Reflection on Reading and School Life Shared by Texas Students
In a long note from the F.H.S. Echo staff the piece extols reading and books as essential for youth. It argues good books provide education, inspiration, and private schoollike growth far beyond films or travel, urging every child to build a personal library and cultivate a love of reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Graham
Tom Swift
Mexico
Prescott and Creel
Maximilian
Paris
Dickens
London
Emerson
B. F. Riggan
Baird
Texas
Cardus
Heart of the Hills Epworth League Convention attendees
Personal notes list attendees at the Heart of the Hills Epworth League Convention in Centerpoint and others visiting for Thanksgiving events..Named individuals include Meta Kneese Olga Kneese Nila Bode Eleanor Brodie Fern Grote Ruth Gold Leola Mc Dougall Willie Mae Bode Richard Gammenthaler Walter Klett Wesley Gold Albert Loudon Victoria Keidel Byran Hardin and Elsie Weber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meta Kneese
Olga Kneese
Nila Bode
Eleanor Brodie
Fern Grote
Ruth Gold
Leola McDougall
Willie Mae Bode
Richard Gammenthaler
Heart of the Hills
Centerpoint
Walter Klett
Wesley Gold
Albert Loudon
Victoria Keidel
Byran Hardin
Texas A. & M
Austin
Elsie Weber
Celia Moore
Court House
Chester Borchers
Howard Stewart
Llano
Agnes
Estella Brannies
Ethel Mae Brannies
Seguin
Arno Basse
Hondo
Nora Arbelger
Gladys Miller
San Antonio
Victor Nixon
R. L. Kott Jr
Erna Mae Hen
Phone year grocery order to No. 14 or fit for prompt delivery
Juenke and Schoenewolf appear in a brief notice describing a phone order for a year’s groceries to No. 14 with prompt delivery promised. The snippet indicates a small business or personal arrangement without broader context.
Faculty News Highlights Holiday Travels
Miss Julia Estill attended the Winter Garden Fair during the holidays. Miss Josie Carter spent Thanksgiving in Llano. Miss Peacock spent the weekend in Llano. Mr. C. W. Feuge spent the weekend at Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Estill
Josie Carter
Llano
Miss Peacock
C. W. Feuge
Houston
Snapshot Campaign Continues In Mesa School
The snapshot campaign extends another week as the Mesa Staff pursues more snapshots. The class winning the campaign will be honored with a Christmas Party sponsored by the Mesa Staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesa
Miss Julia Estill Recalls Winter Gardens Texas Trip
Miss Julia Estill lectured students about her Winter Gardens Texas journey. She described plant specimens orchards and scenery from several cities and spoke about attending the Valley Fair citrus display. The notes also cover a small bookkeeping class with four students and upcoming practice sets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Estill
Winter Gardens
Texas
Julia F
Ada Braeutigam
Ruby Ransleben
Werner Tatsch
Margaret Klinksie
Grammar Grade News Highlights Shifts and Projects
Miss Muelel reports Oline Holly moved to Harper while Fred Achtarberg Jr. from Kerrville has enrolled. Second grade improves with good teeth honors. Third graders start Health Habit and Christmas projects. James Henke George Grober and Gladys Lee are perfect in Health Habit. English studies include the Indian tale Little White Chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muelel
Oline Holly
Harper
Fred Achtarberg Jr
Kerrville
Miss Carter
Miss Feuerbacher
Miss Stalken
Captain Milk
James Henke
George Henry Grober
Gladys Lee
Robert Lehne Damancie Palacious
Marvin Prochnow
Frederick Robinson
George Edward Bowin
Leroy Nixon
Norman Ransleben
Catherine Liangerhans
Pegrgy Petsch
Little White Chief
High School Cagers in Training
Fredericksburg High School basketball season begins with extensive practice for boys and girls. December will focus on preparation ahead of January opening, as teams from Comfort Kerrville Junction and Bourne boost Hill Country District competition. The new gym rises rapidly with plans to debut in a January 1931 game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Comfort
Kerrville
Junction
Bourne
Justice and News Ethics in a Civic Lesson
The article argues most government actions go unseen while a single unjust court decision or corruption accusation becomes news. It urges readers to distinguish political charges from patriotic claims and to assume innocence until proven guilty, teaching critical reading of the daily press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
News Review
Daily Press
Republic
Ours
Four youths held in death of Arlene Draves in Gary
Miss Arlene Draves an 18 year old Emerson High School graduate died in Gary Indiana from shock after an alleged attack. Four youths Virgil Kirkland Leon Stanford Paul Barton and Harry Shirk were held pending a coroner s inquest after Kirkland returned to the Draves home about 2 30 am and said Babe s dead. They were at a party at David Thompson s home and later took her to Dr Wharton s where she died. All fled when informed of the death and were later apprehended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
Arlene Draves
Emerson High School
Chester Owen
Virgil Kirkland
Horce Mann
Leon Stanford
Emerson High Grid
Paul Barton
Harry A. Shirk
Kirkland
Draves
Babe
David Thompson
R. O. Wharton
Miss Draves
Dooleys Store Extends Saturday Hours to 9 PM
To accommodate shoppers after supper Dooleys Store will stay open Saturday nights until nine o clock. The change highlights extended retail hours for weekend customers and aims to boost Saturday evening sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dooley
For Sale Slightly Used Large Cash Register
Bar Bain advertises a slightly used large cash register in good condition with contact at this office for details.
Wets Attack Day Law From All Sides
Washington voices rallied to repeal prohibition with five legislative angles. Proposals include two national referendas on repealing the 18th amendment, plus bills to permit wine and beer production and sale and federal aid to states pursuing interstate racketeers. Rep Woodruff of Michigan urged federal help to prosecute gangsters and racketeers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wets
Prohibition
House
Rep
Woodruff
Michigan
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Dorothy Ries
Margaret Klinksick
Amanda Mae Hahne
Elsie Sagebiel
Ola Mae Johanson
University of Texas
Agnes Sagebiel
Emily Keidel
Emmie Kallenberg
Gifford White
Lee Kiehne
Henry Schmidt
Arthur Kowert
Albert Keidel
Hugo Petermann
Victor Kneese
Clarence Horlen
Ruby Kneese
Mathilda Lucas
Our Lady of the Lake College
Herbert Merz
Galveston Medical School
Ralph MacMann
Edwin Kiehne
Draughon’s
Business College
Viola Stein
Westmoorland College
James Schmidt
Schreiner Institute
Frederick Wilson
Crawford Godfrey
Henry Kneese
Victor Henke
Loreen Moursund
Irene Itz
Edgar Klett
Sonora High School
Maurine Phillips
Margaret Bracher
Laredo High School
Brownsville
Littlefield
Anita Kneese
New Braunfels
Brackenridge Main Ave
Juenke and
Schoenewolf
Junior League of the Holy Ghost Church
Peter’s Hall
Bain
Tanners
R. H. Chaney & Son
Kerrville, Texas
Thedford
A. L. Patton
Felix Haun
Central Drug Co
Wim. Bruns
Travelers Cafe
Alex Mittendorf
Hill Country
Western Union
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Clause
Gillespie
Main Street
Santa
Empress Poultry and Egg Corporation
Turkey
Peter Schneider
Turkey Dressing CO
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