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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1937
Page
7
In local notes from The W. H. S. Reflector readers speculate who has caught M. A.'s eye at Knot Hole. Names mentioned include Mrs. Jack Lackey Sarah Belle Gillett and Guy Andrews amid curious social chatter.
Whitewright Tiger fighters dominate Blue Ridge 30 to 19 as Red Connor scores 10 to lead, with Starr and Hopper holding the Blue Ridge forwards. Tigers stay ahead from the first quarter, ending 17 8 at halftime and widening control despite Blue Ridge late rally.
Whitewright earned its first class A win by beating the Denton Broncos 20 to 18. Thornhill and Kaiser starred for Whitewright while Bryant and Henton shined for Denton. The game featured early Denton momentum with a punt block and a late fourth quarter scoring push.
Rumors swirl about pairs and pairs of students from D to M and beyond. Lively chatter hints at crushes and secret notes in the library as friendships blur into questions of who is eyeing whom and which Bow boys are involved.
The Bonham Purple Warriors host the Tigers on their home ground in a class B versus class A matchup. Bonham features a strong line and speedy backfield led by White with support from Ornduff Bono and Craft, while Bonham seeks a decisive win late in the season.
The Hi Y Club at Whitewright High School held a Monday night meeting on Nov 8. Three new members Thomas Dana Sears Lloyd Roddy and Ernest Lee were initiated and James Ervin Hughes was reinstated after a mental exam and tick counting. An egg rolling contest crowned Sears winner before the oath and voting in of new members.
Birthday greetings extend to Lynal J. Moore age 16 November 13 Naomi Penny age 16 November 14 Iane Neathery age 17 November 15 John B. Robbins age 14 November 17 and G. W. Scott age 18 November 18 in a Thanksgiving season notice.
Home economics II students prepared a variety of vegetables including spinach eggplant kale cauliflower and carrots. They found the salad session attractive inexpensive and nourishing though some had not liked certain items before.
Several students from High School and Grammar School attended a show in the Grammar School building on Wednesday November 10 at 1 o'clock. Lew Hershey, a veteran circus clown, gave A Day with the Cir.
Hershey, with thirty two years in American circuses, entertained students by recounting circus life, animals and training. He performed clown stunts and showed still pictures with an original stage setting. Admission was ten cents for all.
The Pilot Grove bus had a blowout last Wednesday causing a scene for students. Most continued home by road while others waited on the bus until the tire was repaired.
The University of Texas adds a special class in news gathering for students with prior high school journalism training. The course lets practiced students advance to higher work without repeating basics, per journalism professors.
Dean Woolrich states all students aiming for the University of Texas College of Engineering must complete solid geometry, in high school or at the University, as a prerequisite. Previously some entrants were admitted conditionally with work to be done before degree application.
On Thursday November 11 at 1 PM Chapel ended with Mr. Jernigan proposing four songs to trigger a dismissal for the day. Students joined in the harmony as he announced the plan and cheers rang out for the leader.
A quirky exchange about a green notebook and a cryptic inscription appears in a senior home room. The note asks what Donald was told by the writer, implying a warning not to trust Grover’s words.
An afternoon assembly at 2 o clock announced the W H S Tigers would play Denton High School. Denton had beaten Rockwall 20 to 6 and Rockwall had beaten Whitewright 12 to 0, prompting talk that the Tigers needed much support and credit was offered to students.
The third year agriculture class under Mr. Cunningham has spent a week studying landscape art. He provided about forty shrubs suitable for this part of Texas, and the boys struggle to learn identifying them when seen in the field.
The note mentions freshmen writing character sketches this week and suggests boys have four lessons over girls in English. It also notes Mary Dale King and Mary Alice Harrison played characters in the Armistice play on Thursday.
FFA boys from group III improved the Whitewright football field by marking yard lines off the field and mending goal posts. Participants were James Hughes Jones Alexander Bussie Thornhill Wilson Kaiser Quinton Nicholson Thomas Sears Lloyd Badgett Paul Phillips and Guy Andrew. Future Farmers group I will add more improvements before the Thanksgiving game.
Among the members of the Senior Blue Book there is an attractive young Mrs from Pilot Grove. The brief item highlights a local notable woman and her origins in Pilot Grove as part of a society roster.
A junior high portrait mentions a brunette 115 pound girl active in the Pep Squad Glee Club and basketball with Miss Kaiser as a friend. She enjoys basketball and riding in circles and fits a social campus scene alongside a handsome bruised 130 pound football hero who leads as senior class president in Hi Y and Future Farmers.
A playful clipping traces fashion origins from Fall and Eve's leaf garments to seasonal color changes. It notes Eve and her daughters demanding new dresses each spring and autumn, then mentions rising living costs as a modern twist.
Untidy typing students prompted the closure of the typing lab except during class. Mrs. Kennemer warned repeatedly that the paper must be kept off the floor. A single wastebasket was preferred. the lab will remain closed until clear improvements occur.
Whitewright High School thanks Plano for hospitality after a Friday game on November 4. The Plano Pep Squad formed large maroon and white letters P and W and cheered, while transportation limits kept their group small.
J. W. Sanderson traveled to Trenton on Sunday. Emma Jean Layman visited Celina Sunday. Martha Jo Darwin spent Sunday in Commerce. Drunette Farley and Modene Vineyard were in Sherman Saturday. Frances Mitchell visited Sherman while May Adell Ashinhurst was there Saturday night. Beulah Mae Scott went to Trenton. Thomas Dan Sears, Boyd Newman and Rex Brown went to Sherman Thursday morning. Roy Martin traveled to Denton over the weekend.
Mr Key told students in chapel on Wednesday November 10 that stray books clutter halls and desks and may be stored in the book room if not kept tidy. He announced ex clown Mr Hershey will perform in the Grammar School auditorium on Thursday and invited high school students to attend, offering class excuse if needed.
A sophomore English class studied hobbies with findings reported on Tuesday. David Taylor showed model airplanes with pictures, Elaine Kaiser does basketball, others collect poems and reviews, and several girls knit as regular grandmas.
The article lists hobbies of several community members. It notes admissions of eating as a hobby, reading and journalism, drama, gardening, painting sewing and reading, with some people lacking leisure time. It also mentions a transition from hobby to vocation for Mrs. Wiser who works with books.
The U S department of agriculture forecast slightly larger cotton pecan and citrus crops in Texas than a month earlier. The crop reporting board noted preliminary November estimates showed small reductions in the figures.
Government crop estimates project higher yields for corn grain sorghum peanuts and sweet potatoes in 1937 while grain and field crops lag behind 1923-32 averages. Texas cotton is expected at 5 050 000 bales up 0 5 percent from October. Corn is seen at 72 048 000 bushels down 2 5 percent from earlier forecasts with yields 5 percent above last year. Pecans forecast total 27 360 000 pounds up from last year 10 400 000 and 24 350 000 average. Citrus production nudges to 8 400 000 boxes versus 9 231 000 in 1936.
To clean soiled playing cards dip a small sponge in spirits of camphor and rub the card gently. This method restores the newness of the cards.
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