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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1949
Page
18
High school faculty divided carnival proceeds by activity with shares: football awards 42 percent, basketball 12 percent, junior senior banquet 21 percent, F F A banquet seven, school annual 12, F H A three. Also reports basketball game results and career notes for radio and laboratory work.
The Whitewright school board accepted Roach Motor Company’s offer of a free driver education car for next year at the high school. The course will provide students with a credit earning opportunity and reflects farsighted planning comparable to Dallas schools.
Mr. L. I. Samuels from the Department of Agriculture visited the high school and complimented the new agriculture building. He noted it costs less to taxpayers than a double garage and that an insurance company values it enough to cover all bonded indebtedness of the district.
The gymnasium hosts a school fair next Friday March 18 with an auction fish pond bingo and penny pitch plus food booths selling hot dogs pies candy coffee and drinks. Nine candidates vie for the Fairy Queen title with one from each class advancing from rounds held Wednesday.
Whitewright girls defeated Ector 16 to 4 in Friday action at Trenton with Eutolia Judd as top scorer. The Tigers then fell to Leonard 28 to 19 on Saturday, earning second place while Leonard claimed first and Trenton the consolation trophy.
Last Monday the staff completed the 48 49 edition of The Bell and prepared the year’s final issue. Senior class members express pride in the work produced this year and look forward to future endeavors.
Students across classes campaign for queen candidates at annual events. Last Friday the sophomores hawked money for their queen bid while Friday afternoon seniors visited the Rotary Club to sell chances on a blanket prize and gather signatures for the annual’s page.
A career as stewardess on planes or trains attracts many young women. It offers travel and meeting diverse people but faces keen competition and low salaries. The job has irregular hours and limited upward mobility, with few promotions.
Cappy Miller and his son Squint test a novel method using two tractors connected by a heavy chain to pull brush. They run parallel passes in opposite directions, dragging roots free and saving time.
The El Callao mine in Venezuela was once the world's richest gold mine. It earned fame for its prolific output and long history in the Venezuelan mining sector amid shifting economic fortunes.
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