Whitewright contenders in Smith Hughes and soil livestock contests
The W. H. S. Reflector notes that Ralph Kent, Mr. Cunningham, and a team entered the Smith Hughes State Judging contests at A. and M. with drivers Ralph Kent and Cunningham. Whitewright entrants included Charles Harrison, Lloyd Badgett, and Billie Pritchett in soil conservation and Charles Howard, Willie D. Ross, and Houston Darwin in livestock judging. The group stayed at local project houses, toured the campus, and the mess hall impressed as the world’s largest, serving 3,000. They left Tuesday for Whitewright. results were pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Cunningham
Cunningham
Whitewright
District Home EC Clubs Hold District Meeting in Whitewright
The Whitewright Future Homemakers Club hosted district Homemakers Clubs from Blue Ridge Sherman Honey Grove and Trenton on Saturday April 23. Activities included a home ec program led by Phyllis Brown introductions by Mr Jernigan and student performances. Mary Louise Wallace of Sherman was elected district president for next year. Each club paid two dollars to send a district representative to San Antonio. The meeting adjourned for lunch and reconvened for a business session followed by games and a tea at Aileen Pennington's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Future Homemakers Club
Blue Ridge
Sherman
Honey Grove
Trenton
Phyllis Brown
Mr. Jernigan
Betty Nell Yeager
Rosalie
C. J. Meador
Joe Connally
Janis Jayne Horton
Reba Slagle
Mary Louise Wallace
San Antonio
Rex Brown
Aileen Pennington
P. B
Bell Telephone Demonstration At Instructive Chapel
An instructive chapel on Thursday April 21 featured Bell Telephone Company representatives from Denison. Mr. McKinney, Bell Telephone division president, presented Joe Terrell who demonstrated telephones and parts. An imitation call to Australia involved three operators. Students inspected devices and heard explanations of many inventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Telephone Company
McKinney
Bell Telephone Division
Denison
Joe Terrell
Australia
Tea in honor of home economics girls district meeting
Miss Aileen Pennington hosted a tea Saturday afternoon for Sher man Trenton Honey Grove and Blue Ridge home economics group attending the District Home Economics meeting. About 75 girls arrived from two to four o clock. The event featured a blue and white color scheme, a white cloth, white roses, blue candles, and tea sandwiches and cookies served by several young hostesses. The program included songs read by Jane Knox a piano solo by Sara Kathryn Atterberry and a reading by Margaret Hanna and Billy Rhom Pennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aileen Pennington
Sherman
Trenton
Honey Grove
Blue Ridge
Sarah Belle Gillett
Jo Willa Stateville
Dorothy Jo Akridge
Drunette Farley
Norma Donigan
Janis Horton
Margaret Hanna
Billy Rhom Pennington
Reading
Jane Knox
Sara Kathryn Atterberry
Boys Take A. and M. Trip to College
Mr. Cunningham departed for A. and M. College on Sunday morning April 17 with Lloyd Badgett Billie Pritchett Charles Howard Charles Harrison Willie D. Ross and Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Cunningham
M. College
Lloyd Badgett
Billie Pritchett
Charles Howard
Charles Harrison
Willie D. Ross
Houston
Typing Class Dedication in Reflector Notes
The Reflector honors typing students under Mrs Kennemer and their foreman Mrs Lackey who prepare senior article drafts. Typing occurs Fridays and Mondays, securing timely noon deadlines. The editor thanks all readers for appreciating both writers and the typists who finish work after corrections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennemer
Lackey
Wandering foot in towns across Sunday trips
Dorothy Jo Akridge spent Sunday in Sherman. T. J. Russell visited in Van Alstyne on Sunday. Beulah Mae Scott was a Sherman visitor on Sunday. Jack Jernigan visited in Sherman on Saturday. Velma Lee Norris spent Sunday in Denison. Howard Wallace visited in Whitewright on Sunday. Lissie Mae Anderson spent Thursday and Friday in Nobility. J. B. Henderson visited in Denison Marilee Reeves spent the week end in Whitewright. Ina Lee Hicks visited in Ector on Saturday. Naomi Penny spent Saturday in Bonham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Jo Akridge
Sherman
T. J. Russell
van Alstyne
Beulah Mae Scott
Jack Jernigan
Velma Lee Norris
Denison
Howard Wallace
Whitewright
Lissie Mae Anderson
Nobility
J. B. Henderson
Marilee Reeves
Ina Lee Hicks
Ector
Naomi Penny
Bonham
Tigers Meet Defeat as Dodd City Wins Rematch
The Whitewright Tigers lost to Dodd City 7 to 0 in a rematch after Whitewright had earlier beaten Dodd City 9 to 3. Harrison led Tigers with a double and a single while Burchfield added a triple. Starr started on the mound and allowed six runs before Burchfield relieved. Phillips at first and Newman at third both played well, with Sells and Hughes contributing in the outfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Tigers
Dodd City
Tigers
Dodd
Harrison
Tiger
Burchfield
Starr
Phillips
Newman
Whitewright
Sanderson
S S
Sears
Hughes
C F
Sells
R F
E. H
Publicity program highlights carnival race candidates
On Thursday morning, April 21, each class sponsored a chapel program to promote their carnival race candidates. Dorotha Darwin, president of the freshman class, introduced Jackie Lee Thompson who delivered a poem on the ugliness of Jarvis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorotha Darwin
Jackie Lee Thompson
Jarvis
Students campaign speeches highlight class elections
Barbara Gordon praises Dorotha Darwin while sophomores hear David Taylor as a Bob Burns figure. Elaine Starr supports Earleen Benson and Floyd Everheart backs Velma Norris. William Janway votes for his own bid, Jack Jernigan touts Jo Willa Stateville, and Herman Riddle receives praise for ugliness as Fred Starr introduces him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Maddox
Barbara Jean Gordon
Dorotha Darwin
Bob Burns
David Taylor
Elaine Starr
Earleen Benson
Floyd Everheart
Velma Lee Norris
William Janway
Boyd Newman
Jack Jernigan
Jo Willa
Stateville
Fred Starr
Herman Riddle
Knoxa
Mr. Jernigan
Home Ec Class Strives for Friday Style Show Victory
Home Ec III students aim to finish their dresses by Friday, the day of judgment. Early weeks saw slow progress with the motto Slow but Sure, now replaced by Accuracy as they work carefully toward the judging contest and style show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S
Seniors Plan San Antonio Trip After April Meeting
Senior class met on Wednesday April 20 to discuss plans for Senior Day. They want to visit San Antonio if funds allow and formed a committee led by Fred Starr James Erwin Hughes and Wilson Kaiser under President Boyd Newman to study trip costs. Date of travel remains undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Fred Starr
James Erwin Hughes
Wilson Kaiser
Boyd Newman
Hi-Y Picnic Reported With Camp Fire Meeting
Hi-Y members held a camp fire meeting and picnic on Monday night April 18. Each member supplied his own food and enjoyed cake and ice cream. The group discussed uncensored moving pictures bad companions and improper environment for youth. Recreational time included bullfrog hunting and early fishing season attempts. Mr Truman Humphrey a Grammar School teacher attended as a visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi-Y
Truman Humphrey
Who's Who Senior Pair Attract Attention This Week
In the senior class two notable personalities stand out. A dark haired hazel eyed girl, five feet three, popular with many friends, plays Salamanca in the senior play. A tall, loyal male admirer near campus, six feet tall and 156 pounds, accompanies the president of a class. Guess who.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salamanca
Whitewright
Sophomore English Class Presentations Named
A Friday program by the sophomore English class featured a play titled Brother Jebediah by Pascal Connelly and storytelling by Emma Joyce Hinton Ruby Pierson Imogene Head Earl Benson George Hansard and Merlyn Brown Emma Joyce Hintons talk on Top sy Turvy Lane was voted best by the class Officers listed were Ruby Pierson chairman George Hansard secretary and Drunette Farley critic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brother Jebediah
Pascal Connelly
Emma Joyce Hinton
Ruby Pierson
Imogene Head
Earleen Benson
George Hansard
Merlyn Brown
Drunette Farley
D. A
April birthday list for Whitewright High School students
The Whitewright High School birthday roll calls Pascal Connelly aged 16 on Tuesday April 19 T H Neal aged 14 on Friday April 22 Leslie Andrew aged 16 on Monday April 25 and Jo Willa Stateville aged 17 on Wednesday April 27. D A
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Whitewright High School
Pascal Connelly
T. H. Neal
Leslie Andrew
Jo Willa Stateville
D. A
Teachers See Helen Hayes in Victoria Regina
Mrs Lackey and other Bells teachers went to Dallas on April 19 to view Helen Hayes in Victoria Regina. The report notes Hayes’ transition from girl to mature actress as the performance impressed the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Lackey
Knox
Nadine Blanton
Miss Hambright
Bells
Dallas
Helen Hayes
Victoria Regina
Student Sara Kathryn Atterberry Attends Matinee
The report notes that Sara Kathryn Atterberry, a High School student, attended a matinee where Miss Hayes performed a role that impressed an audience member who remarked the girl and the old woman were played by the same actor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Kathryn Atterberry
Miss Hayes
V. A. Iii Makes Rope
Mr. Cunningham, now an artist, drew a rope making apparatus for V. A. III students. After prompting guesses, he demonstrated rope making using binder twine, producing ropes from one quarter inch to half an inch in diameter. Each boy planned to make a rope and halter.
Business English Class Elects GM Company Roles
A business English class has chosen General Motors Corporation as their target company for a letter writing project. Fred Starr was elected employment manager and Marguerite Hopper was chosen as office girl to simulate real applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennemer
General Motors Corporation
Fred Starr
Marguerite Hopper
G. A
Future Homemakers Win in Styles Event
At the Future Homemakers meeting on Saturday, participants took first place in the styles contest.
When Women Need Cardui to Help Restore Strength
An advertisement urges women to use Cardui when strength wanes or daily tasks seem harder. It claims Cardui increases appetite and improves digestion, helping nourishment and easing aches, pains, and nervousness as energy returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardus
Spring tea fashion among visiting girls and guests
At a spring tea, every girl wore a new ensemble with silk frocks and toppers. Phyllis Brown wore lavender silk with patent shoes, while Aileen Pennington chose navy and white dotted fabric with white shoes. Norma Donigan and Jo Willa Stateville wore pink gowns, Drunette Farley in aqua moire taffeta with gold sandals and a cameo necklace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Brown
Aileen Pennington
Norma Donigan
Jo Willa Stateville
Drunette Farley
Carnival Crowns Queen and Disgrace
The carnival in the High School gym drew a large crowd on Friday night with a race for the most popular girl and the ugliest boy, both generating excitement until 10 o clock. Many games and a busy bingo table kept attendees entertained.
Queen of High School Coronation at Local Event
A school evening featured bridge and forty-two games, a pie and cake auction, and a floor show with Betty Nell Yeager Jane Knox Janis Jayne Horton Patty Everhart. The highlight was the coronation of the Queen of High School led by Herman Riddle and attendants Dorotha Darwin Jarvis Maddux Velma Lee Norris and William Janway. Proceeds supported the junior class and Home Eco Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Nell Yeager
Jane Knox
Janis Jayne Horton
Patty Everheart
Queen of High School
Willa Stateville
High School
Herman Riddle
Dorotha Darwin
Jarvis Maddux
Velma Lee Norris
William Janway
Herman
Eco Club
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Guy Andrews
M. Trip
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Ashburn
QARTS
SOPHS
V. A. Ili
Cardui
Leto
Kirkpatrick Pharmacy
Dtnse
Texas
VEL
Texas Gas
Bakers of
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Natural Gas Co
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
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