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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1961
Page
6
The Reflector staff includes Amy Alexander and Elizabeth Stephens with several editors. Students thank freshmen for the yearbook and the pancake sale support, then describe nerves and preparation for a senior play, inviting all to the gym Friday at 7 30 for the curtain.
A string of lighthearted hometown notices recounts Saturday night happenings. Names like Shirley Kay Judy and Patty Bartley surface in playful questions, with eighth graders enjoying a hayride and freshmen planning a year end bash.
Monday features spam cheese and creamed potatoes with beets beans and coffee cake. Tuesday offers kraut weiners pinto beans scalloped tomatoes onions cornbread butter and mixed fruit cobbler. Wednesday includes hot dogs chili baked beans green salad chips and sugar cookies. Thursday serves bologna spaghetti English peas creamed corn rolls butter and syrup. Friday presents fish sticks catsup black eyed peas yellow hominy candied sweet potatoes and doughnuts.
A collection of brief student and staff wishes from WHS pages. The entries reveal personal yearnings from wishing for a car or faster mornings to longing for love and district sports success, reflecting everyday high school concerns.
A humorous snapshot lists Texans and their spouses or partners, highlighting professions and titles. Names include Johnny Aldridge civil engineer, Joyce Bennett wife of Jackie Parks, two-year-old Tammy Denise, Circle B Ranch owner Jim Bilmner, Mike Burchfield with two sons and wife, Air Force officer James Clark rumored presidential candidate, Anna Franklin in Ranger ettes offering airline hostess work, Brenda Geers medalist on the moon, Charlotte Hopkins in Arthur Murray role, Patricia Jarvis WACS officer with two daughters, Charley McLean bank president, Donnie Slaughter and Carolyn Mullins in Paris celebrating seventh anniversary, Lynda Crawford married to Richard Cook, Dan Turner doctor and Evelyn Harvey nurse, and Dumpy Cureton aiding Olympiad efforts.
The page names numerous celebrity pairings and onstage pairings from mid century entertainment, including Mamie Van Doren with Joe Kaiser and Red Skelton with Dumpy Cureton, plus Marilyn Monroe with Stephen Brown and Elizabeth Taylor with Dwayne Rush among others.
A fragment notes social chatter asking if someone lost a shoe Friday night and mentions names Patricia Gene Carolyn Donnie Kathaleen Richard seen at the event, implying a social gathering or gossip column item.
A fragmentary item notes exam-like chatter among cast members during a junior play rehearsal. References to Mrs Harper and Mr Crouch appear in a playful yet unclear exchange about sickness and directing the actors.
Freshman driven image and social interactions surface in a fragmented school notes piece. Mentions include Dumpy Jackie Judy Fulmer Linda Neal Kathaleen Carolyn Leon Gene Buster and Mr Montgomery with references to cars candy shoes hayride and a wall repapering.
Phoenix police captured a 14 year old girl identified as the leader of a burglary gang that stole hundreds of dollars from 20 homes and churches. The gang included two 13 year old boys and used two cars for transport to and from crime sites.
The state issues a citation to Ross Reynolds Brown to file a written answer by 10 AM on the Monday after 42 days from issuance, in the 15th District Court in Grayson County Sherman Texas. Plaintiff W C Brown Jr seeks partition of Lot 8 in Block 32 Original Town of Whitewright. Case No 67324. The citation is dated February 17 1961 and published February 23 March 2 9 16 1961.
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