Parsons High School - Panther Yearbook (Parsons, WV)

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WILLARD CROSS Navy sharp friendly Navy; Football; Ili V; All- Letter Club; Ml Club. OKEY POLING Vo-Ag liny bashful drawl Secretary of F. F. A. ELLEN KALAR modest silent — unpredictable Softball. MARGIE LUDWICK chewing gum reserved- carefree Glee Club; Talent Show; I . S. IMay; Softball; Track. WILLIAM GRANDSTAFF “Gob” engineering smooth Navy. TROY CARR track — sincere—quiet Football; Basketball; Letter Club; F. F. Track; 4 If Club. V» rv nice A I! A.: DON K AUVIL Army sweet cutie lovable I tl Club; Carsons Echo Staff; Honor Roll; Hi-Y; Army; President of Jun- ior year; candy stand; GED test. ROBERT PHILLIPS “Bodge”— slim cute grin loveable Football team; All Letter Club; Vice-President of lli- V; Parsons Echo Staff; Sylvanian” Staff; F. F. A. REXELL VERE ORR bashful sweaters —crew cut Ml Club; Parsons Echo Staff. KENNETH HEDRICK “Kenny”—witty—cute “Jo” • Football; Softball; Junior Class Reporter; 4-11 Club; F. F. A.; All Letter Club; “Sylvanian” Staff. ARLENE BODKIN Math shy reserved (ilec Club; Talent Show. GARVEY GILMORE Casanova Jo” well built —profile Football; Basketball; All Letter Club; 4-H Club; “Sylvanian” Staff; Presi- dent of Sophomore Class; Mr. P. If. S.; Best athlete. C

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DALE KELLEY “Chicken —curly locks —- “Herb Nellie Hi-Y; “Parsons Echo Staff; P V. F. 1). PEARL STILES Home Ec—capable—friendly Home Kc; Tri Hi-Y; (Hoc Club; Talent Show; “Syl vanian Staff. VIRGIL SHAHAN “Groundhog bashful - swagger F. F. A.; Track; Softball. ROBERT WRATCHFORD cutie - blonde hair -fun-lov- ing Marin; Band; GED Test. EDWARD KING tall dark -mysterious Army Army; F. F. A.; Basket- ball; Softball. NADA CALVERT tiny silent sweet Glee Club; Talent Show. TA A Yfl f 9 JUNIOR STRAWDERMAN fun-loving—tame—hunting Vice-President of F. F. A.; Honor Roll. KATHLEEN GRANDSTAFF twin gay -friendly Glee Club; Talent Show; Junior Service Corps; Bond and Stamp Representative. BETTY JONES giggles pep nurse-to-be sweaters “Parsons Echo Staff; Glee Club; Talent Show; Bas- ketball; Softball; Track; B. G. B. DOROTHA SHAFFER giggles diamond carefree - happy Tri-Hi-Y; Honor Roll. CHARLES M. MULLENEX “Margie well built Navy —cute smile GED Test; Navy. A ATtC- DONALD GILMORE I)oc“ hubby basketball Football; All Letter Club; Basketball; Hi-Y; I II Club; F. F. A.; “Parsons Echo Staff; “Sylvaman Staff; P. V. F. L).; Soft- ball.

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ROLA COOK ’•Rocky unpredictable gab whiskers Parsons Echo Staff; “Syl- vaniun Staff; Football; Track; All Letter Club; P. S. Play; Talent Show; Army; Anthology of High School Poetry; Latin Club; Dramatics Club; Vice- President of Debating Club; Esquire Club; Spring- field High School Choir. i RUSSELL KENNETH McCLAIN Ken mustache smiles G E D Test; Owner of Par -»ns A 1 v oral e and V Tucker Democrat; River City Club. LESTER KALAR “Les - -quiet glasses I! E D Test; Army Korea. HENRY OLIN THOMPSON Army -corny jokes “Grandma athletics Basketball; Football; Syl- vanian Staff; All-Letter Club; Track; Parsons Staff. 'yeCfVS r WILLIAM R. NELSON Friendly brogue reverence G E D Test; Pastor Bap list Church of Parsons; Aldcrson-Broaddus and I), and E.; English and I Ihl'U- C. GERALD KISNER Reserved bus talkative E D Test; Hi V; F. F. A.; Softball. HAYWARD BARR f JAMES W. LONG PAUL TETER G E D Tesi; A . S. Service G I Mk K Eighty-two seniors graduate in 1947. This makes the class of ’47 the third largest class in the history of Parsons High School. The class of ’33 had 90 and the class of ’40 had 89. The class of 1914 had the fewest in the number of 10. P. H. S. has gone in cycles for the large class trend. Every seven years there has been a large class; 1933—1940—1947. RUSSELL GAY KING DONALD F. HART G E D Test; Central Am- erica; Pacific; Airborne Division; Parachutist. HAROLD LANHAM happy Bud”—sharp G E D Test; Manager football 1942; F. F. A. Service 1944. Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And days o’ lang syne?