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Newspaper

Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1935

Page

8

Grammar School News Thanks Dr Webb Visitors This Week

The seventh grade English class presents News of the Grammar School with notes on rugs and blankets brought by Dr. Webb. Teachers and pupils of the second and third grades thank Dr Webb. Local visitors include Mrs Joe Johnson Mrs Irving Hughes and Mr and Mrs Kincaid. Last week guests were Mrs Roscoe Gillett and Mrs Bryant King.

Dr. Webb T. G. Thompson Jack Wallace Joe Johnson Irving Hughes Kincaid Roscoe Gillett Bryant King

Red Cross Nurse Checks Grammar School Children

For weeks Red Cross nurse Miss Edna Druliner has examined Grammar School children. She passes judgment on health, while parents arrange physician follow ups. Examinations show many children struggling at school are physically handicapped, per N. L. Manning.

Red Cross Edna Druliner N. L. Manning

Seventh graders thank former teacher for glowing compliment

The seventh grade received a letter from Miss Clyde Montgomery, last year's teacher, praising The Glow Worm newspaper. Claire Doss and Mary Ruth Holmes note the editorials about compliments paid off and express appreciation for the kind words.

Clyde Montgomery Claire Doss Mary Ruth Holmes

Second Grade Builds Indian Museum Projects

The second grade studies Indians with Miss Fletcher sharing insights from San Antonio. They read Golden Eagle Feathers and add items to their Indian museum. New pupils are Joe Pennington and Claud Pritchett, George Hansard, and Edward Browning.

Miss Edna Druliner Visits Seventh Grade Health Class

Red Cross nurse Miss Edna Druliner organized a health and hygiene class for seventh grade. The girls voted to proceed and the weekly sessions will meet every Wednesday from 1 to 2 PM, as noted by Evelyn Hill.

Edna _ Druliner Red Cross Evelyn Hill

Fifth Grade Completes Teeth Study Prepares Hair Care

Fourth and fifth graders finish dental care lessons and move to hair care. Sixth and seventh grade posters due Wednesday or Thursday. Sixth grade posters focus on safety first. After posting, seventh grade will study teeth. Seventh grade posters address food, alcohol, drugs, and tobacco.

Glenda Mae Rutledge

Third Grade Entertains the Second Grade

Third graders hosted the second graders in the afternoon as part of an Indian unit. They wrote to Dr. Webb for a talk and invitations were extended for his visit. The event featured a pottery and basketry exhibit and an engaging discussion.

Sixth grade begins tricky road to letter writing

Emma Joyce Hinton hopes sixth graders start their letter writing journey next week without stumbling into trouble along the way and urges guidance for smooth progress.

Emma Joyce Hinton

Junto Club to Elect Officers Friday

The Junto Club will elect officers on Friday. Programs for the next two weeks will feature Christmas.

Junto Club Imogene

Assembly Program Readies For Thanksgiving Observance

The Wednesday afternoon event at 2 o'clock featured Bob Sears as announcer and was sponsored by Miss Dorothy Hamilton. Participants included seventh grade girls with History of Thanksgiving, Claire Doss and Dru nette Farley leading dialogue, Dru nette Farley and Glenda Mae Rutledge reading, Billy Lanius Kincaid on piano, Emma Joyce Hinton and Ruby Pierson singing The Old-Fashioned Girl and America the Beautiful, with Imogene Head credited.

Bob Sears Dorothy Hamilton Claire Doss Drunette Farley Glenda Mae Rutledge Billy Lanius Kincaid C. B. Bryant III Emma Joyce Hinton Ruby Pierson the Beautiful Imogene Head

Local Teachers Attend State Association Events

Principal Manning spent the weekend in Dallas. Miss Nadine Blanton celebrated Thanksgiving with her mother and father in Sherman. Miss Fletcher visited Austin and San Antonio. Misses Sallye Hamilton and Mary Pumphrey attended the State Teachers Association in San Antonio. Miss Dorothy Hamilton hosted Frances and Dorothy Wise of Sherman. Mrs. Roddy and her son Lloyd spent holidays in Denison.

Mr. Manning Dallas Nadine Blanton Sherman Fletcher Austin San Antonio Sallye Hamilton Mary Pumphrey State Teachers Association Dorothy Hamilton Frances Dorothy Wise Roddy Lloyd Denison Modene Vineyard

Fifth graders welcome new pupils and gifts to class

The article notes several students like Martha Jo and Drunette wearing glasses Glenda Mae in a new coat Frances in a twin sweater set Claire with a new zip per jacket and Cecil gaining popularity Lloyd wearing a new suit Edward riding a balloon tire bicycle Charlie Sue Childress Enos Wharton Lenora Thrasher join the class bringing seventh grade enrollment to 28 Fifteen school days remain before Christmas Harley Wharton enters sixth grade Glen da Mae Rutledge and Frances Riddle highlight a gift presentation last Wednesday Wilton McFarland gave the sixth grade teacher desk book ends made in the shop.

Martha Jo Drunette Glenda Mae Frances Claire Cecil Lloyd Edward Charlie Sue Childress Big Spring Enos Wharton Houston Lenora Thrasher Helen Childress Harley Wharton Glenda Mae Rutledge Frances Riddle

Wilton Helps With Portable Hat and Coat Rack Gift

In a manual training class Wilton sits near the front and notes books toppling over. The teacher and pupils thank him for the thoughtful gift as special request moral training boys craft a hat and coat rack for the Methodist Church primary department under Mr. Phil Lips supervision.

Wilton Methodist Church Phillips Lloyd Roddy

Fourth Grade Studies Switzerland This Week

Fourth grade pupils continue a study of European countries with Switzerland as the focus this week. Thursday morning they will present a chapel program featuring a citizenship play and songs led by Dale Watson and James Norris.

Switzerland Dale Watson James Norris

Frances and Glenda Mae Rutledge Riddle Pair

Two names Frances Riddle and Glenda Mae Rutledge appear linked in a fragment. The text hints at identity pairings with unusual word substitutions suggesting a puzzle or riddle context.

Seven Year Old Predicts Princeton Yale Scores

Seven year old Jackie Merkle of Jersey City predicted Princeton 27 Yale 9 for the Princeton Yale game but final score was Princeton 38 Yale 7. He also amazed officials with feats of memory and recalling personal details from strangers.

New York Jackie Merkle Jackie Princeton Yale City Hall Jacques B. Merkle Jersey City Flying Merkles F. H. LaGuardia James A. Foley

Divorce Petition Ablates in Grayson County Four Weeks Notice

The State of Texas issues a citation in Grayson County for Loise Tabors to appear January 6, 1936, in the 15th Judicial District Court at Sherman. Plaintiff Ernest Tabors seeks a divorce on abandonment grounds alleging Loise left in October 1931 with another man and two children. The writ, filed September 21, 1935, directs publication and service via sheriff or constable with cost and relief sought under law.

State OF Texas District Court Grayson County Grayson Loise Tabors 15Th Judicial District Sherman Ernest Tabors S. V. Earnest District Court of Grayson Co Texas Frankie Slaughter

The March of Science and New High-Pressure Research

The piece notes the 200 inch Palomar telescope mirror cooling at Corning and shipping to Pasadena for grinding and silvering. It highlights Bridgman experiments at Harvard on extreme pressures, and describes pressurized effects on ice, rubber, phosphorous, graphite, lead oxide and more, plus Kansas legislative council as a national unique body.

Corning Glass Works New York California Institute of Technology Pasadena Mount Palomar P. W. Bridgman Harvard

Striking amber shaft lights Texas sky over Palestine

Dozens of residents in Palestine Texas observed a strange amber colored sword shaped shaft of light in the northwestern sky one morning last week. Amateur astronomers remained puzzled as the phenomenon appeared only there. The light was described as a slender vertical shaft and motionless.

Palestine Texas

Boston Doctors Propose Gas Mixture For Alcohol Poisoning

Drs Leon J Robinson and Sydney Selesnick of Boston report a mixture of 90 percent hydrogen and 10 percent carbon dioxide given via open mask as emergency treatment for acute alcoholic poisoning. It must be used for at least 30 minutes to be effective as carbon dioxide boosts alcohol excretion and deeper breathing while oxygen aids oxidation of the stimulant.

Leon J. Robinson Sydney Selesnick Boston

Ant Icing Measures Target Wings and Propellers

A new approach uses rubber flanges on wing leading edges that can be shaken from the cockpit to reduce icing on wings. Slinger rings deliver anti ice fluid to propellers, addressing propeller icing but not wing ice. The suggestion was advanced by I R Metcalf of the Department.

I. R. Metcalf Department

Erlanger Case Fragments At Court Scene

A court clerk is questioned by senior Merkle about what the man is thinking. Jackie replies he wonders what the clerk is thinking about and mentions the Erlanger case as the topic. The clerk mutters and leaves.

Merkle Jackie Cerlang Erlanger

Experts Still Seeking Peach For Texas

Texas horticulturists at College Station pursue peaches that endure severe Texas weather. After about fifty years of work, the State Agricultural Experiment Station announces the search for hardy varieties is a major project. Work began in the late 1880s as cold winters often ruined orchards and diminished value.

College Station Texas State Agricultural Experiment Station

Harvard official argues aid should not be wasted

Russell T. Sharps of Harvard told the Eastern Association of College Deans that student aid should target marked ability. He cited a Harvard survey finding it impractical for a student to work through college and suggested time could better serve social activities tutoring or recreation.

Atlantic City N. J Russell T. Sharps Harvard University Eastern Association of College Sharps Harvard

U S Plans To Aid 1 000 Southern Tenant Farmers To Own Their Own Home

The settlement administration will help 1,000 Southern farm tenants buy farms, selecting whites and negroes from the Carolinas Georgia and the region near Arkansas Mississippi and Louisiana. The land will be bought and resold on a long-term basis probably forty years with government expert help to improve farming practices. Tugwell says the move will be watched closely for national replication.

U. S Washington Rexford G. Tugwell North South Carolina Georgia Arkansas Mississippi Louisiana Tugwell

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