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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1940
Page
10
Tom Bean defeated Whitewright 36 34 after a 30 17 Collinsville girls win. Charley Sue Childress and Oleta Norris fouled out in the third quarter as reporters and staff noted the game details and lineups.
A group from East Texas State Teachers College Commerce presented a program at the local high school Friday morning. The event opened with a boys trio singing My Prayer followed by Sunrise Serenade piano solo.
The What Next Club of the English I class met on Friday to elect new officers. John Biggerstaff called the meeting to order. Officers elected include J. D. Hughes president, Rober Owens secretary, Dorothy Sue Douglas vice president, Betty Jane Harper reporter, Charles Skaggs parliamentarian, Wallace Reeves critic, Cecil Magers sergeant-at-arms. Betty Jane Harper then presented a quiz number.
J. J. Sloan and Joe Yates were captains in a class contest. Mrs. Roddy prepared questions placed in a box for drawing. Sloan led the winning team 3 to 2, with team members J. J. Sloan, C. B. Bryant, and Jimmie Golden. Losing side included Arlie Durham and Davis Parrish.
Industrious seniors were seen slipping between rooms to hang curtains in Mrs. Kennemer’s freshman room. Last week teachers also re hung curtains that had been taken down and laundered during the holidays.
The girls basketball teams played at Trenton on Friday night facing Collinsville and Tom Bean. Collinsville was slated to start at 7 pm. The lineup included Mary Alice Harrison Juanita England Jonnie B Robbins Frances Riddle Charley Sue Childress and Oleta Norris with Charley Sue fouling out at half and Frances fouling out early in the second half.
Mr Key traveled to Austin for an Educational Policies Conference with Texas principals and superintendents. Sessions covered Health Democracy and Crime Prevention with speakers including L A Woods John W Studebaker and Dr Homer P Rainey. The event featured music by Denton Teachers College Acappella Choir and was chaired by L A Woods.
Inquiries by senior reporters at W. H. S. about class parties and holiday plans drew friendly answers from students and staff. Questions about Christmas events and dates followed, but a reporter asking how many long handles were needed during the cold snap crossed a line.
Barbara Gordon Jarvis Maddux Birt Rus Drunette Farley Bonnie Scott Billie Vineyard return to duties after several days absent due to illness M. D.
The Whitewright Tigers edged the Van Alstyne Panthers on Tuesday night January 9. Panthers surged ahead early with forward Jack Walker scoring to give an eight point lead before Phillips assisted the Tigers to regain the lead and finish the first quarter down 12 8.
In the second quarter Phillips and Andrew fueled a 24 9 surge that pushed the Tigers ahead. The Tigers led the rest of the game and finished with a 43 to 23 win.
The Travis Homemaking Club met with president Mary Dale King presiding. Members noted no health program work and decided to abandon the rest room idea. Accomplishments listed include basement improvement chapel programs regular meetings and council member accountability. Remaining aims are first aid room water on first floor and gym program. Betty Moore of Sherman expected to speak after returning from Mexico.
The Hi Y club met on Monday evening with few members present due to bad weather. Vice-President George Hansard led the meeting, Mr Manning gave a prayer, no programs or business were discussed, and several members played basketball after the meeting.
Seniors faced a gloomy outlook Monday as the deadline for subscriptions approached. About 60 more subscriptions were needed, with 50 cents due at subscription and 50 cents at delivery. Details on whether the annual would continue appeared in the Reflector next week.
Inclement weather and widespread influenza forced the bi monthly Future Farmer gathering to be postponed indefinitely. With no urgent business, Mr Cunningham advised waiting for greater member turnout.
Students in the V. A. I class learn rope making under Mr Cunningham. They have spent a week crafting rope from binder twine to gain a cheaper supply.
The V A III class prepared landscape plans during recent class periods. Estimates show about 24 dollars needed to landscape the large lawn, with savings possible by using cuttings instead of shrubs with roots.
The Homemaking I class studied and learned to make muffins biscuits hot cakes and toasts. They prepared five breakfasts solo and reported on homework including trying two new foods and improving personal traits and appearance.
The homemaking II class focused on meals with emphasis on buffet and simple meals. They studied lunches and each student works to improve her own lunch.
A brief description highlights a female student with brown curly hair and brown eyes, described as having a pleasant smile. The text mentions her favorite sport is basketball and that she is among those who lettered last year.
The class has spent a week studying how to tell when they are in love and how to choose a future partner. Miss Williams advises keeping relationships in high school to dating, with courtship saved for later life.
Students at W H School nearly exploded with relief as rumors spread that midterm exams would be canceled. A business English exam remains, and six weeks of exams are planned for remaining classes.
Etiquette guidance for boys at W H S urges thoughtful conversation with dates focusing on movies books songs and Europe rather than bragging about sports. Advice covers planning dates dressing for occasions and communicating preferences to ensure girls feel considered.
Remedial Reading classes formed clubs. No-Name Club met Friday with Otto Rusell presiding and Barbara Gordon as secretary. They scheduled Jan 17 for officer elections. Billie Burke Vineyard spoke on bashfulness cure, Mary Frances Clathorn narrated A Famous Dog, Lucian Vestal discussed Popular Inventors. The Rust Club, presided by Betty Sue Thornhill in absence of leaders, met Friday and planned Jan 17 elections. program featured Winnell Stapleton The Mysterious Shadow, Mildred Kent Robinson Crusoe's Story, Edith Layman Can You Imagine, Lloyd Cato riddles, and Thornhill Questions.
In a Tuesday night game at Whitewright gym the Tigerettes edged Van Als Tyne 26 to 21. The home team used new plays taught by Mr. Key and led 16 made baskets by the break while the Panthers managed four. The second half saw a Panthers revival to 19-19 before the Tigerettes pulled away.
An advertisement urges readers to treat constipation with Black-Draught, claiming symptoms like bad breath biliousness headaches can signal constipation. It promises a gentle thorough cleanse overnight using simple directions and highlights the product’s effect on lazy bowels.
Field goals win for Van Alstyne as lineup includes Lurline England Snell Smith Mary Botsford Eugenia Parish Jean Crook and Pauline Adams. Game details conclude with a decisive finish in the match.
A government class toured the grammar school lunchroom as part of a study on unemployment aid. They arrived after 11:30 am to be served first, enjoyed a meal of creamed potatoes frankfurters kraut cornbread and rice pudding, and admired the workers’ efficiency.
An Irish bricklayer atop a partly built house shouts to the foreman that he cannot find a way down. The foreman orders him to descend the way he came up, but the worker insists he came up head first and refuses to move.
In a brief scene a Black woman pressures an office boy to connect her with Mistah Tompkins while insisting she does not wish to marry him. The office staff cites his engagement. The dialogue captures social dynamics and curiosity around marriage.
A daughter asks what alimony means as a mother, once married to an insurance agent, explains it as a man's cash surrender value while a newspaper page shows unrelated Sun typewriter paper.
Advertises Mentho Mulsion as a nine element cold cough formula endorsed by a midwestern university dean of pharmacy. Claims rapid relief from cough and feverish membranes with a money back guarantee and neighbor endorsement from Childress Pharmacy.
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