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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1946
Page
2
The High School Reflector lists Betty Jones and Bobby Witt as co editors with Maurice Neathery and Fred Murphy as sports editors. Norma Smith handles basketball coverage and Miss Lillian Neathery is the sponsor.
The seniors of Whitewright High School Texas declare a humorous last will and testament read aloud to friends and faculty. They appoint sponsor Miss Neathery executrix and assign playful bequests naming students, captains, editors, and pep squad leaders, reflecting school life and senior year nostalgia.
A playful classroom verse lists students with nicknames and character traits. It names Ina Garver Garner Paula Jean Frances Jones Mary Judd and others, noting playful quirks and friendships, ending with Wanda dell Sanderson as popular. The piece reads like a yearbook style portrait gallery of students and their traits.
A nostalgic alumnus letter recounts memories of the 1946 Whitewright High School class, mentioning Norma Smith and Joe Vestal, Roby Wilson in the Navy, Bobby Witt, Marjorie Young, and others. The writer describes a voyage from Cuba to Ireland and Europe, meeting former classmates as they toured the world, and notes paths taken by several graduates.
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