Midway High School - Echo Yearbook (Midway, KY)

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CAM 'MA , i We, the Senior Class of '53, Midway High School, being about to depart from this school,do make this our last will and testament. We hereby declare all previous wills and testaments made by this class null and void. l To the Junior Class,who will follow in our footsteps,we will our dignity and self- respect. 2 To the noisy Sophomores,we leave our ability to conduct a class meeting in a noisy manner. 3 To the green Freshman Class, we give our ability to cut up. h To the playful Eighth Grade we leave our unsophisticated ways. S To the shy Seventh Grade we will our hopes that they will have as many happy times in high school as we have had. 6 To the faculty we leave a little peace and quiet after four years of having our way. 7 We, the members of the Senior Class of l9S3 being of sound mind and body,do hereby bequeath,convey,and will our last worldy possessions to the following,to wit: l. Ouida Bush wills her freckles to Philip Smith and her place helping Doris in the office goes to Mildred Lacefield. 2. Betty Jo Duncan wills her quietness to James McDaniel and her ability to get a- long with the teachers to David Stevens, 3. Myra Wash wills her shortness to Mary Lou Ford and her place on the cheerlead- ing squad to Garnet Atwood. h. Paul Duffy leaves his place on the basketball team to Wally Montgomery and his black hair to Oscar Ellis. 5. Donald Baker wills his ability to be tardy for school to Larry Duffy and his curly hair to Billy Logan. 6. Alma Rigney wills her long hair to Helen Woolums and her love for air-mail letters to Betty Jo Purvis. 7. Ada Wright wills her sweet disposition and happy smile to all of the Sophomore girls. , 8. James Woodrum leaves his ability to skip school to Bobby Biddle and his ability to go with all the girls goes to Benny Baker. 9. Annie Webster wills her mischievous joking to Lois Shumate and her independent spirit to Patsy Sullivan. 10. Herbert Carpenter wills his purple pants and bright shirts to any boy who can wear them and everything else he wants for himself. ll. Retta Richardson wills her ability to get married to Dorothy Riddell and her charming personality to Betty Portwood. 12. Margaret Summers wills her flirty ways and her love for the Versailles boys to Doris Biddle. 13. William Cloyd leaves his desk in the Senior room to the first Junior who gets it,and his ability to talk like Donald Duck to Bobby Dotson. It will help worry your classmates, Bobby. lb. Betty Devers wills her bright smile to Dora Duncan and her dramatic talent to any Sophomore girl who wants the lead in the Senior Play, 15. I, Georgetta McLean do hereby' will m ability to have one boy friend at a time to Betty Florian but she had better not have any designs on the Rice in my life. 16. Finally,as our last official act we do hereby name and appoint our Class Sponsor,Mrs. Nell Voigt,as the sole executrix of this,our last will and testament, Georgetta McLean William Cloyd

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A rap ec? As we gaze into our crystal ball we see Father Time slowly coming to a stop. The scene is gradually becoming clearer, it is ten years into the future, now we recognize that the town is Midway. we see large crowds of people hurrying to a church as if an event of great importance was about to begin. In a moment the scene has changed to the interior of a church,and what do we see but a bride and bridegroom standing before the alter. The happy pair are Maxine House and Billy Gilkison. And who is the preacher? He is none other than Jerry Montgomery, who graduated in the class of '5h. He sure looks sophisticated wearing glasses. Down front in the pews we see a few guests of honor, namely Ada Carol Wright, a noted Hollywood movie actress. She got her start when a talent scout spotted her in the senior play back in 1953. Also nearby are Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Graves. Mrs. Graves is the former Myra Wash, who is now famous for her invention of special hydraulic shoe lifts. Betty Jo Duncan, who is reporter for the social column of the Louisville Time is covering the story for the paper. She started her job as a cub reporter, and captured her big story' a year later when she got the exclusive story on Retta Richardson's exceptional job of private secretary to the President of the United States. As Betty Jo's personal photographer we find Betty Devers taking the wedding pictures. She received fame for her exclusive shots of Miss Dorothy Riddell's marriage to the multi-millionaire Herb Carpenter owner and proprietor of the famous Gladstone Palace Gambling Casino, the only gambling house in the world with friendly slot machines which refuse to take your last quarter. The scene now changes to the reception room of the Dale Hotel, the largest hotel in Woodford County, and owned by Mr. and Mrs. William Dale Jr., the former Ouida Bush. Over there shaking hands with the groom is the famous Paul Duffy, star for- ward for the New York Knickerbockers. He took up professional basketball on graduating from Notre Dame University. And now congratulating the bride and groom is the wealthy and sophisticated Annie Webster, with a beautiful tan she received while on her trip to Florida. She made her fortune with her Bubbly Bubble Gum Co., the bubble gum that blows square bubbles. And standing over to the side waiting to kiss the bride is the wealthy play boy Jim'Wcodrum, President of the Vito-Vitamin Pill Co. He has come a long way since his graduation from Center College. Standing nearby is Georgetta McLean operator of the Cutie Q Beauty Shoppe. She became a famous hair dresser when Georgeous George, the wrestler,cntered her shop for a cold wave, he now goes Ly thc name of Baldy George. And who is that with short blond hair? Oh,yes, it is Miss Alma Rigney famous vocalist for Spike Jones and his Band. And also present is the former Miss Margaret Sinmwrs who besides managing her husband and five children, is a famous Criminal Lawyer. Also in the crowd is Colonel Dou Baker, Colonel Baker has won fame in his exploits as a fighting Marine. He is talking to another Colonel by the name of Bill Cloyd. Colonel Cloyd has served valiantly in the service for man years. Both men have a chest full of medals. we see Mrs. Voigt asking for a class re- union at which we can talk over the events of the past ten years. Now that winsome old man, picking up his scythe and his hour glass is trud- ging on his way. The crystal ball is becoming hazy,and the scene is fast fading away. Alas--it is gone, but how happy I am to have had a glimpse of my class- mates ten years after our graduation from Midway High in 1953. 27

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