Glencoe High School - Glen Memoir Yearbook (Glencoe, AL)

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Elma Pwpheaf After we had earned a two weeks' vacation from our secret service jobs in Washington, D C, we decided to spend it in Gadsden with our families. There we could see many of our old school chums with whom we graduated ten years ago. lt had been'a long time since we had seen or heard from any of themg therefore, we felt certain our vacation would bring forth many pleasant surprises. After having packed all the belongings we would need, we rushed to the station, and arrived there just in time to catch the Streamliner. When we arrived in Gadsden, we were greeted fondly by our parents, and after having been em' braced happily, we went home, unpacked and relaxed That night we planned to look up all our old school chums and have nice long chats with them the following day. Early the next morning, we went in search of our former school mates, We marveled at the growth of the city, and were astonished to see so many strange faces The first building we came to in the outskirts of Glencoe, now a big city, was a large brick hotel, Curiously, we entered its spacious lobby, and whom did we see behind the managers desk? None other than good natured Tommy Mooney, incidentally, he grows cactus plants as a hobby l-lis two capable assistants were Frances jackson and lo l-lolloway, They are planning a trip around the world in the near future. After having left the hotel we decided to inspect Uwe fine looking Medical Building across the street. There we noticed the names of Doc Lumpkin and Charles Marker on the drectory inside During our short visit with them, we learned that Doc Lumpkin is now a prominent dentist, and that Charles has been very busy at the new hospital which will be finished soon, l-le is on the sta-ff, and Wilma Coker is to be head nurse. A smart dress shop was next, and Billie Lo s Brasher and Betty lean McGill are the owners We had a nice chat with them, and Betty lean told us that Cather ne Alford is living in Hollywood where she owns an exclusive beauty shop, and th at Evelyn St, lohn is manager of an Abstract Com- pany in Birmingham, We learned that Sarah Willingham is private secretary to the new Governor of Alabama, who is none other than Charles Phillips, The owner of the only car lot in Glencoe, which takes up a whole city block, is Buster Miles l-le is a prosperous business man. R. L. Whitmore is now an official at the steel plant, We always knew that he had unusual ability A conspicuous neon sign, which spelled out tha name of George Williams, beckoned to us as we hurried over to his motorcycle shop to say hello l-le told us that Ramona Marker is one of Chicago's leading stylists, Carthel Norwood owns the large garage next door We stopped in the drug store for a coke and there we find Betty lo Pruitt behind the cosmetic counter, still smiling, she has changed very little since the old days.

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fad Wil! and '7au's IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA, COUNTY OF ETOWAH, CITY OF C-LENCOE. In the year ot our Lord, I947, we, the Seniors of Clencoe High School, make this last Will and Testament to the incoming class ot seniors. We w nt to leave in their minds the thought that they must live up to standards that we have lett them, We realize that this is a tremendous obligation tor such a young bunch of untried students. I, Qaynof tROngagi Ables, will my ability to charm Mrs Powell and my curly hair to Snutty Lowe I, Herston Alford, will my personality and poise to Ray Noah, I Billie Lois Breaher, will my giggles to Annie jo Moore. I I Cuelda joy Brown, will my sparkling talents to jean Carver. I, jack Brown lbetter known as Nurmi l, will to Reuben Underwood my way to WOO the women I, Wilma Coker, will my ability to think to Erma Class, We, Ralph IYamsl Cornelius and Carthell Norwood, will our cue sticks from the Stag Billard Parlor to Bo Campbell. I, Eugene Curley, will my crude hair cut to joe Atkins I, james Hamby, will my sleeping periods here at sthool to Horace Helms. We, Paul Hicks, Bill Winborne and Ceorge Williams, will our good looks to Donald Parker, l, Wendell Hicks, will my position to tlirt with the girls at Woolworth's to Benny Turner We, Albert Hollingsworth and joe Holloway, will our shapely figures to Dot Culberson I, Frances jackson, will my lustrous red hair to j D Alexander, l, Mary Hope Kelly, will my crown ot Homecoming Queen to jean Copeland. I, Wayne Mullican will my smile to Helen Mooney We, Robert Nabors, Charles Phillips and Donald Smith, will our basketball talents to Edwin Rudd. I, Myron Pope, will my crooning voice to Loyd Henson I, Betty jo Pruitt, will my dimples to Ann Quinn I, Evelyn St, john, will my sweet ways to Lurlene Clark I, Robert lBartol Whorton, will my heavy beard, lame brain and bullshooting ways to jimmy Thorton I, Billie Sims, will my quiet ways to Betty Scott. I, Eugene Chunn, will to the wolves ot C H. S Alene Stith for one more long year I, Muriel Virginia Daves, will my bookkeeping ability to Lois Anderson and Frances Howard, I, Carolyn Lee East, will my piano genius to Maxine Cherry, I, Dorothy Marie East, will my position as head cheerleader to Charlotte Easterwood. I, Billy Cene Foreman, will my heart to Mary Cireen We, Doris Virginia Freeman and Ciuila ljol Lumpkin, will our ability to sing and dance well to Marjoris Smith I, Bobby Cray, will my position as Mrs, Powells baby to Bobby Eubanks tor the ensuing year I, Dwight Lee, will my ability to ride a motorcycle to Bertie Lou Williams. I, Leon Lumpkin, will my priority on the Red Bug lmy carl to Ellywn Beck, l, Charles Marker, will my golden locks to Marvin Brown I, Ramoga Marker, will my mathematics to Doris Coley We, Elmore McClellan and jerry McClunny, will our ways to get along with Mrs. Summers tc Oscar Maddox. I, Betty jean McCill, will my voice to Lurlene Brown, I, Tommy Mooney, will my cactus plants to Cioldie Pike, I, Buster Miles, will to Imogene Howard the ability to be a man-hater, as I was a woman-hater, I, R. L. Whitmore, will my promptness ot being on time at school to the students of C H, S. We, Betty Pruitt, Evelyn St john and Frances jackson, will our bookkeeping ability to Frances Howard.

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Gaynor Ables has gone in for photography ani' has a chain of studious all over Alabama, Bobby Gray is a commercial artist and his work is very much in demandg incidentally, he is still interested in Boy Scout activities, While riding around the town, we discovered that Albert Hollingsworth is living the life of a gentleman farmer. l-le is also the owner of the largest saw mill in north Alabama. Both Frosty Nabors and Red Smith are outstanding in our world of sports. Frosty is coach at the University of Alabama, and Red is head coach at the University of Southern California, The two teams are scheduled to play at the Rose Bowl next lanuary. Dot East has gone in for journalism, and her varied columns appear in some of the best news- papers. We met Billie Sims and Guelda Brown in the new libraryg they are both teaching in high school lt was from them that we learned that Billy Gene Foreman and Wendell l-licks, the pride of our sixth period English class, have become outstanding lawyers, l-lerston Alford is mayor of Tillispn Bend, and he has been selected to run for l-louse of Representatives next election. We went into the Glencoe National Bank and saw jerry McCIuney seated in the presidents chair looking very important. Later we drove out to look at our Alma Mater where we had spent so many happy days, there we found Ralph Cornelius, the coach of Glencoes hard fighting team. lack Browns picture was in the Glencoe Times, the newspaper published by jimmy l-lamby. The picture was of lack and a lionkhis latest catch-for he is a big time hunter lack has quite an interesting collection of trophies Eugene Gurley greeted us as we entered this ultra-modern grocery storeg he was very busy, but took time to chat with us Eugene Chunn is district manager of the Li Cr N. Railroad Company. Muriel Daves is assistant manager of the new Woolworth Store in Glencoe. She told us that Mary l-lope Kelly is now a Power's model, Myron Pope owns and operates Glencoes radio and electrical appliance shop, but he still finds time to sing for his friends, Dwight Lee is a lawyer, lf you don't believe me come out and see for yourself. Bill Winborne is running for Mayor of Glencoe and has some stiff competition as Robert Whorton is running on the same ticket. Carolyn East conducts a School of Charm in New York and divides her time between Glencoe and New York, The looks of the class, namely, Paul Hicks, has charmed himself into the senate. Every one is really proud of him! Well! This finishes our list since every one has been accounted for. It has been a wonderful day and we hope to spend our vacation in Glencoe next year, refreshing our minds with 'the never-to-be forgotten Glen-Memoir,