Austinville High School - Memories Yearbook (Austinville, AL)

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Each day I became more and more enthusiastic I was startled to ftnd Mickey Moore was acting as Secretary of State and Bascom Scott and Vernte Haley were running 8g3II1SI each other for President of the Untted States After so much excitement I roamed out tn the country to ftnd John Allen Ratltff Wtllts Curbow and Jimmy Garner successful farmers Jack Corum was running the Corner Grocery Store there and brother! Did I hear the gossip there Bobby Brown was working for M G M Now don t get excited and let me tell you He ts Interior Decorator for the stage Mary Bracken has put Louella Parsons out of business she s tops on reporting the latest around Hollywood I was sttll shooting the breeze with Jack when Helen Murphy dropped tn She was on her way home from the University of Alabama with her degree tn Home Economics Well I had better be getting back to town and how else dtd I go but on a bale of hay pulled by two mules' I wouldn t have ridden that with just anyone but I D Bullard knows how to drive horses so I con sidered htm a safe drtver anyway I got back to town tn one piece As tired as I was I ftgttred I couldn t me by manager Btlly Osborne I was glad to meet up with Bobby Jett I knew he d strike up a conversa IIOII and sure enough the first thing he shot off with was the latest about Helen June Ryan pouring water on htm every morning to awaken htm whtle he was tn the hospttal with a broken leg but other than that he says she s a ftne nurse Loyd Russell had been his famtly doctor for years and Bobby says the doctor actually wouldn t credtt htm for more than just eight years Well now hadn t Ialways wanted to vtstt a Lonely Heart s Club So the pleasure was all mine the very next day Melvtn Tucker had that thing rolling like mad It had made millions happy Who knows I mtght get interested After all I d always trusted Melvtn he wouldn t tell a soul My last day there was Sunday so I went to Church Sonny Rivers was the new pastor and Bettie Jo Murphy directed the chotr beauttfully Whtle Patsy Mttchell rendered the organ music As much as I enjoyed my vtstt I satd good by and drtfted back to earth to take up where I left off as beauty operator with my asststant Doris French at the Ace Beauty Shop Drop by tn your rocket shtp some warm June evening and we ll go whirling into outer space again' Melba Standrtdge V ' - I Y . I A 1 I D o u ' ' I stand anything more exciting than a movie so I attended the Limelight Theater with a free pass given . . . . . . ' . . , . . , V . . . . . ' . - .

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A TRIP INTO OUTER SPACE Today as I gazed upon the white pillows of clouds stretched out across the deep blue sky a mem ory of the class of 54 entered my mind At that moment I was cordially invited by two startlrng but terfltes to take a Journey into the future to visit some of my classmates Upon my arrival in the great unknown I was presented with the key to the city by Mayor Robert Maner A local taxt driven by Dewey Lee Miller whisked me to the hotel where I was to stay I was given my reservation by owner and manager Buddy Patterson The bell hop who showed me to my room had shining little eyes I couldn t help but remember when he told me his name was Cook He happily informed me his daddy Bailey Cook was drtvrng a rocket from Earth to Mars After resting awhile I decided to take a tour around the c1ty It was a great surprise walktng down Mam Street to find the most exquisite clothes by Judy Maner and Ruby McEnt1re I just srmply had to have a complete new wardrobe Selecting was another hard Job too They were all drvtne and of course models Peggy McGr1ff Betty McCulloch and Dorothy Johnson brought out the highlights I barely got away tn time for lunch which was another emoyable experience at Joe s Place fEveryone knows that s Billy Joe Shaneyfelt s place I Let s all go to the races was the next attraction I noticed on all rockets so we all went Every one including myself bet on Mid Night and he won due to one fact Allyn Setbert the best trained After that day s excitement I felt I had to go to bed but they dragged me out to Ratnbow s Inn and boy' What a shock' Soft dreamy music was being rendered by Lelton Srms which made our dinner much more enjoyable We also stayed for the special added attraction Chrtsttne Bonds did an all around Hula Hula dance and were told she sang beautifully under the spot ltghts one night a week Well I would just come back and see for myself' You can call that a day or not but I dtd The next day and the next were crammed with excite ment I almost forgot to let my mother know where I was so frrst thing next morning I dropped by Western Umon and sent a lrttle message Vtrgtnra Miller was pretty swift on that business Walking on down Main Street I noticed a place I couldn t investigate Written across the top was Berry Pool Hall I knew he would run into a business like that Oh well' Who hadn t rather sell ctgars than dig dttchesv Now who would ever have thought about a school being here? That s Just where my next desttnatton was There as head of the school was Kenneth Henson and helping was Neal Allred and Mary Ann McAbee teaching girls and boys Physical Education While on my way back to the hotel I breezed tn on the Home Demonstration Club in the middle of a Progressxve meeting I quickly recognized Paulrne Thompson prestdtng and among those present were Penny Perry and Patsy Dockery After talking awhile I found they were happily performing house hold dutres They invited me to stop by a friend s home on the way out so I accepted and found myself warmly welcomed at the home of Carolyn Shaneyfelt She had just put tn one more day at the office where she held the position of private Secretary at the firm of Alwtm Stephenson She also told us Betty Walden and Dorothy Whtte were successful typtsts there . . ' D . . ' i . . . . ' I . , ' D I l ' ' ' ' ' ll I sl! .. . '.. - - ' I - . ' ' . ' - ' . . Q ' . ' jockey on tack, was riding him. v ' - r O ' O . . . , . . . . , . . . v . . . V I . . I . . -

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