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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1964
Page
6
School notes list parade and rodeo events for Western Week including a parade March 24 at 3 30 pm routes north of the Baptist Church. Afterward a trail ride ends in the rodeo arena with a barbecue at 5 45 pm and tickets priced 1 25 for adults and 75 for children under 12.
Practice for the Western Week Variety Show began Monday March 16 1964 and runs through Friday March 27 1964. Tickets cost 50 cents for children 75 cents for adults with profits benefiting F F A and F H A.
Western Week rules outline proceeds from barbecue tickets count toward king and queen races in each class. All other money raised by each elementary grade keeps ten percent by grade. Each grade may sell candy cookies sandwiches or
The list shows Beta Club 4th period on the 18th and Easter Vacation set for the 30th and 31st. East Texas Relay is scheduled for the 21st. Participants include Chuckie Clinton Toosie Vickie Shelly John Hale Larry Deeds and Charles Sneed.
Monday features chili con carne with beans and a cabbage pepper salad served with bread and fruit. Tuesday offers barbecued spam with creamed potatoes and peas followed by stewed fruit and milk. Wednesday serves ham shanks with pinto beans spinach and corn bread plus pineapple cream. Thursday presents roast beef with gravy Lima beans and green salad and Friday hot dogs with baked beans and carrot sticks ending with apricot delight and milk.
Friday saw mixed classes due to Mrs. Dickie’s illness with Miss Caldwell and Mrs. Harper leading Junior English first and second periods. Spanish instruction came from Mr. Johnson, Miss Caldwell, and Mr. Crouch before Mrs. Dickie returned Monday morning beaming and ready to teach.
Students not wishing to take part should inform the principal to avoid penalties for lacking the required permits.
Underwood's Bar-B-Que will cater baked beans potato salad pickles and drinks for $1.25 per serving. The concession stand will offer iced tea or coffee during the rodeo events.
Event rules outline three age divisions for Barrel Race and Pole Bending under 10, 10 to 13, and 13 to 18. Rescue Race allows double entries and ribbons. Relay uses four entries per team with four ribbons. Bull Riding open to any age with one set of ribbons. All participants require a minor release signed by a parent or guardian before entry.
A quirky note blends song lyric fragments with playful boasts about romance. The speaker hints at chasing affection, pairing flirtatious lines with references to places like Wildwood Flower and Millers Cave and to songs such as Please Please Me and Twist and Shout.
A jumble of song titles and phrases from classic tunes appears as a poetic list. References include I’ll give you all my loving, Puppy Love, Tell Me Baby, Shopp Shoop Song, She Loves You, Tell It on the Mountain, Blue Winter, and A Letter to the Beatles. The author signs as JM.
Twelve Whitewright Future Homemakers and Miss Neal attended the annual Area VFHA meeting at Texas Woman’s University in Denton on Saturday March 14. Attendees included Sandra Lewis Glynn McCasland Martha Thornhill Gail Wilson Kay Alexander Donna Collins Fern Fain Patsi King Kathy Wilson Jan Bilmner Lillis Watkins and Shirley Wyatt. The event ran 9 30 a m to 12 30 p m with Marlynn Brooks Area V president presiding.
The notice lists a parade at 3:30 pm and a trail ride at 4:00 pm on Tuesday with a barbecue at 5:45 pm and an 8:00 pm rodeo. Rehearsal for the Variety Show is scheduled Thursday and the Variety Show itself on Friday. Numerous other activities are urged for participation and fun.
Mr Johnson asks full cooperation during Western Week with no activities or shopping trips disrupting the school schedule. Parents should not pull children from school except in extreme emergencies to keep the week fun and organized for all students.
The W. H. S. track team dominated a dual meet last week with a big lift for Whitewright. The event occurred on a Friday, cited as a lucky day for the squad, and the victory marks a strong start to the season.
The federal government funds a training program for embryo chefs, using treasury money. The course is held in a Washington hotel kitchen, with commentary claiming it will produce experts at cooking a taxpayer’s goose.
The report covers a track meet between Whitewright and itself with events including the 100 yard dash 200 yard dash 600 yard relay and 1200 yard relay. The W H S track team was divided unevenly causing dissatisfaction for one side. The next meet is March 21 at Commerce and East Texas Relays set an example for future district meets.
The city of Palermo in Sicily renamed four streets and two squares and created twenty local scholarships in tribute to the late President Kennedy.
Brutus a 3 year old boxer left home for air and returned aboard a jet from Pittsburgh 600 miles away. Owner Steve Lopez says a passerby picked up the dog and drove to Pittsburgh where it escaped. McGrath of Pittsburgh located Brutus using a rabies tag and a ticket home cost Lopez 15 dollars 75 cents.
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