The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 31, 1984 Page: 6 of 28
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Page 6 -- The Mercedes Enterprise
Mercedes, Texas 78570 Wednesday, October 31, 1984
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AT 44 YEAR REUNION -- MERCEDES HIGH third row are Arlene Meredith Hilbrant, Ruth Taylor
SCHOOL CLASS of 1940 reunion attracted those Donovan, Dorothy Roman Hyatt, Billie Powell Brown,
shown above, including, in front from left, James Veta Worley Glick and Mary Martinez Souder. Behind
Settles,: Alfred Oldfather, Louis Tutt, Carlos are Norris Bates, Harold Brewer, Marvin Hickman,
Arguelles, Richard Schrank, Billy Paul Green and Joe Crenshaw, Ellen Schwarz Bartnesky, Ella Gene
Blake Agnew. Next row, same order, shows Betsy Oldfather Yawn, Betty DeGouche Linzey, Evelyn
Kidder Wood, Mar> Helen McLaughlin Putnam, Linzey Hasbrouck, Fanette [Billie] Newman Phillips,
Martha Mullens Tutt, Evangelina Champion Josie Lou Young Morgan, Rollis Meredith, Billy Gene
Martinez, Dorris Meredith Chandler, Irene Schwarz Drawe and Jimmy Fernandez.
Hoverson, Dot Borchelt Engle and George Ewing. On
Members of Mercedes High School
Class of 1940 gather for reunion
Mercedes High School’s class of
1940 celebrated its 44th anniversary
with a class reunion on October 12
and 13. Several members of the
classes of 1939 and 1941 also joined
in the reunion celebration.'
In 1960, a small group of 1940
graduates met together for dinner
at El Sombrero restaurant and were
recognized at the homecoming
football game, however, the 1984
reunion was actually the first time
most of the classmates had been
reunited in 44 years.
Persons attending the reunion
from out-of-state were: Blake and
Annie Agnew, Deland, Florida;
Norris Bates, Birmingham, Ala-
bama; Betty DeGoche Linzey and
Lee, San Diego, California; Betsy
Kidder Wood and Bob, Altamonte
Springs, Florida and Evelyn Linzey
Hasbrouck and Bert, El Cajon,
California, ism 8 esblees to ettwo
al AlsouArlene Meredith Hilbrant,
North Highlands, California; Alfred
and Bea Oldfather, Pleasant Hill,
California; Dorothy Roman Hyatt,
Lakewood, Califorinia; Ruth Taylor
Donovan and Pat, Sulphur, Louisi-
ana; Veta Worley Glick, North
Plainfield, New Jersey; and Josie
Lou Young Morgan, Campbells-
burg, Kentucky.
Persons attending from Texas
cities were: Maurice Acker,
Weslaco; Carlos and Betty Ar-
guelles, Corpus Christi; Dot
Borchelt Engle and James, San
Antonio; Stanley Dalton, ' Burnet;
Billy Gene and Muriel Drawe,
Bluffton; Jimmy and Marie Fernan-
dez, Progreso; Marvin and Zelma
Hickman, El Campo; George
Ewing, Abilene; and Eloise McCle-
len Palmer and Bill, San Antonio.
Also, Mary Helen McLaughlin
Putnam, Austin; Mary Martinez
Souder and Ray, Brownsville;
Dorris Meredith Chandler, Houston;
Rollis and Gracie Meredith, Dallas;
Fanette (Billie) Newman Phillips,
Harlingen; Ella Gene Oldfather
Yawn, Alice; Billie Powell Brown
and Bert, Raymondville; Bill
Prothro, Dallas; Bill and Patsy
Pylant, Comanche; and James and
Delores Settles, Harlingen.
Those in attendance who reside
in Mercedes, were: Donald and
Margaret Anderson, Harold and
Dorinda Brewer, Evangelina
Champion Martinez and Gilbert,
Raul and Selina Champion, Joe and
Nadine Crenshaw, Billy Paul and
Evidna Green, Marion McQueen
Olsen, Ellen Schwarz Bartnesky and
Charles, Irene Schwarz Hoverson
and Phillip, Richard Schrank, and
Louis and Martha Mullens Tutt.
Sofie Villarreal, Marjorie Collier
Carpenter, and Mary Alice Baingo
were guests. E
Reunion activities began at 7
p.m., October 12 at El Sombrero
restaurant in Mercedes. Sixty-seven
members of the class of 1940, plus
several members from the classes
of 1939 and 1941, and Spouses were
in attendance. A Mexican buffet
was served.
Each person present was
provided a name tag showing their
name, a class picture from the
Mercedes High School senior
picture, and the town and state
where they are currently living. The
name tags were made by Betsy
Kidder Wood.
Class history books prepared by
the reunion committee were
available for all who wanted them.
The book contained excerpts from
“The Tiger” of May 15, 1940, a
page remembering the deceased
classmates from 1939, 1940 and
1941, and, so no one would be
forgotten, a page noting those
classmates who did not respond
with a history sheet or who could
not be located.
The class history book covers
were done in black and orange
which were the school colors in
1940, and featured a Mercedes
“Tiger.” An area was set aside for
display of pictures, newspaper
articles, letters, and other memora-
bilia. During the evening a group
photograph was taken.
The reunion group met at 8
a.m., October 13, at the Rodeway
Inn for breakfast, following which,
the group toured the “old” high
school. Eliezar Marroquin, Merce-
The “Other Recognitions” seg-
ment of the program was conducted
by Martha Mullens Tutt. The first
recognition made was of those who
began with the class in 1929. They
include the following: Arlene
Meredith Hilbrant, Dorothy Roman
Hyatt, Dorris Meredith Chandler,
Norris Bates, Josefa Dominguez
Craig, Warnock McClelen, Billy
Paul Green, Blake Agnew, Billy
Gene Drawe, Raul Champion, Mary
Jane Richmond Page and Dot
Borchelt Engle.
Also, Josie Lou Young Morgan,
Maurice Acker, Bill Copeland,
Henry Rodriguez, Irene Schwarz
Hoverson, Marion McQueen Olsen,
Shirley Goldberg, and James
Settles.
The classmate traveling the
farthest to attend the reunion was
Arlene Meredith Hilbrant of North
des * Junior High principal, met with, ' r o 1
1. 4 Hugnlands, California. Some 12:
states are now homes of the1
the group to guide and explain
changes that have been made in the
facility.
Many memories of days gone by
were revived, it is told, as the tour
progressed through former class
rooms, the study hall area, and the
auditorium. Most agreed it all
seems smaller now than it did in
those days 44-48 years ago. The
group also visited the new junior
high library, the cafeteria and gym
before going on to the “new” high
school to tour and reminisce
about old friends.
Brigido Lopez, MHS principal,
accompanied the group on the tour
of the “new” high school. At the
library, the group looked over
copies of “The Tiger” from
1939-1940. A copy of “Creative
Bits” for 1939-40 was also viewed
in the library. Following the tour of
the schools, everyone went their
separate ways for the remainder of
the day.
Festivities began on Saturday
evening at 7:30 p.m. at the
Harlingen Sheraton Inn, Bert
Hasbrouck played the piano while
the group assembled and visited.
Dinner began at 8 p.m., following
the invocation given by George
Ewing. After dinner, Louis Tutt
welcomed everyone and introduced
the other segments of a short
program.
Fanette (Billie) Newman Phillips
introduced and welcomed the
former teacher who was present --
Mrs. Mary Alice Baingo. Another
teacher, Mrs. Katherine Thompson,
was out-of-town.
The reunion committee was
recognized. They were: Billy Paul
and Evidna Green, Evangelina
Champion Martinez, Irene Schwarz
Hoverson, Louis and Martha
Mullens Tutt, and Fanette (Billie)
Newman Phillips. Others who
helped were Ellen Schwarz Bartnes-
ky and Betsy Kidder Wood.
Bert Hasbrouck conducted the
memorial service for the classmates
who are deceased. Following his
appropriate and stirring comments,
he led the group in prayer. Those
classmates who were remembered
were: Harry Rouse, Hal Hoover,
Pete Closner, Bill Joe May, Lois
Hamer, Gretchen Bauer, Carolyn
Fore, and Robert Castro.
The class agreed, to give a
memorial gift in memory of the
departed classmates, which will be
a one-time scholarship of $300 to be
awarded to a senior student from
the class of 1984-85.
classmates from 1939, 1940 and
1941. Classmates were in atten-
dance from Florida, Alabama,
California, Louisiana, New Jersey,
Kentucky, and Texas. Other states
where classmates now live who
were not in attendance are:
Arizona, Missouri, New Mexico,
Utah, and Iowa.
The many classmates and
spouses who served in various
branches of the military were
recognized. One classmate, Pat
Kidder of Concord, California, and
one spouse, Ennis A. Hilbrant of
North Highlands, California, made
a career of the military.
Of the 53 remaining classmates
from the class of 1940, seventeen
are known to be retired. Five
persons present from the classes of
1939 and 1941 are retired.
From the class of 1940, there
were 158 children born and 211
grandchildren.- The oldest offspring
are now 43-years-old with the
youngest being 19.
Ruth Taylor Donovan and Betty
DeGoche Linzey each won a tiger
calendar for 1985 with a tie for the
most children -- seven. Evelyn
Linzey Hasbrouck won a ‘#1
Grandma” cup for having the most
grandchildren — 20, plus four
adopted grandchildren.
Josie Lou Young Morgan
originally felt it was not possible for
her to attend the reunion, but due
to a change in circumstances, she
was able to come at the last
minute. The reunion committee
shared her pleasure by presenting |
her a tiger calendar for 1985.
Everyone was asked to look
under the seat of their chair for a
picture of a tiger that had been
placed under one seat. The person
sitting in the seat with the tiger
picture was Nadine Schwarz
Crenshaw. She received an orange
T-shirt with a Mercedes tiger on it.
The last gift to be awarded was.
a wooden clock made by Marvin
Hickman. The clock had a plate at
the top which read, “Class of
1940.” Each person present was
asked to compete for the clock by
placing his name in a basket. The
winner of the clock was Billie
Powell Brown.
Following the recognitions, the
group sang, “Rio Grande Valley
Home,” and then continued to visit
and exchange the high points of
their lives with old friends until late
in the evening.
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