Houston High School - Pineymo Yearbook (Houston, MO)

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I1af9 Ekfgf uAny old shoes, pans, bottles, or rags,N is the chant of Gilberta Baker and Shirley Scott as their traveling store comes rattling to your door ..... .NSold to the little man in the green suit,N says Leland Anika, the nation's foremost auctioneer ....... nCalling Doctor Hess.U Wanted in Room 245, please.W ........ Roy Spencer has fallen heir to millions and is still unmarried, however, all the girls are still running after him....After corresponding for years through a Lonely Hearts Club, Helen Brown and Duane Sutton finally found that they were old school chums and soon tied the knot. The minister was none other than Rev. Nelson Jenkins. u Emmitu Aldridge has accepted a position as night watchman in BucyruS...Wanda McColgin is now meat cutter it the HPossum-Trot Butcher Shopn Bill Connolly and Rub Mitchell , 1 U - --- y are HOW Peffefmlng et tue famous resort in Sun Valley....Wanda Sicko has been placed in charge of the Wigjly-Pigqly Chain Stores..Berneice Creason has been employed by H. H. S. to trace Gown all h0QkeY-Rl3Y3TS.---Did YOU See the 1959 Redbook? Did you recognize the graceful figUTi1Hd0rg1ng the giver. That's right! It was Dorothy Copeland, the famous Powers model I1 I .....D'. a hrs. Ei Newman Cshe s the former Betty Jo Wolfel are the proprietors of the nNewman Hog Rznchn in Arkansas, For the NBeer That's Topsn see Junior Collins at Tyrone ...... .Bonnie Jackson and Jim Byler are running the B. J. and J. B. Rest Home at White Rock ..... .Helen Harris and Kefmit Haney are boxing in Madison Square Garden for the lightweight title of the world.....EldOn Douglas has taken Goo Goo Rutledge's place on KWTO.....ReX SPSHCST has just iHV9Hted a DEW kind of wet hen for people to get as mad as ....... Greta Reynard is now in President Potts' Cabinet as Secretary of State ...... Frances Murfin is taking her third trip to Africa where she is trying to find an anteater that will also eat flies ...... All rural teachers are re- quested to meet in Houston, October 17, l959, 9 P-m-, by C0UDtY Supefintendent Of Schools, Wilba Freese. At the desk of the President of the United States we see the great politician, Harry Keith Potts...Verlene Zirschky is swim ing coach at the University of Pilot Knob..., Warren Miller and Amy Rose Stevenson took first prize in the Jitter-Bugging Contest at the Old Settlers' Reunion....If you are a patient at the Rolla Trachoma Hospital ask for Nurse Betty Garrett.,Betty Nelson is hat check girl at the nHigh Hat Night Clubn in Salem...Alta Mae Jennings is secretary to County Superintendent Wilba Freese....,..Lavon Harris Johnson Tindell Potts Evans Elmore has just been made a widow again by the death of her fifth husband, the late Lloyd Elmore, who also passed away by nmysterious' arsenic poisoning, See Lawrence Gaddis for your winter's supply of wood ...... Edith Campbell is now post- mistress at Kinderpost .... Jacque Schindler and Lois Hill are co-owners of an exclusive hat shop on 5th Avenue ....... Bob Lemons, the Cleveland Indians' Pitcher, has just married Miss Joyce Smith, the actress .... Woodrow Cross and Iris Osbourn are putting on a song and dance act at NThrce Gables.n .... Bettie Merckling, who has broken another engagement, has decided to retire on her old-age pension ......... Johnny Burris, owner of the new cheese factory in Houston, spent the week-end in Bado with friends .......... ..Mrs. Warren Miller, the former Geraldene McKinney, has been arrested for husband-beating...Verda Gourley is following the seasonal Metropolitan Opera. Lorraine Jo Moorman is a cigarette girl at UMcKnight's Havenn at Solo, The pro- prietor, of course, is Joanne McKnight.....Dwaine Brown is coach of the Notre Dame famous football team.....Chester Herndon has taken Fred Astaire's place in the movies. He has as his partner Betty Bridges. .... Yes, it is Mackie Todd's lovely hands we see on all the new magazine covers, advertising the sensational nOoeyhGooey Hand Lotion.n.....Imogene Garrett is a very efficient stewardess at the County Farm. She is loved dearly by all the oc- cupants...For the best corn-licker in town go to nMax's Flyin'-Walkin'-Staggerin' Tavern,U ...We see in the Podunk Polecat, county paper, that Lucille Frey was given a sanity test when she was discovered trying to invent Nhot ice cubeS.n....The strong Dog-Patch football team is being coached by none other than Don Coats. -Agn

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Jim Byler: Four years, Class Treasurer '46, Glee Club '48, Mixed Chorus '48, Junior Play '48, Social Studies Club '49. WAll great men are dying, I don't feel so well my self.H Velma Baker: Four years, Home Economics '46, '47, Orchestra '46, '47, F. H. A. Club '47, '49, Social Studies Club '48, Drum Corps '48, Paper Staff '49, WA blush is beautiful but often inconvenient.n Doris Ballard! Four years, Dramatics Club '47, Social Studies Club '48, Commercial Club '49, Speech Festival Springfield '48. WOhI Excuse me.n Joyce Smith: Four years, Home Economics '46, Social Studies Club '48, '49, WI live at Big Creek.n Junior Collins: Four years, Football '48, Social Stuiies Club '48, Letterman's Club '49, Pep Club '47, '48. WBuilt for speed.n Betty Garrett: Four years, Social Studies Club '48, '49, WDignifiedl Almost, until you know her.' Maxine Johnson: Four years, Commercial Club '49. NI wouldn't come to school if there were no boys to flirt with.u Mary Gibson: Four years, Home Economics '46, Social Studies Club '47, Commercial Club '49, F. H. A. '46. WNow, I am a success.n Betty Brown: Four ye rs, Dramatics Club '47. Ulf silence were golden, I would be a millionaire.' Verlene Zirschky: Four years, Photography Club '48, F. T. A. Club '49. NI don't believe in going with the boys-tain't right.n Lena McCoy: Four years, Home Economics '46, Social Studies Club '48, '49, UNO Hunting.u Betty Lou Nelson: Three years, F. H. A. Club '47, '49, Literary Club '48, Literary Meet '49, Pep Club '48, '49, Paper Staff '49, uLet's go to DeSoto.n Johnny Burris: Four ye rs, Social Studies Club '49, W 't not uantit is m measure. Bettie Mercglihgzy Fourqyears,yLiterZry Club '47, Commercial Club 'L35 Social Studies Club '49, Librarian '49. NYes, it's Bettie.n l . t 8 H Ruby Mitchell: Four years, Home Economics Club '47s 500151 Studles Club 4 5 Ome Economics Club 'L9. nWhy hurry? There will be time after I'm dead.n . ' Wanda Sicko: Four years, Commercial Club '48, '493 H0meuECOnOmlCS Club 46' WAS idle as a painted ship on a painted OCGHH- Wanda McColgin: Four years, Home Economics '46, F. H. A. Club '47, Pep Club '46, '47, '48, '49, Band and Orchestra '47, '48, '49, Vice-President Drum Corps '48, Junior Play '48, Secretary Pep Club '47, Mixed Chorus '48, Glee Club '48, Drum Corps '48 '49, President Commercial Club '49, Treasurer Literary Club '48, Literary Meet '49 Cheer Leader '48, Treasurer Class '49, Who's Who '48, ' 'I dare you to take bigger steps than I do.n Helen Harris: Two years, Reporter F. H. A. Club '49, F. H, A. Club '48, Mixed Chorus '48, Glee Club '48, 'I'm mamma's LITTLE girl.W Edith Campbell: Four years, Social Studies Club '47, F, H, A, Club 143- I Niull many a gentleman I eyed with kindest regards.n Nancygigifgzg?:DrEZu6Org2?Z3i F' H' A' Club '46, '47, Social Studies Club '48, Commercial . WI cannot keep from loving the boys.n Emmltt Aldiidgef Four years, Vocational Agriculture '47, '48, '49, He was once a ladies' man but resigned.n Kermit Haneyi Four years, Class Vice-President '47, Band and Orchestra '46, '47, Pep Club 4 . WThe world is full of good fellows--watch me.n I7

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Mary Gibson is taking Gypsy Rose Leefs place in show business ..... See Lester Cole for tugboat service across Dogs' Bluff...Farris Brill is being sued for 31,000,000 by his last wife, the former Norma Sturgill ...... Doris Ballard has become the first woman to hold the position as Superintendent of Houston Consolidated Schools .... We see in the Police Gazette that Lieut. Dale Jones has captured another of the Mustache Gang. The offense was charged when the culprit was found drawing a mustache on Glen Martin's picture ..... Clydie Evans is still trying to invent a convertible top that will not leak ....... Lila Lynch is making her second million by extracting gold from goldfish ........ Nancy Griffith's night club, better known as the nKnock-Down-Drag-Out Night Clubn at Squirrel Hollow, was recently closed for the seventh time. Nancy did a fan dance across the stage just before closing time...Betty Brown is now the proprietor of the Brown Beauty Shop in Rolla, Missouri. Velma Baker, the celebrated western vocalist, is heard at 7:15 A. M. over KWTO. Her theme song is n0klahoma Hills.n.....Lieutenant Derrell Jones is in command of the H. H. S. Naval Base at Dogs' Bluff .... .Betty Shelton is milking goats on Albert Dabney's goat farm. .....Maxine Johnson is running a popcorn machine in the Pike Amusement Shows ..... The noted violinist, David Totten, is making his debute in Carnegie Hall at the annual Halloween Program...D0nald Killion has just won a tube of Burma Shave for writing the best jingle in a nation wide contest...Lena McCoy is the new editor of the Success Post...Bctty Stouse is the new owner of the Solo Silo Company....Johnny Douglas is the inventor of the new trans- parent lipstick and nail polish. Warren Miller Bettie Merckling Emmitt Aldridge Jim Byler Harry Keith Potts Jacque Schindler Duane Sutton Nelson Jenkins Imogene Garrett Wanda Sicko Dale Jones Maxine Johnson Velma Baker Betty Bridges Ruby Mitchell Farris Brill Chester Herndon Don Coats Mary Gibson Clydie Evans Iris Osbourn Lavon Harris Joanne McKnight Max Burkhead Lena McCoy David Totten Larry Hess Alta Mae Jennings Betty Lou Nelson Betty Stouse Wilba Freese Helen Harris Johnny Burris ,Junior Collins Lester Cole Wanda McColgin Greta Reynard L., . . 7 ...W 4 wills his place on the janitor force to Don Brooks. wills her charming personality to Edna Smith. wills his farming ability to Betty Ferguson. wills his gentlemanly ways to Franklin Gourley. wills his official duties as class president to Bob Daniels. wills her shoes to WSleepyn Patterson. wills the crack in his voice to Earl Apperson. wills his bass voice to Grant Brashear. wills her quiet disposition to Nila Clark. wills her love for dancing to Betty Flowers. wills his black hair to Bob Smith. wills her blond hair to Marilyn Rowles. wills her NChevyW to Edward Atkisson. wills her girlish figure to Peggy Atkisson. wills her ability to cook to Vera White. wills his freckles to Erma Dean Kell. wills his seat on the bus to Fern Smith. wills his football uniform to Bobby Lynch. wills her dark eyes to Franklin Longnecker. wills his convertible to Miss McVay. wills her Mexican jacket to Emogene Stockstell. wills her lipstick to Betty Zeigler. wills her dignified reserve to Bonnie Altis. wills his weakness for jokes to Don Corbett. wills her WAC uniform to Fern Arthur. wills his seat in the auditorium to Dale Blankenship. wills his office in F. F. A. to Paul King. wills her place on the Pineymo Staff to Virgil Bridges. wills her place on the Paper Staff to Floyd Wade. wills her long hair to Patsy Girdley. wills her musical ability to LaVesta Bridges. wills her typing ability to Donald Douglas. wills his dark complexion to Dessie Smith. wills his driving ability to Wade Shelton. wills his bashfulness to Bill Beasley. wills her modesty to Agnes McKinney. wills her dark hair to Irene Salyer. I9