Palacios High School - Ebb Tide Yearbook (Palacios, TX)

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LENA MAE TUCKER Pep Squad - ’51, ’52, '53 NELDA- WELLS Band — ’51 F.H.A. - ’51, ’52, ’53 Office Girl — ’53 JEAN WESSELMAN CURTIS YEMM MARY LOUISE WELLS Cheerleader — ’51 Head Cheerleader — ’52 F.H.A. - ’51, ’52, ’53 F.H.A. Officer — ’51 Band — '51 Annual Staff — ’53 Pep Squad - ’51, ’52, ’53 Football - ’53 F.H.A. - ’51, ’52, ’53 F.H.A. Officer - 53 Library Girl — ’52, ’53 Annual Staff - ’51, ’52, ’53 4-H - ’51, ’52, ’53 4—H Officer — ’53 Vice-Pres. Student Council —’53

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GAIL SEXTON Softball - '51 Basketball — ’51, '53 F.H.A. Secretary - ’51 Sophomore Favorite Student Council — ’52’ Football Sweetheart — '52 Annual Staff — ’53 ROY SMITH Football - ’51, ’52, ’53 F.F.A. - ’51, ’52, ’53 F.F.A. Officer - ’52, ’53 President Student Council — ’53 JIMMY SHEARER F.F.A. Officer - ’51, ’52 Basketball — ’52, ’53 Basketball Captain — ’53 Sophomore Vice-President Softball - ’51, ’52, ’53 Senior Favorite NELLIE THOMPSON F.H.A. Officer - ’51, ’52, ’53 Pep Squad - ’51, ’52, ’53 Annual Staff — ’51, ’52, ’53 Junior Class Vice-President Sec.-Treas. Ebb-Tide Staff —’53 Outstanding Girl — ’53 COLLEEN TREACY Volleyball - ’51, ’52 Basketball — ’51 Annual Staff - ’51, ’52, ’53 Pep Squad - ’51, ’52, ’53 F.H.A. Officer - 51 F.H.A. - ’52 Sports’ Queen — '52 Senior Class Treasurer Sophomore Class President

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1953 We, the class of 1953. in the town of Palacios, the county of Matagorda, and the State of Texas, being in as good mental condition as usual, and in much better temper than usual, do hereby make this, our last will and testament, rendering void and of no avail any former will or wills that may have been previously made by us during a period of temporary optimism. And in this manner do we dispose of our possessions: JOHN MERCK wills his courtesy and generosity to Tiny Foltyn. DOROTHY FLORIP and MARILYN JOHNSON wish to leave Nalona Harvey their two heads of hair in order that she might pull it at her heart’s desire. GLORIA JENSEN wants Ima Jean Morgan to have her book entitled Slim Down in a Dozen Days. BYRON KING wishes to leave nothing of his to anybody. Byron figures that he will need everything he’s got for the rest of his life. But he does want George Lowery to have his old pin-up picture. BUDDY LUTHER leaves Rose and Annette to Jimmy Hall. JIMMY SHEARER wants Charlie Salinas to have his basketball suit. Jimmy says it will bring Charlie lots of luck. PETE SARDELICH wishes to leave all his unpaid debts and his unfinished Ag project to Nelo Seaman. JOHNNIE McDANIEL leaves Marilyn Milam her drum major boots and her baton. JO ANN MUNDS leaves Billy Louise Jackson her lavender Rice Festival dress. CHARLES HARVEY wants James Atkins to inherit his ability to keep a steady girl friend through threeyears of high school. JIMMY QUEEN wants Carroll Harvey to inherit his rapid rate of speaking and his job at the post office. BOB LOWERY bequeaths Paul Guttenberger his straight A report card in plane Geometry. About this time, it is only right to say that the entire senior class wishes Mr. Sullivan to have 10 years of com- plete and absolute quiet, starting May 23, 1953- The senior class, after much hard work, wills to Don Marquess, Hubert Bowers, and Clint Wratislaw four used bus tickets to Bay City and four reserved seats in the Calvary Baptist Church in Bay City. JUNE CHRISTIE bequeaths to Donald Johnson the El Maton dance hall.” MARY LOUISE WELLS FITZPATRICK wishes to leave P.H.S. and head for Missouri where her husband eagerly awaits her arrival. IRA LAMBRIGHT and JAMES KRUSE want to leave their job at the Hollywood” to Charles Simpson and Tom Navarro. LA VERNE EIKENBERG leaves Dana Kay Paris four bottles of red food coloring and her good throwing arm. DONALD MOSIER gives title (King Ping Pong Player of P.H.S.) to George Cornett. NELDA FAYE WELLS leaves her quietness to Dick Boling with the sincere hope that it will serve its purpose. BARBARA LOU GAYLE leaves her key to Alfred’s cafe to Dorothy Wickham. WILLIE REITZ leaves all the football boys in the care of Joyce Cavallin. DAVID JOHNSON wishes to leave his position as editor of the annual to Elizabeth facMicheal. Work hard to make next year’s annual a success, Liz. NEILS HAUBOLD wishes to leave his excellent sprinting ability to Joe Ray Beard. NELLIE THOMPSON leaves her good-paying job at Brandon’s Dry Goods Store to Barbara Simpson. PAUL PENLAND leaves his heart and his coon dogs at Ruby Sanders’ house. GAIL SEXTON leaves to Samuel Godsey her broken heart and all the empty gum wrappers he has given her. JAMES KESZLER leaves to Joseph Baldwin his F.H.A. Beau belt. NORRIS NEELEY and DONALD KELLY leave their superior knowledge of bookkeeping and typing to Cortland Frankson and Red Phillips. ROY ALTON SMITH wills his pilot’s license to Don Batchelder. JEAN ANN WESSELMAN leaves her delicate build to Frances Chamblee. DOLLY MILAM, COLLEEN TREACY, NEIL PENLAND, and EVELYN JURASEK leave their popular best seller, An Engagement Ring or Bust , to Ann Brandon and Jo Ann Abraham. THE SENIOR CLASS wishes to buy Jerome Kimball five gallons of gasoline for his old beater 'Arabell”. JO ANN ROACH wills to her little sister, Josephine, her old boy friend, Cyril Carvin. ROBERT LINTON leaves his old football socks to Bobby Partain. MARGIE MIZE gets rid of her good singing voice by willing it to Sue Jenkins. HELEN KUTACH leaves her position as chief librarian to Josephine Johs. RALPH CLEMENT leaves Valerie Weaver in the care of Mr. Clark. (Ralph! Do you know what you’re doing??) DOROTHY MORRIS wills her bow-legs to Yvonne Smith. EMMA FLORES wills her natural-colored, dark, curly hair to Gwen Johnson.