February Births Highlight Whitewright High School News
The Whitewright High School Reflector notes February birthdays among students including Wilma Alexander and J. B. Henderson, alongside famous figures born in February such as Buffalo Bill Cody and George Washington. It describes student groups by height, track team training under Coach Gaddis, and marching drills to enhance posture and marching terms as part of a state required activity.
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William F
Buffalo Bill) Cody
George Washington
Abe” Lincoln
Mary Garden
Charles A. Lindbergh
America
Lorna Lee Thornton
Clyde Whitworth
W. O. White
Lucase Cooper
Gaddis
B. T
Origin of St Valentine Day tale from ancient Rome
A compact retelling notes Valentine’s Roman origin and prison tale ending in execution on February 14. It mentions the blind daughter who gained sight, the love token signed Your Valentine, and the canonization that began the tradition of sending love messages on Valentine’s Day.
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Rome
Valentine
Lucase Cooper
Special Assembly Announces New Eighth Period PE
A special assembly on Monday during the fifth period announced an eighth period for physical education. Boys’ training will be led by men teachers on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, while girls’ training led by women teachers will occur on Tuesdays and Thursdays. All students must take PE and complete at least two years before graduation.
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Ocie Scott
Masqueraders Club selects cast for contest play
The Masqueraders Club held its regular meeting last Thursday with Miss Lewis selecting the cast for the contest play. Dorothy LaRoe Lorna Lee Thornton William Howard Harrison Hamilton Vestal and Paul Pierson were named as cast members. The meeting closed with two club songs.
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Miss Lewis
Dorothy LaRoe
Lorna Lee Thornton
William Howard Harrison
Hamilton Vestal
Paul Pierson
Sybil Davenport
February Birthdays Highlight Notable Figures Born This Month
February birthdays celebrate Charles Dickens born February 7, Enrico Caruso born February 27, and Henry W Longfellow born February 27. The text notes many Hall of Fame statues originate from February births, with Edison celebrated as a great inventor awaiting completion.
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Hall of Fame
Charles Dickens
Enrico Caruso
Henry W. Longfellow
Thomas A. Edison
Whitewright Loses to Van Alstyne in Close Battle
Whitewright High School basketball fell 23 to 17 at Tom Bean gym Tuesday night. Van Alstyne edged ahead late as Allen scored 8 on tip plays. For Whitewright, Charles Medearis led with 8, followed by Smith 4, Henderson 3, Holland 2. Whitewright players included Stepp Deberry Pierson and Preston Henderson.
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Whitewright High School
Basketeers
van Alstyne
Tom Bean
Whitewright
Allen
Charles Medearis
Smith
Henderson
Holland
Stepp
Deberry
Pierson
Preston Henderson
Joe Alexander
George Washington's 204th Birth Anniversary
The brief notes the 204th anniversary of George Washington's birth on February 22, highlighting his role as a founder of the United States, his Virginian origin in 1732, his surveying education, pivotal battles in the American War of Independence, and his status as the first U.S. president inaugurated on April 30, 1789.
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George Washington
United States
West Moreland County
Virginia
Washington
Federalist
F A A Contestants for State Judging at A and M
Byron Teague reports that F A A contestants for the state judging contest at Texas A and M are being selected by instructor Mr Bean. First and second year agriculture boys compete for team spots with terracing dairy and live stock judging teams doing field work to qualify.
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Mr. Bean
Byron Teague
Calisthenics Course Opens at W. H. S.
A course in physical training started at W. H. S to build strength and health. Boys have been divided into groups for the program and exercise sessions are under way.
Blonde Venus mystery and small town crushes at Tom Bean
Local chatter speculates on a Blonde Venus from Tom Bean who adores J Y Russell while Bonnie Mullins Ina Lee Hicks and other teens chase gossip about mumps dating Hi Y banquets and out of town romances. Reflector notes Isabelle Woodie Lonnie Butler Katie A L Y and various couples continue courtship and etiquette debates.
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Venus
Tom Bean
J. Y. Russell
Bonnie Mullins
Ina Lee Hicks
Ina Lee
Canaan
Sherman
Isabelle
Woodie
Izzy
Preston
Dot Nicholson
Dot
Joanne
Whitewright
Bill White
Vivian
Imogene Alexander
Lonnie Butler
Trenton
Katie
Valdosta
Sarah
Norma
Aileen
Annie Lee
Anita
Smith
Chapel Program Features Song and Dance Numbers
Friday morning chapel program led by Mrs Kennemer highlighted two songs by Byron Teague and Joe Preston Lee. Bettye Nell Yeager sang In a Little Gypsy Tea Room and tap danced, with accompaniment by Mrs Lindsey Coffey, Joanne Everheart, Dorothy LaRoe, Kathleen Mitchell, and Sarah Frances Teague singing Music Goes Round and Round with Vivian Echols. The program closed with a reading The Ballad of the Harp Weaver by Dorothy LaRoe.
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Kennemer
Byron Teague
Joe Preston Lee
Bettye Nell Yeager
Lindsey Coffey
Joanne Everheart
Dorothy LaRoe
Kathleen Mitchell
Sarah Frances Teague
Vivian Echols
Harp Weaver
Jimmye Lee Brown
Science equipment moved for lab oversight at top floors
Under the supervision of science teachers Mr. Gaddis and Mr. Key all science gear except chemistry moved to two north rooms on the third floor to allow one teacher to supervise two lab periods. Plans for a science club exist with no set meeting time. all students may join. Vivian Echols.
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Gaddis
Key
Vivian Echols
Hi Y Banquet Ends With Seventeen Couples Present
Hi Y Club held its annual sweetheart banquet at Sherman in the Graystone Hotel banquet hall on February 14. Program included invocation, welcomes, songs, speaker intro and talk by Dr. Burma, and a recitation of the Hi Y purpose. Names of Whitewright girls and boys in attendance listed. seventeen couples attended.
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Sherman
Grayson Hotel
J. Y. Russell
Paul Pierson
Kathleen Mitchell
Byron Teague
Sara Frances Teague
Joanne Everheart
Jim Henry Andrews
Sarah Belle Gillett
John Burma
Dr. Burma
Whitewright
Norma Frances Donigan
Aileen Pennington
Pattie Jean Hulett
Betty Jo Morrow
Noma Garland
Boyd Newman
Jack Meador
Merriwell Vineyard
Local names listed for community project discussion
Clifton DeBerry, Preston Hannah, William H. Harrison, William Baxter, Leslie Holland, Paul Pierson, and Murl Ryon appear as participants in an upcoming community project meeting with several residents named.
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Clifton DeBerry
Preston Hannah
William H. Harrison
William Baxter
Leslie Holland
Paul Pierson
Murl Ryon
New York Youth Aid Fund Assists W H S Students
Eleven students at W H S began receiving National Youth Administration aid last Monday. The program provides funds for high school and college expenses with students working one hour per day at thirty cents and limited to three hours per day. Supervisors assign work and track spending. the superintendent may adjust or drop students as needed. Anther Hudgins Jr.
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National Youth Administration
Anther Hudgins Jr
Guess Who and the Jolly Juniors Riddle Card
A playful senior class quiz hints at a master English teacher who excels in art and athletics, a quiet blonde typist with a last name like chain, a guitar playing junior dubbed the musical boy, and a note that Noma Garland has won his heart.
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Chain
Noma Garland
Vivian Echols
Honor Roll All A Students Named for Six Weeks
Two juniors Sara Frances Teague and Anita Vestal, one sophomore Sarah Belle Gillett, and one senior Lucase Cooper earned straight A cards. The list of average 90 in subjects and department includes seniors Lytle Biggerstaff Percy Darwin Christine Williams Anna Lee Yowell Jimmye Lee Brown Isabelle Craig Byron Teague Paul Pierson Anther Hudgins Jr. Joe Alexander. Juniors Irene Autrey Velma Jo Bow Mary Lee Chaney Litha Sue Hollingsworth Kathleen Mitchell Pauline Dixon Walter Tom Holmes Albert Lea Jackson Clyde Owen Billy Smith. Sophomores Dorothy Jo Akridge Mildred Autrey Corden Baxter Phyllis Brown Roy Martin Jo Willa Stuteville Merriwell Vineyard. Freshmen Wilma Alexander Sara Kathryn Atterberry Roberta Ford Marcell Gosnell Charles Harrison Charles Howard Ruth Waldrum Geraldine Williams Mary Phillip Floyd Everheart.
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Sara Frances Teague
Anita Vestal
Sarah Belle Gillett
Lucase Cooper
Lytle Biggerstaff
Percy Darwin
Christine Williams
Anna Lee Yowell
Jimmye Lee Brown
Isabelle Craig
Byron Teague
Paul Pierson
Anther Hudgins Jr
Joe Alexander
Irene Autrey
Girls Physical Training Introduced at W H S
Monday Mr Key announced physical training for the High School and Tuesday afternoon the girls gathered north of the building. Four captains were chosen from each class: Velma Jo Reeves Nell Holmes Jo anne Everheart and Isabelle Craig. They plan to add soft baseball tennis hiking and garden clubs to the program.
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Isabelle Craig
Calisthenics Terrors Hit W H S Co eds
Fragments report strange fad at W H S with limping up stairs and groans. Rumor of petitions to meet classes on first floor circulates among co eds. Also notes Germany derives fuel from potatoes and Sierra Leone bans gum copal exports.
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L. B
Nervous Woman Recovers After Cardui Treatment
A testimony describes a woman troubled by nervous weakness and cramps who improves after using Cardui. She shares that her daughter also recovered after taking Cardui, and the ad urges consulting a physician if no benefit is seen.
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Cardus
A Remarkable Texas Town Keene Texas Lifestyle
A Keene Texas profile describes a 500 person town with strict customs. Residents avoid meat movies and popular culture while practicing Seventh Day Adventist faith, emphasized work, no unemployment, and limited crime.
World record dairy cow seals double milk and butter title
In Seattle Washington Car nation Ormsby a butter king cow is hailed as the first to hold both milk and butterfat world records. The pure bred 9 year old Holstein produced 38606 pounds of milk and 1752.5 pounds of butter fat in a 365 day period marking a historic double achievement.
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Seattle
Wash
Carnation Ormsby
Poor Memories Boon to Treasury
Nearly 10,000 people and estates hold about 700000 in Wisconsin banks that have not been touched for ten to twenty years. Reports filed with Secretary of State Theodore Dammann under the 1935 law show inactive accounts twenty years old or more are escheated to the State Treasury for school aid.
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Keene
Cleburne
Marcel
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Theodore Dammann
Whales Hold Breath Underwater Up To 45 Minutes
A note highlights that whales can stay submerged for as long as 45 minutes, enabling extended dives and efficient foraging without surfacing.
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Dorothy Tapscott
Jimmie Lee Brown
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