Elmore City High School - Badger Yearbook (Elmore City, OK)

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Remember he couldn t decide between the profession of a lawyer and an architect Well he is now one of the best known lawyers ever to graduate from North Texas State College Denton Texas Who do you think this picture of a U S General occupying japan could be 9 Why it is joe Lee joe doesn t look as though he has changed much in the last ten years Near the back of the magazine are several editorlals about successful housewives Let me quote them to you Quote Mildred Moore settled down as a successful housewife for a brown eyed soldier The former Lorece Pickens is now a housewife specializxng in raising Roses Of all things I never imagined this just listen Loretha Riggles is now Mrs Admiral Davis Paul Dill jr and IS doing her best to build up the Navy Last, but not least is an editorial about a photographer who happens to be Clyde Knight The pictures of his classmates in this magazine were taken by him He also helped write the editorials Although Clyde is making his home in New York he recently came to Elmore to take the Seniors pictures In his leisure time he writes books about his school days at Elmore City Well, such is the future of the 1948 49 Seniors of Elmore City I can still say that that was the most mteresting magazine I have ever read Of course, it would be to me because I was so fond of my classmates You should read it ometime because I have just hit the high spots here I believe that you will find it interesting also SENIOR CLASS WILL Madge Shirley wills her knowledge to Pete Stephens, Betty Barnes, and Martha jo Sanders Lahunta McIntyre wills to Tawanal-Iarris her competence of using make up dlscrimmately Mildred Moore wills her hair do neatness to Ruby Nell Hughes and Doris fCottrellQ Teel Loretha Riggles Wills to Ruby Nell Hughes her way with the sailors Clyde Knight wills a case of dynamite to Carl Ray Shirley to blow himself through high school That s the only way he can get out Eva Smith leaves her giggles to Bern1CePlCketf and M8218 Cook Eva would also like to leave to Betty Barnes her ways of ignoring anyone who does not appreciate her company Floyd Romeo Bush would like to return to Melba and Blanche the extra name they so admiringly gave him Loretta Eppler and joyce Neal donate donate , to Agnes Beth, and Barbara or just all the girls of Elmore City High School Charles Williamson s attention Edward fEdd1ej Dougherty wills to Bobbie Ray Evans one Tom permanent The waves are so much softer, Butch Robert Bob, Russell would like to apply, just in case, for a good POSltl0ll on the basketball team next year jack Songbirdl Cantwell wills his musical talent to john Nippe Roy joe Grimes wills the attention Miss Lindsey gives him tn study hall to Pete Stephens Mackie Edmiston wills his whiskers to jerry Ray Smut'- Norma Phillips wills her dates with Fuffy Terrell to Madalme Pyle june Douthxt wills her affection for T L Clark to Mary Evelyn Grady joe Lee leaves his rowdmess to Bobby Nation Lorece Pickens leaves her ability to hold her man to Doris Roady Deryll Graves leaves to john Shipley his way with the girls Wmdol fwinkj Nation leaves to jimmy Harmon his courage to try anything under Mrs Bradley and get away with it fl-Ie thinks Bobby McCask1ll leaves his broad shoulders and athletic figure to Olen Anthony A. j. Coin leaves his good manners to all the boys of Elmore City High School. 15 . . . Q - 0 su . - - We the Seniors of Elmore City High School, do hereby will and bequeath: . 1 - v .y . I J . . ' c a 0 u o o f a o l o L .

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SENIOR PR OPI-IEC Y One day 1n 1960 I plcked up the july edition of Llfe Magazine and who do you thlnk was the ed1tor'P Why Madge Shtrley of course It seems that Madge has had all the edltorxals written about her classmates at Elmore Cnty Hlgh On the cover IS a plcture of Norma Phillips a famous actress who has just starred 1n O11 Town a production of her home town My but Norma does look beautiful On the fxrst page 15 a story of a three thousand acre Texas ranch owned by Mackie Edmtston Oh yes, I remember htm very well Here IS a plcture also I draw the conclusion that Mackte did not like Oklahoma too well but he did like some of the things that were tn Oklahoma from what I can see in thms ptcture There stands Robert Russell as chlef foreman for Mackie I could have guessed that I can hardly tell who this woman IS she IS qulte fat and looks to be about twenty eight years old Oh yes, I recognize her now It is Eva Smith who is chief cook for the ranch Eva I almost failed to recognize you wtth that extra one hundred pounds Here IS an account of the greatest o1l well in the world It was brought ln by the famous geologist Roy joe Grimes Where could tt be located but rtght in the heart of Elmore City It also mentions h1s secretary Lahunta Mclntyre who is a great help to hmm and his work On page four is an edxtorxal about an expedition to the moon in a new type plane Wmdol Nation IS the pilot of th1s expedltion and Loretta Eppler ts a1rl1ne hostess for the crew They have a regular schedule from New York to Los Angeles I could have expected that from Here ts an advert1sement Let me read it to you Quote Buy the new type car called Dynamite The sun on the market Manufactured by the famous automoblle manufacturer Edward Dougherty Unquote On page six you will find a ptcture taken at the Wh1te House and a very mterestmg ed1tor1al on the struggle of the Negroes entermg the schools of Oklahoma One of the senators from Oklahoma Floyd Bush is takmg a popular stand And does he look dlgmfxed 1n that picture Next we find the announcement of the marr1age of Mtss Joyce Neal to her ex boss Oh So that s the reason she was so Interested in becoming a secretary Here is an edttorlal on radio programs, including a symphony orchestra whose master of ceremomes IS Deryll Graves and jack Cantwell IS the stngmg star I knew there must be some klnd of talent nn our class Here It is already perfected On page ten is an account wrltten about the United States 4 H Club Supervxsors v1s1t to the Club at Elmore Cxty Who do you think he turns out to be? Yes you guessed tt It IS Bob McCask1ll Here is a picture of a distinguished lady Why that IS Nadme Conrad she IS Dean of the Women s College at Chlckasha From this edztorlal I conclude that she ts well loved by all the students I knew that Nadme would be successful in life Next we fund an account wrltten about june Douth1t She IS an old mald school teacher at Elmore She teaches the second and thlrd grades We all thought june would make a good teacher And here I find a long artlcle on the career of that talkative lad tn our class A j Conn 14 ' l 0 Ol ' ll ' - , ' . , . - h , ' l . . . . , . . ' I . I . . . . . . ? , . Windol, couldn't ou ? Y . . . ,, . . , . 10 . , , I . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . , . . . , . . . . . . . , . . , . . . I . . . I .

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Q4 'fr-7 if -15: SENIOR HISTORY 1948 1949 ln September 1936 hfty four bright shtnning faces appear ed in Mlss Lmdsey s room to begin a long struggle to the top Today we realize that nt has been a hard struggle but we have enjoyed every trial and hardshnp At tnmes we were good and at tnmes we were bad at txmes we were smart and at tlmes were dumb but we pulled through somehow Eight years later on May 14 1944 nineteen happy people left grade school behmd to enter a higher educatuon at Elmore City High School In September ofthe same year thus same mneteen joined with thxrty seven from other :instructs makmg a total of Inf! six m our Freshmen class Now un the year of our Lord 1949, twenty three hopeful students are looking forward to Commencement Day 16