Kirkman Vocational School - Spirit Yearbook (Chattanooga, TN)

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add POP Wy Plaza Hotel Guadalajara MCXICO May 24 1961 Mr Robert A Taylor Prrncipal Kukman Vocatronal Hrgh School 215 Chestnut Street Chattanooga Tennessee Dear Mr Taylor We Barbara Suggs and Margaret Starnes are now vacar1or11ng at the Plaza Hotel 1n Guadalajara Mex1co Thls city bemg the favorrte vacatron center of the world has offered us the OPPOIIUHICY of comlng into contact Wlfh members of the 1951 class from Krrkman and we thought 11 would be of great rnterest to you to learn of therr present occupatrons and establrshments 1n 11115 ever growrng world Joy Lmdsey s socral sectron of the Herald News edrted by Lynon Coll1ns contrxbutes the most fas c1nat1ng reports of the natron s socrety group Thrs sectron reveals that the newly appo1nted ambassador to MEXICO Bobby Bradford IS now vacatroning 1n thrs c1ty He IS accompanred by h1S wife the former Betty Burns who IS now his bookkeeper H1s prrvate secretanes are Pearl Cooper Anna Lou Wilkes Opal H111 and Katherrne Holland Our former Cam1val Queen Mary Cox IS now marrled to Donald Bean who IS owner and manager of the famous Fox Theater IH Detrort M1ch1gan Among the prctures appear rng on t11e soc1a1.page are those of Mr and Mrs Preston Martrn the former Alta Rose W11118H1S and Mr and Mrs MOYIIS Thompson the former Marran Swann who were unrted rn a double marrrage ceremony Preston mslsted on wearrng the most stylrsh Texas Ranger s outftt whlle Morr1s wore hrs tuxedo One of the most outstandrng events of the season was grven rn the Gold Room of the Plaza Hotel 1n Seated at the table Wlth them were Clyde Combs now a famous rancher Harold jennrngs who 1S gomg to West Potnt to avord the draft and Kelly Cochran owner of an electrrc shop and Kelly s blushmg brrde Ehzabeth Whrsenant Seated at another table we not1ced a very qu1et group whrch mcluded Harold Garner now manager of the Seashore Rest Home for rettred busmess men w1th James Cole and Robert Moore who are hrs permanent guests Other members of the drnner party are LeBron Cain whose reputatron for a brg foot has put htm successfully rn a shoe factory MHIIOH Hambught who IS now a renvue collector for the Unrted States Roy Grbson and Joe Lewrs who are famous for therr makes of forergn automob1les The entertarnment for the evemng was furnrshed by Al Smrth s all male orchestra Hts members are Harold Broyles Lewrs Braden James Alexander Kenneth Hrcks Wllltam Green and B111 Lowery At the prano was Ethel Aucott and Carolyn Ballew sang a beauttful solo Donkey Sernade Next on the l1st of entertaxnrnent was Bob Bauer s excrtxng and thr1ll1ng freak show Hxs Gypsy fortune teller was none other than Geraldine Russell The bearded lady was Gwendolyn Taylor Joyce Young has taken Alta Rose Wrllram s place as a Wlld woman The dmnet was made possrble by the attractrve head wartress Mrs Raymond Bell the former Sharley Stulce whose husband IS servrng rn the U S Navy and rs now statroned at Los Angeles Cal1forn1a Maybelle Hudson the hotel s d1et1c1an and Betty Smrth the head housekeeper 64 . , , . . . . ' . D . . . ' y honor of Frank Prestwood, a famous television star. Mrs, Prestwood is the former Margaret Hughes.

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MOST ATHLETIC Roy Gxbson Edna McNabb MR KIRKMAN Bobby Baker BEST ALL ROUND Opal H111 Lymon Collms MISS KIRBMAN Betty Bums MOST LIKELY SUCCEED Bobby Baker Anna Lou Wilkes

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The followmg day we vrsrted the Le Solrdad Beach There we saw Hannah Brubaker Lella Shoe make and Betty Galyon studyrng for ther: medrcal exam at the Health Center Hosprtal Roastrng rn the sun are Olavene Fugatt who announced her engagement to the town s crrme edrtor Curtxs Gossett Gladys Johnson and Evelyn Payne now employees of the Prttman Beauty Salon and on the most desolate part of the beach we saw the newly weds Mr and Mrs Melvrn Woosley the former Joyce Delzell Melvrn has charge of the publrcatron department of the Herald News To rescue the drownrng ladres there were Mrllard Chrlcutt and James Radford We not1ced a happy llne of ants on theu way to the prcnrc lunch of Eugene Herod professor of hrstory at Peabody College rn Nashvrlle and hrs favorrte pupll Bernadma McDowell After a strenuous day at the beach we went back to the hotel and settled down for an evenmg of entertarnment from the Herald News Flashrng across the front page was a prcture of Benny Sedman s handmade rocket shlp whrch IS to leave for the moon at IO o clock on the mommg of May 29 Robert Srmmons Bobby Baker and Robert Hall wrll accompany hrm A large adverusement cau t our eyes It revealed that B1ll1e Jo Elrod and Joann Harrell are now owners of a date bureau for lonely hearts O the followrng page we not1ced that Mr Stephen Hardrng and hrs cast for Julrus Caesar on the Square would soon be 1n the crty Included rn the cast were Rose Grlbert and Ray Overby The soclety sectron brought to our attentron that Barbara Grlreath and Edna McNabb the natlon s top lady foretgn news re porters were v1s1t1ng Mr and Mrs Carl Hullander the Mrs berng the former V1rg1n1a Brown The Hullander s are Ln socrety s demand because of Carl s success as Mayor of Guadala1ara Hrs secretary rs capable and loveable Lenrs Wrllrams Thrs brrngs the record of the class of 1951 up to date May we suggest that thrs letter be read ln one of your long drawn out faculty meetmgs to lend cheer to the atmosphere and bring smrles to the faces of a weary faculty Srncerely yours Barbara Suggs Margaret Starnes 65 a , ' , . ' ' ' ' . I I Y l , . , . , . gh . . . . , - I