Clinton High School - Tornado Yearbook (Clinton, OK)

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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

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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-BIGGRAPHICAL UPDATES--2001 daughter Angie lives in Wilder, Kentucky. I have three granddaughters, Nicole, Jena, and Julia who all live in Wilder, KY I am still in business as the Manager! Owner of the Ramada as well as the restaurant and club. I really enjoy seeing all our classmates! . ' Q , hr Royce Green 1132 North Sheridan Wichita, KS 67203 1951 Royce Green will go to work after graduation and will work towards becoming a printer. He is a member ofthe T and 1 Club and says advanced math is his favorite subject. Royce has attended Clinton schools for 11 Z years. He is the son of Mrs. Lena Green, 1105 Choctaw 2001 Right after graduation, Ken Watson, Don Morgan and I enlisted in the Air Force. I was in for four years. After I got out I went to work in the newspaper business as a printer. This became my career and it lasted for over 25 years. I worked as a union printer on newspapers in Oklahoma, California, Texas and finally in Kansas. I retired in Wichita Kansas where I now live. I had three step daughters, one of which is deceased, five grand children and eight great grand children. So 1 have moved around quite a bit and today I keep busy taking care of the kids, tending to my garden and an occasional walk. I will be glad to see everyone at the reunion. if V yea. .. ' 41 , E 'An 5. pm x ' gl . Gene Greenfield 2598 North Ayals D. 104 Rialto, CA 92376 1951 Gene Greenfield , son of EM Greenfield East of Clinton has attended Clinton .schools for three years, coming here hom St. Gregory's High School in Shawnee. He lists advanced math as his favorite subject and to retire as his ambition. He participated in track and plans to work after graduation. Two men, J.L. Avant and E.E. Blake, while waiting for a train at a station house, climbed up on a box car to look at the countryside. One of them said There's a place to build a town . From that, Washita Junction was settled almost overnight. Four years later, in 1903, it became Clinton, Oklahoma Territory