Whitewright High School Reflector Pancake Sale Thanked
Senior class of Whitewright High School presents the High School Reflector with staff editors and reporters listed. The pancake sale raised funds and thanks are given to Mr Ayres for use of space and to local merchants Sherman Bonham and nearby towns for donations including napkins, posters, bacon, sugar, syrup, coffee, and milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright High School
Quaker Oats Co
Sherman
W.G. Robbins
D. H. Shears
Minit Market
Carl’s
Whitewright
Lewis and Lavender
Safeway
Bonham
Foremost
Seniors Host Pancake Sale at Ayres Cafe
The seniors held a pancake sale Saturday March 3 at Ayres Cafe from 6 00 am to 8 30 am and 4 00 pm to 8 00 pm with help from Mrs. Clifton Sander son Mrs. C K Smith Mrs. Harley Howell Mrs. Iola Phillips Margie Morris Lou Phillips Annette Vineyard Jack Hayes Ann Wortham Alice Ayres and others. The group thanks mothers who assisted and all who dined or helped make the event a success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayres Cafe
Clifton Sanderson
C. K. Smith
Harley Howell
Iola Phillips
Margie Morris
Lou Phillips
Annette Vineyard
Jack Hayes
Ann Wortham
Alice Ayres
Buddy Stephens
Methodist Youth Hayride Sees 38 Attend And Eat
The Methodist Youth Fellowship held a Friday night hayride with 38 attendees including 7 sponsors. Guests enjoyed good times and ample food. Sponsors listed were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lackey, Mr. and Mrs. Clint Hennig, Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Montgomery Jr., and Rev. J. W. Polk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Jack Lackey
Clint Hennig
S. T. Montgomery Jr
J. W. Polk
Seniors Sponsor Hay Ride at Mr Johnson Pasture
The event began at 6:45 at the high school with Bassett's truck taking students to the pasture where a fire and roasting of weiners and marshmallows followed. A list of attendees includes Anna Lou Phillips David Lynn Langford Priss Blanton Jerry Biggerstaff Margie Morris Morris Minchey Jimmy Thornhill and many others. sponsors A La praised the group for a fine job and expressed hope everyone enjoyed the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Johnson
Bassett
Anna Lou Phillips
David Lynn Langford
Priss Blanton
Jerry Biggerstaff
Margie Morris
Morris Minchey
Jimmy Thornhill
Orville Head
Nola Bassand
Bobby Burchfield
Jack Hayes
Jo Ann Miller
Jim McKinney
Sue Alexander
Willie Cox
Jimmy Bassett
Jack Hyecock
Frank Watkins
Obie Rutledge
Delbert Musser
Travis Sanderson
Helen Miller
Gene McKnight
Jane Butler
J. W. Burchfield
Joyce Brown
Jack Bartley
Pete
Mike Burchfield
Linda Parnell
James
Annette Vineyard
Cynthia Smith
C. K. Smith
Virgil Burchfield
A. la
FFA Radio Program Honors Washington Birthday
The Whitewright FFA presented a radio program Thursday February 23 honoring George Washington's birthday. Students Darrel Warington Wilbur Humphries Thurman Pool and Bill McDowell spoke about Washington's agricultural accomplishments as part of a Sherman district high school agriculture presentation.
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Whitewright Future Farmers of America
George Washington
Darrel Warington
Wilbur Humphries
Thurman Pool
Bill McDowell
Sherman Dis
Students, teens gather for church and school events
Reported happenings include a Bob Cawthon party for the intermediate class with 13 attendees and popcorn balls. Also listed are Good Citizens for first grade, and a Tom Bean Baptist Church meeting where Tom Bean led with 110 points over Bells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethal Educational
Bob Cawthon
James Williams
Noel McKinney
Lowell McKinney
Linda Sanderson
Patty Bartley
Bobbie Kay Cawthon
Betty Ann Williams
Rochelle Alexander
Wayne Sanderson
Jackie Bartley
Bill Wetzel
Tom Bean Baptist Church
Dean Wortham
Lucy Stephens
Tom Bean
Bells
Whitewright
Sponsor list for event includes McCurdy Stephens Blanton and others
The document names Nelda McCurdy Wilma Lou Stephens Pauline Stephens Laura Bess Rich Barbara Wilson Gracie Gates Priscilla Blanton Louise Vestal Billy Tillett Jimmy Brown Carol Ann McLean Johnny Sinor and Mrs Joe Rich as sponsors for the occasion, per note by B A W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelda McCurdy
Wilma Lou Stephens
Pauline Stephens
Laura Bess Rich
Barbara Wilson
Gracie Gates
Priscilla Blanton
Louise Vestal
Billy Tillett
Jimmy Brown
Carol Ann McLean
Johnny Sinor
Joe Rich
Seniors Defeat Underclassmen in Whitewright Showdown
Whitewright High School seniors triumphed 73 to 42 over the underclassmen Friday afternoon. Jack Hayes led the scorers with 37 points while Musser 9 Bartley 10 Pete Burchfield 14 Head 2 J W Burchfield 1 contributed for the seniors. Underclassmen top scorer Polk 17 with Bassett 11 Sanderson 4 May 5 Phillips 2 McKnight 2 Wood 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright High School
Jack Hayes
Musser
Bartley
Pete Burchfield
Head
J. W. Burchfield
Polk
Bassett
Sanderson
May
Phillips
McKnight
Wood
Current Biography Year Book 1955 Additions At WHS Library
The 1955 Current Biography Year Book with portraits adds 350 celebrities who hit headlines in 1955 to the WHS reference collection. It includes 90 international figures such as seven prime ministers two kings three queens four presidents and 10 Nobel Prize winners. The volume reflects Geneva and San Francisco conferences with seven foreign ministers and 12 ambassadors and lists U S leaders including 11 Senators 10 Representatives 10 governors and Justice Harlan.
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WHS
Roddy
Geneva
San Francisco
U. S
U.S
U. S. Supreme Court
John Marshall Harlan
James P
Indians Leaving Reservations for Life in Big City
Washington report notes thousands of American Indians move to large cities funded by federal assistance. Roy Davis, a Creek from Oklahoma, relocates with family to San Francisco, securing a four bedroom apartment two baths and a TV. Most young Indians adapt well and prefer urban life over returning home.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Redskins
Roy Davis
Muskogee
Oklahoma
San Francisco
Roy
Davis
Notable Defense Officials Attend Donor Memorial Book
Deputy Secretary Reuben B. Robertson Jr and Secretary Donald A. Quarles are mentioned alongside Mitchell in a ceremony note. The book was donated by K. D. Neatherys in memory of Grace Akridge Merritt Caraway.
Indian families relocated under 1955 BIA program reach 3500
The Interior Department Bureau of Indian Affairs reports 3,500 Indians have been relocated in 1955. Roy Davis and his family, met by relocation staff in San Francisco, found temporary housing, a job at Bethlehem Pacific Steel earning 2.10 dollars an hour, and a 53 dollar monthly apartment near the plant. Indians come from about 16 reservations in eight states with relocation offices in Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Interior Department
Davis
San Francisco
Indian Bureau
Roy
Bethlehem Pacific Steel Co
Denver
Los Angeles
Chicago
Wayne U. Plan Aims to Supply Elementary Teachers
Wayne University official announces a rapid training program to ease the elementary teacher shortage. The 24 week Intensive Teacher Education Program targets college graduates under 50 to qualify for state teaching certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Wayne University
J. Frank Campbell
Wayne
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