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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1940
Page
7
Doris Ann Wallace won the girls division and Harold Junior Key won the boys division in a school amateur contest. Leroy and Lonnie D. Martin, brothers, took first prize with a medley performance, while Alvis Vanaster earned second place with Sierra Sue.
Forty four Whitewright homemaking girls traveled to Arlington for an area rally. Mrs Daniel R Russ and Lotta Faye Brown accompanied the group, attending an executive meeting and a state House of Delegates gathering. They viewed a style show by Fair Department Store and visited the homemaking lab at Arlington High School.
The Pure Food Show featured three baby contests with audience judging. Janis Janette Taylor won the 2 months to 1 year girl prize, Jimmy Duck the 2 months to 1 year boy prize, Roganne Holcomb won the 1 to 3 girl prize, and Philip Wayne Stephens claimed the 1 to 3 boy prize.
Dorotha Darwin and Laverne Kilgree were seen in Sherman on Saturday. Davis Parrish visited Denison and Sherman on Saturday. Helen Maddux and Marie Badgett appeared in Denison and Sherman on Saturday. Mary Alice Harrison was seen in Sherman Sunday night. Ann LaRoe and Mary Dale King were in Denison on Sunday. Velma Holland appeared in Sherman on Sunday. Patty Everheart and Dorothy Sue Douglas visited Sherman and Denison on Sunday. Gene Anderson was in Denison. C B Bryant went to Sherman Thursday night. Al Thornton Brother Gillett and Wilton McFarland visited Sherman and Denison Saturday. Coach Montgomery took Otto Russell Brother Gillett Wilton McFarland and C B Burchfield to Whitesboro Friday night for the football game.
At the Pure Food Show on Saturday afternoon six babies competed in the color ed baby contest like the white baby show. Ernes tine Roddy won the girls prize and Willie Royce took the boys prize amid applause as merchants donated prizes and attendees offered one vote per baby.
A charming senior at Whitewright High draws attention each morning. The student, 126 pounds and 5 feet 4 inches, has light brown hair and blue eyes and rides the Kentuckytown bus. She has held multiple offices in student groups, serves as senior class reporter, and enjoys football as a spectator.
The passage identifies Jarvis Flea Maddux as a well known senior member. It notes his mischievous nature and that he serves as Hi Y treasurer and pep leader from last year. He weighs 130 pounds and is five feet three inches tall. Judy Garland and Spencer Tracy are named as his favorite film stars.
Madden's Department Store of Denison presented a fashion show at the Pure Food Show on Friday October 25. Models across four figure types wore suits evening gowns sports outfits and afternoon dresses. High school girls watched from the stage as an employee sang God Bless America and the audience joined in the closing chorus.
The senior class met on Tuesday morning October 22 with president J B Smith appointing Mary Dale King Laverne Kilgree Dorotha Darwin and Wilton McFarland to plan Rotary service. Kilgree presented Little Hitler Winged Music Nina Marie Pierce reading Marie Ward and Music for Fun Loretta Alexander. Next meeting set for Tuesday November 5.
Mr. Russ, science instructor, reports arrival of Erlenmeyer flasks test tubes and beakers in four sizes along with funnel tubes thistle tubes and other apparatus. Replenished chemical stock will support a thorough study of chemistry fundamentals for the year.
About thirty wild geese were seen passing south over the High School on Monday. The observer notes this as a sign of coming cold weather and urges prep for winter.
At a junior class meeting on Tuesday the group voted to change Oddsman Day into Oddsman's Week and assigned students to various duties. A second meeting on Wednesday continued the task with more appointments, including staying in the office to answer calls.
The junior business training class led by Mrs. Lackey visited the telephone office last week and watched the operator at the switchboard. They will study another communication form next. A second class under Mrs. Kenmer is preparing a classified directory of Whitewright businesses and will visit the phone office this week.
Harold A. Manzer of Garland, brother-in-law of Mrs. Roddy, served as the cartoonist at the Pure Food Show Friday evening. He drew many comics from audience supplied dots and sketched a Lake and snow capped mountain scene. He then invited Mr. Cunningham to sketch “Uncle Tom” on stage as general manager of the show.
Mr Manzer drew a Tiger for the football squad and fans, receiving cheers for the familiar portrait. After the drawing a picture of Uncle Tom was shown and his work was exhibited at the High School with his wife and daughter present.
Terrapins competed in two races at the Pure Food Show over three weeks of training. On Thursday terrapin 1 owned by Othel Blanton won first place, with terrapin 49 owned by Edwin Badgett finishing second. Saturday saw terrapin 1 again win first, this time owned by Sam Montgomery, while terrapin 56 owned by Al Thornton and J. Frank Wilson placed second.
A chemistry class studies writing and balancing equations and explores symbols formulas valence radicals and their valence. Lectures are held on Monday and Tuesday with lab on the other days.
The homemaking class has been studying design, fabric, color, and appropriate attire for a dressy event. Panel discussions covered fashion topics as students plan to begin making the dresses on Monday.
The world history course led by Mr. Morris studies the Great Pyramid built around 3400 B C. Students receive six weeks grades with tests mainly on current events and weekly reports. Each Wednesday is current event day.
The homemaking II class completed overhauls of old garments last Wednesday and held a style show to show before and after pictures. They plan to create all occasion dresses for the rally and have discussed styles and materials.
English IV class studies Dickens tale with student reports by Anna Estelle Lewis on Louis XVI and Mary Dale King on Marie Antoinette. Oral talks follow, with questions after each part. The study aims to boost vocabulary after a college entrance test and improve word meanings.
In the typing lab the sound of constant typing shows students are mastering technique. Mrs. Kennemer requires daily submissions to track each learner’s progress and what they have accomplished, including mistakes.
The civics class of 1940 taught by Mr. L. B. Morris had a difficult test on Wednesday October 16. About half of the thirty six students scored below seventy and only a few were proud of their grades.
The speech class studies extemporaneous drama by creating plays based on Bible stories and presenting them in class. They are currently practicing plays drawn from books and will dramatize the best one in an assembly, while continuing notebook work.
Wilma Jackson leaves Whitewright High School mid term after returning to Burkburnett to finish the term. The junior class loses a student as the school adjusts to her departure.
Afternoon cake baking contests for women and girls produced multiple winners. Women winners included Mrs English, Mrs Hatfield, Mrs Fred Cook on Thursday. Mrs Lonnie Ricketts, Mrs W J Barbee, Mrs Lester Haile on Friday. Mrs Tom Cunningham and Mrs Tom Lilley on Saturday. Girls winners were Bertha Burchfield, Mildred Kent, Dorothea Mitchell, and Billie Hatfield.
The High School reports over 400 dollars raised from the Pure Food Show held October 24 to 26. Participants from Sherman Denison and Bonham staffed booths with coffee doughnuts hot dogs candy and drinks. Evening raffles awarded flour sacks with ticket numbers drawn. winners included Mrs. Floyd Bassett Dick Thornton and Mrs. Van Claborn.
Seniors win the Queen's race with Mary Alice Harrison as Queen and Sugar Thornton as King. Over a hundred dollars earned in the Queen's race. Pee Wee Parrish and Kirk May have roles at the Pure Food Show. Homemaking girls attend Area 4 meeting in Arlington. Several people fall ill from free doughnuts.
Those who passed by the office on Tuesday and Wednesday saw teachers and students with their heads crammed into the grade book as report cards were prepared for Thursday. Some pupils wore dreary looks while others cheered wildly. Students who missed weeks faced a handicap but resolved to work harder and improve in the next six weeks.
The physics class received new workbooks and laboratory equipment last week. Students will use the workbooks containing experiments and questions to catch up, and the new equipment will enable many interesting experiments.
Mary Alice Harrison a Whitewright High School senior was crowned Football Queen at the Pure Food Show Saturday evening. She was escorted by Albert Thornton and wore a black dotted swiss evening dress. Principal Morris crowned her, with Margaret Hanna as princess escorted by Kirk May.
The procession features Dorothy Sue Douglas as freshman princess, escorted by Prince James Stuteville. Junior princess Lucille Starr walks with escort Davis Parrish as part of a school pageant.
Rockwall High Yellow Jackets shut out Whitewright High Tigers 13 to 0 in conference play. Shoemaker carried to the eight yard line, Rupe scored on a double reverse, and Peoples caught a late third quarter pass before Rupe scored again. Extra points failed on the second TD.
Albert Thornton, leaving the High School campus, muses about a missing car then recalls he rode with someone and left the car downtown. He vows to find the driver, calling the culprit a scamp.
Mr Morris read grades to American history students noting overall improvement. He warned a weekly test every Wednesday if current events were not brought in. Topics mentioned included Japan Italy Germany relations, Tom Mix death, Burma Road reopening, Axis powers versus Britain, and the draft bill. Work on the history text begins this week.
The article states the Earth curves about nine inches over the first mile and increases with the square of the distance. It cites the U S Bureau of Lighthouses, noting curvature equals distance in miles squared times .6, with the result in feet.
Readers urged to inform the newspaper of any address change to avoid misdelivered Sun copies mailed to wrong addresses. If subscribers know a change is coming, they should write in advance to prevent missed issues and save the paper 2c per misdelivered copy.
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