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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1933
Page
3
The W H S Reflector notes a year of clubs sports and studies with praise for a fast basketball and strong baseball teams drama club Masqueraders and senior class. Teachers are thanked for nine months of effort and the piece invites Austin College performers to return after a May 10 program.
Members of the freshman and sophomore classes issue this edition as a preview of future journalism students. They express confidence readers will enjoy the publication.
Lester Martin a 1932 graduate visited Monday as new students review for entrance exams next year Seniors begin exams Friday Six week tests conclude Tuesday Many absentees from other classes Visitors from Bethel and Ely attended Monday play at Little Rock Mary Jo Sears Maurine Pierce visited Frances Hedgpeth Ila May Emma Claire Lula Vestal visited Sherman Clarence Jones Ruth Gosnell Louise Autrey Laura Williams will act in The Poor Married Man at Bethel Wednesday night Maurine Pierce and Joe Meador visited Sherman Sunday
A reflective note from a Sophomore editor recounts busy times in English contracts and Spanish, mentions four notebooks, grade disappointments, and a defiant yet playful defense of the sophomore class and department. The piece preserves school voice and team spirit despite critiques.
A teacher encourages students to spend summer vacation usefully. They should enjoy the outdoors while recalling Shakespeare’s idea that wisdom lies in everyday scenes and in every stone. The note urges keeping in mind lessons from the 1932-33 year and learning more during vacation.
Wednesday morning at the chapel Mrs J M Dawson of Waco held the assembly's attention with engaging Baylor University stories including a vivid ball game description. Students and teachers cheered and invited her to return.
The piece speculates on the future careers of freshmen students. It mentions G. V. Vestal as a potential carpenter and Christine Williams as a potential nurse. It also notes the group includes an author Jay Lee Vestal and a poet Louise Gladden.
A final class reflection lists ambitious paths for peers in Whitewright. Predictions span farming, business, teaching, music, law, and social life, with notes on marriages, travels to New York, and local careers. The author, A M L, envisions three more years of high school before these futures unfold.
While visiting Mt Park Oklahoma the narrator and cousin entered a cattle pasture despite a fierce bull. They mistook the area as safe and hid behind a tree as the bull charged. The bull used long horns and pawed dirt. The encounter ended with the animal striking at the narrator.
P. H. recalls a terrifying chase as a bull charged across a mountain field. They hid behind rocks and finally reached a fence where the animal damaged his pants. The bull later killed a horse owned by his uncle, leaving him wary of bulls. The incident ends with a pledge to avoid such danger again.
In a school event Miss Tapscott’s class rivalry ends with the higher English average earning a picnic from the losers. Paul Pierson Dorotha Nell and Louise chair the game committee. An apple contest dodge ball and Three Deep entertain before refreshments. A playful ice fight between Jack Lewis and William Baxter is stopped by Miss Boone.
A playful collection of quips and lines from residents and readers. Snippets include jokes about doctors payments fashion and manners, with names such as Mrs Manning Miss Ray Miss Boone and Dorothy LaRoe referenced alongside humorous exchanges and anecdotes.
A testimonial from Mrs F H Scott of Roanoke Virginia describes poor health with weakness and back pain. After using Cardus on a mother’s recommendation she gained weight color returned and back pain subsided. She states she is stronger than before and urges trying Cardus sold by local druggists.
In a light exchange, Miss Sue asks Lawrence for a fraction, he admits uncertainty. J Y notes a quiet friend, Jack Lay quips he’s awaiting the janitor for the spittoon, reflecting schoolroom humor.
D L reflects on freshman year as a new awakening in high school The routine changed with tougher subjects and new teachers He says new friends and upperclassmen inspired him and hopes for three more inspiring years ahead.
A slave narrator describes plantation routines and the master, noting seeding work and the "great big white house" with wealth and literacy. The piece contrasts the slave’s struggle with the opposite life of Massa Jim who owns the county, reads, writes, and does not work. It includes dialect and details of daily life.
A slave narrator recalls a manipulative promise from a “wicked woman” claiming the North will help achieve freedom. The speaker and Mas’ Jim distrust the offer, reflecting plantation life as the reality they endure. The fragment hints at a conflicted longing for escape within a troubled memory.
Hubert Albritton, a McCurtain County resident and former sheriff candidate, reportedly consumed 30 raw eggs plus a later hamburger and sandwich at a local cafe. Lawrence Anderson testified to the feat and noted his finances suffered funding the egg feast.
In a witty exchange, Bingo questions how a poem ended up on a government bond, and Stingo retorts that critics underrate his work, noting the bond’s paper as evidence of its value. The dialogue blends humor about art and legitimacy.
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