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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1938
Page
8
The fragment describes first grade activities including health posters, a post office project, letter writing and sending, English and arithmetic routines, and a health unit on eyes and tobacco. The sixth grade focuses on France, current events, English plays, and individual arithmetic work with an emphasis on independent problem solving.
A descriptive scene shows a white painted wooden barn with a green fence, a silo and a windmill behind it. Posters on health and dairies adorn the wall while a chart on milk subtraction and substances sits nearby. A bakery area houses a delivery truck in a corner.
Those absent the past week due to illness are Betty Nell Yeager Janis Horton Bessie Jo Russell Betty Jean Brice and Ada Pearl Henslee. Ruth Maddux traveled to the Rio Grande Valley earlier in the week. -D. P. and J. T.
Teachers describe lessons on English verbs and verb phrases focusing on singular versus plural agreement. The course highlights how subject choice affects predicate forms and illustrates common irregular verbs through examples.
In history machinery and inventions are studied. Students diagram sentences in English. Arithmetic focuses on triangles and trapezoids. Civics pays attention to community welfare. Maps of White Wright are being made and some finished. Three work in a group. FE L.
In a Wednesday afternoon game the High School scored seven times with Mary Alice Harrison Mary Lee Wilson Alma Jo Sanderson Lydia Mae Arney and Charlie Sue Childress among the scorers. Grammar School counters came from Juanita England Myrtle Taylor Pattie Everheart and Dorothy Sue Douglas. In chapel next morning the students sang songs about Washington life including America the Beautiful Battle Hymn of the Republic and America per M T and L F B.
Captains have been elected. Bob Sears Jack Knox and Robert Simmons will lead the team this season. The boys played the next practice session focusing on drills and team formation.
Funeral designs a specialty promoted by Haile's Greenhouse and agent Mrs. Allen T. Short offering floral arrangements for all occasions.
High School won the game 7 to 4. Grammar School players included Robert Simmons pitcher Tommy Thornhill first base Bob Sears second base Wallace Reeves third base J Frank Wilson short stop Davis Parrish short stop C B Bryant left field Jack Knox center field Pete Ford left field Albert Layman in right field.
The boys are glad for the turning lathe in the workshop. This week a jig-saw is in use and different projects are cut out. Mr Humphrey made a chart showing weekly work areas including clay, turning lathe, metal work, electric work, and workshop.
In home economics the girls study manners and letter writing including a bread and butter letter. Weekly routines include nail care. Several visits are noted: James Talley to his grandmother, Edith Layman has company, Thomas Arney and Lottie Fay Brown visit Bells and Ran dolph respectively, Robert Simmons in Ely, Naomi Waldo to Sherman, Cecil Owens in Pilot Grove, Jack Knox arrives as neighbor, Grace Harris and Edith Layman plant a flower bed, and Lucille Starr distracts from the class. Frankie Lee Rascoe visits the seventh grade from Royse City.
A brief list outlines home economics topics such as hygiene first aid clothing care and fashion manners and menu planning. The note laments the Grammar School’s dull mood and requests excitement, suggesting a clown visit while seventh grade girls plant flowers to beautify the school.
A humorous fragment notes a blonde headed boy turning against the girls. Betty Jane Owens sits before Bob Sears while Davis Parrish risks losing his girl if not careful. The item captures light schoolyard banter featuring named youths in a casual social scene.
K B Simmons seeks re election as constable of precinct three in a Sun political ad. He notes past service, pledges enforcement of laws, and plans to meet voters before July election to earn support and votes.
Washington officials announce tentative subsidy rates for 2.4 cents per pound on cotton and 12 cents per bushel on wheat for farmers who follow the new soil building crop program. Tobacco and rice subsidies vary, potato set at 3 cents per bushel, peanuts 2 cents per pound, corn rate pending. Payments draw from a 500 million dollar fund.
The draft plan would deny subsidies unless marketing quotas are used. Excess production triggers penalties across crops: wheat at 96 cents a bushel, rice one cent per pound, tobacco 5 to 15 cents per pound, and potatoes 30 cents per bushel for land beyond allotments. Growers who exceed their acreage face deductions and possible subsidy denial.
Amarillo hosts a mother-in-law day parade on March 9 featuring a giant float for 1,000 mothers-in-law with 24 white horses pulling it. A soda and peanut concession is planned aboard the float. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt is expected to attend.
Announcement states all entries require cash in advance for campaign ads. It specifies policy applies to all candidates and broadcasts. The short notice urges timely payment to secure placement and avoid delays.
In the election for Representative Place 1 J H Jim Waggoner seeks the seat. The contest faces voters who will decide the outcome in the upcoming race.
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