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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1956
Page
7
At the Hubbard Hall banquet the Area V officers awarded achievements among boys. Bobby DeBerry received the Star Farmer degree for 79 recipients while Jimmy Bassett accepted the award in his stead. A profile mentions a tall, blue eyed science teacher believed to be Mr. Tarpley.
The seventh grade held a meeting last week to elect officers. Judy Durham was chosen as president and Amy Alexander as treasurer.
Ninth grade boys were subjected to initiation last week with five strikes from a board and tag duties carrying "defeat Rouse City" boards. J R Hatfield donated 23 literature reference books to the library in memory of his nephew W L Hatfield, including ten volumes of The Literature of All Nations and four of Prose and Poetry edited by noted editors.
The State of Texas issues a citation to Josie Sanders and other defendants in Grayson County for a partition suit over Lot 4 in Block 17 of Perry's First Addition Denison and household furniture. The notice, filed October 12 1956, requires a written answer by November 26 1956 and was published in The Whitewright Sun on October 18 25 and November 1 8 1956.
Graw Winifred A Naylor and P Emma Willier cited along with nine volumes of The Best of the World Classics edited by Henry Cabot Lodge in a fragmentary note. The text references a cataloging or editorial attribution within a historical publication.
One hundred twelve F F A boys from the top 28 Texas teams competed in the eighth annual grass judging contest at the State Fair of Texas. The Whitewright team finished sixth with members Noel McKinney Herbert Taylor Bill McDowell and Narvin Alexander. Alternates were Jim Wilkinson and Thurman Pool.
WHS Tigers overwhelm Princeton Panthers 26 to 0 in a Friday night game at Panther Stadium. Prominent plays include Bill Polk’s 25 yard punt return setup, Jack Hyecock’s two rushing scores, and a Bill Polk to Mark Ayres 35 yard TD pass.
In a shutout, the Whitewright Tigers held the Princeton Panthers scoreless despite Panthers advancing to the Tigers forty yard line twice. A late kick by Wood went through for the final score and the Tigers kept a clean sheet as time expired.
WHS juniors offer pennants for sale to raise funds for the upcoming junior senior banquet. Prospective buyers are encouraged to place Sun Want Ad orders to support the sale.
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