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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1932
Page
3
Article notes the July 1932 fatal shooting of Miss Cavaness and mentions Thanksgiving events and a wedding at Miss Echols home. It references the Manning couple's plans to visit Dallas to meet relatives and celebrate a hopeful Thanksgiving.
Editor notes football season brings town passion as fans rush to games or follow on radio. Heroes are revered by all ages, with pennants and colors fueling the electric atmosphere and daily devotion to school football.
A senior girl reports to classmates that rings have arrived at the depot after three weeks of anticipation. Two boys hurry to fetch the rings and return them to the high school, enabling more manicures and hand washing.
On Wednesday November 23 the Student Forum organized a Thanksgiving program in the chapel. J Y Russell and Robert Doss spoke on the first Thanksgiving and modern celebrations. A vocal duet by Mr Smith and Mr Grant and the Girls Glee performed a high school song before the student body closed with a Thanksgiving finale.
The narrator recalls a pattern where history teachers attract Cupid’s attention. A memory hints Miss Forrester became involved in a romantic event on Thanksgiving in 1929, suggesting a recurring theme of scholarly figures facing romance.
The piece profiles Mary Jo Sears a popular senior active in the Masqueraders' Club serving as secretary and treasurer while aiming to study English at C I A in Denton to become a schoolteacher. It also centers on Emma Claire a sweet sixteen vice president and club member noted for average scholastic standing and family ties to W H S alumni.
Brief notes reveal quirky classroom moments. Conversations mention N. B. Nicholson and Mr. Key not being friends, Mr. Gee missing a Spanish lesson, and Ross Wilson with J. M. Dixon not on the basketball team. A student visits the library without requesting a book, and Louise Gladden faces a poem draft delay. Leon Adams arrives with untidy hair as R. L. D. remarks.
The Students' Forum met in regular session on Monday. A debate on the resolution that Texas should be divided into several states will feature speakers Dick Montgomery Frank Clark J Y Russell and Robert Doss. The club adjourned by unanimous vote.
The Masquereaders Club will stage a three act mystery comedy titled Oh on Friday December 2 at the community theater. Cast and production details were not fully listed in the excerpt.
The event begins at 7 45 in the high school auditorium. Admission is 15e for students. Art Whitman played by J B Cates is a young fellow misreading himself and under fetticoat rule. He and Gramp Pembroke handle a pair of guns in a useful scene. Come and support the club.
The senior class at W H S rejoiced as their class rings arrived interrupting Miss Tapscott's morning classes. Sophomores and juniors watched, freshmen stared in awe, and the seniors celebrated amid chirps of excitement.
The school welcomes Elizabeth Ireland of Van Alstyne high school and Horace Anthony of Sulphur Springs high school as new members of the student body.
Miss Gladys Ray attended the Texas Speech Arts Association in Fort Worth on Friday. She also visited the Fort Worth Little Theatre to see The First Mrs Fraser and watched the TCU versus SMU football game on Saturday.
Miss Dorothy Tapscott and Miss Margaret Boone spent the holidays in their respective Dallas homes.
William Cantrell, former Whitewright High School principal, writes that he was reading the Reflector and enjoys it. The staff is encouraged and hopes future contents continue to interest readers.
The Wild Cat String Band mentor Mr. Young will now provide private instruction to each pupil on Mondays and Thursdays after regular Wednesday meetings. Pupils are progressing well with the individual work.
Myra Nell Vestal praises Baylor College as the first women’s college west of the Mississippi with enduring traditions and loyal students. She notes many clubs and sports from horseback riding to hockey, plus a motto of moving From victory to victory and a Christlike spirit.
A light exchange among students and teachers features Pearl and Ruth with winter humor about dogs and coats plus Miss Tapscott asking Mr. Smith to cash a check and a quip about pigs. J. Y. notes a pig eating and Dick replies with a playful jab.
In a domestic exchange Mr Manning questions eggs containing chipped contents. Mrs Manning reassures no hazard, blaming eggshell fragments and joking about scrambling eggs.
A playful campus exchange between a sophomore and a freshman turns on a joke about Sleeping Beauty versus Sleepy Hollow, highlighting lighthearted dorm humor and student banter on campus.
The nugget notes an inflated occasion describing Newton's wedding as a swell affair with playful hints of puffed rice used in the celebration.
A collection of quirky claims and trivia: age by hair, Meshed tombstones, twelve jurors for twelve months, Hallelujah universal, vast US auto sales, music and flowers, Chinese in New York, engagement rings, mother in law jokes, bonus march echoes, Vergennes poorhouse sale, Boston barber tea service, and Rockefeller English critique.
The article honors Miss Kennedy as the first hello girl in 1878 and notes long hours and stairs to the switchboard. It recalls visits by Bell and Edison, praises her enduring legacy, and urges a memorial to all courageous telephone operators who saved lives during crises.
Archie Schwiese, a University of Colorado senior, says he has washed 150000 windows to earn his degree. The unusual project aims to study work ethic and effort in degree attainment.
The world’s first telephone operator, Mary Beatrice Kennedy who started at the Nassau exchange in New York on September 21 1878, died at age 74. She secured the job after a boy was discharged for swearing at a subscriber and was noted for courtesy and efficiency.
Lloyd Stowers, 1932 honor graduate, had his one act play Co-incidence accepted for publication in the Avesta. The piece, written as a class English assignment, marks a rare honor for a freshman at N T S T C Denton. The school community and hometown folks offer congratulations. Clyde Johnson, former student, is now accompanist for the T C U glee club.
A 1932 graduate writes that Baylor College shapes identity beyond knowledge. She cites broadening contacts across Texas, the United States, and abroad including Brazil and Spain, urges growth of character through Christian morals, and notes education that blends mind and spirit.
The Christian Science Monitor notes studies from thirteen cities showing nine report declines in juvenile delinquency while four show increases. It also says Chicago crime has not risen proportionally with population since 1915, challenging common assumptions. It cautions against jumping to conclusions.
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