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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1929
Page
6
In the Whitewright Reflector issue the junior English class reporters encourage more student journalism and public writing. They note weak school support for basketball coverage and urge greater effort, urging pupils to publish ideas and learn the game with guidance from an instructor.
A civic appeal emphasizes shared responsibility for town welfare through strict quarantine, neighborly care, and beautification. Citizens should avoid disease spread, protect others, and model good efforts to inspire neighboring towns and ease official burdens.
The author laments a weak basketball season due to scarce equipment and no indoor court for practice. Players provide their own suits, not all can, and cold weather hinders teamwork and development. A proper facility is seen as essential for improving performance.
A 1930 letter argues that every high school should publish a school paper. It cites benefits for students to practice journalism, improve writing, and inform both the school and external readers about events, clubs, sports, and alumni. The author urges teachers to require student submissions to foster interest and literary growth.
Whitewright coaches gather volunteers for base ball and track with 21 players. Crosby warns discipline and eligibility rules as they rebuild. track lags but hopes for a stronger season. Dinah Boyd, a Southern negro Mammy figure, recounts life before and after emancipation with vivid, humorous detail on a porch in a small cabin.
A reminiscence of Dinah a near ninety year old enslaved nurse. Mollie recalls Dinah paying her own train ticket with cold cash and refusing the conductor. Dinah proudly cites her white benefactors who fed and warmed many in her past, even as she snubs whites who slander blacks.
Twenty one members of the Masqueraders dramatic club and sponsors Miss Forrester and Miss Ray gathered at Miss Florence Wilson's home for a monthly social. A one act play Double Crossed was performed by six members followed by games and refreshments. The group planned to meet again March 3 for the regular business meeting.
Miss Mardell Pumphrey spent Sunday in Bells. Miss Mary Cornelia Roberts was in Greenville Saturday evening. Misses Wanda and Opal Grammer were in Tom Bean Sunday. Miss Velma Bennett hosted Miss Lucile Williams of Sherman Sunday. Babe Nell Penn visited Sherman Saturday. Ouida Nell Harris and Eva Jane Skaggs were in Canaan and Bethel Saturday afternoon. Margaret Sears and Grover B. Smith spent the weekend in Fort Worth and Dallas. Velma Jones and Ruby Bush visited Tom Bean Friday.
Miss Mary Lou Blanks and Ker mit Belew were in Tom Bean Sunday afternoon. Miss Alwilda Ryan visited Sherman Saturday. Bush went through Sedalia Friday evening.
Forced to advertise, the Woolworth five and ten cent store in Bartlesville Oklahoma is closing its doors. Local shoppers face liquidation prices as the longtime retailer ends its Bartlesville operation.
The article attributes the store closure to keen competition and stubborn rules against advertising. It notes Woolworth announces a $50,000,000 national campaign planned for 1929, as Wichita Eagle advises spending in Whitewright.
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