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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1935
Page
7
The Silver Lining piece was approved by a select group of journalism students. Tuesday afternoon all students without journalism assignments stayed for eighth period. Miss Travis arrived with a sack of chocolate kisses and handed them out before the period ended.
The editorial lauds the W. H. S. football squad for an undefeated record, only three points scored against them, and credits the coaches for daily training and new plays, expressing student body pride.
The sixth period Friday afternoon featured a student body sing song titled My Bonnie and a mix of hymns love songs and roundels. Dedications included Drink To Me Only with Thine Eyes to Paul Pierson and Guy Stepp. The program closed with Little Church in the Wildwood and a froglike chorus at the end.
According to J T Ruthland the Whitewright Future Farmers Chapter ranks eighth in size in Texas for a new organization in its second year. It has set ambitious objectives and may win the annual State chapter contest if these are achieved, with rapid growth boosting its standing in vocational agriculture.
Football players to receive fine wool sweaters this year courtesy of Whitewright merchants. Second letter men listed: Paul Pierson Byron Teague Mark Montgomery Fred Starr Guy Stepp Merriwell Vineyard and Bussy Thornhill. First year men named include Walter Tom Holmes Albert Lea Jackson Jack Meador Clifton DeBerry and others. Three seniors Paul Pierson Guy Stepp and Byron Teague will graduate this year.
An old adage about clouds is used as the lead for a renewed eighth period tea party discussion. The piece frames revival of social gatherings and civic dialogue in a community context.
The Masqueraders started ticket selling for the upcoming play Help Yourself set for Friday December 13. A Thursday morning meeting focused on ticket distribution and club business with Grace Chumbley, Sarah Frances Teague, and Leon Chumbley performing Red Sails in the Sunset and the group singing Here's to the Masqueraders, per Grace Chumbley.
Miss Tapscott, journalism instructor, allocates Mondays for Reflector staff reviews. Students study the latest issue to identify personal faults and improve their journalistic writing style.
Mary Lee Chaney advises on posture for beauty and confidence. Stand tall with shoulders back, breathe deeply during health walks, and avoid long steps. Sit gracefully, relax without sagging, and project courage and interest in living through a poised demeanor.
Local column recalls rumors about students from Sherman and Houston. Notes mention Vivian and Rex Brown, Pattie Jean and Tootsie, letters to Charlie Mae Ross, Malcolm Williams in Houston, and missing Paul ring. Neighbors Boyd N and J W Sanderson visit Clyde Russell, while Leon Chumbley and Kathleen M scout countryside after practice.
Pattie Jean Hulett from Pilot Grove in 1933 stands out for charm and wit. She is senior class poet and essays writer. Joe Alexander, a Pilot Grove transfer since 1932, ranks high in grades and department and joins the Future Farmers Chapter with strong farming interest.
Six weeks exams were given to the various classes last week and teachers have been busy preparing grades for the report cards. The report cards will be issued this week marking the end of the second six weeks of the semester.
The page notes Johnnie Bean and his visiting brother J B Bean from El Paso practicing football with the team in sweatshirts. It mentions Miss Corinne Lewis returning to school with a cracked ankle and cautions about the injury.
Vivian Echols notes a young child actor and a trained monkey performing a play. The monkey, first dressed as a western cowboy, later displayed native Congo habits by climbing a pole and running on stage.
Dorothy Nicholson notes trends among Whitewright High School girls. Suede silk and wool fabrics appear in coats dresses and scarves with three cornered scarves popular. Pleats rise in skirts dresses blouses and coats while brushed wool sweaters prove stylish for both genders and twin brushed wool sweaters are common.
A collage of campus vignettes and jokes from a freshman’s registrion card and surrounding anecdotes. Humorous sketches include inspirational talk cues, social misfires, car rides, gas gauge quips, and a haunting room tale.
A device perfected years ago will bring radio programs into homes via telephone lines or electric wiring. For monthly fees from 1.50 to 4.50 listeners can access three channels from morning to the next day, with music, serious music, and continuous news and lectures. Restaurants and hotels aim to use it for uninterrupted entertainment, possibly easing unemployment among musicians.
A playful verse contrasts admired traits with famous names. An Na Lee Yowell lists hair, complexion, eyes, teeth, lips, brows, and disposition, imagining another person sharing those popular attributes from various individuals.
A poem praising P. A. Short, known to many as a fine old man. The verse notes his cheerful demeanor, pipe, and diligent work ethic after school and noon, contrasting with others at play.
A trained chimpanzee performed in school assembly showing table etiquette. Miss Travis planned to have Mr. Bean speak but postponed for the educated monkey. The chimp entertained by eating corn flakes and bananas, washing dishes, washing his face, and combing his hair.
The text questions objectors to radio advertising and suggests many would pay $18 annually to be relieved of ads. Sponsors of a new device believe this could improve broadcast quality if funded, per The New Republic.
An archival quip from Doug las County Nebraska Gazette editor Frank B. Cox lists playful criteria for what counts as news. The long catalog includes events from death to marriage, birth, elopement, illness, fights, robberies, accidents, and many everyday life milestones.
Mrs Spinks asks about a Iowa doctor who removed fourteen nails and tacks two fishhooks four screws a ball of paper chalk four strings five wires part of a can opener and three cartridges from a boy. Mr Spinks quips that pockets in his pants would have helped.
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