Whitewright High School Senior Reflector Officers and Activities
The Senior Reflector lists staff and reporters for Whitewright High School including editor LaVerle Thurman and assistant editor, Laura Rich. It highlights Darlene DeBerry as sweetheart of the Future Farmer Chapter, mentions her activities and church, and notes thanks to three girls for typing. Upcoming convention events include Friday business meeting, sightseeing tour, Saturday fashion show at B Altman, Christmas show at Radio City, and Copacabana Club visit.
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Darlene DeBerry
Robert DeBerry
Whitewright
Route 1
Whitewright Future Farmer
Future Homemakers
First Methodist Church
Sherman
N. A
B Altman’s
Radio City Music Hall
Copacabana
Balnton
J. S
Basketball Team Faces Jubilant Return With Fresh Roster
As the 1957 season opens the squad welcomes Dixie Bassett Lynda Parnell Jean Scott Donna Wetzel Edna Wetzel Nelda McCurdy Jean Melton and LaVerle Thurman while bidding farewell to Alice Ayres Anna Lou Phillips and manager Dorris Wallace who graduated in June 1956. Dorris served four years as manager and the team urges support from fans.
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Alice Ayres
Anna Lou Phillips
Dorris Wallace
Dorris
Dixie Bassett
Lynda Parnell
Jean Scott
Donna Wetzel
Edna Wetzel
Nelda McCurdy
Jean Melton
LaVerle Thurman
Tigers Prep For New Letter Jackets In Gold And Black
WHS Tigers coach S T Montgomery Jr gathers players Tuesday as Texoma Sporting Goods measure them for new gold and black letter jackets. Jackets, expected to be the best looking in years, will be delivered in about five weeks.
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S. T. Montgomery Jr
WHS Tigers
Baillie
Texoma Sporting Goods Company
Tigers
J. N
New Mats Installed Around Basketball Goals
New mats were placed on all walls near the basketball goals to protect players from hard brick walls and reduce injuries from falls.
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P. S
Mrs Earl Blanton to Visit New York for Insurance Group Trip
Mr and Mrs Earl Blanton will ride one of two special Dallas Union Terminal trains on December 11 to the Southland Life Insurance Company convention in New York. They will stay at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel after arrival. Verna Lee Buchanan and Priss Blanton are named as girls basketball team managers.
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Earl Blanton
Dallas Union Terminal
Southland Life Insurance Company
Christmas cards fund drive by WHS clubs starts sale
The Future Homemakers and Future Farmers of WHS began selling non personal Christmas cards for holiday fundraising. Profits will be shared by the two clubs. For each dollar of merchandise sold a student earns one point toward the state meeting contest. Contact a club member to buy.
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WHS
P. K
Tigers Hold Back Tears After Football Season Ends
The Tigers met Monday November 19 to turn in football gear ending the season. Seniors faced the final high school grid chapter with mixed sorrow while younger players looked ahead to next year.
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Tigers
Whitewright Tigers Football Team 16 Lettermen Named
The Whitewright Tigers list sixteen lettermen with positions from Ayres at end to Simpson at line middle guard. Managers Wetzel and Bennett thanked by the football squad. Local volunteers helped transport students to Sherman for polio shots with many named helpers.
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Steve Edwards
Don Wood
Dee Neal
Anotiher
Willie Cox
Benny Simpson
Tigers
John Wetzel
Jerry Bennett
W. MC
Local Mrs. Names Preside Over Community Gathering
J. C. Bryant leads with Mrs. Wallace Wilson and Mrs. F. C. Wetzel as well as Mrs. Homer Sears and Mrs. D. H. Buchanan in a community event led by E. E. C. Details of roles or purpose are not specified in the fragment.
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J. C. Bryant
Wallace Wilson
F. C. Wetzel
Homer Sears
D. H. Buchanan
Homemaking Class Emphasizes Cooking and Table Etiquette
Homemaking girls begin a unit on preparing and serving meals to build cooking skills improve habits and learn table etiquette. Daily lab grades require clean aprons hand washing familiar recipes daily plans swift quiet work responsibility shared duties proper table setting manners and orderly kitchens.
WHS Tigers football season ends with seven wins
The WHS Tigers finish 1956 with seven victories and three defeats and place third in District 12-B. Seniors Jackie Andrew, Don Selman, Mark Ayres, Russell May, Bill Polk, Dee Neal, and Lloyd Bryant played their last game. Several players return next year while many seniors depart. coaching staff includes T. Montgomery Jr with H. O. Hoover assisting.
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Ee -LaVerle Thurman
Laura Rich
Carol Bush
Verna Buchanan
Dee Neal
Don Whipple
Eldon Smith
Gene McKnight
Jackie Andrew
Lloyd Bryant
Mark Ayres
Russell May
Bill Polk
Don L. Selman
Betty Lumpkins
Betty Williams
Dixie Bassett
Ella Sims
Gracie Gates
Nelda McCurdy
Patricia Farley
Jean Melton
Donna Musser
Whitewright Tigers
Jimmy Bassett
Dan Hennig
Bobby Durham
David Sanderson
Rusty May
Jimmy Clark
Jack Hyecock
WHS Tigers
Tigers
WHS
Benny Simpson
Don Wood
George Key
Lowell McKinney
Barry Anderson
Scottie Phillips
Billy Hamilton
Joe Beazley
Charles Copeland
Darrell Warrington
Thurman Pool
Narvin Alexander
Wayne Neal
David Clark
Jimmy House
William Cox
Leonard Jarvis
David Blackerby
Donnie Lewis
Steve Edwards
Jimmy Wilkerson
Bobby Phillips
Kenneth Woodson
Wilbur Bennett
Bill Wetzel
Jerry Bennett
T. Montgomery Jr
H. O. Hoover
The Class of 1957 Faces a Final Year Challenge
Seniors prepare for graduation as younger classes still have time to study and build friendships. The 1957 graduates face a future that may bring confidence or fear depending on effort. The message urges all students to mold a useful life by working hard now and learning all they can.
Schools urged to add course how to live
Des Moines reports J Earl Schlupp of Denver says public schools should add instruction on how to live alongside reading writing and arithmetic. He asserts educators must teach how to enjoy living. The note mentions Yale University’s Trumbull Beer and Bike Society.
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Des Moines
Iowa
J. Earl Schlupp
Denver, Colo
Schlupp
Whitewright Achieves Big United Fund Campaign
Whitewright, a small Texas town, adopted the United Fund and surpassed its goal by 150 percent, raising about 4500 dollars for local service agencies. The effort averaged more than 3 dollars per capita in a 1361 population community, reflecting strong citizenship and community dedication.
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Denison Herald
Whitewright
United Fund
Divorce Notice Issued in Grayson County Court
Citation issued to Billy Doris Moore for divorce from Sam W. Moore. Answer due by 10 a.m. Monday after 42 days from issuance, in Grayson County District Court Sherman. Case No. 64139 and publication dates listed in The Whitewright Sun.
Quote and trivia fragment on currency and books
A fragmented excerpt notes that a star on U S currency marks a substitute bill, compares a book to a ship taking lands away, and mentions typewriter ribbons averaging 25 feet in length. The piece blends poetry, currency detail, and quirky facts with no clear narrative.
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Uts
Emily Dickinson
U. S
Divorce Petition Filed in Grayson District Court
Citation issued to Richard Hewitt Franks in case number 64142. Martha DeLois Franks seeks divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. Petition filed with hearing set by 10 A.M. before the Honorable 15th District Court in Grayson County. Clerk S. V. Earnest notes dates in Sherman Texas in November 1956.
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State OF
Texas
Richard Hewitt Franks
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Martha DeLois Franks
S. V. Earnest
Gladys Hamilton
Whitewright Sun
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Jack Meador
Philip Earnheart
Clyde Little
Arthur Badgett
J. D. Marlow
Louis Franklin
F. B. Layman
Wayne McLauchlin
Carl Edwards
Martha Jo Emerson
Southwest School OF Printing
Clarendon
Dallas
Pop
Yale University
The
Trumbull Beer & Bike Society
Uncle Sam
State OF Texas
Billy Doris Moore
15Th District Court of
Sam W. Moore
M. B. Hasty
State Farm
LIFE
Whitewright Cleaners
Chevrolet
Los Angeles
Nascar
Betty Skelton
Caroline Russ
Mercy
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