Houstonia High School - Shamrock Yearbook (Houstonia, MO)

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,,7,..,,.,, One Act Play Tommy's Growing Pains was I-Ioustonia's entry in the PBCAA annual one act play contest at Smithton. The cast put on a smooth performance but did not place in the contest. Dale Norfleet, in the part of Tommy, won a place on the ten best actor list. The cast was: Tommy Groves ---- --------- A sixteen year old boy, Dale Norfleet Marien Groves ---- ---Tommy s twenty year old sister, Jean Kreisel Doree Thompson ---- -------------- A bout fifteen, Margaret Kreisel Mrs. Groves ------ ------------- T ommy's mother, Alberta Smith Bob Brasser ---- --- --------------- About twenty-one, Clinton Reid Annette Groves ------------ ---Tommy's younger sister, Betty Lou Hayworth Betty Heaton ----------------------------------- A chatterbox, Joyce Hedgpeth Miss Ethelda Garrish ------------- - --- -- ---Latin teacher, Betty Jo Faris Director ---------------- --------- - ------------ M rs. Lee Blackburn A girls' quartette, composed of Mary Tuckwiller, Wilma Jean Charles, Mary Catherine Charles, and Betty Jean Amos, sang two numbers before the play. They were accompanied by Miss Smith at the piano. From left to right in the picture are: Dale Norfleet, Mrs. Blackburn, Betty Lou Hayworth, Alberta Smith, Clinton Reid, Jean Kreisel, Margaret Kreisel, and Betty Jo Faris. Joyce Hedgpeth was not present. Sewing Class Home Economics has been taught the past four years in Houstonia. In 1951- '52, a class of eleven girls, under the direction of Miss Virginia Smith, studied sewing. They were a busy group--making blouses, aprons, skirts, pajamas, tea towels, and dresses. They even learned to patch and darn. In the picture from left to right are: Judy Blackburn, Anna Jane Butterwick, Mary Catherine Charles, Doris Smith, Betty Jane Walk, Lena Mae Howard, Miss Smith, Nellie Walk, Dorothy Rayl, Lavina Cornine, Irene Hunter, and Wilma Jean Charles. l l

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One-Act Play Sewing Class