Sponsor
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Hi-Y
Imperial Magazine
Civil Service Examinations
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
the Sun
Barbee & Bassett
Insurance Agency
Federal Reserve Bank
U. S. Gov't Securities County
The
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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