Holly Pond High School
Class of 1939

Ladies

Ruth Clark   

Nellie Foust

Mildred Gable

Addie Lee Gorham

Era Hatley

Evelyn Malone

Katherine Moon

Clare Nunnelly

Agnes Plunkett

Virgie Sanford

Ethel Shoemaker

Mae Belle Wiggins

Men

T.Z. Britt

Oye Burks

Glenn Burrough

S.L. Daniel

Lester Garrett

Gwin Hammock

Harold Howard

Jimmy Hyatt

John Lovelady

Mack Sandlin

Ralph Stewart

Alton Wiggins

Pricings

 car- $750

gas- 19 cents a gal

house- $6,400

bread- 8 cents a loaf

stamps- 3 cents

average annual salary- $1,850

World Facts

 

Germany invades Poland without warning, which starts World War II between the Allies (Britain and France) and the Axis powers.

Albert Einstein prompts President Roosevelt to start the effort to build an atomic bomb.

Igor Sikorsky develops America's first successful helicopter.

World War II begins.

Entertainment

 

The big-screen adaptation of Gone with the Wind premieres, and will go on to gross $192 million, making it one of the most profitable films of all time. It's also one of the longest films, clocking in at 231 minutes.

Robert Kane introduces the Batman cartoon.

Miss America: Patricia Donnelly

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