Attendance concerns and PTA notes at C H S
C H S faced low attendance last November and plans more parental involvement. Mr Crouse urged no sick days and consistent school return. several students were noted absent due to illness or truancy. A December PTA meeting led by Axford Barrow discussed joining state and national PTA and postwar plans.
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P.T. A
Axford Barrow
Sual
Smith
Ross Coppage
Maryland State Teachers’ Association
Famous People of C. H. S
A list features notable pairs and names connected to C. H. S including Billy Cropp Lou Costello Betty Jane Lutz Greta Garbo Barb Fitzgerald Hazel Scott Edwina Breeding Shirley Temple Bobby Smith Buddy Ricch Bernard Heinel Gabriel Heater Roger Redden Roy Rogers Olga Swatik Dorothy Thompson Jim Cooper Wendel Willkie Wayne Barrow Charles Boyer Eloise Downes Donald Turner Blondie Dagwecod
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Billy Cropp
Lou Costello
Betty Jane Lutz
Greta Garbo Barb Fitzgerald
Hazel Scott
Edwina Breeding
Shirley Temple
Bobby Smith
Buddy Ricch
Bernard Heinel
Gabriel Heater
Roger Redden
Roy Rogers
Olga Swatik
Dorothy Thompson
Jim Cooper
Wendel Willkie
Wayne Barrow
Charles Boyer
Eloise Downes and
Donald Turner
Blondie and
Dagwecod
Slats Diary Reflects Quiet Year At Home And Church
Oliver N. Warren recounts a week of small town life from Slats diary. Sunday features church and sports memories with a note on upcoming athletes. The week includes a car mishap, editorial talk about a Rose Bowl trip, a bowing debate with Mistress Enfelt, and a childlike Christmas wish list amid family scenes.
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Mankey
Faust
Bis
Husky
Abel
Rosenfelt
Roenfelt
Otte
Paris
Santa Crose
Illness After Eating Causes School Absence
The writer recalls a rough stomach upset after dinner and a rifle pane incident, notes a doctor helped with symptoms, and expects to return to school Monday. The entry questions the family's trust in the doctor and mentions a plan to go back to school if the doctor confirms recovery.
Christmas Seals urged to aid tuberculosis fight
Dr. R H Riley, director of the Maryland state health department, urges people to buy Christmas Seals to fund clinics chest x rays tuberculin testing and prevention. Since 1908 the campaign has reduced tuberculosis but death rates remain high especially among African Americans. He warns wartime conditions should not relax control measures and calls for renewed effort to stamp out the disease.
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R. H. Riley
Marland State
Maryland
Riley
Letters To Santa from Denton Child in 1943
A December 15 1943 letter from Doris Crain seven year old in the second grade requests a doll with hair a set of dishes a table and chairs books and games plus candy nuts and fruit. She asks Santa not to forget her little sister mother father and teacher.
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Denton, Md
Santa Claus
Doris Crain
Wish List for a 7 Year Old Second Grader
A kind note with a gentle request for a Christmas gift. The child expresses pride in being in second grade and hopes for a thoughtful present. The tone is hopeful and sweet, reflecting a young learner’s holiday wishes.
Child’s Christmas Wish From Denton Girl
Dorothy Andrew from Denton Maryland requests a wall blackboard games a 22 inch doll clothes slippers dresses socks and doll clothes plus fruit nuts and candies in a letter dated December 15 1948. She asks for family members and all children worldwide to be remembered by Santa and signs Shirley Betts in third grade with Miss Chaffinch as teacher.
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Denton
Santa Claus
Easton
Shirley Betts
Santa, Please Bring Barbara Fuchs a Wish List
Eight year old Barbara Fuchs in third grade asks Santa for a doll new crayons a book and a game. She also hopes for candy and oranges and asks Santa to make many other children happy as well.
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Denton, Md
Santa Claus
Santa
Barbara Fuchs
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Greensboro
Freshman News
Elass
Howe
William Garett Greenly
Bill
Benny Goodman
Hellcats
Charles Millard
Harris
Buck
Harry James
Oliver N. Warren
P. m
Rong
Felt
G. R. Kelly
Marydel, MD
Dorothy Andrew
Eastern Shore Public Service
Peninsula
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