Glow Worm News of the Grade School Fronted by Staff
The Glow Worm News of the grade school lists staff including Beth Cunningham as editor in chief and John Biggerstaff as associate editor with sport and joke editors and a roster of reporters. Notes mention fractions studied in arithmetic and fruits and vegetables in geography. An all day prayer chorus at the Baptist Church featured Mona Sullivan leading sixth and seventh graders singing Jesus Saves and Blessed Assurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Cunningham
John Biggerstaff
Wallace Reeves
Ssoc
Dorothy Sue Douglas
Cecil Magers
Azilee Smith
Ann LaRoe
Ben Robert Jones
James C. Stateville
Mary Helen Maddox
Pattie Everheart
Charles Skaggs
The
Baptist Church
Mona Sullivan
P. E
Book Interest Grows Throughout School
A lively interest in books is spreading across the school with readers and students eager to learn about authors. Newly purchased volumes have been slow to reach shelves, indicating strong demand from pupils and staff.
Contest Invites Boys to Kite Flying Event
The manual training boys prepare kites for a contest with ribbons from Mr Manning for best flying highest going and best constructed kites. Join us on the first ideal windy day.
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Manning
Seventh Grade Students Described by Peers
The note profiles a seventh grade girl about 113 pounds and five feet three inches with blond hair and brown eyes, noted as very popular in school. A seventh grade boy with dark hair and brown eyes, weighing around 110 pounds, plays on the ball team and is liked by both boys and girls.
Second Grade Assembly Features Songs Plays and Guests
The second grade led Thursday morning with "The Snowman" reading by Cora Lee Head and piano by Charleen Stateville, plus two plays "The Happy Little Eskimos" and "The Good American." Guests included Mrs. Nossaman, Mrs. Stateville, Mrs. Collins, and others. High school girls beat grammar students 13 to 4 in a ball game while the high school boys tied 6-6. Weather delayed Trenton plans.
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the Snowman
Cora Lee Head
Charleen Stateville
Jack Nossaman
Charlie Stateville
C. F. Collins
Finis Stephens
Clyde Hansard
Tom Head
Grady McCorstin
W. D. Williams
Washington
Trenton
D.S. D
W. R
Fifth Grade Busy With Interscholastic League Meet
The fifth grade is busy studying for the Interscholastic League meet. Those entering spelling are Ruth.
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Ruth
Thanks to Mr H G Rountree for handicraft display
A note of gratitude to Mr H G Rountree for enabling us to showcase our handicraft articles. Also a set of general knowledge questions covering geography, colors, history, and notable figures with answers yet to be provided.
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H. G. Rountree
Bible Tops Reading List Across States
A cross section survey by the American Institute of Public Opinion shows the Bible as the most popular single book, with interest varying by age. Gone With the Wind follows closely, and many classics like Jane Cronin’s The Citadel and Buck’s The Good Earth appear among top mentions across diverse groups.
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American Institute of Public Opinion
Margaret Mitchell
Anthony Adverse
Hervey Allen
J. A. Cronin
D. Carnegie
Pearl S. Buck
Texas humor and politics mix in a Shamrock native piece
Gene Worley of Shamrock comments on a cowboy who registered at a big city hotel and wants to sleep through dawn. Austin figures feature daily life, a lamp request by Jerry Sadler, and a rail commissioner's early hours. A black book of New York prices fuels a debate on price fixing laws, with Grange opposition and a WWI veteran’s Russia anecdote closing the note.
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Gene Worley
Shamrock
Big City
Jerry Sadler
Capitol
Hickory Grove
Austin
New York
National Grange
Roosevelt
Federal Trade Commission
Television Faces Technical And Economic Limits
New York City Schenectady and possibly Los Angeles will begin TV broadcasts this year with Albany Troy Amsterdam and Saratoga within Schenectady transmitter range. The Empire State Building height limits the audience to a 50 mile radius for Manhattan. TV requires a wide channel and ultra short waves. horizon limits range, so tall towers on skyscrapers and mountains boost reach. Economic factors and government wavelength releases hinder nationwide networks.
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New York
New York City
Schenectady
Los Angeles
Albany
Troy
Amsterdam
Saratoga
Empire State Building
New
National Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting System
Chrysler
General Electric Company
Early TV broadcasting costs limit stations to few markets
Analysis notes high startup costs, advertiser funding, and the need for large audience reach. Only major groups like NBC CBS and GE can finance trial broadcasts in New York, with expansion tied to set sales and program success. Cable limits and wire charges hinder rapid nationwide spread.
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Sound
New York
National Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting System
General Electric Company
Fair Return from a Refreshing Sleep
A clergyman, waking from a barber chair nap, thanks the barber for not waking him. The barber replies the kindness was a fair return since he attended the clergyman's church last Sunday.
Every Man A Candidate For President Of U S LaGuardia Says
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia of New York told a Little Rock press conference that every man is a candidate for the presidency. He noted two men in the past year who did not want the job, one seeking citizenship restoration and another headed to Atlanta for prison. He added it was too early to discuss the 1940 Republican nomination. An airplane sketches a two word name in the sky, listed as a note.
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Little Rock
Ark
United States
LaGuardia
New York City
Washington
Atlanta
Quiz Answers From a Historical Page
This item lists quiz answers across varied categories including Southwest, Violet, Halloween, Washington, Abou Ben Adhem and others. It mentions Arlington Virginia and Joseph P Kennedy and Rudyard Kipling among the entries. The fragment reads like a compiled answer key from a newspaper feature.
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Quizz
Southwest
Violet
Halloween
Washington
Abou Ben Adhem
Be, So, Ti
Arlington
Virginia
Painter
Joseph P. Kennedy
Rudyard Kipling
Adam
Hungry Folks Can't Afford to Watch Vitamins
Washington report shows many families cannot afford vitamins and rely on inexpensive staples. Bureau of Home Economics findings indicate one third of Southern black families and up to one tenth of white families spend only 1.25 to 1.87 dollars weekly on food, with potatoes as a key staple. North Atlantic households record the highest potato consumption from 133 to 162 pounds per person annually.
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Washington
Bureau of Home Economics
Bureau
North Atlantic
Construction of Fannin Road Likely
Sherman reports revised plans for paving a 4.6 mile stretch of Highway 78 south of Bonham. The 30 foot wide road will have sledge stone base and double asphaltic treatment, with grading and drainage finished last summer. The Bonham to Bailey segment will be WPA labor and is estimated at about 86000 dollars with hopes to start after the March setting.
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Sherman
Bonham
Austin
A. A. Walker
Bailey
Works Progress Administration
Walker
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