Nitro High School - Nitronian Yearbook (Nitro, WV)

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CLASS PROPHECY 15 Nitro, West Virginia May 28, 1952 Dear Friend, It was just ten years ago today that you and I and 53 otner members of tne class of '44 marched up the aisle for our final appearance as students of Nitro High. A lot has happened to all of us since tha - graduation night. Soon after the war, Betty Baumgartner and Kenneth Ca . o teamed u’p and now are doing a landslide business. Betty is a doctor, Kenneth a mortician. Anna May Oldham, known in Hollywood as Ann Marlin, is still trying to make up her mind about Charles Jones, Kroger executive, and Donald O’Connor, Hollywood's great lover. June Null finally reached her goal. She worked as a private secretary for several years and then married her handsome boss. Now she has settled down to being a housewife and mother. Delphine Bailes is also married. After the war she married Johnny from Fairmont.'1 Bill Playboy Prlddy has been living in Texas for several years. Last year he struck oil and now he's having a wonderful time trying to live up to his nickname. Bob Tormey, who always wanted to be successful, has become a miserable failure. The first time he sang in public the audience decided he should be as far away as possible. The last time we heard from him, he (tar, feathers, and all) was still traveling South. Florence Jividen earned the title of Champion Pie Eater of 1950. Bob Galloway, whom everyone thought would get into politics, is still pleasing the ladies, only now it's the housewives. He is a Fuller Brush salesman. Two of our classmates really fooled us. Mary Anna Harmon, (the lady of our class), is a great Broadway actress, and Hazel Songbird O'Dell is singing at the Met. Betty Ruth Harrison didn't surprise us a bit. She was selected Ameri- ca's Sweater Girl for 1949. Reba Skaggs is our first lady president. In her cabinet she has Barbara Fentress and Edith Howard. Lorraine Jeffers and Phyllis Drake also work for the government as typists. Bill Britton is Secretary of the Treasury. Bill always did love money. He spends three hours eacn day at the mint playing with the money. Shank Shoes is now owned and operated by our own Mehrel Shank. Mehrel saved his money and now he is a very prosperous business man. Charles Ellis is owner of a tin mine in Bolivia, South America. He lives at LaPaz and seems to be settin' purty. Josephine Wyant is kept pretty busy with her little family. Dick Waldorf is now married to Verba Sanson, and they have enough boys for a basketball squad. To quote Dick, Sure hope we have enough for a football team soon. Things Just didn't work out for Vera Lou and Elmer. Elmer was married to Winnie last month, and Vera is still trying to convince us that it was always Norman for her. (Continued on Page 39)

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14 Hazel C. Frasier Red Glee Club 4 G. A. A. 1 Junior Red Cross Council 4 Phyllis Drake Red Girl Reserves 2,3 G. A. A. 2,3,4 Glee Club 2 Band 1,2,3 Hcne Eo. Club 3 CLASS OF '44 Genevieve Wolfe Jean Girl Reserves 2,3,4 G, A. A. 4 Minstrel 2 Glee Club 2,3,4 Aruba Club 2 Annual Staff 4 Viotory Corps 3 national Honor Sooiety 3,4 Spy Glass Staff 3 Winnie Putney Put-Put Visual Eduoation 3,Sec.Trees. 4 G. A. A. 1,2,3,4 Minstrel 2 Glee Club 1,2,3,4 Art Club 4 Annual Staff 4 Girl Reserves 2,4 Girl's Choir 1 Aruba Club 2 National Honor Sooiety 4 All State Chorus 3 SENIOR CLASS HISTORY The freshmen of 40, that’s us. We were probably the brightest group of students a teacher ever had. So we thought. We elected Anny May Oldham president, and Norma Phelps was our student council representative. Having struggled with us for nine months, the teachers finally decided we should be called sophomores. Those who ruled next to the teachers were Glendale Smith, president, and our representative in the student council was Bob Bricker. We really strutted that year. The sophomore boys were runners up In the basketball class tournament, and the sophomore girls defeated the seniors and were hailed as the champions. Two years had rolled by and we were now juniors. Carl Chapman was pres- ident; June Null, secretary-treasure and Bob Galloway, student council rep- resentative. We decided to have a prom for the seniors instead of the banquet. We sold dish towels, stationery, Christmas cards and sponsored the movie. The Spoilers , to earn money for this great event. The old saying, history repeats Itself proved true In our case. The junior boys were run- ners up, and the junior girls were champions again in the class tournament. Bob Galloway was elected president of the student council for the comina year. At last we were seniors and very cocky, so thought some of the sopho- mores. Bob Bricker was elected president; June Null, secretary-treasure, and Elmer Priddy, representative. The class rings, which we ordered in our junior year, finally arrived. Several class members went into various bran- ches of the service. Although we became discouraged many times during those four years, we wouldn’t have traded places with anyone, and we hope the succeeding classes enjoy theirs as much as we did ours.

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16 SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of Nitro High School, being in full possession of such mental faculties as we possess or claim to possess, do hereby devise, will, bequeath,and convey our various earthly possessions, and all the dang- les and trimmings belonging to the enfeebled intellects of our successors, the juniors, sophomores, freshmen, etc., to be held by them and cherished 1 till somebody takes them away. It is hereby stated that there must be no loud crying if receivers fail to be pleased with the presents willed them. Signed this twenty-seventh day of May in the year of heavy rains 1944. Now be it witnessed by all readers that the duly recorded wishes of the senior class of 1944 are about to be passed out. Keba Skaggs bequeaths her ability to win friends and influence people to Edra Workman. Mary Anna Harmon conveys her quiet lady-like ways to Lois Spence. Peggy Melton wills her engagement ring to June Lea Cain. Betty Baumgartner wills her ability to fuss to Helen Holly. Vera Smith wills her way of collecting pins and medals to anybody slick enough to get away with it. Agnes Patton leaves her school girl figure to Helen Gillespie. Hazel 0 Dell conveys her pleasant laugh to Emogene Brubaker. Barbara Fentress leaves her clarinet to any dope who wants it. Betty Lyons wills her cheerleading ability to Betty Keffer. Norma Phelps wills her long curly locks to Orita Carney. Phyllis Drake leaves her carrot red hair to Mildred Barnes. Delphine Balles conveys her neatness and timidness to Norma Newland. Lois Fraser wills her pleasing personality to Velda Greathouse. Virginia Carrier leaves her sense of humor to Juanita Buckland. Hazel Frazier wills her pep to Barbara Hoke. Leona Jividen and Dixie McCoy leave their glamor to the Osborne sisters. Anna Mae Oldham wills her largeness to Betty Jane Turley. Betty Ernest loaves her singing ability to Imogens Hayes. Peggy Jones leaves her dark complexion to Carol Cooke. Betty Harrison bequeathes her gloomy looks to Reba Lanham Edna Ruth Rose wills her graceful walk to Crystle Harmon. June Null leaves her ability to blush to any person who wants it. Martha Ernest wills her romantic ways to Marjorie Barrickman. Winnie Putney leaves her bottle of peroxide to Jimmy Sharpe. Elmer Priddy devises his physique to Sandy Santrock. Bob Bricker wills his height to Bob Brick. Kenneth Casto leaves his way with the teachers to Joe Mattox. Kenneth Estep wills his sports writing ability to David Comstock. Lawrence Powell leaves his nimbleness to Jack Hill. Bill 3ritton conveys his freckles to Ruth Drake. Bill Priddy wills his alarm clock to Ruth Craft and hopes she 11 use it to get to school on time. Dick 'Waldorf leaves his basketball and football ability to Tommy Hayes. Bob Tormey leaves his handsomeness to James Ransom. Bob Galloway conveys his neatness to Charles Davis. Leona Phipps devises her printing ability to Bill Sublette. Lorraine Jeffers wills her pancake make-up to Lucille Hill. Lorene Thorn wills her pretty, long eyelashes to Jo Ann Wysong. Bill Raynes leaves his ability to be a nuisance to Billy Kautz. Bill Baldridge leaves his ability to jitterbug to Sandy Carr. In testimony whereof, we hereunto set hands and seal, and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-four. Signed,