Whitewright High reflects famed alumni and travels
The W H S Reflector lists Claire Doss as a brilliant Boston lecturer on men and Earleen Benson as a celebrated poetess in England. Mildred Fleming strolls Broadway in California with her pet Algie, while Dru nette Farley becomes Mrs Sears and Madene Vineyard teaches dance in California. Baseball and football standouts Stanley Sells Howard Wallace and Pascal Connelly are noted among great players.
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Claire Doss
Boston
Massachusetts
Earleen Benson
England
Whitewright High
Mildred Fleming
Broadway
California
Algie
Whitewright
Pepper
Drunette Farley
T. D. Sears
Martha Raye
Madene Vineyard
Stanley Sells
Howard Wallace
Pascal Connelly
Joe Louis
Max Baer
J. J. Braddock
M. B
A Tribute to Texas Mothers
An article proclaims Mother's Day in Texas and honors Grace Nell Crowell of Dallas named American Mother for 1938. It lauds Texas mothers as a longtime feature of the state and calls on Texans to celebrate and honor all mothers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Grace Nell Crowell
Dallas
America
C. D
English III Polo of the Cowboy Unit Begins
English III starts a unit on the cowboy with focus on life, customs, and plains traditions. Objectives include appreciating cowboy literature and western writers, and understanding the cowboy’s contributions to literature. Readings include Typical Ranch Life and The Cowboy's Dream plus a class quartet may sing cowboy songs and discuss branding.
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Plains
Style Show Presented Friday Morning at Home Making Dept
On Friday morning April 29 the home making department held a style show for a general assembly. Dresses were judged on style color fit and poise by Miss Dudley Hambright Miss Virginia Henderson and Miss Mary Elizabeth Dixon. Winners included Mary Dale King Dorotha Darwin and Merlyn Brown in the first group while Evelyn Hill Martha Jo Darwin Modene Vineyard and Claire Doss tied for third in the second group. Third year students showcased afternoon and evening dresses with Sarah Belle Gillett Jo Willa Stuteville and Aileen Pennington taking top spots. Sarah Belle wore pink net costing 5 dollars 15 cents. First place winners will travel February to San Antonio for the State Homemaking Rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennemer
Dudley Hambright
Virginia Henderson
Mary Elizabeth Dixon
Bells
Trenton
Blue Ridge
Mary Dale King
Dorotha Darwin
Merlyn Brown
Mary Dale
Evelyn Hill
Martha Jo Darwin
Modene Vineyard
Claire Doss
Marilee Reeves
Geraldine Garner
Dorothy Smith
Thelma
Mildred Autrey
Lissie May Anderson
Norma Frances Donigan
Aileen Pennington
Sarah Belle Gillett
Jo Willa Stuteville
Marguerite Arnwine
Phyllis
Odd Attitudes Stir Classroom Snippets In Stateville Notes
A sanitized OCR-like snippet lists students and staff with quirky phrases about preferences and traits. Names include Merlyn Brown George Han Jo Willa Stateville Aileen Pennington Claire Doss Marguerite Hopper and others. The text reads like brief, observational lines from a yearbook or school column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlyn Brown
George Hansard
Jo Willa Stateville
Aileen Pennington
Claire Doss
SAD FOOTBALL NEWS FROM COACH GADDIS
The message relays Coach Gaddis distress over next season. He laments the clash with spring baseball and notes players distracted by girls, fearing the W. H. S. Tigers may be less competitive next year while he remains hopeful they will rally and win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaddis
W. H. S. Tigers
Little Lambs
James Norris
Port of Lonely Hearts Dixie Dorothy Column
Dear Dixie offers dating advice from a humorously titled advice column. Readers share woes about missed dates and heartbreak, with Dixie Dorothy offering light guidance and encouragement. The fragment showcases editorials about love and loneliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port OF Lonely Hearts
DIXIE
Dorothy
Black List mocks sophomores win first place
The Snooper notes this week’s boners among sophomores led by Willie B. Smith who quips It’s littler than yours. Thesaurus of slips includes David Taylor Pascal Connelly with ain’t usage and remarks about a knife, a misquote by Howard Wallace, and Doyle Alexander confusion over lost it versus went and lost it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie B. Smith
David Taylor
Pascal Connelly
David
Howard Wallace
Joe
Doyle Alexander
The
Snooper
G. A
Junior Senior Banquet Afloat At Methodist Church
Juniors seniors and faculty gathered Saturday night April 30 at the Methodist Church for a junior-senior banquet. Captain Everheart of the W H S Tigers welcomed guests and the church was transformed into a ship with gold and white decorations and life savers as safety props.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Captain Everheart
W. H. S. Tigers
Class Will and History Read At Stateville Graduation
The luncheon featured apricot nectar and veal birds with creamed peas in potato nests, rolls, salad, iced tea, and orange sherbet. A program followed with Welcome Floyd Everheart and Invocation by P A Short, readings by Mrs Rhoddy, class will by Fred Starr, songs by a mixed double quartet, class history read by Jo Willa Stateville, prophecies by Sarah Belle Gillett, and closing by A P as guests prepared to enter the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Everheart
Boyd Newman
P. A. Short
Rhoddy
Fred Starr
Norma Donigan
Jo Willa Stateville
R. P. Childress
C. B. Bryant Jr
Sarah Belle Gillett
A. P
New pamphlets arrive for high schools on health and civics
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States has issued booklets and pamphlets to American high schools on the Cure and Prevention of Tuberculosis Revival of Presidential Consultations and The Banking Act of 1933. They will be kept on file for use next year in economies and civics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
America
Sophomore Girls Elect Ten for Banquet Roles
Wednesday morning the sophomore girls elected ten to serve at the banquet Saturday night. The chosen are Martha Jo Darwin, Evelyn Hill, Madene Vineyard, Ruby Pierson, Drunelle Farley, Emma Joyce Hinton, Joy Wilson, Frances Riddle, Elaine Starr, and Imogene Head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Jo Darwin
Evelyn Hill
Madene Vineyard
Ruby Pierson
Drunelle Farley
Emma Joyce Hinton
Joy Wilson
Frances Riddle
Elaine Starr
Imogene Head
D. B
The Perfect Sophomore GirlContest Honors List
A list praising several sophomore girls for varied traits. Claire Doss shines in brilliance Emma Joyce Hinton excels in vocabulary Elaine Starr shows penmanship Imogene Head speaks well Drunette Farley exudes personality Dorothy Booker Cathleen Blackerby Marilyn Smith display sportsmanship Merlyn Brown has figure Frances Riddle hair Irene Mitchell neatness Beaulah Mae Scott complexion Modene Vineyard drawing Evelyn Hill sewing Mildred Fleming lips Martha Jo Darwin sunny disposition Mae Udell Ashinhurst Joy Wilson and Fredna Owens quietness Earleen Benson highlights helpfulness.
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Claire Doss
Emma Joyce Hinton
Elaine Starr
Imogene Head
Drunette Farley
Dorothy Booker
Cathleen Blackerby
Marilyn Smith
Merlyn Brown
Frances Riddle
Irene Mitchell
Beaulah Mae Scott
Modene Vineyard
Evelyn Hill
Mildred Fleming
Martha Jo Darwin
Mae Udell Ashinhurst
Joy Wilson
Fredna Owens
Ruby Pierson
Earleen Benson
Faculty Members As We See Them Verse
A poem listing teachers from Mr. Gaddis to Mrs. Kennemer, noting traits and quirks. It humorously links each educator to a personal image, a car model, or a classroom habit while highlighting school life in a playful verse.
Whitewright Beats Dodd City Tigers Win at Dodd City
At Dodd City on April 26 Clifton Burchfield pitched a great game to help the Tigers win over Dodd City for the second time this season.
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Dodd City
Clifton Burchfield
Tigers
Tigers edge Dodd City in ninth inning thriller
The Tigers won 9 to 8 after a tight contest. Burchfield allowed eight hits. In the sixth, Starr Harrison and Everheart drove in four runs while Hack Harrison hit a homer. Dodd City tied it at 8 in the eighth before Phillips delivered a game winning single in the ninth. Stanley Sells reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burchfield
Starr
Harrison
Everheart
Hack Harrison
Tigers
Dodd City
Phillips
Stanley Sells
Rhyming Robert Views the Sophs
A humorous school verse listing sophomores and their traits, naming many students such as Doyle Alexander Pascal Connelly Brazwell Alexander Claire Doss Ruby Pierson Earleen Benson Joe Hicks and others, in rhymed couplets that celebrate and tease the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyle Alexander
Pascal Connelly
Longview
Brazwell Alexander
Dorothy
Cathleen
Uncle Tom Springs Surprise On V A Boys
The V A boys staged playful rope making antics led by "Uncle Tom" in a week of jok ing and jostling. They learned rope and halter making, impressing onlookers with sturdy lariats and patient training of Bossy and Dobbin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Tom
V. A. Boys
V. A
Dobbin
L. R
Helpful Hints For A First Date From G H
A dated guide advises bashful boys on entertaining a first girl. It suggests letting her choose a theatre, having her lead the aisle and seat selection, then a light ice cream treat, walking home, and ending by expressing enjoyment and a plan to meet again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie
Emwanda Bowers
G. H
Science Goes to Town in Electricity Studies
The general science class has spent three weeks exploring static, galvanic and dynamic electricity. Students built a voltaic cell, gravity cell, storage battery, electric bell, electric motor and an electro magnet and now begin a study of communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pascal Connelly
Senior Meeting Chooses Prophesy and History Writers
The senior class met last Tuesday at noon to elect writers for the prophecy history and will. Elected: prophecy Sarah Belle Gillett, will Fred Starr, history Norma Donigan, poem Aileen Pennington. Favorites: most popular girl Norma Donigan, popular boy Boyd Newman, best all round girl Jo Willa Stateville, best all round boy Fred Starr, most beautiful girl Sarah Belle Gillett, best looking boy Wilson Kaiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Belle Gillett
Fred Starr
Norma Donigan
Aileen Pennington
Boyd Newman
Jo Willa
Wilson Kaiser
Travis Home Ec Club elects delegate to San Antonio
The Travis Home Ec Club met Friday at 2 in the junior home room to elect a delegate for San Antonio. Nominated were Doretha Darwin, Phyllis Brown, and Norma Donigan. Doretha Darwin was chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis
San Antonio
Doretha Darwin
Phyllis Brown
Norma Donigan
Doretha
Mildred Fleming
Cupid Rides Again in Small-Town Gossip
Local columns tease romantic entanglements among residents. Mentioned pairs include E. B. and G. H. and J. P. L. with D. J. A. B. M. S. as rumors swirl. Notes hint at repeated late-Saturday sightings and old favorites like Clark Gable and Robert Taylor.
Typing Class to Type Constitution in Bulletin Form
The typing class begins a three week unit typing the Constitution of the United States in bulletin form bound as a book. Students will apply manuscript typing and tabulation skills learned, per Mrs. Kennemer. Sun office sells adding machine paper.
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The
United States
Kennemer
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Earleen Benson Reporters
Marguerite Hopper
Beely
Wilma Alexander
Tom Sears
Herman Riddle
Alma Jo Sanderson
Mary Edna Cox
Wheel OF Fortune
Robert Burns
Taylor
Lloyd Roddy
Fifth Avenue
R. M
Dixie Dorothy
L. V
Deer Dixie
Bussy Thornhill
Bussy
Mr. Gaddis
East
Mr. Ricketts
Mr. Key
D. M. Roddy
Mr. Short
Mr. Jernigan
Sedalia
Robert
Cow
Jack
George
Joe Hicks
Beulah Mae Scott
Ted
Rudolph Russell
Frances
Joy
Joe Magers
Jones and I
Emma Joyce
Martha Jo
Pilot Grove
Leslie
Bill
Elaine
Merlyn
Drunette
Thomas Dan Sears
Travis Home EC
Cupid
E. B
M. V
Sarah Belle
Boyd
W. K
Wilson
Jackie
Wilma
Billy
D. D
B. G
Beulah Mae
Clark Gable
Robert Taylor
Sun Office
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
Delphi
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Zale
Crockett
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