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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1957
Page
6
The High School Reflector lists staff roles including assistant editor LaVerle Thurman and proof reader Laura Rich. It also names editors, reporters, typists, and a long roster of contributors such as Verna Buchanan, Dee Neal, Don Whipple, Eldon Smith, Gene McKnight, Jackie Andrew, and many others.
Carole Taylor Ruth Elaine Williams Clara Pokey Kelly and Louisa Lackey join a State Homemaking meeting in Dallas staying at Statler Hilton. They attend fashion show and a banquet with updates on local romances and school news before returning home.
A collage of holiday anecdotes lists Trellis Dixon at home with James Von and Patrick, pilots from Pilot Grove to Bells, friends fishing in Van Alstyne then lost in McKinney, and Sherman resident Willie Cox over the weekend. Miscellaneous teens are described visiting, wandering, or teasingly misbehaving across Gar land Denison Dallas Bonham Mineral Wells Tom Bean Ely and other spots.
Homemaking group presented a style show featuring outfits the girls crafted. Models included Rochelle Alexander Lanell Neal Carol Taylor Patricia Lewis Billy Lewis Betty Fruen Jean Scott Darlene De Berry Peggy Wilkinson Dean Coble Doris Head Wilma Stephens Carol Turner Patricia Ryan Jeanette Hopkins Barbara Wilson Joan Page Donna Franklin Bobby Cawthon Louisa Lackey Christene Neal Helen McKinney Martha Anderson Ruth Williams Doris Burchfield.
The homemaking girls anticipate a trip to Lake Murray at Ardmore Oklahoma. They will stay two days and a night and enjoy swimming horseback riding and other pleasure activities. Mrs Blanton accompanies the group on the excursion.
The sophomore class enjoyed holiday time with varied activities. Joan Andrew slept all day and ran around at night. Carol Taylor went with Jerry. Carol McLean woke late each day and wandered out at night. Lanell Neal spent three days in Sherman and Easter Sunday in Com.
WHS announces release of the 1957 Bell yearbook on April 17 before Easter break. The edition honors longtime teacher Mrs Kathryne Roddy and includes editor Betty Ann Williams and staff from Taylor Publishing Company. Students celebrate autographs and pride in the senior class.
The FFA boys travel to the Area FFA camp on May 10 and 11 for their annual outing. The Area V camp sits on the shore of Lake Texoma offering cooking and sleeping facilities. Boys handle their own cooking and dish washing while Mr. Morgan serves as sponsor.
WHS juniors outline summer goals with plans to work save money travel and prepare for football. Students like Jimmy Bassett Darlene DeBerry and Narvin Alexander list jobs sports activities and trips many plan to visit Sherman McKinney or Darrell Warrington while Gayla Sears aims to attend a national Presbyterian youth assembly in Iowa.
An insurance salesman pressed a hesitant husband to sign. The husband admitted he felt unsafe at home, explaining his reluctance to buy.
The State of Texas issues citation to Ambrose Hilburn and listed heirs along with numerous defendants in Grayson County case No. 64419. Plaintiff Catherine J. Moorman seeks title and possession of two Irons Ore Creek tracts described as 40 and 25 acres plus included conveyed lands north and east of Highway 160, with May 27, 1957 as appearance deadline before the 15th District Court in Sherman.
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