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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1964
Page
6
The Whitewright Beta Club hosts a Junior High Basketball Tournament February 6 7 8 with sessions at 8 3 7 am or pm, finals Saturday night. Teams include Bells Howe Ector Trenton Van Alstyne and Whitewright, plus 1 2 more. Proceeds benefit gym curtains fund.
Beta Club members continue fundraising by selling decals to finance new gym curtains. Each decal costs 50 cents, inviting students and staff to support the project with a small purchase.
The FHA held its monthly meeting in the study hall during first period Tuesday. A panel discussion is planned with Joe Hennig Bo Clark Dan Turner Linda Logan Carolyn Mullins Jeannie Deeds Mrs Dickie and Mr McDaniel on the panel. Gail Wilson will read questions submitted by members and pose them to the panel.
Members of the FFA and FHA from W H S traveled by bus to Fort Worth for the Fat Stock Show on a sunny Saturday. All 33 students enjoyed the day with many buying Rodeo tickets. Entertainers included James Drury and Pat Brady among others.
January 30–31 at Howe Junior High. January 31 Honey Grove. February 3 Junior High plays Tom Bean there at 7 p.m. February 4 S&S here. February 6 7 8 Junior High Tournament. February 7 Fannindel there. PN
The Whitewright girls won Friday night edging Van Alstyne 23 19 with Pam Fagan top scorer and solid team support. The piece notes sportsmanship and urges attendance to boost school spirit. Brenda Joyce Bennett named 1964 Homemaker of Tomorrow for top score on a December 1963 exam.
A lighthearted or filler feature lists preferred traits for an ideal partner named Diana Slaughter, naming candidates Nose-Bo Clark Eyes-Joe Hennig Complexion-John Holloway Hair-Don Albaugh Build-Dan Turner Clothes-Mark McKinney S. Q.-Curtis Tillett Personality-Terry Edwards Best all-round-Jimmy Flatt.
The National Essay Association published 18 essays from Juniors of White Wright High School in Los Angeles. All submissions were not printed, but 18 students received recognition for their English class efforts.
Says from the following students were chosen Jill Meador Karolyn Wyatt Del Sears Diana Nobles James Shaw Joe Hennig Gail Wilson Barbara Andrew Anita Frisby Dorothy Burchfield Peggy Bennett Wilbur Bath Clara Schwiening Mark McKinney Don Albaugh John Holloway Jeannie Deeds and Sandra Kelly. S L B
Monday features Wieners kraut pinto beans stewed tomatoes corn relish corn bread butter peach milk Tuesday offers Frito pie baked beans corn salad nutmeg cake whipped cream milk Wednesday serves Chicken egg noodle dumplings green beans potatoes cranberry sauce apricot delight milk Thursday presents Sliced pork gravy potato fluff English peas glazed carrots rolls butter jelly milk Friday includes Fish sticks catsup ranch beans potato salad rolls butter apple sauce milk
An OCR style list matches TV shows and a roster of ideal girl attributes. It pairs programs like Thriller Wagon Train As the World Turns Woman's World The Secret Storm Dennis The Menace Mr. Novak The Nurses One Step Beyond Outer Limits with staff names and eye catching looks for a model lineup.
The Pan American Student Forum Convention will be held in Austin on March 19 2021. Mrs Dickie is handling reservations and urges early submission for better accommodations. WHS club members receive thirty six membership cards as they formed Los Perezosos meaning the lazy people with notes of student messages accompanying.
A sequence of brief lines shows multiple couplets and vows including Peggy and Jimmy, Diana and Ducky, Susan and Jimmy, Sandra and Gene, B and M B, plus JD and PN promoting an annual sale. The fragmented text hints at relationship chatter and a product pitch.
The Whitewright Tigers lost 48 to 45 against Van Alstyne in a hard fought game. Four minutes left saw four players fouled out Curtis T Jim B and Mickey M and readers are urged to boost student participation to avoid a partial lineup.
The Whitewright FFA chapter met Tuesday to plan the Freshman initiation on February 28. All freshmen in the chapter are urged to attend. Also noted is the B. A. Annuals priced at $1.00 for February 14.
The article argues that learning should be challenging rather than easy. It emphasizes forming good habits to aid lifelong success, noting hard work is required to master skills like typing, English, math, and social skills, though it can still be enjoyable.
A reflective note on perseverance. It praises steady effort and the habit of learning to do things regardless of difficulty, framing this discipline as a key lifelong skill and value.
Miss Sallye Jean Caldwell found herself stuck in a driveway after parking her car in a garage to shield it from a snowstorm. She spent the night there before being rescued, with local authorities assisting and no injuries reported.
Miss Caldwell toiled for an hour and a half to shovel two tire paths up a hill and to the driveway end. She faced a rolling car and a stiff body the following day after battling through the snow.
The saying contrasts keeping your chin up with sticking your neck out to warn of risk versus effort. It notes a small but real difference in attitude toward caution and bold action.
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