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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1938
Page
8
The first grade studied fireman postman policeman and milk man with signs reading stories and free hand drawings. Seventh grade tackled history tests while civics posters on citizenship began. In softball, Trenton beat Whitewright 16 to 14 with multiple players scoring. a second game was played and lost.
Pupils presented a Thursday morning program including song a dairy themed piece and a piano solo. The third grade toured Ashburne dairy and Hannahs greenhouse with Miss Sallye Hamilton supervisor H W Key and others. Inter scholastic league spelling contestants were named. Six weeks exams continued with progress in English arithmetic geography and health.
Jane Knox held a birthday party inviting twenty three guests including Joanna Harrison Lorene Taylor Mary Frances Stephens Edna Louise Brown Mary Lee Hughes Billy Rhom Pennington Kirk May Monty Atkinson Kenneth Norris Bobby D Montgomery Billie Joe Phillips Pattie Everheart Mary Helen Maddux Ann LaRoe Wallace Reeves James Arney Jack Knox Bob Sears Lilly Kincaid Davis Parrish Katie Kincaid and Dorothy Sue Douglas. Presents were opened then cake and ice cream served. Wallace arrived late to see the presents and the group went to the picture show before the party ended.
Rev. M. D. Eu Banks, a Northern Baptist Convention representative, said two men jostled him in the First Baptist Church lobby during a prayer meeting and later his wallet with $15, two railroad passes, and a driver's license disappeared. He noted the men did not resemble church members. A rattlesnake age note follows in the text.
The Forest Service announces 4300 miles of shelterbelt trees will be planted this year from Texas Panhandle to the Dakotas to curb erosion. Since 1935 Rexford Tugwell inspired the plan to create windbreaks along the Plains. This season’s quotas include North Dakota 350 miles South Dakota 400 miles Nebraska 900 Kansas 800 Oklahoma 1050 Texas 800 with a 70 percent survival rate across 44 million trees planted to date.
New York report says the Customs Cutters Club agreed at their style show to reduce pockets in men’s suits. The effort aims to curb carrying habits by offering coats with only one inside pocket and no hip pockets, aligning with a new silhouette focus.
A 19-pound baby boy measuring 24 inches at birth delighted Detroit. Doctors doubted the size while Mary Lawler, the mother, claimed disbelief as John Lawler, an unemployed autoworker, welcomed visitors. The family includes five other children aged 2 to 17.
In New York Martin Murray aged 18 tried to show how to defend against an armed foe by passing a seven inch blade to his friend Edward Shuman 17. Murray lunged the knife pierced his left thigh severed an artery and he died minutes later in a drug store.
Okashi Zaki a 52 year old Cairo merchant built a $150000 tomb in Mokattum hills with a parlor sleeping rooms kitchen running water electricity a telephone a radio and an American car for travel to his cemetery residence He plans burial per ancient ideas while living in a modern dwelling and never enters the underground crypt he built to house his body saying a man should plan his whole life including preparations for death.
In Fort Worth two girls aged 10 and 11 were sent to the State Training School for Girls at Gainesville after being accused of terrorizing the neighborhood by throwing rocks and assaulting children. Judge Young reprimanded their mother Mrs Carrie Landers before placing the girls in custody.
A local candidate announces his decision to seek the office of Public Weigher for Precinct No 3. He vows to dedicate time to the role and to engage voters during the campaign, asking for support and votes.
Mashpee officials say no boy in town meets the terms of a $50 000 trust left 30 years ago by Samuel G. Davis. With no qualifying recipient, the town plans to divert the income to school construction at the annual meeting.
A paved highway extending 1 940 miles from the French Channel coast toward Istanbul has been completed up to the Hungarian Yugoslav border. The project links continental routes and advances cross border transportation in Europe.
A concise note explains that female polar bears hibernate while male polar bears remain active during winter. The distinction highlights differing winter survival behaviors between sexes.
Announcement notes that all candidates must pay in advance for advertising. The policy applies to the column’s announcements and requires upfront cash from each candidate. The text emphasizes payment terms and precludes post-dated or delayed payments.
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