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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1934

Page

4

Editor names and advisers listed for Albert Lea school

The document names Editor in Chief Robt L Doss and Faculty Adviser Gladys Ray along with staff list including Billie Earl Montgomery Ruth Jopling Merle Robbins Thomas Sears Monabelle Bigger David Smith Mary Lena Reeves Inez Coffey Albert Lea Jackson.

Robt. L. Doss Gladys Ray Billie Earl Montgomery Ruth Jopling Merle Robbins Thomas Sears Monabelle Bigger Staff David Smith Mary Lena Reeves Inez Coffey Albert Lea Jackson Merle Flemings Charlie Mae Ross Betty Jo Morrow Christine Williams Isabelle Craig Anne Lee Yowell Amateene Rector Anita Vestal Fidelis The Baptist Church Leon Adams Thomas Sears Monabelle Biggerstaff Meda Jane Wiser Franklin Dixon Mr. Smith Merle Robbins Anne Joyce Nora Bryant J. B. Cates Bonnie Frank Baker Savoy M. R

How About a School Picnic

Editor proposes a school wide spring celebration replacing the May Carnival. A picnic at Rock Lake or a pasture could unite classes, with everyone bringing food and funds from a queen race and stands. Profits could fund library books or playgrounds, aiming for a better school experience.

Rock Lake Orangeville

Travel as Education Versus Mindless Leisure

A critique contrasts travel as a path to knowledge with a heedless form of leisure. It argues true travel broadens view of different peoples and cultures, while aimless trips harm personal growth and school standards. The piece likens this to a college experience where some seek learning and others merely enjoyment.

Indies

An Anecdote Then A Four Legged Rabbit

A classroom exchange defines an anecdote as a short humorous tale. Johnny writes a sentence humorously misusing the term by stating a rabbit has four legs and one anecdote. Russia experiments with soybeans aiming to mass produce them as a staple food.

Johnny Russia

Shall I Go To College? Seniors ponder the question

A 1934 seniors column weighs the value of college education. The author argues opinions vary, forecasts uncertain, and the best path is choosing a field that serves and improves others, rather than chasing white collar abundance. The piece concludes education should aid future generations.

Ringworm Diagnosis and Home Treatment Advised

A young farmer presents with ringworm on the face neck and scalp margins. Diagnosis ringworm tinea circinata treated with mercurial ointment and strict hygiene. avoid communal towels pillows and scratching to prevent spread.

Reach for the Moon senior class play May 4

Reader invites attenders to the senior class play Reach for the Moon on May 4. The ad promises open Colorado countryside and engaging stage events with characters including Tony Betty and Robert Dosk, plus scenes of bear hunting and Lochinvar style romance.

Colorado Tony Betty Robert Dosk Thomas Sears Earl

Daisy and Gossip Fire Up Sherman High Social Scene

Scattered notes reveal crushes and rivalries among Sherman High students. Bits about rings and initials, banquets, shows, and a cafe provoke curiosity as Daisy investigates who is dating whom and which freshmen are chasing a senior.

Thomas Emerson Sears Denison Oak View Inn Fern Russell Betty Jo G. V Daisy Lorena A. R W. E D. L Scott Twins Majors Dorothy Ryan

System to raise sales through new daily schedule

Dr Herbert W Hess a Wharton School professor advocates a city wide 7 am to noon productive labor noon to 6 pm distributive work and 6 pm to midnight amusements. He says current shopping is done mostly by women because men work day shifts. If men and women could shop together he predicts a large sales increase.

Philadelphia Herbert W. Hess Wharton School University of Pennsylvania

Eggs Cease to Be Bartered in Minnesota Stores

Minnesota grocers may no longer accept eggs in payment for goods unless they use expert candlers to test weigh and grade the eggs. The new regulation by Commissioner R A Trovatten ends a long standing barter practice in small communities to raise egg standards.

ST. Paul Minnesota R. A. Trovatten Commissioner of Agriculture

Child’s bedtime bid blows past parental wisdom

Four year old Mary Jane quips that her mother cannot handle child rearing. She claims she must go to bed while awake and rise while sleeping, exposing the gap between mother and child in a playful exchange.

Mary Jane

Senior class TV show prep and exams spark campus chatter

Seniors brace for stress as six weeks exams begin after daily practice for the senior play Reach for the Moon. Teachers weigh test formats while students face pink eye and measles cases, including Anna Benson and Mary Musser.

Anna Joyce Benson Mary Edna Musser Pinky” May High and Mighty Scholastic Frank Buck Lord David Smith Buck David Pittsburg Gazette

Unshrinking Wool Developed by British Trade Group

The British Wool Industries Research Association reports a wool treatment that resists shrinking and lasts about twice as long as similar fabrics. It adds lustre and can be applied to loose wool, secured wool, or knitted fabric with equal security. The method will be kept secret among association members who will share patent rights.

London British Wool Industries Research Association

Seniors Award Scholarship in Meeting Tuesday

The senior class met Tuesday afternoon to award a Draughon's Business College scholarship and discuss the senior play Reach for the Moon. Billie Earl Montgomery, named for his ability and scholarship, received about sixty dollars. Admission was set at 15 and 25 cents, with a tentative cast approved by Miss Dorothy Tapscott and Miss Gladys Ray.

Draughon Business College Billie Earl Montgomery Dorothy Tapscott Gladys Ray

Traveler Pauses by Stream Amid Frayed Dreams

A traveler halts by a silent stream and gazes at its colored foam. He recalls a broken dream and considers death before moving on through nature’s enduring beauty despite a life felt as forsaken. Anon credits the verse to the present time.

Anon

Seance Quips Over George Washington Dollar Mystery

A humorous exchange at a spiritualist seance has a participant asking to contact George Washington and Mediusm confirming. The man requests the location of a dollar he claims Washington tossed across the Rappahannock River.

George Washington Rappahanthock River

Judge Credits Murderer For High Ingenuity Burglary Exchange

A judge praises the burglar's ingenuity while the culprit rejects flattery, arguing the court should not be influenced by praise as the case proceeds. The exchange highlights the tension between judicial restraint and a defendant's defiance during proceedings.

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Whitewright Frank D. Layman Whitewright, Texas San Jacinto Whitewright Lumber Co S. O Torspect Texas Trade Group OF Britain Reeves Laroe L. Laroe & CO
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