St James High School - Chief Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX)

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Class Prophecy Who IS that talk1ng rapldly as though she has much 1nformat1on that cannot wa1t She seems to be countmg her adject1ves before they are hatched She IS expens1vely dressed and her dress shows good taste I see now 1t IS Wondola Eastman famous woman commentator and traveler Thls lady over here to the rlght IS so styllshly and becomlngly dressed that she arouses my cur1os1ty As I look closer I see It IS Valentme OIIVCFC who has become the world s most famous des1gner of hats I am told her hats are just the last word m stvle and beauty I see an 1mpat1ent shght fellow movmg about nervously I mstantly recogmze h1m as Clarence Thomas manufacturer of Clear It Beauty Cream All we women owe h1m a lot for th1s wonderful cream but then Clarence always d1d th1nk women could be 1mproved Seated near Mr Thomas IS a d1st1ngu1shed look1ng gentleman wearmg r1mmed glasses He appears to be thlnkmg of thlngs far away Well no wonder I see now that he IS the famous sc1ent1st Mr Terry Dav1s Except for 1 l1ttle extra welght Mr DHVIS has not changed Who IS that tall d1gn1f1ed lady IH that stunn1ng Sllltq She takes her seat near the center a1sle Someone tells me It IS Eula Mae Bourke who has become one of the best secretar1es ln the State As everyone settles ln h s seat I see a tall slender gentleman ex 1dentlv lookmg around for someone As he turns h1s face I recogn1ze hlm as Gerald BHIIIIGHUX Mr Barr1leaux res1des IH New York C1ty where he owns thc natlonally known Steak n Shake Gr1ll The rema1n1ng few who are standmg move to take the1r seats and I see Mr Frank GHTCIH who has become qu1te famous 1n the Tamale Bus1 ness Mr GHFC13 supervlses the makmg of these flne tamales h1mself and we all agree there are none better I see two gentlemen take the1r seats near the back They seem vague lx famlllaf and as my mmd clears I recogmze John Lamar m a navy cap ta1n s un1form and Bucky PFICG 1n an army Capta1n s un1form We all re member these two were alwavs trv1ng to outsmart each other and It ap pears they are st1ll up to It The performance beglns and as the spothght swmgs to the bandstand I reeogmze 1mmed1ately Gerald Dolese and h1s wonderful swmg band It 15 rumored that Mr Dolese could eas1ly ret1re on the tldy sum he has saved by tourmg the world w1th h1s remarkable band We arent surpr1sed as we remember how well Gerald played the trumpet 1n h1gh school After an 1nterest1ng performance wh1eh everyone en1ovs very much vue gather outslde to renew old acquamtances and rem1n1sce over old partles p1cn1cs and the l1ke . , . ' , . .1 Y . . . . 7 lf' ' v , . .1 V' ' - , rs H 1 . - v 1 . . . . . 3 . 1 . , , . , , . . c , . . , . - v s 1 ' ' V .7 ' i Y 1 ' y' ,V , , - U - v 44. . , . . X . . , ' 1 M - 7 if ' 1 . , . ' 7 .. . . .- 11 I 1 I . ,Y . . . . , . . , I - ,f .f v ' 1 v . . . ' , . , . rt ' ' ' . . ., v wx ' ' 1 1 . , .

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Class Prophecy Who do we see s1tt1ng 1n the baleonxq Why It s the promlnent soc1al leader Wlfe of the world s famous lawyer But to us she s Freda Mouton who st1ll holds her deI1cate beauty as she d1d 15 years ago She has become noted for her laylsh and eharmxng hospltahtx S1tt1ng up close to the front we see E1nest1ne Neeb who has become a natlonal celebrated reporter She IS st1ll nervous and rather 1nqu1s1t1ve but has become such a good reporter she 1nterv1ews er1m1nals wh1le they are comm1tt1ng the crlme And who IS that stolld slow moymg chap He seems 1n no hurry or rush for anyth1ng Why 1ts the plumbers ass1stant DIXIG Cappel He speaks pleasantly to all but IH I5 xears lVIr Cappel hasnt changed much from h1s love of restful 11fe Enterlng now IS a neatly dressed woman who seems to recogn1ze no one I bel1eye It IS Beverly Melaneon noted s1nger 1n the Cosmopol1tan Opera House MISS Melancon has Just returned from ALISIII1 where she completed one of many s1ng1ng engagements Who are the two short rather heau set lad1es enter1ng nowo They def1n1tely have an a1r or soph1st1eat1on about them I recogn1ze them noyx as Barbara Hebert and Delores Deeoux They are marr1ed to soc1ally prom 1nent men 1n the East and they hawe come down for Old Home Week My arent they attraet1velx dressed a gold eha1n nonehantly around h1s f1nger I see now that It IS George De coux owner of a famous Gamblmg Cas1no and a glamorous n1ght club 1n New Orleans A group of people s1t 1n the m1ddle a1sle I recogn1ze the short stocky gentleman as Erme lVSeCl1ntock Ern1e had to travel qu1te a dlstance for Old Home Week and I am told he had some d1ff1eultv gettlng away from h1s dut1es as Coach of Notre Dame We 111 remember Ernxe s remarkable sk1lI on the old Redsk n team of 48 Talkmg to an attraet1ve brunette I see Floyd DeRoehe lmmaculately dressed Mr DeRoehe IS the owner of a branch of barber shops throughout the state It IS rumored that he has h1s own pr1vate barber I see a lady stand1ng near the plano except1onally graceful She IS gowned beaut1fully It IS Lorretta Broussard of the wldely publ1shed mod ellng agency I understand Lorrett1 IS the leadmg model and Im not sur pr1sed as anyone can see she has as lox elx a f1gure as she d1d I5 years ago S1tt1ng qu1etly awa1t1ng the start of the performance I recogn1ze Betty Moss She has come down from Oh1o where she res1des w1th her husband a famous football coach It has been 15 years SIUCG vye last saw Betty but we see she IS as neat n appearance as ex Cl ' 7 K l V l Y. - .f 'D ' . 1 , , , ' V X 1 ' ' , D . 4 l Q . . X ' . V , . ' ' . . , f . 1 . ' ' y y ks 3 I 1 I I 1 . . . . . I . .V . . 4 Y . ' ee 11- a ' 7 I A tall, well-built man is speaking to someone near the door. He twirls U ,, ' ' . . . . . V l ' . , 4 X . L m , ' i en vw ' ' . - 1 s V Q ' ' 1 4 1 4 ' 1 ' 1 ' ' ' y. I t 2 1: ' ,I ' Z ' . . 5 5 2: 1 j ' ' 1 1 ' I . L.. . . U . . 1 X Q V , A I I l x 1 1. . I ' . I Y A 4 Q . ' . X 5 J , I , .-

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Class Will We the class of 1948 1n the town of Port Arthur the county of Jeffer son and the state of Texas bemg 1n as good mental cond1t1on as usual and ln much better temper than usual do hereby make th1s our last wlll and testament rendermg vold and of no avall any former wllls that may have been prevxouslv made bv us dur1ng a perxod of temporary optlmxsm We have no Sp6C1f1C dxrectlons to leave concermng our funeral but wc do hope you w1ll come prepared to pra1se as well as bury us forgettmg the tr1f11ng faults that may have been ours and rememberlng only our mam fold and remarkable vlrtues We feel that our br1ll1ant record and our unusual achlevements w1ll hve after us but not WlShlI'1g to take any chances we suggest that a tablet on whlch shall be lnscrlbed our se v e r al names and a few of our most astoundmg deeds be purchased and placed ID the school ln a pos1t1on where xt w1ll strmke the eye of all who enter And m thls manner do we d1spose of our possesslons Joyce Ann Castlow WlllS her helght to Edna Ann Hebert Ronald Therlot wllls h1s curly halr to W1ll1am Chalsson Gerald Barxlleaux w1ll h1s SIZC to Blalse Verret Ernestlne Neeb wllls her freckles to Carolyn Laughhn Valentme Ollvere w1lls her loudness to Mur1el Flanagan Mary K Delcambre wllls her sweaters to Janet Angelle Darrell DeV1ll1er wllls h1s perfect lndolence to Barbara Moreau Fredna Mouton W1llS her weddlng bells to Betty Gregory Gerald Dolese wllls h1s desk 1n the sen1or room to Martln Vaughn Gwen Schexnayder w1lls all her boy fr1ends to Myra Guldry Bobby Sonnler wzlls h1s cha1r at the Pow Wow table to Howard Mallet Leona Broussard wxlls her smxles to Edna Allce Broussard J W Broussard wllls h1S part ln the sen1or play to Harold Pousson Orphlne Savarlste wllls her future M D to Emlly Savarlste Edward Stelly wllls hlS football ab1l1ty to Kenneth Kenyon Loretta Broussard wllls her skxrts to Norma Landrx Terry Davls wllls h1s sllde rule to Donald Landry Betty Engllsh wllls her short sklrts to Marcelme Peveto J C Hebert wllls h1s croonlng ab1l1ty to Mabry Klrkconnell Barbara Hebert wllls her helght to Mary Ann Guldrv Betty Moss wllls her cheer leader unuform to Romalne Lubold Edsel Tltus w1lls h1s klngshxp of the prom to J C May Delores DeCoux wllls her gum to Patsv Button y ' . . . , Q . A - . 7 7 . - 7 ' ., v 3 - w ' x I . 7 I I I. l . 1 4 7 Y Clarence Thomas wills his muscles to Tommy Ellender. 1 ' l Q 7