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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1965
Page
2
In a school column from Whitewright High School, editors defend the football Tigers saying the team shows resilience despite a lighter starting line. The piece cites hard workouts, coach and player dedication, and urges community support to back the team win or lose. It also notes senior class selections and Mr and Miss W H S honors with Scooters McCurdy and Kathy Wilson.
Six Weeks tests are planned for Thursday and Friday with odd periods on Thursday and even periods on Friday.
Harold Ballard is featured as a top football student. He is son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Ballard and has eight brothers and six sisters. He attended Fred Douglas High School where he was Junior class president and his favorite subject is English. He aims to attend college and become a professional football player.
Karen Darwin daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Darwin has a sophomore brother Bob at WHLS. She is intelligent and studious with four years in Beta Club and FHA active in Homemaking. She attended the State FHA Convention as a junior and serves this year as Second Vice President of the Homemaking Chapter.
A teacher reports chatter that Mr. Johnson is slated for gallbladder surgery, reflecting gossip in the school. The brief mentions medical news without confirming specifics.
Tuesday night October 5 Leonard Jr High defeated the Kittens 14 to 6. Leonard scored all 14 in the first three quarters while the Kittens went scoreless until Willie Coleman punched in the final touchdown late in the fourth.
WHS teachers share progress in multiple subjects from history and Spanish to science and business. The report notes biology DNA and RNA study, physics concepts, typing and shorthand lessons, FFA and FHA activities, library acquisitions, trig and algebra work, and English aims to build reading, vocabulary, and writing skills.
Court orders Elizabeth E. Booth to answer by 10 a.m. on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance. The case No. 71251, John Booth seeks divorce on grounds of cruel treatment in Grayson County at Sherman Court House. Notice issued Sept 15, 1965 and published in The Whitewright Sun Sept 23, 30 and Oct 7, 14, 1963.
The notice states the publication is issued every Thursday and entered at the Whitewright Texas post office as second class mail matter with ZIP code 75491.
Whitewright toppled the Fannindel Falcons 46-0 as Scooter McCurdy led with a 55 yard run and two PATs. Chuckie Watkins, Donald Williams, Harold Ballard and Richard Hicks connected on key plays as Whitewright racked up 232 rushing yards and 120 passing yards while holding the Falcons to 119 rushing and 9 passing. The Tigers travel to Anna next.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reports a new state record for oyster production in the last harvest season. Total reached 3.6 million pounds, up from 2.8 million pounds in 1963 64. The gain is 800 thousand pounds and covers the period ending last March.
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