Comments on: A Regal Sentinel: Raleigh’s Thompson School http://goodnightraleigh.com/2008/10/a-regal-sentinel-raleighs-thompson-school/ a look at the art, architecture, history, and people of the city at night Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:15:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bill Thompson http://goodnightraleigh.com/2008/10/a-regal-sentinel-raleighs-thompson-school/comment-page-1/#comment-7506 Bill Thompson Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:49:22 +0000 http://goodnightraleigh.com/?p=809#comment-7506 I attended Thompson Elementary in 1942. I was awarded a certificate as the student that read more school library books than any other student for that year. I wish I could remember the names of some of my class mates, but too much time has passed. My step-father and I lived on Person Street at the Salvation Army residence, since he was with the Salvation Army and I remember a little "snack shop" on the next street North of the school that was a popular lunch place for us, if your packed lunch was not edible and you had 15 cents to blow. The packed lunch was usually eaten on the way home that day and by that time you gotten hungry enough and then it became edible. If anyone attended school at Thompson during those days I was "Hubert" Thompson in those days, my middle name, sad to say,but thanks to the USAF I became William, my first name and your middle name is only an intial, thank goodness. Anyway, after all these years I would happy to hear from anyone that knew me. Since I discovered you great site I have been a constat reader and thank you for the great service to Raleigh and your readers. I attended Thompson Elementary in 1942. I was awarded a certificate as the student that read more school library books than any other student for that year. I wish I could remember the names of some of my class mates, but too much time has passed.

My step-father and I lived on Person Street at the Salvation Army residence, since he was with the Salvation Army and I remember a little
“snack shop” on the next street North of the school that was a popular lunch place for us, if your packed lunch was not edible and you had 15 cents to blow. The packed lunch was usually eaten on the way home that day and by that time you gotten hungry enough and then it became edible. If anyone attended school at Thompson during those days I was “Hubert” Thompson in those days, my middle name, sad to say,but thanks to the USAF I became William, my first name and your middle name is only an intial, thank goodness. Anyway, after all these years I would happy to hear from anyone that knew me.

Since I discovered you great site I have been a constat reader and thank you for the great service to Raleigh and your readers.

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