Freshman Class Birthday Hike Reveals Camp and Futures
Freshman class members recount a Washington's birthday hike to a ridge camp where they list numerous 1944 era facts about peers and locals. The class poem salutes president George Morrison, Wylie Cole, Bob Dean, Evelyn Leeman, Hoyt Davis, Frank Wilson, Edith and Ell en Kate, Della Hudson, and others, outlining ambitions and playful portraits. The piece ends noting the authors withdrew their names from the poem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan “Biggs
Johnnie Callison
Howell Johnson
Baptist
Morris Collie
Virgie Cowan
Chicago
Wylie Sue Cole
Pyote
Bob Dean
Bob
Ima Vardin
Mildred Eudaly
Old Mexico
Norman
Eisenwine
Porterville
Constance Jenson
Stephens Barber Shep
Jessie Sue Armstrong
Barstow
Seniors Present Kingdom of Hearts Content Play
The seniors say their play Kingdom of Hearts Content will be successful with hard work over three weeks led by Mrs. Brooks. They expect about twenty five dollars in expenses and fifty dollars to go to the school for diplomas, after costs.
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Kingdom of Heart
Welcare
Brooks
Snowfalls Prompt Streets Locked Doors and Snowball Fight Surge
Residents stayed indoors or fought for advantage as a large snow event hit town. Students faced closed study spaces and classrooms with some sites blocked by piles of snow while gymnasiums served as makeshift hubs.
Basketball Girls Practice on Indoor Court in Old Dry Goods Building
The basketball girls will play in El Paso the night of the fifteenth on an indoor court. Local businessmen including Mr. Kiser, Mr. Hampton, Mr. McClure, Mr. Collie, Mr. Ogiesby and Mr. Dan Mount are arranging a court in the old dry goods building to support the team. They extend thanks and hope to “bring home the banner.”
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el Paso
Kiser
Hampton
McClure
Collie
Ogiesby
Dan Mount
Pry Goods
Hone
Baegn
Pecos Red Streaks Rout El Paso Tigresses 42 to 9
Pecos Red Streaks defeated the El Paso Tigresses 42 to 9 as Josie Prewit Edna Boles and Stella Kiser led a dominant attack. The home team built a 16 to 2 first quarter lead and extended it to 24 to 4 at halftime, with strong defense and efficient scoring throughout the game.
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PECOS
EL Paso Tigresses
el Paso
Josie
Olean
Edn
Stella
Edna
Mary Mount
Olene Rhodes
Stella Kiser
Annie May Prewitt
Josie Prewit
Edna Boles
Why the Red Streaks Streak and Schoolroom Tales
A playful classroom chronicle by A. Nony Mous recounts student notes and rumors. It mentions Miss Corley without rings, Mr. Dean’s illness, and Mrs. Brooks in a snow incident. Seniors plan songs while juniors view current events. various teachers and students reflect on traits and quirks.
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Miss Corley
Snow Day Delights Stop Classes in Town
On Monday morning students expected a full study hall but found no school. Townspeople joined in the surprise holiday by gathering for snow fights and enjoying a snowy day as snowballs rolled through the streets.
Heard Reynolds Transfer Co quick school service notice
Notice invites rapid transport to and from school calling Heard Reynolds Transfer Co for service at any hour.
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Reynolds Transfer Co
Kingdom of Hearts Content at Rialto Tonight
The John Wilson Senior Theatrical Co presents Kingdom of Hearts Content at Rialto Theatre with free admission tonight. The program features a staged performance by the company, inviting local audiences to enjoy the show at no charge.
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John Wilson-Senior Theatrical Co., Et al
Kingdom of Hearts
Rialto Theatre
James Harrison Ad Promises Stacomb Polishing Services
An advertisement from James Harrison Company promotes door knob shining and enamel coating for billiard balls using the Stacomb process. The copy highlights cosmetic finishing services for household hardware and game equipment.
Feudal Age Jokes and Local Quips From History Class
A column of humorous exchanges and oddities from a history classroom lampooning feudal terms and daily life. Includes playful misreads, restaurant quips, beauty parlors promotion, and mock courtroom lines.
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Slayton—Howell
Howell
Height of ambition on a family trip dialogue
A humorous dialogue scene centers on a family travel party. Frank notes a woman comes up to his shoulder while a senior asks about subjects carried. Hoyt jokes about carrying one and dragging three as a hotel clerk offers a bath option and a boy replies about a pleasure trip without one.
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Soph
Frank
Hoyt
Worth Selling Is Worth Telling Advertise
A short entertainment item notes advertising value and features dialogue between Modern Mister and Modern Miss with a flippant exchange about dating and time. The exchange emphasizes wit and social interaction in a light, humorous tone.
Not Much Difference In Baseball Talent Debate
A playful exchange reveals a debate over Gertrude's athletic ability. She is praised as versatile, while the speaker questions whether she can catch a baseball as a man would. The banter notes gender expectations in sports.
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Gertrude
Dill Pickle Cue Steers Comic Hotel Exchange
A telefonic wordplay scene unfolds as a voice asks if Mr Dill is registered at a hotel. The clerk mishears as Mr Bill and the caller clarifies with a playful pickle pun, turning a routine inquiry into a lighthearted misunderstanding.
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Mr. Dill
Bill
Educational survey plans under way in Texas
Fort Worth Texas February 25 Patrons of the Texas schools will be kept informed on the progress of the educational survey under way Dr George A Works director and President G O Clough of the Texas State Teachers Association will publish findings as they arrive A large staff including university presidents and education experts will study higher education courses tests administration and rural and financial support programs assisted by about 200 Texas educators and civic groups plans call for county speaking units and data for speakers through newspapers and pamphlets.
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Fort Worth
Texas
George A. Works
G. O. Clough
Texas State Teachers’ Association
R. T. Ellis
L. D. Coffman
University of Minnesota
C. M. Hill
State Teachers’ College
Springfield
George F. Zook
U. S. Bureau of Education
Washington
Margaret Noonan
New York University
O. G. Brim
Ohio State University
P. J. Kruse
Cornell University
A. C. Parsons
Oklahoma City
Cornell
C. H. Judd
Chicago
Norman Frost
Peabody
Stella Palmer
Little Rock
E. S. Evenden
New York
Carter Alexander
Leo M. Favrot
General Education Board
New York City
General Commission
Works
Clough
General Educational Survey Commission
Pat M. Neff
Tom Finty, Jr
Dallas
P. W. Hern
Lubbock
T. D. Brooks
Waco
R. M. Chitwood
Sweetwater
Burl Bryant
Wichita Falls
Gus Taylor
Tyler
G. D. Staton
Canton
War veteran son to marry despite battles past
An experienced doctor notes a wedding in the family and remarks on luck, while Si reflects that his youngest son survived the war unscathed and will likely marry well.
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Doctor
Texas Railroads Built With Local Aid by 1860
The paper explains how Texas railroads reached about a mile per 1000 people by 1860 through citizen gifts, stock sales along routes, and city county bonds. It notes Harrisburg line expenditures of 1,209,000 with 312,000 from route stock sales and bonds funding 28 miles from Port Lavaca to Victoria.
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Texas
Harrisburg
San Antonio
Bexas County
Port Lavaca
Victoria
Permanent School Fund
Rio Grande River
New Mexico
United States
Bayer Aspirin Guarantee Amid Brand Safety Claim
The copy touts genuine Bayer tablets with the Bayer Cross marking as proof of authenticity. It asserts safety backed by millions of users and physicians over twenty three years.
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Bayer
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George Morrison
Evelyn Leeman
Ima Durdir
Hoyt Davis
Frank Wilson
Allice
Virgie
Alfred
Morris
Clara
Ora
Ruby Poer
Della Mae Hudson
Pest
Evelyn Dublin
Emma Mount
Ruth Nuell
Bryan
Eloise
Mrs. Brook
Edith
Estelle
Ellen Kate
You
Totty Jenson
Janice McKellar
Leslie Dublin
Mildred
Mrs. Morrison
George
Stine
Cole
Sisk
Richburg
Dean
Hurt
Black Cat Cafe
Jack Camp
QUR Railway
Orient
Walter Splawn
Hayes
GROVE
Rosey Grove
Hayes Healing
Brocat’s Barber Shop
Brocat
Gabe
AMY
Mnews
Frank Chance
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