St Marys High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (St Marys, WV)

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I I W CLASS WILL DON FARSON w1ll and bequeath my bulldmg ab1l1ty to Mutt Reed MARTHA REESE wrll and bequeath my black hau and last bottle of bleach to Mary Mane Gerber JACK BOLEY and ROY COX w1ll and bequeath our rrght to be grrl shy to Joe Ed Adklns and Cec1l Elder VINTON GWINN w1ll and bequeath my whxte shoes and Cadrllac to Duane Larson a fellow band member JIM DAVIS w1ll and bequeath my bold and darrn way wrth the glrls to shy l1ttleJ1m Phtlllps BETTY JEAN EDDY and IRENE STEWART W1 1 and bequeath the rrght to wear engage ment rings to Paul Shepherd and Larry Ntchols CHARLES TICE vull and bequeath Tattle tale Carmrchael to Second frddle Larson CHARLES JANES w1ll and bequeath my burnt out flashbulb wh1ch represents my only pxcture for the Argus Staff to Shutterbug Trunk NORMA JEAN LEMON wrll and bequeath my basketball ab1l1ty mcludrng hook shots Coach Ingram BARBARA MAXWELL w1ll and bequeath my rrght to fl1rt wtth all the boys to Alberta Brown CARL McHENRY w1ll and bequeath my posltron on the Fabulous FIVE to J1m Ruckman BILL OLIVER w1ll and bequeath my muscles such as they are to Ray Ballard 6 C DELNO OLIVER w1ll and bequeath my txtle of Romeo along w1th my good looks to John Underwood who can make good use of them MARTHA MORRIS w1ll and bequeath my Newport rmg w1th the radar boyfmder to Colleen Hardrng MARY LOUISE HENTHORN w1ll and bequeath my posluon on the grrls basketball team to Bob Creek BARBARA WHALEY w1ll and bequeath my lrttlebundle ofjoy JohnTr1plett to Mr Brtsbane VERNA LOU COX w1ll and bequeath my great smgmg abrhty to Jlmmy Creek JOHN SMITTLE w1ll and bequeath my everlastrng frrendshlp wtth MISS Strrcklrng to J1m Elltott EVA NELL REYNOLDS w1ll and bequeath my t1tle of Llttle Egypt to Penny Young PEGGY RUCKMAN w1ll and bequeath my love for a certarn alumnus to Judy Kennedy e HOWARD MATHENY CHARLES FULMER and BILL WHALEY w1ll and bequeath our tnterests rn the grrls of Shorthand class to Porter Powell We the class of 1952 belng of sound mmd and drsposlng memory aware of the uncertarnty of l1fe and the certarnty of death and desrrous of makrng a publrc d1str1but1on of our property at our graduatxon do make publxsh and declare thrs to be our last w1ll and testament We hereby nomlnate constxtute and appomt the Jumor Class executors of thxs our last w1ll and testament wrthout requrrmg them to glve any bond or securlty whatsoever D? if 11 ' . ' ' ' ' I. .' . . . , vt. ' , at A I 1 I' ' Y' ll -. Il ' fl - ' ll . 1. . ' , ' ' 1. ' . ' ' . ' ' . to 1. . ' . . . I' ' , . l . . ,, . ,, I. A ' . . . . I' ' I . . ,, . ,, . 1, , ' ' g .

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42.1-ff! CLASS WILL ff GERALDING HOOPER wrll and bequeath my wrld and wrnnrng walk to Leona Maston MARY SUE LAUHON w1ll and bequeath my posltron of majorette rn the SMHS Band to John Lowther whose f1 ure w1ll do credrt to the posrtron ELSIE PARK w1ll and equeath my nght to have mrxed slumber partres to my beloved sxster Mary PHYLLIS REED w1ll and bequeath my wmmng ways wrth boys and dxstortrons on the dance floor to Donna Drmko We JIM SIMONTON and PAUL WEBB wrll and bequeath our rntellrgence handsome features and outstandmg athletrc abrlrtres to Rrchard Burns who can surely use rt I RUTH LITTLE wrll and bequeath on second thought l need everythrng I have so I ll take rt wrth me I ARLETA MORRIS wxll and bequeath my lrttle Donnxe Dennrs to some lucky grrl We PATTY DANIELSON FREDA RIGGS and IMOGENE KESTER w1ll and bequeath the rrght to be married and hear the prtter patter of l1ttle underclassmen whrle strll In school to Mary Ann Mrller MARTHA JANE SMITH w1ll and bequeath my shrmng red sweater wrth the P on the front to Mary Alrce Hammett VELMA HIGGINS w1ll and bequeath my strrng of A s f1VC mrles long to Alrce McCullough REVA NELL DUNN wxll and bequeath my sweet smrle to Bobby Cooper Wells a typrcal Drrver Ed student MARY LOUISE SMITH w1ll and bequeath membershrp card to the Pennsboro Boys Club to Carol May JIM BIRKHIMER w1ll and bequeath my prpe and beard to Lmda Vrrden EVELYN HEDDLESTON w1ll and bequeath my engagementtowanda Dotson to someone from Mrddlebourne GLENDA DAVIS w1ll and bequeath roll blocks on the basketball court toJoannReynolds JOHN CAMPBELL w1ll and bequeath my wrtty and boastful remarks toJ I Samuels who has never won an argument wrth hrm rn four years JIM REYNOLDS w1ll and bequeath my brother Rrchard to the future of womanhood at SMHS NICK BULLMAN w1ll and bequeath my earmuffs and mrdmght r1des walks to Paul Brown BETTY STEWART, w1ll and bequeath the 45th regrment of soldxers to Jean Plckens FRANK TAYLOR w1ll and bequeath my rrght to go to Pennsboro to Brll Reed GEORGE SWISHER w1ll and bequeath my last keg of crder to Terry Barron ROSALIE MASTERS w1ll and bequeath my new Pontrac to Shrrley Stewart rn exchange for her Oldsmobrle KATY FOLEY w1ll and bequeath my rnterests rn the Wrllramstown basketball teamtoSandra Sm1th PAT SWEENEY w1ll and bequeath my rrght to wear mlddy blouses to Phoebe Myers LOLA YOST w1ll and bequeath my French dlalect etc to Ruth Campbell I ANNA BILLS w1ll and bequeath my trght sweaters and matchmg skrrts to Pat Newell I, , . . . . ' I' .n . 1 v . . L ,- . Q . . - . . ' I' ' ' . 1 . . - Q I. . ' 1 . . . Il ' . ' . , ' . . . . I, , ' ' . I, RITA PICKENS, will and bequeath my four smashed fenders and demolished radiator to Ed I. 1 , 1. ' . 1. I , ' ' ' ' . I. D . ' ID . n 1 ' ' Il v ' g . - - r I, , ' ' ' ' -- . I. . . . . u I. , . . . i I, , ' ' . I. U ' . . . , I' , . . . . . .

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Ig A vs Q L l -- My name 15 Joseph Sptnkpfs Tlus story has never been recorded anywhere but tn my drary Havrng notlung to do at the moment I tlunk I ll rub the dust from the covers and look back at my last entry Back rn the year 1972 I was a reporter for the Prxvate Occurences Both Forexgn and Repulsrve I don t know how I ever began to work for that decreptt paper It was owned by 11m Simonton and Paul Webb neither of whom knew a hnotype machine from a typewrtter When I jorned the staff that paru cular paper was feudrng w1th the Poor Vtnton s Almanac edrted by Vrnton Gwrnn formerly of the St Marys Leader or somethmg The two papers werea argurng about who won the election back rn 52 I never occured to erther of them to look at a hrstory book Ah' l remember the staff so well There was Elsre Park former stnp teaser at the John Campbell Burlesque Palace Good old John when he was 1n school all he though about was automob1les but he soon wtsed up And there was Eva Nell Reynolds a calm collected soul All collected tn one place though She set type Ido remember Ruth L1ttle and Reva Dunn They had an rdortrc srgn on therr desk lt read Little Dunn They never said much just sat 1n heu corner and rubbed snuff When I walked 1n that day I saw the other four members of the staff Barbara Whaley Barbara Maxwell Mary Sue Lauhon and Mary Smith mthe back of the room tolling over a hot pool table Yes the editors took 20011: of our salaries to firush payrng for tt We ll skip over the uninteresung parts about how I set type and assumed the name of Cub Spxnkpfs and get to the part where I was assigned to cover the Club Canasta Whenlstarted out on the assignment I thought it was one of those routrne Jobs But to my surpnse rt was to cover the riot that broke out at the Club Canasta owned by James Gault Naturally I d1dn t know what it was all about till I got there When I tried to enter the front door I-lammer Brrkhremer the bouncer told me to stay out I was ready to go home and call it a day Then I decrded to try the back door I entered from the rear naturally Boy' Thatwaswhenl saw Carol Elder the star dancer at the Club I offered to walk her home but Just as she turned me down a Cadrllac convertrble drove up It was dnven by B1llWhaley Local bank er He threw hrs coat hned w1th 14 k Taft Buttons across a puddle for her to walk across and to keep her from getttng her tootsres wet no doubt f ,..- . 'f -. A Q Q - mn.. ., . f 1 'nu v . ,Ali . . , , . 1 . - , . . l ' Y - . . . , . . . . 1 - . . . , t . . , - - 1 , . . ,, ,, . . ' . . . 2 . . . - . , . . Y ' I I . , , , . H .. - s . 1 . - . . , , n - , ' ' I ' Y , .