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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1932
Page
7
The W H S Reflector urges students to use the two weeks before midterm exams wisely to review key lessons and avoid cramming. It advises reducing procrastination, seeking steady effort, and maintaining calm at home with supportive guidance and adequate sleep.
The article notes nervousness in schoolchildren stems from physical and emotional factors. Unbalanced diet and lack of sleep are common physical causes, while parental worry and home school dynamics trigger emotional stress. It advises reassurance and avoiding labeling a child as nervous, plus practical steps when work struggles occur.
The narrator distrusts a friend's moon based weather forecast and asserts a personal rule predicting rain on Friday January 15 and Sunday January 17 for a Dallas weekend trip. He details recurring rain patterns around travel plans and weekends with mentions of a cold side effect.
After school on January 4 fourteen members of the Rifle Club met in the 11th grade room to adopt a club constitution. President Homer Lee Sears led the session and Emma Claire Vestal was chosen vice president by a majority vote. The sponsor Mr. Cantrell read a trial constitution and the group unanimously approved it. The club plans to begin firing soon at the indoor range.
A playful old note offers courting tips to the girls at Whitewright High School, urging patient, graceful advances and noting shy boys during Leap Week. The piece echoes period social mores and includes many local campus and town mentions from holidays and visits across Sherman, Dallas, Bonham, and other nearby places.
In a courtroom scene a magistrate asks a witness if she has appeared in a suit before. The witness, D. D., confirms and identifies her blue voile as the suit in question.
Former Governor James E. Ferguson and his wife are rumored to pursue two paths in the Democratic primaries. One option would see both as candidates for congressman at large next summer, the other would have his wife seek the governorship again. Ferguson supporters would scratch all other candidates to boost the couple’s first and second place, leaving the third seat to be determined in the first primary under Texas law.
Collinsville residents anticipate Governor William H. Murray of Oklahoma formally announcing his presidential bid during a homecoming visit to his birthplace. An elaborate celebration is planned with a monument unveiling and dates to be coordinated by the Collinsville Murray Club.
In the dialogue Finkelstein asks what RSVPL on a wedding invite means. Hogendorf answers that the dot indicates Real Silver Wedding Presents.
A valuable nut from India is described as a toothache stopper. Locals chew the nut to relieve dental pain.
The State of Texas Grayson County sheriff announces a public sale by order of the Grayson County Court in the case Jane G Simmons vs Thomas G Forbes No 11890. The sale on February 2 1932 at the courthouse will transfer several described parcels in Block 3 Original Town Plat Sherman including multiple tracts around Lot No 6 and Houston Street to the highest cash bidder.
Legal descriptions detail multiple land parcels in Grayson County Texas. The sixth tract runs 20 by 75 feet at Walnut Street. The seventh tract covers 27 acres along Mill Creek near T P Railroad. The eighth tract begins at the northwest corner of Block No. 2 and extends to a public road, noting chain measurements and adjacent plots.
Sheriff notices specify Tomas G Forbes property of 81.92 acres levied January 4 1932 to satisfy a 432.38 judgment with 7 percent interest from January 19 1931 and costs. Foreclosure of an attachment lien. Frank Reece sheriff. Deputy Fred Holloway.
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