The Glow Worm School Program Report
Dorotha Darwin edited this issue with assistant editor Mary Dale King and reporter list including Charles Sue Childress J W Chaney Mary Lee Wilson and others. Betty Ann Darwin gave a reading and the program closed with a Thanksgiving song by the first grade. Visitors included Mrs Clara Myrick Mrs E W Brown Mrs Tom Head and Mrs Rollie Waldo. New pupils Lydia and Thomas Fagan join Marie Ward and Bertha Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Sue Childress
J. W. Chaney
Mary Lee Wilson
Lydia Mae Arney
Alma Jo Sanderson
Betty Atkinson
Jackie Lee Thompson
Othel Stapleton
Mary Dale King
Marjorie Burchfield
Robbie Mae Brown
Annie Ola Watkins
Teeman Sanders
James Birt Phillips
Marie Ward
G. W. Ford
J. C. Hasting
Wandell Riddle
Jack Thornhill
Robert Waldo
Nelda Raye Brown
Betty Ann Darwin
Clara Myrick
E. W. Brown
Tom Head
Rollie Waldo
Lydia
Thomas Fagan
Bertha Ford
Thanksgiving Day Proclamations Across North America
Thanksgiving Day is a yearly day in the United States and Canada for giving thanks to God for yearly blessings. Originating as harvest thanksgiving, it spread from Plymouth to colonies and became official by governors and presidents since 1864. The proclamation calls lists thanks for health, home, friends, and guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Plymouth
God
World Book
Mary Dale King
Thanks to Glow Worm staff for dependable work
A note of appreciation credits Glow Worm staff Dorotha Darwin Mary Dale King and Marie Badgett for tireless help with news gathering and editorial preparation. They check after school each Monday, guard the door to keep reporters from leaving before copy, and sometimes write missing items themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Glow Worm
Dorotha Darwin
Mary Dale King
Marie Badgett
Principal Presents Gifted Library for Students
The upper grades celebrate a handsome set of books from their principal Mr Manning. The volumes are on the State reading list and bound in youth friendly colors. The students extend their thanks to Mr Manning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Manning
First Graders Excel in Numbers and Reading
The first graders are doing excellent work in numbers and can count to a hundred by twos fives and tens. They have read several books and can read nearly as well as the seventh graders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Waldo
First Grade Chapel Program Features Epaminondas Dramatization
The first grade presented a chapel program Friday morning with announcer Lonnie Myrick. The opening number dramatized Epaminondas, a boy who could not follow directions, featuring Loren Paul Ryan, Edith Arney, and others in the cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel
Lonnie Myrick
Epaminondas
Loren Paul Ryan
Edith Arney
Pilgrim and Indian Villages Built by Second Graders
In a classroom project the second grade is creating a Pilgrim village at the front and an Indian village at the back. David Lee Johnson supplied some Indians for the display. Students are making pine burr turkeys and plan to dramatize a Thanksgiving story on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving. New students include Doris Spangler Benny Ray West Clyde Fagan Eveline Fagan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lee Johnson
Doris Spangler
Bennie Ray West
Clyde Fagan
Eveline Fagan
Jackie Lee Thompson
Third Grade Pilgrim Names and New Students Adopted
In the third grade girls dress their dolls as Pilgrims with names like Oceanus Peregrine Fear Love Hope Patience Faith Constance. Oceanus and Peregrine reflect children born at sea while crossing to America. A poetry chart exists with gold stars for reciters Willadean Rice and Janis Jayne Horton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fear
Love
Hope
Patience
Faith
Constance
Oceanus
Peregrine
America
Willadean Rice
Janis Jayne Horton
Fourth Grade Studies Switzerland in Geography
Fourth grade explores Switzerland through geography while drawings depict Swiss scenes. Miss Mary teaches with a Swiss book Children of the Alps. New pupil J. C. Samples joins the class. Friday drill triggers alarm as smoke appears in basement from an old sack fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Mary
Johanni Spyri
J. C. Samples
Mary Lee Wilson
Jackie Lee Thompson
Perfect spellers in the fifth grade this week
The fifth grade features perfect spellers Winnell Stapleton Le roy Martin Wallace Reeves and Edith Harper. They study Southern States geography, seaports Florida fishing rice tobacco and cotton crops. In English they create a pet notebook and write pet stories. A new reader titled The Open Road to Reading arrives and prompts curiosity about Wallace Reeves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnell Stapleton
Leroy Martin
Wallace Reeves
Edith Harper
Florida
Fifth graders display health posters on warnings against alcohol
J. W. Chaney notes the fifth grade displays health posters in the hall this week. The posters warn against the use of alcohol and tobacco and encourage healthy choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Chaney
Sixth Grade in Greece Studies Life and Trade
In geography the sixth grade studies how Greeks live and what people sell and buy. They will read more, with two new readers arriving Monday. Grace Harris and C B Bryant and Billy Lanius Kincaid read poems. The class voted Bob Sears Good Book poster best, with Billie Burke Vineyards and Billie Rachel Dixon close behind. The room has earned 100 cleanliness scores for days, cleaned each afternoon by Grace Harris and Lucille Starr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Grace Harris
C. B. Bryant
Billy Lanius Kincaid
Bob Sears
Billie Burke
Wandell Riddle
Seventh grade notes span math geography and sports
The class measures circular objects like wastebaskets and flower pots as part of arithmetic. Geography covers U S coal output about half the world s total from bituminous to anthracite and peat as coal origin. English studies adverbs and modifiers. In sports Mr Manning awaits a first basketball team while Mr Ricketts runs two football squads with no games this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Stapleton
Manning
Ricketts
G. W. Ford
Seventh Grade Girls Defeat Eighth 21 to 14 in Match
The seventh grade girls beat the eighth 21 to 14. Scorers for the seventh were Mary Alice Harrison Mary Dale King and Malachia Wright. Forwards were Mary Dale King and Malachia Wright centers Mary Alice Harrison and Mary Lee Wilson guards Lydia Mae Arney and Margaret Coffey referee N L Manning. -Doretha Darwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Alice Harrison
Mary Dale King
Malachia Wright
Mary Lee Wilson
Lydia MaeArney
Margaret Coffey
N. L. Manning
Football Goal Entertainment Touchdown Cheers in 90 Yard Run
A lively crowd cheers as coach Lonnie Ricketts and Marie Badgett playfully interact on and off the field. Paul Simmons boots barefoot, while yacht club players surge downfield to a spectacle labeled an entertainment touchdown with coed cheers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Ricketts
Marie Badgett
Paul Simmons
Daffy-Dilly Hill-Billy
Yacht Club
Mary Lee Wilson
Girl Hunts Deer Barefooted and Wins Bet
Miss Elrena Jenkins won a $25 bet after a twelve mile barefoot barefoot hunt through rough brushy country in Texas. She hiked for five hours with a companion and a guide, proving her claim that boots were unnecessary, though she plans to wear boots next time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Elrena Jenkins
He Was Willing Farmer Youre not afraid of early hours are you
A brief interview fragment highlights a farmer's readiness to start early work and a new hand's eager reply. The exchange underscores commitment and proactive labor attitudes in rural life.
Denison Dam Study Expanded by Federal Powers
The Federal Power Commission partners with Army engineers on the Red River Denison dam project. Washington authorized joint work to review the $36 million hydro electric flood control plan. In Denison this week, Tate and Fitch oversee the commission’s involvement, signaling strong federal interest as the $500,000 survey nears two thirds completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Red River
Federal Power Commission
Washington
Army
Thomas R. Tate
John B. Fitch
United States Army
Red Oil Demand at Dusk Says Tail Light Gone
A young woman stops at a roadside filling station at dusk and requests a quart of red oil. The attendant stammers in disbelief as she explains the tail light has gone out.
New Model Visitor Question Sparks Car Show Guess
A passerby asks about a young man’s car and an elderly woman responds vaguely, mentioning she heard him call it a Wow. The exchange hints at a stylish or unusual vehicle, but no definitive make is provided.
Meat Supplies Hit 15 Year Low In 1937 Forecast
Washington reports the 1936 drought will yield the smallest meat supply in over fifteen years for 1937. Pork and lower beef grades drop sharply while demand improves, with livestock numbers and prices likely to rise. Hog production will fall markedly though early 1937 hog numbers may stay similar. cattle numbers may drop 3 to 4 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau
Automobile Loans Offer Fast Financing at Sherman Firm
Auto Finance Company F. W. Creager invites borrowers to obtain money for any purpose or refinance car payments with no delay. Bring license receipt and car for inspection. Card of thanks expresses sincere appreciation for neighborly kindness after a sudden death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mer
S. Travis St
Sherman
Frank Phillips
Methodists Launch 100 Year Drive in Texas
Dallas Texas Friday saw the launch of a century long Methodist program to promote Methodism across the state. Dr C C Selecman of Dallas was named president of a commission of ministers and laymen which drafted the plan and organized nine committees to begin its work. The program calls for lay speakers to travel the state and address rural churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas Methodists
C. C. Seleeman
Selecman
Abandoned churches reclaimed and new ones organized
Efforts focus on reclaiming abandoned churches and forming new congregations, plus settling local church debts and establishing a foundation valued at several million dollars to support Methodist institutions and causes.
Allred Denies He Will Resign As Governor
Governor Allred dismissed rumors he would resign to accept a federal judgeship in Texas. He denied reports that highway commission chairman Harry Hines would quit, saying there is nothing to either rumor and that he enjoys his current $1,000 a month post. He also rejected talk of running for Congress or the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Allred
Texas
Harry Hines
Wichita Falls
Highway Commission
Harry
Congress
United States Senate
Pecan shellers paid 2 a week in Texas
Washington Texas largest pecan producer pays 5c an hour or 2.05 a week to women picking meat from shells under unsanitary conditions. The Women’s Bureau found this the lowest paid job for women in Texas after surveying conditions last May to July. It noted wages reflect lack of factory scale in pecan shelling in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
Women's Bureau of the
Labor Department
Secretary of
Frances Perkins
Women’s Bureau
No Efficiency Expert Manager Touches Work ethic clash
A humorous exchange shows an efficiency expert scolding Smith for ignoring systems while Smith jokes that resting at home during vacation made him a new man. The boss complains while the subordinate deflects with wit about staying home and recuperating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
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