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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1935
Page
19
A list of staff positions and adviser names includes Lula Vestal as editor in chief with faculty adviser Gladys Ray and Inez Coffey among others. The names Nye names appear in a departmental roll call of the publication group.
The piece notes a thousand year historical China India setting for A Handbook of Fist Puppets with plays Punch and Judy Br Rabbit and Br Fox and Somebody Nothing. Shakespeare folios sold in England for 14800, Rosenbach bought a similar one for 85750, first folio high of 70000.
The planned junior box supper to fund the junior senior banquet was canceled after quarrels. In assembly last week Vivian Echols was named ugliest girl and Lawrence Owen prettiest boy in the pick of candidates.
Washington announces a national census of youths ages 15 to 24 across sixty cities to gauge education, occupation aims, recreation, ages, and interests. Cities will be invited to cooperate. pilot sites include Indianapolis Springfield Superior and Tompkins County. The study should help communities analyze local youth problems more accurately.
In Texas centennial coverage, readers name their heroes. David Crockett wins Mr. Burma’s praise for standing up for rights and recognizing weak points, while Clifton DeBerry lauds Stephen F. Austin for colonist care and city founding. Louise Cooper selects Sam Houston for leadership and victory at San Jacinto.
New members join the Mumps Club including Ves tal Roscoe Brown Booker Bryant Darwin White Biggerstaff Garner Bryant Lane Ford and Caylor Miss Ray and Tapscott wore new spring costumes last Friday Walter Holmes and Jackson earned Scout badges Leslie Holland wears dark glasses and cannot perform athletic stunts due to weak eyes Albert Lea muscles a fractured elbow from a car fall Short no longer patrols campus as lilacs are out of season Several Masqueraders travel to neighboring schools to advertise She Stoops to Conquer Frances Andrew visits W H S Inez Coffey shows a new permanent Hollywood is in. A freshman miscues Shakespeare in a six weeks exam dewlap sentence yields A man picked a dewlap Frances Hedgpeth visits W H S Mrs Key substitutes in Spanish Edith Sears plans a business career Edith Mae explains taxes Grace Chumbley nicknamed Baby Grace remains with baby teeth.
New York report from the National Industrial Conference shows 1934 national income at 47.6 billion dollars, up 13.9 percent from 1933’s 41.8 billion. Per capita income for 1934 is 44 dollars, with wholesale prices up 13.7 percent and living costs up 6.1 percent. Dominican Republic raises imports duties on corn meal and wheat flour to fund education and other needs.
Dear Readers recounts romps and crushes at Whitewright High with Ross Brown’s singing, flirty students like Anita Vestal and Betty Jo Morrow, Christine Williams beauty use, and tales of dates, pranks, and lonesome Sue Barnes, as Joe Alexander declines to comment.
The Texas Centennial nears with Dallas as its focal point and grand displays. Mr. Key predicts a majestic event unmatched in Texas history, while Paul Pierson doubts broad enthusiasm and suspects outsiders may view Texas as distinct.
A playful closing line from a reader column invites letters to the Parlez-Vous Bureau. The narrator boasts Charmaine’s knowledge and hints at shared wit with a French phrase Nest-ce-pas about answers and mysteries for vexing problems.
Parliamentary practice guided the Junto Club on Friday April 12 as elections were held for six weeks of officers. J Lee Vestal chaired as officers were elected including Isabelle Craig president Anna Joyce Benson secretary Nora Bryant reporter and Martha Bryant sergeant at arms.
A German inventor converts a standard automobile for amphibious use by mounting hollow drum-shaped pontoons under the body and fitting paddles to the rear pontoons to propel the craft on water.
An assembly program directed by Mr. Burma featured an unpopularity contest with Lawrence Owen winning prettiest boy and Vivian Echols taking ugliest girl. The Hi Y Club demonstrated pyramids and athletic stunts, with judging teams announced for A and M College.
The Masqueraders' Club postpones Goldsmiths play after a principal actor contracts mumps. Director Miss Ray and the club regret the delay and urge patrons to watch for a new date within the next two weeks. Typewriter supplies advertised at the Sun office.
Lawrence Owen from Ely leads the Reflector staff and acts in the senior play while having been crowned the most handsome boy in a popularity contest. He impersonates Will Rogers in performances and excels academically amid a rumored love triangle with Lular and Mickey. Mary Lena Bethelite from W. H. S is Reflector staff and senior class secretary noted for high grades and sweet disposition. Little is known about her romantic interest.
A playful verse praising a horse as the fairest beast and the trusty worker. The poet notes the animal’s usefulness across farms and towns and teases Lula Vestal for her constant talk of him in bright sayings. The closing line invites buying in Whitewright.
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