Martin High School - La Pitahaya Yearbook (Laredo, TX)

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Louro A. Cuellar . . . had six years school in Spanish . . . studied typewriting by himseli and worked as typist in the County Clerk ' s of- fice at Zapata . . . ambi- tion, a Navy or Coast Guard aviator. Luis Cuellar, Jr. . . . buys war bonds and stamps . . . ambition, to join the Marine Air Corps . . . weakness, girls. Hortencia Chapa . . . hobby, writing letters . . . wants to be an of- fice asst. Maria Luisa de la Garza . . . bom in Monterrey . . . went to school in Mexico for five years. . . member of Thomas A. Edison Club . . . club editor of Armual. Ignacio de Leon . . . born in Victoria, Mexico . . . attended St. Joseph ' s Academy . . . ambition, agricultural engineer. . . hobby, collecting stamps. Maria Contreras . . . hobby, reading . . . am- bition, to travel around the world . . . Pettit Poetry Club. Jo Mae Coleman . . . likes shorthand . . . hopes to be a stenogra- pher at the Gunnery- School or Immigration office . . . hobby, col- lecting pennants from different cities. Marguerite Chase . . . bom in Flatbush, Brook- lyn . . . likes dancing, skating, hiking, swim- ming, and correspond- ing . . . Pep Squad and The Future Homemak- ers . . . left our school before graduation. Willa Correu . . . hob- bies, corresponding and collecting snapshots . . . ambition, nurse . . . C. S. C. . . . Choral Club for two years. Jose Raul Cruz . . . T. S. Club . . . hobby, hunt- ing . . . ambition, join the Army Air Corps. Consuelo de la Paz . . . hobby, collecting pic- tures of Laredo boys in the service . . . T. S. Club. Elia de la Garza . . . likes dancing and mov- ies . . . member of Thomas A. Edison . . . ambition, secretary.

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■ . Frank Carpenter . . . football, four years . . . hobby, picking oranges . . . ambition, to be a cadet . . . was bom a Cecilia Castillo hobby, reading . bition, nurse. Veronica Cadena . . . T. 6. S. . . . Thomas Edison Club . . . ambi- tion, to be an accom- plished musician. Estefana Cavazos . . . better known as Steffi member of Band . . . Thomas A. Edison, sec. . . . Mr. Low is her hero, not Sinatra . . . hobby, eating . . . ambition, to join Nurse Cadet Corps . . . co-editor of La Pita- haya. Hilario Cavazos, Jr. . . . member of Radio Club and Thomas A. Edison . . . hobby, collecting snapshots . . . joined Army Air Force. Josefina Cardenas . . . born in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas . . . High School Choir for two years . . . member of Ellen H. Richards Club. Aurora Streit-Byerly . . . interested in psycholo- gy .. . reporter of class of ' 44, Journal Staff, Thespians, vice - presi- dent . . . C. S. C, presi- dent . . . senior star. Francisco Cabello . . . collects snapshots . . . likes to travel . . . Pep Squad and Ellen H. Richards . . . Cheer leader. Francisco Canales . . . ambition, army nurse . . . hobbies, listening to the radio and writing letters . . . plays clarinet in Band . . . Upsilon Ep- silon Kappa. Olivia Cantu . . . wants to be bookkeeper . . . Ellen H. Richards Club, president . . . member of Upsilon Epsilon Kap- pa. L Gloria Chapa . . . likes reading mystery novels and collecting recipes . . . ambition, to be a stenographer . . . mem- ber of Pettit Poetry Club. Francisco Cardenas, Jr. . . . collector of stamps and all kinds of feath- ers . . . Band . . . Jour- nal Staff . . . Upsilon Epsilon Kappa, presi- dent . . . Pan American Club, treasurer . . . am- bition, start a business.

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Alice Dougherty ambition. Central America . stamps, scrapbook roes . . . Band American Club . president of Ellen Richards. travel thru and South . . hobbies, books, and of war he- Pan R Ella Sylvia Douglas . . . 1st vice-pres. of C. S. C. . . . Pan American Club . . . Annual Staff . . . P ep Squad . . . St. Peter Gang . . . hobby, collecting letters from a certain Aggie . . . ambi- tion, to go to T. S. C. W. Gilberto Diaz . . . hob- bies, picture shows, football games, hunting, and fishing . . . ambi- tion, office worker. Priscilla Feuille . . . ex- citing event — almost kidnapped and slept right through it . . . am- bition is to see a certain Marine . . . vice-presi- dent of C. S. C. . . . Gamma Society. Concepcion Escorcega . . . bom in Torreon, Coah. . . . likes science . . . enjoys reading .. . . likes football games . . . Pan American Club . . . wants to be a bacteriol- ogist. Bessie Gallagher . pres. of Pep Squad . treasurer of C. S. C. corresponding sec. Pan-American Club . Annual Staff. of Florence Feuille . . . bom on Friday 13 . . . Thespians . . . C. S. C. . . . Gamma Society . . . Bus. Mgr. of Annual Staff . . . hobby, collect- ing phonograph records . . . wants to be a WAF . . . ambition, get mar- ried. Selma Franklin . . . Thsepion Club . . C. S. C. . . business mgr. of Annual . . . senior star . . . Gamma Society . . . hobbies, eating and sleeping . . . ambition, first woman secretary to President of U. S. Betty Lou Frank . . . born in Philadelphia, Pa. . . . hobby, collect- ing everything in gen- eral ... Jr. hostess at the USO . . . member of Pep Squad . . . ambi- tion, stenographer. Rodrigo de Llano . . . tennis star, won Texas, Kansas, Illinois Junior State Tennis Champion- ships . . . ranked 6th in the nation . . . ambition, pres. of Texas Harvest Hat Co. . . . football, basketball, tennis, vice- pres. of Lettermen ' s Association, junior star, senior star, sports editor of Journal and Annual. Brigido Flores . . . Pan American Student For- um . . . likes dancing and reading fiction . . . ambition, to join the Air Corps. Carmen Escobedo . . . hobby, collecting snap- shots.