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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1961
Page
8
In a motivational editorials note, Amy Alexander and staff urge students from juniors to freshmen to raise their effort and dependability. The piece cites teachers parents and future missiles era urgency. It lists student names by class and notes a 10 member boys team with members from Whitewright Pilot Point Whitesboro Van Alstyne and other towns.
Monday features Vienna sausage green lima beans spinach with eggs corn bread and apple cobbler. Tuesday offers meat loaf green beans creamed corn hot rolls butter and stewed fruit. Wednesday serves beef vegetable stew green salad cookies banana pudding. Thursday includes hamburgers lettuce tomatoes pickles onions baked beans potato chips and ice cream. Friday presents tuna fish sandwiches lettuce tomato salad French dressing strawberry jello and vanilla wafers.
The school honors top students with high averages led by Sophomore Jackie Meador at 97.8 and Sandra Montgomery at 97.4. Delinda Blackerby, Pattie Badgett, Jimmy Burchfield, Sammy Montgomery, Judy Gosnell, Tom Sears, and Amy Alexander also posted marks above 95, with 90 to 95 earns listed for several seniors.
The junior class presents Hillbilly Courtship after years without a school play. Rehearsals lengthen as March 17 approaches and students memorize lines. The 7:30 p.m. show offers 50c adults 35c children with a drawing for ten free cakes for ticket buyers.
Early Sunday morning Tom Sears Jerry Jones Leon Scott and others left Whitewright for the Houston Fat Stock Show. One calf sold in Houston two brought back to show at the Texoma Show with 37 blue ribbon calves named in the class. None of the Whitewright calves won a ribbon and several boys will show at Texoma including Sears Emerson Scott Jones Tillett Cook Booker and Shaw.
A compiled list of paired descriptors linked to multiple individuals including Amy Alexander Patty Bartley Joe Kaiser Selena Key Sandra Montgomery Patsy Mitchell and others with varied adjectives such as attractive boastful colorful and zealous. The collection includes repeated names like James Sparks and Carolyn Wetzel among many entries.
Six boys earned unanimous selections on the District 13 A All League teams after a mail vote by conference coaches. Mike Biggerstaff and David Tolleson led the voting with maximum ballots, joined by player James from Celina.
In Grayson County Texas the City of Denison seeks to condemn land for a sanitary sewer line. A hearing before special commissioners is set for April 3 1961 at 10 00 AM in Sherman. Defendants C Denson and heirs are to answer by that date. The parcel includes a 40 foot temporary and 5 foot permanent easement on Lot 16 Block 1 and Lot 1 Block 6 Washington Heights Addition.
The group of third year homemaking girls completed a foreign foods unit and traveled to Dallas on Tuesday afternoon. They dined at El Fenix and visited Love Field. Attending were Amy Alexander Pat Clark Patsy Mitchell Judy Durham Vonnie Kelsey Selena Key Elizabeth Stephens Carolyn Wetzel Mary Spencer and Charlotte Spencer. They were chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. J A Harper Mr. and Mrs. Earl Blanton and Becky.
A short verse by E. S. praises an ideal boy who is neat, well-groomed, and well-mannered. It highlights tidy clothes, polished appearance, ambition, thoughtfulness, and joyful demeanor as key attractors for a girl. The poem celebrates a poised, respectful partner.
A collage of student concerns and yearbook gossip lists multiple names and wishes. Mary Spencer and Sharlotte Coy vie for attention while Judy Fulmer and Selena Key seek dating or social aims. Junior and freshman hopes mix with requests for clothing, group changes, and smoother grades.
The Agricultural III class has been surveying soil conservation practices. They studied organic matter in soil and methods to maintain and replenish it. They looked at crop rotation as a systematic sequence of crops and its advantages and will continue studying soil conservation and farm management.
Miss Caldwell offers another P. E. class while Pat Coggins and Peggy K. ponder romance with Jack from Perrin Field as Evelyn H considers a fitting partner. The lighthearted item hints at local social life and school events.
A nostalgic column lists pairs and rumors among local seniors including Amy Jo with Ma Pep, Judy F with a white ear, Elizabeth and Mary, Charlotte and Coy, Mary M and Bill Gant, and others. It hints at parties, letters from Jackie P, and sports feats like Joyce B racing stairs, all framed as light schoolyard chatter.
A breezy collection of local curiosities and weekend exploits from Whitewright residents. Snippets include relationships relations, showgoing notes, and mentions of outings to Dallas and Houston with light humorous hints.
Replace milk with chicken broth in a medium white sauce. Season with white pepper and nutmeg, add salt if needed. Use as a sauce for chicken croquettes.
Text notes that ancient Rome had corporate structures, mortgage practices, checking accounts, and savings with interest. It highlights organized finance in a premodern economy and shows sophisticated money management among Romans.
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