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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1938
Page
7
W H S Reflector editor Floyd Everheart reports on the school Glee Club with Sara Atterberry and a long list of reporters. Jernigan explains singing technique and social tone as the group prepares several country tours and potential January 17 trip to Austin to view W Lee O Daniel's inauguration. The club meets thrice weekly and baby show participant Newton Manning wears pink rompers.
A classroom morale note urges students to cooperate with teachers by turning in assignments on time. It links punctual effort to better grades and smoother grading, asking students to consider how delays affect others and hinting at a playful image of Charles Howard as Wimpy.
Ladonia defeated the Tigers 14-0 last Friday in a hard fought game. Both teams showed strength early, with Ladonia breaking through in the fourth quarter to score two touchdowns and convert both extra points. Tigers standouts included Harrison Everheart Burchfield Russell and Thornhill.
The W. H. S. library has acquired a number of Nelson's Complete Encyclopedias. They are attractively bound in black red and gold. The print is small but readable.
The future singers of W H S gathered in the auditorium on Monday October 10 led by Mr Jernigan. About eighty attended including fifty two girls and twenty eight boys.
Mrs. Kennemer the typewriting instructor announced new class rules that begin Monday October 3. No strike overs or erasures are to be accepted papers must be handed in on time and students must keep their eyes on their books while typing.
Rev L O Evans led the bi weekly chapel on Thursday October 6 with a talk titled Walking Down the Straight Road He critiqued a Truett speech about gaining a million dollars dishonestly and offered a pointed definition of a politician as one who stands for what everyone else fails for He closed that following a straight road is the shortest distance to success.
The second period class of V A II laid out the field on Friday. They mixed lime with water and poured lime stripes ten yards apart. Heat and loose soil slowed progress and left the boys fatigued before finishing.
Thirty three members of the F F A of Whitewright attended the State Fair at Dallas on Saturday. They arrived around eight o clock and received ground passes enjoying sights including the automobile show foods building and the livestock and poultry exhibits. The list of attendees includes Houston Darwin Charles Harrison Clifton Burchfield C B Burchfield G W Scott Melvin Tidwell Rudolph Russell Birt Russell J W Chaney J C Hastings J H Gosnell Woodrow Anderson Willie B Smith David Taylor James Norris Brother Gillett Joe Magers Roby Magers Billie Rae Conner J J Sloan Lloyd Cato Wilton McFarland James Birt Phillips W J Garland Paul Simmons Roy Martin Albert Thornton Joe Hicks Mr Cunningham and their driver Edgar Ayers.
Pep Squad members were called to the home club on Thursday to learn the gold sweaters they wanted would be delayed by two weeks or more. Miss Williams and the officers decided to adopt gold scarves for the games.
Scarves could be ready to wear to the game with Ladonia at 30 cents each, cheaper than sweaters. Limited material prevented furnishing all the girls with blouses, though more material was due.
Mr Montgomery hesitates over embracing a second childhood but seems unlikely to disappoint his public either way. The remark hints at a public figure balancing personal change with audience expectations.
The Vocational Agriculture boys under Mr. Cunningham prepared an agriculture booth at the R. A. fair in Sherman last week. Sixteen crops were shown with corn, cotton, wheat, oats, and several hays as major crops. The Whitewright booth finished fourth, reflecting Cunningham’s effort though limited by time.
Wee Katherine Roddy shows delight at the idea of riding in a baby buggy driven by Mrs. Lackey, capturing a lighthearted family moment.
W. H. S. students presented a Rotary Club program last Friday October 7 led by Mr. Jernigan who introduced the acts. Six girls Sara Atterberry Wilma Alexander Johnie B Robbins Laverne Kilgree Mary Alice Harrison Evelyn Hill sang a group of songs. Floyd Everhart and David Taylor performed a skit that ended in a tie.
A Friday law class faced a test given days earlier, with most students passing. Velma Lee Norris and Marcel Gosnell earned perfect scores, while Wilma Alexander Roberta Ford John Robert Bow Helen Claborn and Sara Kathryn Atterberry all scored above ninety, reflecting strong performance.
Mr Key announced in the home rooms on Wednesday morning that the new book covers had arrived. Upperclass groaned while freshmen accepted the news, as scraps litter the home room floor in the wake of the order.
Freshman Lotta Fae Brown recited 122 lines of poetry and sophomore Oleta Norris 125 lines as memory work for the year. The report invites readers to imagine Mr Key as a mischievous imp in rompers.
The Home Ec I section II held its regular meeting Friday with talks on nail care by Merlyn Brown hair care by Marjorie Henderson teeth care by Loretta Alexander personal grooming by Mary Dale King good posture by Estelle Lewis and exercise by Genelle Hicks.
The Home Ec II class met on Friday morning October 7 and planned a party for themselves and escorts at Sara Kathryn Atterbury's home with a date to be set. The program included talks by Frances Riddle on group entertainment and others on entertaining casual acquaintances, at-home entertaining, and impersonations by Mr. Ricketts as Sweet Pea.
One popular senior, a 5 feet 3 inch tall blond secretary treasurer, plays on the girls basketball team and is a Pep Squad member. She enjoys basketball, reading, and collecting photos of Robert Young and Sonja Henie. Her favorite subject is typing. Another popular senior from Bethel is a brunette, 5 feet tall, 97 pounds, well liked by all.
The riddle describes a girl engaged with students and teachers, who hunts stray cats nationwide and names them after the governor-to-be’s sons, and who is a fan of Gene Autry and enjoys outdoor sports. The question asks to identify her.
Claire Doss and Carl Dixon reach age sixteen with birthdays on October 10 and October 11 respectively. R. F. notes the milestone as time marches on.
After a heavy loss to Royse City the Whitewright Tigers focus on improving pass defense. Freshman Thomas Arney shows enthusiasm for football. Coach Montgomery presses hard on blocking as lineup adjustments loom for upcoming games.
A column lampoons high school seniors and freshmen for mispronunciations and grammatical slips. It cites Bertha Ford, J H Gosnell, Clifton Burchfield, Floyd Everheart, Lotta Fae Brown, Frances Riddle, Murry White, Houston Darwin, Mary Ellen Brown, Roberta Ford, Helen Childress, Mozel Morley, and others, labeling them as the Snooper and warning future readers to improve.
Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock an assembly was held with Mr. Jernigan circulating among attendees. The brief gathering covered local matters and community updates as part of the regular schedule.
The article notes a school assembly plan with Miss Williams hosting a courtesy and manners program. Rev. Evans from the Baptist Church is slated as chapel speaker on Thursday morning. Grace Harris and Billy Hatfield lead first and second class presentations on polite conduct in various settings.
A fragmented reminiscence questions why Sonny Gosnell delayed English class and whether Mozelle Marley helps him. It notes opinions on car rides with G W Scott, study hall, letter writing, Randolph visits, and other local characters including J L Holcomb Ina Hicks Tom Bean Claire Doss Drunette Farley Billie Earnheart Marcel Gosnell and daily noon town trips, presenting a montage of neighborhood dynamics.
Freshman English classes submitted first themes and were asked to rewrite them. Many writers ignored key signals like period and capitalization. The second edition showed notable improvement in punctuation and sentence structure as students learned to vary subject and predicate placement.
A concise query asks if David Taylor would suit a country doctor role, weighing fit, tone, and public perception for a possible casting or writing direction.
The home ec I class under Miss Williams learned manners from a demonstration in assembly. Home ec II continues working on curtains for the cooking lab and expects to finish this week. Home ec III focuses on helping at home saving money and issues of marriage and divorce, and they seem to enjoy these topics.
Chicago Ill Henry Shull a Northwestern junior pays expenses with 3500 from prize contests over five years. He has won 59 prizes including cash an automobile an outboard motor bicycle refrigerators watches and even canned tuna. He averages one prize per five entries.
A Marshall News Messenger item recounts Homer M. Price’s response to a Black farmer in poverty. The man, with no mule or garden due to Bermuda grass, says WPA work is hard and relies on a pension and a blind brother. He implies Roosevelt promised aid. Price offers bread money if he stays away.
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