Merritt High School - Oiler Yearbook (Elk City, OK)

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JUNIOR PLAY A Ready Made Fam1ly was the play presented by the .Tumor Class of 1949 The play cast mcluded Jean Newman as Agnes Martyn Ted Smlth as Bob Lou Baker as Marllee Wanda Poff as Gracle Norman Nesser as Henry Turner Jolene Fxx as Dor1s Turner Dean Poff as Sammxe Turner Dora Ponder as Mxss Lydxa Martyn Charles Carr as N1codemus P1pp and Lynette Fuchs as Begoma Washxngton And th1s 1S the sltuatlon Agnes Martyn a widow whlle vacatxomng meets an old sweet heart Henry Turner a wxdower and they become engaged Nelther tells the other of the chxld ren at home three ln one household and two 1n the other The youngsters havrng heard of the blg surpnse and not feelmg any too good about xt plan to upset the matrmmomal apple cart by actlng then' worst before the1r prospectlve step parents One w1ll have f1ts another w1ll talk baby talk a thxrd wxll play the role of a perfect terror Samm1e becomes a kleptomamac and worse and Dons havmg had an operatlon wzll harp on that Mlss Lydla Martyns trles to do her small part xn break1ng up the marmage The negro servants get so frxghtened they nearly dxe and whlle they were dylng wlth frlght you were dymg wxth the sxde ache SENIOR PLAY Hxlarxty House was the play presented by the Semor Class of 1949 The play cast mcluded Eva Lee Plemmons as Isbel Jordan B1ll1e Lou Gunsolus as Kathx Glenna Johnson as Betts Wxlla Grace Caughron as Lucmdy Peck Bmlly Poff as Wally O Shane .Tack Kmght as Buzz Bassett John Fuchs as Jefferson Jordan N1lma June Wxsecarver as Dora Dxvme Ul1s Mlkles as Stan Lowler and R A Baker as DIXIE D1v1ne Here s the s1tuat1on Uncle Jeff th1nk1ng he w1ll drop dead ln a few weeks mforms h1s young meces that he w1ll make them h1s hexrs PROVIDED they l agree to stop Jxtterbuggmg Z lengthen thelr frocks down to thelr ankles 3 never appear 1n publlc wearmg pants slacks and 4 not have any dates wxth boys unt1l they are elghteen' The g1rls agree who wouldn t w1th flfty thousand dollars 1n the offmg But when Jeff leaves for St Louxs to see a heart speclallst Kath1 and Betts decxde to have one last date and Jxve sesslon wzth thelr boy fnends Wally O Shane and Buzz Bassett two rolhckmg hlgh school lads Betts slaps a hot new boogxe woog1e record on the vzc and soon the J1v1ng IS ln full swmg Everybody IS havmg one shoutmg h1lar1ous tlme when sudden ly In pops Uncle Jeff' The old drzzzle pan would mlss the bus' Instantly the sparks begln to fly Jeff mforms one and all that he xntends to change hzs wxll 1n favor of the two daughters of his old sweetheart who Jxlted hxm 1n h1s youth Dora Dwme Jeff has lately seen Dora who IS now a wldow and a gentle sweet old fashloned woman the type he so greatly admlres Jeff has mvlted Dora and her daughters D1v1e and Ruby fwhom he has never seen, down on the week end When Unky finally departs for St Louxs a telegram arr1ves from Dora saymg that nelther she nor her daughters can come Instantly Katha and Betts conceive the xdea of dressing thelr boy frxends Wally and Buzz In glrls clothes and presentmg them to Unky as the mne teen year old DIXIE and Ruby Thls was where the fun really started It was a hugh success 19 . . . I- .I , K , -. . ' l l ' ' .l J ' ' ' C 7, I K J . . . . , i . -- , .