Cat Baseballers Post Stellar 9 1 Season at Hope High
Lawrence Martin’s 1948 Hope High Bobcats baseball squad posted a 9 win 1 loss record with standout performances by Mitchell LaGrone who went 6 0 on the mound and hit 3 for 3 in a 7 2 win over North Heights and Jamie Russell who batted .500 15 for 30. The team staged a seven game skid burst before rebounding with wins over Emmet Prescott and Saratoga and finished with a strong 9 1 season despite a 10 7 loss at Bear Stadium to North Heights Texas arkana.
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Lawrence Martin
Hope High
Bobcats
North Heights
Texarkana
Bear Stadium
Emmet
Gordon
Mitchell LaGrone
Jamie Russell
Buddy Sutton
LaGrone
Lawrence Hazzard
Hazzard
Cats
Hopesters
Prescott
Saratoga
Keystone
Ingram
Martin
Hope Bobcats
Hope
Wazzard
Student Leaders Named At Local High School
Joe Rooker and Prudence are active in Library Club Thespian Society Dramatic Club and Glee Club. Joe serves as secretary of the Junior Board at the Youth Center. David is first chair clarinet in the band and joined the National Honor Society as a junior. He is president of the Junior Board of the Youth Center and of the Boys Chorus, and a member of Key Club Thespian Society and the Dramatics Club.
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National Honor Society
Library Club
Glee Club
Thespian Society
Dramatics Club
Hope Chapter of journalism honor grows worldwide
At twenty-two, the organization organized at the University of Iowa now spans nearly 2,000 chapters across the United States and abroad in England, Canada, New Zealand, China, Hawaii, Alaska, the Philippines and the Virgin Islands. Five members of the Hope Chapter last year earned pins: Barlouise Thornton, Mary Alice Urrey, Effie Hyatt, Jo Rene Evans, and Beth Sasser.
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Ves
University of Iowa
England
Canada
New Zealand
China
Hawaii
Alaska
Philippine Islands
Virgin Islands
Hope
Barlouise Thornton
Mary Alice Urrey
Effie Hyatt
Jo Rene Evans
Beth Sasser
Six Juniors Enter National Honor Society in NHS Ceremony
Six members of the Junior Class were inducted into the National Honor Society on April 28 in the high school auditorium. The ceremony featured NHS colors, white and gold, senior couples at five stations, and readings on the four cardinal principles. New members are Mary Anita Taseter, Norma Jean Franks, Don Duffie, Robert Lee Hyatt, Nancy Camp, and Catherine Cox. principal R. E. Baker accepted them for the school.
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National Honor Society
NHS
Bach
Society
David Newbern
Lloyd Thrash
Louise Elder
Gracie Lee Bright
Mary Anita Taseter
Norma Jean Franks
Don Duffie
Robert Lee Hyatt
Nancy Camp
Catherine Cox
R. E. Baker
Hotel Barlow
Song
Bob Hyatt
Mary Anita Laster
Norma Jean
J. N. Jones
Hope Shuts Out Gordon to Complete 48-Campaign Sweep
Mitchell LaGrone weathered Emmett for a 6-3 win as Hope earned its fourth victory without a loss. LaGrone added a second whitewash with 4 hits allowed, 5 walks, and 5 strikeouts in six straight wins. Buddy Sutton went 2 for 3 with 2 runs and 3 stolen bases for the Cats.
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Arkana
Hope
Emmett
Mitchell LaGrone
Gordon
LaGrone
Buddy Sutton
Cats
Stone Castle Stands 600 Years Without Alteration
A visitor notes the castle has endured six centuries with no changes to its stones, no hovings altered, suggesting they share the same landlord as ours.
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Hovhng
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McCullough
Russell
Gunter
Nix
Curly Wolves
W. H. Gunter
Sutton
Hope Fair Park
Miller
Howe
Patsy McPherson
McPherson
Joe Rooker
Honor
Buddy Beard
Jack Bundy
Erma Jean Yarbrough
Gentry Printing CO
Claudean Stewart
Western Auto Associate Store
Nell Cox
Hope Steam Laundry
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