Cadet Nurse Career Advice and Patriot Rites
High school girls are urged to consider nursing as a path with strong marriage prospects and practical training. Lucille Petrie notes the nursing course has shortened to twenty four to thirty six months, expanding options for a Cadet Nurse. The piece also references military merit symbols and a Washington coat of arms in a medal detail.
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Helen Castle
Lucille Petrie
United States Nursing Corps
Washington
Opinions On Dating On School Nights Draw Mixed Views
A field survey captures varied local views on dating during school nights. Speakers include Jean Caraway Joyce Stillwell Betty Ann Darwin N H Davis and others with mixed enthusiasm and caveats about fairness and rules.
Personal Grooming Leads to Sewing Unit Plans
After completing personal grooming, homemaking classes plan a sewing unit. Mrs Blanton helps girls pick styles suited to them. On Tuesday facials demonstrated make up types and shades for each girl.
Purple Heart origins and meaning from war telegrams
The article explains the Purple Heart's origins and purpose, noting it was created by George Washington in 1782. It discusses how families receive the award after a service member is killed or wounded in action and why many readers ask what the decoration represents.
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War Department
George Washington
Third Year Agriculture Boys Complete Work At Grammar School
On Tuesday Feb 22 the third year agriculture boys finished work at Grammar School. Other boys study soldering and Mrs Caraway notes the lighted lantern left by a careless person near a road hole. The general science class covers vaccines Mosquito diseases and life history.
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Grammar School
Mrs. Caraway
Byron
Mr. Caraway
Modern Miss J Escort Etiquette Admonition
A letter from E. L. B. offers guidance on escort behavior for modern couples. It stresses restraint in public, proper support without overbearing grip, and avoiding vanity or loud conduct to prevent embarrassing or conspicuous appearances.
Choral Hour Tests Geometry Class Patience
During choral hour students complain choral is harder than Mr. Caraway's geometry. Mrs. Kilgree is urged to ease the workload. A quartet consisting of Clarence Wootten, Bob J. Morgan, G. C. Brown and Merle Scoggins performed three numbers including For Me and My Gal and Old.
Choral Class Hears Keeping Tradition Through Song
The group performed "Black Joe" and "Lil Liza Jane" at the Rotary Club and sang "In the Gloaming" and "Lil Liza Jane" at a seniors banquet hosted by the Baptist Woman's Missionary Society. Good luck to the choral class and keep singing.
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Black Joe
Lil’ Liza Jane
Rotary Club
Baptist Woman's Missionary Society
Beazley’s Shorthand Class Rewards Studied
Mrs Beazley promised a treat if students wrote a full dictated letter they had not yet learned. Each pupil completed the exercise and earned the reward. At mid term each student bought a shorthand book and a refund on the books paid for the drinks.
Plane geometry class studies originals and polygons test
The class collected original problems for a notebook to hand in after six weeks. A test covered polygon types and exterior and interior angle sums. Students graded their own papers and the papers they evaluated, receiving two grades.
Seniors Thank Faculty For Guidance In 1944 Year
The 1944 graduating class expresses sincere thanks to the faculty for patience and understanding throughout the school year. The seniors acknowledge the staff’s help with their problems and pledge to remember their support as they take their places in life.
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J. S
Duty and rights in school life guidance
A school issued guide outlines student rights to attend high school access free textbooks vote express opinions and participate in activities and sports. It pairs these with duties to vote wisely respect others cooperate and use privileges responsibly, attributed to O. G.
Give a Good Name Drives a Person to Live Up To It
An old saying about names applies to people as well as dogs. If you name someone well he will strive to meet high expectations, whereas a harsh label leaves him with little to strive for and may lower his effort.
Notable Advice on Friendship and Character
A reflective quote urges focusing on a person’s good points and kindness. It echoes the idea that every rose has its thorns and that friendship requires reciprocation and positivity.
The Future What Will be the Future
A short reflective note urges students to plan for their futures while in school. It stresses choosing a clear ambition and pursuing it despite difficulty. A quotation reminds that a winner never quits.
Plane Geometry Textbooks Issued to Algebra II Class
Mr Caraway has issued plane geometry books to the Algebra II class to aid understanding of ratio and proportion as they study the subject matter.
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Caraway
Ambitions of Readers Named in Local Anecdotal List
A compiled roster lists Betty Marie Allen-A stenographer Clarence Wootten-A doctor Merle Scoggins-An optometrist Clifton Ross-An Army aviator Lindy Ashinhurst-Sports announcer Marcelene Bennett-A receptionist Opal Goodnight-To be healthy wealthy and wise Dorthia Mitchell-Music teacher Theda Lewis-A WAC John Charles Jones-Pool shark Margaret Hanna-Marry a rich man Alma Ruth Reeves-A successful housewife Mary F. Stephens-Marriage and a career Bobby J. Morgan-Not have Joyce angry with him London Slaughter-Army aviator Willadean Rice-Business woman Willa Jean Hunter-Wishes to be successful at anything she attempts Etna Brown- Thelma Jo Wilson-To grow tall and slender G. C. Brown-Farmer Weldon Ingram-Radio technician Joe Cook-Pilot Joyce Stillwell-To be a lady Jean Caraway-To be punctual Mary Jo Cobb-A stenographer Edward Montgomery-To become an esquire Kirk May-Have another class under Mrs Beazley J R C
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Mary Frances Stephens
Clarence Wootten
Miss Neathery
Lindy Ashinhurst
G.C. Brown
Joe Cook
Weldon Ingram
John C. Jones
Kirk May
Bob Montgomery
Edward Montgomery
Bobby Morgan
Clifton Ross
Muriel Scoggins
Lester Simpson
London Slaughter
Betty M. Allen
Etha Brown
Jean Caraway
Mary J. Cobb
Opal Goodnight
Margaret Hanna
Willa J. Hunter
Theda Lewis
Dorthia Mitchell
Alma R. Reeves
Willadean Rice
Thelma Jo Wilson
John Charles Jones
Alma Ruth Reeves
Mary F. Stephens
Bobby J. Morgan
Joyce
Willa Jean Hunter
Etna Brown
G. C. Brown
Joyce Stillwell
Mary Jo Cobb
Kirk
Whitewright High Busy Day for Annual Pictures
Students flocked to the annual as sunlit day prompts many kodak moments. Dozens of groups including pep squad choir football and home making and agriculture clubs were photographed and urged to submit additional snapshots by March 3.
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Whitewright High
Stop Look Listen Attention in School Attendance
Questions about students stopping quitting or enjoying school appear as readers are urged to reflect on their child’s school experience. The brief notes that some boys and girls are attending while others may be at risk.
Education and patriotism for boys and girls
An exhortation praising daily schooling for both sexes and its role in national security. It argues girls should pursue work after graduation and stresses equal educational importance for boys, noting many will join the service after finishing school and that education aids them before, during, and after service.
Boys Learn Cooking and Budgeting Skills in Class Move
The boys homemaking class completed mineral and vitamin study and will proceed to the cooking laboratory. Instructions on cooking have been given and the course will cover budgeting and food purchasing alongside culinary basics.
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W. I
Free Thinking on Japanese Rule and Mind Control
A wartime letter compares life in a Japanese camp to totalitarian control, noting daily routines and enforced obedience while claiming freedom of thought remains the real battleground. The writer asserts propaganda masks harsh realities and expresses hope for a swift Allied victory.
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America
Mexico's vast lands show low farming use across crops
Rich crop lands, pasture, and forests cover ten times Virginia's area, yet only five percent of that land is actively farmed. The note highlights underutilization of Mexico's agricultural potential despite vast terrain and diverse land use.
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Mexico
Virginia
Rabelius the Satirist Lived Half His Life in Monastery
The French author Rabelius, famed for ribald wit and satire, spent the first half of his life within a monastery before pursuing his literary career.
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Rabelius
Divorce citation issued in Grayson County Texas
Citation to Ida Pugh Miller orders appearance and answering by 10 A M on Monday March 27 1944 in the District Court of Grayson County Sherman Texas. Plaintiff William Giller seeks divorce on cruel treatment with case No 52580 filed February 10 1944. Issued February 10 1944 by Clerk S V Earnest with Deputy Nancy Drake.
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State OF Texas
Ida Pugh Miller
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
William Giller
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
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