Pocola High School - Pocohoma Yearbook (Pocola, OK)

Text from Pages 1 - 58 of the 1949 volume:

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E W MANN CLP-9,501- uuan runs new Munson VMQNIA SYKES cuuo nAvxS A year after graduatlon, the members of the 1948 Oraduatlon class wlll be found somewhat scatt red and 1U varled occupatlons Robert Love lS now employed at Boal and Foundry F qc ne oh in Fort Smlth Bobble Lovell and George Q .ecad at two heads were better than one so 'took H1 ame He is now brlnvlng ln the bacon from Banfleld Packlng Company Cha les Knight captured the hand of Ellzabeth Brown and went to Bartlesvllle, Oklahoma where he lS WOTKlHg ln the o1l flelds Seelng the world appealed to Joe Fidler so he Joined the navy and 1S now in Chlna Claud Davls now engaped to Vllene Martln, is trylng to make money for the flnal step by WOIKlHg ln Bollver MlSSOUTi Laura Johnson, Harold Morrls, and Retha Anderson are enjoylng the sun of Callfornia Joe Ulmer the local w1t, is now drlvln a dumptruck at Greenwood Virglnia Sykes, 1S taklng life easy at home 1n Pooola 5 -In ' ' 0. N us A 0 ,, ,. x - V ' ax . d 1 V1 I Y ' D nj 5 , -1 L I F . . 3, JF e ' O S . O Q . f, . . .G t - ' ' .5 ' X . ,wr . 1 ,Q 0 I xl A Y - I - , O e T' . - J . . . . . . I Q 7 . . I ' - 0 O I I 0 Q n 9 O 0 I C Seniors I9a9 'Wi PM SY-f Elbreg KilS0I'9 Baseball 30 BB Vilene Martin Pres of St Council JI' 'ST Playa Glass RGPOIWGT flipt of BB 'b6aI11, Editor of annual Sec of Class Jr Sr Play 'wif T,-i? mT ' Qun..,, Xb.: 90 -init: 'qw NW Oma Lee Barnes Class Pres ,Soft Hilton Kgnnady St Connell ball 8a Basketball Glee Club Rep ,Cap BB ,Sr Play as Baseball 6 p 0 K ,R - ,f - . 1 0 O 0 I 0 V 0 9 ' ' F I ia-no 1 . an Q . - ' 3 0 0 0 0 again. If ,N N591 'if' Ruby Ridenour Rep of St Counoi S ball, Basketball, Jr Sr Plays J C Cartwlignu Junior Senior Plays :JY Louise Smith V Pres of st Council, Annual Staff, S.ball, Ceorge Risinger Basketball, Jr-Sr, Playg Senior Play 7 . K . I if We 0 A Q ik Wi o'-Q' 'ff-.km K - -Jr - ' o 0 - -1 I C . 0 l - W 1 1 X . ' wx 3' 9 o W. '-if ,, ,al-.-4. --. F - ' O O I Juniors 1:e -'- 2 5 ' 'B jdsasgf J y C0 emgn Ch8Tl6S --Q' Jr Play k B B Jr Play Margie Pearson Frank Mickle 1-lk pn- Bonnie Lovell Basketball Junior Play gy, St Councll Sec BB S Ball, Jr Play nn Wagner Play A Cl ec 'LL Reba Klng QE?SSl?1E?SmS Jr mv S Bal Rex KU FOI Fla S Pres , r Baseball R B B Jr Play a Softball Jr Play R B Ball Irene Bradshaw JT Play, S Ball Warrer' Spangler B Ball 1 Ir Play 1 P Mary Johnson lay, BB Bc Baseball V Pres of Class Q Q B ,B Ball R Jr Play Q I v 1 ',,.. iff. 'N IQ ,f Tf. 'iag ai f ...- 3' V r, ' - 'A-Q15 gl- 1 J 0 A 0 Q X Q ' U W V gk V I ,.- l ' G ' 'H ,if f 1 Q 4 ' ,N A A' Q I ' , ' X ., , ,,,,ffv Q ,,lofl1 ?r4f'fQ V ' I - -V u o ,Q A, 1 Virginia Fuller no y, J j , , ' t ' ' h ' r ' ' . h ,A 1, Lf..- ' Li f,a, M B f rfl.oa 1 f'L f' lf A J B . .Jr jg .K ' ,A . V -6 Rr 1 1 - R ' , ' , ay , , ! L N A I . 3- v y f. A ,K', Pg, K K ky uv ' 0 - 9 . . I I 6, ll, ' yn' 4. J 'G 3 J S ' C J- o Q 0 s. 0 0 Q ' Sophomores .ai 'F' JVM 'FV IWHHWQQ S W McDonald I 'aaa A Francis Austin Edmond Brown Sec of Class Softball 1 JP 3:91 I 3- Jqg Swing Shellie Fuller Billy Sykes 'lap nf St Counc1,1B8S6'DH1l Basketball ag f fl Charl Q Moore JOVCG HiShtOW01'K.enneth Brown Vice Pres 3855950811 Baseball Beslfetba Softblill Basketball 3- an 'T 'IZ Annie Brnvn t rt n Baseball Basketball Softball -'Q 'QR , ,uv Sarah Cate Georsp A Davis Softball Pres of Class Basketball we Tc-H61 4 Vlra nie Karl Softball Tommy 'lay Basketball Wanda Swink E8 T1 Greenwood Billie Saulsberry Basketball 9 ' r A V, I ., -M ' I- , R , Q 1 S ' l ' I ,. ?2 if -i i t J ' ' it E l ' .315 ' 'A at l ,l r ,, X ' 4. .ff ' ' gf F ' I -' .Q - 7 X . . ' 1 y 1 I S 1' E53 S , ,l,-4 F T I B 8 ,, l '!, K tb. l 1 N i X 3 NK if , fif XX 3 i'l V - X t ' 'Q ' sf, - I ,f 1 . ,S - 0 A' 1 I I I I . A--t ' , fi f. of an 'f S nf 'f fp . 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Q ,Z U 'jf A ' V' an 1 a + 'N . '45 Qffg . ' , fi , f l T 'fffx ' , D ' - gil' N ' F In W I Left G- -11 1 s,,',73'gwv-gr VT: to Right Front Row G Brown, M Pipkins C Russell, V Howard, T Pipkins, R Pepper, J Tenkersley, D Richardson, B Haskins, M Dorr, E Tucker, J Tenkersley, Second Row G D Gemb1e,Teacher, R Smith, W Hemby, R Stanfield, T Pipkins, B Persons, K Lovell, N Taylor, G Greenwood, J Moore, E Pimkston, J Karl, Authur Satterfield, S Saulsberry, C Persons L Jones, M Moore, E McKinney, B Moore, W Persons, N Moore, B Pettigrew, J Richardson, P Womack, Fourth Row J Burns, A Curd, R Johnson, A Perkins, H Jones, D Haskins, M Laughlin, B Smith G Martin, D Kennedy, Reeder, J McDonald B Ridenour, Third Row , L Spangler, 0 J ' 56, Z , ' ,E W sz - ' A S W . , , if-E f+ , dl , , F ,ip 4 ' Z D 'V 5, I 1 p 5 if ddbt If LM, gluf Qi : . . , . V . of J .' . ' ' ' ' , f 4, y fo left FIFTH AND 5lxTH Guess t0 Right Front Row L Spangler, A Pipkins, A Taylor, P1HK8LuH, R Tankersley, M Davis E McDonald, Greenwood, F Karl, H Perkins, D Brake C Henr Pipkins, Second Row C Tucker R Haskins Barnes, L Johnson, W Swink J Lovell, M Person Brown, J Sykes, B Jones Third Row M Gish Gray, V King w Steel, P McKinney, G Kerr, 9-iwlldhifniii-I Fourth Row A McCarty, teacher, B Wise, R Lowery 0 Perkins, A Short, L Richardson, A Ward, L Saulsberry, D Flmore, W Barnes, D Cantrell, M Curd, B Pettlg ew xJJ 'Xf- 'UV ,.. , .K nz o '.v if -1 o , 0 O 0 O l , 0 y, O : 0 , C , I O ' 0 O O O , O O O O : O , . Barnes, K. Turner, D. Pepper, A. Satterfield. x ,S 'g :ly 1 sid f 'Rm L FOURTH GRADE Left to Right: Front Row: R. Kilgore, H. McDonald, L. Curd, V. Russell, E. Mann, L. Oliver, J. Moore, E. syxes, R. Richardson, R. Howard, D. Reeder. Second Row: B. Simmons, F. Dorr, D. Person, G. Pipkins, P. Howard, D. Pendleton, E. Tucker L. King, A. Curd, J. Prescott, P. Howard.Third Row: J. Clark,Teacher, B. Suter, N. Beam, A. Branch, J. Bradshaw, J. Knight, M. Laughlin, J. Saylor, B. PerKins,B. Moore, B. Spradley- M. Pipkins, Not shown. gi? 4 4 Ax-ag: 41 F I 1 ,N I is '55 A I, X Ss 13 THIRD GRADE Left To Right !11Gl2I1!11 d'1JL4 Poston, M Martln Howard Second Row D Higgins, P Jones Lovell Third Row 0 Reach, E Coleman, Ray, 0 McDonald, G S Qjf 'K z- Front Row A Greenwood T Gish C Barnes, Pepper, M Pipkine Wagner, C Kerr Tucker W Swlnk Wilklns, Teacher Pipkins, K Perklns aulsberry B Willians Goodin L Gregory, not shown ri J 9 14 W 'X iff vvfg' ' .xx f a Q Q . o . -- -full?-. SECOND GRADE to right B McDonald, B McDonald J Tankersley, M Pipklns S Brown C Howard n Gray, P Gray Second Row J Blevlns, P Taylor, J Ward B Ylng, C Prescott J Womack, P Moore P Rlchardson, M Howard, B Richardson Thlrd Row W Karl, D Beam A Perkins S Howard, R Edison, T Coleman J Kannady M Sitz Teacher FIRST GRADE aft to right Front Row C Lovell, K Barnes G Grizzle, U Perkins, A Gish, N Resch, B Satterfield P Pendleton Second Row H Martin, G Beam, S Oliver, M Karl, F Dorr 0 Swink, J Howard, C Martin, L Howard P Howard, C Bradhsaw E Sykes, Third Row W Hemby, B Greenwood, B Gish, G Williams, M Tankersley, H Spangler, M Towery, S Saulsberry, W McKinney, J Williams, L Perkins, W Lester, V Tucker, R Haskins, H Hough,Teacher aft : . . , . . U 11 , O , I , I O . , 1 Q s n , 0 X 0 , Q O , 0 l 0 L : l O , O , O U Q , I , I , I I ' A 117 ' ' 16, i Q I .' o.-'Q V .. is 1.10, 7 x 1 . fy 4 V' , ' x Y A ,. I5 4 a P P - W, , ' Q 1 . ji - G 1.5 'ghd-A ' V if ,gl . . , , I I I . O I I C , 5 a o o o , c , : o o o Q 0 , Q o 0 0 , 0 0 0 , o . o o o O I O I I u o c 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 I T PS STUDENT COUNCIL Left to right Seated Ruby Rldenour, Hllton Kennedy, Margle Person, Edmond Brown, Vlrginla Fuller, Standlng Mr C E Hough, Superlntendent Louise Smlth, Charles Henry, Vilene Martln, Jimmy Coleman, Shellle Fuller, Mr E W Mann, Prlncipal THE STUDENT COUNCIL OF POCCLA HIGH SCHOOL WAS CRGANIZED IN 1945 SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS SHOAN MUCH PROGRESS THE STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBERHIP CCNSISTS OF A PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRVTARY, AND TWO RLPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH HIGH SCHOOL CLASS VILENE MARTIN IS NOW PRESIDENT, LOUISE SMITH, VICE PRESIDENT AND VIRGINIA EULLER, SECRETARY 16 2 o Q ' ' Q - - 0 0 Q - . o 0 . C I . , 9 . I O 0 I I 11 . 1 . WT C T Q -1 '1 YW ' .LJ -rw vu 0 ' 0 ' - 1 ' -r 1 O YEARBO0K STAFF Left to rlght Louise Smith, Rex Kllvore Advertisements Vilene Martin, Editor, Oma Lee Barnes, Placement Virglnia Fuller, Signatures Standlng E W Mann Soonsor NOR SOCIETY APN' Left to right Seated Ruby Rldenour, Phyllis Pipkins, Mary Lee Pinkston, Joyce Hightower, Virginia Fuller, Mary Johnson, Oma Lee Barnes Standing Mr C E Hough, Margie Cantrell, Rex Kilgore, Elbreg Kilgore, Vilene Martin, Mr E W Mann I7 SENIQR PLAY Left to right THE FUNNY BRATS Seated Louise Smith Harrlet Gresham George R1SSlHg8I Stage Manager, Frances Austin Hettie Higglnbottom Hilton Kannady Tom Gresham, Vlrginla Fuller Prompter J C Director, Ruby Ridenour Aurora Borealis Plke, Malty Martin Loren Gresham Virginla Haskins Gwenette Gadwood, Elbreg Kilgore Dick Gresham Vilene Martin Sylvia Gresham, George Davis Buggerface Boggs, Oma Lee Barnes Lauralee Lynde JUNIOR PLAY Left to right 'MY MOTHER IN LAWN Seated Margie Person Shelia Stover, Russell Wagner Alan Armstrong, Ann Wagner Mrs Wilda Stover, Rex Kilgore Art Armstrong, Virginia Fuller Peggy Armstrong, Charles Brake---Stage Manager.Stand1ng: Bonnie Lovell---Prompterg'Warren Spangler---Sound effect, Reba King---Rose Caldwell, Kenneth Brown--- Fred Webb, Mary Johnson---Beaulah Hamtree, Jimmy Coleman---Bernard Ledbetter,E. W. Mann---Director. A Y . .rgu , 'U 4 we' 1-,,1g ,4 ' : if I! v : --- . 3 . . -- ' ' . . ' S to o Cartwright--Jwhaley McWhorter- Standing: C. E. Hough--- --- g ' ..-- 5 0 133 g -,33 ' A ,GD 1-. 1 'D n I . o A - T xnn' 1 , K 18 BASKETBALL T 'YY an.- Left to right Vilene Martln, Captain Bonnie Lovell, Virginia Karl, Ruby Ridenour, Oma Lee Barnes, Mary Johnson, Louise Smith Vlrginia Fuller, Joyce Hightower, Lorene Ollver E W Mann, Coach 59 if -bij i :Q 1 1 ' i yea-, Left to right George Davis, alty Martin, Elbreg Kilgore, Kenneth Brown, Rex Kilgore Hilton Kannady, Captain, Warren Spangler, Billy Sykes, Charles Brake, Charles Moore, G. D Gamble, Coach I9 'I.'0p Row: Left to Rlght M. Martin P. Reeder L. Perkins C. Brake L. Barnes McDonald Middle Row Mlckle Swink Brown Kannady Moore Coach Gamble Bottom Row Sykes Kilgore Kilgore Davis Spangler Back Row Coach Mann Rfdenour Johnson Martin novell Oliver Brown WINNERS Seated Karl Barnes Smith Fuller Hightower Oliver The Pocola Basketball girls are shown with thelr first place trophy won at the invitational tournament at Panama Oklahoma which took place Jan 6,7,8, 1949 The girls defeated Bokoshoe, Wister, and Panama The girls were less fortunate in the county tournament which was played at Howe, Oklahoma February 2,5,4, and 5,1949 They defeated Nhitesboro, Spiro, and Wistar They met Panama in the finals and were defeated but were very proud of the runner up trophy 0 LUNCH ROOM Hmm is-r -as ,Y lunch room has showed much progress this last year It serves an average of 145 children and teachers each day The meals are planned by the Home Economics teacher, Miss Frankie Abernathy There are two very competent cooks that can be depended on for a very good meal Mrs C E Hough is the soonsor of the lunch room CDOKS 1-lk Mrs Ruby Barnes 21 Mrs Minnie Pipklns Ywmw Zfbl,6,,15f,W aiu Qlfff 72aQ,.7., M fguwgflwem 771m 1 fmflgjz, jf-bay jf W Q Ay fwmmw if-Jw JJMJQ QW yfjww WLM '77?v+7?7fW7f'.,fi: , '!'5'f'-4. 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