Hollywood Muse Memoir From a 1942 Class Reunion
A reflective narrative follows a former classmate through a day of encounters with celebrities and dignitaries. The journalist meets Billie Burke Vineyard with Fred Astaire, Shirley Temple, Lucian Vestal as Superman, Martha Jo Conner, and others, weaving through studios, dinners, and auctions. The piece sketches pop culture figures, press ties, and a sentiment of past and future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gram
Billie Burke Vineyard
Fred Astaire
Bill
Mr. Astaire
Billie
Shirley Temple
Pee Wee Parrish
Mickey Rooney
Hollywood
Davis
Job Tate Jones
Joe
Lucian Vestal
Lucian
Superman
Martha Jo Conner
Associated Press
Martha
Billy Lanius Kincaid
Billy
Cecil Owens
Haleen Benson
Oleta Worsham
Lucille Starr
Virginia Hill
J. C. Hastings
Tommie Dee Booker
J. C
Tommie
Mary Frances Clathorn
C. B. Bryant III
United States
Mary Frances
House
C. B. Burchfield
Nick
Sherlock
South Sea Islands
Honolulu
Juana Ruth Andrews
Tommie D. Booker
Lotta Fay Brown
Mary Ellen Brown
Ruth Marie Chesser
Frances Claborn
Grace Connelly
Ira Mae Gough
Grace Harris
Billie Hatfield
Geneiva Irl Hicks
Ruby Holcomb
Juanita England
Jimmie Golden
Edith Layman
Ruth Mears
Lorene Worsham
Woodrow Anderson
Senior Class of 1942 Portraits in Verse
A commemorative spoof pays homage to the 1942 senior class with playful rhymes naming classmates and their traits from class president C B Bryant to standout Lucian Vestal and Hedy Lamarr comparisons, touching on academics and campus life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Bryant
Emerson Sears
J. Frank Wilson
L. F. Brown
Prudence Lucille Starr
Philip
Virginia Hill
Jasper
Oleta
Lorene
Leonard
Juanita England
Juana Ruth
Edith Layman
Grace Connelly
Mary Ellen
Ely
Tommie Dee Booker
Lucian Vestal
House of Golden
Jimmie
Geneva
Billy Lanius Kincaid
Cecil Owens
C. B. Burchfield
Mary Frances
Ruby
Hedy Lamarr
Joe Tate Jones
Roby Magers
Rhett Butler
Alice Cato
Edith Harper
Lorene Worsham
John Biggerstaff
The
Bell
C.B. Bryant
Jack Sears
Senior Class Will and Testimony Bequeathments 1942
The Senior Class detail various bequests including Virginia Hill to Betty Lou Tomlinson, Emerson Sears to Ben Robert Jones and Wallace Reeves, and many other named recipients. The document ends with J G signing as senior class representative on April 25, 1942, appointing Cora Mae Thornton and David W McKinney as sponsors A-1 for the Junior Class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Hill
Betty Lou Tomlinson
John Biggerstaff
Martha Jo Conner
Mildred Kent
Bertha Burchfield
Cecil Owens
Robert Owens
Robert
Haleen Benson
Geneva Irl Hicks
Billie Joe Phillips
Ruth McSpedden
Juanita England
Madgene Phillips
Mary Helen Maddux
James Tailey
James Alexander
C. B. Burchfield
Dick Thornton
Ja Mae Gough
Mary Nell Talley
J. C. Hasting
Howard Goodnight
Cecil Magers
Lloyd Cato
Thomas Brown
J. M. Miller
Winnell Stapleton
Ruth Chesser
Oleta Worsham
Doyce Worsham
Gomer White
Glenn Hicks
Woodrow Anderson
Lawrence Burden
Carlos Neal
Juana Ruth Andrew
Anna Ruth Johnson
J. Frank Wilson
Lloyd Mitchell
J. Frank
Lotta Faye
Mary Ellen Brown
Patty Everheart
Jimmie Golden
Cora Mae Thornton
David W. McKinney
J. G
Whitewright High Senior Class Leftover Will Teases Class Pals
The Whitewright High School Senior Class of Grayson County Texas declares a mock last will and testament listing jokes, titles, and light bequests among classmates. Names include Ruth Mears Mary Frances Clabhorn Ed Kent Pearl and others with playful lines about popularity and talents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Jo Conner
Pee Wee” Parrish
Doyce
Billie Vineyard
Cato
James Talley
Comella Mae Gough
Mary Ruth Mears
Ruth Marie Chesser
Ed Kent
Haleen
Hasting
J.C
Bells High School
Billie Hatfield
Whitewright High School
City of
Whitewright
County of
Grayson
State of Texas
Jimmie Golden
Dale Marie Robbins
Tommie D. Booker
Oleta Worsham
Betty Sue Thornhill
Ira Mae Young
Davis
Pee Wee” Parrish Wils
Russell Ray Summers
Ruth Mears
Ann LaRoe
Ruby Holcomb
Una Faye Blackerby
Una Faye
Ruby
James Stateville
Foucheaux Vestal
Billy Lanius Kincaid
Philip Earnheart
Charles Skaggs
J. J. Sloan
Leroy Martin
Carol Ray Ireland
Lucille Starr
Roby Magers
Leo Howell
Jim Hicks
Billie Burke
Bonnie Mae Scott
Interesting Facts From The Times On Science And Daily Life
A radio set that powers off outdoor lights during blackouts when tuned to a nearby station. Two identical cars on a 1000 mile course at 25 and 65 mph show the faster car uses 60 percent more gas and 800 percent more oil with 700 percent more tire wear. New clothes will lack zippers buckles and metal ornaments with buttons of wood bone or spun glass. Gas sales rose 10 percent over 1940, the largest rise on record. Chlorine use for the war effort is restricted in laundry pools and cleansers.
Wrong Number Mistress Puzzle
A humorous dialogue frame shows a mistress alert and a maid reporting a missed call from Lord Marlborough. The punch line reveals the caller was the wrong number, underscoring mistaken recognition.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Red Cross
Ila Mae Gough
Ed Kent III
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
G. H
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Mobileil
G. C. Stateville
Willanell Badgett
Jimmie Bartlett
Marca Lane Blanks
Betty Jean Brice
Bernice Cato
Billy Ward Evans‘ Martin Fagan Houston Garner Paula Jean Garner
Bettye Jo Hamilton Ada Pearl Henslee
Billy Earl Henslee
Mildred Sue Hicks Mary Helen Hill
Alice Johnson
David Lee Johnson
Betty Lee Jones
Eva Joyce Jones
Dan Kent James Hoyt Layman
Glendon Magers
Lonnie Dee Martin
Johnnye
Nell Massey Terry Max Miller Thelma Jo Monk
M. H. Mullins
Jeraldine Raby James Reeves
Lena Ray Riggs
Ruby May Riggs
Maclean Roper
Wandabell Sanderson
Betty Margaret Sears
Norma Lou Smith
Joe Truett
Vestal Everett Watson
Ruby Lee Wilson
Bobby Neal Witt
Gomer May
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