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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1917
Page
2
A State Department of Education representative spent Monday at Whitewright High School and gave favorable remarks on the school reorganization and current teaching. He said progress is rapid and compares well with other schools while noting past English foundations were weak and will take time to improve.
The October Public School honor roll includes first graders Margaret Bar bee and Laura Cantrell among others. Grades progress through eleventh with students such as Mollie Wright in ninth, Nobile Armstrong in tenth, and Will Boone in eleventh, listing names by grade.
A box supper will be held at the Kentuckytown school house on Friday night November 30. A cordial invitation is extended to everybody to come and eat supper with your girl.
The Sun features its subscription honor roll again this week, acknowledging reader contributions and thoughtfulness guiding ongoing support for the paper.
The article lists subscribers who renewed their memberships and thanks them. It notes plans to develop a domestic science department in the public school and a state education affiliation, with Prof Arnspiger inviting town ladies to demonstrations in cooking at the school.
Professor Clyde Arnspiger, principal of the high school, has established the nucleus around which the new community education initiative will cohere. The effort aims to organize students, teachers, and local groups for expanded programs and activities.
On a Saturday afternoon last week the Blue Bird Club, led by president Mrs. St Kimbell, met at Mrs. Floyd Everheart's with Mrs. C W Bryant. Two new members, Mrs. H P Atterberry and Mrs. Dee German, were elected and the group voted to meet only on the third Thursday each month to devote more time to Red Cross work.
The Red Cross asks all donors to bring gift packages to City Hall by 3 p.m. Tuesday. Each package should include donor name and price. The sale starts at 1 p.m. Thursday at T. H. Lively's dry goods store, with Rep Cross reporting.
Sunday program on November 25 1917 features scripture James 1 22 27 readings and talks by three juniors Elizabeth May Jack Yeager and Roy Epting. Officers present memory verse and a discussion on planning a social to express thanks with offerings and readings by Marjorie Holland.
Miss Marie Smith performs as Mary Freeman narrates the Bible story with Corine Lilley and Katherine Vaughn participating in scripture searches. Minnie Wilson sings solo while Maud Mangrai leads the Benediction. Johnson's advertises low prices on rings bracelets watches and chains.
The Sun notes no omen in recent tire incidents but urges vigilance and stricter precautions as the tire trend threatens to worsen with potential costly results, with Whitewright highlighted among affected areas.
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