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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1956
Page
6
The Whitewright High School senior class publishes The Reflector with staff members and reporters listed. Junior study on short stories includes readings, author names, and student reports leading to a game recap where Whitewright Tigers beat Cooper Bulldogs by two, with top scorers named.
Cooper beat Whitewright 56 to 37 after a fast start 4-0 and a late rally. Hayes led Whitewright with 16 points while Shelton topped Cooper with 19.
Whitewright beat Cooper 42 to 40 in a tight best two of three district championship game on Tuesday night. Whitewright led from the start and held the advantage through the final buzzer.
The Whitewright High School student body announces Ella Mae Sims rejoining as a junior. She is the daughter of Celestia Sims of Whitewright and returns from Lynnwood California.
Cooper defeats Whitewright 37 to 26 to capture the District 13 A championship on Saturday night. Jack Hayes leads Whitewright with 16 points while A W Shelton tops Cooper with 19 in a decisive win, concluding their season with the varsity squad.
The Good Citizen Roll lists eleven students including Jesse Boatwright Mike Bow Randy Bryant George McCurdy Dennis Morris Jimmy Shores David Wood son Jan Bilmner Charles Williams Sarah Gail Johnson and Sally Spencer. Several absences due to illness prevented others from qualifying this week. The senior class under Miss Neathery writes themes on Fire Prevention and practices bibliographies outlines and footnotes for their next assignment.
A senior girl aged 18, weighing 127 pounds, who enjoys all her teachers and all her subjects, is described as one half of Whitewright High School’s Mystery Couple of the week.
Seniors from 27 Northeast Texas high schools attended the Citizenship and Career Conference at East Texas State Teachers College in Commerce on Friday February 17. Dr James G Gee welcomed delegates and Carl Cooper outlined the program. Attendees from Bailey Campbell Commerce Cumby Daingerfield Detroit East Delta Emory Enloe Leonard Lone Oak Miller Grove North Hocking Mt Vernon Pecan Gap Pine Tree Prosper Rockwall Saltillo West Delta Wolfe City Yantis Canton Alba Avery Tom Bean Whitewright joined about six supervising adults.
The annual conference for seniors was sponsored by East Texas State Teachers College and the East Texas Chamber of Commerce.
The Paris News notes a Washington AP report stating Governor Allan Shivers may seek restoration of the two thirds rule for presidential nominations. It cautions the effort would conflict with his political record and suggests the South bears political consequences from the 1936 change.
Pudgie the parakeet at a local fire station treats smoke as danger. Smokers are warned as Pudgie lands on cigars and pecks them apart. Firemen note Pudgie’s insistence on no smoking in the recreation room. The piece ends with a nostalgic closing line.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from a 20th century page. Jokes range from marital spats to cattle and licensing gags, plus observations on banking, American character, night school, and shopping biases. It captures light social satire and everyday absurdities.
The County Court of Grayson County Texas granted administration on February 6 1956 to Myrtle Anderson. Creditors must present claims by law to 1824 S Woodlawn Denison Grayson County Texas with address for notices. Published in The Whitewright Sun February 16 23 and March 1 8 1956.
A passerby encounters a village crowd as two men clash. An onlooker points out the combatants by naming Jim Jones who married Widow Stubbs and Bill Hinks who introduced them. A joke ends the scene with a witty exchange about names.
A dialogue snippet uses a pun on embarrassment by swapping terms in a light exchange. The question asks why he’s embarrassed and the reply puns on being shy in payments, illustrating wordplay on financial awkwardness.
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