W H S Reflector Announces Play Fundraising Plans
Sara Janway as editor in chief leads reporters Mary Jo Sears Norma Mangrum Jack Taw William Baxter Robert Doss Monabelle Biggerstaff with Dorothy Tapscott as faculty adviser. Gladys Ray directs performances to be shown late February with 50 percent of receipts to defray entrant expenses in other fields and payment of royalties on the chosen play.
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Mary Jo Sears
Norma Jo Mangrum
Jack Taw
William Baxter
Robert Doss
Monabelle Biggerstaff
Dorothy Tapscott
Gladys Ray
M. B
Sherman spring county meet calls for school participants
The editor urges Whitewright High and other schools to field contestants in the county meet. Students gain physical or mental benefits from events like the hundred yard dash high jump broad jump spelling debating and extemporaneous speaking. rally your school spirit and begin now to prepare for victory.
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Sherman
Whitewright High
Dinner Party for Norma Jo Mangrum’s Guests
On Friday evening January 20 Miss Norma Jo Mangrum hosted an informal dinner with six girls Mary Frances Myrick Dorothy Ryan Ruth Jopling Julia Ann Pritchett Vivian Echols. Six boys joined afterward Marl Ryan J B Cates Thomas Sears Billie Earl Montgomery Sonny Hancock Leon Adams. They enjoyed games and delicious refreshments.
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Norma Jo Mangrum
Mary Frances Myrick
Dorothy Ryan
Ruth Jopling
Julia Ann Pritchett
Vivian Echols
Marl Ryan
J. B. Cates
Thomas Sears
Billie Earl Montgomery
Sonny Hancock
Leon Adams
The Masqueraders Choose Play for Interscholastic Meet
The Masqueraders Club selects its contest play to represent W. H. S. in the Interscholastic League meet. The chosen piece is titled Gods Move and will be staged with additional schedule details to follow.
Safe Flues and Chimneys Safety Guidelines
This advice covers clearances from walls to prevent overheating. Use asbestos board or separated air space with tin or iron. Enclose stove pipes through walls in galvanized iron with wide clearance. Build guard around attic flue. Clean pipes regularly to prevent rust and holes, especially at wall entry. Follow iron bands to stop rust. Guidance from E. M. S.
Whitewright High boys prep for track honors
Several Whitewright High School boys compete for junior and senior track honors. Prospects include J. Y. Russell Jack Lay Paul Pierson Thomas Sears Sonny Hancock Joe Thomas Meador Leon Adams and Billy White. They train for dashes distance runs and high broad jumps aiming to improve fitness and win honors.
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Whitewright High School
Whitewright High
J. Y. Russell
Jack Lay
Paul Pierson
Thomas Sears
Sonny Hancock
Joe Thomas Meador
Leon Adams
Billy White
High School News Highlights from January Visit and Upcoming PTA Program
Miss Elizabeth Sears enrolled at W H S for the last semester and hails from a Dallas public school. Misses Johnson of T C U and Sears of Austin College visited the high school on Monday January 23. The February PTA meeting will feature a patriotic program by high school students in observance of Washingtons birthday. The Reflector is abbreviated this week due to exams.
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Elizabeth Sears
Dallas
Johnson
Sears
Austin College
Washington
Exhibition of Craft and Home Economics Works at High School
An exhibition of original crafts by English and Home Economics III classes will be held Tuesday January 31 on the high school's third floor. The event is free to the public and tea will be served by the home economics students. The display aims to showcase artistic ability and offer engaging items for visitors.
Letter from W A Adkinson at West Point 1863
An antique relic details a April 25 1863 letter from William H Adkinson at West Point. It notes Adkinson and Sidney Lanier on picket duty with Lanier unwell, preserving a historical moment between two individuals.
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Wast Point
William H. Adkinson
W. H. Adkinson
Sidney Lanier
Sid
Mr. Lanier
Letter Reveals Family Link to Civil War Poet Sidney Lanier
A faded letter, written in old style, ties a family to the Civil War poet Sidney Lanier. It notes the writer served three years in the war before health failed, and its value lies in family connection and the poet’s familiarity.
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Sidney Lanier
Popular senior Ruth Gosnell and star athlete Ross Wilson
Ruth Gosnell, a highly regarded senior, is described as gay with many admirers and active in school life as a drama club member. Her goal is to become a country teacher. Ross Wilson, a tall sixteen year old, excels as basketball forward and high scorer, with Spanish as his favorite subject.
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Ruth Gosnell
Dramatic Club
F. P
Ross Wilson
Ross
Mixed up facts from literary figures and geography
The notes mix up Bowers with examination papers and claim Shakespeare was born on the Amazon River and died in Virginia in 1865. It also wrongly states Brutus as a hero from The Last of the Mohicans and attributes Cotton and Wheat to Edgar Allen Poe while misplacing James Fenimore Cooper in Bible times.
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Shakespeare
Amazon River
James Fenimore Cooper
Virginia
Brutus
Edgar Allen Poe
Tigers Triumph In Tight Sherman Victory Over Van Alstyne
W H S Tigers edged Van Alstyne 41 to 36 at Cawthon gym Sherman on January 20 in a fast close game. Dixon led with 11 points despite a knee injury Wilson 10 Harrison 7 Weazel Dixon 5 Jones 2 Brown 1 McKinney 5 contributed. The Sherman Democrat praised the match calling it the best and fastest in the tournament.
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W. H. S. Tigers
Cawthon
Sherman
Tigers
van Alstyne
Sherman Democrat
Dixon
Wilson
Harrison
Weazel
Jones
Brown
McKinney
Mr. Key
Whitesboro
Seniors stage Macbeth project delights with clever displays
Seniors completed a Macbeth study with miniature stages submitted to Miss Ray. The witches scene by Elizabeth Keeling and Agnes Coffey drew praise for its gloomy cave with hovering witches and bats. Other notable efforts included the sleep walking scene by Joe Meador and the letter scene by Marie Foster and Sarah Janway.
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Miss Ray
Elizabeth Keeling
Agnes Coffey
Marie Foster
Sarah Janway
Joe Meador
First talking machine quip contrasts God and Edison
A playful quip notes God made the first talking machine while Edison created the first cuttable version, attributed to J. T. M.
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God
Edison
Boys craft new basketball suits from old clothes
The team lacked funds so they reused old garments to fashion new uniforms. They gathered underwear and shirts, selecting a French blue color after mixing fabrics in the home economics lab. Mrs. E. H. Harrison stitched the white letters on the backs, and pride follows the team in their thrifted uniforms.
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Key
Home Economics Laboratory
E. H. Harrison
F. C
Typography Gems Reform in Reverse
A Merril Michigan paper notes changes in regulations to improve care for chicks and stock. Birds will be blood tested to reduce mortality in chicks and older birds.
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Merril
Henry D dies riding horse. partner William W succumbs in Indianapolis
Word arrives that Henry D died late yesterday while riding a horse. Today reports confirm his partner William W died in Indianapolis from the same illness.
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Henry D
William W
Indianapolis
Columbus
Ohio
State Journal
Woman Fleeing From Telephone Poles Reaches Summer Cottage
A terse Palm Beach style note states a wife identified as number six gage ran from telephone and light poles to a summer cottage. The item appears as a brief local anecdote in the Berkshire Eagle.
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Gage
Pittsfield
Mass
Berkshire Eagle
Jokes About Happy Married Life
A humorous quip about marriage where a husband claims harmony by noting he follows his wife’s lead. The joke hinges on playful inversion of traditional roles, delivering a lighthearted punchline about domestic life.
Tit for Tat in Engagement Clash
Dialogue snippet presents a witty exchange about an engagement ending in a reciprocal insult. The line implies a stalled relationship and clever retort as the central comic moment. No further context or characters are provided.
Perfect Sphinx Lady Muttered Demand for Submissive Maid
A employer declares a maid must not answer back, seeking a compliant worker. An agency manager offers a former telephone operator as the exact fit. The exchange mirrors a rigid, class conscious hiring mindset.
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Sphinx
Fresh Eggs Probe Sparks Grocer Jest
A playful exchange features a grocer claiming eggs are fresh because hens have not missed them yet. The quip showcases light local humor centered on everyday goods.
General Sherman quote cited on war and peace
The Buffalo Evening News notes that General Sherman reportedly lamented the lack of a word adequate to describe peace, reflecting on war’s devastation and the limits of language.
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Sherman
Buffalo Evening News
Burglary heist prompts cautious husband wake up alert
A wife urges her husband to wake up as she reports a burglar in the adjacent room. The husband admits lacking a revolver and contemplates approaching the intruder.
Device to aid hearing of the dead demonstrated
Sherman K. Smith demonstrated a hearing aid device in Memphis Tennessee. The feature appeared in the Memphis Evening Appeal and showcased the gadget's potential use in aiding hearing for those who have passed on in local lore.
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Sherman K. Smith
Memphis (Tenn
Evening Appeal
Mystery Authors and Secrets Prompt Questions
A fragment quotes a debate on gender in mystery fiction. It suggests male authors often write mystery stories and asks which woman could hide a killer’s identity until the final chapter. The line contrasts authorship with narrative twists.
Slightly Passe Goose Supper at Six O'Clock
Springfield Missouri church bulletin notes a goose supper served at six o'clock. The annual dinner, priced at 50 cents this year, was 75 cents last year.
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Springfield
Actress Applies for Passport in Wry Exchange
An American film actress sought a passport as a clerk asked if she was unmarried. “Occasionally,” she replied, wryly acknowledging the question in a brief, humorous exchange.
Suitor Proves Devotion in Old Family Marriage Dialog
A suitor asks a father for his daughter's hand and receives counsel on family considerations. The youth replies he loves the daughter and would endure almost anything to wed her, demonstrating sincere commitment.
Student Reinstatement Rules At Ohio College
Regulations state reinstatement allowed only if absences result from long continued illness or death. Dillon Normal College index notes this policy for student eligibility.
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Ohio
Dillon
Mont
Normal College Index
Star Mission Serves 300 Dinners Front Street
The Star Mission on Front Street served more than 300 dinners with children as the main item on the menu, accompanied by cranberries and salad according to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
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Star Mission
Front Street
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Fountain and Orange Apply for Marriage License in Probate Court
Cecil J. Fountain aged 21 of 131 Oak Avenue and Miss Gertrude Orange aged 18 of 769 Clay Street filed an application for a marriage license in probate court on Thursday afternoon in Zanesville Ohio.
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Cecil J. Fountain
Oak Avenue
Gertrude Orange
Clay Street
Zanesville
Ohio
Times-Recorder
Pot-Pourri Bits from a Church Visit and School Report
A humorous quiz of personal recollections and conversations. Ross Wilson attends his first Episcopal service and wonders why parishioners kneel with their clothes on. A mother explains they are praying. A series of quips from Mae Sonny and others follow, ending with Thomas Sears returning from school with a lower report card and his mother’s reaction to graded marks.
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Ross Wilson
Episcopal Church
Ross
Thomas Sears
Medicine cabinet of a bygone era in verse
A speaker lists various remedies such as Hourhound drops, catnip tea, rock candy soaked in rum, camphor gum, castor oil, snake root tea, sassafras tea to cleanse blood, blue mass, laudanum, liver pills, Ready Relief, A B C, and a bottle of X Y Z, then appeals to a doctor for help.
Family Frugality Sparks Neighborly Grievances
In a domestic exchange, Mr Gee asks why saving is impossible while Mrs Gee blames neighborly expenses. The fragment includes Isabelle Craig asking her father about Edi and hints at broader family tensions over money and influence.
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Mr. Gee
Mrs. Gee
Cardus Promises Relief For Weak, Troubled Women
An old advertisement claims Cardus strengthens women in a run down state to ease small symptoms. It argues nourishment builds resistance and helps nature run its course, suggesting months of use to reduce pain and nagging issues.
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Cardus
Boy born in professor's study prompts curious reply
A nurse announces a boy's birth to a professor who, startled, asks what the child wants. The moment mixes surprise with light humor as the scene unfolds in the scholar's study.
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Nurse
Clergyman jokes liberalism should reach collection boxes
A clergyman, warned that liberalism was seeping into churches, quips that if true he hopes it will promptly affect the contribution boxes. The remark satirizes how financial donations matter to church life.
Silver Lining High School Romance Snippet
A short dialogue shows Hattie and her boyfriend parting for good. Her mother jokes that if he does not call by tomorrow night she will get a chance to wash her hair.
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Mae
Silver Lining High School
Hattie
Buy Buy Joke in Witty Exchange
A gloomy man jokes that before marriage his wife said bye bye with sweetness. He quips that now the farewell is buy buy. His friend comments that she casts a different spell, hinting at changed feelings after marriage.
Industrious Tom Avoids Cassidy Fine in Irish Banter
A Tipperary man boasts of hard work to save the ten dollars after a magistrate warned a repeat battherin charge against Cassidy. The other jokes about Cassidy and the banter reflects local humor on a drinking dispute and punishment.
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Tom
Dad
Battherin
Cassidy
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