Front Cover
Inside Front
Inside Left &
Inside Right Cover Pages
Group picture of
Seniors
Title Page
Page 1
Table of contents—snapshots of students
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Dedication—Hershel Minatra
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The Monarch Staff – Editor –Jo Carolyn Owen,
Assist. Editor –Katherine Armstrong, Class Editor-
Betty Coker, Activities Editor -Sue Farmer, Assist.
Activities Editor – Jimmy Haden,
Sports Editor -Roger
Seely, Assist. Sports Editor – Edd Hill, Snapshot
Editor – Jimmy Nicholson, Publicity Editor – Betty
Bramall, Business Mgr. – Mary North, Assist.
Business Mgr - Janice Vest
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Faculty
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Superintendent – Grady A. Finch, Jr.
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Faculty – Superintendent – Grady A. Finch, Jr.,
High School Principal – Ralph Dean Vinson, Grade School
Principal –W. A. Haden, 1st Grade -
Geneva Worsham, 2nd Grade –Helen
Butler, 3rd Grade – Clelialee Page, 4th
Grade – Bee Pitts, 5th Grade – Ollie
Campbell, Coach & 7th Grade – Bobby Doyle
Tipping
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Faculty – 8th Grade - Beatrice Price,
Music Department – Lula Westbrook, Librarian- Ruby
Thornton, English Department – Ruth Ramsey,
Agriculture Department – Ralph Page, Commercial Department – Wanda
Gillen, Homemaking Department – Opel Allmon, Science
Department – W. P. Orme, Math Department – Mary Ann
McSpadden
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Classes
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Senior Class Officers – President – Roger Seely,
Vice President – Jimmy Haden, Secretary – Janice
Baggett, Treasurer- Katherine Armstrong, Reporter
– Jo Carolyn Owen
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Seniors – Katherine Armstrong, Janice Baggett,
Jerry Bell, Betty Jean Bramall,
Betty
Kay Coker, Ray Dean Ellis
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Seniors – Sue Farmer, Larry Green, Jimmy Haden,
Don Helms, Edd Hill, Glenn Hodges
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Seniors – Jimmy Nicholson, Mary Ruth North, Jo
Carolyn Owen, Johnny Pattison, Jimmy Pinales, Eddie Rhodes
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Juniors Class Officers – President – Joyce
Minatra, Vice President – Robert “Junior” Luther,
Secretary - Billy Tipping, Treasurer- Charles
Worsham, Reporter – LaVonne Fitzgerald
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Juniors –
Brenda
Allen, Terry Brown, Billy Ray
Bell, Sarah Britton, Walter Biggar, Carolyn Bryant, Carolyn
Carroll, Jackie Lynn Farish, LaVonne Fitzgerald
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Juniors – David Frederick, Joe Helms, Garland
Gantt, Robert “Junior” Luther, Jill Haden, Pat Miller, Carolyn
Minefee, Patsy Minefee, Ogla Pinales
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Juniors – Sue Richards, Ronny Stewart, Linda
Slater, Billy Tipping, Melba (Staggs) Blissett, Gloria Vyers,
Betty Whitener, Marcus Williams, Charles Worsham
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Sophomore Class Officers – President –
Mike Drain, Vice President- Doug Holliefield, Secretary
– Pat Seely, Treasurer- Patsy Boyd, Reporter –
Marsha Childress
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Sophomores – Patsy Boyd, Sue Britton, Harold
Burleson, Marsha Childress,
Mike Drain, Stan Dugan, Dwayne
Grounds, David Haden, Gayle Hobbs, Doug Holliefield, Ronald
Hollingsworth,
Jerry Lee Jones
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Sophomores – Danny Mahone, Doris Ann McGraw,
Jerry Mack McGraw, Sherry Meadows, Oda Lee Minfee, Tommy
Neville, Gloria Phillips, Pat Seely, Jimmy Stewart, Sharon Watkins, Ray
Whitener
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Freshman Class Officers – President - Bobby
Brown, Vice President – Donny Minefee, Secretary –
Jane Garrison, Treasurer - Gilda Reed, Reporter
– Sandra “Sandy” McClure
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Freshmen - Mary Jo Anderson, Patsy Barham, Bobby
Brown, Donald Lloyd Boyd, Judy Burleson, Barbara Collier, Carol
Dyess, Jane Garrison, Bill Gillen, Wanda Gillen, Pat Green, Linda Hall, Toni Humphries
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Freshmen – Alvin McClure, Sandra “Sandy” McClure,
Virginia Mestas, Donny Minefee, Johnny Minefee, Barbara Morgan,
Hugh Nicholson, Eddie Page, Delores Pinales, Gilda Reed, Linda Reid, Marguerite Rhodes,
Dianna Riley
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Freshmen – Pat Scales, Willie Sendejo, Jo Ann
Tipping, Carlos Warren, Gary Watkins, Kay Watson, Jean Whitener,
Bonnie Whitfield
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Grades
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Eighth Grade Officers – President - Verlan Ewing,
Vice President - Ronald Lynch, Secretary - Jimmy
Fuller, Treasurer – Royce Haggard, Reporters –
Charles Collier & Frankie Horton; Seventh Grade Officers – President – LaVon
DeRusha, Vice President – Vicki Barham, Secretary –
Judy Kitchens, Treasurer – Peggy Farmer,
Reporters – Brenda Raley & Linda Minefee
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Eighth Grade - Jane Armstrong, Polly Bramall,
Marilyn Bryant, Bill Carroll, Jerry Carroll, Charles Collier,
Verlan Ewing, Jimmy Fuller, Judy Green, Royce Haggard, Frankie
Horton, Danny Jones, Ronald
Lynch, Gary McGraw, John McGraw, Joyce Phillips, Brenda Minze,
Danny Nicholson, Tommy North, Eusevia Ortega, Mary Pricer, Paulette Raley, Diane
Ragan, Ross Rhodes, Jerry Taylor, David Tipping, Dean Vinson,
Donna Warren, Phyllis Williams, Donald Whitener
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Seventh Grade – Vicki Barham, Maggie Boyd, Ruby
Boyd, Danny Cobb, LaVon DeRusha, Peggy Farmer, Tommy Gantt, Loyd
Gillen, Judy Kitchens, Deborah Luther, Sherry Mahone, Linda Minefee, Danny
Patterson, Clark Putman, Brenda Raley, Lou Richards, Glenda
Trussell
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Sixth Grade – Jack Armstrong, Nickey Burleson,
Susan Eddlemon, Carl Fuller, Marsha Gaines, Sandra Garner, Gale
Ann Gillen, Debbie Golden, Dale Haws, Billy Joe Hill, Tina Humphries, Melissa
McCormick, Mike Mimms, Bobby Mitchell, Jerry Morgan, John
Nicholson, Jeanne Owen, Travis Parrish, John Phillips, Doris
Putman, Shirlene Rasco, Janice
Rhodes, Linda Gail Ryno, Roland Southard, Marilyn Springer,
Stevie Tipping, Nona Vest, Linda Watson, Linda Whitener
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Fifth Grade – Ann Anderson, Michael Barham, Jim
Bob McGraw, Barbara Boswell, Carol Bramall, Gary Grounds, Jack
Haden, Deborah Harrell, Vickie Harris, David Page, Donnie Patterson, Linda
Phillips, Sue Phillips, Wavis Kay Reid, Jane Slater, Donna
Stewart, Susan Warren, Sandra Wilson
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Fourth Grade – Charlie Boyd, Billy Ford, Cynthia
Fultz, Donna Gaines, Kenneth Haws, David Miller, Eddie Minze,
Patricia Neville, Carol North, Michael Raley, Teresa Slater, Suzanne Sparks, Dale
Vinson
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Third Grade – Gary Armstrong, Cathy Barham,
Buster Bramall, Danny Brown, Dennis Bryant, Larry Boswell, Mary
Frances Carroll, Elizabeth Conger, Mary Alice Fuller, Elijio
Garza, Lorenzo Garza, Paul Gillen,
Jack Griffin, Patty Longhibbler, Larry Loper, Dennis Melton,
Charles McBay, James Minefee, Craig Page, Donna Phillips, Jimmy
Putman, Zuelena Rohus, Jennifer
Seely, Sherri Sparks, Jo Ann Ward, Margie Watson
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Second Grade – Pamela Armstrong, Kenna Barham,
Lamar Blake, Rose Childress, Maryanna Finch, Sherri Gillen, Phil
Golden, Rex Haggard, David Hall, Tony Hatley, Cathy Harrell, Pamela Harrell, Doyle
Haws, Charlene Hollingsworth, Charles Martin, Denise Melton,
Johnny Mendez, Pamela Minze, Bill Mimms, Darlene Nevill, Kevin
O’Brian, Bill Page, Janet
Patterson, Carol Richards, Debra Smith, Nate Vinson, Mark Watson
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First Grade – Leah Ann Barham, Donald Brooks,
Shirley Collins, Larry Farish, Jessie Ferrer, Juanita Ferrer,
Jimmy Longhibbler, Vicky Lynn Loper, Henry Mendez, Ronnie
Putman, Joe Miller, Benny Raley,
Stephen Nicholson, Charld Ramsey, Diane Putman, Pamela Rhodes
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Athletics
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Football - Coaches – Ralph Dean Vinson & Bobby
Doyle Tipping, - Co-Captains – Jimmy Haden & Edd Hill, -
Managers – Ronald Lynch, Jimmy Fuller, Jimmy Pinales
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Football Co-Champions District 21-B –Group Picture of
Team; Edd Hill, Jimmy Haden, Robert “Junior” Luther, Billy Tipping
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Football – Ray Dean Ellis, Roger Seely, Jackie
Lynn Farish, Jimmy Nicholson, Stan Dugan, Terry Brown, Doug
Holliefield, Billy Bell,
Mike Drain
Page 38
Football – Marcus Williams, Charles Worsham,
Walter Biggar, Ronald Hollingsworth, Jerry Mack McGraw, Pat
Seely, Bobby Brown, Hugh Nicholson, Eddie Page
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Football – Donny Minefee, Danny Mahone, Johnny
Minefee, Alvin McClure, Ray Whitener, Dwayne Grounds, Jerry Lee
Jones, Donald Loyd Boyd, Bill Gillen
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40
Cheerleaders – Head Cheerleader – LaVonne
Fitzgerald,
Betty Coker, Marsha Childress, Jody Owens, Carolyn
Bryant; Group picture of Pep Squad
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Flaggers – Jo Ann Tipping, Melba Staggs, Betty
Whitener; Drummers – Jean Whitener, Joyce Minatra,
Linda Slater, Jill Haden, Jane Garrison
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Girls Basket Ball Group Picture; Co-Captains – Linda Slater & Jody Owens;
Coach – Ralph Dean Vinson
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Boys Basket Ball Group Picture – District Champions – Coach –
Bobby Doyle Tipping; Action Snap Shots
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Jr High Pep Squad – Group Picture; Jr. High Football – Group Picture – Coach
–Bobby Doyle
Tipping; Jr. High Girls Basketball Group Picture – Coach
– W. P. Orme; Jr. High Boys Basketball Group Picture – Coach
– Bobby Doyle Tipping
Jr, High Pep Squad - Top row – Maggie Boyd, Brenda
Minze, Lou Richards, Judy Kitchens, Paulette Raley, Judy Green,
Mary Pricer, Jane Armstrong, Joyce Phillips, Polly Bramall
Middle Row – Marilyn Bryant, Donna Warren, Ruby Boyd,
Lavonne DeRusha, Sherry Mahone, Linda Minefee, Glenda Trussell
Bottom row – Brenda Raley, Diane Reagan, Betty Brown,
Phyllis Williams, Vicki Barham
Jr. High Football team - Top row – Danny Ray Jones,
Tommy North, Don Whitener
2nd from top row – Clark Putman, Charles Ray
Collier, Danny Cobb, Loyd Gillen, Tommy Gantt, David Tipping
3rd from top – Danny Patterson, Verlan Ewing, Royce Haggard,
Dean Vinson, Dan Nicholson, Ross Rhodes, Gary McGraw, Jimmy
Fuller, Ronald Lynch
Bottom row – Coach Bobby Doyle Tipping, Bill Carroll, John
McGraw
1962 Junior High Girls Basketball Team
Back row – Coach W. P. Orme, Judy Kitchens, Debbie Luther,
Paulette Raley, Diane Reagan, Betty Brown, Mary Pricer, Brenda
Minze, Vicki Barham, Sherry Mahone
Front row – Joyce Phillips, Jane Armstrong, Glenda Trussell,
Brenda Raley, Marilyn Bryant, Peggy Farmer, Donna Warren, Polly
Bramall
1962 Junior High Boys Basketball Team
Back row – Coach Bobby Doyle Tipping, Don Whitener, Charles
Ray Collier, Dean Vinson, John McGraw, David Tipping, Jimmy
Fuller, Bill Carroll
Front row – Danny Cobb, Tommy Gantt, Ronald Lynch, Royce
Haggard, Tommy North, Danny Patterson, Loyd Gillen, Clark Putman
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Football Snap Shots
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Personality
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Who’s Who – Billy Tipping, Katherine Armstrong,
LaVonne Fitzgerald, Pat Seely, Robert “Junior” Luther
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Who’s Who – Roger Seely, Mary North, Jo Carolyn
Owens, Stan Dugan, Glenn Hodges
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Football Sweetheart – Sue Farmer , Co-Captains
– Jimmy Haden & Edd Hill
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50
D.A.R. Good Citizen – Jo Carolyn Owens
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F.F.A. Sweetheart – LaVonne Fitzgerald
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Queen of High School –
Betty
Kay Coker
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Freshman Favorites – Marguerite Rhodes & Bobby
Brown
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Sophomore Favorites – Marsha Childress & Pat
Seely
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Junior Favorites – Joyce Minatra & Billy Bell
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Senior Favorites – Mary North & Johnny Pattison
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Most Representative Boy – Roger Seely
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Most Representative Girl – LaVonne Fitzgerald
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Lion’s Club Good Citizens – Glenn Hodges, Billy
Tipping, Terry Brown, Roger Seely, Billy Bell, Jimmy Nicholson,
Jimmy Pinales, Charles Worsham, Marcus Williams
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Youth Fair Queen – Mary North, Future
Homemaker of Tomorrow – Betty Bramall, Alpha Rho Future
Teachers – Betty Bramall & Jo Carolyn Owens
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The Legend of Instant Postum ---Snapshots
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Activities
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Student Council Group Picture – President – Roger
Seely; Book Finders Club Group Picture – Head
Librarian –
Betty
Kay Coker; Music Club Group Picture – President –
Marguerite Rhodes
Page 64
Speech Club Group Picture – President - Betty
Bramall; Chemistry Club Group Picture – President –
Edd Hill; Lions Roar Staff Group Picture – Editor –
Janice (Vest) Baggett
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F.F.A. Group picture – President – Edd Hill; F.H.A. Group Picture – President – Marsha
Childress; 4-H Club Group Picture
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F.F.A. – President – Edd Hill, Vice
President – Roger Seely, Secretary – Jimmy Haden,
Treasurer – Billy Tipping, Reporter – Marcus
Williams, Sentinel – Jimmy Pinales, Advisor – Ralph Page
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Grade School Coronation Snap Shots
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High School Coronation Sanp Shots
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Drama Efforts – Snap Shots
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Snap Shots
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American Heritage Teacher Award – Blooming Grove
Winner – Mrs. Wanda Gillen
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Snap Shots
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Snap Shots
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Snap Shots
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Snap Shots
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Merchants
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Ad – Sam Carroll Hardward, pictured : Owner Sam
Carroll and friends, Bill Carroll
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Ads – Frank Seely & Son, Picture; C. J. Armstrong & Son , Picture; Barry Beauty Shop, Picture; Grove
Café, Mr. & Mrs. Joe Dean Cobb –Picture
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Ads - First State Bank – R.C. Smith President,
B. L. Ralston Vice President, --pictured President R. C. Smith,
Bill Gillen
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80
Ads – Fire & Casualty Insurance, R.S. High
Agency, Mack Crawford & Jimmy Crawford—picture; F.L.U. Co-op Gin—picture; Shell’s Dry Goods-Variety – picture; The Blooming Grove Times, Mr. & Mrs. L. J. Sparks, Picture
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Ads – Magee House – pictured Owner Jewell Magee &
Mary North
Page 82
Ads – Saunders Food Store – Mr. & Mrs. Carroll
Lee Saunders – pictured : Owner, Fayreen Saunders, Jill Haden &
Stan Dugan Whorton’s Service Station – H. S. Whorton
– Picture
Page 83
Ad – Quality Food Store, Dorsey McGraw & Son –
Pictured : Owner Dorsey McGraw, Ricky McGraw, Susan Eddlemon,
Ray Dean Ellis
Page 84
Ads – Barry Farmers Co-op Gin – B. Robinson,
Mgr. –Picture; Reid’s Drug stores, J. M. Reid, Druggist—Picture; Texaco Service Station, Lacy McGraw, Manager –Picture
Page 85
Ads – Earth Moving Contractors – Gillen & McGraw—Picture; Gillen & Lusk Motors – Picture
Page 86
Ads – Grove Gin, Jack Armstrong, Manager –Picture; Williams Upholstering, Mrs. Lillian Williams – McCormick Funeral Service, E. D.
McCormick
Page 87
Ads – Barry Gro & Mkt, R. O. Hobbs –picture; Massengale Bros Service Station – Picture; Joe McGraw Sinclair Service Station ---Swint Huling Grocery &
Mkt. ---Hartford Insurance, R. B. McCormick
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Ads – Williams & Griffis Gin – Picture J. R. Patterson Pharmacy---Navarro Hotel Barber Shop---Rhoad’s
Jewelry Store
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Ads – Coca-Cola Bottling Co. –Mayo’s Office
Supply ---Metzgers Dairy—Humble Service Station, Erwin
McGraw---Goodman Tire Shop
Page 90
Ads – McLellan Store—Roy’s Café ---People’s
Finance Co---Cooper’s Shoes---Miles Furniture
Page 91
Ads – State National Bank –Alton Eddins Humble
Station –Brodie Koowtz Ford Sales –V’s Café---Hilltop Feed Co
Page 92
Ads – Texas Power & Light Company –Stroube
Implement Co—Ridenour Piano & Organ Co.—Chuck Wagon—Watkins
Sinclair Station
Page 93
Ads – First National Bank –K. Wolens—Little Steak
House
Page 94
Ads – Liquigas System –Oak’s Golf Course, Paul J.
Rash –Ellis Studio –M. Evans Jewelers –O’Neal Seed , LTD
Page 95
Ads –Whiteselle Brick & Lumber Company –Western
Inn –F. W. Woolworth—Maynard Phillips Motor Co---Green’s Shoe
Shop, W. W. Green
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Ads – Wolf Brand Products—Collin Street
Bakery—Dairy Queen
Page 97
Ads – Stewart Motor Co –Oil City Iron
Works—Johnson’s Pharmacy—J. M. Dyer Co—Harris Lumber Company
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Ads – Butane – Propane Service, I. J.Bigony—Sam
Daiches Jewelers –Sammie Saunders, Navarro County Commissioner
Precinct 4
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Ads – Paymaster Oil Mill Co. ---Dr. Pepper
Bottling Co—Sears—W. M. Forester Chevrolet
Page 100
Ads – The Texan—Park Lanes Bowling Center,
Harrison & Booker –Corsicana Farmer’s Supply ---Boswell’s Milk–Compliments of : J. C. Penney—Golden
Brothers—McColpin Feed—Red’s Pharmacy—J. A. Penney—Jack Shults
Phillips 66---Gibson’s Discount Center, Hutson
Automotive Parts & Supplies—The Coffee House—Taylor’s
Studio—Paul Mitchell—Looney Grocery
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Ads – Navarro County Electric Cooperative – Snapshots
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