Glow Worm: First Grade Arts and Pets Projects Highlight
In the Glow Worm feature the first grade shares class work on family life and pets. Students built a doll house with contributions from Betty Bryant Vernon Hogg and others, hosted a mother party, and displayed assignments. They studied pets with a Persian kitten named Wally influencing drawings and stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Bryant
Vernon Hogg
James McCarty
Charleen Stuteville
Jacqlyn Nossaman
George Henry Hansard
Truman Arney
Janet English
Freda Hembree
Nola Mae _ Ingram
Margaret Greer
Marvin Hogg
Perry Taylor
Maurice Ray Martin
Charleen Stateville
Nola Mae Ingram
Richard Wood
Miss Blanton
Wally
Johnnie Greer
Freida Hembree
Community Helpers Unit Teaches Safety and Traffic Rules
Students in a class expanded a list of community helpers to include God as a helper. They planned a safer school route, appointed two pupils as policemen to guide peers, identified all slow signs, and created homeward rules. They learned traffic light meanings through stories and tests before St Valentine’s Day activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacqlyn Nossaman
Sherman
Jack
Jane
Maurice Ray Martin
Betty Bryant
Richard Wood
James Taylor
Jacylyn Nossaman
Freida Hembree
Miss Blanton
Bob Burns Brings Prosperity to His Old Home Town
The article notes how Bob Burns has boosted Van Buren Arkansas through NBC radio mentions. It describes tourist interest, postcards, photography at town landmarks, and local business impacts centered on Burns and local figures like Mayor Tom English and Doc Barr the druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Burns
van Buren
Arkansas
the Sun
Charles Cullum
Dallas News
Bob
Robin
Ani
Uncle Sam
Ark
Burns
Doc Barr
Main Street
Notable Growth in Classroom Curiosity and Cooperation
Pupils expanded vocabulary through unit-based learning and exploration. They engaged in cooperative play, showing developing sympathy for peers. The schoolroom became an exciting source of knowledge, with each unit arising from a child’s interest or need.
Van Buren Tales Of Tourists And Local Biz
The piece notes Cy Corbett runs a Fort Smith sporting goods store drawing curiosity from visitors. It says about 4,500 of 6,000 Van Buren residents claim kin to Robin, ready to sign autographs. Two new tourist camps rise, the chamber runs a mail bureau, and readers flood the Press Argus with letters about fishing spots as the town awaits news of the mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cy Corbett
Fort Smith
Ark
Burns
Van
van Buren
Vote Seekers of Today Like Those of 1807
Portland editors found a 130 year old clipping from the Dover Sun of 1808 about a political aspirant and his incumbent opponent. It quotes a candidate praising benevolent motives while hinting derogation of a character once trusted by the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Dover
N. H
The Disguise
The newlyweds exit a train and plan to fake a long marriage. The bride suggests they appear seasoned, while the groom agrees she should handle the suitcases to sell the ruse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dear
Spring Fever Disease Warns Purdue Report
A Purdue nutritionist says spring fever is a disease caused by calcium or lime deficiency. The cure involves milk eggs fruit and vegetables. The piece mentions Whitewright as a place to spend money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue Scients
Aneta Badle
Also Mentioned on This Page
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News of the Grammar School
Pet
McDowell Garage
K-B Poultry Feeds
Kimbell’s
Kimbell Milling Co
Whitewright Lumber Co
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Texas Nursery Company
Sherman, Texas
Whitewright
Kirkpatrick Pharmacy
Southland
Life Insurance
Barbee & Bassett
Insurance Agency
Stephens & Bryant General Insurance
L. LaRoe & Company
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