Electra High School - Bengal Yearbook (Electra, TX)

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4 ' 4 W 1' - 7 0 l .' fs 'Grp . ' I giving advice to the love lorn. She told us about some of her 1-atest customers: Bobby Holcomb mar- ried Stud all right, but two roll- ing pins were in the shower, so that didn't last long. Doris Mac Hustead came to her regularly for advice and so far had kept the home fires burning. Thelma Jean Matthews finally made up her mind twith Joanfs helpj as to which Rapp' it should be - - - Elvon or Jimmy. W. M. Austin, heavyweight prize fighter, was taking dodging lessons, to dodge the rolling pins, glasses, vases, etc., thrown by his charming wife, Doris Green Austin. Joan's business was really so thriving that she had hired two expert typists - - Nita Boutwell and Josephine Adkins, who had to hold jobs because they couldn't hold their men fGet it?J. We were glad to see in the Pumpkin Center Gazette that S. E. Williams had become an important man in the business world, and that Della Ashmon, jilted by her fiance, had dedicated her life work to helping those who could not help themselves. She was a special nurse in the baby ward at St. Paul Hospital. Also we saw notice of the gubernatorial campaign - - - Hazel Weston, who was quiet as a mouse in school, was nofw making herself heard over the radio. Then we started back to Electra in a transcontinental airplane, piloted by. Vernon Rasner. His wife, Mary Ruth Palmer, was also on the plane, because she just couldn't stand to be away from dear Vernon. And one of our fellow passengers, who also was return- ing back to the old home town, was James Payton, a pianist in Carnegie Hall in New York City. He accompanied the great mezzo- soprano - - Marie Smith. He told us that he was going home to ask Oleta Langley, head of the history department at E. H. S., to marry him. Back at Electra we learned .- W.. ., mein A,,..1...... ,44..-.-Ll.d-..,A... - about the remaining seniors. Onone side of town Clovis Smith preached regularly: on the other he owned the Land Mark, where he made dough by hook or crook . Among his dancers were found Mildred Davenport, Dollie Garner, Ione Collins, Donnie Cato, Marcella Bruce, and Mary Schmelzer, the latter three being accomplished toe dancers. Homer Tyler and Ver- nice Welborn were partners in a law firm in Harrold. Raymond Edwards was a professional gigolo who escorted dateless women to the many social func- tions of Electra. Billy McHugh and Sunny Porter took turn about leading an orchestra which traveled over the country. While one danced with pretty blondes, the other took over, and vice versa. Bob Porter, owner of a large racing stable, had accumulated quite a fortune and set the social standards of the city: Audrey King, hfs wife, took great pride in her beautiful home and her collections of art. The mayor of Electra was George Reich who decided that poultry business did not pay. His fiancee, Geraldine Atchley, was in part responsible for his success. Frances Parsons, sweetheart of the Class of '39, had just won a bathing beauty contest and a trip to the big city - - New York, but her husband, Hoytt Jones, wouldn't let her go because he was afraid one of those city slickers would get her. President of the D. I. D. Club was Iantha Morrow, and leading members were: Lois Davis, Cath- rine Powell, and Lela Eggenberg. These smart girls never married. I might add, D. I. D. stands for Decency in Dress. Elza East became maid for Mr. and Mrs. Marsh, and Bobby Proud was the nursemaid for Minnie Earl's favorite poodle. Red Jor- dan was the private tutor for Au- brey McAllister who was struggl- ing to get a Ph. D. from Harvard. Then at a carnival, we saw Betty Jo Rose, regional champ in extem- poraneous speaking: she was bark- ing lustily. Phillis Knight, the ten- nis demon, was a famous trapeze Her colleague was J. performer. M. Spikes. After the show we were surprised to see Delphia Pointer walk off with the wild man from Borneo: then we recognized him, Claude McDonald Qmaybe it was the black hair that disguised him sol. You wouldn't imagine it, but Joy Low was dancing teacher in the Knickerbocker Studios in Wich- ita. Raymond Collins was the big- gest crimin-al lawyer in the racket at K. M. A. Leota Oden, volley hall star of '38 had gone to Holly- wood, where she earned a nice salary telling Hedy Lamarr and Loretta Young how to keep slender on a diet of corn bread and water. Wilma Stanley was in the secret service Cfcould she keep a secret'!l and had man'ied - - Then the vision faded: the crystal was clear again. But this can't be true! we exclaimed. ...,....... . Perhaps not, but who knows? With sincerest apologies to the Senior Class of 1939. Betty Jane low Betty Jo Rose

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I x I , n T - 1 IOIIN PARMLEY ELIZABETH DECKER Secretary of Junior Class Davis, Jacqueline Delashaw, La Monn Decker, Elizabeth Dellis, Nelle Dickey, Dorothy Dietz, O. J. Dinsmore, Mary Edith Drennan, Bryan Eckc-lkanp, Isabelle Eizzenberg, Delmer Elliott, Joe Edd Ely. Buddy Faulkner, Robert Flack. Harrold Garlinzton, Raymond Garner, llarnld Gillum, Kent Goodman, Billy Jack llall, David llnrnlson, Jack llrirdgrove, Helen Frances Harris, Edna Harris, T, C. llnrvey, Charles llnyes, Neva Ruth lliclmey, Carl Hicks, Douglas llindman, Ella B, llomme, Frances llupson, Mozelle lluuscr, John llowanon, Ethndge Hunter, Pauline Jacobi. Ernest Jzicobi, Gerald I Janus, Coma Lee Jnnes, Leslie Jun:-5. Opalee Kay. M zxe Dnle 310 Pl!- ip l