WOOD'S SCHOOL
Events
1900'S
THE DAILY SOLIPHONE
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RESEARCHED BY : TINA EASLEY
I HAVE CREATED THIS RECORD WHILE RESEARCHING THE OLD NEWSPAPERS .
SOMEONE WOULD WRITE IN TO THE PAPER THE SCHOOL EVENTS , NEW STUDENTS , TEACHERS , OR OTHER SCHOOL EVENTS .
I WILL BE ADDING MORE TO THE RECORD AS I COME ACROSS EVENTS LISTED FOR EACH SCHOOL .
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THANK YOU ! FOR SHARING !
TINA EASLEY
Tina: this is all I can come up with on the old
"Woods School." Hope it helps.
June (Wood) Fulghum
Woods School memories from Buren Jackson, Jonesboro, AR, June
2009
The old Woods School was located at the intersection of a gravel
road and Paragould Highway No. 1.
Buren Jackson's father attended Woods School when he was about 14
years old. The father was born in 1898 and had one older sister
and 4 younger sisters who also attended Woods School.
The Jackson Family moved from Missouri to 1 mile north of
Brookland, AR in 1911. They lived there for only 1 year and moved
to a farm on the Craighead-Greene County line.
The Jackson Family lived next door to Woods School when Buren
Jackson was born 9-30-1928. Buren's sister Charlene Jackson was 8
years older than Buren and attended Woods School 2 or 3 years.
That was before it was consolidated with other schools in Greene
County in 1929.
When Buren Jackson started school in 1934 the school year began
in July as they had split terms and were out September, October
and 1st week in November to pick cotton. The school year
resumed 2nd week in Nov and went through April the following year.
Buren Jackson started to school at Greene County Consolidated
District July 1934 and graduated Greene County High in 1947 in
the last class to graduate there. Greene County, Lake Side,
Alexander, Walcott and Light all consolidated in 1948 to form the
Greene County Tech district.
Buren Jackson is 81 years young and we thank him for these great
memories.
Posted by June (Wood) Fulghum
June 2009
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DECEMBER 3, 1909 - THE DAILY SOLIPHONE
WOOD'S SCHOOL
ANNIE JACKSON , ELMER WALKER - REPORTERS
SAM WATSON - TEACHER
THIS IS THE SECOND MONTH OF SCHOOL .
GILBERT NOORER ENTERED SCHOOL , TODAY.
AMONG THE ABSENT THIS WEEK ARE C. SMITH , LELAN WHITE AND BESSIE BLACK .
ERNEST JONES CAME BACK TO SCHOOL MONDAY AND HE SAYS HE LIKES SCHOOL BETTER THAN CLEARING OFF NEW GROUND.
THERE WAS NO SCHOOL THANKSGIVING. OUR TEACHER AND ELMER WALKER SPENT THE DAY IN HUNTING AND KILLING SEVERAL BIRDS.
WYLIE MILLER SAY IF THE RABBITS HAD NOT RUN SO FAST HE WOULD HAVE KILLED A SACK FULL.
MR. ERNEST MOBLEY LEFT SUNDAY FOR MEMPHIS WHERE HE IS GOING TO WORK ON A STREET CAR.
MR. ALBERT WHITE MADE A TRIP TO PARAGOULD, MONDAY.
MR. WALTER HAMILTON WAS THE GUEST OF BEN WALKER , SATURDAY.
MR. HERBERT ARMSTRONG MOVED TO THE CACHE BOTTOMS , WHERE HE WILL MAKE HIS NEXT CROP.
MR. EUGENE MILLER SPENT THANKSGIVING WITH HOME FOLKS.