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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1956
Page
7
The relay lists Wilkins, Helen McKinney, Joyce Thornhill from the sophomores and Lanell Neal, Billie Lewis, Patricia Lewis from juniors, Patsy Sinor, Peggy Wilkinson, and Willie Jean Melton from seniors. After roll call they rush to the gym for a basketball game coached by Mrs. Montgomery as excitement makes the bell slip.
Whitewright will send two teams from the Chapter Farmers and Greenhand classes to compete on November 5 for Sherman District representation in Area V. Supervisor and advisor is Mr. J E Morgan.
About 90 high school students from grades nine to twelve waited at the bus shed at 6 30 a m for a trip to the State Fair in Dallas. The FFA boys rode with Mr Farrow at the wheel and the FHA girls rode with Mr Erwin.
Mrs Earl Blanton leads 39 girls to the Texas State Fair in Dallas on Oct 6. The group enjoyed the day then prepared to return at 4 pm. Teachers Sallye Hamilton and Mardell Pumphrey accompanied the delegation.
Readers note chatter at Whitewright High School about students Deedle, Gene, Rusty, Jerry Bartley, Jean, Joan, Glenn Mc Tee, June Gail, Willie Cox, Bobby Durham, David Wayne, and Joe Chat. Questions swirl around home visits and nightly trips to Trenton, with locals wondering who is involved.
The column lists couples and individuals amid rumors and speculation about who they chase or live with. It notes past feuds and reconciliations, praising steady pairs like George and Betty and Carol and Dale, and ends with a light farewell about the exhausted chatter box.
A reminiscence-poem extols teachers as courageous patient incorruptible figures guiding a child through a new world. It then prints a 1956 Texas citation: Anna Butler sues George Butler for divorce on cruelty grounds in Grayson County. Judge and court details listed with publication dates.
A Kans Gazette snippet evokes classroom life with teasing, tears, trifles and parental politics. It contrasts supportive educators with squirming students and noisy households, ending with a celebratory nod to teachers.
The Yun Kang caves in Northern China were carved nearly 15 centuries ago by Wei rulers. Oyster crabs are described as resembling small spiders.
In Grayson County the estate of Wade Butler deceased has letters of administration granted to W. J. Butler on September 20, 1956. Creditors must present claims within the legal period. Address Route 2 Sherman Grayson County Texas. Published in The Whitewright Sun Sept 27 Oct 4 11 18 1956.
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