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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1947
Page
3
Fragmentary lines list names Dorothy Janice Jane Meador Louise Selman Joan Scott Laura Wilson and Billy Joe. The text hints at perceptions of Conway Don and schooling in West Hope but provides no coherent event.
A brief exchange quotes Prilla Hinton defending Jessie against claims of a temper. The remark challenges the suggestion and presents Hinton’s view on Jessie’s disposition.
The December birthdays at White Wright High School include students David Badgett born on the 5th, Betty Blackerby on the 17th, Conway Craig on the 9th, Melvin Howell on the 20th, Beverly Judd on the 20th, and Kelly Pierson with an unspecified date. The note mentions stones turquoise lapis lazuli and ruby.
Readable fragment lists individuals including Melvin Sims aged 12 Eugene Thornhill aged 31 and Cove Joe Vandagriff aged 18 with terse identifiers. no clear event, location or outcome is provided in the text.
The class completed a meats unit learning five cooking methods and the cuts suited to each. Dishes included roast dry heat, roast moist heat, pot roast, ground meat on onion rings, meat balls and spaghetti, BBQ weiners, stuffed peppers, broiled steak, and meat loaf. The six weeks will cover cookies pies breads candies and frozen desserts.
A school letter from Emaline Bennett lists Whitewright High seniors desires for Christmas. Names include Lou Rae Holcomb seeking a rubber band and paper wads, Martha Williams wanting a radio phonograph and Dallas trip, and others asking for cars, furs, watches, and toys with playful requests and social commentary.
Readers ponder which sophomores and freshmen correspond to various crushes as names blend with hints of jackets, dances, and weekend outings. Items mention Gladine Harper Williams Hughes Beverly Judd Jack Stephens Anna Bess Neathery Mildred Morris Alton Denny Caraway Dorothy Ford Jessie Alton Blackerby Mollie Rutledge Carol Hughes Gwendolyn Kent Pete Conway Gene Carroll Johnny Nell Don Reynolds and social intrigue surrounding Saturday night plans.
Maudeane Bennett frets over a red motorcycle and possible links to Arthur Snow. Mildred Morris dashes into a dither over Don Stephens while readers wonder how she won his attention. Jane Meador’s heart may still beat for Kelly Pierson and Clifton Bass minds a local grammar school girl, perhaps Myra Nell Scott. David Brooks visited town Saturday night with Martha Lynn, prompting curiosity about Joann and Saturday plans.
After one year in jail Lawrence Riemer aged 37 will have paid his debt for strangling his wife the tattooed lady Judge Joseph Sherbow imposed the sentence and released him under probation terms pending appeal or further action by the court
A meek piano player faced a murder charge after prosecutors said he strangled his wife to stop her verbal abuse. The case links a quiet artist to a fatal act amid courtroom testimony detailing motive and circumstances.
The FBI traces cars in hit and run incidents by analyzing a minuscule paint speck. An electronic device can distinguish up to two million colors, aiding identification of vehicles involved.
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