Tigers Fight Back To Beat Bearcats 26 7 In Gridiron Clash
Tiger offense drives 85 yards for a score in the third period and captain Burchfield recovers a punt for a TD in the fourth. Bearcats threaten late but see two interceptions return for TDs by Tiger backs. Kent with a safety reversal and Bryant’s 45 yard pick pace the visitors. Kent, Whitewright, Pelly and Newhill star for the Tigers. Sherman B Whitewright lead Bearcats with multiple drives and a late surge falls short.
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Cats
Kent
Sherman
Tiger
Porter
Pelly
Tigers
Bearcats
Burchfield
Trotter
Newhill
Bryant
Sherman B
Whitewright
Thornton
Cato
Simpson
Kincaid
Wilson
Vestal
Smith
Parrish
Whitewright Teachers Attend Sherman TSTA Meeting
Whitewright teachers and residents Mr and Mrs R A Gillett and Mr and Mrs John Reeves traveled to Sherman Tuesday night to join the Grayson County Unit of the Texas State Teachers Association. Butler reported the Whitewright group were one hundred percent members. Dr C L Wisseman of SMU Dallas led the program. Denison High School students and Sherman colored school Choral Club performed. A social hour followed.
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Whitewright
R. A. Gillett
John Reeves
Sherman
Grayson County
Texas State Teachers’ Association
Butler
C. L. Wisseman
Dallas
Denison High School
Sherman Colored School
L. V
Grammar School Presents Tom Thumb Wedding at Pure Food Show
Grammar School pupils staged a Tom Thumb Wedding as the main event of the Pure Food Show. Bride Joan Anthony and groom Barrie Blanton presided over by preacher Jimmie Chris, with other principals listed.
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Grammar School
Bride
Joan Anthony
Barrie Blanton
Jimmie Chris
Freshmen Class Sets Record at Whitewright High
At the start of the 1941 school year Whitewright High reports 64 freshmen, the largest class in two years. The newcomers quickly learn school customs and show enthusiasm for high school life.
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Whitewright
Ford Psalm Mocking Creature Comforts
A humorous admonition from Bells Hi-Lite reimagines a Ford as a troubled, money-draining companion. The speaker fears mechanical failures, blowouts, radiator issues, and mounting debts, concluding with a tongue-in-cheek vow of lifelong poverty.
Students to Write for Denison Herald
Whitewright High School students under Mrs Roddy will send weekly articles about their school to the Denison Herald for publication. In return the school will receive the Denison Herald for the library and students will earn credit in English composition.
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Roddy
Whitewright High School
Denison Herald
Denison
High School
R. M
Whitewright Merchants Back Pure Food Show Success
The Pure Food Show has closed and Whitewright citizens are praised for support. Gratitude is extended to all contributors including donations ads booths and queen votes as merchants played a key role in the event.
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Whitewright
Lend-Lease Aids and Defense Buildup Across Nations
The President arranged a one billion dollar no interest loan to Russia under Lend-Lease, with repayment in materials over a decade after the war. Navy ships, coast guard shifts, and fuel and power measures drive wartime mobilization, while diplomacy with Finland, Cuba, and Japan shapes alliances and claims.
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Russia
Great Britain
State Department
Cuba
U. S
Iceland
Navy
Coast Guard
Navy Department
Congress
Freshman class of 1941 praised for spirit and cooperation
The 1941 freshmen receive strong praise for cooperation and effort. Bettye Nell Yeager and Janis Horton placed second in the football queen contest while Katie Kincaid was chosen president and plays piano. Sponsors are Mrs. Roddy and Mr. Cruse.
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Bettye Nell Yeager
Janis Horton
Katie Kincaid
Roddy
Cruse
R. H
Daffynitions From Bells Hi Lites Humorous Style
A Bells High School Bells Hi-Lite humor column shares daffynitions such as Cyclone Wind, low mood, gratitude, opinions, caterpillar, man, skunk, blotter, bachelor, phony, horse, and a bite on staying in the night air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bells Hi-Lite
Bells
G. H
Witty Lobster Banter Spices Busy Market Moment
A playful exchange unfolds as a lady selects a large lobster and jokes that the crustacean does not know her well enough to follow her home. The clerk obliges, offering wrapping and light humor in a lively market scene.
Crop Insurance Is Next on Docket
Texas cotton farmers will soon access crop insurance under new AAA programs. Don Cothran notes rush orders for 1942 allotments tied to Food-For-Freedom pledges, with yield data forms arriving to set premium rates. Insurance will cover 50 or 75 percent of established yields against unavoidable hazards, with total losses paid and partial losses after harvest.
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College Station
Texas
Donald L. Cothran
Cothran
AAA
Texas Navy
Health Hints: Texas Seeks Accident Prevention
The Texas State Health Department joins the President to prevent accidents as fatalities near 4600 in Texas last year. Motor vehicle deaths total 1807, but only about one third of all accidental deaths. Falls, fires and burns, and drowning also figure prominently. Citizens urged to be careful at work and on the road.
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Army
War Department
Department
Ickes
Texas State Health Department
Texas
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Gillett
Kelly Pierson
Reeves
Billy Mat Watson
Stateville
Gene C. Stubblefield
Blanton
Paul Gene Watson
Newman
George M. Ryan
Joyce Jean Brown
Horton
Jack Badgett
Peggy Clark
Meador
J. Don Biggerstaff
Lilly Jo Ward
Montgomery
Nelda Jean Benson
Miss Hamilton
Jane Meador
Miss Lilley
Carol Ryan
Bedford
Billy Faye Dillon
Miss Brown
Marjorie Clathorn
Miss Owens
Frances Layman
Emerson
Dorothy Ford
Miss Sanders
Florean Williams
Ricketts
William King
Robert Leuschner
Gene Stephens
Tom Thumb
MR. Farmer
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Hull
Finland
Soviet Union
Germany
China
Japan
U.S. S
Maritime Commission
SPAB
East Texas
Bayonne
N. J
Bonneville
OPM
Henderson
House
Senate
District of Columbia
Lessing J. Rosenwald
OPM Bureau of Industrial Conservation
Boys’ Clubs of America
U. S. Conciliation Service
Daffynitions
United States
America
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