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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1965
Page
2
The new senior high school opened Tuesday with 130 students. Classes ran 8 20 to 3 55 for a busy first day. The old school was donated by Grayson College and the new facility includes modern classrooms, gym, science labs, and an intercom system.
Patsi King, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. King, is featured in a senior spotlight segment. The piece outlines her school activities, community involvement, and plans after graduation, celebrating her achievements and character.
Mrs Henry Carroll introduces Patsi Carroll in a Senior Spotlight. Patsi has a sister Gloria in Arizona and is a Beta Club member who earned wide recognition during three years in school. She was class favorite in freshman and sophomore years and Western Week Queen and Valentine Sweetheart in junior year.
Senior Mickey Meador son of Mr and Mrs Jack Meador is highlighted for scholastic achievement and athletic talent. He has two brothers Jackie and Jeff and a sister Jill. Meador served as class president in sophomore and junior years and led the Pan American Student Forum while earning Beta Club honors. He plans to attend college to prepare for a worthwhile future.
Whitewright Senior High introduces Rodney Hudson as football coach and Algebra I II and plane geometry teacher. Hudson, a Howard Payne College alumnus, previously taught at Boswell High School. His wife Barbara Hudson shares in the teaching duties.
The report notes Mr. Hudson teaches split fifth and sixth grades at Whitewright Elementary School and relaxes by playing golf when not involved in football or caring for his daughter Stacey.
The Whitewright Tigers aim for a strong football season led by coaches Rodney Hudson Howard Hodge and Harold McDaniel. The 43 player roster includes Jack Frisby Will Cureton Jan Buchanan Joe N Brown Warren Rice Harrold Ballard and many others.
The notice lists daily school meals for September 20 and 21. Monday offers Spam cheese black eyed peas potato salad carrot sticks rolls butter stewed apricots and milk. Tuesday serves pinto beans ham shanks turnip greens pickles onions cornbread apple cobbler and milk.
Fort Worth Press notes President Johnson announcing civilian agencies saved 1.1 billion and that Defense Secretary McNamara saved 4.4 billion in 1965. Taxpayers seek substantive proof via rebates or debt reduction and urge action. Go to church Sunday.
A job applicant struggles with a four page questionnaire asking who to notify in case of accident. The answer reads Anybody in sight. A bumper sticker in the Midwest and Rocky Mountain states proclaims I fight poverty, I work.
A widow tells a census taker her husband has been dead for six years while noting she has two young children. She quips that it’s him who’s dead, not her. A father recalls courtship banter and a daughter asks what he used to say to girls.
A humorous verse about a cook who bravely grills for guests, battles a near burnt steak, and saves the salad while the meal climaxes with tense moments and anxious appetites. The piece reads like light satire of a backyard cook’s effort and the triumph of salvage over disaster.
A father signs his son’s poor report card with an X to fake literacy. The boy jokes about a book doing half the work. The exchange ends with the son asking for two books, reflecting humor about reading and pride.
A man and his young son enter a crowded elevator. A plump woman asks the father if he is afraid the boy will be squashed, implying worry about the child's safety in the confined space.
A father challenges a fiancé of the Smith twins to name the one he will marry. The young man answers with humor, saying he will not try to tell them apart, noting their shared beauty and his carefree plan.
Haiti faces high child mortality with an infant death rate around twenty percent. Education access remains limited as only about one in seven children attends school.
The State of Texas issues a summons to Vivian Carol Wright in cause No. 71212 filed Aug 31 1965 by Tommy Joe Wright for divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. The respondent must appear by Oct 18 1965 at 10:00 A M in Sherman before the 15th District Court. Published in The Whitewright Sun Sept 9 16 23 30 1965.
Federal civilian employment climbs to 2,542,590, up 34,471 in one month. The fiscal year ending June 30 posted a payroll total of 17,242,000,000 dollars, a record high cited by a congressional committee.
A Grayson County Sheriff sale lists Roby Frank Weatherman and Bobbie Weatherman as owners of Lots 11 12 and 13 in Block 1 Summer's Second Addition Sherman. The sale is set for November 2, 1965 at the Grayson County Courthouse with proceeds to cover court costs and sale expenses.
Northeast Texas Telephone Company asks if the teenage princess at your house has a personal extension phone and whether she wants one. It promises privacy, personal freedom, and a sense of responsibility.
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