Huntingdon High School - Mustang Yearbook (Huntingdon, TN)

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CLASS PROPHECY After about ten years of working in Washington D C w here I obtained a Job af ter graduating from business college I began to wonder about my old Classmates of the graduating class of 1947 48 On my way home I dined at a large night club in New York where Peggy Maddox was star dancer I was even more surprised to find the Orchestra leader was Jimmie Ware Jack Jenkins seemed to have inheirted a large sum of money from a rich uncle and was living in Texas We had a long conversation but I learned little about my classmates except that Dotty Owens was a famous model in Hollywood From there I went to theater where Clarice Hood was cashier From her I learned that Joanne Gray and Mary Gatton were owners of a famous fashion shoppe in Paris The movie had been produced by Arville Grey Wilkes and his assistant Troy Smith I continued my Journey and while in lNashv1l1e I learned that Glynn Byars had ob tained his life long ambition a college professor and Rachel Britt was his private secretary I also saw Bobby Bridges was still determlned to get through college was a star football player From him I learned that John F Williams was a radio announcer over the N B C network Upon reaching home I found that quite a few of my classmates had decided to re main in Huntingdon One of them I was especially concerned about was Doris Nelle of course was the ow ner of the largest drugstore in Huntingdon Dot Allen and Joe M11am also tied the knot and were living on a small farm on lNash ville Highway as yet they didn t have any children MarJor1e Bennett had gotten married and she and her husband had settled in Hunt 1ngdon with their small family of two children Ohlyes I can t forget Davey Lee Laster unmarried of course who was coaching the H H S Mustangs Seems Waunetha Jordan had made her home in Bruceton We hear she is very hap up with her husband and three children I see George McCall IS the owner of the largest hotel in Huntingdon and that Tommy Tosh had recently become president of the Peabody College in Nashville I visited H H S to fmd Rachel Roberts was the basketball coach Bob Allen the owner of the largest farm in the state was the proud father of three children Lee Chance had gone aw ay to college after graduating and was All American bask etball player The day before I left I picked up the paper to read where Betty Pinson and Bonnie Jean Roark had just returned from a tour to Europe where they had a made a study of foreign languages and had returned to America t o become teachers I also read where Glen Dill w as a famous psychalogist in Phlladephxa On my way back to Washington I chanced to buy a book written by the famous nov elist, Lucille Espey I had a wonderful vacation It was nice hearing from all my old classmates again MARTHA POWELL Pritchard or rather, Mrs. William Bolen and she had two lovely children. Her husband,

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CLASS HISTORY 1 ll 12 s ud nts nttxid h1,,h school h ll a capable but 1111l1fffrcnt bunmh lf 1sl1111111 XX lll 1 slox lx advanud Dllllllh this tllllt thu: haw bun many thanbms blllllt fdlllllr, bx tht tht xxaysidm some Ildlllifllllg, to other schools and a few new onts haw come 111 F1 om tht S1 lllOl Llus this y1a1 suen staittd in 1956 in the first glade They are Bobby B11d,.,cs A aiy Gatton Davmv Lte Lasttr Pegbx Maddox Dotty Oxuns Doris I ritcharcl Ttlllllllk Tosh a11d Jimmy Vkaxe G1 orbl Nlcf all sta1t1d lic It 111 thf fnst iadm and Lfllltlllllffl tlllflllhhf the 10th here Jimnnt XX arf sta1t1d hue in thm lst blade and vsznt through the Nlllth He vxent to Castle Heights fo1 his Sophomore and Junior years a11d he also returned to Hunt 111 don High to Graduate here Tiox Smith staxtzd hare in tht 2nd Grade and Rachel Roberts started in the 4th hiadt Thm w havt lillltlllllld hen throubh out tht 12th gliillt John F Williams cami hui in tht 'Jth bradt and lr ft 111 the 8th grade but retur11ed for his Junioi and S1 nior vc als Dot Allen 'Vlartha Powell and Bonnie Jean Roark started here in the ith grade and Waunetha Jordan came in the 8th grade They also have continued Marjorie Bennett Rachel Britt Glynn Byars Glen Dill Lucille Espry Clarice Hood Jack Jenkins Joe Milam Betty Pinson and Arville Grey Wilkes started here in the Qth grade after complf ting the 8th grade in various schools They have continued for all four years of High School Bob Allen Lee Chance and Joanne Gray came here in the 11th grade after complet ing their Freshman and Sophomore years at McLemoresv1lle Charles Hayes entered school here in the 8th grade His hlgh school course was interrupted when he entered the Navv Vkhile in the Ixavy he took the G E D test and averaged enough to be given a diploma Our class claims 6 football players 3 girl basketball players 4 boy basketball play ers and 10 Beta members When we vsere in the 9th grade Mr Leroy Tate was our class sponsor In the 10th Mrs Rebecca Harleston in the 11th Mrs Audrie Mitchell and Miss Venme Nesbitt was our sponsor during our Senior year To each of these vue say thank you for your guidance You were friends as well as sponsors As you read the record in years to come grant a small portion of your memories to the Semor Class of 1948 Ill 9 , T' at 11 p 11 '11 .- e--, ' ' , ' ' 1 1 1 of 'If 15- 1 I '.. 5 1,1 1 L- x- 1 1 1 - 1 ' 1' o' 'K ' 1 1 - 1 f 1 1 1 1 1 1 ar 1' V ' X ' 1 O ' 1 A 1 V Y ' 1 1 '1 1' Q x 7' ' X M ' ' 1 ' 1 1' H - Q 1k , , ' . 1 2,17 ' J 1 .Y L , - K . X ' 5 ' ' . V 1 I v V. .- 0,151 X 1 , . Y ,M X K , 1' -UV, V V, fs v . 7 -' v 1 ' 7 1 , V . . 1 Q-.A -j h 1- , 1 ge- 11 f- ' 1 - 11' He went to Castle Heights for his .Iunior year, but 111-tu1'111-d here for his Senior year. ' ' 1 '1 1 B f 1 1 1 - ' 1 cr - 1 1 1 - ' 1 - 1 h O' ' T 1 ,, , . ' Y 4 A 1 1 1 '1 V 1 O' 1' Ai K ' 0' 1 xi 11 1 4 1 I ' 1 ' 1 0' 3 J' ' X' D 1- ' 5 . . f. -1 ' 1 7 11- 1 1 ' V A ' . ' . f 1, ' . , . V A v , , . .. v 1 ' - , , 4 . A . . 7 1 ' U l - v 1 v ' . . V . , , ,

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We the Semor Class of 1948 ln sound mlnd and healthy physlque do make th1s our last w1ll and testament Each artlcle here descrlbed IS bequeathed severally to the below mentxoned 1nd1v1duals accordlng to the terms of thlS w1ll and testament We hereby declare all prevxous promises to pay wllls or testaments made by thls class as null and vo1d We hereby appomt as sole admnnstrator of thxs vull our pr1nc1ple to admmter this w1ll and testament as he sees best SECTION I We the Sen1or Class leave to our teachers the lmposlng mass of unusual and unver 1f1ed mformatlon vxhlch may be found 1n our accumlated test papers If any of our teachers wlsh to wrlte an encyclopedla usxng thls mformatlon they may do so w1th out pay1ng royaltles to us or to our he1rs To the Junlors Sophomores and Freshmen We leave our Vlm vzgor and vltallty whxch they w1ll certamly need SECTION II I Dot Allen w1ll to Anne Kelly my ab1l1ty to make good history grades I Bob Allen w1ll my football helmet to Dxck Chambers and my front seat ln the Sen1or Room to Mlckey Burrow I MarJor1e Bennett vull my ab1l1ty to stay 1n the Beta Club to B1lly Brldges I Bobby D Brldges do hereby leave my Physlcs Manual to B1lly Brldges so he wlll do as good m physlcs as I d1d I Rachel Br1tt do hereby w1ll my beaut1ful curly halr to Delma Ruff and Martha Moody I Glynn D Byars wlll my Job as manager of the General School Store to Maurxce Bunn and Bobby Fesmlre I Lee Chance do hereby leave my posltxon as left tackle on the football team to Mlckey Burrow I Glen D111 w1ll my ab1l1ty to get along vuth women to Frankl1n Boyd I Lucllle Espey hereby wxll my Betty Grable flgure to Bessle Ruth Dav1s My Red Halr to Charlle Mae Moore and my pos1t1on on the annual staff to Martha M1tchell Mary Gatton vull my hlgh soprano vo1ce to Ehzabeth Owens Jeanne Gray hereby vull my blue Jeans to Frances Fuller Clar1ce Hood w1ll my helght to John Leonard Coleman and Mayrene Beal Jack Jenklns here leave all the pretty g1rls of Huntmgdon Hlgh School w1th reg wxll wllhngly or unw1ll1ngly wrlte lt for 1949 Vvaunetha Jordan hereby vull my ab1l1ty to play 1n the Band to Ahce Sue Chand er Davey Lee Laster do hereby w1ll nothmg to anyonr because I expect to l1ve 1n deflnltely there by not dlsappomtmg any g1Y1S I George H McCall bemg of sound mmd and body do hereby xull my ab1l1ty to do chemlstry exper1ments to Bessle Mae Al1as Bessxe Ruth Dav1s and for Mrs Pudor I vull my Economlcs knowledge to a next years student To Tommy Bolen I w1ll my ab1l1ty to make book reports vuthout before hand readlng the book for Mlss Venme Nesbltt s Engllsh class I Peggy Maddox vull my ablllty to Sklp band practlce to Joanne Bennett I Joe M1lam w1ll mv ab1l1ty to catch passes 1n football to Bllly Ivey I Dotty Ovx ens xx 111 my bangs and loud mouth to Anne Trayvntk also my long halr to Anne Kelly and Sue Bolen I Betty Plnson vx 1ll my back seat 1n H1story class to Blllle Sue Perry I Martha Powell do hereby vxxll my pos1t1on on the basketball team to E1Sle Wlll lams Dor1s Prxtchard do hereby vt 1ll my posxtlon on the basketball team to Betty Brown Bonme Jean Roark vull mv trust ln men to Lucllle Rumley Rachel Roberts vslll my standlng vuth Mr Gray 1n HISLOTE to Beverly Parrent Troy Smlth leave my know lr dge of xx omen to Jackle Chandler I Tom Tosh 1n order to be sure that the Agrlculture class doesnt remam too stud 1ous next year do hereby vull vuth the greatest regret and remorse all the Jokes I pulled 1n Argxculture class to Tommy Bolen May he respect and preserve them as I was very attached to them and as they had been handed down through the family from generat1on to generatlon AMEN' , , , A - , . , l Y ' 1 V L ' . , Y , . Y . . . v 1 . . . . . , . , . Y , , I , - , Y Y I i I ' ' Y. I ' Y l ' I, Y Y. . . . . I, ' , ' ' , , , . I, . ' . . . . - rct. I also leave my position as the will writer for the Annual of 1948, to whosoever . y v. . . . , v . . ' L v y. . . . . - l . I, . , ' ' - ' , ' - I ' Y V V. . ' . . , . , . . , V . Y Y I Y- ' V' ' 1 I , . - y V V. . . . . - I, ., ' . ' . ' ' ' . I, ' , ' 1 ' ' . Y 7 - 1 , Y V. Y 7 .