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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1935

Page

7

Vestal Names Editor in Chief and Faculty Adviser

The document lists Lula Lee Vestal as Editor in Chief and Gladys B Ray as Faculty Adviser. Also credited are reporters Inez Coffey Nova Bryant Mary Lena Reeves Anna Joyce Benson Meda Jane Wiser Martha Bryant and others including Lawrence Owen Isabelle Craig Vivian Echols Anita Vestal Albert Lea Jackson Leon Chumbley and Lytle Biggerstaff.

Selecaste Lula Lee Vestal Vdiantsnes Gladys B. Ray Inez Coffey Nova Bryant Mary Lena Reeves Anna Joyce Benson Meda Jane Wiser Martha Bryant Lawrence Owen Isabelle Craig Vivian Echols Anita Vestal Albert Lea Jackson Leon Chumbley Lytle Biggerstaff Sue Barnes Sarah Belle Gillett Nell Holmes Ray Martin Aileen Pennington Marie Thrasher Louise Cooper Lissie Mae Anderson Mildred Autrey Jones Alexander Ruth Brown Norma Frances Donigan Paul Phillips Jo Willa Stuteville Mary Katherine Chumbley Merriwell Vineyard Clyde Whitworth Hamilton Vestal Irene Autrey Velma Jo Bow Roscoe Brown Pauline Dixon Litha Sue Hollingsworth Walter Tom Holmes Albert Lea Jackson Kathleen Mitchell Christine Moore Clyde Owen Billy Smith Lorna Lee Thornton Anita Vestal Mary Jane Ford Lois Gastle Jimmy Lee Brown Lytle Biggerstaff William Baxter Mary Lee Chaney Isabelle Craig Percy Darwin Vivian Echols Katy Ford Gladys Gosnell Pattie Jean Hulett Dorothy LaRoe Margaret Lilley Velma Mae Nicely Paul Pierson Byron Teague Jay Lee Vestal Christine Williams Grace Chumbley Leon Chumbley Sybil Davenport Lorena Ashinhurst Nora Bryant Lawrence Owen Mary Lena Reeves Edith Mae Sears L. Cc

Apprentice Becomes An Expert By and By

An editor urges students to embrace apprenticeship in study and work to improve grades. The piece extols hard work, perseverance, and applying fundamentals, encouraging a year of school as an apprenticeship to boost achievement.

Hi Y Club Elects Officers and Plans Activities

The HI Y Club met Tuesday to elect officers and discuss joining new members and forming a constitution. Officers named include J. Y. Russell president and A N McCoy secretary and reporter with Byron Teague as sergeant at arms.

J. Y. Russell Paul Pierson A. N. McCoy J. B. Harrison Byron Teague Hi-Y

Engagement Ring Confession Sparks Hidden Love Tangle

In a fragment from a local page, Cinda asks what Linda said when Bill noticed Linda wore Jack's engagement ring. Linda replies she loves Jack deeply but leaves room at the top for other feelings.

Cinda Jack Linda

Parley-vōu? Schoolroom chatter and social snippets

In a Friday library note Charmaine reveals names and rumors among students. Mentions include Jim Dooley gaining praise, class changes by Charles M, Lissie Mae A in a class, Mildred Autrey and Ted Bow liking the bus, and various playful exchanges about cars, Harvard Classics, football, and local visits.

Weather Inspires Bus Description Poem by Local Speech Class

A brief school note describes a speech class assignment where students prepared talks about buses. One amateur poet writes about country kids riding the bus, the rough roads, and a strict hard boiled driver who won’t wait for the students, capturing local school life with plain rhyme.

Fat Stock Show Visit At Fort Worth By White Wright Chapter

White Wright Future Farmers group plans a Fort Worth trip for Fat Stock Show day. They will tour Armour packing plant to study operations and enjoy a rodeo with Silver Queen performing tricks. Cowboys and cowgirls will perform as they ride wild horses and cattle in the arena. They return Saturday evening.

Whitewright Future Farmers Fort Worth Armour Silver Queen Whitewright L. C

Honor Roll at W. H. S. lists top students and grades

About 180 students are enrolled with 62 averaging 90 or higher. Twelve earn straight A cards. among them Sue Barnes and Louise Cooper, who takes five subjects. The list includes Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors with multiple named students and exact names.

Magic Show Proves To Be Big Success

A sizable audience attended a Wednesday night performance at the High School auditorium featuring Seymour Davis the magician. The show included classic tricks and audience participation. A mock beheading with a guillotine was used to thrill the crowd as Lawrence Owen was chosen to be decapitated. The agricultural club expected forty percent of proceeds but ended up two dollars in debt to the entertainer.

Seymour Davis Lawrence Owen

Junto Club Debates Etiquette Topics and Elects Officers

The Junto Club met in regular session and elected new officers for six weeks. Jay Lee Vestal became president, Sybil Davenport the Ameriensis, and A. N. McCoy sergeant at arms. A Pioneer section program on etiquette followed with multiple speakers covering Emily Post, flag etiquette, library etiquette, picnics, streets, and snobbery versus democratic manners.

Junto Club Jay Lee Vestal Sybil Davenport Ameriensis A. N. McCoy Pioneer Section Martha Bryant Nora Bryant Emily Post Dallas News Merle Fleming Anna Lee Vowell Dorothy Nicholson Pathfinder L. B

Track Training Begins On W H Campus

Athletic training for field and track events started last Monday afternoon on the W H campus with about eight boys. A new jumping pit has been built and orders of athletic equipment sent off. If the boys keep up their good training prospects for winning events will be better than usual.

Not the men, not the land, but war material makers

Boston Herald voices, condemning war profiteers and demanding that munitions be removed from private hands to prevent future bloodshed. The piece calls for public ownership or control of war materials to avert recurring devastation.

Boston Herald

The Lady of the Decoration by Frances Little

Book corner notes a light romantic tale likened to Daddy Long Legs a history of Chinese revolution and peaceful China. It claims the work mainly appeals to girls though readers may enjoy it fully from cover to cover.

Frances Little China

Take Millions From Sea at Midnight

The White Star liner Laurentic once torpedoed in war now rests 120 feet down off the Irish coast. Salvage yielded about 30 million dollars in bullion after three months of work. The final five million was moved at sea at midnight to an Atlantic liner and sent to the Bank of England via guarded train, with a guarded transfer in Liverpool.

London Laurentic Bank of England Liverpool

Homemaking Tips From The era: Kitchen Knots And Craft Cues

Practical hints include taping curtain tops to reduce strain on pins and adding corks to knitting needles to avoid injury and dropped stitches. For tough steak, lemon and olive oil tenderize meat. Cook bacon slowly to render clear fat for flavoring. Beat egg whites into caramel pie filling as a substitute for meringue.

Local school notes and student mischief in Orangeville

Mumps touch Lorraine Rutledge and Anna Joyce Benson as mood shifts at school. Home economics girls finish dresses for toddlers. L E Garner and G V Vestal wear new spectacles. oculist quips about reading the chart. Sophomore boys plant onions. discipline tightens with late report cards and no-shows.

Who's Who In The Senior Class

Two young cousins stand out in the senior class. Martha Bryant is brown eyed and a medium brunette, member of the Dramatic Club and Reflector staff, studious yet playful. Nova Bryant, brunette with blue eyes, serves as senior class treasurer and belongs to the Dramatic Club Reflector staff and library staff.

Martha Bryant Martha Dramatic Club Reflector Nova Bryant Nova

March Named From Mars and Marcher Gods

Notes explain March derives from Mars or Martius the pagan god. Authors discuss floods caused by mud carried into waters, Russia planning radium extraction from the Caspian Sea, and forecasts of future human size and intelligence growth. Science links nicotine to higher blood sugar.

March Mars Martius

Fair Play Program Promotes School Life Values

The chapel program led by Mr. J. T. Bryant featured Rev. J. R. Waldrum speaking on Fair Play in school life. The address urged character as the student's standard and was well received by the students.

J. T. Bryant J. R Waldrum Church of Christ

American Farm Living and Economic Indicators 1930s Snapshot

A compilation notes that only 1 of 18 farms buys electricity from a public utility and 1 of 8 has any power. Farm Credit Administration lent over $5 million daily in 1934. New gold records by value. Denmark 8 mm rifle cartridge highlighted. Arizona dogs killed 30,000 Salt River Valley sheep in six months. A modern factory features 225 distinct operations. One of six farms has piped water. one in twelve has a bath. Public debt projected to reach $34.258 billion by 1936.

United States Farm Credit Administration Arizona Salt River Valley

Spanish Club Social Meeting Highlights

El Curculo de Espanol met on Thursday at Vivian Echols home with the president in charge. Minutes from the last meeting were read and a program on Three Outstanding Cities in Spain, Outstanding Places of Interest, and songs performed by members were featured. Refreshments followed hosted by the hostess.

el Curculo de Espanol Vivian Echols Spain Martha Bryant Louise Cooper Pauline Blackerby

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IGH School Jim Dooley Charles M Lissie Mae A Ted Bow Doras Sybil Harvard Anna Joyce Yale Army Anna Lee Willie Leon C Ely Kathleen M Glasseyed Garner Suzie Dean Meda Jane West Texas Pauline Duke Johnson Roger H Kathleen Vivian G. V Lorna Lee Fern Trenton Au Revolur Charmaine Life Insurance Dallas Stephens & Bryant First National Bank B. R. King Lorraine Rutledge L. FE. Garner G. V. Vestal Orangeville L. E. Garner L. E Mr. Garner Merle Clyde Miss Ray Marjorie Mr. Burma Odds and Ends Russia Caspian Sea D. L. Shapiro The American Museum of Natural History Sun Office Va Blades Eer Probak Junior Probak U.S S. H. Montgomery Agency
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