Cottonwood High School - White Timber Yearbook (Cottonwood, AL)

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Louise Calhoun May, 1982 Recently, with my husband and son, I visited my old home town, Cottonwood, Alabama. You, per- haps, remember me as Louise Calhoun, but I am now Mrs. Elvis Presley, and my son, of course, is Elvis Presley, Ir. We arrived in Cottonwood by plane, landing at Hooper Field, located just outside of town. Owned by Nelson Hooper, it is now one of the largest airports in the United States. As we stepped from the plane, we were met by my old friend, Erin Granger. Incidentally, she is still as big a flirt as ever. She flirted with my eighteen-year-old son. Now, I call that robbing the cradle, but Elvis, Jr, seemed to like it. Upon leaving the airport and hailing a taxi, whom should I see but my pal, Billy Don Anderson. He told me that he and David Baxley owned the taxi company in Cottonwood. When we arrived at the hotel, I noticed the name Scott-Adams over the door. Imagine Ruthie Jean Scott and Frances Adams owning a large hotel! Buford Love and Talmadge Hall, Jr, are the managers. Sue Parker and her husband were staying at the hotel. Sue runs a kindergarten just outside of town, Upon buying a copy of the local paper, I learned that Earl Hollis was chosen the new Speaker of the, House in Washington, and I noticed that Ouida Dickerson and Norma Jean Etheridge were giving advice to the lovelorn. They have their own column in the daily newspaper owned by Glenn Jones. THE DAILY BLOW is the largest newspaper in the state. I also saw in THE DAILY BLOW that the now famous Hermon Andrews and Gerald Hollis are starring in a picture called TWO'S A CROWD. The newspaper stated that JoAnn Thomas was to be the new principal of Cottonwood School, Gloria Snell, the Senior Sponsor, and Bobbie McCord, the typing teacher. I read that Donnie Bruner, now known as Dons, the great Wrestler, is coming to town for a return bout with the famous Robert Love, known as Slugger. The match will be called by the best referee in the country, Robert Danford. Next, I attended the reunion held at Cottonwood High School. Dorothy Blissett has married a preacher, who is the main speaker at the reunion. LaDon Hall and his wife, the former Nadine Calloway, are also guest speakers. Annie Earle Grace, who sat by me during the program, told me the whereabouts of other members of our class. Lonnell Merritt, Virginia Johnson, and Bobbie Fears are serving our country now in the WAVES. Mary Lou Maddox, Louise Webb, and Esther Watford are models for one of the largest stores in New York. Nancy Jean Messer, Larnette Love, Martha Tindell and Merlene Deese are big society women. They have mar- ried successful businessmen. Allen Wells and Billy Wayne Bradberry are partners in a large tractor company They are very wealthy men now. Alvin Granger, A. I. McCardle, and Glenn Traylor are high ranking officers in the Air Force, Amerlis Godwin is the 4-H club agent for Houston County, and, to complete the roll of our class, Wayne Kirkland is the owner of a garage. Visiting my old home town again was a very pleasant experience. I was so glad, but not surprised, to see my old friends successful and happy. F uture EW is we Sxevsfg What does the future hold for u'P

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W. to I, Martha Tindell, will my polite ways and sincere thinking to Lelia Adams. I Louise Webb, leave a one-way train ticket to Spartanburg, S. C. to a certain boy, hoping he will use it in the near future. I Glenn Jones, will my ability to sit through Geometry to anyone who is foolish enough to take it. I, Gloria Snell, bequeath my worn out shorthand books to anyone willing to stay home every night and study, I, Nelson Hooper, will my ability to make good grades in physics and be friends with the teachers at all times to Bud Sellers. I Amerlis Godwin, leave my desire to go to National 4-I-I Club Congress by winning the dress review contest to JoAnn Mixon. I David Baxley, will my ability to get hurt during warm-up practice before a football game to anyone wanting to try it. I, Dorothy Blissett, bequeath my position as head cheerleader to Mary Ann McCord. I, Alvin Granger, leave my ability to stay in school until I am twenty-five years old to anyone who loves it well enough . I, LaDon I-lall, pass on my place as president of the Student Body to anyone who can satisfy thirty teachers and eight hundred students. I, Nancy Jean Messer, will my quietness in class to JoAnn Watson. I, Wayne Kirkland, leave my good looks to anyone good -looking enough to inherit them. I, Esther Watford, leave my smallness to Virginia Forehand. I, A. J. McCardle, leave nothing, in fear of needing it all later on. I, Lonnell Merritt, will my quiet ways and sweet disposition to Geraldine Taylor. I, Virginia Johnson, bequeath my love for Coach Bruner to Janice Askew. I, Jean Scott, will my love for the boys to anyone who thinks she can handle them. I, l-lermon Andrews, leave my love for being a member of the class plays to Bernice Skipper, hoping he can do a good job as I did. I, Billy Wayne Bradberry, will my ability to stay out of school to anyone who thinks he can get by with it I, Glenn Traylor, pass on my ability to skip school to anyone with the nerve to try it. I, Donny Bruner, will my ability to cut classes without getting caught to anyone who thinks he can do it. We, Larnette Love and Nadine Calloway, will our ability to get along with the teachers to Patricia Lord. Signed, sealed, published -and declared as and for the last will and testament by the Senior Class of 1957. Annie Earle Grace Class Attorney Sponsored by -4 WHITE'S FOOD STORE

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