This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1936
Page
7
In Texas Week features the state centennial events with plans for Dallas June 6 and regional observances in March and April. Students sing Texas songs, read stories of heroes, and decorate with Texas materials as teachers and pupils celebrate one hundred years of independence.
Monday morning Miss Edna Dru liner, Red Cross nurse, showed the first graders a doll, its clothes, and how to carry it. The first grade housekeepers this week are Harold Ray and Glendon. The bulletin board features clowns, horses, and a giraffe, as Martha Jo Darwin notes.
Emma Joyce Hinton notes second graders boast fine feathers and richer colors as they prepare a chapel program Thursday morning. Stories have been dramatized and songs memorized in hopes of winning more admirers and outshining the peacock with vivid dress.
Frances Riddle notes the third grade is starting a collection of Dutch items and plans room decorations. Dorothy Nell Hall reports on a midget show she saw in Capeville during a relatives visit last week. Pupils display wooden shoes and a large windmill on the reading shelf.
Edward Blair Montgomery returns to school after a San Antonio visit as the fourth grade cheers Miss Mary on Monday. The class studies North American countries and one pupil named all U S capitals. Four first graders join the Toothless Club this week: Betty Sears Nadine Roper James Reeves and M H Mullins. In the second grade only one pupil remains Jimmy Watkins. Last week Jimmie McSpadden lost
Fifth grade pupils began a birds and curious homes study and received bird card sets and two wall charts from Dwight and Church Soda Co. They also got a cook book and a soda uses leaflet. Most children balked at taking the leaflets home fearing a castor oil sandwich and motherly temptation. Davis Parish, Joe Thomas Thornhill, and Pete Ford are named as the fifth grade housekeeper, fireman, and windowman respectively.
Fifth graders explore birds insects and plant life and will compile a small booklet. Sixth graders enjoy travel talks and lessons on verbs with seventh graders studying transitive and intransitive forms. Boys and girls teams prepare for Thursday’s game with Van Alstyne hoping to win. The girls beat the high school team 19 to 3 last Thursday and 19 to 9 on Tuesday. More on these games next week.
James Norris notes cherry trees budding and crops being planted as spring arrives. Seventh graders join with the Junto Club for programs singing Texas tunes this week. The Silver Tongues welcomed visitor Mrs. J B King who played piano accompaniment for their songs.
Miss Druliner, a Red Cross health nurse, presented a demonstration on health care practices. The session highlighted basic first aid, prevention, and community wellness steps for attendees.
Frances Riddle reports that girls in the third grade are sewing clothes for their Dutch dolls during a Monday morning class. The activity includes a doll, cradle, and clothing, with special interest from the third graders in making outfits for their dolls as part of the lesson.
Lloyd stays patient about Madene's position while George enjoys a new seat and hides behind him. Glenda Mae quarrels with a close friend, and Claire misspells lovable in spelling class. A brunette girl from East Whitewright with a mole near her eye and booted feet is described, and a mischievous boy from West Whitewright with a left cowlick is named. Answers from last week reveal Martha Jo Darwin and Robert Reynolds.
The seventh grade boys assist the wholesale desk scrapping project at Grammar School as all desks receive a new varnish coat. Windows are being polished. The sixth grade earned Safety Buttons and pledged to walk on the left side of the road and warn others. Bettye Nell Yeager won the story telling contest held Tuesday afternoon and will represent Grammar School at the Sherman meet.
Grade five focuses on decimals while grade six tackles interest calculations and the seventh grade works on equations. Grandis Bennett notes activity across the grades with emphasis on fundamental math skills.
MAHURIN NEWS references Mr and Mrs Howard Hodges near Greenville spending Sunday with Jim Hodges. P H Hall visited Bonham Monday. C S Kitching and Eva Nell visited Ford Kitching Monday night. Alda Mae and Velma Bush visit Vivian Grammer this week. Alma Hall spent Monday in Ector with cousin Thelma Baldwin. Lillard Hodges of Savoy, Bonham visitors. Ervin Blanton and Tom Blanton with family in Bonham. Virgil Cates of Kerr visited Jim Hodges Saturday. Roland Blanton a Sherman visitor Sunday. The city of Quebec is one of the most impressively situated cities of America.
English farmers face fines for underpaying farm workers as an Agricultural Wages Board sets county rates. The system relies on inspectors and records, but critics say hundreds are cheated yearly, with limited inspectors covering 62 counties and hundreds of thousands of workers. Parliament debates increasing staff.
Formation of an independent retail marketing organization for gasoline to replace company operated filling stations outlined by industry leaders to escape chain store taxes. West Virginia Supreme Court held chain store taxes apply to stations leased by refiners, undermining refiners' defense.
Amos n Andy repaid a $2 loan to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Chairman Jesse H. Jones said he would pursue interest on the obligation. RFC advanced the funds over a year ago for the Fresh Air Taxi Company. Jones noted the comedians paid with a good check and that experts are calculating the interest for billing.
Whitewash improves rural homestead appeal and is inexpensive for fences and buildings. Slake lime in a covered vessel for about an hour, stirring occasionally. Add a pint of molasses to five gallons to improve penetration. Note that seven eighths of the body is water.
WPA plans cut in Dallas district WPA officials say reductions will begin as seasonal private employment improves. District director Gus W. Thomasson noted instructions are not complete and that nationwide cuts of about one third are expected over the next four months across WPA rolls.
The Sun announces candidates for the July and August 1936 Democratic primaries. For Congress candidate is Sam Rayburn. For Representative Place One second term nominee is J. H. Waggoner. District Attorney candidate is R. C. Slagle Jr. Public Weigher candidate is Harold Doss, second term.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.