This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 29 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1937
Page
9
On Monday December 20 the Reflector team selected recipes and on Tuesday prepared several confections including chocolate fudge date loaf pecan pralines penoche butterscotch and divinity. The candy was given to officials and distributed to the needy on Christmas day under Mrs Jack Lackey assistant editor Sarah Belle Gillett and editor Guy Andrews.
The editor urges Whitewright High School students to spend more time studying and participating in activities. The piece expresses optimism that 1938 will build on scholastic growth and healthy engagement in wholesome entertainment.
The assembly opened early to check if older students caught the spirit before holidays. Some students risked missing the spirit and possibly firing firecrackers in class. They were tested with Christmas songs Silent Night Hark The Angels Sing and Jingle Bells. Mr Jernigan warned excuses for absence must be in by Wednesday or three points would be deducted.
Here Comes Charlie, to be performed by ten Whitewright High School students Friday night December 17, was postponed to the same date after the Christmas holidays. Actress Fran Mitchell who plays Smythe Kersey returns to Chicago for a visit. Mary Dale King will substitute.
Eleven graders attended a Christmas party at Sarah Belle Gillett’s home on a Wednesday night. Seniors enjoyed festive games, treats from the tree, cocoa, sandwiches, and candy as keepsakes were given.
Wednesday morning chapel featured Rev. Joe M. Connally of the Methodist Church delivering a talk on the origin of Christmas trees and gift giving. The student body sang carols as part of the program.
Home economics III girls have made candy the past week. The project highlights practical cooking skills and student cooperation.
Home Economics II students spent the week collecting recipes on Monday and making candy on Tuesday. They also gathered clothes for Christmas boxes to help the needy.
Whitewright High School lists twenty six students with perfect attendance from grammar school through high school. Named honorees include Jones Alexander Betty Atkinson Marie Badgett Kenneth Booker Phyllis Brown Bobbie Nell Cox Dorotha Darwin Claire Doss Morris Gillett Sarah Belle Gillett Marguerite Hopper Billy Jack Harper Charles Harrison Wilson Kaiser Clyde Russell Aileen Pennington Johnnie D Robbins Margaret Reynolds Dorothy Smith Willie B Smith Jo Willa Stateville Euna Smith Lewis Vestal Hamilton Vestal Robert Waldo Marie Ward.
Sophomores held a weiner roast behind the High School on Monday night December 20. About fifteen attended. Afterward they went to the gym to watch Trenton boys basketball practice. The Pilot Grove students were absent. The event, planned earlier, was enjoyed as if long awaited.
Vocational agriculture students at Sherman merchants received about 90 sheep to raise and care for until next summer. The lambs will be sold after shearing, with the boys earning half of the proceeds from both lambs and wool. Most students are using the sheep as their project.
Charles Howard suffered a bad tonsillitis attack causing absence from school. Miss Travis and Mr. Jernigan sought the excuse, noticing similar handwriting from Charles and his mother. Floyd Everheart requested gym cleanup help while Charles remained confined.
A striking new freshman president attends daily with blonde hair blue eyes and a height of five feet two inches. She serves as pianist for the Home Economics Club and belongs to the Honor Roll Club and the Glee Club. She is popular with both boys and girls.
The Milk Industry Foundation reports over three million literature pieces distributed and 2,800 dairy companies involved in National Milk Week from November 14 to 20. Governors endorsements and hotel, restaurant, and rail dining car promotion boosted milk consumption nationwide.
A popular freshman girl with brown hair and brown eyes ranks high with a junior boy. She was runner up in the queen's race and is active in the freshman class. She belongs to the Glee Club and Honor Roll Club and is well liked in W H S.
Seniors met on Monday December 20 to decide a class party. The party is set for 7 p m at Sarah Belle Gillett's home with Boyd Newman presiding. Committees named include Refreshment Entertainment Gift Decoration with listed members.
The home economics I class spent the week studying luncheon menus and suitable foods. They learned to write menus in proper form and identified dishes appropriate for luncheon service.
Mrs Lackey received a Christmas card from Roscoe Brown now in Clarksdale Arizona The card features Montegumas castle a cliff dwelling in the Minger Mountains Roscoe says the castle is near his current location He notes cold weather snow pines and deer on the mountain Students were glad to hear from him and learn his whereabouts.
Football is done and W H S students turn to basketball. The Tigers have conquered seven foes with one defeat and look to go far in the county race and possibly district play. The 37 and 38 team will be heard long before the season ends.
Several seniors were caught using incorrect grammar this past week and their mistakes were jotted down on the black list. Many seniors wish to see their names in print, but being on the list hurts a “high and mighty” reputation.
In an English IV class students share mispronunciations and malapropisms. Roy Martin voices mixed grammar while Herman Riddle and James Hughes demonstrate lapses in tense. Phyllis Brown defines acme jokingly as a skin disease, reflecting a lively classroom exchange.
A note discovered in study hall last week shows a student addressing a romantic partner. The writer asks if the recipient will attend a party and to avoid leaving them, signaling concern about being abandoned. The message ends with love from Hopper.
Frances Mitchell attended school daily while Jackie Jernigan wore shoes that fit his feet Red Conner was short and Herman Riddle could not talk Mrs Roddy grew angry and Mrs Kennemer could not play the piano Mr Gaddis did not teach geometry Mrs Lackey did not tell travel stories Mr Ricketts assigned short lessons Miss Travis taught English Mr Cunningham wore a cap Boyd dated someone besides Sarah Belle.
A fragmented list ponders individuals like T. J. at a party, Jackie served fried chicken, Jez with blond hair and blue eyes, Mr. Key as Santa, Ruby concealing tales at school, Miss Travis warm, Floyd tall and slim, Punk Golden in a dump truck, and Thomas Dan typing eight words a minute.
A clipped exchange shows a comic bit where Funny Guy taunts a police officer with a quip about legality and attitude. The dialogue hints at streetwise humor and defiant bravado amid an encounter, capturing a brisk, urban tone.
The article argues Christianity only partly succeeds and lists three essentials for rapid triumph: scriptural home religion, proper Sabbath use, and tithing for religious teaching and institutions. It emphasizes home worship as the first and ongoing form of worship from Adam through early biblical history, asserting no church buildings existed for God’s people for much of history.
Benjamin Winter once valued at $27 million with a real estate empire worth $60 million and $400 million handled, earned the moniker transforming Fifth Avenue. He bought grand mansions for rich men, then lost his fortune as wreckers razed the estates, ending in bankruptcy with debts of $8.5 million. The former immigrant boy now rents Riverside Drive and his daughter works to help pay.
Excerpted dialogue shows a judge speaking to a father about the exact moment of death. The exchange raises questions of fate and legal foreknowledge within a courtroom context. The line suggests a confrontation over predictions of death and the implications for family and justice.
Frisby remarks of his girl’s gown worn only to teas. Frump questions, Frisby replies it is him. The brief exchange captures a playful, era specific humor with social tea norms and witty self reference.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.