Welcome to Van Zandt County Old Newspaper Articles from the Wills Point Chronicle 1940 Newspaper articles are a fantastic source for researchers looking to add to their knowledge of their ancestors who lived in Van Zandt County. Shirley Fuller and Sibyl Creasey extract articles from the Canton Herald and the Wills Point Chronicle for a weekly column entitled "This Week in Canton History" and "This Week in Wills Point History." The following are the articles that have been extracted and published. In addition, other articles have been passed along to us and we will be adding more as time goes by. If you have an interesting article about an old Van Zandter, we would be most happy to post it on this website. Just email it to Sibyl. And please let us know if you would like a copy of the original article from the microfilm.
Wills Point Chronicle, Tuesday, March 26, 1940: "Flying Cadet A. Jared Allen of Wills Point Friday received his diploma and "wings" at the Air Corps Advanced Flying School, Kelly Field. Major General Henry H. Arnold, chief of the air corps, in making a special trip to Kelly Field from Washington, D. C. in order to address personally the first class to graduate under the expansion program of the air corps.
The graduating class, numbering 234, has just completed three months of intensive training in modern basic combat training planes at the Air Corps Advance Flying School.
After graduation, each flying cadet will receive a commission in the air corps reserve as second lieutenant and will be placed on extended active duty to complete his training.
"Nine literary entrants who will represent the Wills Point Grammar School in the county meet went to Quinlan for practice contests, Thursday March 14.
Those who went are Lloyd Hurley, Jr., Lula Jean Johnson, Margaret Riley, Dorothy Jamieson, Mary Lou Harris, Eloise Norton, Bill Elliott, Dewitt Bateman, and Billy Jo Damon.
The students were accompanied by Mr. K. C. Johnson, arithmetic coach. No decisions were made.
"With Ella Ruth Tarver, vice-president, in charge, the Spanish Club met in room 4, Wednesday morning, March 20, for their regular meeting. Bobbie Louise Hopkins, president, was unable to attend.
The program consisted of an intelligence test and the dramatization of "Los Tres Osos."
In this dramatization, Reagan James was "El Oso Grande," Billie Frances Williams, "El Oso Mediano," John Paul Pendleton, "El Oso Pequeno," and Louise Sanders was "La Nina." This play was presented in Spanish.
"PERSONAL: Miss Daphine Miller of Dallas spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Miller.-Mrs Peggy Neal and daughter, Mina Flo, of Dallas spent the week-end with Mrs. W. B. Wynne.-Mrs. Ralph McLeod and Judy and Mrs. Bruce Adams, Jr., and Linda Ann spent Monday in Mineola.- Mrs. W. M. West and Mrs. Joe Reddum of Dallas spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Jordan.-Thad Curlin and family of Shreveport, La., spent the week-end with his mother, Mrs. D. N. Johnson, and family.-Misses Julia Machotka and Mozelle Goodwin attended a meeting of the Delta Kappa Gamma in Winnsboro Saturday.-Mrs. C. L. Reed and daughters, Misses, Dorothy Mae and Edith Jean, and Mrs. B. L. Knight were Dallas visitors Friday.-Misses Ada Dickson and Mary Ann Parrish attended the homecoming at the Methodist Home in Waco over the week-end.-Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Anderson and daughters, spent Sunday in Cason visiting Mrs. Anderson's mother, Mrs. Susan Tidwell.-Jack Campbell, Elgin Moughon, Glen Norman and Ernest Gready Smith, Jr., of Austin spent the week-end with their parents.-Mesdames May Williams and R. L. Brooks and Joe Lamar Brooks attended "Gone With the Wind" in Terrell Saturday afternoon.-Mr. and Mrs. Ray Roberts and children, Larry and Linda, of Van spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Lindsey and family.-Mrs. May Bass and son, Edward of Farmersville spent the week-end with her daughter, Mrs. George Marlow.
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