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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1949
Page
8
Members of the high school faculty met to allocate carnival proceeds on March 18 among activities including football and basketball awards, junior senior banquet, F F A banquet, school annual, and F H A. Other items note games by ag boys, sophomores game night for queen race, and career briefs on stewardess and lab technician roles.
The Whitewright school board approved a no cost driver education car from Roach Motor Company for use next year at the high school. The program adds a new course similar to one recently adopted by Dallas schools and earns students unit credit upon successful completion, highlighting the district's forward looking move.
Department of Agriculture supervisor Mr. L. I. Samuels visited the high school and spoke highly of the new agriculture building. The structure has cost less to local taxpayers than a double garage and an insurance evaluation covers all bonded debt of the district.
The School Fair in the gymnasium Friday March 18 features a cake walk auction fish pond bingo and penny pitch with food booths selling hot dogs pies candy and coffee. The Fairy Queen will be presented with candidates Anna Bess Neathery Wanda Lewis Joan Scott Dorotha Magers and others narrowed by class elimination.
Whitewright beat Trenton 20 to 19 in a tight game. Rice led Whitewright scoring while Johnson topped Trenton. Starting Whitewright players were Birdwell Judd and Rice with Kent Blackerby and Simpson as guards. Jones subbed for Judd.
Whitewright girls beat Ector 16 to 4 at Trenton with Eutolia Judd as top scorer and sit second in the tournament standings. Leonard defeated Whitewright 28 to 19 for first place and received the trophy while Whitewright earned second and Trenton the consolation.
The passage notes sophomores raising money for their queen candidate at a Friday event while seniors visited the Rotary Club to sell chances on a blanket and collect signatures for the annual’s signature page. The acts support junior senior activities and upcoming banquets.
The article notes that becoming a stewardess is appealing for travel and meeting people, but warns of strong competition, low salaries for high requirements, irregular hours, and limited upward mobility for young women considering the career.
A Maine farmer and his wife tour California and remark on the Pacific Ocean being twice the size of the Atlantic. The farmer skeptically agrees after a moment of eyeing the horizon, noting the vast ocean.
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