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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1948
Page
6
The Tiger pep squad performed at Honey Grove last Friday night to support Whitewright in their game against the Warriors. Drills featured the great divide telescope and coordinated color guards, majorettes, and drum major Mary Thornhill.
On Wednesday October 22 the pep squad met in the auditorium to select three drummers filling spots left by Laura Jean Wilson Ruie Jean Roberts and Barbara Williams Mollie Jo Rutledge won first place Dixie Watkins second place and Sue Phillips third place The squad praises the new drummers for their cooperation and spirit Do you have your ticket for the first conference game
Whitewright High School Tigers boast a 33 to 0 win over Leonard and drill for Friday in Honey Grove. Coach S. T. Montgomery notes the team in fair shape and works on running plays for an hour daily.
Readable notes show grade school lunch menus from Monday to Friday with dishes like blackeyed peas wieners and peaches Monday, peanut butter and tuna lunch Tuesday, macaroni and cabbage Wednesday, deviled eggs Thursday, and steak Friday served by Mrs. Benson, Mrs. Gates, and Mrs. Thornhill. The meals include milk or fruit juice and praise for the cooks.
A reflective passage discusses how future plans travel, social duties, education, career, college, marriage, and home responsibilities weigh on individuals. It highlights the pressure of balancing popularity, politics, appearance, and personality against personal duties and community expectations.
The senior class plus Future Homemakers and Future Farmers of America members will attend the State Fair of Texas in Dallas on Rural Youth Day October 16.
The Tigers host Tioga on Friday October 1 at 8 00 p m on Bryant Field in the first conference game of the season. Whitewright aims to become district champions and tops the lineup features Hayes Carol Stubblefield Smith Craig Stephens Pierson Thrasher King Brown Reynolds Alexander.
Volunteers from Whitewright High School cleaned the library by removing all books dusting and returning them to shelves. With no librarian the second phase will require teachers and students after hours to organize weed worn volumes and verify pocket slips and accession records.
A terse note references two individuals, Kenneth Jones and Norman Watkins, with initials R R J accompanying the names. The fragment provides no additional context or details about their connection or actions.
Honey Grove Warriors beat the Whitewright Tigers 20 to 19 after a back and forth game. Captain Jack Thornton scored three times including a late end sweep to secure the victory. Don Reynolds and Billy Earl Brown contributed on offense for Whitewright.
Three of the five yell leaders marched into the typing lab Tuesday and opened a package containing three new shackos. Each seven inch hat is white with gold braid and a gold plume. The Whitewright pep squad now owns five hats and the wearers keep them until season end. Dorothy Dooley Peggy Parnell Carol Hughes received new hats. Anna Neather y and Joan Scott already had shackos. The Tigers need your support Friday night.
The first day of school brought news that senior rings had arrived. Orders placed last spring hoped for tax removal, but Congress did not act in time. Rings were sent c o d and students paid before opening, with Sept 23 completion noted as rings were shown by the students.
The F F A boys of Whitewright High held their first meeting Friday Sept 24 to set club dues and plan officer elections and class sweethearts. Dues are 3.00 for 12 months and due by Oct 16, the day the group attends the State Fair of Texas in Dallas.
On Friday September 24 the Future Homemakers of America met to reorganize with Miss Evelyn Burns as temporary chairman. Betty Blackerby was elected president and new officers were chosen including Gwen Kent secretary Gladine Harper treasurer Charlene Thornhill reporter Nora Hughes historian Billie Milam parliamentarian Louise Selman social chairman Billie Dillon. The club added a sweetheart program selecting Dean Alexander Don Cook Billy Earl Brown John Dale Reeves and James Bourland as escorts for the class years.
The club members voted to pay their dues before attending the Dallas Fair on October 16. The Whitewright Future Homemakers of America look forward to an active and successful year.
The Whitewright Tigers and Coach S. T. Montgomery were treated by the Pigskin Club at Craig's Cafe Friday night after the game with Leonard. The menu featured steak mashed potatoes gravy fresh tomatoes green beans and milk. The team expressed thanks for the gesture.
A meeting held after lunch on Wednesday showed girls appreciating the excellent care of the rest room this summer. The group unanimously agreed to draft rules and standards for its ongoing upkeep.
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