Daviess County High School - Echoes Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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1943 SENIOR CLASS PULM By Jo 1.NNr PUCKLTT Alas' My mrnd rs rn a de pressrng state But now rt rs brrghtenrng as I thrnk of each class mate Betty Jane the sweetest lrt tle lass Is the cute lrttle red head of our class The quret grrl of our class rs E a No, rt could very easrly be Stella anne Puckett B1 Davrsson our dependable drummer boy s always rrght rn there for us to enroy Helen Weatherholt among our glamour grrls Is known as Red because of her flamrng curls Mrckey rs Bobble Lee s prrde and roy She won t even look at another boy Julra and Arthur make the cutest parr of all Because one rs so short and the other so tall Mrckey Bobby and Llndv three boys of our class In playrng basketball none can suprass Barbara Wagner who has served as marorctte Has been, I ll betcha the cutest one yet Iarthful TJOTIS Butcher who could hardly get around Because of the huge bass horn whrch nearly dragged the ground None other than Brll Carlton may I state, Is the brarn rn our class of 48 Who s the artrst of our class Ah ves' Rosemary Holbrook anyone could guess Jeannette wrll some day be a srnger on the stage She s better than a srngrng canary rn the cage Jrmmy Leonard who wrll soon be rn opera Is far better than the crooner Frank Smatra Now comes the trme to mentron one of our belles We all just call her Gert' for Gertrude Wells Brverlv and Opal are good cookrsr and can sew A l1ttle brrd told me thats how I know A grrl who wrll verv seldom m1ss school Is the tall well porsed one Bobble Poole Ray lewrs who rs always nr a roxral mood Seems to enroy prcnrcs because of the food A boy wrth red curly harr Tommy Toon Rushes about so you d thunk rt a typhoon Juanrta Morrrs who can make a trumpet crv Makes everyone lrstenrng breathe an envrous srgh To me no one seems more content Than sweet Shrrley Sampley w rth the cutc accent There s Fdrth Powell who rs always a frrcrrd And Brllre Kellem, a pal to the end Lloyd Warte rs lrke Srr Walter Ralergh the knrght In tormentrng the teachers Crarg has great de lrght There s that gallant boy Brlly Whrtt And Rob Bellew who needs a frrst ard krt We also have a dark eyed grrl Wanda Brown, And a fellow Roy Casebrer, who rs a clown' Hazel Goodwm sure can crack the books She ll make a good wrfe to whomever she hooks To send George Thompson a message rn code Is a thrrll rn a classroom to Melvrn Rhodes Wrthout Betty Sue and Dorothy I must confess Tlrrngs around here would be a complete mess Whenever you are around Anna Hagan and Ada Grace You wrll always leave wrth a smrle on your face Two guys who are called by rnrtrals J W and Are the best yet as anyone can plarnly see We have Elourse Parton wrth boy frrends galore Jean Brvrns and Ida Marre who could ask for more Iuleanor Phster has eyelashes beautrful and long When the answers of James Cases aren t rrght they re w rong John Blunk rs quret but nrce I am told And Abbre Hawes rs worth her werght rn go d Marron Wanda and Betty Mundav are nree a Is Mary Gordon on Techs or County Hrghs s1de Theres Bettv Johnson Kvle who came from e Orange State And Harold Gordon may be Wrllram Harrrs shrp mate We have Teddv Cooper who lrkes to debate Bobby Brvrns who knows May be Governor of the State Helen Ixeown and Helen Moser get sweeter each day Wlrrle Shrrlev Hughart and Betty Ashworth arc alwavs gav Wallace Magan seldom mrsses a ball game Tl at drgnrfled Raymond Hunt would put one to shame I rttlc Maxrrre Watkrns frlls the room wrth a glow And the grades of Mrldred Rascoe are never low In the fat cattle show Robert Ixuegel drd hrs part As a Future Farmer of Amerrca he sure has a start And so classmates I hope agarn some day we ll meet Because for fr rends none of you can be beat So Ill say there rs no need to decerve Because truthfully I don t want to leave Thwty two 'W 'I ' ' 'YA ' . - . 4 - - - Q . . . ,.1 ' - 1 1 . . .' . 3 . . , - - . 7 ,. ' 1 ' ' V ' ' ' . - ', . 1 ' 1 K ' . D - I , 1 3 . - i . 1 ll .A ' ' . Jo ' . . ll , . . . , I , . , 1 1 ' l 1 A rs 11 , , ' . . . . , '. . , . . . 1 ' ' 1 V . . . 1 u 1. . 1 ' 1 Y. 9 1 . H 1 , as 1 11 ' . . '. . . 1 , . 1 1 1 ' 1 A ' ' . . 1. ,. . , .V Y l ,g ' . Y . V Q I . ac ' 11 1 '1 f yt t d ' d I I . ac H0 Cllle . , , rn 111 , ' Y, , . ' . . , . . . , . -1 1 Q th ' ' , - ll I Y! h , y , , , ' . , H . . . , . - 1 ' ' 1 I . . V , . ' aa 1 , , , ' . - 1 If 1 . . -1 1 1 ' ' 1 , ' 1 '. ,- . . - -1 1 - '- . , .1 Y Y. v ' . ' 7 . 7 - ' 1 r 1 1 x ' ' . . . 1. , J . . . . V. I , . . . K , , J. i . . . I Y. Y ' ,' . . ', . ' . . . Y , . , . . , . ' ., ' ..' , , . ' . , .' . , a . 'I . ' 7 1 1 . Y- 1 . I - f ' 7 . ' . . 1 L , V 1 . ., - - . . , .. . 1

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1940 SENIOR CLASS HISTORY by DURUTIIH I Rllxllll he hlstolv of this gleat gladuatlllg class began ln 1945 when County Hlgh was favol ed with 137 pupils flom the many Dl V193 County Consolidated schools Although we xvele glven the nflme of Green Fleshnlen we WSIB happy alld enjoyed oul filst yeal at County Hlgh immensely Oul SIIOIISOIS WCIC Mlss Margalet Wvatt Ml Fall Shelton Mlss Mlllam Hale anl Ml Joe C Towely W e that xve needed lepresentatlxes fol oul class thelefole at oul first meeting we elected the following ofhcers President M11 on 1MlckeyJ Best Vlce Plesldent T C Telrv Secretary Betty ue Roberts and Repoltels Bobble Lee Robeltson and Juanita MOIIIS We as Flcshmen undeltook our filst lsslgsnment by elec ting our class Ideals who W619 Mllton Best and Bobble Lee Robert son Dorothy Prlndle The next veal xx hen beptembel lolled al ound xxe vxele glad to enloll as Sophomoles We xx ele ready fol a good time at County Hlgh and xx ent to xx olk with our sponsols Ml TONNGIV MIS Betty Hangel Ml Shelton and Mlss Hale to have a plosperous V831 We elected as oul 0ff1Ce1S Plesldent Melvin Rhodes Vlce Plesldent T C Telry becletary Wllllaln Callton T18aSl.l1e1 Abble Haxx es RSPOFTGI Jualllta Mol FIS D111 mg the Veal we elected our Class Ideals Abbie Haxxes alld Althul Truman We vxele well lepresented ln the Band Cholus and Pep Club Mickey Best Bobby Taylol and Buddy R31I'61tN NVOIP on the basket ball squad The filst txxo VPHIS of oul high school daxs flexx bv and then xxe found oul elxc L1110111l'1g' as JUNIOIS 0111 sponsols xxele MISS 116116 Flench MISS Hale alld Ml Toxxely We elected as oul Ideal C111 1,0115 Bl1tChPl and Ideal Bov 'Vllckey Best The folloxx Secletaly T C TCIIV TICHSUICI Juanita MOIIIS alld R6IlOIt0l DOIIS Blltilllel We made up a lalgc palt of the Band Cholus alld Pep Club Balbala Vxagnel xx as elected Jll11101 Maiolettc Juanita MOIIIS xxas chosen as sxxeethealt of County High at the llc and Bow Suppel sponsoled by the JLUIIOI Class and Bobbv Tavlol Mlckev Best 1 l11dV MCXCGI xxelc Included ln the basket ball squad f01 the xcal The National Honol Society was olpfanlzed ln the school this yeal and the -111111015 xxcle favoled with fiv Chaltel Membels including Bettx Sue Robelts Juanlta MOIIIS Wlllldm Callton Bobble Pool and Ilolothv Pllndle The highlight of the yeal xxas the JUHIOI 5011101 Banquet at Hotel Oxvensbolo on Max 1 1947 Septembel 1941 saxx us enloll 14 pupils undel the name of Senlols the long axx alt ed title The lmpoltance of thls V631 xvas leallzed by all Oul sponsols XV619 Mlss Ilene Flench Mlss Mlllam Hale and Ml J O Ixelley Vxe elected the following offlcels Plesldent Wllllam Callton Vlce Plesldent Althur Tluman Secretary, Dorls ButCh61 Treasurer Betty Sue Roberts Repolter BObbl6 Thomas Pool Oul Senior Ideals welt Bobble Lee Robertson and Mllton Best Joanne Puckett xxas oul Senior Cheer Leadel Ml1tOH18St Bobby Tavlol Llndv MGICCI and T C Telly made up palt of the basket ball team Hhs yeal We were leplesented ln the Band C1101l1S Pep Club National Hon O1 Society and many othel phases xx hlch I xxlll not take tlme to mention as they ale all lecolded ln the 1048 Echoes As lt would take too much tlme to say the things xxe feel we xx lll lust say to teach LIS fllends alld undelclassmen Thanks fol all voul coopelatlon help and kindness dullng oul days 111 high school and youl memoly xxlll alxvays llllgel 111 oul healts ' 0 ' A ' ' A l , l - Q. ' . ' . ,- . . ,. .. . ' 1 , ,- ' x .T , . I . Q I z - L . L 5 ' n , 1 - ww 1 u ' ' 1 . 1 ' s Y ' , Y '. l ' ' , ' ' , f '. . ' . e f lt , . - , . . 3 . . . , . X . X . . N . . - ' r k t s ' , - - . ' .-: ' ' , ' S . Z . . .H , . . ' V I . .' . . , . . .,. z ,' ,. - . 7 - ' . ' , . y T' . . - Y v - . ' . v - 1 . ' ' v v u v ' n , .Q , .H . Q .7 .Q , . Y . . s .. . . : . Y 5 . , ' . . 3 ' . ' ' . . . . . ' y . - ' . ' -- 7 7 7 Y Y ' ' .V ' . 2 , , , ' ' ' ' . ' ' '. u ' , . K , I l Y u 4 I .L , I .A . ' Y 5 , I . . ' ' v , -S y v .S , . ' 1 ' . . . . v . ' . . , ' . , .' , . . ' ' I . 1' ' , . ' . , , . D ' .I , . , ing ofhcers were elected: President, Arthur TI'UITl3.llQ Vice President, William C2,1'1lZOI1Q J . . , 1 It . .b g . . .Y ' . .' 5 . ., .' .' 1 . , . . . . . 1 . f , , - . .' . Q - - v . 1' v . . 1 ri A K' . . . . 5 , 5 -Y Y E ,- Y ' . . , . , ' ' r . . . . ' - K' ' L . ' I ' ' . . ' .. V 1 - f - l ' 0 ! . . . .X ' ' : hy K' 1 . v . ' , ' '. . - Y ' . .' H ' ' ,. H , ,. . ,, ' .- x ' . L . I, Y i ' . f . ' . . ' ' - -. v ' , A Y 7 , , . . t. ' , ,I 1 . , . Y . . : . y . S . , . . 4 3 . .g . , 3 . , I . .1 ' , . .7 ' h . ., t l . . . - .i . . , . , I , 1 A , 1 v v' Y u - - ' tl YY l I ' u . Y' V Y' I ' - 7 f , . , . , . Y u . I . . Y , .. .' . . ' ' V . . ,' ' . ' . . 77 , . Tim ty-unc-

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1946 SENIOR CLASS PRUPHFLY By J BANNLTTE Sl-l me HIS year I was selected to prophesy the future of my class mates Puzzled but happy I probed my mlnd for some hlnts on how to proceed wlth thls great task It came to me that a cel taln Madame Shelba had advertlsed 'to know all and tell all a most unusual fashlon In my search for lnformatlon I dldn t dare lea Je a stone unturned so I deC1ded to vlslt th1S lady Arrlvlng at Madame bhelba s, I was dlsappolnted to flnd no dark entrance l-all nothlng that would satlsfy my VlVld lmaglnatlon I remlnded my self agaln that every p0SSlblllty had to be exhausted so I allowed myself to be led down the hall by a very attractlve but deflnltely Amerlcan lady To add to my dlsappolntment Madame Shelba was very humanllke no alr of mystery about thls woman no crystal ball nor dlfl she look at my palm Just set me down ln a comfort able chalr and adjusted my foot rest She walked to the llght swltch and turned off the llght I set motlonless wonderlng what would happen next She walked ln front of me, but dld not offer to touch me After a moment she pulled back a curtaln Whlch revealed a movle screen It llghted up wlth D CH S Graduates of 48 I sat back knowlng that at thls moment very llkely my search had been short llved The openlng scene IS famlllar enough Yes you are rlght It IS the dear old Alma Mater The Prlnclpal however looked very dlfferent but vastly famlllar It IS Wll llam Carlton and accompanylng hlm IS hls secretary Hazel G00dWlH Looklng around at the other members of the faculty I see more famlllar faces Dorothy Prlndle Com merclal teacher Bettv Sue Roberts, Engllsh and J W Brumley, agrlculture As the scene leaves bounty Hlgh we see two flgures ln the dlstance on motor scooters They are Teddy Ray Cooper and Robert Bellew Don t tell me they Stlll have those motor scooters? ' Next the scene shlfts to a very fabulous Hollvwood studlo The faces are comlng nealel and nearer Why lts Jualllta DIOTTIS and her All Glrl Olchestla Bobble Thomas Poole wlth the clarlnet Mlldred Rascoe chlmlng ln occaslonallv Wlth the glockensplel and 'there l'Sl Yuba on the Tuba Oh no It s DOFIS Butcher Slttlng at a huge plano IS Beverly Jane Magan master of the keyboard Helen Weatherholt shlnes ln the drummer posltlon ln those swlng' numbers for Whlch J M s orchestra l's so famous VVho IS that Jolle petlte blonde maklng her way to the stand' It s BObble I ee Robertson a blues: slnger The scene changes much to my dlsappolntment but thls tlme lts New Yorks hlfth Avenue and I see agaln a famlllar flgure ltS Joanne Puckett From her ap Jeannette Sharp ed for Saks Flfth Avenue As she goes through the swlnglng doors the lnterlor of the beautlfully decorated bulldlng IS revealed to the passers by There are three desks near the door At these desks are three flgures Rosemary Holbrook head of the Art De partment and hel asslstants Eleanor Pflster and Ravnlond Hunt They are leavlng for MHCISOH Square Ga den for a professlonal basketball game As they approach the tlcket wlndow there ar two more famlllar flgures selllng tlCk8tS They are Blll Da vlsson and Wllllam Lee Harrls The faces of the malorlty of the team are famlllaf They are Mllton MlCkCV Best Bobby Tavlor and Llndy Mercer Thls IS thelr last game of the season and they are as yet undefeated Slttlng on the sldellnes are two faShl0nable ladles Mrs Llndy Mercer the former Abble Hawes Mrs Robert Taylor the former Barbara Wagner There IS the manager Arthur Truman Jr , accompanled by hls wlfe the former Helen Julla WlHSte3d Now the scene moves outslde A cab IS speedlng down a busy New York street The cab IS headed for La Guardla fleld There s a man gettlng out It s Harold Gordon who IS now a Texas oll man He IS boardlng a plane Ah there s the lnterlor' In the pllots seats are Robert Blvlns and James Case Who IS that cute llttle hostess? Well bless pat lf lt lsn t Eloulse Parton There are more faces I TSCOQTIIZC T C 'Ierry and hls wlfe the former Betty Mundav T C a comedlan on a blg radlo show IS headed for ChlC3g0 to make a personal appearance He has hls entlre company wlth hlm-James Leonard featured vocallst Rov Casebler and hlS qulntet lncludlng Roh ert Keugel Cralg McDanlel John Blunk and Llovd Walte There IS an lmportant look lng man ln the group whos smoklng a blg clgar WhlCh IS callslng a terrlflc smoke screen Just a mlnute It s clearlng whv It s Melvln Rhodes T C s sponsor Rav LEWIS Kennedy IS the one who says Your dollars buy more lf vou shop at Melvln s chaln stores The plane IS landlng lh Lhlcago As the scene moves lnto the termlnal I see Bettv Ashworth at the lnformatlon desk At the tlCk6f wlndow are Jean Blvlns Shlr ley Hughart and Ida Marle Havnes Now the scene changes to downtown Chlcago to the fashlonable Pump Room Thomas Toon IS the headwalter Ah the floor show IS lust startmg' There s a chorus llne and what llnesl There are Edlth Powell Wanda Brown Ella DHVIS Mary Jewell Gordon Anna Hagan and Opal Melhlser The scene fades out now It s gettlng clearer It's ln the control room of a broad fCOIltlhU6d on page 405 1 '1 '1 ' ' Y ' 1 J . 1 1 ' i ' 7 i ' A ' ' W , I YY Q . . . . , , . , . . . . . . , . 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