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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1946
Page
2
The High School Reflector recounts past staffers including Joanne Grammer Irene Kent and Eugene Thornhill with assistants and reporters. It recalls friendships romances and classroom life from four years ago plus memories of lunchroom meals and sponsors like Mr Caraway and PTA members.
A reflective note marks four years since a group began as freshmen, recalling growth and the endurance of a friendship that survived and hints at eventual senior status for the younger cohort.
Margaret Hanna attends Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. Mrs. Billy Gene Lyons teaches at Trenton High School. Students at Austin College Sherman include Edward Montgomery Lester Simp son Jr Clarence Wootten Janis Horton and Betty Jo Pierce. Clifton Ross a ’44 graduate returns home from military service. Bobby Neal Witt stationed at Chanute Field attends weather observer school. Katie Kincaid a ’45 graduate enrolled in Texas Woman’s College Denton. Norma Smith Dell Sanderson and Ruth Maddux attend East Texas State College Commerce. Polly Ann Brown Bessie Jo Russell and James Stutevill study at North Texas State College Denton. Billie Ruth Holcomb a sophomore at East Texas State College visits home. Henrietta Jackson a ’45 graduate attends Texas Tech. Navy man Billy John Kaiser home on leave. Betty Jean Brice and Ruth Mears take jobs at Community Frozen Food Market. Wallace Reeves at Southern Methodist University and Emerson Sears at University of Tulsa home for weekend.
Whitewright Tigers suffer an 18 13 defeat in their first District 16 A game against Rockwall Yellow Jackets. Co Captain Kaiser scored on a two yard plunge, Thornhill kicked extra points, Henry Hansard caught a pass for a TD, and Rockwall added a late third quarter score to seal the win.
In front of the grandstands the front four lines cartwheeled with the back lines in reverse, completing a round before spreading out and repeating. After countermarching and a final field run, the local girls showed improved yelling and marching, edging the Rockwall squad in spirit.
The history class thanks Mr Cara way and the board of trustees for maps of various countries. Mr Gentry uses large colorful maps showing routes, boundaries, population figures, and territorial control of the war. See room 15.
A meeting of the annual staff was held Tuesday morning from 8:30 to 9:00 to discuss securing ads. Groups must travel to Denison, Sherman, and other towns, but no class will be missed. Snapshots are taken and the work room has been cleaned as the staff resumes work with Betty Darwin as editor of The Bell.
The W H S pep squad sang their school song to start the Whitewright Rockwall game as attendees stood at attention. At halftime the girls lined up parallel with the goal posts and swung.
Citation from Grayson County Texas to E L Stiles and heirs regarding Lot 11 Block 1 Josephine Godfrey Addition Whitesboro Grayson County for delinquent state and county taxes totaling 54.57 dollars. suit filed by the State to collect taxes and foreclose, appearance required at Grayson County District Court in Sherman on December 9, 1946 to show cause why judgment and sale should not be ordered. Court clerk S V Earnest announces at Sherman office with deputy Nancy Drake.
The senior civics class completed a unit on the Constitution covering the seven articles and amendments, exploring legislative, executive, and judicial departments, state relations, provisions, and ratification. English IV memorized Shakespeare sonnets and studies the Elizabethan Age. the speech class has begun.
The six weeks end with a study of pantomimes and a level of busy senior activity. Seniors in afternoon bookkeeping tackle balance sheets budgets and profit statements while prospective typists practice keyboarding in the typing lab. Homemaking girls were surveyed on makeup and hair, with sewing to follow, and new textbooks arriving promising more engaging speech.
The article outlines requirements for TWA sky hostesses including height over five feet two, single status, age 21 to 26, good health, a year of college or nursing certificate, and presentable appearance. Trainees endure five weeks of training in Kansas City with transportation housing and meals provided.
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