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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1937
Page
7
In a school note from The W.H.S. Reflector Bussie threw a smoking room object out the window to prevent smoke buildup. The item spilled on his hand causing a slight burn before he smothered the flames. Names listed include staff and reporters.
The Tigresses celebrated Wednesday night January 6 with a theatre party at the Palace. They reveled in their win over Pilot Grove despite heavy rain, with Alexander, Morrow, Davenport, Thornton, Gillett, Stateville, Riddle, Atterberry, and Coach Draper joining the celebration.
The student body gathered in the auditorium on January 6 to hear President Roosevelt’s annual message to Congress via radio. Mr. Burma brought a radio to chapel and attendees listened with interest.
W H S welcomes two new freshmen, Ernest Lee from Hillsboro and Marjorie Henderson from Pilot Grove. Ernest is the son of M E T employee replacing Mr W L Stowers. Marjorie moved to Whitewright with her parents last week.
A quiet senior girl about five feet four inches tall weighs 134 pounds with black hair and brown eyes and enjoys English though she hides worries. Another senior about five feet six inches tall weighs around 130 pounds with dark brown hair and blue eyes known to friends as Weanie. Her weakness is Clifton DeBerry and her favorite subject is home economics.
Mr. Jernigan’s American history classes made charts selecting among three topics. One chart covers U S states, another lists all successful presidential candidates, and the third lists defeated presidential candidates. Sub heads could be filled individually or in combination.
Bussie Thornhill Mark Montgomery Jack Meador and Granvolee were sent to a chemistry lab to study terracing. Bussie found a small cup of phosphorus. As he poured kerosene off it the phosphorus flared up into a blaze.
The Tigresses beat Pilot Grove 23 to 16 on Wednesday afternoon January 6. Henderson led Tigresses with high points, Kaiser top scorer for Pilot Grove. Tigress lineup included Mears F Morrow C Golden F Thornton G Alexander G Wright G with subs Henderson Wilson Coffey Layman Holmes. Pilot Grove lineup featured Ashinhurst Kaiser Henderson Benson Ashinhurst Scott.
Jo Willa smiled on Wednesday as P. H. returned to school. N. G. S. was seen skating in Trenton on Sunday, while Christene enjoyed skating with J. K. Pauline Blackerby accompanied by a former W. H. S. student at Ector Monday night. Roy preferred Dorothy to skating.
A Monday afternoon scene recounts Mrs. Kennemer reacting to a shouted warning about a door. She explains her blindness by displaying broken glasses and notes she is wearing a new pair this week.
On Monday morning Mr. Short rang the old school bell for the first time in years to greet students returning from Christmas. The bell proved hard to ring but drew the pupils to class 140 minutes early, fulfilling his promise to those who had never heard it.
A bus in Ely stalled on Thursday January 7 prompting a rescue by a Pilot Grove bus. The Pilot Grove vehicle ferried the ready students to school arriving around eleven o clock.
Quinton Nicholson a sophomore was taken to Wilson N. Jones Hospital Sherman on Monday Jan 4 with typhoid fever in serious condition. He is now improving gradually.
Mr Bean's class of fifth? students has studied pamphlets on marketing and farm bookkeeping and plans to join the judging teams. Lectures on marketing farm products are given. Project record books for 1936 are being turned in for approval by the State Department of Agriculture each Monday.
Mr Bean visits to observe how the boys are advancing on their 1937 projects, evaluating their work and offering guidance as needed. The note records a routine checkup by O A H on student efforts and development.
The W Association has received basketball suits for the girls team. Coach Miss Draper traveled to Sherman Thursday afternoon to pick up the material. Suits are black shorts and yellow shirts. 21 yards black broadcloth and 38.5 yards yellow broadcloth were purchased. Home economics students will sew the uniforms. Eighteen players will receive them.
The Ely bus struck a telephone pole Friday January 8 as ice coated the pole and froze the windshield dimming the driver’s view. The pole broke the glass door but caused no serious damage.
Billie Burl Hopper, a W H S junior, wed Marguerite Doggit of Van Alstyne in Durant Oklahoma on October 10. Students offered hearty congratulations as the news circulated.
Mrs. Anderson stated that the home economics III class would study Family Relationships and Child Care until mid term.
A garbled line from Hansard hints at a parliamentary debate about seating or procedural disruption. Readable text shows only that a bell rang and a voice or phrase connected to a vote or seating occurred, with no clear names, dates, or outcomes available.
The Hi Y Club met at the High School to discuss resolutions and finances. Walter Holmes urged resolutions while members voted to raise funds for next year and plan a Hi Y Follies in the auditorium during a chapel period with a tap dance act among numbers.
A concise call urges stronger support for both boys and girls basketball. It stresses more pep on the sidelines, continued improvement with limited practice, and equal regard to football in community interest.
On Friday January 8 a broken light wire due to ice cut power to the school. The fire bell could not ring and Mr Burma announced a manual bell, but students still rushed outside in alarm.
Mrs. O. W. Adams of Murray Kentucky praises Thedford's Black-Draught powder as a reliable laxative for herself for thirteen years and as a trusted remedy for her children, noting Syrup of Black-Draught also meets that need.
The club presents a Folly dance led by Shirley Temple Yeager with ten girls performing as a lively group. The Ladies of the society showcase various stunts and routines highlighting their entertainment program for the evening.
Whitewright High School Tigers defeat Whitesboro Bearcats 33 to 21 in their season opening conference game. Led by Andrews with 12 points and Kaiser with 7, Whitewright seized the lead early and held it throughout the contest.
On a Wednesday afternoon the w girls faced slick sidewalks after a win over Pilot Grove. Lorna Lee Thornton, exhilarated by the victory, bolted from the gym and slipped on the wet walk, ending in muddy clothes as Betty Jo Morrow remained upright amid the slickness.
A lighthearted note describes Lorna Lee laughing inside a door then sliding outside where a High School Romeo helps her up. The scene is framed as playful and harmless with no injuries or lasting harm noted.
In a quip about the transition from horse to car, a speaker notes lingering horse culture by asking if a statue of a man under a steering wheel proves the automobile has not fully replaced the horse. The exchange humorously challenges the pace of modernization.
A young playwright complains to a famed producer that his three year old son ripped the manuscript. The producer muses that the child can read, turning the moment into a wry remark about talent and audience.
A senator muses on the power of simple speech in public life. He suggests that voters expect short, direct words at the polls and after. The remark contrasts with longer rhetoric and hints at strategic promises before elections and refusals afterward.
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