Mickey Pillow A Lone Texan Star On Humble Oilers Route
Mickey Pillow, a long time batboy turned pro hopeful, rose from Humble Oilers bat duties to lead as captain of Shawnee’s infield and Shawnee’s Sooner State League team. Drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers, he chose Baylor after a contract bid, aims for spring training in Vero Beach, studies geology, and balances sports with leadership.
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Mickey
Shawnee
Oklahoma
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Ft. Worth
Vero Beach
Florida
Army
Billy Goodman
Boston Red Sox
Aquarena underwater ballet and San Marcos sights attract visitors
Tourists flock to Aquarena at Spring Lake in San Marcos for an underwater ballet show staged in a submerged steel submarine theatre with 125 seats and glass viewing windows. The site also offers glass bottom boats to view fish and plants, while Wonder Cave adds local spelunking appeal near the Guadalupe River Valley.
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San Marcos
Spring Lake
Teacher of Retarded Children Delivers LC Talk on Special Programs
Miss Barbara Menefee spoke to the Lee College class in child psychology on November 3. She described how programs for exceptional children operate in public schools under a state fund and urged more Texas teachers to enter the field, noting salaries exceed regular teachers and directing interest to the University of Houston for preparation.
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Barbara Menefee
Lee College
Carl Green
Miss Menefee
Dayton
Green
United States
Menefee
Texas
University of Houston
High School Cheer Leaders Stage Pantomime and Songs
Miss Mildred Brust played a piano solo "The White Donkey" while Miss Maridene Hawkins sang "The Sleigh" and "Man" and "Bandera" at Robert E. Lee High School assemblies. Seniors Ronnie Calloway Jimmy Morris and Donnie Andrus presented pantomimes with Spike Jones records for off stage effects. Tex Sands Dusty Roads Burke Murdock Merl Adcock from No Holds Barred Ranch performed "Under the Double Eagle" and "Banjo Boogie." Sager Hunsucker led morning and evening assemblies sponsored by the Student Council with Miss Florence Niell as advisor.
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Mildred Brust
Maridene Hawkins
Bandera
Ronnie Calloway
Jimmy Morris
Donnie Andrus
Robert E. Lee High School
Spike Jones
Burke Murdock
Merl Adcock
Tex Sands
Dusty Roads
No Holds Barred Ranch
Sager Hunsucker
Florence Niell
Curtain Club presents Mrs Dull and police officer roles
Betty White portrays Mrs Dull the town busybody and Bill Rus sell plays a police officer. Massachusetts College students are admitted free with a Student Activity Ticket. Mrs Lynn O'Hagan sponsor of Curtain Club directs the plays.
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Betty White
Lynn O'Hagan
San Marcos Area Noted For Tourism And Bases
The town sits on U S Highway 81 midway between Austin and San Antonio with a population around 10 000. Springs in the cave maintain a constant 68 degrees year round. Nearby Gary Air Force Base trains helicopter pilots. Within city limits are Southwest Texas State College San Marcos Academy and Brown’s School.
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San Marcos
St. Mark’s
Guadalupe River
Carlsbad
New Mexico
U.S. Highway 81
Austin
San Antonio
Gary Air Force Base
Southwest Texas State College
San Marcos Academy
Brown’s School
Oral reports and class readings in public speaking course
Students in Mrs O Hagan and Mr Williamson classes practiced extemporaneous speaking and outside reading. Speeches ranged from Demosthenes to flying planes and Berlin trips with peers sharing insights from reference cards and Life Adjustment pamphlets.
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Williamson
Clearing the Harris County Dam Site with Allis Chalmers Dozers
Refugio Martinez recounts Jimmy Richards and Bobby Long aiding a construction crew clearing land for a large lake formed by a San Jacinto River dam near Sheldon Texas. They describe clearing trees and swamp work with bulldozers called big cats, dangers from snakes alligators and quicksand pits, and dramatic rescues.
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Refugio Martinez
Bobby Long
Jimmy Richards
Harris County
Allis Chalmers
Jimmy
San Jacinto River
Sheldon
Texas
Bobby
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Ganders
Gulf Coast
Brigadiers
Humble Oilers
Mickey Pillow
Oilers
Robert E. Zee
Baylor
By Nolan Thormeyer
Demosthenes
Athens
Mitchell Gilbert
Faustine Hobbs
James Huey
Murray Mangum
Murray
Larkin
Ardean Meadows
John Kater
Nel
Kater
Leroy Towler
Berlin
Joe Rau
East
West Berlin
Kirby Choate
Mitch Vanya
Linaa Griffin
Mr. Green
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