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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1946
Page
3
The Reflector presents a verse praising a dog’s fidelity to a pauper master, sleeping on frozen ground and guarding him to the end. The second passage reports a civics class six week study on state and national governments, voting districts, ballots, elections, and current events.
In a Friday meeting Lou Rae Holcomb was elected drum major for 1947. Jackie Nossaman Zoe Vestal and Barbara Williams were chosen as cheerleaders. Two boys for leaders and officers will be elected later.
The English IV class has read several short stories including Tony Kytes the Archdeceiver The Lagoon Markheim The Hiding of Black Bill and The Prodigal Son After studying the necessary elements of a short story and other information the class will continue to analyze themes characters and narrative techniques in these works.
Dec week program features a speech class pantomime led by Mrs Roddy. Students prepared parts and practiced during class period for the entertainment event.
Thanks to Kilroy for replacing a white pair of moccasins taken on Tuesday morning. He foresaw a Friday football game and a pep squad member going without shoes, a sensible decision noted by L A H.
Court records list marriages for James Kent Johnson 18 and Dorothy Pearl Wallace 16 Don Reynolds 16 and Irene Kent 15 J A Harper 16 and Melva Colleen Allen 16 Jack MecSpedden 16 and Patsy Anne Pannell 16. Divorces filed include Thornhill v Thornhill for cruelty King v King for want of freedom Pierson v Pierson for breach of promise Miller v Miller and Kent v Kent Gray v Gray Withrow v Withrow.
Thanksgiving clash at Van Istyne ends 6-0 as Whitewright Tigers defeat bitter rival Van Alstyne Panthers. Starting lineup features Thrasher Alexander Howell Blackerby McSpedden Pierson Huseman Johnson Thornhill and Mc.
Whitewright battled injuries as five starters were sidelined, yet Jack McSpedden capsized the only TD with a 75 yard opening drive. Van Alstyne, led by Thornhill and Johnson, held to 0 points as the Tigers claimed a 7-0 win in a battle of attrition.
The Whitewright Tigers closed the 1946 season with solid yardage in punts and kickoffs, a modest kickoff return, and nostalgic optimism. With several players returning, the team is expected to be stronger next year as students, faculty, citizens, and local businesses showed their pride and support.
Postwar prospects include self closing rain windows and heat reacting panes inspired by landing craft gear. Future outdoor furniture may use liquid plastics paired with glass for steel strength. Paints dry quickly and spray on like naval coatings. Russians claim an everlasting paint. Widespread painting plans. metal shortages affect knife blades. A starch emulsion sponge offers surgical use, life belt buoyancy, edible candy base, and insulation. Y B K
Washington reports that strikes so far in 1946 involve 4,095,000 workers through October with December still to be counted. The count includes 400,000 soft coal miners among the total.
The report notes a surge in job departures last week pushing totals past 4,160,000 from 1919, a year miners led by John L. Lewis walked out. It records 102,525,000 man-days lost in the first ten months of this year, and mentions no man-day data for 1919.
A drop of blood from a pricked finger can reveal ten health and diet indicators. Dr Otto A Bessy of the Public Health Research Institute of New York developed the method requiring only a drop or two, not an ounce from an arm vein. Detectable items include Vitamin A carotene anti-scurvy Vitamin C iron hemoglobin protein in blood plasma bone calcification index phosphatase and three B vitamins riboflavin nicotinic acid and thiamin.
The article notes that further improvements in farm motor transport are anticipated during 1947, signaling ongoing modernization in agricultural logistics and mobilization of farm equipment and services.
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