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| STATE HOMECONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE Worth, out-going president, presided at the affair.Recognition came at the banquet for the eld grads who had traveled ; the fartherest in returning. Two ; graduates came from California, i there was representatives froni Illinois, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas and from the far reaches of Texas.Oldest student present was Mrs. W. F. Odom, 1501 West Thirteenth } avenue, Corsicana,, who entered the * school in 1890 and graduated with the class of 1894. Next oldest stu-i dent was Lon Myers, class of 1896, who resides at 616 North Beaton, Corsicana. Others who left the school in the late Ws and early: 1900's were Mace Tungate, John' Wilburn, Mrs. Melana Nelson Wil-[ burn, Frank Bodine, Miss Sarah Garvey, and Mrs. Winnie Garvey Portwood.Home Started In 1887State Home School was first brought to life in 1887 with the original grant of 200 acres and classes formally began two years later. During that time there have been numerous superintendents. At the banquet Mrs. W. F. Barnett, wife of the late “Dad’' Barnett, was introduced. She was ‘'mother to the students from 1918-1919. Also present were Odie Mtna-tra, his wife and son. Minatra was at the home from 1919-1925. At present he is recreational director and counsellor for Texas State prison system, j1 Sending communications were J.! Stanford HaJle.v and wife, who were 1 at the school from 1927-1941. John ■ H. Robertson, who was superintendent from 1941-1944, wrote a letter. ! Official greeter for the school was!the present Superintendent, Moyne j L. Kelly, class of 1918 and his wife, class of 1919.‘Veterans Present [A minute of prayer was held at the banquet in memory of Joe Long, a former student who died on the Bataan Death March. Present were James Frisbee, Ray Murray, Cur- -ren Hartley, Thomas B. Lane, Fred McHugh, and George Myers who -also made the gruelling march and ' lived in the horrors of Jap prison ' camps. We hi 02! Wooten, also a i prisoner of the Japanese was cap-1, tured on Java. Coy Martin and Jim \ Haley, prisoners of the Germans,' were present. *Robert W. Calvert, Hillsboro, '■ class of 1923, former epeaker of the House of Representatives, was a returning student. Greatest representation of. the students was from the 1940-43 classes. The spread included ovdr fifty years.Helped With Chore*Sunday morning saw a rc-cnact- ] ment of school days when a number of the old grads rose early and went to the barns and helped milk the dairy herd. Marvin Fowler, Houston, was one that relived the memories of another day.Following chapel exercises in the auditorium, the Ex-Students Association held its annual meeting and elected officers. A discussion on increase of dues and abolishment of the debt provision were highlights. A picnic lunch was held on 1 the lawn at noon. After that the j m students began making the long ' treks home. raCar Renairm
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Corsicana Daily Sun
Corsicana, Texas, US
Mon, Jun 10, 1946
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