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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1938
Page
6
From the editor Beth Cunningham and staff urge parents to start shaping a child’s future now. They warn delaying effort risks lifelong poor work habits and stress striving to stand out through consistent high effort.
Local residents and visitors are listed with travels to nearby towns and events. George Henry Hansard went to Bonham. Charleen Stuteville and others attended the Denison circus. Foucheaux and Martha Vestal visited Bonham for the fair. Fort Worth, Cherry Mound, Sadler, Trenton, Van Alstyne and Southern Oklahoma trips are noted among residents and guests.
The seventh grade welcomes two new students, Thomas Call and Tommy Thornhill, who will join the class and participate in grades activities.
Birth announcements record Ima Sue Garner celebrating on September 29. M. H. Mullins observed a birthday on Thursday. Gladys Fay marked a birthday on Saturday and Mildred Kent on Monday. Names appear with initials J S and P E in the closing line.
First graders continue a hands on house building activity with a large corner house to paper and furnish, showcasing early construction and design efforts in the classroom.
The second graders finish a health book and do extensive drawing and coloring. They also continue crafting chairs for the reading table, keeping up with classroom projects and decor.
Several third graders are trained to operate a switchboard and display a science table featuring a grog, rocks, and pine cones. The notes show classroom activity blending practical communication skills with hands on science items.
The fourth grade has taken up a study of Africa. They are making maps and reading stories relative to this "Dark Continent."
Fifth graders study adventure and discovery as a project unit while exploring the verb line. In arithmetic their main interest is speed.
The sixth grade is busy with parts of speech. In history Stephen F. Austin is the main interest, while arithmetic stirs over the fundamentals.
Seventh grade plans and arrangements remain unsettled as students, teachers, and families discuss housing and classroom allocations. Officials emphasize ongoing coordination to finalize schedules and locations for the coming term.
Institute head Katha rine Fisher of Good Housekeeping urges a safe reducing plan that preserves foods you enjoy while trimming calories. Doctors warn to see a physician before starting and to factor why you are fat, using low calorie leafy greens and fruits to satisfy hunger as fat stores shrink with controlled intake and increased activity.
A brief note from reporters highlights interest in the American home and current events, framing the project as exploring domestic life while tracking timely news themes. The item reflects a newsroom focus on social topics and public interest during the period.
Beth makes the first touch down with a finished sig blouse while Gaynelle nears, Maybell sews a pillow case for her little brother, and Mildred crochets a counter pane. Boys craft broom holders and electric lamps under Mr. Manning's discipline threat to send idle boys to Miss Sanders' sewing room.
The library promotes state reading certificates for fourth through seventh graders who read 30 books from a state list. Currently the collection lacks many titles. patrons are urged to donate or loan books such as Little Women, Pollyanna, Last of the Mohicans, Christmas Carol, Heidi, Mozart, and other classics to support students earning certificates.
Poetic fragment portrays the sea as a cheerful ally that laughs and dimpled lines across its surface. It describes the sea bowing to the sun and the broad billows trembling with joy as they touch the shore.
A mixed page of verses and quips opens with Bayard Taylor and Marion R Heath excerpts, moves through Hester Mishler Harlan’s Homestead reflections on loss and soil, cites Vermont and Burlington epitaphs, and ends with humorous classroom banter about Napoleon and Hitler. The items are short poems, epigrams, and jokes from a local paper.
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