Sock drama and Bobcats trip end in noisy fun
A group of girls recounts a hamburger stop at Hollemans Drug, sock tossing, and a chaotic ride to Claredon to cheer for the Bobcats. The report notes laughs, a sock worn by Donna Gillespie, and a lively cafe scene with Dick Risenshoover joining afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollerman Drug
Donna Gillespie
Linda Denny
Diana Philpott
Carol Fromm
Sandra Waltermire
Mrs. Waltermire
Hedley
Carol
Donna
Clarendon
Dick Risenhoover
Blueblazers
Mr. Risenhoover
Waydell Hill
Students Express Varied Desires for School Upgrades
A reporter surveyed students about ideas if money were no object. Responses included air conditioning, longer lunch, convertible desks, better stage, a swimming pool, bigger grounds and parking, new library books, and even a tiered request list of fanciful upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Finn
Gail Herbert
Johnny Garvin
H. L Martin
Nettie Dawson
Virgil Sterling
Margaret Mahan
Sonya Whitten
Mary Woods
Eddie Garner
Paula Graham
Walter Lambert
Jerry Hunt
Br. Price
Linda Denny
Linda Smith
Butch Liles
Archie Mahan
Natalie Wood
Richard Cannon
Mickey Carter
Pat Gage
Texas High School Press Association Editors Named
Pat Alexander is named News Editor and Pat Smith Feature Editor at the Texas High School Press Association. Peggy Johnson serves as Sports Editor with Synta Juan Caradine the Exchange Editor. Helen Clifton leads editorial duties as part of the new staff lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Alexander
Pat Smith
Peggy Johnson
Synta Juan Caradine
Helen Clifton
Seniors and Students Share News and Notes
A playful college set piece mixes senior notes and classroom antics with sketches of date wreckers and social life. The piece lampoons dating patterns and calls for seniors to create more news as Christmas approaches.
Mothers Entertained By FHA Chapters
Long and Hughes FHA Chapters hosted their mothers at a Christmas tea in the high school study hall on December 4. Lynda Garrison opened the meeting, refreshments were served, and the group sang carols before guest speaker Nellie Agnes Kennedy gave a skit titled It's Christmas Again. Kennedy received a gift from Mary Hudson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
Hughes Fha
Lynda Garrson
Long Chapter
June Hackler
Nellie Agnes Kennedy
Mary Hudson
Lynda Garrison
Elvis Visit Hoax Foiled by Local Teacher Return
In a CHS English class Mrs Charlene Reeves recalls a buzz as students wondered if Elvis Presley or Marlon Brando had arrived. The rumor ended when former CHS teacher Derwood Johnson returned for a visit confirming the harmless prank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlene Reeves
CHS
Elvis Presley
Maron Brando
Derwood Johnson
Sophomore Scribbles from CHS Echoes and Anecdotes
A humorous CHS sophomore column reports on teacher mishaps and student quirks. Charline Reeves and colleagues miss a trip to Denton while gossip circles about Mrs. Heath losing curl, a dead chicken near class, poets among students, and light classroom mischief.
Senior VIP Jerry Cawthon Fans and Facts Highlight CHS Star
Jerry Cawthon born January 26 1939 in Childress is this week’s Senior VIP. The five foot ten inch 140 pound student enjoys dancing and lists teachers Nellie Kennedy Lula Caudell and Frances Long as favorites. He acted as Sophomore Class president and plans to attend TCU after graduation. Jerry’s dislikes lie with liars and bullies while his hobbies include football basketball boxing and boxing. Nick Edwards also appears in CHS notices noting his background and quirky hobby of collecting 176 addresses of girls abroad and at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobcats
Jan Smith
Millie
Diane
Frances
Catty
Kathy
Betty
Be Littler
Irene Iceberg
Mary Jane Heath
Nancy
Jerry Cawthon
Jerry
Childress
Cawthon
Red
Nellie Kennedy
Lula Caudell
Frances Long
Jimmy Dean
Natalie Wood
Sharon Bonner
Elvis Presley
All Foods
CHS
TCU
Nicky Edwards
Thomas Jefferson High School
San Antonio
Nick
England
Mexico
Canda
Christmas Break Looms for CHS as Report Cards Hit
Thanksgiving is over and CHS students face two more weeks of assignments before Christmas holidays. Substituting English class antics reveal Gene Andrews fumbles with glasses he doesn't wear, while Roberta Hash and others recover from busy days in Denton. Delores King selects the week’s song “When My Dreamboat Comes Home.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlene Reeves
Roberta Hash
Pegey Johnson
Pat Alexander
Lynda Caradine
Denton
Sonia Gresham
Sharon Bonner
Mary Jane Heath
Mrs. Heath
Gail Herbert
Gail
Leonora Stevens
Bob Williams
Bob
Velma Steed
Diane Wright
Mary Woods
Mickey Carter
CHS
Cindy
Tommy Ricks
Tommy
Joe Brown
Gene Andrews
Gene
Joyce Hart
Charles Lamb
Delores King
Honor Roll Lists 129 CHS Students Across Classes
Freshmen set the pace with 45 honor students followed by Sophomores 33 Juniors 28 and Seniors 26. Names are listed by class including seniors ray fulenwider milton smith jan smith pat smith and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHS
Roe L. Smith
Childress High School
Ray Fulenwider
Milton Smith
Jan Smith
Pat Smith
Lawrence Ehrle
June Hackler
Roberta Hash
Martha Harcrow
Theresa King
Anita Shields
Charles Graham
Pat Gage
Sonia Gresham
Cindy Hargrave
Lenora Stevens
Joan Strickland
Gail White
Harry Buster
Babs Bartlett
Katherine Crain
Linda Denny
Carol Fromm
Dasa Purcell
Cynthia Richardson
Marolyo Self
Sandra Waltermire
Donna Gillespie
Arline
Gerald Moran
Evelyon Teague
Margaret Mahan
Alan Gage
Carolyn Jarrell
Il McBride
John Mote
Jerry Jones
Sonya Whiteen
Nettie Dawson
Lavon JonesJohin Loter
Danny Howard
Dwaine Holman
Pat Powers
Carolyn Smith
Claudia Stone
Byrdia Vandiver
Peggy Ricks
Frances Sanders
Ray McClendon
Larry Webb
Loretta Diges
Thomas Etheredge
Mike Hudson
Vernon Moran
Jimmy Collins
Donald Darling
Johnny Garvin
Kenneth Mitchel
Wayne Finn
Tommy Johnson
Jerry Lane
Fred Cawthon
Mildred Hunter
Ida Mae Simpson
Eugeni Watkins
Fern Cawthon
Gayle Simmons
Walter McAlister
Tommy Garvin
Glenda Seal
Betty Martin
Ellen Trent
Jerry Hunt
Linda Johnson
Santa Visits Band Christmas Party and Presents
Santa Claus alias Lynda Garrison visits the band room for a Christmas party with band students and parents. He brings a birthday gift for Mr. D P McNallen. The program features Butch Farha as chairman, Bob Zuber on guitar, Kay Long and Jan Smith performing multiple records, and a Band Boosters Club meeting precedes the show. Doughnuts and coffee follow the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Lynda Garrison
D. P. McNallen
Butch Farha
Bob Zuber
Kay Long
C’si Bon
Eartha Kitt
Frankie
Johnny
Jan Smith
Boosters Club
I The Moonlight Scene Poem Fragment
A brief poem fragment describes a keen moonlight setting. The speaker notes a pretty night and a beautiful scene as moonlight streams through trees and rides the midnight breeze.
What Gives A Ball Its Bounce
A student questions the mystery of ball bounce. He considers gravity and rubber, asks why objects fall, and wonders what makes a ball rebound rather than stay on the floor. He promises to share an answer if solved.
Glass Backboards Installed At CHS Gym
CHS gym adds glass backboards with 12 inch bottom strips and 379 pound each costing 350 dollars per pair. Varsity Varieties raised funds while students Harley Jones Olen Phillips Mickie Carter and Ronald Odell installed them for practice sessions starting Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHS
Dick Risenhoover
Lubbock
Harley Jones
Olen Phillips
Mickie Carter
Ronald Odell
Juniors Sell World Finest Chocolate Bars
The junior class reports $692 from seven days of candy bar sales led by sponsor Joyce Hart and first buyers Mrs. E A Sanders and Don Preston. The ten day sale aims to complete all chocolate bar sales with support urged to classmates and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Sanders
Don Preston
Joyce Hart
Romans Rule in Gaul After Caesar Conquest
Historical note outlines Roman control of Gaul lasting roughly five centuries following Julius Caesar’s campaigns against the Gauls from 57 to 82 B C. The period marks Roman governance and cultural influence across Roman France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Julius Caesar
Gauls
Advice Corner for dating etiquette
Advice column advises girls on dates with tips to avoid problems. Do not date multiple boys, avoid primping, talk in moderation, and do not flirt with others. Emphasizes dressing well, being pleasant, not eating too much, and being a good sport to impress one date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Pete
Juniors Become Candy Salesmen for Junior-Senior Banquet
Junior class members sell chocolate at 50 cents per bar to raise funds for the annual Junior Senior banquet. Mrs Joyce Start sponsors a city wide mystery prize drive with door to door calls and rewards for the top sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Start
Cleta Sanders and Cleta Keys Split Over Lost Junior Class Money
Two girls from the Junior Class were selling chocolate bars when Cleta Frances Sanders dropped all her money on the sidewalk in front of the Palace Theater. After the mishap the pair resumed on their way to the basketball game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theater
Cleta Frances Sanders
Cleta Keys
Cleta
Paula Graham Wins Merit for Essays in Annual Anthology
Paula Graham a senior earned a certificate of merit after one of her essays Lipstick was selected for publication in the Annual Essay Anthology Young America Speaks. She is in Miss Nelle Agnes Kennedy's fourth period English class and submitted two essays Youth Today Adults Tomorrow and Lipstick for the collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paula Graham
Paula
Nelle Agnes Kennedy
Homework Pages Turn as Eyes Burn in Fear
A classroom scene described with students and a teacher urging to look for fear as Roses are revealed in lines about aging books and looming tests. The tone hints at anxiety over learning and time.
Corral Scribes Earn All Texas Award At Denton Meeting
Roberta Hash received second place in feature writing at the Texas High School Press Association convention in Denton. The Corral weekly from Childress High School won the All Texas award for journalistic standards during the three day event hosted by TSCW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Hash
CHS
Denton
Hana
Childress High School
Texas High School Press Association
TSCW
Corral
Afteyrnoom
Earl F. English
School of Journalism
University of Missouri
Don Burchard
A&m
Warren Agee
TCU
Boyce House
Texas
Rise Stevens
Childress
Final Customer Seizes Frightful Horror in Deserted Hallway
A narrator flees a relentless pursuer through a crowded hallway to reach a stairway and a deserted wall of tin doors. Desperation grows as the creature nears, then a chilling twist reveals the pursuer’s greed and the narrator’s doomed fate as the last bite is taken.
Tap Tap Sounds in Study Hall Reveal Theresa King
A school anecdote describes Theresa King walking across the study hall with tapping shoes. The rhythmic tapping grows from faint to loud, drawing all eyes as students wonder what emerges from the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa King
All is White So Bright in the Silent Night Snowfall
A wintry scene describes a landscape covered in white light as snow gleams under night skies. The imagery evokes calm and brightness, highlighting tranquil streets and a quiet town blanketed in snow.
Great Lakes freighters outpaced ocean merchant ships in WWI
During World War I Great Lakes freighters carried cargo at a rate more than four times that of the ocean merchant marine, highlighting the regional shift in wartime logistics and inland waterway dominance.
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Great Lakes
What would CHS girls do with a zwieback biscuit
A local list records CHS girls asked about an unidentified zwieback biscuit. Responses vary from discarding it to hiding it, giving it to friends, or using it as clothing or a joke. The note clarifies a zwieback as a toasted biscuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHS
Janet Wakefield
Kay Kennedy
Marolyn Self
Peg Johnson
Judy Adams
Sue McClendon
Gail Herbert
Patsy Jones
Mary Hudson
Martha
Helen Clifton
Tony
Sonya Whitten
Mexilla Thornton
Ellie Howard
Paula Graham
Claudia Stone
Martha Harcrow
Mrs. Hughes
Nancy Nelson
Gerald Havens
Barbara McGaugh
Zwieback
Alcatraz Mention Sparks Laughs in English Class
In a sixth period English class Mrs Janet Wright’s students quieted as Eddie Huddleston exclaimed about a stomach settling item. Mrs Wright clarified that Alcatraz is a U S prison, prompting shrieks of laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Wright
Eddie Huddleston
Eddie
Mystery Aroma Traces to Chocolate Candy
Eva Jefferies searches a room for a perfect scent and spots Don Cawthon tasting chocolate candy. The scent proves to be the sweet chocolate rather than any other perfume or item in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Jefferies
Don Cawthon
Don
Salesman Perseveres At Junior Banquet Coin Still Warm
A junior vendor sells chocolates for 50 cents at the Junior Senior Banquet. The door opens to a buyer who agrees to purchase, and the smiling vendor leaves with a successful sale, earning money for the event.
Miss Mischief Recaps Denton Weekend and School News
The column recalls a Denton trip with the TSCW dorms visit and journalism banquet where Rise Stevens performed. It notes CHSi support for Bobcats Rams and Blue Blazers, chocolate sale for the Junior Senior banquet, and Christmas gift projects by Art Design students. Jan Smith sends wishes after a finger injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mischief
Denton
TSCW
Rise Stevens
Metropolitan Opera
Chsi
Bobcats
Rams
Blue Blazers
Learning to operate the projector and recorder
The text follows Bryan McBrayer from the Projector’s Club as he learns to set up the film projector recorder under guidance from Jerry Price. It portrays a learning moment with questions about proper operation and light indicators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Jerry Price
Student Returns Helps Chocolate Sale at CHS
The Junior Class gains a new helper as Don Dillard returns to CHS from Amarillo where he had been attending school, aiding the annual chocolate sale effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Dillard
CHS
Amarillo
Christmas Sleigh Bells Ring as Santa Near
Festive reports note sleigh bells ringing loudly as Christmas approaches. Locals share cheer and preparations for holiday gatherings, gift exchanges, and family traditions ahead of the season.
School Calendar Notes and Holiday Dates
Calendar items list December 21 to January 2 as school days plus a teacher meeting day. Mentions Easter on March 8 and two days in April 1g 22 with unclear year. Overall, outlines proposed school days and notable calendar events.
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Shirley Jones
Texas High
SCHOO
Gail Helpert
Kay Nell Kennedy
FHA
Nick Edwards
Delia Lucky
John Robinson
Billy Bob Johnson
Ed Garner
Jane Ann Steed
Marilyn Kelley
Jo Ann Harrison
Greta Jones
Jane Hicks
Marsha Robbins
Bill Shahan
Danny Catherall
Dan Mitchell
Jerry Smith
Paul Henderson
Cecil Goff
Donna Taylor
Janda Smith
Celita Burton
Ann Buckley
Tommy Czewski
Brenda Garrison
Santa
THE
Advice Corner
Lynva Juan Caradine
J‘ooey Johnson
Miss Mischief
Jan
Bryan McBrayer
Marth
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