The Glow Worm News Of The Grade School
The Glow Worm News Of The Grade School lists staff including Editor-in-chief Beth Cunningham and Sport Editor Wallace Reeves with associates and reporters. It also acknowledges numerous visiting ladies and readers including Mrs. Paul Ryan and Mrs. Percy Darwin among many others.
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Beth Cunningham
John Biggerstaff
Wallace Reeves
Paul Ryan
Percy Darwin
Leon Johnson
J. L. McSpedden
W. T. Reeves
Mary Reeves
J. A. Harper
Ed Kent
Grace Roberts
Jesse Wallace
T. A. Gray
Clara Myrick
George Key
Thornhill
Elaine Manning
Minnie Coffman
Joann Gray
Gwendolyn Kent
Conway Craig
Norman David Harper
High School Glee Club Dazzles Grammar School Thursday
The High School Glee Club directed by Mr. Jernigan performed a varied program for faculty and students, featuring The Bells of St. Marys, negro spirituals, novelties, sacred selections, and favorites, ending with the theme song. A bus trip to Tren ton followed, with Whitewright girls winning 22 to 0 over Trenton girls and 7 to 1 over Trenton boys.
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High School Glee Club
Grammar School
Jernigan
S. FE
Mr. Manning
Miss Fletcher
Trenton
Whitewright
Local Visits and Health Mention in Sparser Notes
James Kent Johnson visited in Tyler Sunday. J. D. Hughes went to Trenton last Saturday. Miss Sullivan spent the week end in Whitesboro, the old home town. Weldon Ingram of the sixth grade has been ill this week. The item includes terse social notes and a possible informal reference to Hitler’s death last fall.
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James Kent Johnson
Tyler
J. D. Hughes
Trenton
Miss Sullivan
Whitesboro
Hitler
Weldon Ingram
Third grade mothers see Dutch Treat play at school
Sixth graders study outlines and photographs while geography centers on Great Britain. Tuberculosis prevention is taught in hygiene. Handicraft classes make scarfs and kites. As a culmination of their unit Children of Other Lands, third grade pupils presented A Dutch Treat play for their mothers and the student body, followed by cheese sand- wiches.
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Great Britain
Whitewright school gossip stirs classroom rumors
A scanned item lists a string of cheeky queries about seventh graders and grammar school girls. It mentions P F and D L M in topics ranging from songs to seating, friendships to crushes, and notes student behaviors seen in assembly and classes. The piece reads as playful schoolyard gossip with multiple initials standing for students.
Sixth graders showcase crafts at light office display
Hoyle leads class in room activity as Miss S E noted often by Mr J J. Girls defeat Trenton's team while boys failed to take laurels. Sullivan guides sixth graders with praise from Miss Sanders as C A creates a Glow Worm poster. C L gifts A L an orange. The sixth grade handicraft display near the light office draws attention and prompts questions.
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Hoyle
Mr. J. J
S. E
Trenton
Miss Sullivan
C. A
Miss Sanders
C. L
A. L
Sports Boys lineup details for upcoming game
The lineup lists Catcher, G. C. Brown, Pitcher Tommy Thornhill, and 1st base Wallace among the boys arranged for the game, outlining positions in the order planned by the team.
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G. C. Brown
Tommy Thornhill
Wallace
Well Planted Is Half Made
A guide on seed bed preparation stressing that groundwork before planting determines yield. It argues delaying planting to build a good seed bed beats rushing, highlights terraces and tillage, and notes seed quality and soil conditions shape seedling vigor and final crop performance.
Reeves and Skaggs Highlight Local Baseball Lineup
Reeves at 2nd base and Skaggs at 3rd base anchor a listed lineup featuring James Stateville at 3rd, Albert Layman at 1st, Ray Vestal at 2nd, John Biggerstaff in center, Billy Harris in left, Billy Grammer in right, with Billy Coy Harris also mentioned in left field.
Seventh Grade Ball Team Weight Clue
A seventh grade girl described as blonde and weighing about 103 pounds pursues reading her blue eyes toward the sixth grade. A seventh grade boy weighing about 83 pounds plays on the ball team.
Readers earn state certificates for approved books
Two students, Ima Sue Garner and Edyth Biggerstaff, have completed reading 30 approved books and are prepared to receive state certificates. Their achievement highlights reading program success and recognition for dedicated participants.
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Ima Sue Garner
Edyth Biggerstaff
Third grade leads Thursday afternoon assembly program
The third grade conducted the Thursday afternoon assembly with a piano solo by Johnny Mac Vestal a reading by Lonnie Myrick and a play titled A Dutch Treat performed by the entire grade with Dutch songs.
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Johnny Mac Vestal
Lonnie Myrick
Fisherman Laughs At Private Sign In Rural Cartoon
A brisk rural humor item contrasts a fisherman who ignores a private no fishing sign with a farmer and a household scene. The dialogue includes a quip about the North and South Poles and a coinage riddle, ending with a note crediting Homer the Poet for a parody of The Blacksmith.
It’s the man who pays not WPA in Chicago case
Raymond Van Ness, 54, testified in court that his WPA job paid $52 monthly while driving to work cost $80. He said he could not pay support to his ex-wife. The judge ordered $10 monthly, and Van Ness responded it would be tough as he has remarried.
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Chicago
Raymond van Ness
van Ness
O'Daniel Promises Pension Settlement This Session
Governor O'Daniel on a Sabbath radio broadcast from the Governor's Mansion predicted the old age pension problem would be definitely settled during the current Texas Legislature session. He recalled his Independence Day speech, repeated due to time limits, and denounced those who oppose the constitutional pension guarantee for aged and needy. A crowd at the mansion listened as he tied the issue to democratic principles. Harriet Hall Dowe of Massachusetts, granddaughter of George C. Childress, was praised as a guest who attended Washington-on-the-Brazos ceremonies and a statue unveiling.
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Austin
O’daniel Sunday
Washington-on-the-Brazos
House of Representatives
O’daniel
Harriet Hall Dowe
Massachusetts
George C. Childress
Colquitt Criticizes Legislators Over Tax Proposal
Former Gov. O B Colquitt denounces state lawmakers for back stepping on duties by pushing a constitutional amendment to place old age pension taxes in the constitution. He cites 1937 business data predicting W Lee O Daniel’s 1.6 percent transactions tax could yield about 200 million dollars annually.
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O. B. Colquitt
Colquitt
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texans Back Garner for Higher Office
The Kansas City Star notes Garner’s supporters boast knowledge of his background citing a log cabin birth in a rural area and describe the origin as a mud chunked shanty, framing his rise as informed by humble beginnings.
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Garner
Kansas City Star
Skull-Cap Tea Could Return as Old Rabies Cure
Dr C C Albers of the University of Texas Pharmacy is researching skull-cap tea, made from scutellaria lateriflora, as a potential anti rabies treatment. He reads 18th century accounts and tests plant extracts on rabbits to assess medicinal promise. The remedy faded from use after likely monopolization by a few doctors who died with the knowledge.
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Austin
C. C. Albers
University of Texas Pharmacy
Albers
Dr. Albers
Heat from refrigeration in Emeryville office building
A two story heating cooling system is being installed at Westinghouse Electric in Emeryville California. The reversible refrigeration plant cools air in summer and captures heat from outside air in winter. The cycle absorbs latent and sensible heat and reverses to deliver heat indoors via ducts. Snakes are eaten by the Chinese as cures for various ailments.
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Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Emeryville
Calif
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