Haltom High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Haltom City, TX)

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L ynch-M orris Kelley Lynch Darla Lytton Danny Mabry Travis Maclin Lynn Maddox Glen Martin Tim Martin Janet Mason Patricia Matlock Patty Mathis Tony Maturo Mike May Shawn Maynor Gerri McConnel Scott McCrory Leigh McCullough Melinda McCullough Kelly McDowell Pam McGahey Debbie McGee Denise McGee Renauda McMahon Doug McMullan Cindi McMullin Tim Meyers Angela Miller Robert Milligan Ginger Mings Jay Mitchell Michael Mitchell Mickey Moore Wayne Moore Marcy Moran Kym Morgan Chris Morris my-sau SENIORS

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Jones-Lundberg Keith Jones Jay Jones Kimberly Jones Lisa Jones Paul Jones Richard Jones Ruth Jones Julie Justice Gary Lelly Connie Kendall Wayne Kidd Marty Kimbrough Kim Kingsley Joy Kirchdorfer Brenda Kirkpatrick Karla Kittrell Teal Kneeland Jeri Lynn Knox Kevin Krametbauer Amy Krupka Ritchie Kurosky Shelley Lambert Rodney Lane Kevin Larimer D. D. Lemaster Danny Lewis Katrina Lewis Jose Lineros Kim Littrell Kayleen Logan Trina Long Monica Lowdermilk Randy Lucas Cal Lucko Troy Lundberg SENIORS

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Next door neighbor content Mr. Clyde Rotwiff witness to local and world changes Airmistice Signed . . . Prohibition New uv Depression Worsens Japan clares War on U.S. . . . Cold War Inten- es . , . Kennedy Shot . . . Nixon Resigns Reagan Landslide. These headlines summarized the hlights of the past decades, or the life in of Mr. Clyde Rotwiff. He lived in the all white frame house bounded by Haltom gh School, a parking lot and Birdville urch of Christ. And he has been witness the world and local changes that have .en place in much of this century. 'I remember back to Armistice Day in 18. I lived in Grapevine and was riding a 'se into town, and everybody took off m work and was celebrating, he xalled. 'We moved to Birdville in 1926 after I tduated from Grapevine High School. I nember playing football there. We played ghland Park once, and they really gave it us. The field was muddy and we didnlt Je those fancy things like ya'll.,' Second lunch drowned out Mr. Rotwiff's voice with the sound of engines and honking horns. We finally settled down here in '28 or so. There were ten or twelve houses on the street there lWalker Street, between the school and Mr. Rotwiff's homei, he con- tinued This one was the first built, and it's the only one left. 'LBirdviIle's businesses were all on Broad- way. There was a blacksmithls shop, and across from it was the Brooks' Brothers Garage. Birdville High School lHaltom Highl was just a little place, nothing like it is nowf' A car drove by with the sound of Journey's L'Who's Crying Now drifting through the open windows. The 75-year-old Mr. Rotwiff, who has never been married, gazed out the screendoor, I was eating lunch one day when I turned the radio on. Roosevelt was talking about the bombing on Pearl Harbor and all the damage done on the ships and that Japan had declared war on these United States of America. I never noticed the rationing, except for gas and tires. It wasn't too bad. When VJ Day came and everybody was celebrating again, I was working at American, making missiles for the Navy, that's how I lost these two fingers,'l he said showing the missing ends of his middle and index fingers. I've lived here for 50 some-odd years, and by and by the church and school have tried buying this place, Mr. Rotwiff said. He said he hardly notices the parking lot and the students don't bother him nor the many activities at the coliseum and schooll Bounded by a church and the school and facing Carson Street, Mr. Rotwiffs house is the sole single family residence on the block. The noise and activity at the school do not bother Mr. Clyde Rotwiff, who has lived next door for 50 years. nb. ,....,,.. SENIORS 243