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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1938
Page
7
The W H S Reflector lists Sponsor Editor and Assistant Editor roles with Mrs. Jack Lackey, Sarah Belle Gillett, and Guy Andrews named in the staff roster.
V. A. II boys visited Beasley farm Thursday afternoon to lay strip-crop lines but mud halted progress as lines reached shoe tops. Mr. Cunningham took several boys to Alverson farm to continue a few lines.
The Snooper lists seniors who erred in English class and on campus. Names include Wilson Kaiser Jack Jernigan Marilee Reeves Mildred Autrey and Guy Andrew noting misuses like I done, IT ain't, set there and other grammatical slips.
Ernest Lewis Merriwell Vineyard and Bussie Thornhill were awarded gold footballs for playing in the Onion Bowl at Garland on Christmas Day. The seniors of 17-B faced 14-B, with initials and Onion Bowl 1938 engraved on the trophies.
On Monday February 7 the assembly listened to a high school program broadcast over station KRRV. The program featured Bridge port. J P L reported.
The Glee Club entertained Whitewright High School students on Friday February 11 with a chapel program in song. They sang negro spirituals and classical selections.
A sophomore English student wrote a perplexing line: Mr Snow field had taken his daughter and fled leaving Mrs Snowfield a window. The author questions how the sentence conveys action and meaning with a misused phrase.
On St. Valentine Day celebrators were cheerful as memories of a Valentine. Mary Alice Harrison turned fourteen on Feb 14 and Margaret Reynolds was fifteen on Feb 16.
Home Economics II students study children in the field and sew play dresses panties and play suits for young children in class. They use spring prints and recently acquired electric sewing machines for the department in this first practical session.
The Whitewright Music Club agreed to sponsor the high school Glee Club and allow use of about twenty five chorus selections. Two pieces were shown to Mr. Jernigan and his approval is pending for future titles.
George Hansard rambled to Sherman on Sunday with Emma Joyce Hinton also seen there. Joe Preston Lee visited Sherman Saturday and Bonham Sunday. Emma Jean Layman went to Dallas and Celina. Mildred Fleming spent the weekend in Denison. Barbara Gordon and Marie Badgett were in Sherman Sunday. Wilma Alexander was in Allen Sunday. Dorothy Jo Akridge in McKinney Saturday. Marguerite Arnwine in Wolfe City Saturday.
English IV students joined the Friday Literary Club at the Christian Church for a review of Northwest Passage by Kenneth Roberts. Miss Lillian Womack of Sherman presented the author, introduced by club president Mrs C P Johnson, with high hopes for bestseller status comparable to Gone With the Wind.
A fiction shaded excerpt recounts a hunt for a northwest passage to the Pacific in early colonial days. An English class recalls the review with broad approval, noting enthusiasm and curiosity about the historical voyage.
The assembly called on February 10 announced the basketball games with Sadler. Yell leaders then led the student body in several yells and songs.
The Whitewright Tigers captured the Grayson County title by sweeping Sadler in a two game series 28 to 17 and 41 to 25. Conner Starr and Andrew led scoring for Whitewright with 8 and 23 points respectively, while Gus Greene topped Sadler with 9 points in the opener. The team advances to the district meet in Dallas on Feb 18 and 19.
Cupid's arrows appear in Bonham and nearby towns as couples travel on buses to Sadler and Tom Bean parties. J. P. L. and others are named with pairs such as A. P. and W. K. amid spring flirtations and weekend outings.
The Tigers of Whitewright High beat Van Alstyne 31 to 14 in a league game, after a 41 to 20 win in the non conference matchup. Kaiser led Whitewright with six field goals and three free throws, while Neil scored eight for the Tigers and Conner, Hopper, Starr, Kaiser, and Andrew started.
A small tale describes a fish caught in a hall and gently guided by Mrs. Kemmer five times. It ends with a humorous note advising the fish to fly lightly when out of water to avoid gulping air while flying fast.
The article notes students still play marbles and the revived “Rolley Holey” division, led by captain Mr. Key who first started the game. It mentions the dwindling “pass” football, basketball players joining the marble games, and warns readers to avoid dangerous holes near the school ground.
A group of fish named Robert Waldo, Jackie Lee Thompson, and Lewis Vestal cleaned the senior home room on Wednesday morning. S. J. L.
The Tigerettes defeated Trenton 31 to 18 on Tuesday afternoon February 8. Lineup included Kaiser Harrison Penny G Alexander Layman and Arney.
The Future Farmer basketball team defeated Trenton 41 to 17 on Tuesday February 8 securing a district meet berth in Sherman. The Tigers earned the win to advance in the district tournament.
A group of sixteen AGI Terraces Farm boys left studying beef cattle on Thursday to terrace at Mr B W Newmans farm near Orangeville. They split into two teams, each with a terracing machine, raced to complete a line, and returned by noon after their first terracing effort.
A student chat from the senior class threads through friendships and crushes. The notes mention C N moving P B liking G A and a basketball player image. Small quirks and daily rituals color the social scene around Emma Jean and Rex’s weekend plans.
A Desert town feature profiles a beautiful freshman girl with brown hair and blue eyes praised for intelligence and likability. The piece also highlights a blonde haired, blue eyed freshman lad, admired for grades and work, pursuing Darwin near W. H. S.
A girl recalls two nights of searching for a mysterious shadow near her home. She finally discovers the shadow is only an old stump with bark resembling a man in a coat, and she admits she would have been laughed at had she told anyone.
Rev. Noel Bremmer leads a three week revival by holding services in a beer tavern and picketing Marquand for ungodliness. His sign reads Marquand unfair to God and on the opposite side a Bible quotation Except ye shall repent ye shall likewise perish.
The note playful asks who among seniors knows gossip and who will deliver a speech in English IV during sixth period, referencing Hamilton and Marilee in a school setting.
A student narrator describes a night walk through a wooded patch where a shadow crosses the path. He avoids the unseen threat by crossing pastures home and ponders predicates and thinking during class before a teacher admonishes him to focus on English.
The Sadler girls basketball team swept the Tigerettes with 34 to 21 on Thursday and 30 to 10 on Friday night. E. J. L.
The piece notes ongoing excitement as high school boys pursue spring sports, highlighting energy and competitive spirit amid the season.
Murphy Myers, tavern proprietor, suspends all beer sales for thirty minutes nightly while a hand painted sign reading Church hangs on the wall reflecting a religious pause linked to sermon times.
A minister announced the church’s funeral to revive interest. Congregants arrived to view a casket and found a mirror inside, prompting surprised reactions and a twist that hinted at a resurrection.
A vivid, humorous boast describes a woman driving through a drug store aisle and into a 12 foot garage, highlighting surprising driving prowess with hyperbolic imagery.
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