Reflector Class History of the S S Grammar School
A 1932 log recounts a ship of tiny sailors aboard the S S Grammar School with pilots Gertrude Schooling and Mary Pumphrey guiding midshipmen through ports named Second to Eleventh Grade. Crewmembers change as recruits join and depart, with notable incidents, a diphtheria outbreak, and a soon looming graduation aboard the larger ship S S High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S Grammar School
Gertrude Schooling
James Arney
John Biggerstaff
James German
Jim Holmes
Ben Robert Jones
Clyde Madison
Cecil Magers
Robert Owens
Wallace Reeves
Charles Skaggs
James Stateville
Dorothy Sue Douglas
Ann LaRoe
Mary Helen Maddux
Billie Jo Phillips
Martha Vestal
Port
C. B. Burchfield
Leroy Martin
Cleophus Stewart
Margaret Benton
Montie Coffman
Doyle Thompson
George Hopper
Sallye Hamilton
Mary Pumphrey
Patty Everheart
Margie Johnson
Lora Wilson
Foucheaux Vestal
Jones Ray Vestal
Mildred Reynolds
Ina Marie
Ocean of Knowledge
S. S. Grammar School
S. S. High School
Carlton Alexander
Glenn Anderson
Lawrence Burden
Thomas Brown
Billy Grammer
J. D. Hughes
Morrison Matthews
J. M. Miller
Troy Owens
Jack Sears
Ina Marie Clark
Billy Rachel Dixon
Pattie Everheart
Betty Harper
Edith Harper
Mildred Kent
May Bell Price
Bonnie May Scott
Winnell Stapleton
Betty Thornhill
Lloyd Mitchell
Madgene Phillips
Alice Cato
Una Faye Black
Marcella Huseman
Admiral Butler
Gentry
Roddy
Murphy
Steed
Williams
Cruse
Beazley
Kerby
Kilgree
Address change notice to prevent misdelivery costs
The Sun asks readers to immediately notify the paper of any address changes to avoid misdelivery and a 2-cent charge per wrong address. Readers who expect a move within a week should write in advance to prevent missing copies and save postal costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sun
Uncle Sam
Farm Labor Plans For Grayson County Studied
County agents outline plans to register and place farm labor under a Texas A and M extension service program. The effort aims to ease manpower shortages threatening 1943 food production. The Grayson group will meet June 5 to discuss local needs and coordination with the Texas extension service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
W. O. Teddlie
Fort Worth
Eunice King
Bonnie Stanford
County Agricultural Victory Council
Teddlie
Jake J. Loy
Commissioners’ Court
A. J. Badgett
Texas A. and M. College Extension Service
Chester C. Davis
Texas
Texas A. and
M. College Extension Service
Office
The
National Food Administrator
Grayson
Thirty Million Tires in 1944 Forecast by Jeffers
Washington rubber director William M. Jeffers said 30,000,000 new tires will be produced in 1944 as a minimum replacement goal. Non essential motorists should not expect new tires soon. He warned a rubber crisis looms in four to six months until synthetic plants are fully operational and accountable managers take over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William M. Jeffers
Jeffers
Gliders Fail in Combat Role Marine Officer Says
Maj. Barnett Robinson of the U S Marine Corps Air Station at Eagle Mountain told the Geological Society at a noon luncheon that gliders have not met expected combat value. He noted many misconceptions and predicted cargo carrying gliders for train-to-destination drops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Barnett Robinson
U.S. Marine Corps Air Station
Eagle Mountain
Robinson
Geological Society
Half Million Prisoners Held by Allies in World War II
London. Sir James Grigg announced in Commons that nearly 500,000 German and Italian war prisoners are in Allied hands. By April 15, 33,315 Germans and 284,776 Italians were held, with about 109,000 Germans and 63,000 Italians captured since then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
James Grigg
Grigg
Alfred Knox
Pay While Learning Aircraft Drafting Course Offered
A&M College at College Station with Consolidated Vultee Aircraft in Fort Worth offers a pre factory aircraft drafting course in Houston starting May 21 for 12 weeks. Accepted students receive $100 monthly while learning and after completion earn $149 monthly for 12 weeks then $169 monthly. Age limits and physical exam required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas A. & M. College
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Fort Worth
W. E. Street
Houston
U.S. Office of Education
Engineering Drawing Department
A. & M. College
Confession of Cooking Woes Between Lovers
A playful dialogue reveals a couple admitting to cooking struggles. She confesses inability to cook while he jokes he cannot earn a living, implying shared domestic challenges and humor in their relationship dynamic.
Wife of Fighter Aids Home Front Until Body Drops
Georgia Ramage McCormick wife of a South Pacific serviceman collapsed after reporting to a Salem cannery facing closure due to staff shortages. An employment official discovered she had worked the prior night shift in the cannery then a full day in the State Agriculture Department, donated blood at the Red Cross, and returned home to housework before the cannery shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ore
Georgia
Ramage McCormick
South Pacific
State Agriculture Department
Red Cross
Postwar Jobs Program Outlined by Wallace and ALP
New York. A public works program costing billions is being shaped by the National Resources Planning Board and others to absorb the economic shock of peace if private employment is insufficient. Vice President Wallace spoke at an American Labor Party dinner where Mayor La Guardia urged expanding ALP into a national third party to protect New Deal gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Resources Planning Board
Wallace
American Labor Party
la Guardia
ALP
Also Mentioned on This Page
Whitewright
Pascal Farley
W. L. Hatfield
Virgil Ford
Whitewright Hatchery
Allen T. Short
Hannah's
Tom Barbee
Foster’s
Butane
Denison
American Home
American Home Magazine Corporation
Fourth Avenue
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
Travis, Sherman
Madden
Fighter Aids
Qi Ae WA Ge Wai
Madde Bkey
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!