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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1943
Page
6
Editor Mary Frances Stephens and Assistant Clarence Wootten lead the High School Reflector staff with a list of reporters. The student body gains two Thanksgiving holidays and thanks G C Brown for timely class arrival avoiding a test. a Bryant Field football clash Whitewright versus Van Alstyne is previewed.
Dear God on this Thanksgiving day of 1943 we pray to be humbler and more grateful for blessings. We give thanks for our unbombed country, flag, home, and undimmed lights. We praise courage amid loss, food for children, schools and teachers, and Thy House as Pilgrims did to learn more of Thee.
In the algebra II class students study fractional expressions and their operations. They explore lowest common denominators and the role of speed time and distance in related problems. The courier problem prompts students to seek a method that makes the solution simple.
On Monday morning November 15 Etha Brown listed as president called the meeting to order. Margaret Hanna withdrew from the football queen race and Etna Brown was chosen as replacement to benefit the football boys. A Thanksgiving party plan was approved with a dues payment deadline set.
The Whitewright Tigers beat Whitesboro 20 to 6 to improve to five wins and one loss with Bonham Warriors handing the defeat. A first half stalemate broke when G. C. Brown scored on a second effort after a pass moved the Tigers to within two feet of goal. The extra point made it 7 0 and the Tigers carried momentum into the second half.
Joe Vestal describes a 20 to 6 victory by the Tigers. Whitesboro opened with a return for a touchdown but failed the extra point. A late third TD by Don Newman with the extra point secured the win. Next they face Van Alstyne at Bryant Field on Thanksgiving Day.
In a civics class led by Mrs Beazley students connect class work with the U S Constitution. They note strong debaters would make good senators and anticipate debates on elections. Before term ends each student aims to know the Constitution and how the government functions.
Miss Neathery offers exemption from an extra book report to students scoring 85 or higher on a Macbeth test. The class will now write a 500 word original theme on a Macbeth theme and plan to study life of John Milton, the blind author.
A classroom pest narrates adventures as a buzzing observer at W H S. The narrator recalls overhearing a morning library chat between M L H and M S and a sugar report written by E B in study hall. The tale hints at campus life and breezy escapes.
A student narrator recalls snippets from a day at school. Reactions from A M and W J H are noted as students discuss others and plan returns. The writer leaves rooms in search of quiet, ending in room seventeen.
Friday morning the last ten minutes of the second period were devoted to an assembly. Mr. Caraway announced bus schedules and asked for student opinion on whether the elimination for football queen should be held Friday afternoon or Monday. After speeches, votes were set for Friday at 5 p.m. Yell leaders rallied pep for the Whitesboro game.
The article speaks of long decimals and endless zeros causing difficulty yet highlights the lighter side of chemistry through laboratory work. It mentions students with holes in their clothes from careless acid handling and reports no serious injuries, quoting John C. Jones as a featured chemistry student.
Citation issued in Grayson County Texas directs Jack B. Shelton to appear by 10 A M December 13 1943 in the district court at Sherman for Ruth G. Shelton’s divorce petition filed October 28 1943 case No 52373 A. The petition seeks divorce on grounds of cruel treatment with Judge S V Earnest signing and Nancy Drake as deputy.
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