Phillips High School - Mirror Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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PRESS NOTICES On tin society page, I see that Billie Ann Odum has returned after a stay in the Philippines with her husband, who is in the Navy, while Nonna Jean Whyte, Nell Merrell, and Jean Pesnell gave a party for the recent brides who have joined them among the “happily marrieds,’’ Ann Montgomery, Sidera Vuille, Joline Baker and Betty Noblitt. Also I see that Frances Hurd, Doris Knight, and Rita Loyd have been appointed to make up a commission in Washington to see that ladies’ bats are more sensible from now on. Of course this was President Chitwood’s idea. Here’s an item about Bebe Meadows, the new superintendent of nurses at Norwood Hospital. Famous dietitian Margaret Adams is doing outstanding work there with Dr. Edward Whitley. Boy! just look at these pictures! Frances Barton, Mary Diamantakos, Sue Kirksey are all competing in the Miss America Contest of 1957. What! the Flashbulb Society is having a difficult time deciding who is the most photogenic blond: Jackie Miller, Meriam Wilder, Joyce Sanderson, or Margaret Anderson. Here’s an ad for two new schools, a dancing school to teach the right technique of jitterbugging headed by Billy Elliott, while Venette Cox and Bobbie Jean Cummings are running a school to teach girls how to win friends and charm the socks off people. The old married men, Fred Phillips, Otis Price and Robert Cox, are giving a bachelor dinner for John Holcomb and Bill Holmes, who have recently joined their ranks. New York has gained a top designer in Martha Holladay. I’m sure the women’s styles will change quite favorably now. Betty Jean Wansley and Bruce Andrews are teamed together trying to develop a jet-propelled plane that will travel faster than light. Here I see where Margarita Ciuro is in Spain on a diplomatic mission. Believe it or not. our city has gained a new manufacturing company. Issabella. Min-real. Ralph, Rickey, and Sumpter have joined forces in the manufacture of a new cough drop—“the five Smiths”. Gosh, I’ve spent the whole evening reading the paper and it’s too late to make any of those performances. Well, it just goes to show you that the Class of January 1947 must have had monopoly on talent—their achievements practically filled up this whole paper!

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PRESS NOTICES Well, I see by tin's latest copy of the News that my old friends of the Class of ‘47 are certainly doing well for themselves. These sports page pictures of the World's Championship Chicago Bears really show that Jack Demedicis and Robert Parker haven't changed a bit in the ten years since we graduated! And here is Jimmy Walker all ready to win in the Olympic track meet. I ll have a hard time deciding what show to take in. I’m afraid! Here's an ad for Hamlet, starring Richard Pizitz. and I certainly would like to hear that quartet of Frances Davidson, Theresa Marino, Betty Houston, Lillie Rusta, who outshine the Andrews Sisters, not only in number but in popularity. On the more romantic side, here 1 see that Preston Jones and Barbara Hahn are again co-starring—this time in the premiere of Jack Edwards’ comedy of high school life, “Blind Date . Or why don’t I take in that movie at the Capitol! I really should see Gerald Banks in his now famous role of “Lil Abner ”. Those photographs of him that Ann Cost and Raymond Walker had in Life last week showed why they are now movie-land’s ace photographers. Or 1 could go in for the higher side, and go to Carnegie Hall to hear Mary Ann Englebert give her second piano concert. And Jack Biddle, of Yale, is lecturing at Town Hall on this year’s Pulitzer Prize winners, which include Larry Franks and Johnnie Burnett, well-known poets, and Willine Paxton, columnist of the Washington Star. It’s a lot of trouble to dress and go out, though, so I guess I’ll just stay here and listen to the radio—tonight’s the night for the Chesterfield Supper Club, featuring Betty Ann Browning. Then I could hear that report from the White House, as President Carey Chitwood and Secretary of State Jimmy Bloom report on the work done by the Atomic Energy commission headed by Dr. Jimmy Levenson. This commission is made up of Bobbie Ragland. Don Braswell, and Max Greer. And I could listen to Leo Creest, who has just received the award as the best radio comedian of 1957. as he guest-stars on the program of the bobby-socker’s latest idol. Rod Hughes. Over here I see that Major Douglas McDowell and (.’apt. Thomas Candle are back in town alter winning fame tor their lead rsliip of the latest explorations near the North Pole. Look at this write-up of the International Convention of Business Women! It surely is filled with Phillipians: Dean Foster, who runs her own Commercial Art school, as well as Mildred Carpenter, Sidera Yuille, and Mary Louise Harrison, who are the officers of the club. Of all people, Joseph Kennedy, who was recently elected the best dressed and most successful minister of 1957, was the main speaker of the convention.

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“CALL BOARD As the curtain falls on Act One of It Did Happen Here”, we, the cast, feeling that circumstances beyond our control will prevent our appearing in Act Two, wish to post on the Call Board the following notices for those understudies who have waited so patiently for us to give them a chance at our starring roles. We give them our very best wishes for a successful season and as much fun before their curtain falls as we have had during our time before the footlights. Kerlin Travis leaves that wonderful “form” to any boy that wants to pitch baseball. Richard Harris wills his big 5-cent cigars to Harry Stewart and Claude Landrum. Don't let them get the best of you! Jeannine Wren wills her effervescent personality to Lilian Goodner. Winifred Thomas’ ever-moving drum sticks move right into Betty Sanders’ hands. Jimmy Bragan leaves the “second sack” to his little brother Frank. Billy Fenn refuses to will anything, but he will auction his Hamlet test paper off to the highest bidder. Randolph Worth and Billy Walker bestow all of their R.O.T.C. rank on Wert White and Quintus Fuller. Norma Jean Williams leaves to Kathryn Hairston her “acting ability Carey Chitwood wills his executive ability to Manly Yeilding. Session Room 206 leaves its stamps on Monday and paper on Tuesday to any poor freshman who forgets his. Bob Vann passes his hot clarinet to N. W. Mandy. Bill Phillips and Bill Walker leave the Ushers “poet’s nook” to Taylor Thorington. Billy Abel leaves all his knowledge (brown) to anyone wishing to make the National Honor Society. Charles Boyd and Eleanor Keeton donate those flaming locks to Norma DeMent and Don Secord. Please use them well. Barbara Watson gives all of her gym cups and G.L.C. letters to Shirley Perkins.