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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1952
Page
7
The page describes student events including a menu and staff listed servers, seventh and eighth period baseball games, pep squad drills, and a football team practice. It notes a Baptist youth roast with many attendees, a discussion on youth moral values, and spring fashion shifts from sweaters to frocks with quilted skirts and rainbow plaids.
Opinion on decline in young people's morals cites increasing temptations from contemporary life. Writer argues social pressures and new media intensify challenges to virtue among youth.
Spring mood lifts spirits at WHS as students and staff greet the season with renewed energy and school events in the coming days spark anticipation.
A junior class poem lists students by name with playful descriptions. Otis Bass, Scott, Myra Nell, Shirley Pool, Beverly Bassett, James Ayres, Margie Brownfield, Barbara Luna, Pat Russell, Melba Alexander, Joy Layman, J Don Biggerstaff, Larry, Norman, William, Gene, Leon Simmons, Gayle Taylor, Cleve Anderson, Lillian, Marjorie, Betty, Mary, Aubrey Burnham, Clydean, Jones, Kenneth Ray, Mary, Helen Sinor, Robert Nash, Mazelle, Simpson, Partridge, Billy, Carol Ryan, Ruth Ann Cummings, Jimmy, Mildred Clem, and sign-off by M A G.
A lawn party at Mr and Mrs Marshall Hasty home Wednesday evening last week celebrated their daughter Barbara turning fifteen. Guests included Johnny Harper Larry Cooper Clydean Selman Aubrey Burnham Foy Jean Bow Maurice Cate Dora Lou Beazley Tommy Kemp Mary Pennell Kenneth Jones Melba Alexander Pat Russell Donna Williams Betty Harris Robert Hull Bobby Clark and Barbara in attendance.
After refreshments, the group played games while the girls stayed with Barbara for a late night gathering. The note mentions the remaining girls enjoying a slumber party as others left.
At WHS this year girls favor new looks like a horse’s tail while the poodle style remains less common though gaining attention. Whatever the curl or tail, it seems to win campus approval from M. N.
Friday May 9 at 8 pm the senior class and faculty will be honored with a Hawaiian themed banquet aboard the Idle Time Cruiser. The junior class hosts with mini palm trees and Hawaiian décor. Five sophomore girls in costumes will serve and dance. program includes entertainment from nearby schools.
A feature highlights Martha Garner as junior of the week. The profile notes her height 5 feet 5 inches, light brown hair, 104 pounds, favorite teacher Mr Vestal, who teaches economics and world history, and her interests in ice cream sauerkraut and the song Wheel of Fortune. She aims to graduate earn A s in deportment and be liked by all teachers.
The junior girls not joining Pep Squad organize a softball team with Miss Neathery in charge. They will meet on the softball field and include Mildred Clem Lillian Roberson and Barbara Luna among the players. Sophomores and freshmen fill the remaining spots.
The text lists altered names pairing familiar given names with altered surnames, suggesting a riddle or coded puzzle. It reads as a sequence of reworded identities linked to common first names and playful last names, ending with a dash and initials C. A.
A nostalgic look back at the school year recalls names and events from the classroom and halls. Students and staff are mentioned in light hearted terms as memories of friendships, games, and routines surface from the closing weeks.
The year featured a district winning basketball season with the boys and third place for the girls. The contest play brought acting honors from Dallas after a win in district and region, with a trip to Austin. Seniors hosted a memorable junior-senior banquet as memories begin for underclassmen.
Washington reports the Census Bureau found America's farm population fell almost one third from 1920 to 1950 as larger farms replace smaller ones. Farm numbers dropped about 1,000,000 in three decades with fewer farm families and more land under cultivation. The 1950 average farm size rose to 215.3 acres from 148 in 1920, while total land in farm use increased from 956 million to 1.159 billion acres.
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