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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1934
Page
3
The W H S Reflector reports that about three thousand volumes were added through donations and school funds with some classics now available, aiding students. Names of staff and contributors are listed, including editor Ruth Jopling and adviser Merle Robbins.
The editor notes the paper should explain its purposes and aims, discussing its past shift to the Sun print, its reach, and the balance of high school news with outstanding themes and student research. It also mentions the mix of gossip rumors that keep school life engaging.
Frances Hedgpeth and peers visited the school Tuesday while Elizabeth Hedgpeth hosted a New Year party last Monday. Basketball scenes include wins over Sherman and losses to Savoy with the Tigers planning more games on a new indoor court. The girls’ team declined a Whitesboro tournament due to short practice. Jesse DeBerry traced ancestry to the American Revolution qualifying for Sons of the American Revolution.
The library expanded from a study hall space with four hundred books to a larger, well furnished facility. It has added many books over time and now houses twenty five hundred volumes with tables and chairs for student use.
A new indoor court was found in the rear of the Texaco station building. The team worked hard all day Saturday and left with a shining court. Rent is half the door receipts. The first game was Monday night against Bells. Students are excited about the prospects and hope to become champions.
Students at W H S vote on an all star eleven with Miss Ray as first kick-off, ends Leon Adams and Frank Hollingsworth, tackles Dorothy Tate and Lula Lee Vestal, guards Lawrence Owens and Thomas Sears, center Sonny Hancock, backfield Woodrow Belew Franklin Dixon and J Y Russell, note on school assembly and congressional roll call dynamics.
The W. H. S. girls beat Mahurin 20 to 10 on the local court. Lorena Ashinhurst starred with 11 of the 20 points, as Merle Robbins LeMonte Dodd Lorena Ashinhurst Winnie Farmer and Vera Dodd started for W. H. S.
The student body gathered in a general assembly at 11 o’clock last Wednesday to witness a congressional convention via radio. The school received the radio as a gift from Waldo Furniture Company. Prior to the session Mr. Smith gave an explanation.
A theatrical scene ends in confrontation as Mr Revolution and Panic clash with Woodsman and Frankie. The dialogue hints at power struggles, suspicions, and a surreal performance with Red Riding Hood and a chorus singing Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf.
A short theatrical sketch set in a woods near an American city. Red Riding Hood ignores the Wolf as instructed by Woodsman Frankie and plans playtime with her RFC train while Grandmother Populace struggles to keep it running. The Wolf threatens to eat her unless she leads him to Grandmother Populace.
A collage of school admissions and skits from W. H. S. includes Christmas vacation woes for each class and a Masquerader's Club party find. Scenes feature Woodsman F and Red Riding Hood amid playful banter about exams, resolutions, and a Wolf Panic reprise.
On Friday on the W. H. S. court Whitewright and Mahurin played a lively freshmen game. Whitewright used many players with Glendall Fleming as top scorer with four points in a 21 to 6 Mahurin win.
Isabelle praises the habit of Dorothy LaRoe liking to read the Dallas Morning News at school. The note mentions a shared interest in reading and a high school setting.
Crooner Mary Frances enjoys Bonham. Julia Ann Pritchett tore up a letter in study hall. Ruth Jopling writes on Christmas stationery. G. V. Vestal and William Baxter visit Sherman. Isabel stops wearing her black onyx ring. Dorothy Tate receives many letters from Dallas since Christmas. Leslie Holland favors the Tom Bean area.
A roster of New Deal agencies and commissions established in 1933 including the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Civil Works Administration, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Industrial Recovery Act bodies, and related councils and boards such as CCC, FERA, HOLC, NRA, NLB, NIRA, and NEC.
The document lists agencies including PWA Public Works Administration and PWEHC Public Works Emergency Housing Corporation along with SAB Science Advisory Board and other boards such as SBPW Special Board of Public Works and TVA Tennessee Valley Authority as part of a coordinated plan.
A witty exchange notes the beauty of a Mrs Gabber portrait but hints at artificiality as Wisco remarks on the closed mouth, Hubby counters with the remark that she had her mouth shut.
A humorous exchange where a Sunday school teacher asks Willie for a Bible quote about polygamy and Willie replies with No man can serve two masters. The joke hinges on misapplied scripture to answer a question about one man and two wives.
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