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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1947
Page
6
Morning sessions on January third elect a boy to represent the school at Friday Rotary meetings during January. Eugene Thornhill won the choice by a student majority. Agriculture students are urged to complete last year's projects with five detail sections including money possibilities labor receipts and profit loss records.
The Christmas holidays end finds Mrs Roddy and her speech class hard at work memorizing declamations on themes such as mother patriotism the seasons of the year and the weather The class considers entering the Sherman declamation contest this year and will likely send its winners to compete there with strong effort.
The article extols teamwork and practice for scoring in basketball. It emphasizes shots through the hoop as essential to victory, notes the game’s rhythm and grace, and praises conditioning, timing, and coordination for all players.
A writer urges balance between study and play, recommending a game of basketball to refresh the mind. The message suggests that taking a break can sharpen focus, lead to better learning, and help achieve more serious accomplishments.
Former Whitewright High student Jack Sears visited Mrs Roddy's speech class on Tuesday December 17. He discussed differences between stage and screen acting, noting stage performance uses gestures while camera work requires exact scene fidelity. The class enjoyed the talk and learned from his dual stage and film experience.
A romance themed exchange lists multiple couples and messages with lines like I Guess I'll Have the Papers and Go Home and There Must Be a Way, showing playful and sentimental notes between partners. Names include Jack, Pinkey, Loren Paul, Jane Meador, Patsy, Patsy, Dan, Patsy, Irene, Lou Rae, Clifton, Terry, Jackie, Kilroy, Clem, Pat, Betty Anne, Sprout, Dorothy, Laura Jean, Betty Reeves, Chick, Norma, Billy Faye, Morgan Wilson, and a final signoff Its All Over Now from Writer to Readers.
A festive buzz surrounds Pinkey and Loren Paul as relationships heat up. Laura Jean and Jack appear to be rekindling, while Husie may still be with Glenn and Kenneth Wallace surfaces in sightings. Doris Jane, Kelly, Jane Meador, and Billy Reagan are seen together amid holiday chatter.
During that period social activity was high with the steady pair Dorothy and Sprout frequently seen at gatherings. Social Sally signs describe the couple as the steadies among the social scene.
After holidays the civics class resumes its Texas Constitution unit. They have finished Article III and begun Article IV and hope to complete by mid term. Some students plan to drop the subject and must pass a test on the Texas Constitution to earn a half credit for the term.
The plane geometry students struggle to concentrate on numbers of sides and interior angles of a regular polygon due to Christmas holidays. With Mr. Caraway's help they may soon wake up and get down to business.
During second period at the high school seniors move toward the left hall to study Spoonhandle a condensed novel in the December Reader's Digest. Some are smiling some frowning as they face the lesson and the new year’s hope for better knowledge.
A humorous note laments high school spelling slips and reliance on others. It argues for using the dictionary more often to avoid disrespecting Mr Webster, since two points are lost for each misspelled word.
Long list of heirs and representatives named in a Texas citation to answer a petition filed January 2 1947 in Sherman Grayson County The plaintiff R R Waldo claims ownership of real property in Sherman and cites Lot 1 and the old alley in a survey originally granted to J B McAnair with a Monday February 17 1947 deadline for appearance Before the Hon District Court in Sherman Texas with a 55310 file number and 1946 ownership dates
Plaintiff claims fee simple title to 80 by 140 foot parcel in Block 4 of Bonds First or Fairview Addition Sherman. Defendants allegedly entered September 4 1946 and dispossessed him, now withholding possession. Judgment sought for title and possession plus relief. Court issued January 2 1947.
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