Tyler County High School - Echoes Yearbook (Middlebourne, WV)

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Robert Baker was making millions as president of the New York Stock Exchange. 'Charles Barnhart was professor of English at Carnegie Tech. Kermit Booher was at the head of the Post Office Depart- ment at Washington D. C. Evelyn and Gertrude Buck were traveling in Southern Italy for their health. Mary Spencer was still on the farm with NMa 'n Pa 'n them danged cows . Bernice Carter was singing light opera at the Metropoli- tan Opera House in New York City. Roy Conaway was one of the many taxi drivers in New York. After Madeline Davis and Mr. Keys dissolved partnership, she had obtained the position of stenographer for JZ P. Morgan and Company. Ben Engle's name was in electric lights as the world's most famous comedian. Katherine Fletcher had become a Baker. In fact, she was managing quite a large Baker-y. Ruth Jackson and Howard Ferrell were sole proprietors of the County Infirmary near Middlebourne. Paul Gorrell had taken Mr. Wayman's place as Vo-ag teacher at Tyler High. Bernard Jemison was in Lousiana and was becoming known as Huey Long II. Marie Gutberlet and Pauline McMullen were head of a hosp- ital for tuberculine cats. Willard Smith was their head doc- tor. Howard Tustin and Ray Goff were elevator boys for Stone and Thomas. Francis Hadley was in Centersville studying dramatics under the direction of that famous actor of high school days, Louis Myers. Roy Glover and John Givens were porters in the Tyler Hotel in Mlddlebourne. Dorthy Freeland had retired from all social life to be- come the wife of Mr. Robert Masters. Genevieve Campbell was hard at work helping her husband to become famous as the world's most renowned school teacher. Marion Gutberlet and Marie Keys were cigarette girls in one of Chicago's largest hotels. Senator Frederick Henthorne of W. Va. had introduced a bill into Congress providing for the banishment of senior civics from all high schools. Jeanne Tremaine had just returned from Paris where she had been buying the latest Paris creations. Robert Underwood, Bill Tustin and Ingram Morgan were star football players on Notre Dame's team. Howard Pratt was playing the Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze in Barnum and Baileyfs circus. . .... .?1 f..Q..l 49 55 .... ......

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ll L so l L, -Trl U 'Ei' il EE EECB UMD E S3 4,-4-55. as V Raye Starkey was overseer of the harbors and docks in New York. Virgil Lawson was head of the police force of Chicago. All gangs and rackets have been wiped out. Ralph Smith was head of the Elizabethan Society which he had organized and made famous. James Grimes was Conductor of Music in Cincinnati Con- servatory of Music. Harold Mclntyre and Bonnie Mae Starkey were broadcasting over WJVA. ' Gail Jones was stenographer for Lawyer Monnie James, who had taken Ike Underwood?s place in Tyler County as criminal lawyer. Geraldine Keys had taken Miss Tuttle's place in Tyler Ida Darnell, Irene Lemasters and Esta Weekley were danc- ing in the latest George White Scandals. First three from the right, second row. Ruth Wince and Juanita Richards McGinnis were busy tak- ing care of their rapidly increasing families. By Genevieve Campbell ir ....... ,. .. ..vi..:... .. .... ULX 'lr'.-we ------.-V---H ...M-... ....-..., .........M.... .... ,... .- ...-.- H' f G cf' fd I va'-1: Hlb,fO1iYC-A.,S Gr 93.2 In the fall of 1951 this bashful, silly group of 97 freshmen entered Tyler High, all eager to increase in the knowledge and ways of the world. With the help of the advis- ors: Miss Smith, Mr. Miller, and Mr. Norman the following officers were elected: President, Robert Jacksong Vice-Pres- ident, Katherine Fletcher, Secretary, Wilma Underwood, and Treasurer, Opal Hamilton. A Party was held in December and another in March. Then on the last day of school, Miss Smith accompanied the class to the Underwood Grove for a picnic. The'next year the class came back as Sophmores with 96 enrolled, The following people had dropped out: Edna Ashen- hart, Buddie Cline, Alice Davis, Fred Folger, Virginia George Mary Herbold, Chester Howard, Mary Keller, Edward Lancaster, Stella Lemaster, Irene Meredith, Philip Morgan, Fred Nuzum, Allen Richardson, Ruth Shook, Arta Smith, Kenneth Smith, Margaret Starkey, Esta Walker, Dorthy Weekley, Robert Hayes. Karl Kirby was drowned in the Ohio River near Sistersville. , ln' ,, ,,, Yi' ' ' 'I 1 ,Y ' Q ,L --Lu---se n.---.... .. Q.-...-sf... qpnnenqn1-.psf-insane.:-9--ern.....-Q-...-Q...