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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1959
Page
6
The Growl annual Christmas dance was held Friday night December 18 in the high school gym. The scene featured an outdoor setup with a snowman sleigh, a lit tree, and festive decorations. Refreshments were served by mothers as students thanked faculty and parents for making the event possible.
The junior class chose Pattye Bartley and Al Crouch as favorites. The sophomore class selected Pat Clark and James Sparks. The freshman class named Kay Buchanan and Gene Sparks as their favorites. Seniors did not elect representatives.
The Tigers open district play with a 62 to 38 loss at home against Pecan Gap. Weaver led Pecan Gap with 31 points while Walker scored 13 for the Tigers and Tillett added 12. Don Walker averages 14, Tillett 11, DeBerry 7 for the Tigers. Fans urged to support the team.
The Grow sponsors a WHS Beatnik New Year's Eve party starting 9 o clock on December 31 at the gym. Attendees are urged to leave their pads and adopt Beatnik style. Tickets are required and the event will end at the Coffee Shop.
The junior class hosted a surprise kitchen shower for Mrs. Judy Simpson in the homemaking department on Wednesday. After the game The Romance of Judy and Milt, gifts were opened and a refreshment table with a red cloth and greenery framed the punch bowl. Thirty two guests were served.
A stream of campus whispers recalls barbed humor and curious sightings around WHS. Notes mention the Stocking Face Bandit, letters to Lackland AFB, crushes, Christmas plans, and various student antics from Pattye B. Linda N. and others as a lively, if cheeky, social snapshot.
A narrator recalls a quiet Christmas Eve night disrupted by a rooftop confrontation. He notices Chubby, wearing an Ivy League buckle, as the focal point of a heist and rapid action that ends with loot left behind.
H. L. Schiflett doing business as State Exploration Company intends to incorporate the sole proprietorship without changing the firm name. The business address is Highway 75 North Sherman Texas. Publication appeared in The Whitewright Sun on December 17 24 and 31 1959 and January 7 1960.
A page of gossip asks who was asked for dates by three boys last Saturday night, notes Miss Caldwell nearly tripping over a wastebasket, and queries various students about dances, nerves, and weekend plans. Names like Patricia J Jack ie M Doris Rose Ann and others appear in a flurry of questions.
Citation issued to Dave Chetwynde Cooper requires a written answer to Mabel Cooper's divorce petition by 10 a.m. on the first Monday after 42 days, with Monday January 18 1960 as the due date. Court is the 15th District Court of Grayson County Sherman Texas. Filed November 27 1959.
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