Mason High School - Branding Iron Yearbook (Mason, TX)

Text from Pages 1 - 76 of the 1946 volume:

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Fa-L 'lt 21'- ..pv 5 rs .eo F2419 Ltr I pledge allegxance to Mason Hrgh She IS the tops between earth and sky She s got zest and stands each test She rs the school that I love best I pledge alleglance to my school I pledge allegxance to her rule Shes the school that heads the west She rs the school I love On wrth her colors purple and whrte That so proudly sh1ne rn the lxght e the school of my chorce She the school that makes me rejozce he my gurde 1n every need She the school that takes the lead Shes the school Ill love always so Here s to our Mason I-hgh' .Ji DEDICATION To the graduates of Mason Hrgh School wherever they may be the staff 1n grateful recogmuon of therr servlces and loyalty to Mason Hrgh School hereby ded1cates th1s Dramond Edxtlon of The Brand1ng Iron mr ,nf WW THE HISTORY OF THE MASON SCHOOL IN A NUTSHELL In 1885 w1th forseerng eyes the c1t1zens of the small commumty of Mason had a v1s1on of a blgger and better Mason to be They had long s1nce recognrzed the madequacy of the shack whlch was called ct schoolhouse Th1s one room butldmg was under the btg oak tree east of the Lutheran Church The teachers were Mr and Mrs T H Dunlap Mrs McGu1re and Mrs Ioe Br1dges The stnctest of d1sc1p11ne was mamtamed and they were not spannq 1n w1e1d1ng the rod August 29 1885 thmrty seven voters requested from the comm1ss1oners court that Mason be mcorporated for school 1 1 1 . - 1 v 1 ll 1 ll I . 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I 1 ' 1 purposes Electron was held rn September and rt carrred by a vote of erghty four to frfty frve Wrth enthusrasm the crtrzens then decrded upon the plans of therr new burldrng The corner stone was lard rn 1887 and by 1888 the plans had materralrzed rnto the present grammar school burldmg In September the competent faculty consrstrng of Mr and Mrs T R Dunlap Mrss Anna Lorrng Mrs Allen Hrll and Mrs Lrzzy McGurre together wrth two hundred and erght scholars began a new era rn the hrstory of Mason Publrc School In 1890 Mr S A McCollum took charge It was under hrs supervrsron that the school was graded mto ten grades Also that year Mason Hrgh School boasted of her frrst two graduates Mrsses Hattre and Ruth Henry Prospects of a brgger salary rnduced Mr McCollum to go to Brady Mr Reader then took charge The succeedrng year agarn found Mr McCollum at the head of our school He remarned at thrs post untrl 1903 and Mr W Flescher In 1906 and for four succeedrng years Mr H B Cowles steered the rudder Under hrs supervrsron the school went through qrute a radrcal change New courses were added to the curnculum teacher s salarres were rarsed and srngle desks were rnstalled The class of 1908 exulted rn the fact that there were three boys rn the graduatrng class of erght members Hrther to there had not been more than two Mr Cowles annual report gave the enrollment as three hundred eleven puprls wrth a faculty of seven members Mr Koemg superrntended here one term and was suc ceeded by Mr R H Long Durrng hrs perrod the eleventh grade was added as was another teacher to the faculty thus makrng a total of erght Mr Gnswald Mr Lrtsey and Mr lowers successrvely served four uneventful terms Mr H H Horton started the school on rts upward trend In 1920 Mr P A Bennet arnved on the scene and wrth hrm came revolutronary changes Under hrs admrnrstratron rn 1922 the hrgh school burldrng was constructed and the Then came Mr. Templeton, Mr. Bruce, Mr. I. Montgomery, grammar school bu1ld1ng was remodeled Both burldmgs were thoroughly modern wrth the latest equrpment The standard of the school was rarsed to a school of frrst class as rt now had twenty two affxlrated cred1ts More emphas1s was placed on athlet1cs and other extra currrcula courses were rntroduced 1924 found Mr S N Dob1e as head of the school system For srxteen years he gurded and trarned the youth of our commun1ty The lrbrary and laboratorres were enlarged more teachers were added as were more cred1ts of affrhatron The largest class rn the hrstory of the school was graduated 1n 1938 In 1931 the Grammar School was agam remodeled and 1n 1935 the gymnas1um was erected After Mr Dob1e s retrrement rn 1940 Mr Gunther Schwarz was super1ntendent H1s perrod was short lrved as God saw f1t to call h1m to h1s h1gher rewards However he was re sponsrble for the add1t1on of the twelfth grade Mr Webb succeeded Mr Schwarz for the next two terms Homemak1ng a long felt need was added to the course of study And last but not least rs our own Mr W R Robbrns or as he rs lov1ngly called by all the students Coach Rob b1ns H1s arm rn athletrcs as rn other departments 1S to develop a sprrrt of honesty farr play and clean l1v1ng An Amerrcan crtrzen should learn to play fa1r and frght hard for the nght The proper krnd of athletrcs touch these th1ngs better perhaps than anythmg else Mr Robbrns rnterest 1n all chrldren 1S shown by hrs efforts for consolrdatron of all schools rn the county We take thrs opportumty to pay tnbute to those men and women who have 1n all trmes served on the board of trustees They have g1ven untrrrngly of therr trme to a Job that was payles and oft trmes thankless Space does not permrt the mentronrng of the many be loved teachers who rnade the chrldren of yesterday the men and women of today The many hundreds of puprls who have passed through the portals exernplrfy rn therr own lrves the rnstructrons and prmncrples mapped out by therr Alma Mater . . I - . O a 0 ' ' . I , . . . . , . . . . . . I ' Q . . ' 1 I . , . . . 1 . . 1, . H . . . . . . 0 1 I I 1 ' - -- u -n I . I I I . I . . . . . . . . . . N . D - . - . . . . . 0 0 0 SUPERINTENDENT W R ROBBINS I would l1ke to take thxs opportumty on behalf of the edxtor of The Brandmg Iron the student body and the spmt of cooperatron and assrstance shown rn the work we have done rn Mason Hlgh School th1s year W1lhOUl the1r approval and assrstance we could not have atta1ned the success one reaches through the umty of pup11 faculty and board members N- faculty to thank the members of the school board for the MISS AMANDA ARHELGER Homemcxkmg MRS LILLIE BROWN Enghsh MRS ARCH CARTER Enghsh MISS BEA DAVIS Socml SIUCIIGS MISS KATHLEEN GRAY Typmg Shorthand and Speech MRS LETTIE GROVE Spamsh MR CLINTON SCHULZE Pnnc1pu1 Geometry MRS MARIE SCHWARZ Math MISS NORMA WINN Enghsh MRS WINONA HURLEY Sc1ence S- QL P+. 44 ll ANNUAL STAFF Spgnsof MISS Winn Edna! Patsy Kothmann Assistant Editor loyce KOOCk Business Manager Wilbur l0rdC1I1 Sports Editor Bobbie Schmidt Feature Editor Emmajo lordan Advertising Managers Patsy Loeffler Wanda Kruse Snapshot Committee Wilburn Shearer Ray Mtxon Lila Io Chew Patsy Price BRANDING IRON STAFF Starting in November with the idea of having the largest and most complete yearbook in the history of The Branding Iron we the staff found ourselves considerably handicapped by the high price of materials. Finding the least expensive means of preparing and compiling this annual has been our greatest problem ' Early staff meetings were given over to heated arguments about such questions as how many pages should be allotted to the classes how the favorites pictures should' be arranged whether the football boys should have bust or action pictures what kind of covers we should use and various other problems equally as important to the production of a successful year- book. Finally our problems were solved and we settled down to the real work of publishing an annual that is getting pictures preparing copy for the engravers canvassing for ads finding other ways of securing funds getting copy read for the printer and finally reading proof. Co-operation and hard work through long afternoons and late night hours have made possible the book we are now presenting to you rf g 5 C-Nix fe 2 XL X R ' .4 X 3 ,ga N tix for A 1' 2 Y Q' Q llnl 1? l 'Emm:E?:3:se. M I u I J ' X 1 i , W ? . - 1. 2 . - ' ' - fls 4 I F77 L 53? 'tl I 1 ' X J 1 CLASS -F' ll A1 OFFICERS SUSIE LAVERNE BELL Co captaxn Volley Ball Pep Squad Span1sh Club Typtng Better known as Susle Q VEDA BROWN Volley Ball Pep Squad Span1sh Club PANSY COOPER Pep Squad Spamsh Club MARION DANNHEIM Basketball Drum Corps Class Re porter Spanxsh Club Speech Club Better known as Tootsle VIRGINIA DURST Volley Ball Pep Squad Typ1nq Spanxsh Club TRAVIS ECKERT Football Speech Club Spamsh Club I I s .. 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M4 1 1 ' rua: - :W MABGUERITE FOSTEL Drum Corps, Speech Club, Horne- rnaking Spanish Club Choral Club IEHRY GAMEL Football Student Counc1l 41 Span rsh Club WILLIE MAE GIERISCH Spanrsh Club Volley Ball ANDREW HAINES Speech Club Ex student from Long Mountaxn RALSTON HARDIN Span1sh Club Better known as Rabbrt Ears IUNIOR HENRICH Span1sh Club EMMAIO IORDAN Drum Corps Basketball VICE Pres Senror Class Speech Club Pres Feature Edxtor of Branamq Iron Stu dent Counc1l Better known ody WILBUH IORDAN Student Counc1l Band Span1sh Club Busmess Manager of Brand mg Iron BETTY IO KELSO Drum Corps Pep Squad Home makmg ANNA GRACE KIDD Student Counc1l Flag Bearer Drum Corps Homemakxng X ai 3 lf' I ffm 1- EMMA GENE KOEHNEB Speech Club Homernakmg Volley Ball Span1sh Club HELEN KASPER Volley Ball Homemakrng Typmq Spamsh Club Better known as M1n me Pearl PASTY KOTHMANN Ed1tor of Brandzng Iron Football Queen Basketball Yell Leader Stu dent Councrl Band BUDDY KRUSE Speech Club Ch1ef Cook and Bot tle Washer WANDA IEAN KRUSE Favonte Basketball Tenn1s Class Treasurer 45 Band Class Secretary ELSIE DARLENE LANGE Flag Bearer Band Orchestra Home makmg Choral Club IAIME LEE Football Track DOROTHY LEIFESTE Drum Corps Pep Squad Homemak mg Better known as Dort BLAN LOEFFLER School Favonte Drum Corps Head Yell Leader Basketball Speech Club Class Treasurer PATSY LOEFFLER Speech Club, Annual Staff, Drum Corps, Spamsh Club, Homemakmg - ll ' T ll I - Staff Member, Yell Leader, Senior I I I '46 1 1 I ' I I I - . I I , , I lAMES MCCOLLUM Speech Club Better known as Mac MICKEY REESE Drum Corps Pep Squad Volley Ball Choral Club BOBBIE SCHMIDT Drum Major Twirler Iunior Class Pres Basketball Tennis Annual Staff Member 44 and 46 Speech Club WILBURN SHEARER Football Captain Basketball Track Senior Class Pres School Favorite Alld1SlI1Cl Center Annual Staff Member Better known as Wlbby FAYE SHEPPARD Pep Squad Band Homemakinq Speech Club Volley Ball Spanrsh Club Better known as Tiny MARY LOUISE STARKS Volley Ball Captain Pep Squad Speech Hornernaking Better known as Wessie EDWARD THOMAS Basketball Better known as Ed COLE WADDELL Football Captain Senior Class Fav- orite Basketball Speech Club Vice- Pres. Track. Better known as Buck NINA MARIE WALLER Homemaking, Spanish Club K' v' 4 1 N , pf .,m, , . 5. . - F.-A 1 Q 5 y' 4 I 9 I. 4, step 4. 293. X. if-A Q1 SCHRIENEII G NAVY GET TO WORK I UsE PONDS STINKER' LOVERS LOOK? ,o-4 GOING on COMING? l 9 Qgqi Ahmmw meagkk HAVE YOU SEEN ELLA IANE7 1' WI-IEEE s IACK? KNOCK' KNOCK' NOT AGAIN RAY HONEY DO You THINK I'r s WRONG? 71 WMWQW 5 SUSIE Q JSI! DUECY THEY Hunan' Humax! O WN, I t l g? , I I IIII 0 ' , L' f 5 J , 2 P A Q V ' F f . 2 in 6 NX 7 ' . I , f ? l 5 I K , v- . ,, - . . f lf :M 1 1' :N V .X A I A Z 1 ik ' - ff Of ' ' 5 Q ' , , u n ' I ' ' A-.lwxh K K ' I H - -,, f KW ,Nfl Y I- ,4 I . Q 4, Xb Y . ' ll U 1 I ' .... I . .1 . 'Q A is f X5 - -fr I' I . il ' I My ll f I l ' 'Z K -c X - .i . ' Y V . ' . ',,4 A V ve V ,I t ' ' W - A 3 .x.P' 'Xin-1 .wg 1. . I . 4, 3 ft L E' CLASS OFFICERS NEAL BAXTER CONNIE BRANDENBERGER GLADYS BRANDENBERGER I W BRANDENBERGER NOVA BELLE BURNETT BETTY CHAFIN BONNIE CUSTER RUTH CUSTER ALVIN DANNHEIM VIOLET ECKERT CHESTER ELLEBRACHT MARY ELLEN EVANS is Yxb ir ss. 1 X I 6- 1 w 'WJ gg M 4 li 2 fn- 'X A is ,ff f HV wk M IOHNNY FULLER DAN GEISTWEIDT DARLENE HORNUNG NOLAN HENRY LOUISE HOCKER WANDA HURLEY DOROTHY JORDAN ROY LEE KIDD TOYCE KOOCK RAYMOND KOTHMAN IMOGENE LEIFESTE FRITZ LOEFFLER ANDREW LOEFFLER RAY MIXON PAT NIX H C PLUENNEKE JACK POLK DAYTON REICHENAU ALTON RITTER I W RITTER FRANCES RUEGNER EMMIT SCHMIDT DONALD SHEARER HAROLD SHEARER ' 'X 51 ft: , T A Vx, A ,. 5 V L ' W: A L l ' x 'E 4 -x um - 5 ' 7, A - X. f - ' N 4 ' I . 4... if ' T X SV, .1 X Q 1.1L .NT -1. 5 ,H 1 ' F 4. ' fs 'QT L Qin!! . L 5, X T N f ! Q ? 14. Q. es f G fx sy' X ' W - , , T A v' LX! ' - Tu , SX ff' x 1 AQ T , U is ' . ' , , Y N P A 'L K 7f 'VY ' TT . . . 0 2 s f Tk..I??,,i X 'E . J 4 v LIP 'E-' 1 -EJ 'ff A lj, Q ,A V A L X T 2 4 V I , fr . K MAX VATER Iumons DREAM Pmssv We 1. Y ? i f vi Vi 'F' T' Z' gf' CLASS OFFICERS NETTIE MAE BEAM NADINE BANKSTON DOROTHY BYNUM LA IEAN BURNETT HAROLD RAY BUNTYN LA IEAN BUNTYN LILA IO CHEW IO BETH COMER TAMMY CRANFORD IUANITA DODD CARLTON DONOP PAT EPPLER KENNETH EVANS MAY BETH EVANS DOROTHY GIERISCH WERNER GOEHMAN IVA NELL HOLT ARLTA PAY HOLLOWAY LORENE HAINES HATTIE MCCOLLUM BETTY LOU HOERSTER NATHANIEL TORDAN VERLYN IOHNSON R B KOTHMANN WILBURN KENSING MARIE KUYKENDALL LINDY LANGE HENRY LANG KENNETH LARRIMORE SAMMIE LEACH MAURICE LEIFESTE IUNE LEIFESTE OMA MADDOX ONA MADDOX ARNO MUELLER HELEN REEVES Q .4 - ? 1 , 'X i S w fi 1 Q . 'bs QMS -Z' afgj, ' 415 I wk X J .1 1 SM Q S , Y. S ng- - , 9 Q ki- I V' I - 2- I . sq I ' I AVI! I - I . x N4'5'-7, ' ' .,' I X 3, I Y JV I I IL ix '-QI - Q L I A 4-31 Qs I 'fu-5,3 5' r W I I ' I XI s .-gy. x A 1,1 X !,. X N 'I iff: I 1, X.l'S c 1 .5 ' K figs' ' 5- t , i I 5 H1 RED Ius'r Pnrrrsunrua V HELEN RITTER CLAYTON SANDERS R. N. SANDERS HELEN SCHUESSLER OPAL SCHMIDT RAY GENE SCHUESSLER DAMON SIMON DORMAN SIMON MARY ANN SIMON IOHN LOUIS STORCH IEANNINE STARKS MARTHA WESTBROOK av- 1 LE'r's Go STUDY G? f. I Jw , r x I'.S CUTTING CLASS I ONE OF THE Two fl 'T pl :N , S im- I THE GANG'S ALL HERB af' '1 'I 'I :kc f' fm ,a 1 C . .F CLASS OFFICERS SARA LOU BELL EDWARD BENAVIDES MARY ALICE BROWN PAT CARTER DOROTHY DURST HELEN DURST LAVERNE ECKERT SARA ANN ECKERT ALPHON EVANS I D FLANNIGAN BETTY MAE GEISTWEIDT DORMAN GOFF ff R if Y ' K ,F Q T' 'f C9 1 Q' QW, H H. k 1 A A 1 'I x , W -I O . 'fi 4 WALTON GROTE DORIS HARDIN WAMA HAYHURST ROYCE RAY HOERSTER MAX HEY ALLIE IO HENDERSON HERBERT IORDAN LOIS IORDAN RU'I1-I JORDAN WALTER IORDAN WAYNE KELLER ADA KEITH AMOS KIDD LA VERNE KOTHMANN BONNIE MAE KRUSE PEARLENE KRUSE MERLE KUYKENDALL BETTY LANDRY LYNDITH LEIFESTE IOHN MOOD CHARLES MURRAH CHARLES PLUENNEKE WANDA PORTER BETTY IEAN PRIESS PASTY PRICE IEANETTE BODE DORMAN SCHMIDT LEOLA SCHUCH MANLY BOB STEPHENS LOMA STARKS GERTRUDE THAXTON PEGGY UNDERWOOD IESSIE FAE WAGNER GENE WATKINS WILLIAM WILLMANN CALVIN WISSEMANN EUGENE ZESCH BROTHER BE WARE wfxg STARVED I 'J CL A1 9.-1 1 D GEE LITTLE GUYS l J j 1 BREAK I'r Ur P WHERE s THE CAR? V 'J' he L I G- ' A 5 A K .A if , 'mx ' V B. - f , 4, -51 , v A L ' Z fl: b , 'V ' . I ' vf ' I 1 say' 5- ' ' I 4.,' 1, :' . fl L fi fx 1' sal' .,, I WELDON WHITAKER R ' A fm 5 I V r-. :fd hi E . 1' x gf I i ' ' I f I , I I I rim 5 4 f A , I I A mt' V Y ' i . ' Q 9 bn , F, I Q I ' M, :rg o . EE b t So THEY SAY Ursm Dms MASON GRAMMAR SCHOOL gf 1 O 1 ' MR. C. C. PLUENNEKE A Principal X, nik fr 'W 'I' 3' ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAN . ll D, x. .if 4 I, 5 'X X .h i 5 E 'X ij . I , J Q L -5,5 X At' 'IQ' J' - ' Kava 1. ly ' O ,, A ' J, Q. 1 .2 1. N ,, M b M- 1-,.'.,p....,Nf.,v1 ., W Y 4,08 ' L. !.'Iifil' . 3 f ' -- LI' wwe' .......:...., ' ' -' , 'MM 4,u,,,, -if . -M-an ---Q . E W' V. , ff, 'f a l A EIGHTH GRADE N. - SEVENTH GRADE I. 'ir 9 uf' 'v Wifi? fig' SIXTH GRADE gi' G-'bl ,,...,,, 991' 8 , FIFTH GRADE ,?s z.- Fi A .3- FOURTH GRADE ,. b . .re A - ' 4 THIRD GRADE A-Q' -QL 'Rb' -:wg ., 3 SECOND GRADE .rv ,rf O HH 44 FIRST GRADE 1 my 501 A' .1 fig X X , 4 A 1 Q OJ ii Q Y If X nation!! new rs 5 . x ' 33 1 , 1 -- 4 . - 'ff 52. , ,' ' 'A .V -' ,I ' -Vg ' , T YQ Q, 5. 'f- '- I A 24+ - f .. - --.fe V, -' L 'f ' 'P-fu' ' 1. 'ff' Q .' 'ff 1 X W3 ' n .F - If ' ::-' 5 V' ' - 'Q ,. M- ' 1 f eff. ' fg ' A . . .V -n 55 ,fi ' , Y . Qi , QQ fn , .J 54 . . ' - if . . 4? If ' ,Ll W g l x L A 4 V .u3. if if , .L 1 .J - A, , . 3 t ,Q W Patsy Koihmann geo! 1466 fauna! Han mixer Wburn S11 6 a ref I 9 , I Q? ' ,.,x X 1 I A X' gg SENIOR FAVORITES JUNIOR FAVORITES 'rx RLEY H- c. A HU PLUHNN1-:KE SOPHOMORE FAVORITES FRESHMAN FAVORITES gl FLAG BEARERS E1.s1s LANGE ANNA GRACE Kxnn TWIHLERS Bonnie ScHMm'r IoYcE Koocx LILA Io C1-IEW 'L DRUM CORPS YELL LEADERS BLAN Lonrrnnn WANDA Kauai: PATSY KOTHMANN Srouson Miss Wx Posmc NN ORGANIZATIONS Student Councll Speech Club all Drum Corps ll?-tu :W Pep Squad 82 ees- sa fg n g, -me :WZ , -' W' ' Q 1- f -f ' Ues, Homemaking Class September September September September September September October November November December December December December December December Ianuary Ianuary Ianuary Ianuary Ianuary Ianuary Ianuary Ianuary Febnrary February March March March March Apnl Apnl Apnl May May May May May Iune 1 1 2 2 2 3 1 1214 Calendar of the Year Football Camp Began Vacatron Ends Regrstratron Organrzatron of classes Semor Rmgs came rn Mason scores touchdown agarnst Sonora PTA Carmval Freshman Party Flash' Vlctory' Mason trounces Rrchland Spr1ngs Football queen was crowned' Football Banquet smashrng success D1d you have ilu too? Out for Chnstmas Santa Claus came Flash' Mr Schulze lassoed by Laura' That gad day at school D1d you sleep through your classes? The all school party Prctures made for annual Mason ran over Menard 1n Basketball games Invrtatxon Tourney at Eden It snowed More snow The sun shone brxghtly The snow? Deer country Tourney Grrls Basketball Captams elected Grrls Drstnct Tourney at Fredencksburg Mason Volley Ball Grrls carry off top honors spnngs Dust Storm Spnng Trammg began Football Iackets came rn' What cr day ' Semors mvade Carlsbad Interscholastrc Track Meet held at San Saba Gone Wrth the Grrls Semor Play The Iumoz Semor Banquet The Junxor Semor Receptron Baccalaureate Sermon Those Fmal Graduatron Exercrses for Semors School Closes Farewell to the Semors and the Fmale' a Rock 4 9 - . 0 . . 1 . . 7 . . . 8 , 7 . . . ' - 16 . ' . ' ' - 18 ' 25 26 . . . 31 1 ' . 4 - . 10 ' 11 ' ' 21 22 23 ' - . 31 February 15 Boys' District Tourney held here 21 ' ' ' 22 .,.. . 2 . ' t 7 13 ' ' ' 22 ' . . 5 . . . 13 . . 25 ,, . . ,, . 44 . - . 10 ' ' - ' ' 19 23 . . . . 31 1 ' ' . 0 I I 4 , e 7? 4 ,-- N. Q 76 f i J M .Q FUOTBALL w- gg 6.5 COACH ROBBINS CO-CAPTAIN SHEARER ASS'T COACH SCHULZE CO-CAPTAIN WADDELL I W RITTER A1lD1str1ct Q MASON PUNCHERS CAPT SHLARER PLUENNEKE K ff J ,9 iff:- LEE I' mi A LOEFFLER CQ BRANDENBERGER Q9 ,Lang CQ,- Q A Q CAPT WADDELL HITTER REICHENAU SCHMIDT LOEFFLER LARRIMORE ECKERT When the one great scorer comes to mark aqamst your name He wntes not whether you won or lost but how you played the game 'H HOLLOWAY Q6 FULLER DANNHEIM X I GEISTWEIDT bf JM D SHEARER ,co f 23' SCHUESSLEH S. A N Y IQZLQK' 1, A A L 4 Y W .1 .A Q , . , :QQ I gif . fl 9 n 5 A , L Q nw- I' .40 any Y EF J f Q' ,flu f. erm .. E E X R- . Sw, -J 45, V V .. ,,:' A 4 F. gg I S, 5 4-- 1 L X fl? . f ' 4 'xfw I' iii ,w'i'i5:,, f ' M 8 nl f' ' ,7 if my T. if P. , my kj swf ik l-,194 ' ...H V, ' K' LANGE CRAN FORD IORDAN BOYS' BASKETBALL Capt. Holloway Fuller Pluenneke 'H ar cqpf. Waddell i ji if Thomas f':K Q' W 1 GIRLS' BASKETBALL Cupi Kruse Capt Dannhelm Loeffler Kothmann Kogck Schmldt vi? ,X , s ' 1+ , , 1' sux-W ALL TCJURNAMENT CHAMPS 1 Wu 1-latin WANDA KRUSE FREDERICK LOEFFLER BOBBIE SCHMIDT H C PLUENNEKE MARION DANNHEIM IOHNNY FULLER L ...Hill - . Q ' 2 5 L ' f' A ' 6 A x N Eg Q ' M 1 0 . Q L ' ' W E L 1 L' Q i ,,,, , J - 3 lf: 'Q , z ' r L, if 'E'3 'x A, L L. 4 x. f E w s . bf XS 1 Q 4. , ,r - 6 I5 'U i f ARE! ARP! 1, -.1 -, fl, ,A .. , . - N' N' s lb 'Q fog., . at X ,Q 3 IOE LoUIs FAMILY LovE P.L.P. BABE RUTH BLUSHING BRIDE Ms? Now, Now WIBBY THEY RUN TI-IE TowN WHATS UP? GnAssnUns'P :fri ,, BICYCLE BUILT Fon Two BUMS LEANING Pos'r WHATS So FUNNY? 'Q'- OLAN 6. Bmw F? PLEEZE WIBBY' --1-lf. STATE STEPS 9 Bo1NG!! HEY YoU 'ill 1 AA fe, HEAP BIG WRECK' PETE 6. REPEAT ' PRETTY GYM AINT IT? GooD'P'P' Eg, ... AT IT AGAIN BORED on THRILLED7 98 'K CHARLES ATLAS WHY So SAD? I K HUNGRY? SMILE PRETTY lil WHO s STRONGEST? 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Q . 4 J' V ' V A I gb. C1-IAIN GANG FRITZTOWN Vrsrrons W' JV STUDYING! WI-Io ARE You TRYING To FOOL? pn 'If' HOLLYWOOD7? I as . if L HEAP BIG FRIENDS HA' HA' Wann: An: You GOING? Doss COACH KNOW? HANG OUT 8 WI: THREE 'ur A 'eq House CLEANING! 11 -UP'-Gunnar l , .k'.' .JA I . ... g,..,...., U 4 U T1 A .- A A I 'A -., ,A ,,.. I ak: ' . I f 1 .. 5 5 giffifi , 1 5 .. 3:21. Q 1.22 S Y iw ,U 'Q' I Q -QT It 1 JV? R 5 I gl? - G: . gf V 3 Lovn LETTER? , A Q x ' 5' K ' I Q .O G Y ' f' -. , 4' -Q - , ff -U , i Q . . ' K ng ,h . , 1 X V . .324 ' iff . n 511 ' 1 14 ' ,H 'vf ,lr . ji , Ny x' M .h 1 A ,' .I ' . -'I' 'Q U . ' , - .J-Lp I E: F. R i- Nvcxf , mfg , 1 CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 1946 GRADUATES OF MASON HIGH SCHOOL For Your Ouahiy Grocenes Meats Frults and Vegetables SEE US Roy W. Henfro Home Owned , vgjawzfiif- , ,.,, ,,.. ,-.,, , H- u f-Q.. .ef . se . -fi A ' ' Q , Wi, . .' X . ' 1 'UFNI T A -T--TNQ'--Q-vc W,-nu' ' 1 g K. I I Sellers of Drugs Toilet Articles Stationery Sodcrs and Lunches if ls ' .wnupw Z., '11, ivuql 4 1,5 TRADE AT MASON DRUG STORE Expert Prescription Service . BY Dependable Phcrrmcxcists THE COMMERCIAL BANK CUNINCOHPORATEDJ ESTABLISHED IN 1901 MASON TEXAS SALES ' I nAnoLo zesttl NIGIOPS HAROLD ZESCH MOTORS SERVICE FOR MANY YEARS THIS BANK HAS AIDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MASON AND MASON COUNTY SERVING THE PEOPLE IN EVERY FINANCIAL PROBLEM COMING BEFORE US. WE HAVE WATCHED WITH PRIDE THE GROWTH OF MASON HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTING BY WORD AND ACTION IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY SERVING ITS FACULTY AND STUDENTS WHENEVER OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED ITSELF WE ARE HERE TO SERVE MASON NATIONAL BANK SINCE 1904 IN RECOGNITION OF THE CONSTRUCTIVE WORK BUILDING AMBITIONS CHARACTER AND M H S SENIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF NOBLE LIVES, BEING ACHIEVED AT Chiropractor Treatments SEE Dr. A. G. Taylor Hoffmann s Dry Goods Doell s Men Store ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SQUARE OUR STOCKS OF STANDARD BRAND CLOTHING HATS AND SHOES HAVE MEN S CLOTHING DRY CLEANING d PRESSING BEEN CAREFULLY CHOSEN TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCE PHONE 3 DR P A BAZE I ' I 1 GD I U O X-RAY Wonx OFFICE ovma MASON DRUG S'ro STOP AND SHOP FOR CANDY AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES AT Gr1ms1ey's D1me Store COURTEOUS DEPENDABLE Congraiulailons To Semors of 1946 BEHREN S APPLIANCE FURNITURE GAS AND BUTANE ELECTRIC GAS APPLIANCES SYSTEMS T wug Robert Lee CONGRATULATIONS SENIORS OF 1946 L1vely GREETINGS TO GRADUATES Of All K d B111Donop s Bakery LEMBURG S Z I I GBOCERY Store of The Thrlfty Fancy and Staple Foods he i in ne t labor and - study is the o Iy requir ment of success Attorne at- cxw TO D 1 ' Pastry, Ccxk P' in s I I I Boo akers I U 275. COURTEOUS DEPENDABLE f J RAY S RED and WHITE WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATRONAGE Besrdes the most complete lme of Drugs we carry Remrngton Rand Typewnters Zemth Radros Zenrth Heanng Ards Sheafer Waterman and Parker Fountcun Pens Try our Pangburns and Nunnallys Box Candy Always Our Best Wzshes For Mason Hlgh Davenport Pharmacy Relchenau RADIO and ELECTRIC COMPANY Home of Fme Furmture and G-E Applrances Phone 50 .L '3 gfl 5' W I wiv! .3 I rt 1 3 I r - . . I . 1 I 1 I Q u I u - I ' ' ll Sunday Dlnner 1n town at the Hlghway Cate They Always Come Back KINGS IEWELRY STORE Watches Dramonds Iewelry Mrs Clara A Klng 0 0 Chew s SERVICE DEPARTMENT Alle...-QQ Fcrrmall Tractors and Farm U 55 Jw Machmery Repau' E 1 Internatronal McCorm1ck a Trucks Deenng Parts H S gf? Herbert Hottmann's LANGESI B991 Plumbmg sheer Metal work Hat Shoppe HEADQUARTERS For Hxgh Qualrty Merchand1se In Women s Ready to Wear For Beauty Vamty Beauty Salon Western Auto ASSOCIHIB Store We Ded1cate Our Servrces To The Needs Of Thxs Commumty We Apprecxate Your Patronage Home Owned and Operated wmWPW' Behren s Red and White Good Luck To 46 Y SUCCESS TO OUR FUTURE CITIZENS H J HOFMANN and SUN FIRST CLASS MATERIAL SERVICE EVERYTHING A LUMBER COMPANY HAS TO OFFER GREETINGS TO SENIORS National Farm Loan Association Milton E Loettler j GENERAL INSURANCE CIR A stracts Curt A P H. W- KELLER. IH- E. LEMBURG'S mmptseml eo Dry Goods I . i I Qucxlit - Courtesy - Service . 1 I R 1 E t t L d L b Gartrell s Dry Goods Dr W F Schauer Our Everyday Busxness Creed D D S QUALITY PHONE 14oW SERVICE COURTESY su- 'JN RUN rr WITH JL MOBILGAS SAVE IT WITH MOBILOIL SCHMIDT S SERVICE STATION Petroleum Products We take th1s occasron to congratulate the faculty and student body of Mason Hrgh School upon the completxon of another successful year R Grosse 8: Sons Lumber and Hardware L.E This rs the home of your Newspaper Phone your news to us' Mason County News PHONE 57 Compltments ot Mason Feed Store Compllments of Mason Warehouse Assoclatlon ARCH BURNETT SERVICE STATION Texaco Gas and O11 Ctttzens Auto SEIVICB dSpp1 A1 WILLMANN S DAIRY We Work Under Sam ary Con 1 to Q :Iv W l ,, it - r Auto Parts, Accessories an u ies F' t T' Tubes, Batteries Repairing-A Sp - HY E p t L b ' t' -V cuum Clean' g Our 'm 15 To Se Y B tg Ph 217 Leon Mayo, Pr p. Ph 360 I .t d.t. Comer s SGIVICE SIBIIOH Dealers In CONOCO Products Acme Garage D001-EY S Complrmenis General Reparr 0 LOUIS WEINHEIMER Mg TEXAS CAFE mgmnuunw-GI B111 Moss n.. IW fire MARVIN S Feed Store Glenn Capps WHEN IN FREDERICKSBURG APP CITY CAFE I , H will Ailfi ' . I I 1 , 5, 1 cmd 25 Cent Store Service - D pend ble Phone 12 , r. 'il ezrzwf 1, 5 H .3 .. I ,-,,,-we- .:a ei Compliments , si g-11-?iE?11' :..':.-El:'..-:Q , I 5 Q I ' I ttorney-cxt-Lcrw We reciate Your Patronag re eric s ur , excxs Greetmgs Sen1ors of 1946 D 8zM GROCERY HERMAN MUELLER Larrlmore gl Grote HARDWARE Yo N d I F AND St pl G FURNITURE Pluenneke s MHSOH Cash ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BQ32? Grocery MASON ICE HOUSE COMPLIMENTS OF SAM HOEHSTER A M HARKEY IOHN O DONNELL TODDY SIMPSON DEE KELSO NED POLK IOHN FIKES LEE LOEFFLER KARL KOTHMANN ERNEST KRUSE JOHN RUEGNER C C SHERWOOD, SR I To 4 C C ' ii: Ili 1453! O C L L . W E Mrmurwiwwanadl 'aww r i '1'f -4-'rv-4-1-s-vf.. For ur ee s n ancy 2 5 And cz e oods See Us I May s Men Store CLEANING 6. PRESSING UL bi a HQNIPIJMADE Frank s BOOT G REPAIR Probst Grocery SHOP CABINS TRAILER HALM EQUIPMENT COMPANY FARMALL TRACTORS INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS M CORMICK DEERING FARM MACHINERY GENUINE IHC REPAIR PARTS 910 I dui GREETINGS TO John T Banks 360 W Wm W7 THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1946 D P North Side I epper Grocery and Statron Bommg C0mPanY 9 ' o William Koock, P . ANR , . R, I .. ',. w-f I I Phone 8 ,' ,.: D I ' rwn-. A-,,,..,,. -. ,ml c E 'QL .ef1'1GEQ1f' b r .C vol oi l: Z A ' ii,-,on ring? A r u Insurance of all kinds- Fire ' 0 Life - Automobile Surety Ross Kothmcmn, Prop. ' , , - Mas n' Texas In Business Smc 1912 . . P Fort Mason Hoiel an Coffee Shop W W hrh B tOfL T Aurh d Hghsh Success To Our Future Crtrzens Foster Servrce Siatron Wool Growers Warehouse Sp S1 g 1 d RAY WALKER S Magnolra Servrce Siairon I M HUMPHREYS P p Runge and Runge ABSTRACTORS e is e es uck ' o e - Gm uates Qi Mason, Texas Mason i c ool W , ,A aj W or 5 2 1 ,' Q We ecicxlize in e lin i' 1: . W r f Woo an Mohcnr . cmd ON l I - I l , ' , W ' C mpliments 3 of :main ini! 'limi I . . 4 , ro . REARDON Gram Co Rode s Motor Servrce T Wheel Ahqnmg and Bcdcxncmg Phone 221 Whrie Auto Store We Have The Needs For Your Automob11e and Home COMPLIMENTS OF BUCK HARRIS LOUIS DOBBS AUGUST LANGE BELMORE LANGE IACK ROEDER ROSCOE HEYMAN ERNEST GEISTWEIDT LAWRENCE REARDON OTIS SHEARER F. A. SAUNDERS C. A. DONOP ERVIN BRANDENBERGER VICTOR KOTHMANN WILLIAM KRUSE ALEX DURST WALTER IORDAN IIMMY ZESCH ERNEST LEHMBURG WALTER ECKERT ALVIN DRAPER 61 SON ALVIN ARHELGER CLAY WALKER REAGON WHITE PAUL KELLER RAYMOND KEYSER WALTER DURST W. O. BODE EMETH KELLER PHONE 206 BABY CHICKS 1' W A I u DEALERS IN QUALITY GRAINS PURINA CHOWS F MCPHERSON Prop 1-