Decatur High School - Golden Memories Yearbook (Decatur, AL)

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To ride through the air, than on the ground is much wiser. Says Harry Sunderland, aviation expert and adviser. We see Nell Prosser and her friend Ruby Nance, Their stories for children, all young minds entrance. A cozy tearoom surrounded by flowers Is run by Dorothy Sandusky and Mary Lee Powers. Poor Woodrow Neely works hard night and dayg He,s head engineer, building Decatur,s subway. Mary Frances Mathews is a missionary true, She and Katherine McClellan have a big to-do. Mary Fisher and Bevelle King are famous afar, They model and illustrate for Harper's Bazar. Earl Crow builds bridges with infinite skill From mountain to mountain or hill to hill. Theda Mae Handley and Jane Malone are wampus babies so fairg R. C. A., but not their fans, has given them the air. Lester Smith and Bill Simrell made a unique decision, They'll broadcast ball games, but they'll use television. I saw in Montgomery, while at the State Fair, Frances Thornton, first woman in the Governor's chair. Harry Thornton on the diamond is always quite busy, Porter Vinson's home runs make us right dizzy. Frank Malcolm Martin, a salesman so keen, Has ruined his Dad's laundties with his washing machine. A milk shake, a milk shake, we always want more From Billy Stewart who manages Llovd,s big drugstore. Mildred Latham and Jamie Tedford have forsaken the tennis court, They are hostesses now at Decatur's airport. John Harmon wins the praise of all women's chatter, I-le's invented a mirror guaranteed to flatter. The angel grew dim and, to my great sorrow, Closed the book of this class and its deeds of tomorrow. NANCY WORTH JONES, Prophet ? 4 ' T -P , 1325

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Sheriff Virgil Sandlin is the head of the law, He hlls crooks and lawbreakers with a terrible awe. Annie Mae Sheats? Fm sure it,s no otherg A dignihed young matron, a sorority mother. Astaire and Rogers are awfully good, But they can't hold a light to Clifford Smith and jean Wood. Letha Dutton comforts hearts that are full of woe. She owns and edits a Lonely Lover's Bureau. Molly Siebert and Ruth Blackwell, co-workers so grand, Have very successfully marriages planned. When co-eds meet with any adversity They seek Annie Florence Ferguson, Dean at the University. Imogene Burleson from Father Time would like to borrow, She's designing furniture, the antiques of tomorrow. A salute of praise to brave Ina Call, Geraldine Farrer and Kathleen Harrison, nurses all. It floats through the air with the greatest of ease, Julian Bibb has invented a mechanical trapeze. As a taxi-cab magnate, James Norton,s no lamb, When he brings out his cars they cause a traffic jam. Willifred Napps whom we all used to know. Is married and settled in a cute bungalow. When our political affairs seem to go quite contrary, We consult Mary Lewis, our Congressman's secretary. As a ball team the Yankees were practically dead, Till Charles Boleyis work got them out of the red. For home makers' help, ye women of all nations, Hear Martha Dawson and Ruth Pettey on the radio stations. Now listen, team, we've got to win this gameli' Says Emory Caudill, coach at old Notre Dame. The two Helens, Jacobs and Moody, were tennis stars of renown But our Jeans, Gray and Huie, have brought their scores down To write a good book is a praiseworthy art, Azalee Turneyis best seller proves that she does her part. Tom King and James Yarbrough are men of enduranceg In an old ladies, home, they can really sell insurance. Dora Caudill says, There's nothing much finer Than to be hostess on a large ocean liner. An international war correspondent is Henon Pearceg He always gets his news, be the battle so fierce. Clyde Murphyis slogan is Say it with flowersf' His greenhouse is spacious and open all hours. To educate young America with a broad outlook At Montevallo we see Dorothy lmmel and Vivian Cook. Sow your cotton and corn, but let your crops vary, Advises Charles Eyster, .Agricultural Secretary. Martha Frances Petty's likeness on magazine cover's you'll hnd, Shels a photographer's model of the very best kind. Women love to talk. Here's one heard for miles, Broadcasting sports news is our own Betty Giles. Let's go down to the boardwalk where all the lights glimmer, And see Charles Ikerman, America's champ swimmer. 4311

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE CLASS OF 1937 Know All Men By These Presents: That we, the sev- ,A eral members of the Graduating Class of Decatur I-Iigh School of the year 1937, being conscious of the early de- mise of our happy I-Iigh School days, together, and realiz- K ST ing that this joyous time and occasion must soon pass on. f u while yet calm and composed, and seized and possessed of Lei' mind and mentality sufficient and competent to transmit ' V to the lowly and meek Juniors an inheritance which is to ' become theirs only upon condition that their respective ratings at the conclusion of this scholastic year equal the number of seventy and not less, do hereby make, declare and publish this our last Will and Testament, disposing of our privileges and estate, as follows: ITEM I. I Wfithin the hallowed walls of our Alma Mater, we leave the scenes and happenings of thousands of happy hours we have spent together, and give and bequeath the privi- leges and associations of the Graduating Class to those who I follow, hoping that their experiences may be equally as happy as ours. I ITEM II. We are leaving such knowledge as we are unable to carry away, our heads on departure, are extended to the limit with brains, but what we are leaving, will suffice for those who follow, and we give to them all the learning they can acquire by earnest endeavor and digging. ITEM III. We give to our School Teachers our sincere thanks and appreciation-for their most untiring and unselfish efforts in bringing us to the hnal and concluding hours of high school days, and the commencement of a period of more advanced responsibilities. ITEM IV. I, Mary Young, bequeath unto Evelyn Childs my excess weight. I, Bob Hunter, bequeath unto Doris Laubenthal my many talents. I, John I-Iarmon, bequeath unto Billy Roberts my parking place. I, Dorothy Davidson, bequeath unto Dorothy Powers my independence. I, Dorothy McClure. bequeath unto Jane I-Iarris my blue eyes. I, Jane Malone, bequeath unto Alice Wilson my basketball socks. I, Sara Neville, bequeath unto Mary Ruth Durham my love for blonds. I, Foster Bailey, bequeath unto jimmy Bloodworth my small feet. I, Betty Giles, bequeath unto Raymond Parks my love for sports. I, Frances Thornton, bequeath unto Sara Peck Weaver my height. I, Nancy Worth jones, bequeath unto Evelyn Childs my position as bench warmer in basketball. I, Kathryn McClellan, bequeath unto Sara Lou Hunter my love for Home Economics. I. Mary Frances Matthews, bequeath unto Mary Virginia Roberson my love for green 1936 V-8 Fords. I, Martha Dawson, bequeath unto Bebe Stone my love for literature. I, Frank M. Martin, bequeath unto Byron Carroll my lack of sleep. I, Harry Sunderland, bequeath unto Byron Carroll my ability to argue, anywhere, any place, any time, on any subject, to anybody. I, Lewis Mann, bequeath unto Carlisle Hobbs my great height. I. Dorothy Immel, bequeath unto Imogene I Ialbrooks my curly hair. 1331