Clinton High School - Tornado Yearbook (Clinton, OK)

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1951-BIOGRAPHICAL UPDATES--2001 We are retired now and I do oil painting, travel a lot and of course spend time with our grand child. Joan Fransen 600 South 9 ' Clinton, OK 73601 C5801 323-0647 1951 Joan Fransen, who resides with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Fransen, 300 South Ninth, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W Fransen In high school she has been a member of the honor society and the FFA Club. She also receive the Commerce Award, and lists commerce as her favorite subject. She plans to attend a telegraph school or a business college afer graduation and become a secretary. 2001 After graduation, Joan worked at Southwestern State College for four years and she was a student there for a year and a half She also worked six years for a CPA in Denver, Colorado and later moved to San Diego, California and worked in a personnel ofiice. Following that she worked for San Diego Colmty where she retired in 1997. After she retired, Joan moved back to Clinton where she now lives. She claims that watching television now occupies her time. . 'ax . ,. 2 l. A Jr W.C. Gifford 1707 Drollinger Wichita, KS 67218 C3163 682-4127 1951 Serving as president of the T and I. Club this year W C. has attended Clinton schools for his entire education. Future plans are to attend Oklahoma A. and M college at Stillwater where he will major in English. 2001 I moved to Wichita Kansas, October 1952 and started working at Cessna Aircraft Co. I served in the US Army, 1953-1955, with a ten-month vacation in Korea. I married Loalee Arthaud, RN from Mutual Oklahoma, in 1957. We have two fW.C. Gifford- continued on next pagej fW.C. Gifford- continued J children, the oldest, being a daughter. Paula, her husband and two children live Camarillo, California. Her husband is a biochemist. Our grandson, age thirteen, and granddaughter, age ten, are both in accelerated classes at school, and are on invitational soccer teams. Our son, Randall Lee, lives in Wichita, Kansas and is a senior Computer Hardware Technician. He is a good hunter and fisherman. Don't know why, he has only been doing this since age five. I retired from Cessna Aircraft Company at age fifty-nine after only forty years. Too busy to work, am available for fish andlor hunt anytime, and my farmer

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1951-BIOGRAPHICAL UPDATES--2001 Tim and Kim. Our grandchildren are Brent, Doug, Jennifer, Whitney, Jessica, Alex, Neil, Emily and Brian. We have lived in Oklahoma most of our married life, that being in Okmulgee, Bristow, and Drumright. My hobbies are my children and grandchildren also our home, church work, voltmteer work and reading. I am a member of Beta Sigma Phi, Bristow and Drumright Historical Society and the First Christian Church About our high school years, Iim sure they were wondertiill fwe just didn't know itll .5 1.. 5' H. 4 - gh xls. James Dozier Route 3, Box 256 Weatherford, OK 73096 C5805 772-2079 1951 An active member ofthe FFA, James R. Dozier received his Junior Farmer Degree during his high school career. Attending Red Rock grade school, James received all his high school education in Clinton. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James T Dozier, route one, Clinton. 2001 After graduation, I attended Oklahoma A 84 M in Stillwater, know known as Oklahoma State University. I also attended Southwestem College in Weatherford. In 1954 I was drafted and served two years in the United States Army. I returned home in December of 1956 to resume farming and ranching. In 1958 I married Betty Smith of Weatherford. We have two sons, Jeff is 38 and Wayne is 37. We have one grandson Keyton James. I am still farming and ranching. We live on our farm 6.5 miles northwest of Weatherford. Dixie lFosterj Bucknell 4865 Newstead Place Colorado Springs, CO 80906 C7191 576-0160 1951 T 0 become a secretary is the ambition of Dixie Foster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H W Foster, 519 South Twewh Street. Dixie came to Clinton High school at the beginning of her freshman year, hom Leedy where she attended grade schools. She is a member of the glee club and selects typing as her favorite subject. She plans to attend college aher graduation. 2001 After our graduation, I attended Oklahoma State and graduated from there in 1955. I immediately went to work for Phillips Petroleum. But since marriage I have been busy keeping house and being a fulltime mother to our two children. Bob and I now live in Colorado Springs but we spent many years living in Hawaii.

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1951-BIOGRAPHICAL UPDATES--2001 'friends and I have been known to drive a hundred miles for lunch. I feed a few cows dLu'ing the winter and have a small agriculture business. I work only on my schedule. Too busy to loaf and too lazy to work. ' I- M in ' ui . V Gif gs . I XQ IG. 'P Chester Glancy Jr. 801 n south 9 ' street Clinton, OK 73601 15805 323-0742 1951 Chester, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Glancy , 801 S. Ninth, has been nicknamed Chessie the great because of his ability to perform a variety of myszyying tricks. He participated in basketball during his high school career, all of which has been spent in Clinton. Chester was born in Freons, Tex. 18 years ago and is 6' 4 tall. He intends to attend college at Oklahoma University afer graduation 2001 After graduation I attended college at Oklahoma State University . I served a hitch in the US Navy for four years and when I got out I began my career working in the Motel business. My wife, Margaret and I, have five children, Butch, Kim, Claudia, Mike and Loren, nine grandchildren and two great granddaughters I have lived in may places around the country and overseas. In Oklahoma, I have lived in, of course, Clinton, Weatherford, and Stillwater, in Texas, Kingsville, Corpus Christi and Shamrock. I also lived in Memphis, Tennessee, Providence , RI and Key West, Florida. I lived in two places abroad, Havana, Cuba and Kito, Equidor. I am retired now and I am involved with race cars and dominoes Ginger CGravleeJ Schreiner 1101 Chandler Clinton, OK 73601 C5801 323-0628 1951 Home Economics is the favorite subject of Ginger Gravlee, daughter of JE. Gravlee, 611 Orient. Ginger has been attending Clinton Schools for 11 years, and attended school at Hobart for one year. She is a member ofthe pep club. She plans to work aper she finishes her high school studies and strive to have a happy home. 2001 In April of 1952 I married Larry Schreiner and continued to work in Clinton. I worked for Comell Construction Co., and Dupree Oil Co. I became the General manager and owner of the Ramada Imi as well as the Branding Iron Restaurant and the Turf Club. Larry is deceased and my son Allen lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. My