Paxon High School - Delphian Yearbook (Jacksonville, FL)

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,fl- .1-3.q9'S'f '5 r ,r -.4 BILL TX NER 'Vlr Paxon of 1960 'Q Mr Paxon Fxcltement was aroused when lt was an nounced that we were hulnq our first Nlr Pxxon Contest Xnxlous to ste the tal ened males ot the school cntertfun an en thusxastlc audlence xx nted The contestants Hrst entered m then' sports clothes and were gn en 1 questlon to answer Thelr oplmons and the may ln whleh each boy expressed hlmself was part of the Judgmg Next the xoung men calmly modeled thelr handsome street clothes and then returned to the stage to perform at thexr best try mg for the txtle of Nlr Paxon The au applause Xvhllff the judges left to make theur lmportant declsrons the Glrls Tn semhle sang In suspense ex eryone walted for the outcome Clyde Brown won thnd place Butch Spn ey, second place and Bull Tyner captured first place to become Nlr Paxon of 1960 F' PC 1' pd Sv' btandmg at the sides of Bxll Txner, the rexgnmg Mr Parton, are Xlhert Pouell, Iohn Brxant, Butch SPIE ey, Clyde Brown, Jerold Ellls and joe Brxan 31 X I ' , . , it lipid.. ' X I 2 . A. . ,- x L . 'l L . L. ' - Y Rf A AY ij . Y! K . . '. 1 1 'v ' il Q I L l l . 4 . 4 - ' dience showed their approval with loud ' rttt ,ye ' . . ' I . . ' , 4. 5 Y,-'A 1 X, . Y v A Y . 4 T ' ' 1 T ' f T -. , , n . V ' . 3511 l 'T A .4 1 n We x X' 7 nf , . N: lv, f x ' . Q I 1 a W, ex T ,Q t A xx by T 17 ,1

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M1ss Paxon As the crowd antlclpated the beglnnmg of the fourth MISS Paxon Contest the nolse xn the ohn Gorrle Audltorlum steadlly rose and then fell when the curtaln opened The contestants modeled thexr snappy sports outfits wlth a luttle nervousness Then' questions were confusmg and per plexmg but the contestants came through wlth Hylng colors After modellng street clothes, the glrls returned to the dresslng room to prepare for the talent portlon of the show The formals, whlch the contest ants modeled next, provided the glamorous and sophustleated slde of the Miss Paxon Contest Lydla Pendleton, Mlss Paxon of 1959 played a plano selection 1n the last few moments before a new Miss Paxon would be chosen Merlene Garner was awarded thlrd place Carol Knoche second Parton for 1960 Slttmg at the feet of Dolores Loll the relgmng Mxss Paxon of 1960 are Dee Matrox and Dlane Coleman around her are johnnle Campbell Janice Warner Betty Pnce Merlene Garner Carol Knoche Gwen DuPree Saundra Rentz Becky Rlchard son, and Sally Kroner l U Y place: and Dolores Loll was chosen Miss l EX'- 30 nn

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D 'She's my gal now, George 1Butch SpiveyJ, declares Ben fBill Tynerj, who stands ready to fight for jess C-Ianice Warnerj. .ANA Sitting contentedly on a stump, Grandpa fRobert Edwards meditates over the present situation in the valley. 32 Smokey Mountain Centered around folk music, the operetta was very realistic with its authentic costumes, props, and mountain scenery. The characters went through various roles in true hillbilly fashion. The play, made up.of dancing and romancing, was filled with mountain songs. Sadness and comedy were interwoven to pro- duce an interesting plot.