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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1949
Page
6
Dorothy Dooley writes as editor addressing readers about gossip and missing party coverage. She urges students to submit firsthand reports on what they see hear or know, even in handwritten form, promising staff will handle publication details.
In Whitewright High School gym last Friday, the Tigerettes edged Tom Bean 42 to 39 after a three minute overtime. Judd scored 20 points to lead Whitewright while Stephenson topped Tom Bean with high honors.
A Whitewright High School note describes seniors facing tougher English and civics with only three books to guide progress. Bookkeeping remains popular, and Miss Darwin is praised for teaching two major subjects. The annual staff works two weeks to finish the yearbook, amid overall hard work and bittersweet final-year reflections.
The annual staff and Miss Neathery arranged for Mr. G. M. Hight to visit the high school for pictures. On Thursday photos were taken on the Presbyterian Church steps of the Homemaking Club Future Farmers of America annual staff Reflector staff and class officers of the five grades. Senior favorites girls basketball individual letter boys football boys basketball pep squad flag bearers and Mr Caraways picture at his desk were taken at the high school. Appreciation is extended for Mr Hight’s cooperation.
A February assembly featured Rev. C C Chil dress and songs Wonderful Words of Life Stand Up for Jesus. Afterward faculty and class officers met to schedule a carnival for March 18. Mr Caraway asks teachers for lists of supplies capital goods and practices to boost school efficiency with brief justification.
The board is reminded it is not obligated to follow these ideas but may use them for multi year planning within financial limits legal constraints and community norms. The suggestions could benefit teachers as well.
The Whitewright sub-district met February 7 with 60 present from Savoy Bells Leonard and Trenton. Rev Jameson introduced as new Whitewright pastor. Entries include games by WHS Tigerettes against Van Alstyne, 16 to 6 Van, with Morris Mullenix and starting lineups noted.
A sequence of playful pairs exchange song titles as lovers pledge affection and tease, spanning exchanges from Dooley and Cooney to Goober and Gwen. The scrapbook style captions reveal a culture of romance and humor through nested musical requests and responses.
An advertisement claims CARDUS relieves functional periodic pain when started three days before menstruation and also acts as a monthly tonic to improve appetite and digestion, boosting resistance for difficult days. It emphasizes scientific preparation and testing of CARDUS.
Ray Morrison the noted SMU aerial circus innovator and longtime Southwest Conference coach has signed to become head football coach and athletic director at Austin College Sherman. Morrison will join the Texas Conference member around March 1 after nearly three decades at SMU Vanderbilt and Temple University.
In town shows at the Rialto feature The Velvet Touch with Anna Neathery and partners. Plaza hosts May the Best Man Win with Dave Vandagriff and Mary Thornhill, plus Heaven Only Knows with Billy Mullins. The Bride Goes Wild stars Martha Wallace and David Brooks at the Texas.
Cast lists preview current showings with Joann Scott, Bill Wolfe, Johnny Vestal and others. Producer Joe Evans plans multiple weeks of new productions including All of My Sons and Return of the Bad Men starring Daye Vandagriff and Weldon Bartley along with several other named stars.
The note mentions several named couples and suspects among freshmen after the holidays. Dixie and Daymond, Betty Jane with Luther from Honey Grove, Alice and a college boy possibly Malcolm, and Sarah with Sherman are singled out. Dorotha, Charlene yearn for Dallas, Grover Charles and Byron linked, Kathryn waits for John Sanders, Lorene eyes distant places, and Nancy remains paired with a secret.
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