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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1936
Page
8
In the Grammar School column pupils of the seventh grade with faculty help recount a playful race story. On one side Modene Vineyard leads Cotton Tails, and Edward Browning heads Jack Rabbits. The Cotton Tails pull ahead by several leaps.
Joyce Hinton urges that many pupils fail because they lack study methods. Read a paragraph to grasp the main idea, then recall and express it clearly in your own words. Report from memory to avoid confusion. following these directions could push those on the border to the top.
Monday turnout was 19 of 39 as first graders learn to write qu and quick. Bulletin board pictures depict January and health booklets illustrate each health rule. The listed housekeepers are Billie Ray Lewis Willie Jr Mary Ruth Holmes and Claire Doss.
In a second grade room a pretend grocery is set up with egg crates measuring cups scales fruits and vegetables and canned goods. Each morning two pupils act as clerk and customer to practice politeness and arithmetic using play money.
Third grade pupils created a newspaper titled The Eskimo Democrat featuring stories poems and drawings. Poetry day every Tuesday. A poetry chart tracks memorized poems and colored blocks. A new book Uncle Ben with the Eskimos joined the shelf. Snow caused low attendance of about fifteen in the third room on Monday.
English schools publish illustrated poem booklets and introduce long division with emphasis on thinking. Girls and boys compete in spelling contests, the two teams tied once, but the girls win two of three matches and are declared champions as reported by Imo gene Head.
Those in the fifth grade who made one hundred per cent in health this week are Grace Harris Minnie Coffman Lorene Magers Cecil Owens Billie Burke Vineyard Virginia Hill Jessie Coffey Helen Ruth Holcomb Davis Parrish Bob Sears Fred Cook Sue Moore Billie George Queener Mary Frances Clabhorn Pete Ford and Lucille Starr Leroy Cowart. Chapel Thursday morning was chapel morning. The first grade was in charge of the program. There were three piano solos. Those taking part were Janis Jane Horton Margaret Ann Burnham and Betty Nell Yeager. Miss Sallye Hamilton led the singing. Everyone enjoyed the program very much Iona Bush and Dorothy Booher.
Examinations approach and students study as teachers in the fifth sixth and seventh grades issue a set of review questions. These questions are reviewed carefully each day, as described by Ruby Pierson.
The seventh grade handed in notebooks on letter writing with attractive notes and strong info on the art. Claire Doss led with the most complete entry, with several others praised for merit. Some late submissions await grading as sixth graders enjoy Alaska California and National Parks materials.
The boys surged on Tuesday to beat the girls 29 to 2 after an initial 6 to 4 score. The lopsided result highlights the boys’ strong rally and clear edge in the contest.
The Junto Club hosted a Friday talk by our principal Mr Manning about baseball sparking interest among students. Evelyn Hill notes the inspiring address and newfound baseball knowledge. The Silver Tongue Club gathered Monday in the fifth grade room due to cold weather and planned to subscribe to a current events paper. Martha Jo Darwin remarks on the event and decision.
Char known as Jack jumps up in his seat while Modene dislikes boys seating near her Frances plays ball with boys Drunette receives notes from Ed ward Edward dislikes big headed girls. Names Jack Wallace and Enos Wharton appear in the fragment.
A seventh grade girl, popular in class, in her third year at Whitewright with light brown hair and bluish gray eyes, stands about 56 inches tall and weighs 93 pounds. A seventh grade boy, also popular, with dark hair and gray eyes weighs 107 pounds and is 64 inches tall.
Carl Arnold, 17, died Monday of spinal meningitis in Denison. Stricken Sunday, he was the son of L. C. Arnold, district plant chief of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. This was the first meningitis case reported in the city.
The Sun announces Harold Doss as candidate for Public Weigher seeking a second term, subject to Democratic primaries in July and August 1936. The notice lists Doss as the official nominee in the upcoming election cycle.
In a political advertisement Jess Morris recalls carrying Hunt 37 of 51 boxes and tying one, Rains 8 of 12, Kaufman 26 of 40 with one tie, totaling 107 boxes in six counties while Rayburn had 87. Morris notes over 18,000 votes and says Rayburn began re election campaign in September. He promises a complete platform after the current session.
Former State Senator Thomas B. Love urged immediate statutory legislation and a constitutional amendment to grant Congress power to regulate American agriculture. He told the Technical Club that federal control is essential to prevent ruinous overproduction and to protect farmers from destructive competition across state lines.
Washington report notes Representative Ramspeck of Georgia proposes a bill to bar automobiles built to exceed speed sixty from shipment in interstate commerce. Aimed at reducing highway accidents, the measure would cap freight and express vehicles at forty miles per hour on interstate highways, affecting manufacturers and trade. The issue ties to Roosevelt era accident prevention efforts and calls for speed limits nationwide.
Washington. Rep McCormack Democrat Massachusetts heads a special committee that investigated un American activities last year. He seeks a vote on a Senate approved bill to make it a crime to incite soldiers to disobey laws and a House measure to punish advocacy of overthrow by force. He hopes for an early Rules Committee hearing, saying the legislation should pass once on the floor. Opponents say it would imperil freedom of speech and of the press.
Fort Worth attorney A. E. Harding announced on Monday his endorsement of the Townsend old age pension plan within his gubernatorial platform. He argued that retirement at 60 and pension payments would unlock employment for millions and release vast sums held idle in banks nationwide.
Officials in Washington joined a formal tribute to King George V with condolences as the House adjourned and White House events were canceled. Foreign flags flew at half staff in a day of somber ceremony across federal buildings.
Battered wreck of the $85,000 airliner that carried seventeen people to death near Goodwin Arkansas last week has been sold to a local farmer for $65. Emmett Hurt, who lives nearby, acted in the sale of the remains.
A man buys wreckage from the crash scene and moves it from the swamp to his home with plans to sell as souvenirs and junk. Investigators say motors, propellers and instruments from the crash were not part of the deal.
Practical guidance to prevent colds emphasizes avoiding infection by secretions, not sharing cups or towels, minimizing contact with toys or pencils, and reducing exposure to crowded, poorly ventilated places. Recommendations include avoiding drafts, fatigue, extreme temperatures, and maintaining vitality.
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