Civics class debates vote rights and constitutional powers
Gladys Taylor led the pledge and Star Spangled Banner was sung under Joan Grammer. Civics topic Should Women Have the Right to Vote featured Theda Lewis Opal Goodnight for affirmative and Merle Scoggins Clifton Ross for negative with a 3 0 decision against the affirmative.
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Howard
Gladys Taylor
Joan Grammer
Sherman
Theda Lewis
Opal Goodnight
Merle Scoggins
Clifton Ross
Mary Frances Stephens
Kirk May
Betty Allen
United States
Congress
C. W
Algebra II Class Masters Cubes and Squares
Mr Caraway guides an algebra II class through cubes and squares with improving understanding. The group recently finished signed numbers and will soon study fractions as they continue steady progress in mathematics.
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Caraway
Science class studies air pressure and microscopes
The general sicer class with Mr Felker has studied air pressure and the force of pressure pumps. They visit the laboratory every second day and spent two days examining the microscope and its parts. The students enjoy the subject and anticipate a successful year.
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Felker
K. M
Chemistry Calamities During Lab Jones Drops Sodium
In class chemistry students study Charles and Boyle laws but face lab difficulties. During a period John C Jones dropped some sodium and caused a mishap prompting review of safety procedures and handling of reactive metals.
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Charles
Boyle
John C. Jones
Chemistry Lab Reactions Prompt Class Discussion
In a water experiment a loud explosion startled the class. Eugene Reeves and G C Brown believe their test tubes are substitute glass as they melt or break almost instantly. The main lab activity demonstrates purification methods through chemical filtration or distillation. Students find the lab helpful for learning chemistry.
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Eugene Reeves
G. C. Brown
E. M
November birthday list for local students grows
Alma Ruth Reeves turns seventeen on November first. Wanda Dell Sanderson marks fifteen on November fourth. Peggy Thornhill becomes sweet sixteen on November tenth. Marie Hood reaches fifteen on November eleventh. Henrietta Jackson turns fifteen on November sixteenth. Thelma Jo Wilson will be eighteen on November twenty first. J A Harper gets fourteen on November twenty third. Hazel Neal celebrates thirteen on November thirtieth.
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Alma Ruth Reeves
Wanda Dell Sanderson
Peggy Thornhill
Marie Hood
Henrietta Jackson
Thelma Jo Wilson
J. A. Harper
Hazel Neal
Questions About Juniors At Assembly In The Morning
E L B notes gossip about C W and juniors in assembly. Mentions J J H M S K N M L H reading shorthand notes from M L H. References pairs T M M B A D and B M S D L J and W J H with D N and navy blue vs black slippers.
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C. W
C. N
K. K
R. M
Pilot Grove
Agai
C. R
M. S
M L. H
E. B
J. C
Miss Williams
Agriculture Hi Lights A F F A Chapter Progress
The agriculture boys have completed ten miles of terrace lines and, with the farm shop re opened, learned from Mr. Johnson about equipment handling. Don Newman rebuilt his Model A Ford, and Mr. Cruse praises the F F A chapter as one of the best he has taught.
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Mr. Johnson
Don Newman
Cruse
J. C
Lonely maiden seeks warmth from light and coal men
A humorous dialogue about a lonely woman named Madge who asks for light and warmth, receiving four responses from coal yards and a gas company, underscoring the era's job and utility advertisements.
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Madge
Marge
Honor and toil across life in Pope's words
The writer extols universal honor for faithful toil from sales clerks to teachers and workers, argues political honor is fragile, and reflects on wartime care, diary notes from Marseilles July 4 1932, mentioning a brave injured American, a flashlight, and travels toward the Riviera with vivid impressions of places and people.
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Pope
Marseilles
France
Bourbaissee
Madrid
Riviera
Bollis Temple
Cassis
Cote d ‘Azur
Hyeras
Robert Louis Stevenson
Stevenson
Divorce Suit Served In Grayson County Texas
Citation issued in 1943 commands Jack B. Shelton to appear by 10 am on first Monday after 42 days from issuance for Ruth G. Shelton’s divorce petition filed October 28, 1943. Case No. 52373-A noted. Court clerk S V Earnest signs. deputy Nancy Drake confirms.
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State OF
Texas
Jack B. Shelton
A.D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Ruth G. Shelton
A. D
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Bootlegging Returns Hint in Capone Era Echoes
Chicago sees a revival rumor as small-time Capone allies seek to profit from wartime liquor shortages. Federal alcohol tax units note five still raids last month and sugar shortages curb illicit activity.
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Chicago
al Capone
Capone
Federal Alcohol Tax Unit
E. C. Yellowley
Chicago Alcohol Tax Unit
Yellowley
Thoms Bailey
Music in War Factories Boosts Productivity Study Finds
Dr Archie Jones of the University of Texas reports that one to two hours of music during the workday in war factories raised production by 1.3 to 11.4 percent, indicating music as a potential efficiency aid.
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Archie Jones
University of Texas
De-inking Old Newspapers Seen Practical for Newsprint
Washington heard that Buckley Dunton Pulp Co. argues old newspapers can be reprocessed into pulp to ease newsprint shortages. Pierce Loddengaard testified that de-inking methods exist though not widely used, and questioned why they aren’t adopted amid shortages.
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Washington
House
Pierce Loddengaard
Buckley Dunton Pulp Co
New York
Wolverton
Boren Committee
Loddengaard
No Electricity on 300 102 Texas Farms
Texas farms lacking central station electric service total 300 102 per Rural Electrification Administration. Extension specialist C B Ray foresees large postwar REA cooperative growth with existing co ops about 74 in state and new loans for expansion at Brady Roby Robstown Hondo and Stanton.
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Brady
Roby
Robstown
Hondo
Stanton
War Bonds for Christmas Boosted by Public Appeals
The message urges continued support for the war effort through purchases of war bonds as a Christmas appeal. It emphasizes patriotic duty and frames bonds as gifts that aid national defense and victory.
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Legger
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Sun
Gomer May
Sherman Farms
A. Y. Creager Company
M. & P. Bank Bldg
Sherman, Texas
Uncle Sam
Community PubLic Service Company
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