North Side High School First Reserve Officers' Training Corps Unit to buy defense bond

Creator

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Identifier

20053259

Description

To cadets of North Side High School went the honor of being the first Reserve Officers' Training Corps (R. O. T. C.) unit in the city to purchase a defense bond. Representatives are shown purchasing the $25 bond from J. B. Hamilton (seated), vice president and trust officer of the First National Bank. In back row J. B. Hamilton (seated) selling the bond. In the back row, left to right, are Eddie Engleman, Bill Adams, Colonel Bryce W. Massengale, commandant, and Bobbie Carnahan. Front row, Miss Verna Berrong, faculty sponsor, and corps sponsors Wanda Harmon and LaVonne Wallis. Miss Berrong and J. B. Hamilton are presenting the bond, as a few members of the group look on with smiles. Several rolls and stacks of coins, perhaps quarters, along with a dollar bill, are resting on Mr. Hamilton's desk. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, December 30, 1941.

Archival Date

1941-12-29

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1486

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

War bonds & funds; Money; Coins