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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1959
Page
6
High School Reflector covers homemaking topics from interior exterior decorating to nutrition with eggs as a protein focus. It also lists class color names and profiles, then details track performances by Whitewright students, district meet prep, and plant identification drill results involving 32 plants and 45 seconds per plant.
The Womanless Wedding, sponsored by the seniors, occurred Friday March 20 at the Whitewright gym. It marked the first such event here since 1949 and netted over $200 for the seniors' class treasury.
The senior class expresses gratitude to the men and boys who took part in the Womanless Wedding on Friday night. Special thanks are given to Miss Earleen Rice Mrs Jimmy Anderson Mrs Clay Horton and Mrs David Johnson for their behind the scenes work. Also included are notes about WHS track season and a feature on a local youth Stephen Brown with family and church details.
For the past week the class has studied the diseases of swine and the proper way to prevent disease. They are studying the material in a focused lesson, with attention to health and hygiene practices in livestock care.
A jumble of nicknames and exchanges appears with many personal names and remarks. The fragment includes comments from Sandra Montgomery Lucille Shaw Martha Anderson and others, ending with a brusque dismissal from B C N.
Whitewright track and field competed at the East Texas Relays in Commerce on March 21. The team improved over prior meets though scoring was nil. sprinter Jimmy Clark qualified for the finals after earning the right to run.
The ag I class studied plumbing and pruning on the farm. They rewired the old water line to improve the building and pig parlor water system and then visited Mr. Barker’s place to practice pruning learned in class.
The Denton area grass judging contest held on Saturday March 21 saw the winning team led by Thurman Pool and teammates Herbert Taylor and Curless Lynn Aldridge. Thurman won with 314 points while Herbert finished seventh with 288 of 350. Jeff Crossland of Howe was second with 303. Bobby Busby of Maybank placed third with 301. Bob Cummings of Tioga finished fourth with a remaining score.
Mr Range won a NSF scholarship after an 800 applicant pool, with 72 chosen for A M College and another to West Texas Teachers College. He will attend six weeks at A M starting June 8 taking chemistry biology physics and earth sciences taught by Harvard Yale and Columbia scientists. Scholarships funded by Dove Chemicals Chance Vought and others.
The Denton Area V FHA meeting at North Texas State College featured student skits and songs, officer installations, and a closing ritual. Contest plans include Pillsbury take-off, Lenox tableware event, and a local sewing contest with substantial scholarships and prizes for state and national winners. The schedule includes viewing a show, shopping, and campus visits, with the group leaving Denton around 3 45 p.m.
A group of women including Linda Bennett, Bobbie Cawthon, Donna Franklin, Louisa Lackey, Sarah Stephens, Carol Sue Turner, Ruth Williams, Louise Vestal, Barbara Clark, Barbara Erwin, Paula Geers, Barbara Lumpkins, Lucille Shaw, Joyce Thornhill, Helen Cripe, Judy Kent, Carole Taylor, and Sandra Montgomery-R meet to organize a neighborhood service project.
Juniors gathered in front of the school on Tuesday March 17 and traveled to the Pompeiian Room in the Gray son Hotel Sherman for a dinner dance. Chaperons were Mr and Mrs Earl Blanton and Mr and Mrs O V Barker. The group included Leonard Jarvis Don Walker Mickey Gentry Linda Bennett and Douglas McCurdy. Guests were not invited and shrimp cocktail was served with mixed reactions. James Williams reluctantly tried the cocktail and was horrified by its appearance.
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