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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1938
Page
8
The note lists staff roles and highlights a reader-friendly mix of topics. It mentions celebrations of Valentine’s Day, plus arithmetic lessons in geometric measurements and protractor use. It reflects school activity and a sense of classroom progress.
Monday, the second grade visited the railroad station and mail hanger then went to the post office where Mr. Lilley gave Lonnie, Jimmie and Burt a letter each. They returned to school and planned a post office now completed. The class enjoys a sand table with a log cabin and other pretty items and reads well with a library of nice books.
A classroom displays posters of health topics and farm scenes. Milk bottle windows doors depict health themes alongside pictures of Lincoln a cow a barn a movie star and the Blue Boy. Valentines and goldfish decorate a bulletin board while students study cows sheep and horses.
Fourth grade pupils study Lincoln and Edison as Valentines colored by children decorate the board. The class enjoys jig-saw puzzles during activity period. Those who spell a hundred on day one may work on puzzles at the next spelling period.
The fifth grade grows with Valentine crafts and grammar work while geography covers midnights suns and measurement of states. They study skin care, outlines, and a story with a proper outline. The sixth grade meets Mrs. Jones with shadows in arithmetic and stand pipe study. The seventh grade begins Reconstruction from 1865 to 1876.
A letter notes lessons in manners with Mrs Knox demonstrating table setting on Thursday and the class practices nail care every Friday.
In manual training, an electric motor powers a lathe used to create items. Two boys already fashioned a baseball bat on it, sparking more interest as many students want to work at the same time.
Davis Parrish misses sixth grade update. Bob Sears shows a puzzled moment with a question. Mr. Manning seeks relief from a cold while Juanita England’s hair is noted. C. B. lacks a dog. Everyone can play first base like Bob. Billie Burke’s reaction to Myrtle’s nickname is described. Lotta Fae Brown seats herself first row.
The group aims to travel to Tren ton for a chance at the Loving Cup this year. They work hard despite being small and currently lack a High School girls team to compete with.
Jane Knox in the fifth grade and May Belle Pierce in the sixth are welcomed.
Brief items list curious questions about local figures and social happenings. Names appear as initials with playful gossip about attending a show, songs, courtships, and odd incidents. The tone suggests a society column snippet from a bygone issue.
V. H. notes birthdays for Jimmie Bartlett Billy Joe Hem bree and Homer Gray Rountree in a brief community notice.
Readable fragments describe classroom moment as the fifth grade shows a big picture of Hugh Tim in their room on Tuesday. Myrtle Taylor and others appear in brief interactions with peers while reflections on friends and local names surface in the snippet.
A large colored portrait donated by Mrs. Atterberry honors a boy for kindness and helpfulness. The room preserves the memory of his character and encourages peers to follow his example. Hugh Tim’s books, gifts from his mother, are now in the Grammar School library.
The eighth grade boys challenged us to a baseball duel on Tuesday and we won by one run. Final score 6 to 5. The lineup included Wallace Reeves pitcher Bob Sears first base Robert Simmons catcher Davis Parrish second base C B Bryant third base Lucian Vestal second short Thomas Arney shortstop J Frank Wilson left field James Talley center field Leroy Martin right field.
Special Wednesday featured a seventh grade program with two main acts. D. P. performed a hula-hula dance followed by T. A. delivering an imitation of Mae West and her distinctive walk.
The sixth grade held a Tuesday February picnic with sandwiches cookies and pickles. Students played ball before and after eating then returned by 6 o clock and declared the outing very pleasant.
A group of students gathered Friday to sing and share uplifting songs. The event aimed to boost mood and encourage those feeling down to begin a positive path.
The youngest campfire group in Whitewright presented a program Thursday in the chapel under Mrs. Johnson. Ann La Roe led the charter reading, with a short meeting where Mary Helen Maddux read the minutes and Billie Joe Phillips reported the treasury balance of 1.85 dollars. Pattie Everheart explained the campfire book, Betty Harper gave a symbol exercise, and the group recited the law and Trail Seeker's Desire and sang A Goldmine in the Sky.
Austin. Commissioner J. E. McDonald condemned Congress's farm bill as unsound and anti Southern congressman Bailey B. Ragsdale warned it will cut cotton farmers' activity and income by about 40 percent. McDonald urged a constructive measure to stabilize agriculture nationwide.
Austin report says the State Highway Department will hire a safety or traffic engineer at $300 a month. Julian Montgomery, the highway engineer, began the search and was authorized to appoint assistants as soon as practical. The move follows recent safety talks and promises of improved highway safety in cooperation with the public safety commission.
A census taker asks a woman if she is married. She blushes and declares she has never married, awaiting the social surprise with wit and charm.
Washington reports agricultural adjustment machinery in operation to fix acreage allotments for corn wheat rice tobacco and cotton under the new crop control act. Secretary Wallace will proclaim commercial corn areas and county committees will issue farm allocations based on past yields and land characteristics. Quotas for cotton and flue cured tobacco await producer referenda approval with penalties for exceeding limits.
Emanuel Hertz cites The Hidden Lincoln based on William Herndon records that Mary Todd Lincoln chased Abraham Lincoln with a butcher knife in Springfield. He says Lincoln restrained her and urged restraint in front of churchgoers while she criticized him over finances and conduct.
Church Drivers of Ladonia received what was deemed the heaviest single fine for illegal liquor possession in Fannin County. Judge J. E. Spies assessed $329.95 and 60 days in jail after Drivers pleaded guilty to possession of untaxed whisky for sale. He was arrested Wednesday night by sheriff's officers.
Used planters cultivators stalk cutters and other farming tools priced from 5 to 85 dollars One Fordson tractor with Athens side plow for 75 dollars Two three year old mares offered for sale or trade Manning and Mead hardware implements furniture and Farmalls
Family thanks friends for cheer and sympathy after the loss of our mother. Ernest Noel and Warren Ownby and families express sincere appreciation for the support during this time.
Justice Department says Al Capone suffers intermittent mental disturbances but is lucid most of the time. Officials state the condition stems from pre prison causes and he will stay in the Alcatraz prison hospital for now. France kept Syrian patriot leaders in a dungeon on Ruad Island.
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