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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1951
Page
7
The Reflector profiles Junanita Thrasher a brown eyed brown haired sophomore born Sept 9 1935 in Whitewright. She stands 5 feet 3% inches and weighs 118 pounds and is active in pep squad basketball and softball with ambitions to pass world history and join the senior basketball team.
Second year agriculture students at WHS are learning about dairy cattle. Although few own cattle, they show eagerness to learn and participate in related activities with several clubs and groups forming around dairy topics.
The note lists VHS students nicknamed after comic strip characters such as Dagwood, Blondie, Dick Tracy, Mickey Mouse and others. It invites readers to look for similarities in hair, size, and actions among the named students.
A list of paired names and descriptors appears, pairing individuals with traits such as tall, snobs, or curious habits. Several entries connect people to many quirky labels including smoking cigars and wasting food.
A reader questions local students and residents about daily habits and plans. Items mention Connie Andrews hunting, Barbara Ayres at Sherman nights, Jack Ayres 13 extra Thanksgiving days, and others including Jim Hoover driving, Barbara Hasty math, Larry Hayes attendance, and Margaret Williams pets.
The column catalogs holiday weekend social buzz with names like Grover Charles Betty Carol Mazelle Ray Melba Dean and Nancy. It teases budding romances and rivalries among students with playful jabs at Betty Jarvis Barbara Joy Carol K Barbara and others amid festive mood and small town gossip.
A fragment of humorous quotes and witticisms on mornings jealousy friendship and health. The sayings touch on aging patience love and appetite with a playful tone attributed to several unnamed speakers.
A fragment notes Beverly Bassett of WHS reportedly spoke Dont worry as events closed. The text is incomplete and lacks additional context or confirmation of date or occasion.
A 1951 court citation orders John W Hubbard Jr and heirs to answer a trespass to try title action over 44 acres of oil and minerals in Grayson County. Plaintiffs R L Hall and S D Steedman seek relief asserting defendants hold no interest in the described land on Big Mineral Bayou.
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