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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1946
Page
7
The Reflector notes yearly revival of pinafores and white skirts among W H S lassies. Gingham dresses and draw string blouses appear, while Fat Stock Show inspired plaid shirts surface. Campus look mimics farmer attire, yet work clothes are only for style, comfortable and up to date.
Thursday April 28 brought busy senior rooms at W H S as students race to pay the remaining 75 cents for annuals totaling 1.75. The 1946 Bell gains praise under editor Norma Smith business manager Wandabell Sanderson and sponsor Miss Neathery.
Report notes seniors in English IV studying business English and letter writing, secretarial training class preparing a booklet of fairy tales biographies and typing shortcuts. Algebra II students finish chapter on trigonometry and feel proud.
A brief piece stressing simple courtesies like please and thank you as essential social tools. It argues politeness helps maintain friendships and ease in conversations, noting that while grand etiquette books exist, everyday manners are more universally useful. The author signs as E. C.
A secretarial training class has finished a course on filing and methods and devices used. Each pupil is making a booklet of short fairy stories with paragraphs dictated by Mr Kerby. The booklet will include shorthand notes, typed transcriptions, and pictures illustrating the stories.
The juniors have studied infinitives for a week and are making good progress. They are earning good grades and have also studied poetry and poets. Poets include William Cullen Bryant, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and John Greenleaf Whittier. Imaginary interviews were held with these writers.
The plane geometry class struggled with loci during a six weeks test taken Tuesday and Wednesday. Betty Darwin led the class with an average of 95.9, while they are short 200 pages in their book and aim to finish by school end. The teacher notes the class must study.
The English III class began a study of famous poets with imaginary interviews. The first piece featured William Cullen Bryant, with Pat Gray portraying the role.
Dorothy Wallace interviews Mr Emerson portrayed by Betty Darwin and Doris Hunter conducts the second interview with Mr Bryant. The sessions help students understand poet lives and practice quoting lines from poets with Es.
A collection of playful questions traces curious discoveries behind everyday items. It playfully questions who started trends from pennies in moccasins to red-rimmed specs and autographs on clothing, hinting at social quirks and fashion fads sparked by inventive minds.
Narrative of William Tyndale who translated the Bible into English, faced exile and peril in Europe, printers distributing quickly, bishops burning copies, and his eventual capture and execution as he prayed for the king of England.
A patriotic reflection on the Statue of Liberty gifted by France in 1886 marking Franco American friendship. The bronze statue on Bedloe's Island stands over 300 feet, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, and serves as a beacon of welcome and opportunity for seekers of a better life.
For three weeks in April 16 Tom Bean visits Whitewright for volleyball. The girls’ first game was won by Tom Bean, then Whitewright took the next two, with the Tiger Girls named champions. The Tom Bean boys won the first game, our Tigers followed, but Tom Bean clinched the final victory.
Washington broadcast reports Housing Expeditor Wyatt says real estate inflation is far worse than anticipated with sub 6000 dollar homes up 65.1 percent since 1940. Low cost homes jumped 17.7 percent since September and war worker housing rose 30.5 percent after price ceilings lifted. Pacific Coast states hit hardest with under 6000 dollar homes up 96.3 percent since 1940.
An Indian man in the northern part of the state returns to a drugstore to buy six bottles of cough syrup. The druggist questions the need, and the man jokes that he is using it for pancakes.
The State of Texas issues citation requiring James Monroe to appear and answer the plaintiff's petition by 10 A M on Monday May 20 1946 before the Honorable District Court of Grayson County at Sherman Texas. The petition was filed April 3 1946. File number of the suit is listed.
No 54462 Annie Mae Montue sues James Montue for divorce on grounds of abandonment. Issued April 3, 1946, by District Court of Grayson County, Texas. Clerk S V Earnest, deputy Nancy Drake. Office in Sherman, Texas. 4M2
The State of Texas and Grayson County sue to recover taxes on Lots 9 and 10, Block 13, O T P in Whitewright. Delinquent amounts total 5.67 dollars for state and county taxes. Defendants including unknown heirs must appear at the Grayson County District Court in Sherman on May 27, 1946, to show cause why condemnation judgment should not be entered.
The notice announces ordering sale and foreclosure for unpaid taxes and costs of suit. Each party must plead to all claims on file and future filings in the cause. Issued by Clerk S V Earnest and Deputy Nancy Drake in Grayson County Texas on April 10, 1946.
On October 19 1945 Johnnie Williams sues Clyde Williams as defendant for cruel treatment. Court clerk S V Earnest and deputy Nancy Drake record the filing No 53980.
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