Whitewright Reflector Editor and Staff Night Out
The Whitewright High School Reflector staff and faculty gathered Friday night with editor in chief Lytle Biggestaff and adviser Velma Mae Nicely in attendance. Reporters including Joe Alexander and others enjoyed performances such as Jack Meador presenting Rhythm in His Nursery Rhymes.Uncertain titles and song references hint at social chatter and potential couple dynamics among Kath leen and Byron, Norma Frances and Paul, and Margaret L. in a light school notes style.
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Lytle Biggestaff
Velma Mae Nicely
Dorothy Tapscott
Joe Alexander
William Baxter
Jimmie Lee Brown
Mary Lea Cheaney
Lucase Cooper
Isabelle Craig
Sybil Davenport
Katie Ford
Vivian Echols
Preston Hannah
Anther Hudgins
Pattie Jean Hulett
Dorothy LaRoe
Margaret Lilley
Pauline Mitchell
Dorothy Nicholson
Paul
Aileen
Boyd
Jack Meador
Kathleen
Byron
Norma Frances
Margaret L
Sybil
High School Minstrel Sponsored by W H S Tonight
The Athletic Association of W H S presents a negro minstrel directed by John Burma tomorrow night in the High School auditorium. The all star cast features Byron Teague Jim Henry Andrews Fred Starr Joe Preston Lee Jack Lewis Yeager J Y Russell Sarah Belle Gillett Aileen Pennington Joann Everheart Sara Frances Teague Sybil Davenport Sara Kathryn Atterberry Anita Vestal and Mr Burma as interlocutor. Singing dancing and blackface comedy are planned with proceeds to help buy football sweaters.
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the Athletic Association of
John Burma
Byron Teague
Jim Henry Andrews
Fred Starr
Joe Preston Lee
Jack Lewis Yeager
J. Y. Russell
Sarah Belle Gillett
Aileen Pennington
Joann Everheart
Sara Frances Teague
Sybil Davenport
Sara Kathryn
Senior Class Forms Play Reading Committee and Plans Day
The senior class met on March 5 to form a play reading committee led by Byron Teague and Margaret Lilley to select the senior play from multiple options. They voted April 17 for senior day, pending approval by Superintendent Key, and named a senior program committee with Guy Stepp as chair, joined by Christine Williams and Pattie Jean Hulett.
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Paul Pierson
Byron Teague
Margaret Lilley
Key
Guy Stepp
Christine Williams
Pattie Jean Hulett
Masqueraders Meet In Regular Thursday Session
The Masqueraders met on Thursday morning March 5. The program included a club song and performances by Joann Everheart and Aileen Pennington. The play reading committee plans to stage Three Taps at Twelve, a mystery comedy, next. A weiner roast for next Friday was discussed with Paul Pierson and Byron Teague to choose location and Anther Hudgins and Albert Lea Jackson to procure wood.
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Margaret Lilley
Gossip and whispers at the Dramatic Club roast
Gossip column recalls snippets from a May weekend: Miss Lewis recalls a scare at the club’s weiner roast while hints fly about Preston stuttering and an onstage mishap titled The Broken Record. Anther begs for more weiners, and couples like A M with J W S are seen together amid playful titles and evasive smiles.
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Miss Lewis
W. K
Denton society visitors and local gatherings report
Miss Nora Bryant and Miss Martha Bryant of Denton visited Whitewright Sunday while Miss Margaret Lilley saw relatives in Durant Oklahoma. Onie Scott visited Sherman, Joann Everheart spent the weekend with her mother in Hugo, Oklahoma. Aileen Pennington hosted a dance Saturday night with Nell Holmes Jo Willa Stateville Norma Frances Donigan Sarah Belle Gillett Boyd Newman Grapes Vineyard Jack Meador Jack Lewis Yeager Floyd Everheart Jr. and Pat O’Hardi of Sherman attending. Cookies and punch were served.
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Nora Bryant
Martha Bryant
Denton
Whitewright
Margaret Lilley
Durant
Okla
Onie Scott
Sherman
Joann Everheart
Hugo
Oklo
Aileen Pennington
Nell Holmes
Jo Willa Stateville
Norma Frances Donigan
Sarah Belle Gillett
Jokes From The Assembly Room Readings
A light suite of classroom quips and responses features Ms Lewis asking for a collective noun while Anita delivers Garbage can. Mr Gaddis recalls honeymoon plans canceled in favor of a newsreel. Anna Lee Yowell notes.
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Miss Lewis
Anita
Whitewright High Brings Cadet Parade Into Routine
Pattie Hulett notes daily drill on Whitewright High campus as students form a marching cadre. Commands like forward march and squads right prompt brisk movements, missteps, and shifts, shaping a disciplined group poised to become a strong army of cadets.
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Whitewright High
Pattie Hulett
Hi-Y Club Meeting Ends With Rabbit Chase
Tuesday evening at seven o'clock the Hi-Y meeting was called to order. They planned to go to Ely to burn dry grass, chase rabbits, and ride in Walter Tom Holmes's truck. The rabbits proved elusive and the boys returned home empty-handed.
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Ely
Walter Tom Holmes
Preston Hannah
Van Alstyne Tigresses Upset Whitewright in Blowout
A Van Alstyne girls team defeated the Whitewright squad 17 to 1 in a Thursday game watched by many. The Tigresses fought hard and managed a single score despite the lopsided result.
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van Alstyne
Cyclone Sighted North of Whitewright
Last Wednesday at 1:15 a cyclone was seen north of town. Onlookers saw a dark cloud form into a cone but it did not touch the ground. Mr. Gaddis, a science teacher, noted a barometer reading of 28 indicating a nearby storm. The barometer stayed at 28 briefly before normalizing and the cloud drifted away.
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Gaddis
Whitewright Juniors trounce Van Alstyne in 20-6 win
Whitewright junior boys routed Van Alstyne on Thursday in Whitewright, winning 20 to 6. Paul Pierson notes the lopsided baseball victory.
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Whitewright
van Alstyne
Paul Pierson
Work in clothes classes at high school
The home economics I girls learned seam and buttonhole construction and began a pair of slacks and a slip. Class II finished overhauling clothing with attractive dresses and dyeing, mending, and patching. III is sewing special occasion dresses, many in silk under Anna Lee Yowell.
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Anna Lee Yowell
Prompt to Improve School Cleanliness and Respect
This week focused on cleaning the building and rearranging desks while addressing careless behavior. Vandalism harms property and disrupts learning. students should respect others’ spaces, keep floors clear, seal desks properly, and avoid ink spills.
Changes in Home Economics Lab At School
Four light drops were installed in the home economics laboratory because one bulb proved insufficient on cloudy days. A new ironing plug was added. The blackboard moved from the east to the west wall so light reflects, and a cabinet and bookcase now occupy its former spot. A chest of drawers was placed at the back, all finished in golden oak to harmonize with the room, Anna Lee Yowell reports.
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Anna Lee Yowell
Masqueraders Hold Weiner Roast Hike to Wittitoe Cemetery
The Masqueraders Club hosted a weiner roast in Darwin's pasture Friday night at seven. After refreshments the group hiked toward Wittitoe Cemetery in search of ghosts but found none. Chaperones included Miss Lewis, Mr. Burma, and Mrs. Rhom Pennington.
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Darwin's
Wittitoe Cemetery
Lewis
Mr. Burma
Rhom Pennington
Guess Who at W H S Reveals Isabelle Craig
The reader is asked to identify two students from W H S based on scant clues. The girl is described as about five six with red dish brown hair, enjoys ninth period tests chewing gum, sewing, and is on the third floor. The boy from Ken tuckytown loves drawing funny faces, is tall and slender with blonde hair, a senior Dramatic Club member and four-year student at W H S.
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Kentuckytown
Isabelle Craig
Alternate Wins Meet With Lone Local Entrant
Dred and fifty miles to a contest and not use them, so with the aid of an other boy, he entered Fred Starr and J. Y. Russell as contestants from Alternate, Texas. When the results began coming in Alternate was taking the cake. Everybody began to wonder where Alternate, Texas, was, so one boy asked Fred, and he said, Why, don't you know That’s where I live. Then came the finals. Fred won the meet as high point man and J. Y. Russell made several perfect placements, scoring 293 points out of a possible 300 points. Due to the fact that Alternate, Texas, won the contest, and there was no such town. Whitewright lost twenty seven dollars and a silver loving cup by not using the right team. As it was W. H. S. placed sixth in number of points.
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Texas
Whitewright
Whitewright wins over Van Alstyne in track meet
Whitewright High defeats Van Alstyne 58 to 48 led by Teague with 26 points and four firsts. Holmes added 16 points for Whitewright, Rudd 9 for Van Alstyne. Teague excelled in high jump and discus. Events include sprints, distance, jumps, and throws with top marks of 5-6-5 in high jump and 101 feet in discus.
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Teague
Whitewright
van Alstyne
Holmes
Rudd
Woods
Whitaker
Flesher
Simpson
Montgomery
Jackson
Pierson
Thornhill
Umpress
Odd Facts From Across the World and Nature
The text notes Ethiopia has over fifty languages, the king snake may be immune to rattlesnake venom, and a British billion is a thousand times larger than a US or French billion. It also mentions crime ratios in England and Wales, gramophones in Welsh mines, two black tailed rattlers at Arizona’s university dying after biting each other, and a French flying boat weighing over thirty seven tons with seventy two passengers and eight crew at 160 mph.
Glass School Opens in Hibbing With Future Education
In Hibbing Minnesota the Park Addition debuts a glass schoolhouse praised by students and parents. About 120 pupils will study there starting today in a building featuring vacuum glass walls movable desks bright interiors and an automatic electric eye lights system. Principal Ellen Boylon says it will foster a love for finer things and modern facilities. A final note compares a beverage bottle spout stopping flow without dripping.
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Hibbing
Minn
Marie Musia
Marguerite Strick
United States
School of Tomorrow
Ellen Boylon
Harvest Is Mustangs Reward From Rose Bowl Gate
Dallas SMU reports Rose Bowl receipts of 70 817 43 for the Southwest Conference champions. Stanford sent 49 589 63, local ticket sales added about 18 730, and 2 500 came from SMU movie rights. Rose Bowl attendance was about 86 000. overall, the season was the best finacially in Mustangs history.
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Dallas
C. C. Selecman
Southern Methodist University
James H. Stewart
Pasadena
Calif
Stanford University Board of Athletic Control
Stewart
Mustangs
Notice on Sun's charge for notices in papers
The Sun states a charge of one cent per word for notices of bank cards pie suppers entertainments with admission charges. If no money is raised the item is news and not charged. Remember, if you charge we charge. Do not send notices of pie suppers unless payment is included.
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the Sun
Eggs Cleaned With Fine Sandpaper For Slight Soiling
A quirky guideline notes eggs that are only lightly soiled can be cleaned using a piece of fine sandpaper. The tip suggests this nonstandard method as a quick cleaning approach.
Alternate Wins Stock Judging Contest
In Houston on Saturday F F A boys from Whitewright with J Y Russell Fred Starr as alternates and C W Phillips Vonda Lee England Clifton DeBerry as regulars entered the stock judging contest. Mr Bean altered procedures to win the meet. The Whitewright team left for A M College Friday and traveled to Houston for the event.
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Mr. Bean
Houston
Whitewright
J. Y. Russell
Fred Starr
C. W. Phillips
Vonda Lee England
Clifton DeBerry
A. & M. College
Hoss
England
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