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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1947
Page
6
Joanne Grammer Irene Kent and Eugene Thornhill are featured in this high school reflectors section highlighting student achievements and school news.
The Daughters of the American Revolution select Hazel Neal as the Good Citizenship Pilgrim for a May trip to Washington DC. Three finalists Irene Kent Jessie Franklin named by seniors, faculty chose Neal. Football all district picks listed for District 17-A with Farmersville Royse City Plano Rockwall Whitewright.
Whitewright High School named Y B Kaiser as Junior Rotarian for February. He succeeds Eugene Thornhill, the January representative, and will attend Friday Rotary Club sessions during the month.
Whitewright and Leonard High School split a double header on Friday. Leonard boys won 28 to 10 while Whitewright girls held on 26 to 25. Whitewright players Ana Mary Doty and Joan Huseman led with 10 points each. Leonard’s McCurley scored 22. Starting lineup listed for both teams.
The fourth chapter on circles, angles, and arcs is nearly complete. Key circle parts studied include chord, diameter, radius, segment, and tangent. The study of circles will continue in the next chapter.
Friday morning a 45 minute program was presented to students by Coach Montgomery. Songs included Old Black Joe Home On the Range and The Dying Cowboy. Mrs Kilgree s choral class followed with two numbers, then a double quartet of J O Huseman Johnny Mack Vestal Pat Gray Terry Miller Ross Alexander Dean Alex- performed various pieces.
Ander, Sprout Johnson, Loren Paul Ryan, and Whacker Thornhill sang For Me and My Gal. The acapella numbers were followed by the choral class with Dinah and Shine On Harvest Moon. The program closed with more songs by the choral class.
English IV classes begin grammar with new workbooks and assignments. Other tasks come from literature books. Current focus is the three act play Strife by John Galsworthy.
The FHA was founded on June 11, 1945. Growth has been amazing with members engaging in projects aligned to their interests. Chapters raise funds for scholarships, infantile paralysis causes, crippled children's and rehabilitation hospitals, and community beautification across states.
A guide on using study hall periods wisely. Respect the supervisor, prepare yourself, and stay productive to raise both personal and department standing. Those who use spare time well tend to advance in life, while idle behavior harms others.
The message invites readers to attend Friday night basketball in the Whitewright gymnasium against Commerce on February 7 and Rouse City on February 14. It requests support from the community. Separately, speech students report studying play production this semester and aim to present a series of plays by late February, noting the difference between stage acting and real life.
Denison top scorer Graham nets 12 as guard Irene Kent fouls out and Reeves Wallace and Doty are out for the Tigerettes. Starting lineups for Whitewright include Huseman Neal Wilson forwards and Kent Simpson Bagwell guards. Second game features Hunter Mears Bennett forwards and Rich Holcomb Hughes guards.
The State of Texas issues citation to numerous individuals including J Haining J D Parks Solomon DeSpain and others and to guardians and administratrixes for estates in a probate or civil action. The list includes spouses widows widowers and several DeSpain and Parks family members with multiple spellings and variants of surnames. The document names guardians and administrators and references estate matters and various related parties.
The document commands many named plaintiffs and defendants including Russell W. Bryant and Texas Electric Railway Co. to appear by 10 am on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, March 3, 1947, in the District Court of Grayson County Sherman Texas. It concerns land parcels Lots 6 7 8 in Block 1 Howe and asserts five to ten year possession and title by adverse possession and statutes of limitation. The suit seeks title quieting and costs, filed January 13 1947, file No. 55333.
Monday night at the local gym Anita Doyle’s Jacketeers faced Homer Gentry’s Whitewright Tigerettes. The Denison girls won both A and B string games with Joan Huseman scoring 13 for Whitewright and Hazel Neal contributing versatile plays.
Citation No 55266 to Pearl Malone Emmett Malone Roy Lee Davis Jr and a minor in Grayson County Texas dated December 6 1946. C C Malone administrator of Josh Malone deceased as plaintiff and Aron Malone et al as defendants seek appointment of a receiver to sell Lot 3 Block B of Bond's Third or Richland Addition to Sherman Gray son County valued at 500 dollars since the lot cannot be partitioned in kind. Issued January 14 1947 by Nancyv Grayson County Texas.
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