This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1946
Page
6
The piece mocks omissions in student reporting while detailing the 1946 Bell annual arrival and social scenes. It lists students, pairings, favorite things, and idle gossip, painting a lively snapshot of postwar school life and campus personalities.
The fragment portrays social chatter about Romeo Ves tal dating Martha Ann Jernigan. It mentions Saturday and Sunday nights with Tom Bean, Whacker, Y. B., and Elizabeth Smith referenced in a lively county-town gossip tone.
Betty Darwin aged 16 lists John Payne as favorite actor and angel food cake as food with plane geometry as favorite subject and Because as favorite song. Dorothy Wallace aged 15 cites Betty Grable and Dana Andrews as stars and ice cream as food with plane geometry as subject and Gimme a Little Kiss as song. Joanne Grammer aged 15 notes June Allyson and Dennis Morgan as stars with olives as food and typing as subject. Joan Huseman aged 16 names Joan Leslie and Robert Hutton as stars, spinach as food, biology as subject and I’ll Always Be in Love as song.
The note lists students like Mary Judd in English and Billy Evans in Spanish asleep while Maurice studies shorthand. It warns vitamins are needed or some pupils may lose credits at the school’s end.
On Tuesday afternoon April 16 the W H S Choral Club performed at Grammar School P T A. Girls Jessie Franklin Joan Huseman Elda Cambron Maxine Roberts Melva Allen Betty Ingram Helen Gordas Doris McKinney Geraldine Bush Bernice Cato sang Moonbeams The Magic of the Moon Mighty Like a Rose sponsor Mrs Sarah Kilgroe accompanist LaVerne Kilgroe. The building rocked from a Bettye Rich sneeze causing a brief hush before recovery.
The Pep Squad of 46 47 starts spring training as football players begin spring drills. Girls will join future freshmen to learn the routines, with practices set from 8 30 to 9 in the morning and 2 15 to 3 in the afternoon after new drums arrive.
Frances Lou Bennett born August 27, 1929 in Leonard. She lived there until first grade then moved to Groveton Texas and attended Centerville School. She relocated again as a high school freshman and is now sixteen years old.
Frances, a 5 foot 7 inch senior with brown hair and green eyes weighs 130 pounds. Her favorites include brown and yellow, volleyball, fried chicken, and French fries. She collects picture post cards writes letters and aspires to be a secretary. She likes all girls but her main interest is Orville Woodson. She is highly regarded as our most studious and representative senior.
A playful school snippet imagines name role swaps and misfits from a class. Margie grows old, Geraldine becomes a tree, and Doris finds different roles while Maurice makes 100 in algebra. The piece closes noting the honor roll repeats every six weeks.
Freshmen Wanda Nell Lewis. sophomores Dorothy Head Barbara Williams Emaline Bennett. juniors Betty Anne Darwin. seniors Marjorie Young appear in the ledger fragment.
The small civics class is progressing well. They finished U N O books and now study money and inflation. They learned about the first coins and how they differ from today’s coins. They read weekly Our Times and discuss inflation as part of the lesson.
Spring styles appear limited around W. H. S. as cool weather lingers. Observers note muted color palettes and practical fabrics dominate shop displays while retailers anticipate warmer days and brighter wardrobes ahead.
The article notes a shift in local dress as sun breaks through. Spring shoes and outfits gain popularity with Mexican hurraches and ballet slippers becoming common, while socks remain scarce.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.