Crab Orchard High School - Trojan Yearbook (Crab Orchard, IL)

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Ifhzss ZW!! We, the class of 1956, Crab Orchard High School, approaching the end of our Senior year, do give and bequeath our school possessions to the following: To the Faculty, we bequeath our thanks for the many hours they have spent trying to help us be better students. To the Juniors, we leave all our wasted hours in class: May they strive to be better students than we have been. To the Sophomores, we leave our sophistication and self-confidence, We are sure they will need it in their future years of high school. To the Freshmen, we leave all the good memories and fun of C, O, H. S. that we have had during the past four years. I, Betty Beasley, will my American History to David Lee Tumer. 1, Shirley Bell, will my seat in Shorthand ll class to Elizabeth Richey. I, Shirley Borum, will my ability to play basketball to Regina Hill. I, Ronald Bundren, will my appetite for hot tamales to Larry Hearn. I, Naida Burch, will my blond hair to Connie Sue Doughty. I, Janet Cox, will my giggles to Delores Boester. I, Ronald Evetis, will all memories of C. O. H, S. to Max Rush. I, Delores Fnrlow, will my loudness to Martha Buckner. I, Velma Graves, will my cheerleading ability to Betty Cline. 1, William Griffin, will my bookkeeping book to Forrest Parks. I, Dale Hanks, will my way with the Marion girls to Terry Moore. I, Iva Hinchcliff, will my old locker to Sue Beasley, I, Sue Hosmon, will my place in FHA to Linda Sims. I, Don Martin, will my curly hair to Gordon Holmes. I, Shirley Martin, will my freckles to Landa Sims. L I. W.- Merrell, will my athletic ability to Larry Boles. I, Mayme Newell, will Larry Wall to anyone who wants him, I, Gary Nolen, will my nickname 'Chicken' to Marvin Borum, I, Betty Odum, will first-hour study hall to Eddie Turner. I, Alice Parks, will Errol Don Mandrell to Judy Parton, I, Gene Parks, will my seat in English IV class to Larry Wall. I, George Parks, will my band suit to James Doughty. I, Ronald Parks, will my place at the Ranch to Errol Mandrell. I. Judy Rentfro, will my baton to Jerry McMillan. L Larry Shaw, will my A's to Richard legereit. I. Nina Sims, will the freshmen boys to Janice Davis. I, Kay Springhart, will my nickname Flirtations to Sue Clark. I, Mary Springs, will my place in the sextet to Loretta Richey. I, Lyman Tanner, will my old girlfriends to Calvin Glenn. I, Bill Turner, will my muscles to Harold Rector. I, Colleen Wharry, will my old romances to my sister, Carolyn. By - Shirley Bell

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RONALD PARKS Chorus 1 Yearg Library 1 Yearg WILLIAM GRIFFIN Drama 2 Years. MNA SIMS Library 1 Yearg Basketball 1 Chorus 1 Year: Pep Club 1 Year. Yearg FHA 3 Years, MAYME NEWELL IVA HINCHCLIFF Pgp Club 1 Year RONALD EVETTS Year. Chorus 1 Yearg Pep Club 1

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Senior Klass Prophecy Betty Beasley now works in a beauty shop as a hair stylist and also gives advice on how to keep your figure trim, Velma Graves has created a new dance. She hasn't named it yet but it really sends her places. Kay Springhart is married for her 3rd time and lives on a ranch in Colorado, Ronald Parks has started giving dancing lessons, he specializes in the new 'Rock and Roll' type of dance. Mary Springs is now the famous night club singer and she has two shows nightly at the 'Flamingo Club in St. Louis. Ronald Evetts has turned out to be a song writer, His latest is 'Lonesome and Disgusted Gene Parks now owns a horse ranch south of Crab Orchard and has started a new system, He rides cows to round up the horses, Betty Odum is now spending a ten day honeymoon in Bermuda with her husband, Dale Hanks who is owner of the new radio station WIND at Crab Orchard. Gary fChickenj Nolen was sent to Sing Sing for robbing a bank to buy bubble gum, Lyman Tanner is now the football coach at U. C. L. A. He got his experience from C. 0. H. S. Don Martin is owner of the new Dykersburg Hotel and Nina Sims works there as head waitress. A 31C J, W, Merrill who has recently served 20 years in the U, S, Air Force has decided to settle down to a quiet and happy married life with his wife in Honolulu. Naida Burch has just received the position of Airline Stewardess of T, W, A. Sue Hosmon was elected Miss America of 1956 and she is now living a happy married life with George Parks. William Griffin is now a jockey and Ronald Bundren, who is married to Janet Cox, is his manager, Colleen Wharry and Bill Turner are married and having trouble meeting the bills for their redheaded triplets. Shirley Bell and Shirley Borum are the owners of the Shirley B, Department Store in Connecticut. Larry Shaw and Delores Furlow own the Cadilac Corporation and their motto is 'Come to us when your wages are low and you don't have much 'dough'. Judy Rentfro is a Homemaking teacher and is learning how to cook with the new electronic oven. Alice Parks and Iva Hinchcliff have gone to nurses training and they are now registered nurses at the Poordo Memorial Hospital. Shirley Martin and Mayme Newell along with their husbands own a candy factory and they make M 8: N's. BY Phyllis Kohler Jewell Parton