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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1939
Page
6
The Whitewright Grammar School library hosted a vibrant Good Book Week with new books on display, decorative displays, and animal cut‑outs for titles. Librarian Mrs. Kilgree organized a social hour for the grammar school faculty and students, with refreshments and a warm welcome from Miss Marcella Tatum, the visiting teacher.
On Monday morning our group grew with the inclusion of the Little Rock teacher and an entire grammar school. This expanded our roll to over 270 members. All grades except the second welcomed new members: first Joey Reynolds and Ima Loy Garland, third James William Wortham.
The sixth grade Literary Club met Tuesday with each committee presenting a satisfactory report. The assembly program featured a group song, a reading by Ida Pearl Thrasher, and the play King Alfred and the Cakes with Don Newman as King Alfred Curtis Alexander as Earl Ethelred Lonnie Dee Martin as the minstrel and Ruth Maddux as the Netherd's Goodwife. The audience enjoyed the program.
In seventh grade a question box was created asking for questions tied to studied topics and current events from the bulletin board round table. It held 124 questions and only up to three were deemed impractical. the class voted to continue the project as helpful and enjoyable.
During Book Week students submitted three favorites each. Six Feet Six led with more than twice the votes of Little Tejas, the second place book. On the Fur Trail took third, while Silver Chief Sue Barton and The Cat and the Captain tied for fourth.
A fragmentary prompt fragment reads like a rhetorical prompt urging action or participation. It hints at a motivational or recruitment tone but lacks concrete details, names, or events to identify a clear news item.
A midwest university dean of pharmacy introduces Mentho-Mulsion a nine ingredient cold remedy with vitamins A and D seven soothing oils creosote and fig syrup base promising immediate cough relief and membrane soothing effects. A testimonial from George Morehouse supports relief and the product is guaranteed by Childress Pharmacy.
The piece describes seventh graders in a writing activity for an imaginary newspaper. They created reports on Paris action, a visit with Hitler, a car accident, a Maginot Line attack, a new Pennsylvania highway, and a question box. The author hopes future scoops become real.
In observance of Book Week the seventh grade enjoyed the Landrum Column read and commented upon by Miss Sanders. A true false test followed to gauge comprehension and attention. Scores were varied, with some students still puzzling over what the former Whitewright schoolboy meant.
The seventh grade Student Council met Friday in regular session with President Joanna Harrison presiding. Glenn Stapleton, the program chairman, arranged a short program including a song by several boys and a "Quiz Box" featuring three questions from each class on social science, language arts, and spelling. The sponsor deemed the questions and answers satisfactory.
Gaynelle English, Bobby Jim Morgan and Kenneth Norris prepare puzzle forms for a social science contest. All spaces must be filled with terms tied to classroom work and current events. Miss Sanders offers a prize for the best submission.
The story recalls Mose Jackson run over by a car. A witness brings him to an attorney who asks for damages. Mose replies he already has plenty of damages and only wants repairs.
Gas company officials warn hundreds of dirt daubers are blocking gas passages after a cold snap forced stoves from storage. They urge inspection of heating equipment and piping to prevent gas waste and carbon monoxide, with guidance on safe setup and emergency steps if a gas leak is detected.
A poem counsels that money tempts a brute pursuit of wealth but robs life of joy. It warns that wealth fades, friends vanish, and homes lose warmth while money dominates labor and leisure. The verse urges keeping dreams intact and rising above greed.
Thousands gathered to watch a commercial painter daubing a sign on a skyscraper despite a police order to disperse. He argued stopping would put thousands out of work, insisting he must continue as crowds block traffic. The Sun sells typewriter paper.
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