The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, May 10, 1940 Page: 3 of 8
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TUB OOLDTHWATTC EAGLE, MAT 10, 1040.
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GRADUATION OF 45 SENIORS CLIMAXES
SUCCESSFUL 1939-40 SCHOOL YEAR!
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LIOBT THRU A KEYHOLE .
■ ir+the Jail*r finds the bars
gonWrofii the Jail windows any-
time In the near future, be will
find them on a senior's ear
Olynn has changed his tune.
It now reads, “In a Garden’’—
with Tuesday the Important day
or (preferably) night.
Miss Hotlng has a Screech-
We wonder who he, she or
OvU'
It
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Jimmie stepped out at the
Civics picnic In the company of
one of GHS’s most outstanding
sophompres. ,
Question of the week: When Is
I Buddy Stokes going to collect
his 1.6. U. from Kathryn Miller?
■ ~ Important question of the
week: What prompted her to
give It to him?
Notice to cupid: Your rest Is
over. We realize that you are
tired after the senior trip, but it’s
S time the spring fever started.—
i 8.8.88.
f P. 8. Mr. Crow sometimes
:jl sports a car. Who knows, maybe
c It wtll some day be his.
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NBWS NOTES
At the time this was written, a
football game was scheduled for
Thursday between the graduat-
ing football players and those
who wllf play next year. Whet-
her the odds were in favor of
Colfax or next year’s team, the
game promised to be a good one.
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SENIOR CLASS REPORT
The Seniors received their In-
vitations the first part of last
week, and have been busy trad-
ing cards since. The caps and
gowns have been ordered for the
grMwatlng exercises. The bac-
calaureate services to be held
Sunday night and the com-
mencement exercises Thursday
night, May 16.
Friday of last week the seniors
held a class meeting and decided
to have a class picnic. If plans
were fulfilled, the entertainment
was held Wednesday night at
tltfjbke.
Friday (today) the class pic-
tures are to be taken, and prac-
tice for the baccalaureate service
will be carried out.
Dr. Tom Taylor, president of
Howard Payne College, will be
guest speaker at the commence-
ment exercises Thursday, and
Reverend Edgar Furr will preach
the baccalaureate sermon Sun-
day.
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DEBATE CLUB REPORT
Tuesday of last week the de-
baters met to organize tempora-
rily for spring practice. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: *
President, Floyd Sansom; vice-
president, Louise Skipper, and
secretary-treasurer, Dortha Ma-
rie Wolfe.
— The members plan to attend
one or more discussions or tour- ^ u very
naments on next year’s question
during the summer, if possible.
FRESHMAN REPORT
The reviews for the final exams
have already started and will
soon be well underway.
Thursday night a ball game
was witnessed by a large group
of people, between the graduat-
ing players and next year’s foot-
ball team.
Until the final exams are over,
we cant afford to stop working,
evaBior a minute. -
sfcvKNTH GRADE
states that at last the seats are
all Installed in the school audi-
torium.
This project has been under
way for the past seven years. It
represents $2,000, the entire
amount of which has been raised
from sources exclusive of taxes.
The project has made material
changes In the appearance and
usefulness of the auditorium.
Exercise* Set for
Thursday Night
SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY
Characters:
Dr. J. C. Wesson, whose profes-
sional career is a great surprise
to everyone. '=r~
Miss Orenetta Bell, unmarried,
but still hopeful.
Miss Harriet Alien, she has
found out most of the news be-
fore this.
Christine Hill, office nurse.
(Christine is at a desk writing
in a small notebook. The tele-
phone rings. She listens in. The
expressions piv her face let the
audience know the conversation
Is Interesting.)
Dr. J. C. (off stage) Christine,
bring me a calendar pad, please
(pause during which Christine
pays no attention). Christine,
bring me the calendar pad
please. (Another pause) Chris-
tine (enter the Dr. in a fit of ill-
temper and impatience. He stops
at sight of Christine with the
telephone) Oh, you are really
here, are you? No one would
ever know it. Didn’t you hear
me call? I want the calendar
pad. Christine (drops the recei-
ver In great confusion at being
caught) oh, did you call, Dr. J.
c:7 I didn’t hear you, r was so
busy (J. C. grunts) IH find the
calendar pad In Just a moment
(she opens a drawer and finds
the calendar pad which she of-
fers to the angry physician). Mrs.
Black called Just now to say that
the baby had another attack of
colic last night, and she wanted
to know what to do about It. She
said she hadn’t, given the baby
anything except a little piece of
sausage for supper. J. C. (explo-
sively) sausage! Sausagel This
is' criminal, outrageous, exas-
perating. un— (rushes off-stage)
Christine: Now what do you
know about. that? The doctor
acted quite provoked at some-
thing this morning; he doesn’t
seem to feel at all well. Oh, well,
you never know what a man will
do next. Itfstbeirnattireto bo
Impatient sometimes, (enter Har-
riet and Orenetta). Oood morn- E
lng. Did you wish to see the
doctor?
Harriet: Good morning. 'Is the
doctor In?
Christine: Yess, ho is in, but I
think he Is rather busy now.
Orenetta (to Harriet) I wonder
how long he has been practicing
here. He has a very nice office,
don’t you think? Do you suppose
GRADUATION EXERCISES
The Seventh Grade graduation
exercises will take place on Wed-
nesday evening, May 15, at 8:00
o’clock, In the school auditorium.
This date will alsb
school night.
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be general
BBMTTY STATE SCHOOL
jn. VISITS LOCAL SCHOOL
/Deputy State Superintendent
O. D. Holbrook spent last Wed-
nesday In the local public
schools. This - was his official
visit of the year.
Although his written report
will not be received for some two
weeks, he was very complimen-
tary of the organization and ad-
ministration of the entire school.
His written report wifi pi
babty include same comment on
the over-crowded condition of
Harriet: Oh, yes, I think so
He must be very good or he would
not be practicing here.
Christine: Yes’m, you will find
that Dr. J. C. is a very capable
doctor. I’ll tell him you are here
(exit).
Grentta: I wonder If this J. C.
could possibly be the same J. C.
we went to school with In Gold
thwalte High.
Harriet: When he comes In,
we’ll soon find out. (Entof'J. C.
followed by Christine).
J. C.: Good morning. Did you
wish to see me?
Orenetta: Are you doctor J. C.
Wesson?'
J. C.: Yes, I am the doctor.
What can I do for you?
Harriet: We passed by here
yesterday, and when we saw the
name an the door, we wondered
If you were the same J. C. Wes-
son we knew In Ooldthwalte
High.
J. 0.: Tee, indeed, I attended
OoldthwaM High for several
years. Now let me see, you must
be Harriet Allen and you are
er-a- Orenetta Bell. Well, well,
this Is pleasant to aee some old
friends. I don’t aee many peo-
ple from Ooldthwalte since I
came to the city to practice.
Have you heard about any of our
schoolmates lately?
Christuw: He’ll be busy now
all right (hangs “Busy" sign on
desk).
Orenetta: I’ve heard from a
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Commencement exercises for
45 members of the Ooldthwalte
high school senior'class will be
held Thursday, May 16, as the
climax to a highly successful
school year. Dr. Thomas H. Tay-
lor, president of Howard Payne
college, will deliver the address
at the commencement program'
to begin at 8:00 o’clock, in the
school auditorium.
Edgar Furr, minister of the
Ooldthwalte Church of Christ,
will deliver the baccalaureate
sermon Sunday evening, May 11,
in the school auditorium. All
churches In th.e town are to par-
ticipate in this service, and there
will be no regular worship ser-
vice in the various churches.
Choir will be directed by Mrs. S.
P. Sullivan, with Mrs. John G.
Berry at the piano.
Elsewhere on this page is a
list of the members of the gradu-
ating class.
traveled in Europe several years
lecturing on “Women’s Rights."
She met the Prince of Valestaki
when she was in London. He fell
in love with her and they were
married about two years ago.
Cleta is quite a social leader now.
Harriet: I’ve been correspond-
ing with Mary McGirk and Ann
House. Mary is a dancer with
George White’s Scandals. Ann is
an old maid. Can you imagine
that? She always had so many
beaux and most of them propos-
ed to her, so she found out she
would have to take them one at
a time or not at all. I guess she
decided not to have any of them.
J. C.: Imagine that, now. Well,
I’ve heard from a few of the boys.
Jerome Kirby and Rex Collier
have written occasionally. You
know they are preparing for the
alumni banquet In Ooldthwalte
some time this summer. Have
you received your invitation yet?
Harriet: I haven’t seen any yet,
but perhaps the committee didn’t
know my address. I’ve been on
the go so much lately.
Christine: I’ll bet that* the
truth.
J. C.: Have you been on a trip
around the world?
Harriet: Not exactly that,.but
I’ve travelled quite a bit. You
see, I represent the- Metropolitan
Loud Speaker Company. In Jan
GRADUATESOF1MO
Following is a list of the prospective graduates of Goid-
tbwutte High School, May 1546.
Beys-
Weldon Withers
Pat Chandler
Elvin Wells.
Olynn Collier
Girls—
Rex Collier
D. L. Cummings
Harriet Allen
Oda Daniel
Grenetta Bell
Karl Doggett
Wilda Bledsoe
Darwin Denson
Wanda Bledsoe
Mark Falrman
Louise Booker
Elmo Fallon
Odell Casbeer
Sam Graves
Veona Denton
Elvin Head
Opal Faulkner
Orville Huffman
Christine Hill
Jerome Kirby
Cleta Huckabee
Cartwright Oglesby
Ann House
Edward Palmer
Alene Jackson
J. D. Robertson
Joyce Knight
Alton Rose
Magdalene Long
Morris Sellers
Mary McGirk
Aubrey Smith
Evelyn Sheppard
Merdith Stewart
Lucille Taylor
Lacy Thompson
Norma Tyson
J. C. Wesson
Lois Webb
Raymond Wilcox
Ovella Wesson
HONOR STUDENTS
Harriet Allen and Lucile Taylor tied for first honors.
Cartwright Oglesby is high honor boy
onstrate one and then I went io
Italy to see Mussolini. There is
quite a demand for the type of
Instrument our company puts
out. I came back from Italy In
March and I’ve been going
around the Western part of the
United States. Pat Chandler is
in Hollywood trying to get some
producer to acoept a screen-play
he has written. If he fails to
sell it in Hollywood, he is going to
New York and try to get it on
the. stage. He doesn't knqw how
he’ll get to New York, probably
with his thumb. I saw Wllda
and Wanda Bledsoe, too. They
are entertainers on a Dude-
Ranch In Southern California.
J. C.: Now that is quite a trip,
I’d say. No wonder you didn’t get
your mail. No doubt you’ll re-
ceive your invitation before long.
Jerome said he thought he could
get in touch with everyone and
expected all of them to attend
the banquet except Karl Doggett.
He is studying art In Italy. You
know, he was always drawing
foolish pictures (ln school.
Orenetta: How strange that he
should be in Italy. Did you see
him, Harriet?
Harriet: No. I didn’t see any-
one from the old home town.
Orenetta: What is Jerome Kir-
by doing now? I’ve often won-
dered how he prospered. And how
are the other boys?
J. C.: Jerome Is a basketball
coach now. He is teaching In a
big community high school In
Missouri. I think Jerome must
be pfaftv good, for I’ve heard
that tlicIJnlversUy athletic staff
has tried (to get him to come to
the Univmlty. His team hasn’t,
been dedeated more than onee.
Rex is teaching astronomy at
the University. He has Just dis-
covered two new stars. He la
trying to get them named Opal
and Rex. I suppose you knew
prise) no! Really! I am surpris-
ed.
J. C.: Oh, yes, they have been
married quite a while now. Lacy
Thompson is a prominent lawyer
in New York. He is running for
State’s Attorney.
Orenetta: No doubt you re-
member Lucille Jay lor. She is a
public speaker and I have heard
her called the “silver-tongued
orator of the West.’’ Most of the
time she gives advice on marriage
problems and she is still an old
maid, too. Lois Webb has writ-
ten some books which have been
quite popular. She is at work on
her autobiography, now.
Harriet: There was an item in
the Tribune the other day that
interested me. Orville Huffman
is an architect! Did- you know
he went in for things like that?
He has submitted plans for the
new State Hospital. His picture
was in the paper.
J. C.: So Orville is an archi-
tect! I certainly am surprised.
Orenetta: The other day, as
Harriet and I were walking down
State In Chicago, we went Into of state. Very good.job. too
a candy shop to buy some candy.
Yoi»..remei»ber hq^ .w^. T nke dith Stewart day before yestor-
candy. The girl that waited on
us looked familiar, and it sud-
denly dawned on me that it was
Alene Jackson. She has b^en in
the candy business for several
years and has a fine trade. — .
Harriet: Alene told us that
Evelyn Sheppard is manufactur-
ing llp-stlck now. 8he expects
to open a shop of her own soon.
VJ. C.: Evelyn would do some-
thing like that, wouldn’t she? I
heard of Alton Rose a while back.
You remember him (girls nod
yes). He used to be such a tease
and cut-up. Now he is a guard
in the State Penitentiary.
Orenetta: I know you remem-
ber Veona Denton. She was al-
ways so .quiet and calm. She
operates a large day nursery and
has plenty of noises.
Harriet: Norma Tyson Is In the
light opera now and—
Christine (sniffing acidly).
Light opera? WHat an Idea. 8he
weighs 200 pounds if she weighs
an ounce. Light opera, Indeed.
Harriet: She is now singing
with the New Company. Her
stage name is Madame Omega
Toomaki.
Orenetta: I took my little cou-
sin to the circus last week and
who do you think we sew there?
It was Morris Sellers. He is the
star down with the show. He
came around to see as after the
act and we had a long talk. I
think he gets a real thrill out of
his work.
J. C.: Who was that boy who
sat by Morris In study hall. I
can’t think of his name, but he
served One term as president.
Harriet: Oh, that was Earl
Poor.
J. C.: Earl made a very good
president, I think. He empha
sized the tact that zinging Is
much better than fighting. There
was a girl in our
ft
was her last name?
Orenetta: Do you meap Mag-
dalene Long? Of course, we re-
member her. What is she doing
now?
J. C.: She is the governor of
Arkansas. She has a lot more
pep than you imagine, and she
is making a fine governor, too—
almost better than Ma Ferguson.
I suppose that you knew that my
sister, Ovella Wesson, went to
Calironla last fall and bought
1,000 acres of irrigated land and
she intends to raise onions on it.
Grenetta: Onions! For the
love of Mike! She must want to
work.
Harriet: Magdalene told me
that Louise Booker is still single.
She spends all her time in the
beauty parlor, trying to stay
young.
Grentta: I read in the news
that O’dell Casbeer is the mans
ger of, a large department store
in Fort Worth. O’dell always was
a good business manager, you
know. Joyce Knight is under-
secretary for the under-secretary
For Graduates!
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W« invite you to come in and see our.. • «
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LOCKETS CMCOETS
All Now Styles add Patterns
GIFTS OF DISTINCTION
UftSON BROS., Druggists
MOTHER S DAY...
Hudson’s “have what you want for a
Mother’s Day gift. Shopping and wrap-
ping* 1 here is swift, pleasant, and conveni-
ent. Pangburns Candies, Aid Maid Ho-
siery, Household miscellany — anything
she might want!
HIICSM CCOS., Druggists
J. C.: I had a letter from Mere-
day: You' knew lie' wfcs the
world's Heavyweight Champion,
didn’t you?
Harriet: Yes, I knew that. I
saw him when I was In New
York, He looked well.
Christine: Well naturally, if he
is a pugilist. \
Harriet: I saw Sam Graves and
D. L. Cummings, too. They both
have good positions. D. L. is a
gardener for someone on Fifth
Avenue, I forget who. Sam is
operating a livery stable. He
claims that the old way is much
safer than the new. Sam says
that J. D. Robertson is a street
cleaner. They see each other
every once in a while. Aubrey
Smith is working in New York,
too. • He plays his accordlan on
the streets and has a monkey to
collect pennies.
Grenetta: I saw Olynn Collier
when I was coming to 'Chicago.
You know he is quite a politician
now. He is running for re-elec-
tion to the State Senate. Of
course, I wanted to know If he
was married, and he. Is still a
bachelor. That surprised me
more than anything for he was
always so fond of the girls.
J. C.: Olynn always was lucky.
He had the making of a good
politician, too.
Harriet: While I was in Cleve-
land, I saw Oda Daniel. I hardly
knew him at first. You know he
was always so clean and neat In
school. Well, he wore v dirty,
greasy overalls and an old bat-
tered hat. He explained that he
had a plumbing shop and since
the boys that help him were out,
he had to work, hut he usually
stayed In his office.
Orenetta: So Oda Is a plumber
now. Funny, hut I never did
think he was wry Industrious.
Harriet: Don’t forget that he
gets paid by the hour. Oda told
me that Brin Head operates a
■l has a patent from
U. s. government The
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Oda asked me about Weldon Wi-
thers, but I don't remember what
happened to him.
J. C.:Weldon failed to get mar-
ried and now he spends all his
time writing love poems. He has
started his second volume.. What
has happened to Darwin Denson?
I haven’t heard from him in a
long time.
Grenetta: It will be a long
time before you hear from him
again, too. He is in a German
concentration camp for shaving
off Hitler’s mustache.
J. C.: Shaving off Hitler's mus-
tache! That's as bad as
Fallon. Elmo lives on a ranch
in California, is married, and has
300 kids.
Harriet: A polygamist.
J. C.: No, goats. Mark Fair-
man is traveling over the coun-
try with a medicine show. He
was good In the medicine busi-
ness, anyway. -----------.T
Grenetta: I heard from Ray-
mond Wilcox not long ago. He
came to the city for his year’s
supply and Ljsaw him. He is a
prospector In Idaho. He thinks
he has just found a gold mine.
J. C.: By the way, where is
Cartwright Oglesby now?
Grenetta: Oh, didn’t you
know? He’s the sensation of
-Broadway:............—...... ..........................
Harriet: He is? Lt-hought
Henry Ellswood was.;................
Grenetta: Well, Henry Ells-
wood is Cartwright with a mus-
tache.
J. C.: I fild notice a resemb-
lance between the two, but to
think that Cartwright Is on the
stage is almost impossible. But
Elvin Wells 1s a missionary and
that is almost as Impossible.
Harriet: A missionary?
J. C.: Yes, in Africa. He has
been there about three years. He
is trying to follow in the foot
steps of Stanley and Livingstone.
The natives almost had him in
the boiling water once, but just
in the nick of time, the king’s
son became ill. Elvin cured him
and now he is progressing nicely.
Orenetta: Well, I’ll be—I
Harriet: Gee, our class has
spread to almost every branch of
life possible. Say, where is Ed-
ward Tugene Palmer?
J. C.: Well, it seems that Ed-
ward has at last found a use for
used chewing gum. He has a
pass to the movies in order to re-
move it. The use Is a cement for
cobb pipes.
Orenetta (looking at her
watch) Harriet. It is time we were
leaving if We wish to hear Ma-
dame Toomaki's concert this af-
ternoon, so we had better be go-
ing. Tm so glad to see you J. C.
We don’t see many of the mem-
bers of the old crowd.
J. C.: It certainly has been a
pleasure to visit with you girls.
I know Christine has enjoyed it,
too, although she hasn’t said
much about It. Of course, you
recognized Christine Hill, didn’t
you?
Orenetta (stammering): Why
er-we-er this is, of course we
recognized her, but we were eo
surprised te see her here that
we couldn't say anything about
It and —
Christine: That’s all
I know I’ve changed a le$.
be you *ou'~
if I
high school, you know. (Takes
off Urge spectacles.)
you. But you certainly have
changed.. We are mighty glad to
see you and J. C. again.
J. C.: I wish you could stay
longer. Come again, when you
are In the city: I'll see you both
at the Alumni Banquet this sum-
mer.
Harriet: Yes, Indeed, well be
there. We never miss an affair
like that. Good-bye.
Orenetta: Good-bye. .
J. C.: Good-bye. Come again.
GHS GIRLS WIN HONORS
AT BUSINESS SCHOOL
Misses Gladys Kerby and Lee
Ola Kelso, both graduates of
Ooldthwalte High School, now
attending Brownwood College of
Business, hare made notable
progress In their work at the __
school, each having bean award- '
ed pins byv the International
Honor Society for Business Edu-
cation for typing speed and ac-
curacy. —.—
Miss Kerby has also received a
certificate from the Gregg Pub-
lishing Company for having
passed the theory test In Gregg
Shorthand. * - - ,
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Werd te the Wise.
Taxidermists often create
freaks of nature such az rabbits
with deer horns, but it rsczzlned
for C. I. Mitchell and Frank Ota-
dek of Temple to display a new
and clever Idea. They have ex-
hibiting In their store a ten
pound,
which was <
of TUmple In the Temple
try Club
the fisl
ted an
fain teeth Hi tt*
open mouth. An
sign says "If IM h
shut, I wouldn’t be 1
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