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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1939
Page
7
The regular meeting time for the club was set from 7 to 7 30 next Monday night. Dues for the last semester are due and members unpaid will face penalties. 23 members were present as the creed closed the meeting led by Floyd Everheart.
For the second consecutive week vocational agriculture classes have practice teachers from the ag department at A and M College. This week R B Dooley and J D Jamison take over the department for a week, and the students wish them success in their undertakings.
The Double H ere s Club led by Miss Williams held its regular Tuesday gym meeting with Martha Jo Darwin presiding. An initiation committee was named: Modene Vineyard Marie Badgett Laverne Kilgroe and Sara Kathryn Atterberry. Betty Atkinson oversaw the program and Laverne Kilgroe led the opening prayer.
Mr Jernigan spoke at Thursday assembly announcing funds missing from the home ec lab and the library. Home ec girls earned five dollars by selling vanilla, while twelve dollars were taken from the library. Students who bring lunches report missing fruit and cakes. He proposed awarding basketball players and staging a negro minstrel in the near future.
Two seniors from A and M College of Texas, W B Sheppard and E Tiner, taught in various Texas FFA chapters as practice teachers. The White Wright chapter benefits from their visit, and Mr Cunningham gains time to focus on judging teams planned for Arlington and A and M in the future.
Dr George Stephens local physician was the chief speaker at a Monday Hi Y Club meeting discussing health hygiene. Two former Hi Y members Boyd Newman and Merriwell Vineyard attended as visitors.
The Salmagundi Club met on March 15 to hear talks by Wilma Alexander on The Man Who Killed Lincoln and Helen Cla born on Why We Celebrate St Patrick's Day along with Charles Howard I Pick Em Up and Sara Atterberrys original short story. Marcell Gosnell led a session where students drew topics for extemporaneous one minute speeches including Why do women always want the last word and What do I think of my teachers. Floyd Everheart named Cleddie Brown chair for next week and Dorothy Smith for the following week.
A campus feature paints two faculty members at W. H. S. The first is a first year male mathematics coach for basketball and football, with curly black hair and brown eyes. The second is a popular English teacher in her second year, described as sweet faced with gray eyes and welcoming smile.
The social science IV class now meets on the third floor to use five new tables and about 30 chairs. The arrangement enables students to work in different groups.
The Home Economics II A Club met in the gym on Monday, March 13, for a regular class period and played a good volleyball game. Miss Williams led one side to frequent wins and urged more effort from the opposite side. Mr. Cunningham observed as a spectator, and the losing side showed improvement. The club adjourned to meet again on March 27.
Assembly was called at 2 p m Tuesday March 14 to hold an elimination declamation contest in four divisions. Mr Jernigan enumerated the scoring points and instructed the audience to withhold applause until the last speaker. The junior boys division opened with speakers C B Birchfield Phillip Earnheart and C B Bry-
The program named winners across divisions with Phillip Earnheart taking first in junior boys and Velma Holland first in junior girls. Senior boys Morris Fogle Gill et t won, while Mary Dale King led the senior girls. Judges included Mrs Lackey and Mr Cunningham. winners advance to the county meet in Sherman on Saturday.
The V A I class under Mr. Tiner studied selecting good layers and bad ones. They culled several hens last week after class, reviewing flocks owned by Mr. Miller and Mrs. Hampton.
Last Friday Mrs Lackey sat in the library chair with shoes off when Wilton McFarland a big junior wheeled in a tub of cold water and told her it was for cooling her dogs. Mrs Lackey has glared at football coach Mr Montgomery since the incident.
V A II and V A I classes study poultry under two A and M College teachers, Mr Sheppard and Mr Tiner. A field trip to Whitewright Hatchery examined hatching methods and care. They conclude bought chicks from blood tested flocks are cheaper and result in fewer losses than home hatching or custom hatcheries.
Mr Jernigan asked students what life work they would choose and provided sheets on many jobs. He grouped vocations like nursing engineering secretarial work teaching bookkeeping journalism law radio business ownership and aviation and now each group gathers information on their type of work.
A school column argues that students should join available activities such as baseball and singing. It criticizes reluctance to participate in class or assembly programs and notes girls’ grumbling over noon baseball due to poor cooperation.
A little bird hints J. E. and J. B. S. may have a budding romance. A car was seen at B. F.'s home last Wednesday night. Questions swirl about who charms Bertha, Juanita, and other local youths as M. A. H. was spotted with L. A. and with B. G. E. on weekend nights.
Sunday night gossip highlights several pairings at the school with M D A still buzzing with Trenton fever. J R B seen with L A while C S C and D A date ex-students. G W S and M B frequent together as E N and C B stay close. D F ill, F E lonely, and D runette urged back to campus to lift Floyd’s mood.
The piece outlines spring fashion trends with shirtwaist dresses in silk crepe and percale, simple charm over frills, basque suits in cotton to silk, and bold colors like beetroot or cranberry. It notes versatile outfits, accessories, hats, veils, and two coat silhouettes for schoolgirl and straight-hanging lines.
Atlanta Georgia after a 150 year delay the Georgia assembly ratified the bill of rights of the constitution of the United States it was discovered by Senator J E Brooks the Will Rogers of the Georgia Senate who introduced a resolution authorizing ratification which passed the Senate unanimously and last night the House followed Time and trend of world events have proved their worth
Seattle boy Benny Noble, 8, used daily balloon blowing to recover from a serious lung infection. He progressed from one balloon a day to nearly a hundred, exercising lungs with red blue green and gold balloons, blue sausage shapes.
Aids Southern Women Reporters surveyed twelve Southern cities asking Were you helped by CARDUS Of 1279 women questioned 93 per cent said they benefited CARDUS claims to build physical resistance by improving appetite and digestion and relieve functional dysmenorrhea due to malnutrition urging Try CARDUS.
A humorous note suggests a man who mocks a woman for shopping all day without buying has likely never been married reflecting light social commentary.
In a dim hall an ugly figure appeared and sparked a quick exchange with Club Wit. The line ends with a witty guess that the figure turned the mirror, prompting a sharp punchline from the club.
In a playful dialogue Mandy notes the diamond’s impressiveness while Rastus reveals it as the fourteen year installment size. The exchange highlights humor around purchases and value with regional speech.
The maid announces she is leaving, confessing she cannot bear the young man who calls on Miss Ethel. The mistress is astonished, insisting there is no reason to object, but Mary argues that neighbors might misinterpret his visits.
A humorous exchange notes that a man named Smith frequently writes letters starting with On going through my books. The quip suggests his habit of reading and replying, as the speaker remarks about his prolific literary notes.
A Cambridge resident reports watching the same film fourteen times prompting chatter about audience devotion. The remark highlights popular enjoyment and shared reaction among locals.
A Colonel congratulates a private and pins a medal on the soldier while adding five pounds to his bank credit. The private jokes that he would prefer the payment pinned to his breast and the medal placed in the bank, highlighting a lighthearted twist in the ceremony.
A brief dialogue features a misheard question about four habitable rooms. The responder clarifies none are inhabitable and asserts they are using all of them themselves. The exchange captures a terse, humorous tone.
A short exchange from the Montreal Star notes a dictionary publishing five thousand extra words. The dad warns not to tell the mother while a writer remarks bagpipes aren’t unique to Scotland, only peculiar.
A pithy exchange frames a design for living as a circle. The speaker implies mobility and constant movement, turning the idea into a personal philosophy about how to approach life. The dialogue suggests a playful, metaphorical take on navigation and adaptation in daily existence.
A country route postman delivers a black-edged envelope to Jim whose tense acknowledgment reveals it carries his brother Joe's handwriting. The mid scene hints at a grim family consequence awaiting Jim.
Lottie aged five asks why babies are born at night and Lottie aged seven replies that it helps ensure mothers are at home. The exchange captures a simple, homespun view of birth from two children.
A brief exchange notes a demand for taxes to be paid in cash. One speaker asserts willingness to comply with a smile, while the other insists on cash, signaling a tax collection standstill. The dialogue emphasizes the clash between policy and payment preferences.
A writer recalls the quote Half the world doesn't know how the other half lives and notes familiarity with what is on the radio. Radio Pictorial frames the idea as a cultural mirror.
Mike laments his boss is stingy while Pat questions his expectations. Mike admits he got less than he anticipated, though still more than he expected, revealing humor in a petty payroll exchange.
Brown jokes about his wife needing a new hat. Green questions the remark. Brown retorts that she calmly tells him to sit down and call the doctor. The exchange highlights domestic humor and affection in a playful dialogue.
A dialogue pits a buyer and an agent over a car's durability after claims of exceeding 80 miles per hour. The agent asserts speed does not threaten longevity, implying a high performance vehicle will remain durable despite rapid use.
A man questions why his shaving brush has become stiff as his wife recalls painting a bird cage the day before and notes the brush was soft then.
In a lighthearted exchange at a doctor's office, a patient repeats phrases like say ah and Noah while a reveal of Anna appears, highlighting playful mishearing and quick wit in a brief moment.
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