WHS Seniors Visit Denton for Speech Plays Night
NTSC and TSCW delegates attended a gathering with costumes and music including Jarabe Tapadio and Exit Mr Bad Wolf. A Denton Chapter president addressed the group and area officers were installed before thirty nine girls and sponsors returned to Whitewright with memories of the trip.
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NTSC
Christel Blom
Germany
Robert Pang
Honolulu
Ralph Churr
Rumania
TSCW
Sylvia Bello
Puerto Rico
Hildegard Schroeder
Jarabe Tapadio
Luz Elena Lopez
Adrianna Sue Suddath
Denton
Bad Wolf
Whitewright
Ruth Ann Cummings
Beverly Bassett
Mary Lou Alexander
Myra Nell Scott
Frances Whipple
Mattie Fay Spencer
Gayle Taylor
Joy Ann Layman
Martha Ann Garner
Margie Brownfield
Marjorie Neathery
Katherine Shields
Dorotha Magers
Betty McKin
Seniors Measure for Caps and Gowns in Home Room
Seniors met in their home room on Friday March 17 to measure for caps and gowns and were informed about diplomas. A. C. H. See Don Cook as Junior Fairchild the bad brother in Party Line.
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Don Cook
Junior Fairchild
Wicker Suite Refinished by Bonham Vocational Students
The homemaking department assigns free repair work on wicker living room and over stuffed furniture to Bonham's vocational school as a student project. Mrs Dyer Mrs Roddy Eddie Burkhalter and John Dale Reeves delivered pieces last Thursday. The group aims to refinished the dining room suite next.
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Bonham
Dyer
Roddy
Eddie Burkhalter
John Dale Reeves
E. F
FHA Area IV meeting draws 2000 plus attendees in Denton
The Whitewright FHA Chapter joined 39 girls two room mothers and one sponsor in Denton for Area IV with over 2,000 Future Homemakers from 70 schools attending. Carol Rogers of Plano presided as Rev. Joseph J. Copeland spoke on Ingowi Has a Claim, theme Building World Friendship.
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Whitewright Fha
Denton
Area IV
Texas
TSCW
Carol Rogers
Plano
Carolyn Shaw
Jacksboro
Rogers Hebard
First Baptist Church
Joseph J. Copeland
First Presbyterian Church
Sophomore Assembly Program Features Musical Soloists
The VHS assembly on Friday March 17 featured Florena Williams as mistress of ceremonies. Jeanette Jones and Charlene Thornhill led songs with Mrs. O L Jones at the piano, then Mrs. George Hight performed two piano solos Saint Louis Blues and Dill Pickles. Mrs. J J Petrash sang three numbers I'm Falling in Love With Someone Always and When Irish Eyes Are Smiling with chorus. Mrs Madge Braly accompanied at the piano and more group singing followed. A second note invites Don Cook Betty Blackerby and Jane Meador as the three mean kids in Party Line for Friday night March 24 at 8:00 pm in VHS auditorium with admission 25 and 35 cents.
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Florena Williams
Jeanette Jones
Charlene Thornhill
O. L. Jones
Florena
George Hight
J. J. Petrash
Madge Braly
Jeanette
Charlene
Mrs. Jones
Two Boys from Pilot Grove At WHS Mystery Pair
A schoolhouse puzzle profiles two WHS freshmen from Pilot Grove now juniors. One is 5 ft 2 in, 140 lb with blue eyes and brown hair. loves soft ball, steak, Gene Autry and Doris Day, dislikes history, keeps any girlfriends secret. The other is 5 ft 6 in, 145 lb with blue eyes and blonde hair. plays football, steak, James Stewart and June Allyson, dislikes school. Names given: H D Lewis and Bobby Hyepock.
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WHS
Pilot Grove
Gene Autrey
Doris Day
James Stewart
June Allyson
H. D. Lewis
Bobby Hyepock
L. S
See Joe Pannell as Sylvester in Boomerang Friday night
Joe Pannell performs as Sylvester in the Boomerang show this Friday night. Local venue serves as the stage for the performance with doors opening early and tickets available at the box office.
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Joe Pannell
Sylvester
Homemaking Groups Plan Cook and Serve in One Hour
The homemaking girls split into four and five member groups to act as host, hostess, and children. They organize luncheons and suppers with clear duties and aims to prepare and serve a meal in one hour. Last week two groups cooked and served meals in the homemaking kitchen.
Bob Wills advocates Hadacol in Oklahoma City broadcasts
Hundreds attend at the Trianon Building as Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys promote Hadacol. Testimonies claim relief from indigestion and low energy after taking Hadacol, highlighting its B vitamins and minerals and urging readers to try the tonic.
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Trianon
Oklahoma City
Bob Wills
Texas Playboys
Hadacol
Wills
Carol Jean White
West Park St
Miss White
Toms
Bob
KBYE
Oklahoma
KRMG
Tulsa
KWHN
Fort Smith
KGLC
Miami
KLYN
Amarillo
KWFT
Wichita Falls
Counterfeiters Quit Because of Overhead
Joe Ernest Riley known as Harry H. Walker confessed to counterfeiting 50-cent pieces and turning himself in saying there was too much overhead. He claimed he circulated about 1000 coins in Houston since before Christmas and passed them without much suspicion.
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Houston
Joe Ernest Riley
U. S
Riley
U. S. Treasury
Harry H. Walker
Harris County Sheriff's Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Growing Pains and a Smart Reply in Small-Town Tales
Ed Peterson of Iron Mountain recounts sawing railroad ties with his brother to earn spending money, finishing the job after spending the advance paid by their neighbor. A classroom joke follows as a student cleverly quips about spelling imbecile, contrasting how the dictionary spells it with his own phonetic answer.
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Ed Peterson
Iron Mountain, Mich
Andy Seeks Job After Far Too Late Ad
A man applies for a job at a big business house only to be told the position is filled by over a thousand applicants. He then asks to be hired to classify the applications.
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Andy
Track star’s blazing run leaves track scorched
A woman compliments a friend about her son’s record speed on the track. The mother quips she didn’t see the race but found the track burned to cinders, implying a sweeping, humorous misinterpretation of the boy’s performance.
Listen Here Nurse Reaches For Silence In Ward
A nurse on a mental hospital ward notices a patient pressing his ear to the wall and signaling for quiet. He beckons the nurse and says listen here, prompting her attempt to hear what he senses. She finally admits she cannot hear anything.
Patient and Doctor Exchange Clips Dismissive Reply
A patient and doctor exchange terse lines with the patient insisting the issue persists all day while the clinician dismisses the remark in a brief, curt response. The dialogue implies a tense clinical consultation.
Nome Saloon Tantrum Over Aqua Pura Stock
During the Klondike era a Nome bartender served water to an old sourdough who could not distinguish it. The sourdough warned the stock would not become a popular drink, noting its unclear appeal.
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Klondike
Nome
Refugee Defends Break With Wife in Courtroom Speech
In a courtroom exchange a man nicknamed Rastus reframes his separation from his wife as fleeing hardship, arguing that if the judge knew her as he does he would not call him a deserter. The shorthand remark portrays his new status as a refugee rather than a deserter.
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Rastus
Two There Carrying Motorist to Tavern After Smash
A motorist involved in a bad crash is carried into a tavern by the landlord. Recovering, the man asks what happened and jokes that he would like two more drinks after being brought to the tavern.
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Billie Jean Milam
Dorothy Birdwell
Billye Faye Dillon
Kelly Pierson
Betty Blackerby
David Badgett
Bobby Rathjohn
Louise Selman
Mary Thornhill
Don Stephens
Corinne Hardcastle
Wilford House
Jane Meador
Billie Jean Mullins
Martha Wallace
Bill King
William Hughes
Jackie Bowen
Earlene Fletcher
Jack Stephens
Clifton Bass
Joe Parnell
Dwayne Hayes
Norman Watkins
Janice Neal
Peggy Clark
Eutolia Judd
D. B
Prilla Hinton
Johnny
Imbussul
Stephens & Bryant Insurance — Real Estate
Goldie
K. L. Davidson
Chelsea
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Tommy
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