Thanksgiving Dinner At Whitewright Schools
The Reflector notes a pre Thanksgiving dinner held Nov 19 in the Whitewright High and Grade School Lunchroom. Mrs Benson and Mrs Thornhill served a full meal including turkey dressing cranberry sauce English peas baked sweet potatoes with marshmallows and milk, described as ideal though early. The piece also mentions a planned democracy driven student council to train students in government functions and parliamentary procedure.
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Whitewright
Benson
Thornhill
Students planning council to adopt cadet constitution
Junior and senior civics students drafted constitutions for a high school student council. A combined constitution will be formed from these and officers elected, likely in the second semester. Speech class reports on ten plays from Extension Loan Library with three best picks being Jubie The Unseen and Dont Tell a Soul for potential contest use to raise funds.
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Roddy
Extension Loan Library
Extension Loan Library Sends Ten More Plays
The Extension Loan Library will forward ten additional plays to the class to help them select a suitable contest play. The effort aims to provide options and identify a strong candidate for competition.
Juniors Thank Helpers For Football Concession Stand Support
The junior class expresses gratitude to donors and workers who staffed the concession stand during and after games. Homemaking girls prepared doughnuts and hot dogs while Mrs Blanton managed coffee. The season cleared about 255 with proceeds split between the junior senior banquet and the juniors senior trip. Names honored include Lilly Carpenter Sue Wilson Delores Whipple Juanita Brown Anna Lou Phillips and Joyce Mullins. Teachers cited are Miss Neathery Mrs Bennett Mrs Roddy Miss Sallye Hamilton Mrs Francis and Mrs Blanton.
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Juanita Brown
Anna Lou Phillips
Joyce Mullins
Miss Neathery
Bennett
Roddy
Sallye Hamilton
Francis
Blanton
H. S
Health unit to conduct free grade one and four exams
Grayson County Health Unit will perform free physical examinations for all first and fourth graders with parental permission. Dr. Frank Miller will lead the program at Whitewright on December 11 starting at 9:00 am. Eligible students may also receive diphtheria, smallpox, and whooping cough vaccines as appropriate.
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Grayson County Health Unit
Frank Miller
Whitewright
Freshman Class Receives Ice Cream Treat
During English period on Thursday, freshmen and their sponsor enjoyed ice cream cups and cookies sent by Mrs. Iola Phillips. Anna Lou served as the class praised the thoughtful gesture, noting no impact on noon appetites. The high school library on the second floor houses dictionaries, reference books, stories, Readers' Digests, novels, encyclopedias, science books, magazines, maps, and newspapers.
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Iola Phillips
Anna Lou
Mrs. Phillips
Popular Library Reads Highlight Mystery and Western Novels
The library shows mystery and western titles as crowd favorites with many others like Senior Year and Seventeenth Summer. Students organize shelves during study hall and gratitude is extended to local donors for their contributions.
Senior for this week at WHS is Betty Jarvis
The profile highlights Betty Jarvis, an 18 year old WHS student who attended Trenton Elementary. She is 5'6" and 128 pounds with light brown hair and blue eyes. A former main string basketball forward, she now serves as Tigerette association secretary and flag bearer, with Lyndal Pierson as her steady beau.
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WHS
Trenton
Tigerette Association
Lyndal Pierson
Betty Jarvis
Sunday School Weiner Roast Held At Church Pasture
The Church of Christ youth class hosted a weiner roast on Tuesday night November 18. Attendees rode in a hayride to Mr. J A Harper's pasture in a trailer pulled by a car. Sponsors included Mrs. Ray Lumpkins.
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Young People
Church of Christ
Weiner
J. A. Harper
Howard Cook
Norman Harper
Babe Beazley
Johnny Mack Brown
Aubrey Burnham
Kenneth Jones
Edward McDowell
Glenda Robarts
Betty Harris
Mary Pennell
John Charles Chesser
Lela McFerrin
Bobby Clark
Barbara Hasty
Ann Hunter
Betty Lumpkins
Gene McKnight
Dixie Bassett
Larry Cooper
Johnnie Harper
William Russell
Margaret Williams
J. Don Biggerstaff
Anita McFerrin
Ron Cook
Wally Jones
Allen Jones
Ray Lumpkins
Prairie social outing ends with games and marshmallows
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cook Mrs Til don McFerrin and Mr J A Harper hosted a pasture gathering. The group built a fire roasted weiners shared marshmallows played tug of war and a one foot hop relay. Guests thanked sponsors including Mr Cook and Mr Harper for a wonderful time.
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Howard Cook
Tildon McFerrin
J. A. Harper
Thanksgiving Day Through American History
The passage traces Thanksgiving from 1621 when Governor Bradford set a day of thanks with 80 Native allies, turkeys, and venison to prayers and songs. It notes Lincoln in 1863 designating the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving and that date was celebrated that way until 1939.
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United States
Bradford
Thanksgiving Reminds Whitewright Students Wish All A Happy Day
The note from Whitewright High School students in 1952 urges a safe Thanksgiving on November 27. It cites Roosevelt's designation of a fixed fourth Thursday and Congress 1941 resolution, then asks travelers to avoid accidents and homes to prevent mishaps, closing with thanks.
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Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Whitewright High School
Sweet lipsticks use saccharine far sweeter than sugar
The clipping notes odd items from across the era including a Denver store that lists boys birthdays for gifts at ages 2 through 12, a New York expedition dinner with ancient mastodon meat, and a Fort Wayne fire destroying Station WOWOs electric system after a fire prevention trophy.
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Denver
New York
WOWO
Fort Wayne
Ind
Public Service
Fort Worth
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