High School Reflector Editor Assistant Editor Pes Sponsor
Jack Sears Edith Harper and Harold Murphy named as editor assistant editor and sponsor for the High School Reflector.
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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1942
Page
7
W H S Welcomes New Faculty as Veterans Go to Service
The W H S school opens for 1942 with many familiar faces absent as three former faculty members join the Navy and Army Air Corps. Carlton Alexander also enters the Navy. New teachers include Coach Harold Murphy H M Gentry and Marion Felker, while longstanding staff members Butler Cruse Roddy and Miss Williams return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Payne
Navy
David McKinney
Thomas Sears
Army Air Corps
Carlton Alexander
Cora Mae Thornton
Harold Murphy
H. M. Gentry
Whitewright
Marion Felker
Butler
Cruse
Roddy
Miss Williams
Senior class elects staff for reflector publication
Friday morning the senior class chose the Ref lector staff. Jack Sears was elected editor with Edith Harper as assistant. Mr Murphy named six reporters for the week: Gladys Reeves, Anna Ruth Johnson, Ann LaRoe, Ben Robert Jones, Charles Skaggs, and Wallace Reeves. Sponsors are Mrs Roddy and Mr Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Sears
Edith Harper
Murphy
Gladys Reeves
Anna Ruth Johnson
Ann LaRoe
Ben Robert Jones
Charles Skaggs
Wallace Reeves
Roddy
Mr. Murphy
Intrigue Among Local Youth Sparks Questions of Affection
The reader notes flutter about D. M. R. with Ely boy V. P. and Dale is asked for details. Rumors touch Charles and Martha and a possible romance between H. M. and D. B. while Ila Mae is asked when a senior class diamond formed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
V. P
Dale
Charles
Martha
H. M
D. B
Ila Mae
Typing Class of 1942 Begins with Fifty Two Members
The typing class started on Sept. 28 with fifty-two students. Mr. Kerby, the commercial teacher, urged beginners not to fear mistakes. The observer notes the room filled with quiet typing sounds and encourages students to stay positive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerby
Shy
Homemaking Classes Outline For School Year
The first homemaking class will study group membership and home duties with appointed roles of hostess assistant hostess and housekeeper. The second year class emphasizes food preservation and home canning with lab demonstrations using fruits and vegetables. The third year class covers comfortable artistic housing including floor plans and furniture arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. V
Stenography class at Whitewright High shows growth
Whitewright High School reports twenty two students enrolled in the shorthand class with several more expected. Instructor Mr. Kerby brings four years of shorthand training including high school college and business college coursework. Shorthand writing could cut writing time by about fifty percent or more in use since ancient times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Kerby
Patty Everheart Leaves Whitewright High
The senior class at Whitewright High notes Patty Everheart will depart for Jefferson Texas. A Sher man origin student since fourth grade she served as class president and led other organizations. The seniors wish her luck in her new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patty Everheart
Sherman
Patty
Jefferson
Texas
Student Stories From A Local High School
Miss Williams rides a bicycle to school. a football coach instructs English at W H S with only two women teachers. Helen Maddux arrives on time. Mrs Roddy serves as dean of girls. Anna Johnson sits in typing instead of English. Jack Sears naps through study hall and misses chemistry, while Mr Felker notes the lapse. Laura St John with a boyfriend. Patty Everheart absent from W H S. Charles Skaggs chats with another girl besides Martha. James Stateville struggles to pass shorthand. A new workshop behind the dog house run by A R J.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Maddux
Mrs. Roddy
Anna Johnson
Jack Sears
Mr. Felker
Laura St. John
Ben
Patty Everheart
W. H.S
Charles Skaggs
Martha
James Stateville
Young People Profiles Reveal Ambitions and Favorites
Four teens share brief personal data including ages 16, birthdays in May April January and ambitions ranging from nurse stenographer college to housewife. They list favorite foods and movie stars such as Cary Grant Gloria Jean Gene Autry Hedy Lamarr James Cagney Ronald Reagan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Marcella Huseman
Cary Grant
Mattie Pauline Stanford
Gloria Jean
Gene Autrey
James Crawford
Stateville
Hedy Lamar
James Cagney
Mary Helen Maddux
Ronald Reagan
Speech class grows with nineteen members this year
The class has nineteen members, one boy named John Charles Jones wishes more boys would join. They plan several plays this year with Mrs Roddy noting most will be humorous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Charles Jones
Roddy
Whitewright High School Loses Senior Football Star
The text notes Carlton Alexander, center on the 1941 Tiger football team, who joined the Navy during the summer, and mentions Marvin Smith among the seniors the school will miss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright High School
Carlton Alexander
Navy
Marvin Smith
Senior class bids farewell to moving classmates
Billy Jo Phillips visited the preacher and started housekeeping. We will miss Smitty on our team. Bonnie Mae Scott and Carol Ray Ireland moved to Sherman High School. Mildred Kent left for Savoy High School and leads her class. Leroy Martin moved to Greenville High School. Patty Everheart moved to Jefferson High School and was our former class president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Jo Phillips
Smitty
Sherman
Sherman High School
Bonnie Mae Scott
Carol Ray Ireland
Mildred Kent
Mildred
Savoy High School
Leroy Martin
Greenville
Patty Everheart
Jefferson
Patty
W. R
Strange Faces Among the Faculty at Whitewright High
Whitewright High School highlights new staff members and roles. Marion Felker joins as science and math teacher after Austin College studies. R E Kerby becomes head of commercial studies, from Nevada, with civic and business training duties. Coach Murphy, born 1912 in Van Alstyne, joins as football coach and English teacher. Homer Gentry, with a history degree from SMU, serves as superintendent and teacher with coaching experience. The FFA program outlines future agricultural coursework focusing on soil, crops, livestock and poultry care and disease study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright High School
Marion Felker
Austin College
Sherman
Felker
R. E. Kerby
Nevada
Collin County
Kerby
McKinney
East Texas State Teachers College
W. H. S., Welcome You, Mr. Kerby
F. W
M. H
Harold Murphy
Homer Gentry
Trenton
Commerce
F. F. A. News Reports School Year Begins
Vacation days ended as fifty boys enroll in vocational agriculture at the F F A. program. Two agriculture courses, levels 1 and 2, will be taught. First year members plan to study vocational agriculture projects as part of their requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
C. S
Jimmy Up There And Jimmy Jones Patrol A Tropical Sky
Two men named Jimmy are linked to airborne service with a river bank image, a fishing pole, and a bombsight purchase. The lines evoke wartime duty and the idea of guarding skies from a tropical theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Jones
Australian Girls Nice That’s Why Yanks Marry Em
Hollywood reports on Navy Cross recipient Dr. Corydon Wassell who praises Australian hospitality to American servicemen. He notes many wounded sailors want to return to Australia after the war to marry Australian girls, contrasting with American attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Calif
Marilyn Renner
Iowa
Sydney Daily Telegraph
U. S
Corydon M. Wassell
United States
Roosevelt
Java
Australia
Wassell
Miss Renner
Sydney
Arkansas
America
Austrlia
Dr. Wassell
Paramount
Pennsylvania
States
Five Year Sentence for Tire Theft in Henderson
Robert York, 30, received a five year prison term after a jury found him guilty of stealing two automobile tires and tubes. Two co defendants were paroled to their parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Robert York
First East Texas mission San Francisco de los Tejas founded
The first East Texas mission San Francisco de los Tejas was established among the Caddo Indians in 1690.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Texas
San Francisco de Los Tejas
Texas Holds Key Share in U.S. Wool Output
Report notes Texas accounts for about 20 percent of American wool production, reflecting the state’s major role in the national textile industry. The data highlights Texas farmers and mills shaping wool supply and economic impact nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
America
Divorce Petition in Grayson County Texas
Plaintiff I P Casey sues Catherine Casey for divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. Case filed August 13 1942 with no 49155 seeks final judgment dissolving marriage. Court in Sherman Texas set citation for November 9 1942 at 10 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
Catherine Casey
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
I. P. Casey
Plaintiff
Oklahoma
W. R. Henderson
R. C. Steed
Scrap drives urge action as steel mills near scrap limit
A wartime appeal warns that 50 percent of new steel comes from scrap and mills have only enough scrap for 30 days. The message calls on citizens to conserve and recycle all nonessential metal now to avoid production cuts and possible wartime shortages.
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Editorial
Hunt and Peck
Whitewright High
W.H. S
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Good Housekeeping Magazine
R. E. Kirby
F. F. A. News
Jimmy
Rexall
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