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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1962
Page
7
The Reflector presents queries from students and faculty on girls wearing slacks and dating norms. A Christmas party for Future Homemakers of America is planned for December 18 with gifts, games, refreshments, carols, and a dance.
Whitewright went to Bells for a hard 28 32 loss in a long four quarter battle. Sammy Montgomery led Whitewright with 11 points, Curtis Tillett had 9, while Bells’ Jimmy Buchanan scored 13 and Jackie Young added 8 as top scorers.
Dec 10 game saw Joyce Bennett lead Whitewright with 11 points while Betty Jones topped Bells with 15. Bells dominated the first quarter 23 0, and the Tigers trailed 29 11 at halftime. Final score Bells 47 Whitewright 23.
The article lists forwards Joyce Bennett Evelyn Harvey and Doris Tillett with guards Dumpy Cure ton Patricia Jarvis and Glynn Mc Casland. Substitutes include Charlotte Hopkins Jeannie Deeds Sandra Kelly Kathy Wilson Peggy Bennett and Anna Franklin. It then records a string of social questions about dates parties and class changes among named girls.
The W H S students place a large Christmas tree in the study hall and decorate the school, expressing merry wishes for all readers and a Happy New Year.
A Christmas program will be presented at W H S Friday afternoon at 2:00 o clock. The name of the program is not specified in the excerpt.
Students from grades nine through twelve will present skits and join in Christmas carols. The message thanks Miss Neal and Miss Caldwell for making the program possible and for decorating the school.
A festive note urges shoppers to hurry decorate bake sing and mail cards while reflecting on Christmas themes. It uses bright colors and warns to drive carefully to avoid holiday accidents.
The article surveys Christmas origins names and practices across Europe and America. It notes December 25 as the common date, Santa Claus legends, the Christmas tree symbol, wassail and yule logs, and customs like the almond in dessert and white Christmas wishes. It ends with holiday greetings from the Reflector Staff.
In a Washington Post Business Outlook column J A Livingston notes JFK telling a businessman he would buy stocks if not president and the businessman replies many peers would do the same. The exchange highlights optimistic charts amid political dialogue.
A sheriff announces an order of sale following a 1962 court judgment. Odel Steelman and Martha Steelman are property owners. The public auction for Lot 12 in Tone's Second Addition Denison Grayson County will occur on the first Tuesday of February 1963 at the courthouse in Sherman.
Bowie County News examines the baby industry highlighting rising birth rates, projected 1965 infant numbers, and long term population growth. It notes extensive consumer spending from diapers to toys, with thousands employed in companies serving newborns and a diaper market worth tens of millions annually.
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