Homemaking girls host reception at new home
The report notes attendees were welcomed with punch and toured the homemaking girls’ new house, expressing appreciation and desire to return the hospitality in the future.
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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1950
Page
7
Farewell to WHS Senior Class Thanks and Reflections
The Whitewright High School senior class thanks students for their help during four years and reflects on fond school memories. They acknowledge the class editions of The Reflector and The Bell, express mixed feelings about leaving, and say they will cherish the experiences forever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WHS
Whitewright High School
Reflector
Whitewright High School publishes its largest 1950 Bell annual
Word came last Friday that the annuals were finished, and Tuesday morning Mr. Cummings pursued them. Distribution of the 1950 Bell occurred Wednesday at 10:30. An extra 1.50 was paid for annuals, totaling 2.50. Covers imitate an old-fashioned album style copper colored with The Bell 1950 in silver. Seniors proudly see classmates sign their annual as the biggest Whitewright High School has produced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummings
Whitewright High School
E. F
May 16 Homemaking III presents school board dinner event
The May 16 gathering hosted by Mr. Cummings and Mr. Petrash for the school board and newly elected mayor included attendees Alonzo Harper Summers Meador Blanton Gillett Kathryn Roddy and others. Menu featured pineapple juice baked turkey dressing giblet gravy mashed potatoes English peas salad rolls cranberry sauce and butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummings
Petrash
Alonzo Harper
Summers
Meador
Blanton
Gillett
Kathryn Roddy
Quints May Reach 50 Together in 1950
New York based insurers estimate the Dionne quintuplets have two in three chances to celebrate their 50th birthday together. At age 16 on May 28 the five sisters face 97 chances of reaching age 21 and 27 in 100 of reaching 65 together. The figures reflect general Canadian survivorship with caution that special care could improve outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
State of Texas
Grayson
A. D
District Court
Grayson County
15Th Judicial District of Texas
N. H. L. Decker
Texas
Sunny Side
Denison
M. G. Dicken
Lester Day
Sherman
Tex
Girls Learn Cooking In Mother’s Kitchen Circle
A report notes a luncheon featuring coffee, ice cream and cake served by Carol Kilgree Ouida Nell Ryon Nancy May Peggy Pannell and Laura Jean Wilson. Meal prep was done by Peggy Burchfield Beverly Judd Earlene Fletcher Learline Conner Minnie Mae Monk Ouida Nell Ryon and Laura Jean Wilson. The girls credit their year’s cooking lessons to sponsor Mrs Nan Dyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Kilgree
Ouida Nell Ryon
Nancy May
Peggy Pannell
Laura Jean Wilson
Peggy Burchfield
Beverly Judd
Earlene Fletcher
Learline Conner
Minnie Mae Monk
Nan Dyer
Juniors Host Burns Run Class Party Friday Night
About 25 students attended the May 19 gathering at Burns Run. Attendees included Conway Craig Gladine Harper Barrie Blanton Gwen Kent and others with food such as sandwiches pickles chips and fries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns Run
Whitewright
Conway Craig
Gladine Harper
Barrie Blanton
Gwen Kent
Molly Rutledge
Carol Hughes
Peggy Burchfield
Beverly Judd
Carol Kilgree
Billy Earl Brown
J. D. Lewis
Bobby Hyecock
Eugene Bass
Jack Badgett
Gene Darwin Bush
Herman Musser
Max Taylor
Ray Simpson
Franklin Whipple
Mazelle Musser
Percy Darwin
Opal Hughes
Gladine Blanton
Ross Alexander
Dorotha Magers
Bobby Janway
Royce Clem
Jimmy Christian
Classroom notes on a bone scraping term and assignments
A fragment shows students taunting a teacher with phrases about a bone scraping instrument called a Xyster. Names like Joy Ann Layman Miss Neathery Myra Nell Scott and others appear with comical or defiant attribution. The item ends with a parenthetical about the Xyster meaning an instrument for scraping bones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Ann Layman
Prilla Ann Hinton
Billye Faye Dillon
Mary Thornhill
Ruth Ann Cummings
Joy Ann
Catherine Shields
C. C
M. N.S
Fashion guidance amid fickle spring weather
The writer notes uncertain weather makes it hard to pick an outfit. Suggestions include frilly cotton or long handled red garments, with pea and blouse combos paired with printed skirts. A chic touch is a small bouquet neck accessory seen on dresses as spring flowers appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C
HADACOL Sales Hit 5 Million Bottles Since January
Senator Dudley J. LeBlanc founder of The LeBlanc Corporation Lafayette Louisiana says HADACOL shipments reached five million bottles in under a year far exceeding previous regional sales. He notes production lags as demand grows and credits the South's heavy newspaper coverage for the surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadacol
Dudley J. LeBlanc
LeBlanc Corporation
Lafayette
Louisiana
Senator LeBlanc
LeBlanc
South
High School Test Errors Revealed in Regents Paper
State Board of Regents examination division exposes humorous misprints from New York high school tests. Highlights include misread titles and lines such as The House of Seven Gables with a broad door and rooms under the roof for the Gables, two French explorers named Romeo and Juliet, and a remark about Macbeth provoking excitement in many parts at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
State Board of Regents
Mississippi
Macbeth
Pathfinder
Early signs hint at spring despite lingering snow
Edgar A. Guest notes tulips poking through snow and robins moving north as signs of spring appear. He compares golfers and frogs to changing seasons, suggesting warmer days ahead and the need to shed overcoats. Phone 76 invites news.
Hadacol promises to pay friends if it helps none
An Atlanta woman 74 credits Hadacol with improving nerves appetite and sleep and says she would pay for friends’ bottles if it failed. She notes vitamins B and Niacin and iron deficiency and cites her health gains through multiple bottles. Claims are tied to a money back guarantee and price points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Wallace
Formwalt St. S. W
Atlanta
Hadacol
The
LeBlanc Corporation
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