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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1941
Page
7
Reflector blue and white streamers decorated the field as the Pep Squad and band supported the Tigers. The group celebrated a successful season and will host the annual football banquet in honor of the players, to be held soon.
Miss Jack Proctor the choral club instructor returns to school Monday after a week of illness. In her absence Mrs Roby Childress led the choral club and the students thank her for the assembly songs and her teaching during the illness.
The article notes W H S students attending a Thursday football game. It lists visitors in Bonham Sherman Denison and other towns including Katy Kincaid Margaret Hanna Juanita England Billie Hatfield Juana Ruth Andrew Ruth Mears Grace Harris Bonnie Mae Scott Haleen Benson Billy Rham Pennington Lucille Starr Polly Ann Brown Charles Turner Oleta Lorene and Doyce Worsham Mary Nell and James Talley and Mary Nell Talley with Kaufman Pilot Point Abilene and Missouri as places involved.
At a Whitewright chapter meeting Charles Skaggs was elected as candidate for an office in the district chapter. J Frank Wilson nominated him and spoke at Sherman district meeting. Delegates from Whitewright were named and plans for display and future meetings set. The event ended with popcorn for 22 members and one guest.
L. S. promotes subscriptions with message about attractive suits for the upcoming year and urges readers to subscribe for their annual.
The girls basketball team is progressing rapidly with new plays after last week’s instruction. Coach Sears is pleased by the turnout with over sixteen girls practicing and improving, as Mr. Butler has promised to assist.
Last Sunday's Denison Herald ran two images from the Whitewright Pure Food Show. One photo shows the Tom Thumb wedding with a bride and groom, minister, and attendants among Grammar School children. The other features the football queen and king with train bearers, ringbearer, dukes and duchesses, princes and princesses.
A brief note by G. H. mentions pictures serving as a pleasant reminder of the Pure Food Show, implying memories or exhibits tied to the event.
The senior class and other pupils hurry through exams and final assignments this week. Teachers and students push for higher honor roll totals as the six weeks end.
The Whitewright High School student body honors Coach Payne and Assistant Coach Sears and the football players for a season with two losses and one tie. Standout scorers included Burchfield 59, Ed Kent 37, Davis Parrish 17, Dick Thornton 18, C B Bryant 12, with one opponent crossing Bryant Field's goal line.
A letter from Lonesome Bill recounts a rough hog kill in cold weather. He describes salting the carcass, a tough hog, making pork chops, rendering lard, and sausage that stretches like ropes. He also jokes about wheels inside Wheeler and the neighbor’s squeal, closing with a sales pitch for Whitewright.
Daniel Norman Cannefax, a 31 year old truck driver with a million miles of safety behind him, assisted at a fatal highway crash on Highway 77 between Waco and Dallas. He organized responders, provided first aid from his kit, and coordinated care until ambulances arrived.
Daniel Cannefax a Sears driver earned Red Cross first aid diplomas after volunteering time to learn advanced first aid. He aided four injured in a Milford head on collision and his employer forwarded praise to Sears corporate offices for recognition. He holds two Red Cross cards and wears a tie clip awarded for completing the courses.
Two highly intoxicated men crash through streets in a vehicle. One warns of a bridge coming down the road, sparking a heated exchange about who is driving. Authorities note unsafe behavior and potential danger to the public.
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