Freshmen Class Wills Fill Whitewright Reflector Private Pages
Freshman class items reveal tongue in cheek wills to teachers and peers at Whitewright High School. Students like Johnnie Taylor, James Dixon, and Laura Williams name algebra teachers, desks, books, and notes as desirable legacies while others joke about gum, chewing, and study plans.
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Johnnie Taylor
Mr. Vestal
Mary Page
Russell May
James Dixon
Boyer
Vestal
Roddy
Barker
Annette Smith
Patricia
Morris Bowen
Doris Wallace
Sandra Hamilton
Carol Bush
Margie Morris
Gene McKnight
Patsy Roberson
Orville Head
Jimmy Thornhill
Don L. Selman
Jimmy
Don
Philip Stephens
Eldon Smith
Frank
Anna Phillips
Mr. Boyer
Jackie Andrews
Jim Was
Alice Ayres
Patricia Farley
Morris Wayne
Jackie Garner
Mark Ayres
George McCurdy
Nelda Smith
Jack Bartley
Rebecca
Jack Hayes
Bobby DeBerry
Delbert
Will
Travis Sanderson
Travis
Lewis Clem
Bobby Murphy
Bob
Jarvis Head
Georgia Kirby
Georgia
Pete Burchfield
William White
Who ME by Robert Osborn page filled with pairs
A list of paired names and song titles shows exchanges between students and adults. The piece highlights social dynamics and dating references, with many couples and dedications noted in a rhythmic catalog style.
Quick Q&A Snippet From School Dialogue
A humorous classroom exchange features Mr Boyer and Lewis Clem with hot water as a freezing paradox. Betty Harris and Mrs Roddy joke about Mississippi spelling while Franklin’s electricity is a surprised silence.
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Mr. Boyer
Lewis Clem
Mrs. Roddy
Betty
Mississippi
Betty Harris
Descriptive Notes on People and Personal Traits
A list of individuals paired with brief character notes such as bashfulness talkativeness studiousness arrogance friendliness reluctance and unhelpfulness. Names include Wanda Sue Alexander Noisy Travis Sanderson and Delbert Musser among others with remarks on behavior, manners and weather context.
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Wanda Sue Alexander
Travis Sanderson
Divorce Petition By Abandonment In Grayson County
The citation commands Alverta Ruth Pierce to answer Curtis Ray Pierce in a 1953 divorce action filed May 11. The suit seeks a divorce on grounds of abandonment for over three years. Court is 15th District, Grayson County, Sherman. Service must occur by June 29, 1953.
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State of
Texas
Alverta Ruth Pierce
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Curtis Ray Pierce
Alberta Ruth Pierce
Kale
S. W. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Whitewright Sun
Frenchie and Onetta Smith-A Shine at School Event
J. W. Burchfield coordinates a student showcase while Jimmy Thornhill announces a school visit. Frenchie and Onetta Smith-A seize attention with bold performances as part of the program.
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Onetta Smith
Jimmy Thornhill
J. W. Burchfield
Father and mother banter about their son’s intelligence
A light domestic quip has a mother claiming she still has her intelligence and a father insisting their son inherits his. The exchange returns to family wit highlighting parental pride.
Witty quip places cream in Reno through the separator
A humorous line evokes the phrase the cream of society passes through a separator in Reno. The remark frames Reno as a locale where high society elements pass into a different stream.
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Reno
Red Flowers and Bee Color Perception
A brief note discusses how few red flowers are fertilized by bees, suggesting bees may be color blind to red and explaining pollination patterns in gardens and wild blooms.
Notice To Creditors In Estate Of Maggie V Collins
Court grants original letters of administration for Maggie V Collins estate in Grayson County Texas. Administrator I N Reynolds lists address 520 North Fannin Avenue Denison and urges all claimants to file within legal deadlines. Publication dates Sun May 21 1953 and subsequent Sundays June 4 and 11 1953.
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Maggie V. Collins
Grayson County
Texas
North
Fannin Avenue
Denison
I. N. Reynolds
Whitewright Sun
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Whitewright High School
By Robert Osborn
Charlene Morris
Georgia Ann Kirby
Orville
Jim McKinney
Georgia McCurdy
Laura Jean Williams
Johnny Taylor
Eva Lee Monk
Kenneth Marlow
Norman Harper
Clydean Selman
Kenneth Jones
Mary Pennell
Billy Earl Brown
Buddy Dicken
Donna Williams
J. B. Mullins
J. B
Robert Hull
Ruth Ann
Jimmy Christian
Dallas
J. Don
Barbara Ayres
Mary Lou
Norman
Larry Cooper
Johnnie Harper
Aubrey Lee
Carol
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Montgomery
Plymouth
Montgomery Motor Co
Dick Montgomery
Mer. & Co
DODGE
W. Main
Franklin
Garland Smith
Larry
Jackie Bartley
Nola Bass
Ann Brown
Delbert Musser
Anna Lou Phillips
Patsy Robertson
Obie Rutledge
Frank Watkins
Virginia Harvey
Get Reddy
Whitewright Cleaners
Wend Public Service
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