Yoemen Agriculture Assistant Visits Cameron
Ourar Nedodeck, a student at Texas Arte and Industries College, plans a two week stay in Cameron to assist with teaching in the Vocational Agriculture Department. He recently joined the Dairy Cattle Judging Team and was sent by the A. and J. College for the Fort Worth Stock Show project participation.
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Ourar Nedodeck
Texas Arte and Industries College
Ringe Wille
Cameron
Nedbcleck
A. & J. College
Fort Worth
Yor High livestock judging team heads to Houston contest
Members of the C. H Yor High School Vorations Agriculture department will travel to Houston for a two day livestock judging contest on February 22 and 23. The squad, advised by coach and joined by officials from Foundation Farm, judged dairy and beef cattle classes under guidance of farm managers and A&M dairy team member McKeever. Participants named include Roy Mabry Dee Hitt Marcellye Dragos Cecil Bell and E D Parnell.
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C. H Yor High School
Houston
Austin
Loling
Foundation Farm
Jack Shelton
von Roeder
Suv Intent
Texas A. & M
Internations
McKeever
Foundation
Deiry
Roy Mabry
Dee Hitt
Marcellye Dragos
Cecil Beli
E. D. Parnell
Sorghum Seed Plan for Local Farms Approved
C H Yee Future Farmers will plant pure bred certified sorghum seed from a cooperative order. Heads from Hegari Texas Blackhull Kaffir Dwarf Yellow Milo and Sumac Red Top Cane will be saved and shown at fairs next fall.
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C. H. Yee
Local residents visited cities across Texas this weekend
FE A Perrin and Mr Wood were in Austin on business. Miss La Nell Love visited her parents in Kriesman over the holidays. Miss Louise Green traveled to Temple and Austin. Mrs Posey Miss Dickard and Miss Helen Flynn enjoyed a Houston vacation. Miss Elizabeth Lanham spent time in Temple and Austin. Miss Katherine Robbins visited Austin Friday and Saturday. Helen Flynn missed school due to flu. Jell Blanche Pitts remained out of school as her sister in Dallas was critically ill.
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A. Perrin
Mr. Wood
Austin
Louise Green
Temple
Mrs. Posey
Dickard
Helen Flynn
Houston
Elizabeth Lanham
Katherine Robbins
Jell Blanche Pitts
Dallas
Cameron Public Schools
Miss Love
Harriett
Alice Rylander
Lydia Nancy Newton
Joe Clinton
Vicer
Elmer
Kari Tracy
Susan
Emma Lee Burnett
Jeanie
Imo Lewis
Janie
Eloise Prisley
Miss Pinny
Doris Cammer
Texas Independence Program At Chapel School
The Chapel program opened with a Texas Independence focus as Judge Gillis spoke, recalling brave days and Texan heritage. The Future Farmers Club judging team reported on their trip, with Reg Mabry presenting the findings and noting the Agricultural department under Mr Parnell.
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Texas Independence
Gillis
Texas
Future Farmers Club
Reg Mabry
Agricultural Department
Parnell
New Gym Nears Reality for Yee High School
City Council of Cameron approves construction of a new vocational and gym unit for Yee High School pending plans staying within the authorized budget. Officials expect the cost to remain under the approved limit as the project moves toward realization.
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Yee High School
Cameron
Counc
Yoe High Typing Team Wins Calvert Practice Contest
Yoe High under Mike Louise Green won first place and team average at a February 21 practice contest in Calvert with seven Cameron entrants. Cameron participants included Katheryn Woodemae BIS, Margaret Lesiker 1826, Catherine Mode 127 42, Hereld Jackson 112, and Alice Rylander 110 71, while the team posted a 115 average to Calvert 195.
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Yoe High
Mike Louise Green
Calvert
Cameron
Katheryn Woodemae
Margaret Lesiker
Catherine Mode
Hereld Jackson
Alice Rylander
Cameron Janitor Joe Navratil Dies After Illness
Joe Navratil a longtime janitor in Cameron Public Schools for eleven years died Monday morning at his Cameron home after months of illness. Friends and acquaintances expressed deep regret at his passing.
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Joe Navratil
Cameron Public
Cameron
Mr. Navratil
Debate Team Travels to Rosebud for Practice Debates
The high school debating club sent its team to Rosebud on Tuesday for practice debates against Reagan on Wednesday evening and Calvert on Thursday. Members include boys Billy Gillis and John Martin, and girls Gwendolyn Sanders and Mary Virginia Garbin.
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Rosebud
Reagan
Calvert
Billy Gillis
John Martin
Gwendolyn Sanders
Mary Virginia Garbin
Freshmen Party Kickoff at Yee High School Ada Henderson Gym
The Freshmen Class of Yee High School held its first party of the year on Thursday night February 21 in the Ada Henderson gym. Guests included freshmen, sponsors Miss Rob bins Miss Flinn Miss Love Mr. Perrin and Robbie Casey. Green and white decor featured paper fish and fish themed games. After a fishing trip two top fish catchers formed groups for the following games. Fish pond prizes named freshmen for the evening. Refreshments included doughnut “sinkers” and hot chocolate “brew.”
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Yee High School
Ada Henderson
Baylor University Debate At Yee High School
Baylor University debaters entertained Yee High School faculty and students on Wednesday February 20 in the school auditorium. The question asked was Whether nations should abolish international shipment of arms and munitions. Affirmative speakers were Sanders and Evans. negative speakers Geren and Brunner. Mr. Glenn Capp of Baylor University served as master of ceremonies.
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Baylor University
Yee High School
Sanders
Evans
Geren
Brun
Echoes From Ade Henderson
Editor Jeanette McIntyre oversees staff including Nel Vaughan Mary Ellen Cottle Stone Garner and Douglas Perrin with Dorothy Perkins Bonnelle Hess and Grace Jewell Daugherty listed among contributors.
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Jeanette McIntyre
Nel Vaughan
Mary Ellen Cottle
Stone Garner
Douglas Perrin
Dorothy Perkins
Bonnelle Hess
Grace Jewell Daugherty
Visitors and travel notes from McGregor and Georgetown
Bobby Wood visited in McGregor during the holidays. Wayne Perrin went to Georgetown Saturday. Several pupils were absent on Monday of this week. The students will receive new books this week.
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Bobby Wood
McGregor
Wayne Perrin
Georgetown
First Grade Reading Contest Sparks Pleasure and Study
First grade pupils join a long running reading contest that blends enjoyment with learning. Students received new books last week and are enjoying the fresh titles as part of the program.
Bennie Preeeley and La Verre Elliott Withdraw from Second Grade
Two students Bennie Preeeley and La Verre Elliott have withdrawn from second grade, per school records. The move affects class enrollments and classroom assignments.
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Bennie Preeeley
la Verre Elliott
Weekend visitors and local notes in Texas towns
Red Norris Alford visited in San Antonio over the weekend. Ray Harold Copus was an Austin visitor on the holiday. Miss Winnie Henderson, the third grade teacher, is ill. Mrs. Roy Baskin is substituting for her. Harold Warren visited in Killeen during the holiday.
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Red Norris Alford
San Antonio
Ray Harold Copus
Austin
Winnie Henderson
Roy Baskin
Harold Warren
Killeen
School Absences Noted for Multiple Students
Enid Walzer has been absent for quite a while. Dorothy Ann Pope is also out of school. Oscar Elliott has moved away. Sam Bill Law has been absent for a week.
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Enid Walzer
Dorothy Ann Pope
Oscar Elliott
Sam Bill Law
Dorie Newton Visits Heidenheimer Friday
Dorie Newton traveled to Heidenheimer on Friday. Bella Kreisman plans a trip to New York tomorrow and then to Europe later.
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Dorie Newton
Heidenheimer
Bella Kreisman
New York
Europe
Kreisman Sisters Set for Long European Visit
Gertrude Kreisman and her sister Bella plan a lengthy journey to Europe for an extended visit, departing soon to explore several countries and cultures.
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Gertrude Kreisman
Bella
Europe
Plays for Washington Birthday Highlight Student Cast
Students staged plays for George Washington birthday with exchanges among classes. Betsy Ross and the First Flag featured names like George Washington Martha Washington and Benjamin Franklin while A Visit to Washington's Home included Doris Warren Uncle Sam and Goddess of Liberty among others. Our First Flag listed Betsy Ross and George Washington with a cast including Inez Hatch Hamilton Elvin Wiley and others.
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George Washington
Betsy Ross
J. G. Meyers
Charlotte Perkins
Martha Washington
Donald Glass
Benjamin Franklin
Don Edmonds
John Adams
Jimmy Coleman
Robert Morris
Ima
Gene Akers
Betty Ross
Nancy Lou Burleson
Mary
Gladys Crawford
Lucille Andrews
Jane
Washington
Doris Warren
Goddess of Liberty
Dick Slocomb
Uncle Sam
Lemoine Spaulding
William Earl Moseley
Owen Stidham
Oletha Neeley
Yelda Young
Doris Morgan
Boy Secouts
Clyde Copus
John Clare
Mary Jewel Fannin
Wenona Moseley
Red Cross
Hazel Riddle
Vance Hope Tyndall
Mount Vernon
Inez Hatch
Geo. Washington
Jeff Cammer
Alexander
Hamilton Elvin Wiley
Through the Calendar to Mount Vernon Names Mentioned
The list presents a set of names including George Washington, Robert Lee Dekel, Warren Brashear, Jack, Tom Hobson, and Martha Washington among others, indicating participants or persons referenced in a calendar related to Mount Vernon. The compilation includes individuals with varied titles such as Mrs Winston, Curtis Dencan, and the maid, suggesting a social or ceremonial context.
Girl Scouts Begin Rug for New Little House Project
The Girl Scouts start a rug for their soon to be built little house as they study flowers. They are currently focusing on floral themes while construction progresses rapidly.
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Girl Scouts
Holiday visits of several women to Texas towns
Miss Childress spent the holidays in Houston. Miss Blanche Hensley and her niece, Patey Exslinger, holidayed in Anderson. Miss Clement visited Thorndale for the season. Miss Mantor went to Taylor. Miss Schiller and Miss Miller spent the holidays in Austin.
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Miss Childress
Houston
Blanche Hensley
Patey Exslinger
Anderson
Miss Clement
Thorndale
Miss Mantor
Taylor
Miss Schiller
Austin
Miss Miller
The Highwayman described as romantic Robin Hood figure
Caroline Chambers argues that the poem The Highwayman portrays a dashing highwayman during the Revolutionary era as a noble figure who steals from the rich to aid the needy. She notes his romantic gesture of kissing his sweetheart in moonlight and his speedy, stylish image as evidence of vanity within a heroic legend.
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Alfred Noyes
Caroline Chambers
The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes
The poem centers on the doomed romance of the highwayman and his sweetheart Bess. Tim the hustler betrays them to soldiers who trap Bess at the window with a musket. Bess sacrifices herself to warn the highwayman, sealing a tragic fate. Stone Garner.
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Alfred Noyes
Bess
Tim
Stone Garner
The Highwayman Sighting at the Inn Window
A highwayman with a French cocked hat lace and planet velvet coat, brown doe-skin breeches and tall boots enters at night. He rides beneath the moon to the landlord's daughter’s window where they make love, his jeweled pistol at his side.
Waiting for the Highway Man
A dramatic Victorian tale centers on Bess, the innkeeper’s daughter, waiting in darkness for her highwayman lover. She guards him by risking death, her senses sharpened to hear hoofbeats as soldiers close in, a sacrifice born from deep devotion.
Love of Highwayman Spurs Bold Trigger Moment
A fearless woman recalls hearing hoofbeats that froze her blood yet she acted without fear, pulling the trigger for love in a tense highwayman encounter.
Night on the Moor as a Landlord’s Daughter Waits
In a tense nocturnal scene Dorothy Perkins portrays Bess, the landlord’s daughter, watching the moonlit moor from a window. Soldiers stir, but she remains bound to wait for a sign of approaching riders, dreaming of a gallant phantom on the horizon.
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Bess
How I Missed My Train
A boy narrates a voyage that starts with a clock misset by a slow father and a day of distractions. He leaves early but arrives late as a conductor calls All aboard, turning his trip into a missed train story.
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Dad
Arnold Schulz
Watch at Midnight Trap for Noted Highwayman
Soldiers arrive at the inn and bind Bess to prevent warning her lover the highwayman. They poser as a watchman by placing a gun in her hands and set a trap to await his approach at midnight.
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Bess
Portrait of a Fatal Warning on a Dark Road
A woman attempts to warn her lover of an approaching highwayman and, as midnight nears, she fatally shoots herself rather than let him be harmed. Her sacrifice preserves him, as described by Douglas Perrin.
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Rees
Douglas Perrin
Sleepwalker chained to bed after near 20 foot fall
Audette Hansen of Sydney Australia is kept chained to her bed each night following a late night sleepwalking incident in which she plunged twenty feet from her bedroom window.
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Sydney
Australia
Audette Hansen
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New Funeral Home
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W. T. Pearson
Rockdale
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Firestone Products
Horstmann Brothers
Lalla Meyers
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