Grammar School News From a Valentine Day Report
The Grammar School reports Valentine exchanges and candy distribution, with eighth graders receiving defense stamps funded half by the teacher Miss Sanders. Grades one to eight describe absences due to illnesses, classroom activities, and displays, plus activities like health reading, toads, and weather posters. The sixth to eighth grades cover current events, music plans, a new librarian, and a citizenship club meeting. Garden fund contributors from both Grammar and High School are listed.
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Grammar School
Montgomery
Jonathan Bartlett
Andrew Jackson
Henke
AEF
Northern Ireland
McArthur
Bataan
Washington
Lincoln
Miss Sanders
Kelly
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Hoyt Layman
Miss McKenzie
Leora Short
Miss Short
Sarah Kilgree
New Citizenship Club
Jacqlyn Nossaman
Jacylyn Nossaman
Zoe Vestal
Dwight Smith
Betty Bryant
Betty Me
Soft hat joke and 1939 German wages compared
A man seeks a tender hat after losing a bet while in a hat shop. The salesman offers the softest hat. A second note states the average German worker in 1939 worked 56 hours weekly and earned eight dollars.
Political Announcements for July 1942 Democratic Primary
The Sun lists authorized candidates for the July Democratic primary: Commissioner Precinct 2 S. B. Vaughan, Tax Assessor-Collector George Schumacher, and District Clerk S. V. Earnest. The column notes these names as official nominees.
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The
Sun
George Schumacher
Seed germination woes hit Texas crops across the state
Poor seed quality and heavy greenbug damage threaten sharp yield reductions in Texas. Linden Jones reports unusually low cottonseed germination. testing in free labs at Austin and Lubbock covers 2.83 million pounds in January. Weather and moisture issues, plus cross-state seed imports, contribute to widespread crop risk and variable germination rates.
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Texas
Linden Jones
State Department of Agriculture
Austin
Lubbock
Alabama
Mississippi
Tarrant County
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Dallas County
A. B. Jolley
M. C
Wichita County
South Plains
Vernon
Big Spring
Sweetwater
Swisher County
San Angelo
McLennan County
J. C. Petterson
Navarro County
Grayson Farmers Urged to Boost Food For Freedom Goals
Grayson County farmers are urged to raise butter by 1.43 million pounds eggs by 181000 dozen hogs for market by 10 percent and peanut acreage by four to five thousand acres under the food for freedom program. County leaders AAA and farm staff are promoting increased production without new debt and provide guidance on flock and herd care and sourcing from reliable dealers.
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Grayson County
AAA
Farm Security Administration
Singapore holds 60 000 Japanese prisoners claim
Domei News Agency reported from Singapore that 15 000 British 13 000 Australian and 32 000 Indian soldiers surrendered and were interned. Singapore has been turned into a city of war prisoners.
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Tokyo
Domei
Singapore
The Thinker Who Faced the Lion
A tall athletic man entered a room and was greeted by friends. A neighbor recalls his popularity and a circus act where he calmly entered the lion’s cage to shut himself inside as the crowd fled.
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Grammar School News
Gene Stephens
Carol Ryan
Gerald Dee Blanks
James Wortham
Louise Gibson
Pat Gray
Dan Kent
Bernice Cato
Marion Myrick
Betty Lou Key
Loren Paul Ryan
Bobby Dale Blanks
Johnnie Mac Vestal
Lonnie Myrick
Geraldine Bush
Billy Jack Blackerby
Joanne Grammer
M. H. Davis
F. W. (Finis) Alverson
H. Grady Thompson
Fred
Hank
Mooty
Jake J. Loy
S. B
Ben) Vaughan
S. V. Earnest
Seersucker
T. W. Ayres & Son Gossard
Angelina
O. C. Lagrone
Corpus Christi
Grayson Farmers
the Sun
Haile
Stafford Typewriter
J. H. Norris
Whitewright
H. O. Hannah & Son, Florists
Allen T. Short
R. E. Spong
Alexander Place
Sherman
Sherman Soap Works
W. D. Williams
G. W. Ford
Whitewright Hatchery
J. E. Tramel
Tom Bean
Star Credit Company
Grayson County State Bank
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mer
Travis
Belle Cobb
F. E. Vittitoe
Alamada Vittitoe Taylor
Field and
Sudan
Alyne Felker
Lester Haile Seed and Grain
America
Uncle Sam
Sam
Community Public Service Co
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