Pep Squad Honors Tigers at Banquet and Tigers Win Narrowly
The Whitewright Tigers celebrate a pep banquet at the Baptist Church with the ETSTC Varsity Trio performing and senior hats awarded to yell leaders. In a separate game, WHS Tigers edge Savoy 38 to 37, led by Herman Musser with 10 points and Bob Sharp scoring 16 for Savoy.
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WHS Tigers
Savoy
Tigers
Herman Musser
Don Cook
Jimmy Christian
Don Stephens
Dwayne Hayes
Bill King
Bob Sharp
D. B
Whitewright Nets Narrow Win After Loss to Savoy
The Whitewright Tigers beat Savoy 38 37 after a 35 20 loss to Savoy earlier in the night during the March of Dimes benefit games. Whitewright's Dor othy Birdwell and Laura Wilson led with 9 points each.
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Whitewright Tigerettes
Savoy High School
WHS Tigers
Savoy Quintet
Savoy Sextet
Tigerettes
Savoy Cagers
Dorothy Birdwell
Laura Wilson
Jeanette Jones
Whitewright Teams Meet Bells in Seventh Conference Tilt
The Whitewright Cagers prepare for a February 3 game at Bells gym in the second loop of district play. Whitewright swept Bells 53 to 11 in the first round, while the WHS Tigers varsity lost 40 to 36 to Bells in the girls game. They travel to Van Alstyne on February 7 for the final conference pair, with the Tigers beating Van Alstyne 36 to 19 and the Tigerettes losing 25 to 19. Games start at 7 30 p m.
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Whitewright Tigers
Whitesboro
Tiger
Whitesboro Bearcats
Dutton
Burrow
Bibb
Whitewright
Cook
Stephens
Tigers
Southmayd
Herman Musser
Blazek
Terry
Sherman Ragknot
Ragknots
Jim Christian
Boatman
Duke
Sherman Sextet
Sherman
Gunter
Denison
Southmaydr
Cooper
Tom Bean
Bells
Whitewright Boys
Bells Quintet
WHS Tigerettes
van Alstyne
Panthers
WHL
Tigerettes
van Pantherettes
Howe
WHS
Howe Sextet
WHS AAY Class Presents January Assembly Program
Friday morning January 27 WHS aay class staged an assembly. Gwen Kent and Molly Rutledge led singing of Onward, Christian Soldiers and Wonderful Words of Life. Gladine Harper introduced speakers Ouida Ryan who gave a brief history of January, Jack.
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Aay
WHS
Gwen Kent
Molly Rutledge
Gladine Harper
Ouida Ryan
Jack
Divorce Petition Served in Grayson County Texas
Citation issued to M I Williams for Beulah Williams in Grayson County District Court. The petition filed October 25 1949 seeks divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. Court date set for February 20 1950 at Sherman courthouse.
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State of Texas
M. I. Williams
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Beaulah Williams
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
January Birthday Readings At WHS Youth Center
Badgett Gwen Kent Carol Hughes Beverly Judd and Herman Musser presented brief histories and birthday lists for January at WHS. Students Dorotha Magers Jack Smith Nell Vandagriff Billy Cline Norman Harper Jewell Murphy Marjory Neathery Mattie Faye Spencer Billie Sue Phillips Billye Faye Dillon Janice Neal Joe Pannell and Ray Simpson heard names read. Joe Pannell read the youth center rules then Mr Cummings made announcements. Hymns There Is a Name I Love to Hear and At the Cross followed. Mr Petrash announced school schedule changes and next week the sophomore class will sponsor the program.
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Marjory Neathery
Mattie Faye Spencer
Billie Sue Phillips
Billye Faye Dillon
Janice Neal
Joe Pannell
Ray Simpson
Mr. Cummings
the Cross
Petrash
Methodist Choir Contest Ends with Selman Lead
The contest between two Methodist Choir groups ended with Louise Selman in the lead. The losing side led by Kelly Pierson treated winners to a hamburger fry on Wednesday night January 25 at 6 30. A regular choir practice followed with many attendees listed including John Smith Jerry Norris and Rev A D Jameson.
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Methodist
Louise Selman
Kelly Pierson
John Smith
Jerry Norris
G. A. Burnham
A. D. Jameson
Aubrey Burnham
Gwen Kent
Loren Paul Ryon
Doris McKinney
Linda Norris
Paul Ryon
Betty Blackerby
Sarah Kilgree
Laura Jean Wilson
Lyndal Pierson
Minnie Childress
Jimmy Nossaman
Carol Ryan
Juanita Hickson
Evelyn Hickson
Lee Norris
FFA Board Honors Whitewright Residents For Support
A special meeting led by FFA president Jimmy Christian discussed the Southwest Livestock Exposition in Fort Worth. The Whitewright Chapter voted to make Mr. Jack Meador of Whitewright and Mr. Chase of Sherman honorary members. Meador previously supplied equipment for the chapter plot north of town.
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FFA
Jimmy Christian
Fort Worth
Whitewright
Future Farmers of America
Jack Meador
Chase of
Sherman
Meador
Local FFA Chapter Receives Chevrolet Pickup from Mr Chase
Last fall Mr Chase donated a Chevrolet pickup to the local FFA chapter in support of their work. A motion was made and approved to grant honorary FFA membership pins to the honorary members.
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Mr. Chase
FFA
W. H
Freshman Class Grows with Three New Students
The freshman class now has forty nine members and welcomes Joyce Luna Barbara Jean Luna and Sue Phillips. Sue comes from Denison and previously attended Whitewright Public Schools and Denison High School.
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Joyce
Barbara Jean Luna
Caddo Mills
Sue Phillips
Denison
Sue
Whitewright Public Schools
Economics class opens at WHS under Mr Petrash
This semester WHS offers an economics course not taught for years. Only seniors who completed civics last semester may enroll, and the class operates under the direction of Mr. Petrash.
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WHS
Petrash
Whitewright Tigers sweep Howe in district clash
Whitewright Tigerettes fall 34 31 in overtime after a 25 25 tie at end of regulation. Dorothy Birdwell tops WHS with 14 points, Howe’s Hamons scores 20. Tigers then win 41 31 as Musser Leads with 13 and Hayes 10.
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Dorothy Birdwell
WHS
Wilson
Jones
Hamons
Howe
Corzine
Mighty Tigers
Tigers
Herman Musser
Dwayne Hayes
Rodney Smith
Jack Thompson
Youth Center Hosts Large Gathering Friday Night
A sizable group attended activities at the Youth Center on Friday night January 20. Seniors supervised the event and organized the program as shown in the readable portion of the report.
Social life chatter and personal milestones prompt questions
Readers list varied life events from visits and divorces to purchases parties engagements and family growth asking about personal experiences and recent social occurrences.
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Gene Bush
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Larry Cooper
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Max Taylor
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Jimmie Summerlin
Carol Hughes
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J. W. Rollins
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Thomas Sears
Roy Blanton
Russell Summers
Ruth Ann Cummings
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Philla Hinton
Carol Kilgree
Nancy May
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Mazelle Musser
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