Cunningham High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Cunningham, KY)

Text from Pages 1 - 76 of the 1950 volume:

« 9 t 9 Since, , „ Today's knowledge brings tomorrow's success. «Ve, the seniors of 1950, wish to v..eoicate tr is an- ua , the work of or hands, to Cunnin air. High School. Through this dedication we wish to express our apj rt elation and affection for our Alrra Mater. 0. J. Allen, Prin. B. S. Murray State College Commerce 3c Coach Mrs. li. A. Mabry 3. S. .Vestern State Home economics oc Kath Murray State College History Sc Science Ruth ■ . Allen Murray State College English oc Librarian Sa;xnie Jane '.Mabry Murray Stato College First Grade Jane Terry Kelley Murray State College Second Grade .Mrs. H. L. Fetrie dostern State College Third Grade Ruby Ashbrook .Vestern Staue College Fourth Grade Rudelle Jackson Murray State College Sixth Grade HIS CLASS HISTORY Twelve years ago we, the present senior class, STARTED OUR LONG CLIMB UP THE HILL OF KNOWLEDGE • Pigtails, pinafores, and starched overalls, we pre- sented OURSELVES TO THE FIRST GRADES OF VARIOUS SCHOOLS TO DELVE INTO THE MYSTERIES OF READING Ritein1, AND Rithmatic1. Before entering junior high we struggled through THE USUAL TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF AN ELEMENTARY STUDENT. With all of this back of us we finally ENTERED JUNIOR HIGH WITH MlSS RUBY ASHBROOK AS OUR SPONSOR. We started our first year of high school with MUCH ENTHUSIASM AND NEW IDEAS. £M I L OLSON WAS OUR President. Dorotha Twisdale, Vice-President and Nell Mabry was Secretary-Treasurer. There were many new schemes and ideas during our sophomore year. This year we presented our play, Ole1 Crab Apple. Our annual party and several other act I V I TIES HELPED TO MAKE OUR SOPHOMORE YEAR MORE INTERESTING. ROBERT ROWLAND WAS OUR PRESIDENT, JOE Timmons, Vice-President and Nell Mabry was our sec- retary and Treasurer. Our junior year proved to be one of the most PROPEROUS FOR OUR CLASS. As USUAL WE 'HAD OURANNUAL PARTY AND ALSO PRESENTED THE PLAY, LENA Rl VE_RS_. Our President was Joe Timmons, Vice-President, joe Unsell and Secretary-Treasurer, Nell Mabry. This WAS THE YEAR IN WHICH WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SENIOR’S TRIP. OUR INTEREST THIS YEAR WAS FINANCIAL WE TOOK THEM ON A SIGHT-SEEING TOUR TO MAMMOTH CAVE Once again we came back, this time for our last year. In October we, the senior class, decided to publish an annual. Although inexperienced we did THE JOB WITH THE HELP OF MRS. ALLEN. Our annual staff is: Editor- Rosalyn; Assistant Editor- Dorotha; Class Editor-Margie; Art Editor- Frances; Activity Editor-Joe; Athletic Editor-Jim; Secretary-Nell; Assistant Secretary- Mildred. Our senior class officers are: President,Dojglas; Vice-President, Joe Unsell; Secretary-Treasurer, Nell Mabry. They did their jobs well.We recommend THEM VERY HIGHLY. The junior and senior class presented a Negro Minstrel under the guiding hand of Mr. Jones. We ENJOYED PRESENTING THE MINSTREL. IT WAS FUN FOR EVERYONE. i As OUR LAST DAYS OF SCHOOL AT DEAR OLE! C.H.S. ROLL AROUND IT IS AGAIN TIME FOR A SENIOR PLAY, He Was A Gay Senorita, with which Mrs.Allen helped again. Another of the important events of this YEAR WAS OUR JUNIOR AND SENIOR TRIP. WE ALL ENJOY- ED it. The final week was one to remember; Bacc- alaureate, Class Night, and Commencement! May 5, the senior class of i949-1950 became the GRADUATES OF CUNNINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL. — — Tonight as I sit in my chair before the fire, old MEMORIES OF MY HIGH SCHOOL DAYS CROWD INTO MY THOU- GHTS. In my mind's eye I can see my classmates as THEY WERE TEN YEARS AGO AND AS THEY ARE NOW. MANY THINGS HAVE HAPPENED TO THEM IN THESE YEARS, SOME GOOD ANO SOME BAD, BUT ALL A PART OF LIFE. ROBERT TOWLANO: HIS SHYNESS DIDN'T LAST LONG IN HIS LIFE; For he now owns a pretty little wife. NELL MABRY: TO COLLEGE SHE WENT AND HONORS SHE WON”, She is now teaching college for a very large sum. JOE TWAINS: Opportunity knockeo and Joe opened the ooor; He now ownes Mr. Webbs old store. MILDRED STOVALL: Mildred's dreams at last have come true; She is now a good nurse ano dependable, too. DOROTHA TWISDALE: Folks, I guess you all know; What happened to Dorotha? She moved to Cairo. ADD IE REEVES: Addie was a heartbreaker for boys; As WE ALL KNOW SHE'S LIVING IN ILLINOIS. DOUGLAS THOMAS: The years for Douglas, 0, how they flew; He's now a farmer and construction worker too. KENNETH MABRY: He used to be known for his physique; But, now he is known for his technique. LEON RUDD: In Leon’s school days he wore a wave; He is now a guide in Mammoth Cave. J IMMY MOORE: He choose to be a lawyer for his occupation; Now HE IS KNOWN ALL OVER THE NATION. EARL HAYES: The GIRLS CHASE HIM ROUNO AND ROUND', But, Earl still refuses to settle down. AL3ERT PARTIN: He owns a grocery in another state; All of his customers think he’s great. MARGIE PETTY: Margie is a girl that had success; With Fred Hammonds and all the rest. ROSALYN HARPER: At last Rosalyn was lucky; She’s now secretary for the governor of Ky. FRANCES BOSWELL: Frances is huiet and keeps the office neat; Her boss doesn’t think she could be beat. CLASS WILL WE THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1950 BEING OF SOUND BODY,AND OF SOUND WIND (AS WE WILL EVER BE) DO MAKE THIS OUR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. FIRST,OUR COVETED TITLE (DIGNIFIEOSEN IORS) TOGETHER WITH ITS DUTIES AND SPECIAL PRIV- ILEGES, TO THE PRESENT JUNIOR CLASS. SECOND, OUR ENGLISH WORKBOOKS TO MR. HOLT, WITH CAREFULLY MARKED INSTRUCTIONS, TO BE BURNED .WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM ANYMORE.' THIRD, WE MAKE THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL BE- QUESTS : I, ADD IE MAE REEVES, WILL ALL OF MY POSSESSIONS IN LOWES TO GERALDINE WHITLOW. I, NELL MABRY, WILL MY BIG FEET AND GOOD GRADES TO MARY LOU BARRIGER. I, ROSALYN HARPER, WILL MY ABILITY TO MAKE FRIENDS TO ALMA FORD. I, MILDRED STOVALL, WILL MY LOUD AND SARCASTIC WAYS TO FLORINE BOOKER. I, DOROTHA TWISDALE, WILL MY PRETTY EYES TO MILDRED MULL I CAN. I, Frances Boswell, will my long and Ieat-looking HAIR TO SUE PETTEY. I, MARGIE BELL PETTY, WILL MY PRETTY HAIR AND ABIL- ITY TO LEARN TO RE I DA ADAMS. I, Earl Hayes, will all of my E'S to Onie mabry so SHE WILL KNOW WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE. I, ALBERT PARTIN, WILL MY PLACE IN THE BIG THREE TO JIMMY DEWEESE. I, JOE PAT UNSELL, WILL MY EXTRA CREDITS TO BOBBY GENE MOORE. I, JIMMIE MOORE, WILL SUE TERRY TO RALPH TIMMONS TO HELP HIM THROUGH HIS BASHFUL DAYS. I, Douglas Thomas,will my speed in typing to delores PEASE. I, leon Rudd,will my handmade waves to Betty Owens. I,HARRY RICHARD LYNN, WILL THE FRONT SEAT OF MY NEW CAR TO CHRISTINE HAYES. I, JOE TIMMONS, WILL MY TONI TO WARREN SCOTT. I, ROBERT ROWLAND, WILL MY BASHFULNESS TO JOE DALE OAVIS. I, KENNETH MABRY, WILL MY MAGNIFICENT PHYSIQUE TO BILLY JOE BONE. WE, THE ABOVE MENTIONED SENIOR CLASS, DO IN THIS YEAR OF OUR LORD NINETEEN-HUNDRED FIFTY SET OUR SEAL AND SIGNATURE. A 0. .1. Allen, Principal Joe Dale Davis Bobby Don Hobbs Bobby Moore H, W. Jones, Sponser Mary Lou 3arri er Florine Book:r Mary Huth Eyas see Mildred Mullican Doris Pi;ckett EAIYBIQft 0UT ctotr 1 - Sue Terry Christine Hayes O.nie Mabry eida Adams Betty Cwens vr Motco: Start low, air uara to rera. 0. J. Allen, Principal Ralph Timmons Eugene Fleming Bobby Caughlin Bobby Davis Billy Joe Bone Emmanuel Thomas Omega .Vooley Sue Owens Rebecca O'Conner Jacqueline Timmons Martha Helen Hobbs Geraldine .Vhitlow Sylvia Deweese Alma Jean Mabry 5 Motto: Climbin’ up is more fun than climbing down. Mary A. '.'.ab y, Sponser Leoma Bra.mon Jimmy Don ri owl and Will Edd Toon Travis Petty Bob Jackson Leath Freddie Hendrix Alma Ford Joan Riley Edith Beaty Second Grade Fourth Grade Sixth Sr ce Seventh 5c Eighth Grade s Eighth Grade dasket-3all Team ue£t to right: 7th Graue, Mary Partin; Pres inian, Dorothy Pirtle; So nomore, hebecca O'oonnor; Junior, Mary Lou Barriger; Captain, Joe Pat Unsell; Senior, liell Mabry; oth Grade, Geraldine Galey. BASKETBALL UEEN On the evening of Novemoer o, 1949� Miss Mary Lou aarrlger was Crowned i ueen of the Basketoall Team. rtddie i ae Reeves, Dorothy Sue Terry, Sylvia Deweese, and Delores Pease preceded the queen and lit the candles. Joe Pat unsell, captain of the Basketoall Team, crowned her queen and presented her with a gold basketball. The queen was dressed in a lovely blue formal--while her five attend- ants--Mary Jane Partin, Geraldine Galey, orotha Jorirtle, Rebecca O'Connor, and Hell Mabry were dressed in pastel shades, her attend- ants--Maura Allen and Leon Masters, 1st grade. Iris Marie bone and Galen Edwards, sLnd grade, V.anda Sams and Dan Owens, 3rd grade Barbara Blanks and Richard Davis, 4th grade, Lucy Holman and Jerry Galey, 3tn graue, Carolyn Lynn and Bobby Rudd, oth grade, uelen j-ullican and Lester Allcock, 7th 6. ot:i grades, formed a pretty path- way through which tie queen inarched. The crown was carried by Billie Earl Blanks and the gold basketball was carried by Charlotte Rudd. Tne selection of the Basketball ueen was determined by the number of vot s each contestant received from the public contri- butions. Inis project .vus sponsored by the Basketball Team. Athletics CHS 35..•.Milburn 39 CHS 35..•.Bardwell 37 CHS 30....Symsonia 53 CHS 4.1. .. .Lowes 38 CHS 3i|-. •• .Arlington I4.6 CHS 39« •• ••Vestem 33 CHS 23.. . .Blandville lj.2 CHS 21....Wickliffe U5 CHS 55....LaCenter 59 CHS 4O....Milburn lj.1 CHS li-3. • • .'.Vickliffe 1 .5 CHS 20. .. .Symsonia 3l|. CHS 23....Arlington 38 CHS lj.0. .. .Fulton 36 CHS 30....Melber 3lj- CHS 4.7 ... .Bardwell 3k CHS J4.I.. . .31andville bl CHS I4.9• • • .Western 30 CHS 22....Lowes 6l CHS 56....Fulgam 57 CHS 33....LaCenter 57 CHS o2....Melber 57 County Tournament Cunningham 27.. • .3ardwell Z4.I District Tournanent Cunningham i .0... .Cayce Jk Second Squad Leath, retty, Caughlin, Howland, Drown, Javls Onie, Chris, argie. HeIda •M-frw� w=s=s=s= COMPLIMENTS OF Retail Merchants Assn. Paducah, Kentucky 59 MEMBERS EL PATIO DRIVE IN THEATRE Always a Good Show For All Handicapped Included Fred Sullivain, Mgr. Cairo, 111. —BOOSTERS- ARLINGTON BONDS SUNDRIES H. C. L. CAFE THE MILWAIN THEATRE STANLEY AND MANTLE Compliments CLYMERS BAR-B-QUE STAND TRI STATE BAR-B-QUE, Rooms, Phone S63 DECHARDS RADIO SALES AND SERVICE Compliments EDWARDS FURNITURE CO. Arlington, Ky. Arlington, Ky. Bardwell, Ky. Bardwell, Ky. Paducah, Ky. Cairo, 111. Cairo, 111. Cairo, 111. Mayfield Lamp Co., Inc. Creators and Manufacters Fine China Lamps Mayfield Ky. BOSWELL Plumbing Engineering Co. Westinghouse Appliances Bath Fixtures Bardwell Ky. We Show the Largest Compliments of Assortment of Wall Paper in West Kentucky Mayfield Milling Co., Inc. MOREHEAD BROS. Use Jersey Cream Flour for All Your Home Baking Mayfield Ky. Mayfield Ky. R. P. HOCKER SONS U - Get - It Store Frigidaire Appliances Speed Queen Washers HOOPER and TERRY Groceries Meats Gas - Oil Masco Feeds Arlington, Ky. Cunningham, Ky. EL PATIO NIGHT CLUB The Best in Food, Entertainment and Drinks Rte. 3 57 Fred Sullivain, Mgr. Cairo, I1L DAVIS and DeWEESE General Merchandise Gas and Oil Cunningham, Ky. GRAVES COAL CO. Only Dealers In Tradewater and St. Bernard Coal Bardwell Ky. COMPLIMENTS OF Bardwell Deposit Bank Continuous Service Since January 1st, 1895 Member of F. D. L C. Compliments of Carlisle County News Bardwell Ky. I Compliments of GRAVES PAINT SHOP Paints - Wallpaper - Gifts Phone 29 Bardwell Ky. FLEGLE LUMBER CO. All Kinds Building Materials Bardwell, Ky. 1 A CUNNINGHAM and ALLEN Standard Oil Products 24-Hour Service Paducah, Ky. Phone 198 s I McCabe and Son Motor Co. | Your Ford Dealer Bardwell, Ky. Jfl