Cunningham High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Cunningham, KY)

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an ,vm Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. This is your favorite news commentator bringing to you the news that will make tomorrow's headlines, Bill Wallis has been declared the best-all-around-student at the University of Florida. After all he has only been there for ten years, Marie Hutchinson has graduated from Murray State College. She has now accepted Mrs. Annie Steinbeck's former teaching position at good old Cun- ningham Hlgh School. It looks like Master Sgt. Judy Small of the United States Air Force has been granted a seven day leave after spending a year at lackland, Air Force Base. Carolyn Linn has just opened her exclusive beauty salon in Cunningham. On the opening day prices will be cut 50'lo. Then you will have to watch your pocketbook for the prices will jump sky high. Johnny Puckett has now become the new manager of the Ashland Service Station at Cunningham. The largest service station in Kentucky. A jet airplane service between Cunningham and San Francisco has been announced by Trans World Airlines. At present, the service is experimental, and the only pilot is Donald Terry, Ladies and Gentlemen Barbara Deweese has become the manager of Martin Sr Deweese store with Gene Allen Moss as her assistant. Folks it seems that we are going to be honored by a visit from Wilbur Byassee over the holidays. He recently was voted the best-all-around mechanic of General Motors in Indianapolis, West Kentucky Strawberry Growers Association has awarded the title of Mr. Strawberry of 1966 to Charles Hobbs, He grew the best berries of the year, Phillip Hunt is the new bookkeeper and typlst of the Bardwell Milling Company. Garth Petrie has just graduated from Murray State College. Now he is looking for an engineering job, Please notify Mr, Petrie if you have a position open, Mary Ella Ham will give a concert at Cunningham High School tonight. This is a part of a vacation, she has just finished a series of concerts, ln Boston, Chicago, and New York. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Renfro are now living in Illinois, He is working very hard to support his wife and five children. Ollie Owens, the new basketball coach at Cunningham High School, will take his team to the State Tournament--the first State trip ever for the Wild- cats. Pearl Terry, who was champion typist in Cunningham High School, has just been appointed secretary to Bobby Montgomery, Mayor of Memphis. Donald Cates announces that he has had a poem accepted by 135 papers recently, It will be featured in the Want Ad section and will be called 'Drag-

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P As we look back into the past years we see 10 little girls and 13 boys strut- ting proudly into the first grade. Ten of these are now in our present Senior Class. In the second grade Phillip joined us from Detroit and Joyce also moved from Lowes to become a member of our class. As we entered the third grade Ollie moved from Milburn to join us. 'I'he present Junior Class decided Barbara was too smart for them so she moved up with 115. Our fourth grade year was uneventful. When we entered the fifth grade Donald Cates re-joined our class after being away 2 years. Marie also joined our class this year from Lowes. The sixth grade was again an uneventful year, No new faces! In the seventh grade Daniel joined our class. About all we did this year was change teachers. I guess we were just too much for them. Carolyn was elected our queen attendant this year. In the eighth grade Bill Wallis came to share ln our fun. As our last days in elementary school came to a close we planned our graduation. There were 38 of us who received 8th grade diplomas. In 1952 we started our high school years as green freshmen. Wilbur, Gene, Donald Terry, Phillip, and Johnny were on the basketball team. Pearl was our queen attendant. As we entered into our sophomore year we gained another student, Judy. We chose Carolyn vice-president and Donald Cates treasurer. Daniel, Donald Cates, Wilbur, Gene, and Donald Terry were among our second team ball players while Phillip and Johnny had earned a place on the first team. Carolyn and Pearl were elected as two of our cheerleaders. In our Junior year we elected Phillip, Presldentg Pearl, Secretary, and Barbara, Treasurer. Garth moved from Bardwell to share in our good times. Gene, Charles, Phillip, and Johnny were again on our basketball team and Garth also joined the team. Carolyn was again one of our' cheerleaders. We worked very hard this year to raise money to take the Seniors on a school trip. We went to Memphis and everyone had a good time. We finally earned the title of Dignified Seniors' with nineteen in our class. Again Phillip, Johnny, Garth, Walter, Wilbur, and Gene are on our ball team and Pearl is one of our cheerleaders. We chose Garth, Presidentg Johnny, Vice President: Barbara, Secretaryg and Pearl, Treasurer. Our play was a great success and everyone played their parts well. As we look to the future we see our ball team winning the District Tourna- ment Trophy and the Junior-Senior trip as being the outstanding events of the year. As the year closes, we look forward to the future. We have done our best to make our school one of the best. The years we have spent in C. H. S. will be remembered always, and will form a treasured chapter in our Book of Mem- ories.

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ging It In. Mr. and Mrs, Walter Hays have just developed a new hybrid sweetcom which yields ten ears to the stalk. Some improvement. Well that's all the news at this time, folks, Glad we could make this sur- vey of tomorrow's headlines today. Listen in at the same time tomorrow, and until then, good night. 70:16 We, the Senior Class of 1956, being of sound mind and body on this first day of May make this our last will and testament. First, we will our title as Dignified Seniors and our positions on the annual staff to the present Junior Class, Second, we make these individual bequests: I, Bill Wallis, will my ability to get along with English teachers past, present, and future to Don Hook, I, Marie Hutchinson, will my long hair to Betty Herron. I, Judy Small, will my ability to play softball to Sandra Small. I, Donald Cates, will my ability to get to class late to Joe Burnett and Wayne Deweese, I, Charles Hobbs, will the present Sophomore girls back to Dale Gupton. I, Phillip Hunt, will my present position in the Senior class to anyone who can stand it. I, Joyce Gupton, will my ability to go steady to Carolyn Petty, I, Daniel Renfro, will my front seat in Social Science to Richard Davis. I, Barbara Deweese, will my ability to carry my purse to Jane Herron. I, Mary Ham, will all the hardships to become a graduate of Cunningham l-Ii to the Freshmen. I, Garth Petrie, will my ability to keep the bench warm for the players as they foul out to Lee Nance Mabry, I, Gene Moss, will my love for girls to James Presson. I, Pearl Terry, will my position as Cheerleader to Wanda Tolbird. I, Johnny Puckett, will my ability to lay out of study hall to Jimmy Fleming. I, Donald Terry, will my ability to lay out of school to Gerald Stovall. I, Carolyn Linn, will my ability to eat so much. to be so little to Bob Milner. I, Walter Hays, will my ability to sleep in Social Science to Charles Sutton, I, Ollie Owens, will my place as basketball manager to Russell Cain. I, Wilbur Byassee, will my art ability to Paul McGowan.