The Glow Worm Grammar School News Report
The seventh grade English class gathered and wrote this issue with help from faculty. Reporters include Marie Ward, Lydia Mae Arney, Mary Alice Harrison, Malachia Wright, Otto Russell, Teeman Sanders, Mary Dale King, Marie Badgett, J. C. Hasting, Brother Gillett, James Birt Phillips, Dorotha Darwin, G. W. Ford, Velma Holland, Junior Harrison, Willie Journey, Roby Wilson, Betty M. Sears, Norma Lou Smith, Winnie Sue Queener, Guy Norris, Elba Riddle, M. H. Mullins, G. W. Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Ward
Lydia Mae Arney
Mary Alice Harrison
Malachia Wright
Otto Russell
Teeman Sanders
Mary Dale King
Marie Badgett
J. C. Hasting
Brother Gillett
James Birt Phillips
Dorotha Darwin
G. W. Ford
Velma Holland
Junior Harrison
Willie Journey
Roby Wilson
Betty M. Sears
Norma Lou Smith
Winnie Sue Queener
Guy Norris
Elba Riddle
M. H. Mullins
Fire Prevention Week Emphasis Urges Caution
Doretha Darwin urges constant fire safety during Fire Prevention Week noting countless fires are caused by carelessness. She recommends twice yearly electrical checks, fall gas tube inspections, and removing rubbish from closets basements and yards to prevent fires and protect property and lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doretha Darwin
Fire Prevention Week Poster Winners Named
During Fire Prevention Week posters from Grammar School students were judged and awarded prizes. Dyer & Childress will present James Birt Phillips, seventh grade. Kirkpatrick Pharmacy and Johnson Pharmacy sponsor sixth and fifth grades for winners Helen Childress and Azilee Smith. Fourth grade prize goes to Monty Atkinson. third grade prize to Bettye Nell Yeager by Cole & Davis. Winners listed include Billy Christian and many classmates. Bettye Yeager also received powder and lingerie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyer & Childress
James Birt Phillips
Kirkpatrick Pharmacy
Helen Childress
Johnson Pharmacy
Azilee Smith
Devonport’s
Monty Atkinson
Sarah Weinstein
Billie Burke Vineyard
Betty Atkinson
Marvin McDonald
Bettye Neil Yeager
Ailzee Smith
Mary Dale King
Second graders build a modern fire station with sleeping quarters
The second grade studied fire prevention and built a modern fire station with upstairs sleeping quarters for firemen. A pole from the floor lets men slide to the tiny fire truck at the door. Names listed include Billy Ward Evans and Betty Lee Jones among spellings leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Ward Evans
Betty Lee Jones
Betty Jo Hamilton
James Reeves
Maedean Roper
Jean Wallace
Wandadell Sanderson
Donnie Bee Magers
Sandy classroom farm takes center stage with soldiers nearby
Although Miss Blanton is absent due to illness, Mrs. Roby Childress leads in a smooth class. A sand-table farm draws attention with chickens cats dogs and horses and a barn. Butterflies flit and balloons float as Roman soldiers guard the scene. Housekeepers this week are J A and Mildred Mary Dale King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Blanton
Roby Childress
J. A
Mildred
Mary Dale King
Third grade chapel program features readings and acrostic
The third grade held a Friday morning chapel program with readings and poems by Janis Jayne Horton Henrietta Jackson and Betty Nell Yeager. An acrostic Prevent Fires was presented by Billie Joe Harper Dor othy Fay Lane Betty Journey Peggy Thornhill Virginia Pierson Edyth Biggerstaff Mary Helen Hill Betty Jo Pierce and Betty Jean Brice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel
Janis Jayne Horton
Henrietta Jackson
Betty Nell Yeager
Billie Joe Harper
Dorothy Fay Lane
Betty Journey
Peggy Thornhill
Virginia Pierson
Edyth Biggerstaff
Mary Helen Hill
Betty Jean Brice
Betty Jo Pierce
Billy Christian
Lonnie Dee Martin
Billy Cantrell
Billy Jo Riddle
Don Newman
Howard Ross
Eugene Reeves
Joe Truett Vestal
Daniel Lane
Patrick Murphy
Olivia Whedbee
James Birt Phillips
Sixth graders switch seats amid ship and iceberg study
They became intensely interested in a study of ships and icebergs. They brought bulletin board pictures of ships from earliest to latest and icebergs. Billy Lanius Kincaid promised a model ship. They explored how ships today are protected from icebergs. Monday was moving day for the sixth grade as almost every pupil changed seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Lanius Kincaid
Doretha Darwin
Whitewright Tigers versus Rockwall Yellowjackets
Students from Grammar School include Don Newman C B Bryant III Robert Sears James Birt Phillips J W Chaney Brother Gillett and Mr Manning Those who attended enjoyed the holiday game Friday afternoon a rough match described as like hitting head first into a rock wall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Tigers
Rockwall Yellowjackets
Nuff
Grammar School
Don Newman
C. B. Bryant III
Robert Sears
James Birt Phillips
J. W. Chaney
Brother Gillett
Mr. Manning
Whitewright Merchants Support Gainesville Circus Tickets
Local students thanked a list of Whitewright merchants for free Gainesville Circus tickets at the Red River Valley Fair Thursday night. Names include Cole and Davis, Whitewright Lumber Company, First National Bank, Lester Haile, The Whitewright Sun, Kirkpatrick Pharmacy, and Lydia Mae Arney representing grades one through seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Gainesville
Red River Valley Fair
Cole & Davis
Whitewright Lumber Company
First National Bank
Lester Haile
The
Whitewright Sun
Kirkpatrick Pharmacy
Whitewright Lumber Co
Lydia Mae Arney
Thursday morning band lessons by Mr. Martin in Shawnee
Unexplained sounds in the auditorium evolved into music as Mr. Martin, director of the Martin Band from Shawnee Oklahoma, conducts Thursday lessons. Participants include Billy Rhom Pennington Hugh Tim Atterberry Don Newman Betty Nell Yeager and Harry Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Martin
Martin Band
Shawnee
Oklahoma
Billy Rhom Pennington
Hugh Tim Atterberry
Don Newman
Betty Nell Yeager
Harry Watson
Marie Badgett
Fifth Grade Deserts In Learning And Goose Eggs
The fourth grade works on desert life with tents and drawings while welcoming new pupil Eudell Bush. Fifth graders learn why goose eggs cause trouble after copying a conversation, improving after a lesson redo. They study New England topics, arithmetic without numbers, and poetry. Notables include Lester Simpson, Leroy Martin, Ben Robert Jones, and Cecil Magers. The sixth grade read about the Titanic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eudell Bush
Margaret Hanna
Kirk May
Billy Rhom Pennington
Kenneth Norris
Marie Ward
New England
Lester Simpson
Leroy Martin
Ben Robert Jones
Cecil Magers
John Biggerstaff
Dorotha Darwin
Grammar School Wallops Eighth Grade Football Meet
Grammar School defeated the eighth grade 24 to 6 on Thursday with Baron Bradshaw scoring for the eighth grade and Otto Russell contributing two touchdowns. Monday’s game ended 12 to 0 in favor of the Grammar School. A new basketball court opened last Thursday is attracting activity for both boys and girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grammar School
Baron Bradshaw
Lewis Vestall
Jack Thornhill
Wilton McFarland
Otto Russell
Seventh graders excel in spelling test results
The seventh grade shows strong spelling progress with 21 of 37 pupils making a perfect score on Thursday. Named top spellers include Lydia Mae Arney and Betty Atkinson among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Mae Arney
Betty Atkinson
Seventh grade class study note on crops and health
The list of students includes Marie Badgett Martha Lee Bradley J W Chaney Charlie Sue Childress and others. The class is finishing an end of year goal for perfect scores. They study geography focusing on the United States, map divisions, and leading cereal crops with corn at 65 percent of world production. They also study narcotics in health, noting smoking is the most dangerous tobacco form and lowers running and playing ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Badgett
Martha Lee Bradley
J. W. Chaney
Charlie Sue Childress
Margaret Coffey
Dorotha Darwin
Bertha Ford
Morris Fogle Gillett
Billy Jack Harper
Mary Alice Harrison
Velma Holland
Mary Dale King
Teeman Sanders
Thomas Sanderson
Robert Waldo
Marie Ward
Mary Lee Wilson
Malachia Wright
Alma Jo Sanderson
United States
Want Ads Wood for Sale By Broadway Piano House
Want Ads from BROOK MAYS & CO Dallas advertise a beautiful upright piano with duet bench and a two tone mahogany Baby Grand, may take livestock or feed as part payment. Also auto loan services offered by AUTO FINANCE COMPANY Sherman with 117% terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brook Mays & CO
Reliable Piano House
Dallas
Texas
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
S. Travis St
Sherman
English Punctuation and Division Highlight Class Work
Velma Holland notes punctuation is key in English and reports a test where 21 of 37 students earned Excellent. She adds that arithmetic covers subtraction and introduces division while history covers the Extension of the English Domain from 1635 to 1765.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Holland
Thorn in Locust Heart Traced to 1896 Sherman Tornado
Park department workers split an 18 inch locust tree in Houston Park and found a perfect forked thorn embedded in the heart. The thorn measured an inch and a half with growth rings surrounding it, suggesting a linkage to the 1896 May Sherman cyclone and a long buried mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Park Department
Houston Park
Tree preserves thornage from cyclone era on sapling
The trunk is estimated at 35 years old and the thorn likely blew into a locust sapling about 40 years ago during the cyclone, leaving a lasting mark on the tree.
Golden Egg Goose Has Modern Rival
Mrs. Hazel Tiffany of Laconner Flats surveyed a large bean patch and thanked the goose that carried the seed. She obtained the original seed from a Canadian goose shot two years ago near Shelton. The bean is the parent of her patch and a commercial field in Puyallup Valley. Experts cannot identify the species but deem the beans delicious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelton, Wash
Hazel Tiffany
Laconner Flats
Ohio board bars Santa images on Christmas spirits
Columbus Ohio The Ohio Liquor Control Board ruled Monday that distillers may not place pictures of Santa Claus on their Christmas cheer to avoid linking St Nick with alcohol and misinforming children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Santa Claus
John Barleycorn
Ohio Liquor Control Board
St. Nick
Typewriter and Pencil Carbons at Sun Office
A brief notice notes stock of typewriter carbon, pencil carbon, and typewriter paper available at the Sun office for mailing and writing needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun Office
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dorotha Darwin Mary Dale King Marie Badgett
Editorial
Wallops
Oscar Brown
Guy Hamilton
Chevrolet
Dick Montgomery
W. M. Ingram
Tom Barbee
Brownie McSpedden
W. F. Sanders
A. L. Lane
T. E. Sears
Remington
Floyd Bassett
Manning, Clark & Meador
Thorn
Heart of Log
National Furniture Week
Manning, Clark & Meador Furniture
Farmalls — Hardware
Santa
Oxfords
Fall
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