WHS Class Members Shaped by Far Winds Since Graduation
After finishing in spring 1954 WHS graduates dispersed to Navy bases colleges and distant cities. Notables include Morris Bowen Garland Smith and Lyndal Pierson with families across Texas Florida and South America. Biographies cover jobs careers and marriages with many in sales farming law and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Neathery
Morris Bowen
Garland Smith
Navy
San Diego
Calif
J. B. Mullins
Reno
Nevada
WHS
Darrell Neal
Dale Taylor
Johnny Stephens
Divorce petition in Grayson County cited for Ava Dean Chandler
Citation issued in case No 61306 directs Ava Dean Chandler to answer by June 14 1954 in the 15th District Court Grayson County Sherman Texas. Plaintiff Frank Chandler seeks divorce on grounds of cruel treatment with filings dated April 2 1954 and notice published in The Whitewright Sun May 6 13 20 and 27 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
Ava Dean Chandler
A. D
15Th District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Frank Chandler
Red Smith’s ad mishap sparks price line jokes
A Clarion newspaper ad for Red Smith’s Furniture quoted a misprint with a bargain price higher than the regular price. The error drew humor from locals until the pressman approved the sale and the matter was resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Smith’s Furniture
Clarion
Smith’s
Red
Farm Life Notes From Ely Area Family Letter
A letter from Foy Jean Bow Cate describes life near Ely on a small farm. She mentions Larry Turner returning to Athens after WHS graduation and marrying the girl he left behind, Delores Whipple's marriage to Don Walters and settling in Bells, while she lives on a farm with Smoky and invites a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Larry Turner
Athens
WHS
Delores Whipple
Don Walters
Bells
Smoky
Foy Jean Bow Cate
Memory of the School Building Whitewright High
A poem reflecting the Whitewright High School building as a second home for four years. The speaker recalls memories from basement to bell, acknowledges joys and sorrows, and bids farewell with a mix of gratitude and relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright High School
Seniors Overheard at WHS on Gowns and Trips
Whs seniors chatter about the annual photos caps and gowns and the upcoming senior trip. Mary Pennell frets over her yearbook image while Betty Harris complains about her picture. Clydean Selman jokes about outfits as Babe Beazley and Lillie Carpenter talk trip plans and packing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Pennell
Lyndal Pierson
F. F. A. Parliamentarian Sentinel
Youth Center
Paul Prock
Lone Star Farmer
Clydean Selman
Reflector
Garland Smith
Johnny Stephens
Dale Taylor
Buk
F.F. A
Jerry Thornhill
Larry Turner
Cross Roads
Delores Whipple
WHS
Betty Harris
Babe Beazley
Lillie Carpenter
Babe
Lillie
Babo
My Neighbora By But Pavison senior trip and year end notes
Senior trip chatter and school wrap up fill Whitewright High School notes. Seniors and eighth graders prepare for graduation while reflections on The Reflector yearbook and staff finish editions. Some staff changes and campus happenings color the close of the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun
Whitewright High School
Notice of Independent Executrix for John H. Perry Estate
Enna Perry, independent executrix of the John H. Perry estate, requests all debts and claims be presented by law at 315 Belden Sherman Texas. Judge J N Dickson appointed the executrix on April 12 1984 in Grayson County. Publication dates are May 13 May 20 May 27 and June 3 1954 in The Whitewright Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas Bay
Grayson
JOHN H._ PERRY
John H. Perry
Grayson County
Texas
J. N. Dickson
Said County
Belden
Sherman
Enna Perry
Whitewright Sun
Divorce Notice in Grayson County Texas
The State of Texas to George W Oldham greeting. A divorce suit filed by Ida L Oldham on abandonment is dated May 18 1954 with a filing no 63533. Court clerk is S V Earnest in Sherman and notices published in Whitewright Sun May 20 27 and June 3 10 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texa
George W. Cameon
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Ida L. Oldham
George W. Oldham
Earnest
Shirley Davis. Peret
Whitewright Sun
New Method To Dwarf Trees Reported By Harvard Scientist
Washington D C Harvard expert Dr Karl Sax describes a new dwarfing technique for fruit and ornamental trees that blocks phloem flow by inverting a ring of bark. The method aims to slow growth and hasten fruiting without killing tissue, unlike older girdling approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Harvard
Karl Sax
Sax
National Academy of Sciences
Woman seeks Hanford tour for atom bomb essay
McBrayne declines request from a Seattle mother to arrange a Hanford plant tour for her 22 year old daughter to study making an atom bomb. The chamber secretary gives a polite refusal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
W. C. McBrayne
Chamber of Commerce
Seattle
Hanford Atomic Plant
McBrayne
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jimmy
Babo Beazley
Dallas
DeWitt Lee
Lela McFerrin
John C. Chesser
O. K
Lelann Ferrin
Della Hull
Fort Worth
Jerry
Hasty
Bob
Kenneth Hyecpck
United States Senate
Kenneth
Jimmy Nossaman
Betty
Miami
Fla
Edward McDowell
South America
S. W. Earnest
Hirley Davis
Sntianes
Joe Marsh
Dre Marske
United States Brewers Foundation
Feed
Pascal Farley
Whitewright High
Congress
Tiger’s Tale
DeWitt Lee Jr
Emmette Green
Anna Joe
Simms
Alice
Donna
J. B
Mr. Thornhill
Smith
Mr. Smith
Vestal
Johnson
C.H. Beseda
van Alstyne, Texas
317
S. H. Montgomery Agency
CL Ae
Chevrolet
Hasty Chevrolet Company
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