Know Your City Schools Faculty Meeting and Enrollment Shifts
A general faculty meeting of public school teachers and about 15 student teachers plus six parents was held in the high school auditorium. Demonstration on spelling was led by Mrs. J B Speer for critique. Enrollment figures show varied first semester totals across schools with Centennial rising to a record 414, high school down to 189, and Central steady around 326.
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J. B. Speer
Central School
Centennial
Sul Ross
Minnie Phillips
Fort Worth Livestock Receipts Up. Prices Slightly Downgrade
Fort Worth stock yards report week ending Jan 7 shows receipts higher after bad weather, with near normal totals versus a year ago. Downward price revisions hit most cattle and calves. yearlings $1 to $2 lower, stocker demand eased, fat lambs down about a dollar. Slaughter steers and yearlings sold mainly $21 to $27, with some up to $28 or $33 for rare club yearlings. cows and bulls weak to $0.50 under prior week. light calves firm.
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Fort Worth
Sheep market trends show steady yearlings and stronger old sheep
Yearlings stayed steady while older sheep rose to around 50c, feeders largely steady. Fat lambs mostly $22 to $24 with some club lambs to $25. Medium to choice shorn lambs $19 to $23, many $22+. Common to good yearlings $14 to $20. Slaughter ewes $10.50 to $12.50, a new high. old sheep $9 to $10. Feeder lambs $18 to $20.
Fast horses fly to avoid sea travel hazards
Air transport ships race horses to avoid seasickness and long recovery times from boat voyages. At high altitudes pilots wear masks and horses become sleepy but remain safe. During the war, dozens of saddle horses moved from Burma to China over the Himalayan hump without incident.
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Burma
China
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