Caruthersville High School - Cotton Blossom Yearbook (Caruthersville, MO)

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inspires Tigers to victory in Homecoming Game Pag© 17

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Queen Mary Lou Dillard Climaxing Caruthersville’s first victory of the season, the crowning of the fair Varsity Queen, Mary Lou Dillard, was celebrated on October 20, 1961. Is it possible that the Queen and her lovely attendants inspired the Tigers to win this game? At an assembly held that morning, the candidates were presented to the student body. Preceding the game, the Queen and her attendants were introduced to the spectators bv a car parade around the football field. The four attendants reigning with Oueen Marv Lou were Delila Adams, freshman. Donna Hensley. sophomore. Barbara Latimer, junior, and Doris Cheek, senior. Alter the victory, the Queen and her Court attended the Homecoming Dance ending the exciting day. BEAMING HAPPILY, Queen Mary Lou accepts the royal football from co-captains Ferrell and Going. HOMECOMING QUEEN nominees and attendants pose at the assembly held in their honor. They are Chilton, Farrow, Hensley, Latimer, Dillard, Cheek, Hardy, Gallian, Johnson, Adams, Norman, and escorts, Sprague, Bigham, Wilks, Snow, Going, Ferrell, Webber, White, Woods, Green, and Lancaster. Pag© 16

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Playing hard, the Tiger football team has LANCASTER smears the Kennett ball carrier in the mud during the Turkey Day Game as Green gives him support. CO-CAPTAINS Going and Ferrell present corsages to senior Varsity C - queen candidates Cheek and Dillard.