Whitewright Tigers Defeat Whitesboro Bearcats Hard Fought
High School boys receive awards as Whitewright and Whitesboro clash with Tigers favored by weight but outmatched. Tigers gain 110 rushing yards to 145 for Whitesboro while combining for six first downs each and suffering minor penalties. Starting lineups and standout players listed. Sears Morgan May receive merit badges for bird study health and physical education duties.
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Tigers
Whitesboro
Whitewright
Bearcats
Talley
Montgomery
Bryant
Alexander
Wilson
Simpson
Cato
Burchfield
Kent
Parrish
Smith
Thornton
Sears
Kincaid
Grammar
Reeves
Vestal
Jones
Self and Huie
Robert Sears
Bobby Jim Morgan
Kirk May
Tiger Goal Line Still Uncrossed
The Whitewright Tigers and the Whitesboro Bearcats battled to a scoreless tie at Bryant Field before 600 fans in district play. Both teams threatened late, but key stops and a fumbled reception kept the game 0-0 as Whitesboro gained a half win in the district due to rule penetration.
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Whitewright Tigers
Whitesboro Bearcats
Bryant Field
Tiger
Bearcats
Whitesboro
Kent
Whitewright
Tigers
Burchfield
Cato
Self
Whitten
Randall
Jones
Sledge
Thornton
Bearcat
Whitewright to Play Royse City Tomorrow
Whitewright travels to Royse City for a Friday night game. Historical notes show Whitewright has one win in four meetings with Royse City, last in 1937. The Bulldogs beat Whitesboro 12 to 0 on a wet field, then lost 18 to 7 to I O O F Home in Corsicana, and tied Whitesboro 0 to 0 last week.
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Tigers
Royse City
Whitewright
Bulldogs
Whitesboro
Corsicana
Hi-Y Club Elects Sponsors and Plans Officer Vote
A meeting of all boys interested in the Hi-Y Club was held last Friday afternoon. Mr. Payne and Mr. McKinney were elected club sponsors. It was announced that the group would meet Monday night to elect officers.
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Payne
McKinney
W H S Boys Receive Scout Awards at Court of Honor
Thursday night at the Court of Honor of the Scout meeting three W H S boys received scout awards. The ceremony highlighted achievements and advancement within the troop as leaders congratulated the recipients.
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Court of Honor of the Scout Meeting
Pep Rally Boosts Whitesboro Whitewright Game Tonight
Whitewright held a big pep rally last Thursday with the Pep Squad Grammar School pupils and faculty, high school leaders, and Tiger fans marching from city hall to the bank. Drums banners and cheers led by Martha Jo Conner capped by a dismissal urging attendance at the Whitesboro Whitesboro game.
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Whitewright
Tiger
Whitesboro
Martha Jo Conner
Helen Maddux
Gladys Reeves
Miss Proctor
Billie Phillips
City Hall
C. B. Bryant
Butler
Typing Students Take Speed Tests
On Thursday the typing class periods were devoted to speed tests. Students took three one minute tests two two minute tests and one three minute test. If more than two errors occurred in a test the student could not continue and had to finish the exercise to learn accuracy. Many students were nervous but Mr Sears reports the class did well as a group.
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Sears
J. G
Algebra I Classes Expand At Local School
Algebra I remains popular with two classes offered by the local school as Mr. Sears leads the program.
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Algebra I
Mr. Sears
Two Classes Tackle Formulas Next Week
Mr. Sears class finished equations and a test and will study formulas next. Miss Thornton teaches the other class which will begin formulas Monday.
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Miss Thornton
Sears
O. W
Fifth Grade Review in Mrs Roddy’s English II Class
The class is not a fifth grade class but Mrs Roddy’s English II group revisiting fifth grade work. They studied parts of speech sentences and punctuation. They finished the unit on Monday and took the six week test on Tuesday.
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Roddy
V. H
Secretarial Training Yields Fast Shorthand Skill
On their first timed translation the secretarial training students showed real skill in reading short hand. Some translated as many as seventeen words a minute. The class will learn to write shorthand sometime this month.
Homemakers Club Holds Formal Initiation
On Oct 7 the Future Homemakers Club held a candlelighting initiation. Seven ideals were represented by members on stage friendliness cooperation kindness health service courtesy and knowledge. New members spoke on their subjects and carried lit candles presented by the Mother of Homemaking.
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Future Homemakers Club
Proctor
Whitewright High forms glee club with new name
The Whitewright High School choir has become a girls glee club named Rhap sodies in White. It will perform at the State Fair contest on Oct 17 with pieces Smiling Through and I Heard a Forest Praying. Officers elected include President Martha Louise Vestal and others.
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Whitewright High School
Martha Louise Vestal
Grace Harris
Helen Maddux
Gladys Reeves
Pian
Organization to Appear in Chapel Thursday
The financial committee members Margaret Hanna and Carol Rae Ireland are listed, and the organization is progressing. It will make its first appearance in chapel Thursday.
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Ist
Margaret Hanna
Carol Rae Ireland
R. H
School conducts fire drill with two monthly rehearsals
During the fourth period last Thursday the fire bell rang unexpectedly and the building cleared quickly as students exited. A second bell then signaled them to return to class. Mr. McKinney had reviewed assembly rules for fire drills and stressed two drills per month and ongoing fire prevention education.
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McKinney
Whitewright students boost library use through cooperation
The Whitewright High School students take pride in a library that thrives on their cooperation. Student librarians stay busy as they manage and run library activities and services.
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Whitewright High School
Library under Mrs Roddy gains new display and magazines
Mrs Roddy oversees library rearrangement and book repairs. A new bulletin board display is created and an order placed for several magazines to be added to the collection.
World history class studies about Egypt notes
This week a world history class studied Egypt. Students drew maps and learned about Egyptian religion and the Nile god. They wrote papers noting how the religion differs from many present beliefs.
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WOLRD
Egypt
English Club Program Highlighted by Student Talks
Miss Thornton's sixth period class hosted the English club with a program led by Ann LaRoe. Edith Harper spoke on Facts in the News and Betty Lou Tom presented The History of the English Language.
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Miss Thornton
Ann LaRoe
Edith Harper
Betty Lou Tom
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Reflector
Lucille Starr
Mrs. Roddy
Woodrow Anderson
Juana Ruth Andrew
Helen Benson
Tommie Dee Booker
Lotta Faye Brown
Mary Ellen Brown
C. B. Burchfield
Lloyd Cato
Ruth Marie Chesser
Mary Frances Clabhorn
Grace Connelly
Fred Cook
Philip Earnheart
Juanita England
D. W. Garland
Jimmie Golden
Ya Mae Gough
J. C. Hastings
Billie Hatfield
Jenny Irl Hicks
Virginia Hill
Ruby Holcomb
Sonny Kaiser
Ed Kent
Billy Kincaid
Edith Layman
Roby Magers
Ruth Mears
Davis Parrish
J. J. Sloan
James Talley
Lucian Vestal
Billie Burke Vineyard
J. Frank Wilson
Doyce Worsham
Lorene Worsham
Oleta Worsham
Mobilgas
Mobileil
G. C. Stateville
Hi-Y Boys
W. H. S. Boys
SCOUT
Glee Club
Stephens & Bryant Insurance
First Nat’l Bank Bldg
Reece
Lone Star
Lone Star Gas System
Texas
America
Lone Star Gas Company
Lone Star Lone Star Gas System
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