High School Spirit Shines Through Tigers Football Outlook
The High School Reflector details staff and senior reporters led by Editor Henrietta Jackson with a tribute to school spirit. It notes players Fred Garner Gaines Hargett Curtis Alexander Eugene Thornhill Don Newman and substitutes, and previews the Tigers next game at Rockwall on Oct. 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Jackson
Katie Kincaid
L. V. Conner
Lillian Neathery
Curtis Alexander
Weldon Bartley
Lorene Beard
Edith Biggerstaff
Bettye Brooks
Polly Ann Brown
N. H. Davis
Nancy Sue England
Betty Lou England
Dale Fields
Freddie Ray Garner
Gaines Hargett
Billie Ruth Holcomb
Nina Bell Hood
Marie Hood
Janis Jayne Horton
Douglas Judd
Bill Kaiser
Ruth Maddux
Patrick Murphy
Odell Neal
Jeanne Neal
Don Newman
Billy Joe Norris
Pauline Owens
Aurelia Penny
Betty Jo Pierce
Virginia Pierson
Eugene Reeves
Bessie Jo Russell
Laura St. John
Murrell Stanford
Betty Lee Jones
Norma Smith
Willanell Badgett
Bobby Neal Witt
Joanne Grammer
Pat Grey
Betty Ann Darwin
Betty Lou Reeves
Jackie Nossaman
Betty Bryant
Charles Caldwell
Zoe Vestal
Fred Garner
Eugene Thornhill
Joe Vestal
James Kent Johnson
James Reeves
Terry Miller
Tigers
Rockwall
B. K
Shindig Plans Formed By Caraway And Students
A Wednesday morning assembly set plans for Thursday night’s gym shindig. Each class will nominate a queen candidate, with votes cast among students and funds raised to support student activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caraway
E. B
Exes in Navy Service From Local Graduates
Ardell Penny stationed in San Diego as a seaman guard and a 42 graduate of W H S. Chief Petty Officer Morris Fogle Gillett known as Brother has been on furlough. he joined Dec 26 1941 at 17 as the youngest second class petty officer via Dallas and trains at Los Angeles San Francisco before reporting to the U S S Badger. Gillett will return to Norfolk for assignment. G. C. Brown and Murrell Stanford left Monday for the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardell Penny
San Diego
Calif
Penny
W. H.S
Morris Fogle Gillett
Brother
Navy
Los Angeles
San Francisco
U. S. S. Badger
Dallas
Norfolk
G. C. Brown
Murrell Stanford
Denison Yannigans Hand Tigers First Loss In Close Match
The undefeated Tigers were edged 13-0 by the Denison Yannigans on the Tigers home field last Thursday night. Denison excelled in passing and defense while Tigers captain Don Newman starred. Tigers starter line included Norris Kent Johnson Wilson Kaiser and other players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tigers
Denison Yannigans
Yannigans
Don Newman
Billy Joe Norris
Dan Kent
David Johnson
Roby Wilson
Billy Kaiser
Guess Who: Popular Sophomore Leader and Reporter
A notice hints at a handsome sophomore class president driving a green Ford coupe and a witty sophomore reporter with dark hair and brown eyes. The column teases readers to find the identities in another column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sophs
J. G
Seniors Elect Queen Candidates In High School Shindig
The senior class elects Ruth Maddux and Bessie Jo Russell as queen candidates. They excel in shorthand at fifty words per minute while other classes prepare animal booklets and Shakespeare sonnets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen of the High School
Ruth Maddux
Bessie Jo Russell
Beasley
William Shakespeare
K. K
Campu sossip heats up on campus tongues awaggin
The report recounts campus rumors about pairings and dating among students B L K and Pid H J and C A and B B N H D and J N G C B with mentions of B M S and M G and B L J and B J K and F M Betty Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pid
H. J
C. A
B. B
J. N
M. G
F. M
Betty Lee
Freshman Talk on English Work and Class Instructors
The piece notes freshmen discuss hard English work and asks if Mrs. Roddy is strict. It mentions general science taught by Mrs. Beasley. It highlights David Lynn Brooks’s eagerness to attend the class daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roddy
Beasley
David Lynn Brooks
Mystery Couples Stir High School Rumors
A reader column speculates on romance at a local high school. Betsy Lou Reeves, Betty, Jackie, Martha Dee, and George Henry are named as potential sweethearts or campaign managers, inviting readers to observe fourth period study hall for clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Lou Reeves
Betty
Jackie
Martha Dee
George Henry
Betty Bryant
George
Z. V
Quotation Collection Reflections from Class Members
A compilation of student quotations and lines attributed to various speakers including Billy Kaiser Norma Smith Joe Vestal the Senior Class Juliet Horton Don Newman and N H Davis. The excerpt features humorous aphorisms literary snippets and notes on algebra football and college life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Kaiser
Norma Smith
Joe Vestal
David
Juliet” Horton
Juniors Publish Spanish Booklet and Act in School Life
The junior class develops Spanish amongst hall talk and plans a Spanish booklet while staying active in athletics with stars like Joe Vestal David Johnson Roby Wilson Terry Miller and Dan Kent. Pep Squad members Wandadell Sanderson Bobby Witt and others are noted as well as social courting among juniors and seniors. Signing thirty Judith Junior hints at fundraising for the junior senior banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Vestal
David Johnson
Roby Wilson
Terry Miller
Dan Kent
Wandadell Sanderson
Bobby Witt
Billy Ward Evans
Zoe Vestal
Marjorie Young
Pat Gray
Dorothy Wallace
Janis Jayne Horton
Marcia Lane Blanks
Billy Joe Norris
Betty Lee Jones
Billy John Kaiser
Betty Margaret Sears
Bethel Way
Fred Murphy
Jimmie Burks
Norma Smith
Norma
Judith Junior
Homemaking Classes Advance in Nutrition and Canning
The homemaking I class studies nutrition and balanced diets and plans a first lab breakfast. Homemaking II completed a food preservation unit with a canning demo by Mrs Arvilla Patison of Lone Star Gas. Students practiced water bath and pressure canning, then canned pears and made preserves as they move to lunch planning and preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvilla Patison
Lone Star Gas Company
I Give You Texas Paradox Chronicle
A humorous Texas vignette quotes a paradoxical businessman who dismisses advertising as ineffectual while juggling a busy morning routine. The piece highlights the book Tall Talk from Texas featuring similar quips and a note of the author’s gratitude for rapid, wide readership.
Divorce by cruelty cited in Grayson County suit
Citation in case No. 53075 commands Rose M. Geis to appear to answer Lester L. Geis petition for divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. Hearing set before the district court in Sherman, Texas, by November 13, 1944, with the petition filed September 28, 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Rose M. Geis
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Lester L. Geis
S. V. Earnest
Inez Steed
Model Confesses Hat Mixup on Ride
A playful exchange shows a model insisting a hat is worn though it sits on the opposite side. The mother points out the apparent fashion or practicality mishap as they ride.
Notice to Creditors Estate of Ella Adlof Deceased
Letters testamentary on the estate of Ella Adlof deceased were granted September 19 1944 by Grayson County Court to H H Adlof executor. Creditors must present claims within the legal period. Residence and post office: 919 W Lamar Sherman Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Adelia Adlof
Grayson County
W. Lamar
Sherman
Grayson
State of Texas
H. H. Adlof
Honeymooning Texas ranch foreman clashes with New York World editor
A Texas ranch foreman who eloped with the owner's daughter on honeymoon confronted the famous city editor of the New York World in Manhattan. The groom blocked the reporter at the door, cursed him, and threatened to eject him. The reporter, reporting from the lobby, relayed the editor's outburst and the threat. The editor shouted into a telephone that the visiting journalist should be warned he cannot imitate him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
Questioned Title Proceedings in Grayson County
Citation No. 53078 names Sidney T. Fontain and Julia Fontain along with J. S. Washington M. D. Washington L. A. Washington L. Eppstein and M. L. Eppstein and unknown heirs as defendants. Francis X. Ford sues claiming ownership in fee simple of land traced from a 1944 survey grant in Grayson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Sidney T. Fontain
Julia W. Fontain
J. L. Washington
M. D. Washington
L. A. Washington
L. Eppstein
M. L. Eppstein
J. S. Washington
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Francis X. Ford
J. T. Munson
Partition Suit Seeks Fee Simple Title To Three Acre Texas Property
Plaintiff alleges possession since long before 1944 and a 1944 unlawful entry by defendants, creating a cloud on title. He seeks full fee simple title and removal of all clouds, with further orders as needed. The notice was issued September 29, 1944 in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
A. D
Sherman
Texas
S. V. Earnest
Grayson County
Inez Steed
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Guses
Y. B. Kaiser
Irene Kent
Boyce House
New York City
Cardus
A. Y. Creager Company
M. & P. Bank Building
Sherman, Texas
Community Public Service Company
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