Robt L Doss and staff at Albert Lea school noted
A local school staff list includes Robt L Doss and principal editors Gladys Ray and Mary Lena Reeves with faculty adviser Ruth Jopling and staff Billie Earl Montgomery Merle Robbins Thomas Sears Monabelle Biggerstaff David Smith Inez Coffey Albert Lea Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Earl Montgomery
Ruth Jopling
Merle Robbins Thomas Sears Monabelle Biggerstaff
David Smith
Mary Lena Reeves
Inez Coffey
Albert Lea Jackson
The Big Shots Seniors Prepare One Last School Paper
An editor note explains that the senior class will publish one of the final issues for the 34 seniors. Due to rush, a few juniors and sophomores contribute copy, aiming to cover the page next week and bid farewell with the upcoming issue.
Three Ways of Saying Things by S E Montague
The essay argues three modes of expression statement overstatement and understatement. Montague favors plain statement and asserts all three have value in conversation literature and daily life. The reviewer notes a personal lesson to consider all points of view and favors direct truth without pessimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Montague
Montague
Britain
Folk Songs Bring Memories of the South
A Mary Lena Reeves note recalls Southern origins of folk songs, ballads, and Negro spirituals created on plantations and in Dixie. It notes Scottish and English roots for ballads carried to Virginia and Carolina by settlers and highlights enduring traditions in today’s songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Dixie
Scotland
England
Atlantic
Virginia
Carolina
Mary Lena Reeves
Young Lady Compliments Elegant Exchange in Playful Quote
The dialogue captures a flirtatious exchange as a young lady compliments a man and he responds with quick notice, highlighting a lighthearted moment of mutual admiration.
Senior Exams Under Way at W H S
Principal H W Key announced the senior exam schedule after noon today. Exams run Wednesday to Friday with morning 9 00 and afternoon 1 00 sessions. Second exams apply for graduates with grade requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H.S
H. W. Key
Robert L. Doss
Sonny and His Keys Stunt At Orangeville Pool
Sonny and his keys become the talk of Orangeville swimming pool after he entrusts J B Cates with them and their mysterious disappearance triggers a wide search. The episode ends with Sonny obtaining duplicate keys and returning home, still missing the original set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonny
His
Presbyterian Church
Orangeville
J. B. Cates
Mr. Cates
Thomas E. Sears
Practical and Impractical Folk by Monabelle Biggerstaff
The piece contrasts practical people who apply ideals with impractical dreamers who lack usable outcomes. It argues progress comes from blending dream and action, living in a balanced middle ground. The author cites Monabelle Biggerstaff through a quoted viewpoint on practicality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monabelle Biggerstaff
Widow jokes as Bill’s funeral ends in clever quip
After Pugnacity Bill’s funeral his widow jokes about his fate. A neighbor teases with angels and harp imagery. The widow counters with a witty line, flipping the sentiment to Bill’s imagined mischief in the afterlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Daisy Gossip Ends Season With Secrets And Affairs
Daisy signs off with playful gossip about Norma Jean secrecy marriage rumored from Trenton. Vivian feels deserted while J B and others are noted for flirtations and pranks at pool and Friday night, with Pearl England in seventh heaven and Elizabeth Ireland’s boyfriend dating another girl. Daisy promises more gossip next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Jean
Trenton
Vivian
Daisy
J. B
G. V
Leslie
Pearl England
Elizabeth Ireland
What Shall We Do Where Shall We Go
A student essay urges summer plans as school ends. It suggests picnics hikes and local trips within the United States and encourages reading good books during vacation to sharpen next year’s reading reports. The writer, Anna Joyce Benson, encourages imagination and travel through literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
China
United States
Anna Joyce Benson
Living Costs in Alaska Compared to Home Prices
Alaska wholesale price lists show apples at 3 dollars per box and butter at 42 cents per pound in Anchorage. Ketchikan offers fresh milk at 19 cents per quart and beefsteak at 35 cents a pound. Coal runs about 19 dollars per ton, reflecting year round heating needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
House of Representatives
Anthony J. Dimond
Anchorage
Alaskan Peninsula
Ketchikan
Genuine Engraving at Sun Office Sale
Local sun office advertises engraving and printing services in Whitewright inviting customers to order genuine engraving and printing work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun Office
Whitewright
Typewriter
Very Much Improved After Taking Cardui
Mrs. W. A. Sewell of Waco Texas shares cramping relief after using Cardui she says she would chill and sleep three days each cycle now improved and not bedbound. Thousands of women testify Cardui benefits them and if it does not help you consult a physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardui
W. A. Sewell, Sr
Waco
Texas
Cardus
My Year’s Study of the Scholastic
Lawrence Owen, a junior, reflects on entering school last September and growing to appreciate the Scholastic magazine. He notes its short stories by American and British authors, editorials on life, book advertisements, other articles of student interest, occasional dramas, and its value for reading and studying current literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Owen
Back To Olden Days Letter From Georgia
Dorothy Nova Bryant writes from Georgia May 30 1856 describing life at a plantation era community She notes ample space and clean enslaved huts with daily summer supplies Uncle Ted distributes possum hunting plans and a ball night hosted by Josephine She dances with a neighboring officer and observes enslaved workers serving and playing guitars The writer contemplates staying through winter and asks for permission time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Ted
Josephine
Bertha
Daddy
Sophomore Picnic Disappoints. Students Head to Rock Lake
Last Friday the sophomore class planned a Rock Lake picnic with food ready. Mr Manning and Miss Gladys could not join. Miss Sue offered but canceled at 3 30 PM leaving many angry. Some boys went without a chaperon and had fun, while plans for another soph picnic are in the works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Lake
Sophs
Mr. Manning
Miss Gladys
Miss Sue
Sue
Merle Robbins
Coed's Paper on Men Provokes Bold Satire
A female student’s controversial essay argues men are defined by marriage roles and stereotypes about behavior. She claims men drink smoke swear and attend church only at school, suggests skirts might change them, and humorously notes men are more logical and zoological, with both genders traced to monkeys and women as the farthest evolved.
Bread and Jam Help for a Beggar Outside
A passerby asks a kindly neighbor to share bread and jam with a beggar who claims to have seen better days. The neighbor supplements the aid with a linen napkin to provide relief and dignity.
Government controls forests and other 1930s facts compiled
Federal policy on forest lands, national income shifts, birth rates, and farm labor patterns are summarized from contemporary figures. Notable items include embassy plans in Moscow, large bank losses, car production, and rural school closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
New World
Uncle Sam
Moscow
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Senior Day Plans Set For May Twenty-Eighth
A committee chaired by Mary Frances Myrick outlines a May 28 senior day program with a class poem by J B Cates a class will by Norma Jo Mangrum a farewell to teachers and students by Robert Doss a reading by Mona belle Biggerstaff and a class song. The seniors will also hold a Rock Lake pool picnic after the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Frances Myrick
Franklin Dixon
Billie Earl Montgomery
Vera Dodd
Ruth Jopling
J. B. Cates
Norma Jo Mangrum
Robert Doss
Monabelle Biggerstaff
Rock Lake
Merle Robbins
A Book Is a Thing to Read
A magazine piece extols books as prized, best friends and sources of knowledge. It argues for enforced use of book reports in schools to ensure fair reading and reporting, urging students to value reading over superficial study. It ends with a jarring fact: over 3,000,000 lepers exist worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Lee Vestal
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Harold
Whitewright Lumber Co
Georgia
Dorothy
Nova Bryant, Junior
Hocvatia
Kirkpatrick
Gomer May
Bureau of Building Information
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