Higgins High School - Coyote Yearbook (Higgins, TX)

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Class Will We, the Senior Class of 1953, being of excellent mental aptitude and 3 sheets to the wind, will and bequeath the following, to wit: Allen Pinegar wills his ability to pop off to teachers and the student body to Lee Wayne Brown, who needs a little spunk anyway. Dean Weese wills his curly hair to Gaines Gourley--we hear he needs it. Sam Brown wills his smokers seat in Duanes car to Darle Sell they won’t let Demp in because he takes too much room. Leona Moore wills her straight A's to Denny Carmichael who doesn't even know what one is. Harold Steinle wills his ability to get married to Demp Sell so his wife can get his lessons. Noralene Steinle wills her ability to make the grades for two to Laura Mae Detrixhe so she can get herself a man. Louis Martinez wills his yellow boots to Mr. Gourley so he can be like Ed Winett. Grace Cloud wills her silly giggles to Darlene Stucker in hopes that the Algebra Room won't be so drab next year. Sylvia Detrixhe wills her ability to warm the bench to Opal Thompson in hopes Opal can get closer to the coach. Don Thompson wills his businesslike ways to Nancy Peugh who needs it because she is so uppity-up. Duane Babtizke wills his Bishop date to Roger Haley who is looking for someone. Glenda Gill wills her quietness to Gladys Howard who is too loud mouthed in study hall. Jim Weese wills his big nose to Andrew Morris because Ray Koch knocked his off. J. D. Schneider wills his seat at the El Casino to Huldrich Koch who wants to see more of the Wild Side of Life . Josephine Martinez wills her ability to do push-ups in public to Thelma Gifford so she can win the Women Championship in wrestling. Mack Sansing wills his large mouth and build to Bobby Joe Williamson who could use a little weight. Scott Davis wills his sweat socks to Floyd Steinle if he can catch them. Jessie Allen wills his ability to shoot set ups to Dale Litchfeild who has missed a few. Jerry Hawkins wills his porcupine hair to Lynn Jackson whose hair is too curly any- way.

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Class Prophecy In order that the public may cease their worries about the future of our graduating class of 1953, It Is our intention of telling you what has happened or will happen to our Illustrious classmates come the year of 1965. We have no help from a crystal ball or Gypsy fortune teller. Our predictions are based on the attitudes and hopes of our classmates as they graduate from ye olde school. We shall begin with Scott Davis. Scott has become one of the world's leading shorthorn raisers as well as the world's leading contender for the outstanding Parent of the year . Well, he should because of his 12 bouncing baby girls. Poor Opal. J. D. Schneider is now living in California as a retired Admiral. His outstanding career includes sinking of a fish boat in the Gulf of Mexico and Conquest of Switzerland. Jerry Hawkins has surprised us all. He is now a minister of the Methodist Church at Co- bum, Texas. We hear he has good crowds. Allen Pinegar is now training for a return bout with Joe Louis. Allen feels cocky after winning the Golden Gloves in Madison Square Garden. Louis Martinez went to Colorado and married Wilma Gifford and now has 5 boys to peel his apples, peaches and pears. Now we move on to-Oklahoma City, and to the Dijty Dog Saloon where Sylvia Detrixhe is doing a hot dance number. Oh, you kid! Harold and Noralene Steinle have been joined in Holy matrimony and are concentrating on raising a football squad. Don Thompson, our bashful casanova, putting aside all his blushes and stutters, proposed to our Belle of Higgins High, Glenda Gill. And they are living on a farm where they are the proud owners of 3 cows, 2 chickens, and 14 kids. Grace Cloud is attending Oklahoma A. M. College where she is studying Animal Hus- bandry. Why not, she says, I plan to marry an old goat. Dean Weese is now a retired General, he has medals and honors for the famous battles of the Biology Room, Study Hall, and Bishop High. Jim Weese has surprised us all by going to college and obtaining a masters degree in Science. Although he is still experimenting with Hope Cloud. Mack Sansing has became a janiior at the White House. He hopes to become Senator some day. Jessie Allen who is now living in Miami, Texas where he is President of a Cotton Pick- ing Corporation. Sam Brown is the owner of the best wheat farm in Texas, he has 7 children to run his tractors and combines. Duane Babtizke has a very important job in his old school, he has taken over Lonnie s job. OH yes, Leona Moore is now teaching English, with no better luck than they had when she was there. We are now in old Mexico, where we find Josephine Martinez singing songs and picking a hot guitar in a tavern there. She is known as Waun Hot Tamale .