V A III boys study prices and field a humorous baseball aid
In the first days they chart cotton corn hogs and turkeys price variation over years and compare farmer sells and buys ratios. A field trip to judge horses reveals gaps in knowledge. Three boys return with a tub and a plank to assist Miss Gillett and Miss Farley in catching and hitting balls during the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. A. III
G. A
Floyd Everheart
Merriwell Vineyard
Boyd Newman
Gillet
Sarah Belle Gillett
A. P
Visitation Notes From Sherman Fort Worth and Blue Ridge
Velma Jo Reeves visited Sherman Friday with Mildred and Thelma Autrey. Loretta Alexander also visited Sherman Saturday. Jones and Doyle Alexander spent Saturday in Fort Worth. Marilee Reeves stayed in Blue Ridge Sunday. Velma Jo Reeves spent the weekend in Nobility. G W Scott spent Saturday in Fort Worth. Billie Burl Hopper visited Sherman Sunday. Roy Martin visited Fort Worth Saturday. -L. M. A.
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Velma Jo Reeves
Sherman
Mildred and
Thelma Autrey
Jones and
Doyle Alexander
Fort Worth
Marilee Reeves
Blue Ridge
Nobility
Loretta Alexander
G. W. Scott
Billie Burl Hopper
Roy Martin
Whitewright High School forms first baseball team in years
The Whitewright High School boys organized a new baseball team and joined a league with Trenton Bells Savoy Windom Gober and Dodd City. The first game is Friday the 18th at Trenton. Merchants have donated support as students seek funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Trenton
Bells
Savoy
Windom
Gober
Dodd City
Merchants of Whitewright
M. Vv
Campus Chatter Reveals Friday Night Relationships
The campus chatter notes V. J. R. and her old Nobility flame are together again while Red and E. H. D. F. appear sad. Various couples like M. V. with N. D. and J. J. with W. S. share notes of weekend outings with Elwanda and other peers including a trip by P. B. to Durant Oklahoma.
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Red
M. B
E. B
B. B
Elwanda
G. A
Eken W. S
J. J
M. V
N. D
R. B
R. A
M. A
Down South
P. B
Durant
Okla
Whitewright Trenton Girls Baseball Game Noted For Appreciation
A Thursday afternoon girls baseball game between Whitewright and Trenton drew notable appreciation from spectators as players showcased competitive play and sportsmanship in a closely contested matchup.
Home Economics III Girls Design Dream House Unit
Home Economics III students study home furnishings with focus on floor and wall types and room paper standards. They will draw and design a dream house of their own under instructor D. A. guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Economics
Sophomore Class Elects Vice President for Funds Drive
Drunette Farley convened a sophomore meeting at 1 PM on March 2 to elect a new vice-president replacing Francis Mitchell. Willie B. Smith won the election and plans were set for a play in about three weeks to raise money for the class treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drunette Farley
Francis Mitchell
Willie B. Smith
V A HI DOES PRACTICE WORK
The third period V A III class has done supervised practice jobs for a week. Thursday the boys topped and pruned two trees for Gomer May. Friday the class culled 125 hens for Mrs T H Sears.
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Gomer May
T. H. Sears
Whitesboro High to host student program Friday night
Floyd Everheart announced a junior class sponsored program by the Whitesboro High School quartet to be held Friday night, March 11, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the junior class. Fred Starr added that the Whitesboro High School will field a hard ball baseball team this year for the first time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Everheart
Whitesboro High School
Fred Starr
D. A
Proceeds From F F A Banquet By Home Ec Club
The Home Ec Club netted $30.68 from its F F A banquet serving 122. Donations included hens eggs cream apples pears butter and milk. Purchases totaled $18.12 for food. Each plate yielded 40 cents and funds will send representatives to the State Homemaking Rally in San Antonio in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ec. Club
San Antonio
P. B
Grils Lose Baseball Game In District Matchup
On Thursday afternoon March 10 Whitewright High School and Trenton High School girls played a seven inning baseball game. The final score was 24 to 19 with Trenton prevailing and Whitewright showing resilience until the sixth inning.
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Whitewright and Trenton
Whitewright High School
Trenton High School
Trenton
White
Whitewright Rally Sparks Eight-Run Inning In Biscuits Tilt
Mary Phillips hit a grand four-run homer with bases loaded fueling Whitewright as Trenton rivaled in a high scoring game. Whitewright players Mary Alice Harrison and Mary Phillips stood out alongside Taylee Dockery and Jo Frances Akridge for Trenton.
Senior Class Facts From W. H. S. Reflector
The senior class at W. H. S. comprises sixteen girls and twenty eight boys with gold and white colors and yellow and white roses as flowers. The main basketball team consisted of seniors, twelve seniors will graduate this year, and the senior class president has served as an officer all four years. The seniors plan a play soon and contribute to the Reflector weekly.
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Glee Club
Honor Roll Club Meets On March Eight
The Honor Roll Club held its regular meeting on Tuesday March 8 with the president in charge Imogene Head led the program. Hamilton Vestal spoke on James Bowie and Sarah Belle Gillett spoke on David Crockett. The club voted to buy pins for members who had stayed four six weeks in the club. Brother Gillett named program chairman for the next meeting.
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Honor Roll Club
Imogene Head
Hamilton Vestal
James Bowie
Sarah Belle Gillett
David Crockett
Brother Gillett
P. B
Girls Play Baseball At Lunch Each Day
Over fifteen girls have played daily at noon against the junior team, with the older group gaining technique while the junior squad led by pitcher Mary Alice Harrison and the older team by Mary Phillips.
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Mary Alice Harrison
Mary Phillips
Science class studies light with prism exhibit
Mr. Gaddis science class fascinates students as fish study light spectra using a prism. The class observes beautiful colors reflected while the fish note light is being divided into its spectra. The teacher says next they will study electricity with more experiments ahead.
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Gaddis
Imagined scenes of everyday lives in Illinois
A playful compilation imagines locals including Herman Riddle without a mustache Joe Preston Lee in California Emma Jean Layman at home Floyd Everheart preparing a speech without a joke Jack Jernigan with a frown and Ernest Lewis winking at Sarah Belle reflecting a quirky local tone from H M IL.
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Herman Riddle
Joe Preston Lee
California
Emma Jean Layman
Floyd Everheart
Jack Jernigan
Ernest Lewis
Sarah Belle
H. M. IL
Students debate on economics class activity
The economics class held three debates on Wednesday and Thursday. Students were split into three groups, each taking a role in addressing topics. The first question asked if everyone should purchase an insurance policy before age 25, with a second unresolved resolution on government involvement.
Debates on Government Interference in Business
J. J. notes two economics debates about state control of cotton and government influence in trade. The first urged restraint on state intervention in business, the second supported government oversight of cotton production.
Black List Boners From The Snooper This Week
The Snooper lists seniors with grammar slips this week. Butch Kaiser says I already got mine wrote. Paul Phillips asks What does she want us to do with them papers after we get them wrote. Joe Preston Lee says I blowed about his harmonica. Popeye Whitworth says ain't. Jack Jernigan sets a weekly record with three errors I ain't I have done said and He done has it writ out.
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Butch” Kaiser
Paul Phillips
Joe Preston Lee
Popeye” Whitworth
Jack Jernigan
Jack
Home Ec I girls study child care and sewing
The Home Economics I girls finished a unit on child care observing a preschool child and sewing a dress for a toddler. They enjoyed the sewing and now study First Aid in the Home naming common accidents and required responses. Junior boys demonstrated artificial respiration.
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Home Economics
Marching Birthdays Reach Across Time
Jackie Braden turns fifteen on Monday March 14 and James Clabhorn becomes eighteen on March 17 in a brief notice noting birthdays as the year progresses.
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Jackie Braden
James Clabhorn
D. A
F. F. A. Boys Attend Fat Stock Show at Fort Worth
Whitewright FFA members joined 27 students and two leaders on a 4:25 am departure to the Southwestern Fat Stock Show. They studied livestock projects as part of six weeks of work, enjoyed exhibits, rides, bands, and a two and half hour rodeo with clowns.
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Ag. I and III
Fort Worth
Whitewright
Cunningham
Watson
We Wonder Why Poem Recital Sparks Curiosity
Joe Preston asks why Marguerite Arawine gazes during verses while Phyllis worries about Roy’s Thursday roast. Ruby visits Denison for a weekend, hinting at possible feelings beyond friendship. Howard and Barbara Jean share a table in the library as Emma Jean shows unexpected happiness. Mr Short favors old books from his era.
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Joe Preston
Marguerite Arawine
Phyllis
Roy
Ruby
Denison
Howard
Barbara Jean
Emma Jean
Mr. Short
D. A
Panthers Take Double Header From Tigers
The Van Alstyne Panthers swept a softball twin bill against the Whitewright Tigers in Van Alstyne on Tuesday afternoon, winning 10 to 5 and 3 to 2. Wade hit a four-run homer in the first game, Everheart and Blythe pitched well, and Austin and Wade homered. In the second game, Kais er and Blythe homered for the teams. Whitewright led 2-0 before Van Alstyne scored three in the fourth to clinch.
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van Alstyne Panthers
Whitewright Tigers
van Alstyne
Panthers
Wade
Panther
Everheart
Tigers
Blythe
Beam
Austin
Hughes
Tiger
Kaiser
Kasier
Whitewright
How to Be Popular Says The Sun Advice Column
A humorous spoof advises self improvement to become the life of the party. It prescribes one big smile, grooming, three new friends weekly, steady listening, speaking first, daily study, and following grandma's guidance, then jokes about retiring to the Cape of Good Hope, Africa. The piece ends with a sales pitch for office supplies from The Sun.
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Spigley
Cape of Good Hope
Africa
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Walt Disney
Rialto Theatre
Dopey
Austria
Country
P Plahoop Chow
Pascal Farley
Sun
Luther Gordon
Banking House
Stock Federal Reserve Bank
U. S. Gov't Securities
First National Bank
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