Talco High School - Trojan Yearbook (Talco, TX)

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CLASS PROPHECY In the year of l962 as I r-llmbed out of my rock! t after spencung a few years on Mar s I deemed to takr a stroll down Ialcoedocwood Bouleva d Ihrougm the bP3Ul1fUlMdDHO113 trf es I v1ewed a magmfu-lent brlck manslon A small boy was s1tt1nc1 ln the long wmdlng drue play mg yuta us clog H15 btw blue ey e s anc blond curly nalr recalled to my memory taeiace ofa Hlgh School classmate After a closer look I realxyed he must be the son of Jo Ann Iemples tl e former Jo Ann Fox Just as I was leavxng I saw a Bu1ck ente r the drxve As lt stopped 1n front of thc rome I saw Mrs Helen Wlllxams and mer F' xldren get out Later II was called to my attf ntxon that she was spendmg the week there unt1l mer husband thc Bmg League baseball player on tour w1tl tl e Boston Red 'Sox returned On down the boulevard Icame to the Ta1coMun1c1palA1rport wl ere a passenger yet was get tlng ready to take off The stewardess and pllot we rf busy gctunp thc passengers aboard and seated I recognlzed the two as Gene Fox and Patsy role I stopped to watch the people gettmg on wfmen a very d1gn1f1ed man cam: I and on ms sult case was tue name Bc n Lovlng I stopped 'um fora br1ef chat and found he was on Ins way to Washxngton for a Nat1onal Fonference for Supemntendents He was the Supc rlntendent of tue TBICOUHIVPTSIIY He told me the Dean of Women was Faster Ann Seay The new SCICHCQ teacher was Jack Clement I came to the corner of Glynwood St and be1ng th1rsty I entered a drug store When I sat down at the counter I notlced the soda jerks were Dorothy Colllns and Lou Ella Kay Between g1gg18S they told me the d rug gls t was an old chum Herbert Kelly Herbert told me It wa s convenient for keeping medlclne for h1s wxfe Patsy and thelr flve r-h1ldren I not1ced 1n one of the booths George and Dorxs Washmgton I learned ne was planmng to run for presldent hoplng h1s name would wan the electxon As I walked farther on down tne street I vlewed a s1gn on th e wxndow to my rxgl t It re ad Farnest E Dyke Attorney At Law Istrolled unto the bulldlng and much to mv surprrge saw Earlene hls efflclent secretary slttmp on hls desk try mg to take dxctatlon I plc kc d up a dally newspaper and saw Joan Calloway and Mary Hoppe r s pxctures on t 1 e soclety page Ihey were to make tnelr debut June I5 at the Shamston Hotel owneo by Mr and Mrs Bobby Maclson wno have recently moved mere from Sugar H111 and completed taexr 600 room hotel On the front page I read of Mr and Mrs Blanton Gag' 's buxldmv thclr new ranch Home after a recent m1ll1on dollar O1lVP1I1l1dd been struck , . , ' ' I I- 4 1 A 1' 'T' . D . ' C7 I ' , , , D . . ' D , . , . . I - ., , . 'l 1 . . . , I 1' , . I ' ' ' ' I . 1 ' . . 2 ' ' I - , , , . , . . , . . , - - , . 1 Q .V . . 3 - . 1 . , . .. N W . ,. .- , , y, , y -- , ' ' A' Y 'Q , , b- 'N , , J . j I . . , . . . , , , , , , . , , . . , ' ' ' ' ' , , , , , . . ,Q .. - .. . . . . , . ., . , , . I . V f 4 .- , - - . . . . , . ,. . , , . - , , , . V v . , 1 ' - ' ' . , , , , , l . - x I A 4' ' ' 7 ' ' .3

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EENIUFE 1952

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Class Prophecy 2 Ifiat evening I ate at the Blaeknawk Nwfit C' lub As Ivuas eatino I suddenly heard music twat SF emed familiar It was James Burgln and nis I-Iuno ry Five The torr-fm singer was Jackie Winn After wer sonv Ie JO1I'1fC1 me at my table, and wfiile talking to ner I learned that she was QHOAUCG to one of tae Five Don Spruell by name I spent t nivlt a tfie Do Drop Motel owned by Mabel Borrmeim Twe next mornlnrr as I was sittinc clurc Jimmy Henry walked up and int odufed himself as thie pastor Late r on that eve ning I visited in Mr and Mrs R 00 e r Neuoent s Iome on the outskirts ofthe C1 wiere I was informed about tlf Trojans winning state ovf r tne Mt Pleasant Tigers 7 6 under the eoaf-hinv of Paul Miller and Wayne Pinkston I was re ally urpriscd to see louse Flark sittinf behind the ereption desk From her I learned mat Lf f Pr nninoton and Robbie Cannon were botn in the rospital suffering from broken bones wmv ru they Got vnnile doino the ir famous Dare Devils of the Speedway act I was walking down tne corridor going to see them when Peggy Geiger, looking ve ry nice in a pretty wiite uniform came by We talked for awnile and up walked Mary Wimbisn als o a nurse in the hospital They told me Wanda Clark was the head nurse of the entire three floors After yisitinp with Lee and Robbie I left to go for one la st stroll down the old familiar streets of my Home town On the Corner of Vine and Seventh I noticed a new modern building I read the sign out front and found it wa s an interior decoration Concern and to my surprise it was owned and operated by tnr e e of my former classmates Nelda Jones Glenda Ferris and Verna Hendrix From the looks of the builcmng I realized they must be doing very we ll I would have visited tviem but the rocket I was to leave on was due in a very short time I rouldn t help wishing we were all back in dear old THS onre more happy and carefree as we had been yet it filled my ieart with Joy to realize how much succ es s and happiness had Come tothe class of 52 I ' I . ' I o J ' V cz I f, ' ' . T ' ' 3 ' . . i ' ' ' , , 5 s. , . c 4: I ' ' ' ' ' Y ' li e 'OL t Q H H ' I ' . I . ' O ' A ' D in . h, ' ' r If Q . Y ' ' ' Q 4 o L ' W I V h . my 4 . V . . 4 A , ' . - I . U ,7 c l ' I , I thought I would visit the 'I aleo Hospital and see if I rould find any more old classmates. ' .' 2 s 1 , : ,- V J f , ' ' tg ' r . ' ' . ll ' ' ' A O A A , D O ' ' 7 , , , , . ' . T 'C . ' , 1 r'. I ' 7 rl . ' , - H K I A e - , , . - . . , . , , . , , . J . .