In 1926, the students at Lipscomb School came from homes rich and poor.
At the beginning of a new year, many look forward to the future and make plans. There are others who like to reflect on events and memories of years past.
There are many in our neighborhood who will recognize some (maybe themselves) in the photo featured this month.
Mrs. Williams Lipscomb, top center, is shown with her students at Lipscomb School. This group represents all the levels of social echelon in 1926. Some are from the Juliet Fowler Home for Children. Some of them lived on Swiss Avenue.
Mrs. Sheffield Kadane is standing center row, far left, with a barrette in her hair. Judge Lively’s son, Hiriam, is right below Mrs. Lipscomb in a dark suit and tie.
Sammy Lobello is on the second row, center, behind the girl with the long curls. That’s R.L. Thornton, Jr. on the second row, right, with the handkerchief in his pocket. Many of the group are now deceased.
Virginia Lipscomb, the widow of William Lipscomb, who was murdered by a staff janitor, became the first principal of the school that was built on Worth Street in East Dallas. The school was named for her husband.
Later, daughter Virginia married Lindlsey Waters, who with one of her brothers founded Tennessee Dairies. In the ’30s-’50s, this was one of the largest milk companies in Dallas. Following the death of Mr. Waters, Virginia ran the business for some time and then sold it to Foremost Milk.
