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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1938
Page
8
The boys fixed a new baseball ground and defeated the sixth grade in all games. The sixth grade still hopes. Mr. Humphrey coaches basketball. Lucille Starr’s hit wowed the fielders, and the girls praised chilly days for tougher play.
Seventeenth grade pupils show varied interests in history class with students named Fred Cook Lotta Fay Brown Billy Lanius Kincaid Myrtle Taylor Helen Childress Lucille Starr Davis Parrish Billie Hatfield and others. Several entries mention social dynamics including friendships and musical participation during seventh grade programs.
Myrtle Taylor travels to Sherman while Daniel Lane moves to Fort Worth and Robert Clark also relocates to Sherman. Betty Jane Owens visits Bonham and Robert Owens moves. Mary Helen and Martha Louise celebrate birthdays in the local notices.
Mary Helen Maddux celebrated her birth day last Saturday at 3 o clock with refreshments for Betty Harper Ann LaRoe Anna Ruth Johnson Dorothy Sue Douglas Billie Jo Phillips Bessie Joe Russell and Pattie Everheart. The guests attended games and,a trip to the picture show.
The fifth grade welcomes boys John, Charles, and Coolidge Hall from Orangeville and Donald Cranfill from Unity. Girls show smiles and feel the visit may improve their chances.
The passage portrays 1937 as a fast moving, eventful year filled with many important happenings. It compares the year to a hungry diner who savors a large meal and proclaims it memorable for a long time.
A concise history traces poetry in England from Celts and Caedmon through to Chaucer. It notes the shift from oral bards and alliterative lines to rhyme and accent after the 12th century, highlighting Wyatt Surrey and Spenser as form innovators. It also mentions a sixth grade soft ball field project and editor note.
Two boys work in a sand pile while another group sits at a long table reading. Some children play with blocks as others participate in quiet activities.
Students, guided by their teacher, color pictures of dogs. They display colored pictures on the bulletin board and most have finished. Some girls dress dolls in their play house.
The group studied travel methods and used one to reach a sick girl in need of medicine. On Friday a tragedy occurred in the second grade as their pet fish died and was buried at recess by D. P. and ee ee.
The third grade class runs a two group grocery store with boxes cans a phone and a sales book. One group operates the shop one day the other group takes over the next day. The children are strong readers and enjoy the activity.
A Switzerland unit develops maps of industries and products while Jorli by Johnson Spyri is read with Heidi also enjoyed in class. Spelling champs Henrietta Jackson and Janis Horton lead with others scoring high including Reeves Kincaid Simmons Burnham Biggerstaff Maddux Christian and Yeager.
Thursday morning the fifth grade took an arithmetic test with most passing. In English they studied parts of speech and making audience announcements. Health lessons covered suitable clothing and a play was performed from the English book titled Little Miss Wait a Minute with listed characters.
The report notes sixth graders study Texas history 1900 to 1932 focusing on prohibition and early taxation. It mentions verb review in English, health rules for well year, and arithmetic review to help pass mid term. D. P. and A. D.
In English we review for mid term while history covers people in the North and South. Health studies focus on improving the Public Health Service. The seventh grade girls eye a Friday game at 3 30 against the colored girls. Chapel plays Little Miss Wait a Minute and Pumpkin Hill feature song by Margaret Hanna and Billy Rhom Pennington.
Sam Rayburn announces candidacy for Congress from Texas Fourth District seeking re election after years of service. He cites experience as a nation al affairs leader and House majority leader and pledges continued dedication to district welfare and national governance. Public notice marks his political advertisement.
New Jersey begins compulsory vehicle inspections at twenty eight stations. Inspectors test thousands of autos to weed out unsafe rattle traps with penalties including thirty day jail terms and 200 dollar fines for violations. Owners must pay 50 cents for semi annual tests and submit within seven days of notice.
Texas gasoline tax receipts reached $47,895,217 in 1937, up from $43,494,510 in 1936, with state motorists consuming more fuel than the previous Centennial-year record. Strong daily collections reflect higher annual oil use in the state, per the State Comptroller's figures.
An advertisement urges men and women to use Cardus to ease functional pains and boost vitality. It claims sleeplessness and loss of appetite result from pain and promotes Cardus as a system tonic used by many women.
In manual training some students make toys while others pursue useful projects. Mr. Humphrey declares toy time over, but a few disagree. Robert Simmons and Mr. Humphrey plan a workspace to store saws and tools.
President Roosevelt told reporters the government should end mail subsidies for newspapers and magazines. He questioned the $38 million spent transporting papers to receive $9 million in revenue and suggested the press take the initiative if action is desired.
The first damage suit over the New London school explosion was postponed to the March term. Plaintiff J O Moore seeks 24250 in damages for his deceased daughter Dessie, killed in the blast that killed 297. Defendants include Parade Gasoline Company Ward Oil Corporation and school district officials. Four other suits await trial with Jan 24 call.
H L Baker, a longtime prospector in Oklahoma and Texas, reports finding gold and copper near the Canadian River about 20 miles north of Amarillo. Ore assays in Amarillo Dumas Denver and El Paso show $5 to $8.45 per ton gold and up to 32 percent copper. Baker has leased land and begun small scale mining with no definite large scale plans yet.
Fifty five thousand Chrysler Corporation employees idle since December 23 returned to work Tuesday as plants resumed production in Detroit. Officials said plants would run on 24 or 32 hour weeks depending on business. Twenty thousand workers laid off in November were not recalled at this time.
New Martinsville West Virginia postman Homer Pyles broke his arm Tuesday on an icy street yet continued delivering letters for three hours before seeking medical help. His perseverance kept the mail moving despite injury and bad weather in the town.
William Austin 27 was charged with contracting to sell the love of his divorced wife Opal Austin 26 for 200 to Albert Sassler 36 a grocer. Sassler said he paid 25 for a written agreement allowing a friendship with Opal. Austin pleaded innocent to extortion at a preliminary hearing and was held under 1000 bond for appearance Jan 24.
Harold Doss is listed for reelection as Public Weigher in Precinct 3. The notice marks his candidacy for a new term.
Indiana Pa A 50 year old clergyman Rev J C Glenn testified he drank sloe gin for indigestion without knowing its contents and was convicted in Indiana County Court of driving under the influence. Judge E E Creps said counsel claimed a stranger gave the bottle claiming it would aid indigestion.
In New Bedford Massachusetts a textile mill feared liquidation but employees voted to return 10 percent of their weekly wages to the company. The mill’s owner will reward workers with shares of stock in the firm.
Latest banking figures show about 42.5 million savings accounts in all banks nationwide with deposits near 23.5 billion dollars. The average balance per account stands at roughly 691 dollars and 62 cents.
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