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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1936
Page
7
The Whitewright High School Reflector reports editors and reporters list with Velma Nicely as adviser. The piece notes students sleeping over the weekend and returning Monday behind. A comment from William Baxter jokes Pattie Jean Hulett’s complexion is strikingly good, almost too good to be true.
The Masqueraders' Club postpones "Three Taps at Twelve" indefinitely. Rehearsals for the senior play "The Nut Farm" started last week, and director Miss Lewis cannot direct two plays simultaneously. Anther Hudgins reports.
The Hi-Y program last Tuesday night featured a business part planning a Thursday April 16 picnic. Each member shared his father's profession. Mr. Burma spoke on professions with advancement and those overcrowded, then members teased past absentees with a gentle lick.
Spring football drills began last week under coach A N Gaddis and will run through the last week of May. Prospects for next season include J W Sanderson Rudolph Taylor Herman Riddle Mark Montgomery Grapes Vineyard Walter Tom Holmes Boyd Newman Fred Starr Bussie Thornhill Jack Meador Albert Lea Jackson Joe Preston Lee Quinton Nicholson Roscoe Brown and Floyd Everheart Jr.
Margaret Lilley spent Sunday in Durant visiting relatives. Pauline Mitchell traveled to Sherman to see her sister. Martha Bryant hosted a Saturday dinner for twelve former W. H. S. students. Norma Frances Donigan weekend in Houston. Dorothy LaRoe visited Tyler Sunday with Charlie White. Corinne Lewis stayed in Fort Worth. Anita Vestal spent Sunday in Sherman. Tapscott visited Dallas Saturday.
Friday morning’s assembly program was led by the senior class to dedicate the event to the juniors. Paul Pierson announced the program entries including piano solo by Vivian Echols, tap dances by Sybil Davenport, songs by Byron Teague Noma Garland Dorothy LaRoe Joe Alexander and William Braden, harmonica solo by C W Phillips, and a tribute song to the juniors by the senior class reported by Ocie Scott.
Albert Lee and O A heard different programs from a crystal radio while sharing earphones in a physics lab. Lee reacted with facial pantomimes while listening to a story, and O A tapped to jazz. Lee then exclaimed it was a continued story, while O A said it was music.
A London correspondent reports a zeppelin catching fire midair while dictating a cable message, with America learning of the blaze before impact. In contrast, a High School journalism class shares a humorous strip about a lost car key and a moonlit ride in the rumble seat.
The Presbyterian Church hosted a junior senior banquet Friday night with a fashion parade of long gowns and daring styles. Toastmistress Sarah F Teague wore pink, while Mary Edna Musser appeared in orchid silk organdie. Other attendees showcased pink lace, black moire, blue silk crepe, lace over satin, white satin, rhinestone accents, and turquoise satin, with varied jackets and trims.
A fragment suggests Prosperity figures people plan to catch Joann Everheart, with talk of a wild dash and those vowing to追追.
Mr. P. A. Short, caretaker of W. H. S., found eleven broken window lights on Monday. Each window costs fifty cents to replace, totaling a loss of five dollars.
Girls in home economics classes attended a cooking school at the Community Public Service office Wednesday. The demonstrator emphasized refrigeration of foods. Ice cream and cake were served at the end.
The junior class of Whitewright High School entertained the senior class last Friday night in the Presbyterian Church basement. Blue and white crepe streamers, Texas blue bonnets, and Centennial decor adorned the room. Programs featured blue Texas maps tied with white ribbon, and waitresses wore blue Stetson hats with bandannas. Faculty attended with nearly all seniors present.
The Reflector says Centennial enthusiasm prompts publishing student and faculty descendants of Texas heroes. The first in a planned series will appear in the next issue.
Thirteen F F A boys from the local chapter traveled to Arlington with Mr. Bean to compete in terracing livestock and dairy judging. In soil conservation Fred Starr Byron Teague Jack Meador and Rex Brown were entrants with Meador leading the team. Livestock team members included Bill Braden James Clabhorn C W Phillips Hoss England Joe Alexander and Fritz?
The senior play The Nut Farm began rehearsals Tuesday night. Miss Lewis expects to present the production in the first week of May, according to Margaret Lilley.
The Masqueraders' Club held its regular meeting on Thursday April 9 led by President Byron Teague. Calisthenics were disrupted by bad weather, P T classes missed. Construction on the new gym auditorium advances with foundation cement poured. seniors anticipate completion before school ends.
The author praises a volume tracing early American papers from Public Occurrences to modern times. It notes editors' sense of proportion, citing Dalton gang coverage vs Tennyson, and lauds Titanic, Lee’s surrender, Johnstown flood, San Francisco quake, Chicago fire, Los Angeles Times bombing, and Stanford White shooting as standout items.
A benefit performance held last Monday at the Whitewright Palace Theatre aimed at funding the junior and senior banquet. The production The Lady Consents starred Ann Harding in the lead role, and the juniors raised eight dollars and ninety cents.
A Real Undertaker Beatrice jokes about undertaking a study of Latin and Greek. The Dean quips that dead languages need an undertaker.
A playful dialogue between Tommy and Billy centers on why fat men seem jolly. Billy suggests the humor stems from their inability to run or fight, framing the joke around physical limitations.
Elder men over 55, who were past age at WWI start, organize to claim a bonus of no less than 1000 dollars each. Wm Mangrum of Uvalde leads, citing fairness since they never claimed pensions. Advocates across Kinney Val Verde Medina Maverick Zavala and Dimmit plan to petition Congress via Washington for funds. Roosevelt flag order completes official flags for Vice President and other top administration officials.
Students in a journalism class practice copy reading two weeks of stories learning copy reading signs and story preparation. Readings include pieces from a book and others submitted by class members, with Lucase Cooper quoted on the process.
The senior class met Tuesday to choose committeemen for publicity of the senior play. An advertising committee includes Fern Russell, Dorothy LaRoe, and Preston Hannah. Poster committee members are Isabelle Craig, Pattie Jean Hulett, and Vivian Echols. They vote to attend Turner Falls senior day on April 17, with girls supplying cakes and snacks and boys providing cars and cold drinks.
State Supervisor Dr. Everett Shepherd toured Whitewright High School Friday and visited nearly all classes to assess progress. While in English IV he sat at a student desk as Miss Tapscott confirmed his presence, and Mrs Kennemer carried on with her visit.
A compiled line of varied quotations equates life to many images. It lists multiple famous figures and their described metaphors such as dream ember loom arrow jest tragedy smoke fortress flame fairy tale giggle and bowl of raspberries attributed to Calderon Shaw Lindsay Burton Gay Henley Napoleon Anderson and others.
A compact critique of Lawrence Greene’s scrapbook America Goes To Press. The author assembles varied newspaper accounts from Boston Tea Party to the Sarajevo shooting, noting inaccuracies caused by time, transmission, and incomplete information, and questioning the feasibility of a full newspaper based history of America.
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