Tigers Dominate In High School Grid Tilt
Starr sprinted for the final TD as the Tigers rolled over V.A. 22 first downs to 12 and 466 to 164 yards. Van threw 30 passes with 11 complete for 121 yards. Tigers connected on 5 of 7 for 74 yards. Thornhill Holmes and Starr converted extra points on a pass and runs. Jackson Meador Lewis starred on the line and Thornhill cleared the way for backfield gains.
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Tigers
Starr
V. A
Van
Thornhill
Holmes
Student withdraws from W. H. 8 High School
Clifton Burchfield a sophomore has withdrawn from High School as he moved to Ector community He will attend school at Ector in the future.
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Clifton Burchfield
Ector
K. M
Thanksgiving feast hinders study at school
Students struggle after holidays as overeating affects concentration. Glee Club notes poor vocal energy due to full stomachs. W. H. S. returns to work ahead of six week exams, adding an onion flavor to the Turkey Hash.
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Glee Club
K. M
Juliet Learns Football Etiquette In English IV Debate
English IV students update Shakespearean romance holding Juliet to football knowledge and grooming standards. They urge Juliet to distinguish plays like a drop kick from a fallen arch and to avoid gold-digger labeling. Romeo should pay his own way and fulfill escort duties.
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Juliet
Romeo
English IV
K. M
Tigers Defeat Van Alstyne on Thanksgiving Day
The Whitewright Tigers beat Van Alstyne 39-6 as Kaiser fumbled early but the Tigers recovered to score. Starr opened the scoring with a 10 to 15 yard plunge, Holmes added a TD, and Kaiser sprinted 74 yards for a third. Van Alstyne rallied briefly with a late third quarter pass play to Allen for a score.
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Whitewright Tigers
van Alstyne
Tigers
Kaiser
Van
Starr
Holmes
Blythe
Allen
Fred Starr
Wink and Waggle of Loyalty in a College Tease
Miss Tapscott’s coy smile hints at a catlike canary moment as she applauds her college teams S M U and Texas. Mr Bean backs A M and Mr Key backs T C U as Tex defeats A M, leaving Key silenced while Bean looks down.
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Miss Tapscott
Texas
Mr. Bean
Mr. Key
A. V
Six Weeks Exams Prompt Cramming Students Report Cards Soon
Six weeks exams are being given this week with students cramming in preparation. Report cards will be issued next week.
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L. A
Vv A I Class Takes First Field Trip
The vocational agriculture I class took its first field trip on Tuesday November 24, traveling about four miles northeast of town. Mr Bean started spreaders and worked to finish them while the boys dug with picks and shovels. A cold day prompted a fire to keep idle students warm.
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Bean
Granvolee Hansard
Football boys wear recovered jerseys in game
The football boys were happy Thursday November 26 as two missing jerseys were recovered and worn for the first time in the Whitewright Van Alstyne game. The jerseys had disappeared at the season's start forcing players to compete in sweat shirts.
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Whitewright-Van Alstyne
G. H
Field Trip Against Rain with Mr Bean Crew
On Tuesday November 24 agri culture III pupils accompanied Mr Bean in a car to Mr Grammer's farm. The field trip faced rain as seven volunteers joined Mr Bean, proving their faithfulness to the teacher despite the weather.
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Agriculture III
Mr. Bean
Mr. Grammer
Ex-Student Hudgins Active At Arkansas City Junior College
Anther Hudgins, a graduate of W. H. S. last year, attends Arkansas City Junior College where he leads in singing for the college choir. He writes for the Arkansas Light and was a cub reporter for the Arkansas City Traveler. He has joined the Presbyterian Church and engages in active church work.
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Anther Hudgins
Arkansas City Junior College
Arkansas City
Arkansas
Arkansas Light
Arkansas City Traveler
Presbyterian Church
Wool Lecture Announcement for Agriculture Class
Mr. Bean received a letter from Mr. Wilson Farrell of the Midwest Wool Marketing Association inviting the entire agriculture class and any sheep farmers to a meeting next Monday December 7 at 10 30. The purpose is to discuss wool marketing and industry interests.
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Bean
Wilson Farrell
Midwest Wool Marketing Association
Sheep Management Picture Talk At National Forest Montana
In the school auditorium Mr. Farrell outlines a program with a National Forest sheep management picture, a fifteen minute wool grades shrinkage and marketing talk, and another image showing the complete wool industry. He will use a motion picture projector to illustrate his remarks in consultation with Mr. L. I. Samuel.
Monkey Mascot Suit Worn By Dr White’s Team
Imagine a home economics teacher crafting a full mascot outfit for Dr. S A White. Miss Travis completed a black pleated skirt with a dainty orange blouse for the school colors. The monkey will march as the football team’s mascot.
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Miss Travis
Dr. S. A. White
P. D
The False Chapel Classroom Talks Prompted By Absence
Miss Tapscott forced four English IV pupils Aubrey Lane Jim Henry Andrews Mark Montgomery Roscoe Brown to give talks in chapel on Friday for missing Thursday oral reports. Jim and Mark initially would skip but pledged attendance. Aubrey and Jim present with Roscoe absent. Roscoe reportedly ill described as pulling balls. Mr Key offered a makeup talk when Roscoe returns.
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Miss Tapscott
Aubrey Lane
Jim Henry Andrews
Mark Montgomery
Roscoe Brown
Jim
Mark
Aubrey
Roscoe
Local holiday visits and college student sightings
Daisy Bee Layman visited Celina Friday while Christine Moore spent Saturday in Sherman. Lorna Lee Thornton visited Dallas Wednesday. Mrs. Kennemer and Miss Draper spent Thanksgiving in Commerce. Lucille Keele of Madill stayed with Gladys Wright over the holidays. Betty Jo Morrow was in Tom Bean Sunday. College students seen about town include Gladys Gosnell Paul Pierson J Y Russell Leslie Holland Leon Chumbley Earl Phillips Margaret Lilley and Vivian Echols. Miss Tapscott attended the Centennial during the holidays. Velma Jo Bow enjoyed a trip to Aubrey Sunday. Marie Thrasher visited Sherman Wednesday.
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Leslie Holland
Leon Chumbley
Earl Phillips
Margaret Lilley
Vivian Echols
Miss Tapscott
Velma Jo Bow
Aubrey
Marie Thrasher
Sherman
Jokes and banter amid a busy day in a humorous page
A collection of light anecdotes and quick wits featuring Mr. Bean, Mr. Key, Mr. Burma, Jim Henry, Aubrey, the Gaddis family, Ben and Velma Lee, Imogene, Clifton and others. Gentle humor rests on everyday quirks, miscommunications, and playful exchanges.
Basketball Uniforms Ordered for team by Mr Key
Fifteen basketball suits and fifteen sweat shirts were ordered for the basketball boys by Mr. Key. Measurements for the suits were taken in the gymnasium. The trunks will be gold satin with black stripes and the jerseys gold wool with black letters. Sweat shirts will be gray cotton.
Who's Who in the Senior Class
A short feature profiles two Ely students and a West Main youth. The girl stands 5 ft 2 in, 102 pounds, dark brown hair and eyes, neat appearance, strong grades, favorite subject English, weakness Boogyman. The boy from West Main is about 5 ft 10 in, 150 pounds, blonde with blue eyes, calm except during football, enjoys outdoor exercise, favorite subject chemistry, nicknamed Shot gun.
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Ely
West Main
M. T
Hi Y Meeting Plans World Peace Programs
The Hi Y Club met Wednesday night November 25 at 7 15 appointing a new program committee consisting of Jack Meador Floyd Everheart and Grady Stepp The program focused on world peace with a round table discussion on the horrors of war and steps Hi Y can take to prevent war plans were made for a chapel program titled How We As Students Can Help Promote World Peace.
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Hi-Y
Jack Meador
Floyd Everheart
Grady Stepp
Chapel
Thanksgiving Holiday Happiness Revealed in House Talks
J M A feels joyful over the holiday season perhaps due to G G being home. L A repays neighborly visits to C M and E H V on Sunday. Joe Garland croons to Mary Phillips on the bus, while B J M jokes about nearly laughing himself to death Saturday night. Mr Burma is happy, possibly from an Ennis visitor. Gladys warned about the elusive 36 Plymouths. S E A begins League activity, possibly linked to F E Jr L and S H.
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G. G
L. A
C. M
Mary
Joe
Joe Garland
Mary Phillips
Gene
Mr. Burma
Ennis
Gladys
F. E. Jr
S. H
Chapel Pep Squad Presents Tuesday Chapel Program
The pep squad staged a chapel program on Tuesday, November 24 with acts by Sybil Davenport, Aileen Pennington, Mr. Burma, Mr. Jernigan, Miss Tapscott, Maurine Alverson, Sophia Nell Smith, Glenda Mae Rutledge, and Louise Deaton. Admission was a nickel per person to raise funds for the December football banquet honoring the team.
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Long
Sybil Davenport
Mrs. Meredith
Reading
Aileen Pennington
Burma
Mr. Jernigan
Miss Tapscott
Maurine Alverson
Concord
Sophia Nell Smith
Glenda Mae Rutledge
Louise Deaton
Cen tennial Thanksgiving visit noted by society members
Vonda Lee Vineyard and Imogene Alexander attended a Cen tennial Thanksgiving gathering. Litha Sue Hollingsworth visited in town, sharing in the social event and spending time with local families.
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Vonda Lee
Imogene Alexander
Litha Sue Hollingsworth
Truth Telling In Local Paper Sparks Scandalous Aftermath
A fiery editorial tale recalls a Indiana editor who vowed to print the full truth and fled town after next issue. The released sheet mocked locals with scathing notices of a lazy merchant, a preacher, a marriage, and a death. It ended with the editor fleeing, illustrating public appetite and risk in blunt truth telling.
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Indiana
John Bein
Bellville
Sty
Sylvia Rhodes
James Collins
Baptist Parsonage
Gordon
Jesus
Marshall News
Thunder and Sour Milk
The piece explains that milk sours due to lactic acid bacteria multiplying in warm air before a thunderstorm. The bacteria feed on milk sugar and produce lactic acid, not the thunder or lightning. Souring results from rapid germ growth in warmth.
Experts explode idea tough beefsteak comes from athletic animals
URBANA Illinois University of Illinois experiments by Professor Sleeter Bull refute the claim that athletic cattle produce tougher beef. A herd was split with half exercised daily on a treadmill and the other half kept in stalls. After three months, meat from exercised cattle was found more tender due to increased muscle cells and less connective tissue.
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Urbana
Ill
University of Illinois
Sleeter Bull
College of Agriculture
Bull
Calf Vaccinates Nebraskan and Does It Take
Alliance Nebraska rancher Frank Phettiplace was vaccinated by a calf while immunizing several animals against hemorrhagic septicemia. The calf lunged, the syringe pierced his face, and the vaccination took. He remained ill for a few days but recovered fully.
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Alliance
Neb
Frank Phettiplace
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Dorothy Tapscott
Anita Vestal
Kathleen Mitchell
C. E. Collins
Isabelle Craig
Walter Tom Holmes
Bernice Henslee
Albert Lea Jackson
Daisy Layman
Clyde Owen
Billy Smith
William Howard Harrison
Irene Autrey
Ted Bow
Freddie MaeCall
Mary Lee Chaney
Pauline Dixon
Ethel Harper
O. A. Hefner
Helen Lane
Christine Moore
Betty Jo Morrow
Lorraine Rutledge
Norma Gene Smith
Lorna Lee Thornton
Gladys Wright
Turkey
Vv. A. I
S.H. Montgomery Agency
Jim Henry
Ben
Velma Lee
Imogene
Clifton
United States
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Whitewright
The
First National Bank
Oklahoma
the Sun
Whitewright, Texas
Whitewright Sun
Dallas
Farm News
Dallas Morning News
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dallas Times Herald
Denison Herald
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