W H S Reflector Student Page Briefs
The W H S Reflector lists staff members including Editor in chief Mary Jo Sears and reporters Norma Jo Jo Mangrum Sara Janway waUK Lay William Baxter Robert Doss Monabelle Biggerstaff with faculty adviser Dorothy Tapscott. Students referenced enjoy holidays and daily routines with notes on hair, home economics, chemistry, library use and social anecdotes.
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Mary Jo Sears
Norma Jo Jo Mangrum
Wauk Lay
William Baxter
Robert Doss
Monabelle Biggerstaff
Dorothy Tapscott
Gladys Ray
Anther Hudgins
J. B. Harrison
N. B. Nicholson
Mr. Manning
Mr. Gee
Day of Reckoning at School After Report Cards
A local school notes gloom as students receive report cards and fear consequences. Teachers warned earlier and now expect lower street activity tonight and next week due to strict rules. The editor hopes the lesson short and discipline restored in six weeks.
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Weill
High and Mighty Seniors Honor First Grad Class
Wednesday morning at 11 15 the High and Mighty Seniors entered the auditorium with dolls pecans apples and other items typical of first graders. Emma Claire Vestal led the lesson with a bell and the seniors answered difficult questions with amusing and intelligent replies. Joe Thomas Meador Mae Myrick performed a piano duet then the group sang School Days as they left for home.
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Emma Claire Vestal
Joe Thomas Meador
Little Mae Myrick
M. J
Masqueraders Club Opens With Three One Act Plays
The Masqueraders Club staged three diverse one act plays to strong applause. New member Monabelle Biggerstaff and Emma Claire Vestal acted in Dumb as a Doornail. Veteran Mary Jo Sears Guy Hamilton Jr and Dick Montgomery led For Love and Honor. Mae Myrick Joy Thomas Meador J Y Russell and Ross Wilson starred in Sham.
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Masqueraders Club
Monabelle Biggerstaff
Emma Claire Vestal
Mary Jo Sears
Guy Hamilton Jr
Dick Montgomery
Guy Jr
Mae Myrick
Joy Thomas Meador
J. Y. Russell
Ross Wilson
Hempsteds
E. K
Joe Thomas Meador Senior Class President in 1933
Joe Thomas Meador, president of the 1933 senior class, is noted for his charm with girls and envy from rivals. He favors blondes but accepts brunettes, and he may own the famed Little Nell lizzie in Whitewright used to transport friends to and from school. He is liked by both boys and girls and leads the senior class well.
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Joe Thomas Meador
Nell
Lizzie
Whitewright
Lester Martin Attends Business School
One of the class of '32’s most popular students Lester May Martin is attending Draughons' Business School in Dallas. Martin, known for his talent in leading chorus girls, received the Balfour award for scholarship loyalty and achievement. Seniors of '33 toast his progress in business.
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Lester May Martin
Draughons’ Business School
Dallas
Martin
Lester
Athletics We Await Grade Cards Amid Academic Tension
Students and staff await grade cards to determine who passes a majority of courses as school community fears chaos if outcomes spark protests or disciplinary actions.
Captain’s Team Eyes Friday Game and Interscholastic Meet
The captain plans a Friday game with Tom Bean and a class A opponent. Players listed include Clarence Jones at center J W McKinney and Ross Wilson as forwards J M Dixon and Ross Brown as guards. Bean has beaten Gunter twice this year and aims to break that streak Friday.
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Tom Bean
Clarence Jones
J. W. McKinney
Ross Wilson
J. M. Dixon
Ross Brown
Gunter
Possum Eaters and Boys' Glee Club Program Featured
In chapel the Possum Eaters and the Boys Glee Club repeated their program from the Pure Food Show. The audience enjoyed the performance, as noted by R. L. D.
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Glee Club
Brother Hagard Speaks to W H S Students
Monday morning in the chapel Brother Hagard pastor of the Methodist Church addressed the student body of W H S. This is the second time this year he has spoken at the high school and the student body highly praises the talk inviting him to return.
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Brother Hagard
Methodist Church
Hagard
Band forms and meets for first practice on Wednesday
The band met for the first time Wednesday night October nineteen with nine present. Director is praised, talent expected to develop quickly, and weekly rehearsals will be held each Wednesday evening.
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Young
F. C
Dream with Chaucer comes alive in a late night tale
A narrator stays up late with an English book and drifts into a dream in a Chaucerian setting. He meets a friendly Geffery Chaucer in a rustic inn where alcohol flows and talk turns to travels, then wakes realizing the encounter was only a dream.
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Mr. Geffery Chaucer
Harold’s Shaggy Example Of Human Body Adaptation
In a physiology class a teacher asks Harold for a familiar example of how the human body adapts to change. Harold replies with a joke about his aunt who gained fifty pounds in a year and avoided skin cracking, illustrating adaptation humorously.
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Harold
Obituary of Simon B Sivells in Marietta Oklahoma
Simon B Sivells aged 54 died Friday at 3 a m at his Marietta home after several months illness. He was former superintendent of Marietta schools resigning last August for health. He taught in Grayson County before moving to Oklahoma and served in World War I. He worked for General Motors before returning to education. Survived by widow Linnie Hest Sivells, two sons Jean and S B Sivells Jr, and daughter Marguerite Sivells. Also survived by brother C F Sivells and sisters M P Ball, Grace Davis, Ernest Ownby, W O Guthrie, and T B Moore. Funeral held at Marietta, burial at Akers Cemetery south of Sherman. Lloyd Moor directed the service.
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Simon B. Sivells
Marietta
Okla
Mr. Sivells
van Alsytne
Howe
Grayson County
Oklahoma
General Motors Company
Pilot Grove
Whitewright
Linnie Hest and
Sivells
Jean Ands. B. Sivells Jr
Marguerite Sivells
C. F. Sivells
Abilene
M. P. Ball
Krum
Grace Davis
Houston
Ernest Ownby
Durant
W. O. Guthrie
Tioga
T. B. Moore
Sherman
Akers Cemetery
Lloyd Moor
Pilot Grove News Highlights School Opening and Local Visits
Pilot Grove opened with good attendance as teachers J L Robinson Ralph Judd Miss Velda Smith and others serve the term. Residents and relatives from Sherman Van Alstyne Dallas and Wichita Falls visit and travel while Mrs J C Andrew remains ill with family at the bedside.
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J. L. Robinson
Ralph Judd
Pilot Grove
Velda Smith
Sherman
Ora Bell
van Alstyne
L. E. Wood
Ada Roberts
Sarah Binion
Bill Dixon
W. A. Bates
Desert
Nan St. John
Teachers Institute
J. O. Burns
Z. W. Binion
Farmersville
Mary Judd
Ralph
Onita Dixon
P. H. Binion
Dallas
Turner Woods
Wichita Falls
Woods
J. C. Andrew
Jess Norris
Near Tishomingo
Okla
Arbin Blanton
San Antonio
Girl Swallows Nickel During Bean Removal
Lillie Abuntis, 8, was taken to a San Antonio hospital to remove a bean from her ear. While the doctor began the procedure she swallowed the nickel her mother had given to keep her calm, a hospital attendant said.
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San Antonio
Lillie Abuntis
What is required to practice medicine in Texas
The text explains licensing and registration with the district clerk, plus affidavits. It defines who is practicing medicine as anyone publicly claiming to be a physician or surgeon and treating, or offering to treat, any disease or injury and charging for it directly or indirectly. It also covers related questions on court costs and other legal details.
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Texas
Justice Court
Aloha Meaning Explained as Hello and Goodbye
The word aloha in Hawaiian is commonly defined as both hello and goodbye. In addition the term conveys affection and respect in greeting and farewell contexts. Hawaiian language experts note its usage reflects warmth and cultural spirit in daily interactions.
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