School Staff and Local Highlights in Seattle and Pearl Harbor
The High School Reflector lists editor roles and a six week course in a Seattle B-29 airplane factory led by sponsor Miss Lillian Neathery. Marine Sgt. William W. McFarland is stationed at Pearl Harbor. LaVerne Kilgree, 1941 W. H. S. graduate, visited family and now works in Henryetta, Oklahoma. Martha Louise Vestal returned from Dallas and spoke to the civics class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
William W. McFarland
Pearl Harbor
LaVerne Kilgree
LaVerne
Henryetta
Okla
Martha Louise Vestal
Dallas
Martha
K. K
Supporting Your Home Town Team in 1945
A column urges Whitewright High School supporters to back athletics amid losses from some games. It highlights crowd size, funding gaps, and student enthusiasm, noting plans for a busy spring and the junior senior banquet in April. The piece reflects hometown sentiment and local gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tigers
Whitewright High School
Jack Moss
Wandadell Sanderson
Dell
Bobby Witt
Bob
Doris June Hunter
Helen Gordas
Lindle Jones
Helen
Janis Horton
David Johnson
Curtis
Henry
Betty Bryant
N. H. Davis
Betty
N. H
Joe Vestal
Joe
Bells
Betty Jones
Grady Price
Frances Bennett
Harry Elk
Cupid
Dorothy Wallace
Don Newman
L. V
Winnie
Tillie
Cramming for Tests Warned by M Y
A student warns against last minute cramming for exams. He notes that hurried study leads to hazy thinking, tiredness from late bedtimes, and poor answers, urging real studying for better grades and less worry.
Ex-Stadium Alumni Active in Military Service
Davis Parrish plans to join West Point with pre entrance exams at Fort Sill while at home for a few days. Coast Guard member Houston Darwin tours New Jersey on furlough to visit family and friends before a possible future base transfer. Clifton Ross, 1944 W H S graduate, trains in radio at Sioux Falls South Dakota. G C Brown S 2c Navy attends three week San Francisco course and may be sent overseas after. S/Sgt Billy Ray Conner stationed at McCook Nebraska after finish of assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Parrish
West Point
Parrish
Fort Sill
Houston Darwin
Coast Guard
New Jersey
Clifton Ross
Sioux Falls
S. C
G. C. Brown
Navy
San Francisco
Billy Ray Conner
McCook
Neb
Fin
Foursomes and Sparks at Saturday Night Socials
Local comments note Betty Ann and Joan taking an interest in Tom Bean while Vandadell flirts with a Bethel contact possibly Tap Smith. Betty Margaret and Maurice Roy are seen together again, Betty Lou and Paul are a steady couple, and Dan with Jackie plus others are linked to Saturday night events at Trenton with mentions of nosy Nell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Ann
Joan
Tom Bean
Henrietta
Curtis
Betty
N. H
Vandadell
Bethel
Tap Smith
Maurice Roy
Dell
Betty Margaret
Maurice
Bessie Jo
Billy Jo
George Denton
Trenton
Betty Lou
Paul
Patsy
Sprout
Dan
Jackie
Nell
Demerits in History Class For Weiner Roast Plan
The American history class finished The New Nation and faces a test. Mrs. Kent warns if chatter continues over two weeks, grades may drop. She issues demerits to talking students, each costing two points, while plans for a weiner roast are discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
Senior Girls Prophecy for 1945 Careers Ahead
The piece imagines future paths for the senior girls of 1945. Betty Brooks trains as a cadet nurse, Nina Bell Hood types in an office, Betty Jo Pierce designs fashion, Janis Jayne Horton and Katie Kincaid teach, Dale Fields and Aurelia Penny photograph, Betty and Nancy England handle long distance calls, Edith Biggerstaff aims to set the world on fire, Lorene Beard moves to California, Jo Russell Ruth Maddux and Polly Brown teach homemaking, Henrietta Jackson writes editorials, Jean Neal and Billie Holcomb become stenographers, Pauline Owens translates Spanish, Laura St John sings on radio, with time possibly changing these prophecies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Brooks
Nina Bell Hood
Betty Jo Pierce
Janis Jayne Horton
Katie Kincaid
Dale Fields
Aurelia Penny
Betty
Nancy England
Edith Biggerstaff
Lorene Beard
California
Jo Russell
Ruth Maddux
Polly Brown
Henrietta Jackson
Jean Neal
Billie Holcomb
Pauline Owens
Laura St. John
Citations against heirs in Grayson County land suit 1945
Notice to appear issued by the District Court of Grayson County Texas in case No. 53380. Plaintiff W H Gattis seeks damages and quiet title to 3272 acres along Sister Grove Creek conveyed to L M Creager in 1941. Defendants include A Groesbeck W J Hutchins and trustees among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
W. H. Gattis
Plantiff
A. Groesbeck
W. J. Hutchins
F. A. Rice
W. R. Baker
Trustees
Grayson
State of
Sister Grove Creek
James McKinney
O. T. P. van Alstyne
Felows
Varas
N. B. Ledgerwood
L. M. Creager
Homer Tate
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Bell Superproduction A May Great Event
The great event of May will be the superproduction of The Bell. This promising pageant is presented with big ambitions and high expectations.
Citation Notice Listing Multiple Texas Trustees Heirs
The notice names A Groesbeck W J Hutchins F A Rice and W R Baker as trustees and lists heirs and legal representatives of several deceased parties including C Ennis P Bremond D H Paige and W E Dodge. The document appears continued on page 7 and invokes Texas state citation procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
A. Groesbeck
W. J. Hutchins
F. A. Rice
W. R. Baker
C. Ennis
P. Bremond
D. H. Paige
W. E. Dodge
W. M. Rice
T. W. House
W. C. Oliver
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. V. Conner
Betty Lee Jones
Joanne Grammer
Jackie Nossaman
Lillian Neathery
M. Y
Exes
Mobileil
G. C. Stateville
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
General Sales Co
ED Price, Mer
Travis and Mulberry
Swing
W. Rice
W. W. Rice
J. W. Jones
J. W Jones
M. W. Garnett
Elvira Hutchins
E. P Hill
E. P. Hill
Presley K. Ewing
Henry Brashear
Simon Hunt
Ellen Hunt
Louis Garver & Company
Louis Garver
John G. Wapples
Paul Wapples
J. S. Pattie
W. B. McMakin
J. P. House
C. D. Lazenby
G. B. Bennett
M. L. McMakin
Ella Wilson
N. B Ledgerwood
A. Y. Creager Company
M. & P. Bank Building
Sherman, Texas
Palace Theatre
Pelican & Snipe
Ralston
ANG Ptca
Eugene Pallette
Vera Vague
Robert Livingston
Stephanie
Laas
Lloyd Corrigan
Ruth Terry Pea
Harry Owens
And
Royal ST
CSA
Roy Rogers
Republic Tolle
Tokyo
Kismet
Alaska
Dragon Seed
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