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Snap Shots of Seniors
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1974 Monarch Volume 31
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Monarch Staff Group Betty R. Morris, Jamie McGraw, Lula
Roberts, Deniese Southard, Pam Putman, Peggy Charters, Debbie
Collier, Karen Cunningham,; Vickie Walther, Roy Mendez, Betty Jo
Warren; Photographer Roy Mendez-----Sponsor
Mrs. Barbara Ralston; Personality Editor Betty R.
Morris, Assistant Betty Jo Warren
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Monarch Staff Class Editor Debbie Collier, Assistant
Peggy Charters; Business Manager Deniese
Southard, Assistant Leigh Reynolds; Editor
Vickie Walther, Assistant Jamie McGraw; Activities
Editor Sherry Ledbetter, Assistants- Karen
Cunningham & Lula Roberts; Sports Editor Pam Putman
(pictured with Coach Melba Manley)
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A Time for remembering- (Picture - School Entrance),
punishing ( Picture- Anita Raymer & students), resting (a
dog) , planning (pictured- Marcus Melton & others)
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A Time for learning (Picture of group of students),
striving - ( Touchdown for Lions-snapshot), dreading- (Mrs
Lorene Trussell & Robert Griffin) Eating (lunchroom
group ), spirit (pep-rally group)
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A Time for practicing (Alan Barnes at the drums),
playing (picture of children at play), surprising
(Larry Drew Gillen, David Richards, Leigh Reynolds) Being
together ( seniors Charles Michael Harris,, Craig Ryno,
Billy Harold Burleson, Pamela Kay Putman, Sherry Lynn Ledbetter,
Jimmie Eugene Lee, Gussie Gee, David Richards, Larry Drew
Gillen, Gordon Griffin, Charles Michael Harris, Marc Bryant,
David Burroughs, Lawrence Gregg Jr. , Jimmie Faye Ingram, Leigh
Reynolds, Jamie McGraw, Tim Bowling, Karen Cunningham, Peggy
Diane Charters, Roy Mendez, Betty Jo Warren, Betty Ruth Morris,
Tina Jo Armstrong, Debbie Collier, Mary Ruth Burroughs, Vickie
Marie Walther
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Administration
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School Board President Wayne Nelson, J.K. Melton,
Harold Don McGraw, Alva Lynn Smith, O. M. Bailey, Jimmy
Nicholson, Noel Furra
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Superintendent Charlie L. Uselton, Secretary
Virginia A. McGraw
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A Time for Guidance Principal Don Nimmo, Tax Assessor
Doris Ray; Nimmos helpers ? - Patti June Gillen,
Debra Jones, Charlotte Richards, Cathy Ledbetter, Leigh
Reynolds; Helpers or Snoopers??? Danny Andrews & OTHERS
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Faculty
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Faculty Greg Bailey, Jane (Mann) Bailey, Grady Barnes,
Melba Coker, Dave Garrett; Snap Shots Top Left
Barbara Ralston, Top Left Dave Garrett, Bottom Left
Coaches- Melba Manley, Greg Bailey, Stephen Watson, Bottom Right
Dorothy Martin
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Faculty Thecil Horine, Dorothy Martin, Ralph Page, Barbara
Ralston, Anita Raymer, Lorene Trussell, Stephen Watson; Snap
Shots Top Left Anita RAymer, Top Right Ralph Page,
Bottom Left Lorene Trussell & Jane (Mann) Bailey, Middle
Grady Barnes Bottom Right Thecil Horine
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Faculty Renee Holmes, Candyce Wylie, Kathy Rhea, Jo Delle
Nesmith, Lula Carroll; Left Renee Holmes, Top Right- Lula
Carroll, Bottom Alma Bridges
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Faculty Myrle Floyd, Dorothy Branam, Polly Downs, Grace
Jones; Snap Shots Top Kathy Rhea & Candyce Wylie;
Middle Jo Delle Nesmith, Bottom Right - Myrle Floyd,
Bottom Right Dorothy Branam
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Faculty Anne Nimmo, Patsy Smith, Mary Springer; Snap
Shots Top Right Mary Springer & Children, Middle Left
Polly Downs, Top Left Grace Jones, Bottom Anne Nimmo &
Patsy Smith
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Classes
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Snap Shots Top Left David Richards, Marc Bryant, Derwood
Cleveland, James Ingram, Larry Drew Gillen & others Top Right
Group of Girls----Middle Right Pep rally group; Middle Marc
Bryant & Debbie Collier, Middle Right Deniese
Southard Bottom Right Cheerleaders Deniese Southard,
Debby Collier, Rita Russell, Marie Dobbins, Kathy
Herrin-Sweetheart, Leigh Reynolds, Bottom Left Mary
Ruth Burroughs
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Seniors
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Seniors Class Officers - President- Roy Mendez, Vice
President - Mike Harris, Secretary Pam Putman,
Treasurer- Leigh Reynolds, Reporter Jamie McGraw,
Student Council Rep.- Peggy Charters
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Seniors Snap Shots Group of Seniors at School Entrance;
Seniors Tina Jo Armstrong, Terry Michael Bowling, Billy
Marc Bryant, Billy Harold Burleson, David Hort Burroughs, Mary
Ruth Burroughs, Peggy Diane Charters; Debra Kay Debbie Collier
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Seniors Karen Jean Cunningham, Gussie Curlie Gee, Larry
Drew Gillen, Lawrence Gregg Jr., Gordon L. Griffin Jr., Charles
Michael Harris, Jimmy Faye Ingram, Mary Lou Kirk; Senior Snap
shots Top - Mary Lou Kirk & Charles Michael Harris,
Bottom Left Gussie Gee , Bottom Right Deniese Southard,
Betty Ruth Morris, Gordon Griffin, Debbie Collier
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Seniors Sherry Jeanne Ledbetter, Jimmy Eugene Lee, Jamie
Elaine McGraw, John Lewis McIntosh, Roy Mendez, Betty Ruth
Morris, Mary Yvonne Putman, Pamela Kay Putman; Snap Shots
Top Left Lawrence Gregg Jr., & others, Top Right Roy
Mendez, Bottom Yvonne Putman & others
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Seniors Leigh Anne Reynolds, David Wayne Richards, Lula
Mae Roberts, James Craig Ryno, Sharon Deniese Southard, Vickie
Marie Walther, Betty Jo Warren; Snap Shots Top right
Marc Bryant, Top Left Senior Group Picture, Middle Karen
Cunningham, Bottom Left Jimmy Eugene Lee; Bottom right -
Betty Jo Warren, Sherry Ledbetter, Pam Putman
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List of Senior Achievements -
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Snap Shots Top Right Vickie Walther & Jamie McGraw,
Middle Left Pam Putman, Center David Richards, Middle
Right Leigh Reynolds, Bobby Ralston; Bottom Left Deniese
Southard, Middle Bottom Larry Drew Gillen, & others
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Juniors
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Junior Class Officers - President- Donald Kelly, Vice
President- Mike Wisdom, Secretary Marie Dobbins,
Treasurer Mike Jordan,; Reporter- Rita Russell,
Student Council Rep. Cindy Vest; Juniors
Billy Anderson, Danny Andrews, Robbie Andrews, Becky Armstrong
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Juniors Jimmy Clyde Armstrong, Joe Mark Armstrong, Judy
Atchley, Thelma Bailey, Carolyn Barham, Karen Barham, Alan
Barnes, James Batson; Top Left Reporter Rita Russell;
Snap Shots
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Juniors Kathy Bryant, Derward Cleveland, Loy D. Collins,
Bill Davis, Marie Dobbins, Jeannie Ellington, Ethel Faulk, Lucy
Ferrer, Larry Hugh Gillen, Pam Green, Kathie Herrin, Chris
Hoffma, Steve Hunt, James Ingram; Snap Shots- Derwood
Cleveland, Bill Davis, & others
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Juniors Janita Johnston, Helen Jones, Mike Jordan, Donald
Kelly, Kathy Ledbetter, Becky Lindeman, Bobby Lindeman, Rodney
Lusk, Raymond Marr; Marcus Melton, David ORear, Janice
Phillips, Kelly Page, Steven Raper Snap Shots Top Left
Marie Dobbins, Top right Alan Barnes & James Ingram
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Juniors Mark Reynolds, Rita Russell, Elizabeth Searcy,
Terry Thompson, David Tipping, Melanie Tipping, Henry Vasquez,
Lydia Vasquez, Cindy Vest, Debra Williams, Mike Wisdom Snap
Shots Top Left Kathy Ledbetter, Right Larry Hugh
Gillen, Kelly Page & others, Bottom Left Jimmy Clyde Armstrong
& others
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Sophomores
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Sophomore Class Officers President Loran Seely, Vice
President Wayne Putman, Secretary Lyndal Gillen,
Reporter Billy Smith, Student Council Rep. -
Debra Jones
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Sophomores Steven Adams, Dennis Arnold, Gina Atchley, Joe
Bailey, Debbie Barham, Janet Barham, Debbie Braddock, Tim
Carney, Steve Cavender, Bennie Collier, Keith Cunningham, Joy
Dobbins, Mike Dunaway, Barbara Ann Faulk, Bobby Gantt, Danny
Gillen, Lyndal Gillen, Patti June Gillen, Donna Gillentine,
Angelo Gonzales; Snap Shots Right Jennifer Page,
Charlotte Richards, Carol Hoffma, Patti June Gillen & others
Left Group of Boys
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Sophomores Charlotte (Richards) Gonzales, Tony Gonzales,
James Gregg, Robert Griffin, Carole Hoffma, Margaret Harwell,
Dana Holland, Archie Hunt, Debra Jones, Joyce Larremore, David
McGraw, Steve McGraw, Jennifer Page, Mike Pullin, Wayne Putman,
Cindy Rainwater, Loran Seely, Billy Smith, Cindy Smith, Ira
Swan, Patricia Terry, Debbie Watkins, Kenneth Watkins Snap
Shots Left - Carol Hoffma & others, Right Gina Atchley,
Joy Dobbins, Margaret Harwell
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Freshmen
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Freshman Class Officers President Dusty Ledbetter,
Vice President Kelly Russell, Secretary Donna
Jones, Treasurer Jerry Brooks, Freshmen
William Armstrong, Charles Chucky Barham, Billy Barham, Beth
Barham, Connie Barnes, Debbie Batson, Bob Blake, Kirk Briggs,
Jerry Brooks, Michael Charters
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Freshman Class Officers - Reporter Donna Smith, Student
Council Rep Chris Tipping Freshmen Ricky Collier,
Baldomaro Ferrer, Edward Fullerton, Ricardo Granado, Kathy
Gillen, Diana Gonzalez, Paul Johnston, Donna Jones, Peggy
Jordan, Benny Lindeman, Dusty Ledbetter, Jerry Madera Snap
Shot Debbie Batson & Jerry Brooks
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Freshmen Jerry Massey, Duane Melton, Beverly Moore,
Sherman Putman, Mark Randall, James Richards, Kelly Russell,
Howard Seely, Donna Smith, Joe Smith, Karen Smith, Chris
Tipping, Johnny Vaclavik, Victor Walther, Wanza Warren; Snap
shots Top Left Sherman Putman, Charles Chucky Barham,
Kelly Russell, Billy Barham, Edward Fullerton & others, Top
Right group of boys; Bottom left Howard Seely, James
Richards, Edward Fullerton, & others, Bottom Right Donna
Smith, Beverly Moore, & other
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Junior High
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Junior High Class Officers Eighth Grade President
Steve Mendez, Vice President Tim Bowling, Secretary
Cherryl Crouch, Treasurer Terri North,
Reporter Jo Anne Ewers, Representative - Carol
Armstrong Seventh Grade President Liz Andrews,
Vice President Linda Ingram, Secretary Ricky
McGraw, Treasurer Cathy Ingram, Reporter Robin
Ralston, Representative - Laurie Saunders
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Eighth Grade Debbie Andrews, Carol Armstrong, Gary
Armstrong, Anita Barham, Tim Bowling, Mike Bryant, Sharon
Carpenter, Simon Carrizales, Milton Collins, Cherryl Crouch,
Darla Derden, Richard Ebbinga, Jo Anne Ewers, Carolyn Felder,
Letitia Ferrer, Donna Furra, Paula Gillen, Terry Gregg, Tim
Hatley, Jimmy Ingram, Wayne Lusk, Joey McClure, Tonja McGaha,
Monica McGraw, David Madera, Dudley Madera, Becky Marr, Steve
Mendez, Wayne Minatra, Sherry Moore, Horace Neal, Jesse Neal,
Gary Nelson, Terri North, Jackie Phillips, Sharon Rainwater,
Roger Richards, Debbie Smith, Randy Springer, Billy Sullivan,
Joe Vasquez, Ernest Walker, Marie Woods; Eighth Grade Class
Favorites Jo Anne Ewers & Randy Springer; Snap Shot
Cherryl Crouch & Joey McClure
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Seventh Grade Liz Andrews, Belinda Armstrong, Becky
Armstrong, Lester Bailey, Gary Barham, James Barham, Kevin
Batson, Michael Bowen, Tim Butler, Randy Charters, Benny
Collins, Regina Ebbinga, Elvin Faulk, Cynthia Ferrer, Danny
Ferrer, Donna Fullerton, Doug Furra, Janice Gillentine, Joe
Green, Cathy Ingram, Linda Ingram, Jill Johnston, Anthony Kelly,
David Larremore, Debbie Larremore, Tracy McGaha, Ricky McGraw,
Benny Melton, Karen Melton, Randy Melton, Monroe Moore, Karen
Morgan, Don Morton, Tina Murray, Mike Nelson, David Peters,
Robin Ralston, Randy Richards, Laurie Saunders, Cory Smith,
Karen Smith, Vikki Uselton, Kenneth Walther, Sharon Williams,
Carole Worsham; Seventh Grade Class Favorites Vikki
Uselton & Ricky McGraw; Snap Shot Benny Melton, Laurie
Saunders, Benny Collins, David Peters, Donna Fullerton
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Seventh Grade Football Team Lester Bailey, Anthony
Kelly, Benny Collins, Joe Green, Elvin Faulk, Doug Furra, Kevin
Batson, Randy Richards, Ricky McGraw, Kenneth Walther, Don
Morton, Manager Tracy McGaha, Danny Ferrer, Cory Smith,
Mike Nelson, Randy Charters, David Peters, Tim Butler, Gary
Barham, James Barham, Benny Melton Randy Melton, Manager
David Larremore Eighth Grade Football Team Randy
Springer, Wayne Lusk, Ernest Walker, Horace Neal, Milton
Collins, Jesse Neal, Tim Bowling, Manager David
Larremore, Joe Vasquez, Gary Nelson, Gary Armstrong, Steve
Mendez, Terry Gregg, Joe McClure, Dudley Madera, Manager
Tracy McGaha Coach Don Nimmo Cheerleaders
Liz Andrews, Becky Armstrong, Jo Anne Ewers, Cherryl Crouch,
Carol Armstrong Sweetheart Debbie Anderson
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Cubs Boys Basketball Coach Greg Bailey, Dave Garrett,
Terry Gregg, Randy Melton, Benny Collins, Mike Nelson, Gary
Armstrong, Horace Neal, Joe Green, Manager Doug Furra
Tim Butler, Gary Barham, Wayne Minatra, Ricky McGraw, Jesse
Neal, Elvin Faulk, Ernest Walker, Joey McClure, Randy Richards,
Tim Bowling, Wayne Lusk, Jimmy Ingram, Horace Neal, Milton
Collins, Gary Nelson; Cubs Girls Basketball Coach
Melba Manley, Marie Woods, Sharon Williams, Cathy Ingram, Linda
Ingram, Monica McGraw, Tonja McGaha, Donna Furra Manager
Sherry Moore; Becky Marr, Terri North, Debbie Larremore,
Paula Gillen, Carolyn Felder, Carol Armstrong, Robin Ralston,
Debbie Anderson, Cherryl Crouch
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Elementary
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In Memoriam of Mrs. Lena Neal
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Sixth Grade Jimmy Anderson, Dolores Barham, Tammy Blissett,
Randy Borgeson, William Bray, Tim Campbell, Nancy Charters,
Debra Crouch, Teresa Gonzales, Frank Gonzales, Betty Gregg,
Pamela Hope, Evonne Hughes, Kim Johnson, Wendy Ledbetter, Linda
Lusk, Ted Marr, Ronald McGaha, Charlotte McGraw, Donna McGraw,
Richard Mendez,Jerry North, Rusty Potter, Melanie Russell, Karen
Seely, Keith Smith, Jamey Tipping, Sherri Uselton, Conselo
Vasquez, Treasa Walther, Wendell Warren, Benjamin Williford;
Snap shots
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Fifth Grade David Armstrong, Gina Armstrong, Mark
Barham, Lynda Batson, Gary Batson, Teena Blissett, Rhonda
Bryant, Dawn Butler, Christine Carrizales, Darlene Carrizales,
Delia Ferrer, Timothy Ferrer, Jimmy Guy Garrison, Rhetta Gillen,
Pedro Gonzales, Johnny Gorden, Kimberly Gorden, Denise Harris,
Teresa Herrin, Timothy Kindrick, Nancy Lusk, Shirley McCarter,
Regina McGraw, Penny Melton, James Moore, Joni Murray, Cedric
Nelson, Gary North, Diana Owen, Leslie Prickett, Lynn Pyle,
Janith Russell, Kenia Smith, Tommy Stewart, Robert Toten, Louis
Vasquez, Lucy Vasquez, Donald Williford Snap Shots
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Fourth Grade Lee Sol Armstrong, Steve Armstrong,
Charles Barham, Brad Barham, Sherry Barham, Mark Batson, Perry
Borgeson, Tammy Bowen, Gandy Bray, Stephanie Chesser, Sherman
Collins, Patricia Conway, Rhonda Dixon, Chuck Dover, David
Gantt, Marilyn Gowan, Billie Jean Green, Rae Jeana Gullatt, Bill
Heathco, Cynthia Heathco, Mykle Hughes, Dale Jordan, Deborah
Lynn McGraw, Fredric Freddy McGraw, Melanie McGraw, Donna
Morgan, Dina Nimmo, Dale Nix, Robert Prickett, Amanda Jane
Mandy Richards, Tommy Richards, Kelly Smith, Kimberly Smith,
Alicia Frances Southard, Tammy Thornton, Randy Uselton, William
Watkins, Sherry Williams; Snap Shots
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Third Grade Elvira Barajas, Harold Barham, Terry
Blissett, Richard Bradley, Sloan Brown, Lonnie Cantrell, Roy
Cantu, Dora Charrizales, Wade Derden, Ernest Ferrer, Patricia
Ferrer, Timothy Gonzales, William Gowan, Milton Gregg, Loren
Gullatt, Robbie Haggard, Suzanne Hollifield, Jeffery Larremore,
Sherri Lusk, Deborah Massey, John McDaniel, Billy Todd McGraw,
Myra MLis Melton, Paula Melton, Lee Ann Missildine, Sonya
Mlynarski, James Prickett, Fran Pyle, Eddie Richards, Paula
Sanches, Richard Glynn Saunders, Shirley Lynn Saunders, Tina
Sisk, Lisa Smith, Johanna Tipping, Scott Tucker, Marie Vasquez,
Vanetta Walker, Lutricia Watkins; Snap Shots
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Second Grade Criselda Aragon, Rudy Barajas, Patti
Bray, Daniel Butler, Ronda Chesser, Vera Collins, Lynn Crouch,
Dana Dawson, Dawn Garrison, Randy Gillen, Molly Gonzalez, Lisa
Gorden, Jack Heathco, Kimberly Faith Kim Hiler, Terri McGraw,
Elizabeth Mendez, Kevin Mitchell, Timothy Nicholson, Robert
Nimmo, Larry North, Wayne Owen, Thomas Sisk, Teddy Ray Southard,
Ladona Taylor, Penny Thorneberry, Fabian Vasquez, Marie Vasquez,
Deborah Warren; Snap Shots
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First Grade Carlos Aragon, Ace Andrew Armstrong, Teresa
Barajas, Leonard Barham, Sammy Bass, Dawn Boyd, Samantha
Bridges, Stacey Brown, Sonny Caldwell, Warren Caldwell, Nancy
Carrizales, Darrell Cobb, Jennifer Elmore, Kathryn Ferrer, Mary
Gregg, Tracey Harris, Kevin Kindrick, Toni Larremore, Jessica
McGraw, Kyle Mitchell, Alyn Nix, Tammie Prickett, Mona Ralston,
Jimmy Russell, Terry Slater, Shelby Southard, Sheryl Smith,
Audra Thornton, Teresa Thornton, Chinessa Walker, Stephen
Warren; Snap shots Top Left Sonny Caldwell, Warren
Caldwell, & others Top Right Warren Caldwell & Teresa
Thornton; Bottom Dawn Boyd, Terry Slater, Nancy Carrizales,
Stacey Brown, Jennifer Elmore, Mona Ralston, & others
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Kindergarten Christy Boyd, Renee Bradley, Trever Bray,
Helen Caldwell, Dione Dawson, Janessa Dover, Gwendolyn Edmerson,
Steven Felder, Wendy Glenn, Domingo Gonzales, Michael Hiler,
Leslie James, Beverly Johnson, Donald Kindrick, Jeffery McGraw,
Scott McGraw, Billy Murray, Johnny Nix, Michael Smith, Steven
Smith, Timothy Sullivan, Kenneth Thorneberry, Charles Walker,
Jr., Robbie Warren, Bryan Weaver, Douglas Worley, David Worsham,
William Youngblood; Snap Shots Top Left Scott McGraw,
David Worsham, Steven Smith, & other; Bottom Left Steven
Felder, Dione Dawson, Gwendolyn Edmerson, & others; Bottom
Right Bryan Weaver & Douglas Worley
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Elementary Coronation Court Picture; Queen Dione
Dawson, King Les James
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Athletics
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Football Team Group Picture 12-A DISTRICT CHAMPS
REGIONAL CHAMPS; Back Row - Sherman Putman, Rodney
Lusk, David Tipping, Derwood Cleveland, Mike Wisdom, Craig Ryno,
Steven Adams; Third Row Coach Steve Watson, Keith
Cunningham, Gordon Griffin, Marc Bryant, Billy Burleson, David
Wayne Richards, Larry Drew Gillen, Gussie Curley Gee, Donald
Kelly, Charles Chucky Barham, Manager - ? Coach Greg
Bailey; Second Row Manager Danny Gillen, Mark
Armstrong, Danny Andrews, Chris Tipping, Mark Reynolds, Wayne
Putman, Tony Gonzales, Kelly Russell, David McGraw, Angelo
Gonzales, Kelly Page; Bottom Row Duane Melton, James
Gregg, Tim Carney, Dusty Ledbetter, Loy D. Collins, Loren Seely,
Steve Cavender, Paul Johnston, Bobby Gantt, Steve McGraw;
Captains Billy Burleson, Larry Drew Gillen, Marc Bryant,
David Richards; Coaches Greg Bailey & Steve Watson
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Football Team David Wayne Richards, Billy Burleson,
Gussie Curley Gee, Gordon Griffin, Larry Drew Gillen, Marc
Bryant , Manager Danny Gillen; Snap Shots Lion
Fans Bill Smith, Mr. & Mrs. Jack Bridger, Sadie Hill,
Doris Gillen, Mary Gillen, Jane Smith & many others; Lions -
#75 Charles Chucky Barham, #46 Tony Gonzales, #87 Mark
Armstrong, #33 Donald Kelly & others
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football Team Craig Ryno, Derward Cleveland, Mark
Armstrong, Donald Kelly, Kelly Page, Rodney Lusk, Snap Shots
Top Left football player; Top right Coach Greg Bailey;
Bottom David Richards, Larry Drew Gillen, Billy Burleson &
others
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Football Team Mike Wisdom, David Tipping, Danny
Andrews, Mark Reynolds, Tony Gonzales, Wayne Putman; Snap
shots Score Board; Run Through Sign; football players;
football program
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Football Team Keith Cunningham, David McGraw, Angelo
Gonzales, James Gregg, Bobby Gantt, Loran Seely; Snap Shots
Left Top Players in action, Top Left Tony Gonzales # 46;
Bottom Loren Seely, Kelly Russell, Gordon Griffin, David
Tipping, Craig Ryno, Tony Gonzales, David Richards, Keith
Cunningham & others
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Football Team Steve McGraw, Steven Adams, Tim Carney,
Steve Cavender, Charles Chucky Barham, Chris Tipping; Snap
Shots Top Donald Kelly #33 running the ball, #86 Larry
Drew Gillen & others; Bottom Team in line-up and on side line
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Football Team Dusty Ledbetter, Kelly Russell, Sherman
Putman, Duane Melton, Paul Johnston; Snap Shots - #74
Rodney Lusk, #80 Mark Reynolds, #78 Billy Burleson; Bottom Left
Coach Greg Bailey, #20 Chris Tipping & others; Bottom Right
Many BG Lion Fans
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Snap Shots Top Left Player pile-up; Top Right - #86
Larry Drew Gillen, #44 Derwood Cleveland & others; Bottom Left
- #46 Tony Gonzales with ball; Middle Player pile-up; Bottom
Right Lion with ball
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ALL STATE FIRST TEAM LARRY DREW GILLEN; ALL STATE SECOND TEAM
DONALD KELLY
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COACH OF THE YEAR - GREG BAILEY; Snap Shots of
Team in Action & Lion Mascot
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Cheerleaders Head Deniese Southard, Debby Collier, Rita
Russell, Marie Dobbins, Kathy Herrin
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Majorettes Head Cindy Vest, Karen Cunningham, Melanie
Tipping, Patti June Gillen; Drum Major Steven Raper
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ALL DISTRICT OFFENSE Donald Kelly, Billy Burleson, Larry
Drew Gillen, Mark Wisdom, David Wayne Richards; DEFENSE
Rodney Lusk, Donald Kelley, David Wayne Richards; HONORABLE
MENTION Marc Bryant, Larry Drew Gillen, Billy Burleson,
Kelly Page
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Boys Basketball A Team Mark Armstrong, Donald Kelly,
Larry Drew Gillen, David Wayne Richards, Marc Bryant, Gordon
Griffin, Loran Seely, Tony Gonzales; Coach Steve
Watson; B Team Rodney Lusk, David Tipping, Bill Davis,
Joe Bailey, Larry Hugh Gillen,; Steve McGraw, Mark Reynolds,
Billy Phillips, Kelly Russell, Chris Tipping; Coach
Steve Watson; Manager Debby Collier
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Boys Basketball A Team Captain David Wayne
Richards, Gordon Griffin, Larry Drew Gillen, Marc Bryant, Donald
Kelly; Action Snap Shots
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Boys Basketball A Team Mark Armstrong, Tony Gonzales,
Loran Seely, Derward Cleveland; Action Snap Shots
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Girls Basketball A Team Managers Kathy Ledbetter &
Melanie Tipping, Dana Holland, Patti June Gillen, Jeanie
Ellington, Debbie Braddock, Margaret Harwell, Donna Jones, Becky
Armstrong, Marie Dobbins, Robbie Andrews, Manager Leigh
Reynolds, Coach Melba Manley; Rita Russell, Pam Putman,
Debra Jones; B Team Coach Melba Manley, Joy Dobbins,
Gina Atchley, Beth Barham, Debbie Watkins, Janet Barham, Wanza
Warren, Kathy Gillen, Debbie Batson
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Girls Basketball Captain Pam Putman, Rita
Russell, Becky Armstrong, Marie Dobbins; Action Snap Shots
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Girls Basketball Robbie Andrews, Jeannie Ellington, Debra
Jones, Debbie Braddock, Action Snap Shots
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Girls Basketball Patti June Gillen, Margaret Harwell, Dana
Holland, Donna Jones; Action Snap Shots
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Boys Track Team Top Left Mike Pullin, Marcus Melton,
Craig Ryno & other; Top Right Coach Greg Bailey, Mark
Armstrong, Donald Kelly, Mike Pullin, Billy Sullivan & others---
Middle Left Kelly Russell, David Richards, Roy Mendez; Middle
Right Donald Kelly, Wayne Armstrong, & other Bottom Left Roy
Mendez, Larry Drew Gillen, Mike Pullin, Wayne Armstrong & other;
Bottom Right Mark Armstrong, James Ingram, Donald Kelly,
Derwood Cleveland, Tony Gonzales, Derwood Cleveland
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Activities
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Group Band Picture Drum Major Steven Raper, Alan Barnes,
Cris Hoffma, Donald Kelly, Becky Armstrong, Terry Thompson,
Terry Bowling, Lyndal Gillen, Jamie McGraw, Monica McGraw,
Janita Johnston, Pam Green, Sherry Moore, Donna Furra, Becky
Armstrong, Karen Morgan, Karen Melton, Paula Gillen, Jennifer
Page, Majorettes Melanie Tipping, Patti June Gillen,
Karen Cunningham, Cindy Vest; Band Officers President
Jamie McGraw, Vice President Donald Kelly, Secretary
Lyndal Gillen, Treasurer Melanie Tipping,
Reporter- Janita Johnston
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Band Snap shots Middle Drum Major Steve Raper , 3rd
down on Right Band Director Grady Barnes, Bottom
Left Band Beau Chris Hoffma, Band Sweetheart Patti June
Gillen,
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Stage Band Snap Shots Top Right Gussie Gee, Donald Kelly
& others Middle Left Patti June Gillen & others; Beginner
Band Snap shots Middle right Director Grady Barnes &
students; Bottom right Janith Russell & others
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Future Van Cliburns Belinda Armstrong, Lyndal
Gillen, Mrs. Mason, Melanie Tipping, Becky Armstrong, Beverly
Moore, Dana Holland, Vikki Uselton, Tracy McGaha, Jennifer Page,
Tonja McGaha, Joyce Larremore, Sherry Uselton, Donna McGraw,
Charlotte McGraw, Karen Morgan, Terry Gonzales, Randy Uselton,
Debbie McGraw, Lee Armstrong, Rhonda Bryant, Alicia Southard,
Rhonda Dixon, Gina Armstrong, Melanie McGraw, Karen Seely,
Monica McGraw, Marilyn Gowan, Janith Russell, Patti Bray, Debbie
Smith, Johanna Tipping, Donna Morgan, Kim Smith & many others;
4-H Group Picture; 4-H Officers Randy Springer, Raymond
Clyde Marr, Carol Armstrong, Jennifer Page, Robin Ralston
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FHA President - Rita Russell, 1st Vice
President Robbie Andrews, 2nd Vice President
Tina Jo Armstrong, 3rd Vice President
Ethel Faulk, 4th Vice President Karen
Cunningham, 5th Vice President Peggy
Charters, Secretary Debra Jones, Treasurer Patti
June Gillen, Historian Lyndal Gillen;
Parliamentarian Cindy Vest, Reporter Melanie
Tipping; Snap Shots Top Left Rita Russell & Pam
Putman; Middle Right State Delegates Peggy
Charters & Karen Cunningham; Bottom Left Roaring 20s
Candidate; Middle Bottom Advisor Mrs. Dorothy
Martin
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FFA President - Larry Drew Gillen, Vice President-
Kelly Page, Secretary- Mark Armstrong, Sentinel
Billy Burleson; Tresurer- Rodney Lusk, Reporter
Marc Bryant; Snap Shots Middle Left Larry
Gillen, Mark Armstrong, Marc Bryant; Top Right Mr. Ralph Page
& students Middle right Mr. Ralph Page & students; Bottom
Left Group of Students; Bottom Right Kelly Page, Rodney
Lusk, Lawrence Gregg & others
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National Honor Society Officers President Mark Reynold,
Vice President Rita Russell, Secretary Jeannie
Ellington, Treasurer Pam Green; Top Left Mary
Burroughs, Raymond Clyde Marr, Jamie McGraw, Deniese Southard,
Pam Green, Melanie Tipping, Debby Collier, Gordon Griffin,
Steven Raper; Top Right Debby Collier, Jamie McGraw, Sherry
Ledbetter, Pam Putman, Melanie Tipping; Middle Officers -
Jeannie Ellington, Mark Reynolds, Rita Russell, Pam Green;
Bottom Left Becky Armstrong, Sherry Ledbetter, Judy Atchley,
Raymond Clyde Marr, Rita Russell, Pam Putman; Bottom Right
Mark Reynolds, Thelma Bailey, Jeannie Ellington, Larry Drew
Gillen, Leigh Reynolds, Marc Bryant; Page Sponsored by
Navarro Savings Association
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Student Council Officers President Larry Drew Gillen,
Vice President Debby Collier, Secretary Lyndal
Gillen, Treasurer Roy Mendez; Top Left Group of
Student Council; Top Right Group at Homecoming Dance; Middle
Left officers Debby Collier, Lyndal Gillen, Larry Drew
Gillen, Roy Mendez; Middle Right Cheerleaders at Bon-fire
Debby Collier, Deniese Southard, Kathy Herrin, Rita Russell
Bottom 2 pictures of Bon Fire Page Sponsored by
Corsicana Twin Theater
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Yesterday is Already a Dream Memories of another Year;
Top Wee Coronation Attendents Mary Ann Southard Mary Ann
Southard, Nikki Nicholson & other; Bottom Band Beau Chris
Hoffma, Band Sweetheart Patti June Gillen; Bottom Rodney Lusk
& other
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Snap Shots - Top Left Leigh Reynolds Top Right
Group of Girls; Middle Mrs. Mason & student; Bottom
right Grady Barnes & students
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Snap Shots Top Left Band, Debby Barham, Janita Johnston,
Pam Green, Patti June Gillen & others; Middle top James Ingram
& Loy D. Collins; Top Right Gina Atchley & others Second top
right Marcus Melton; Second row left Karen Cunningham, Tena
Armstrong, Cindy Vest, Melanie Tipping, Patti June Gillen, Rita
Russell, Debra Jones; Third Row Left Cindy Vest Judy Atchley &
children; Third Row Middle Karen Cunningham & Steven Raper;
Third row Right Billy Burleson; Fourth Row Left Alan Barnes
& his drums ; Fifth Row 3 pictures; Bottom Left Judy Atchley;
Bottom Middle Edward Fullerton, Howard Seely, Baldomoro Ferrer,
& others; Bottom Right Leigh Reynolds, Debra Jones, Kathy
Ledbetter & other
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Favorites
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Mr. B.G.H.S. Larry Drew Gillen
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Miss B.G.H.S. Deniese Southard
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Most Representative Boy Larry Drew Gillen; Most
Representative Girl Jamie McGraw
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Most Likely to Succeed Roy Mendez & Jamie McGraw
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Whos Who Based on Scholarship, Friendship, Leadership,
Cooperation - Jamie McGraw, Becky Armstrong, Larry Drew
Gillen, Roy Mendez
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Best Dressed Leigh Reynolds & Mark Armstrong
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Friendliest Billy Burleson & Pam Putman
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Most Athletic David Richards & Pam Putman
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Most Lion Spirit Gussie Curley Gee & Marie Dobbins
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Homecoming Queen Deniese Southard escorted by Billy
Burleson; First Runner-up - Leigh Reynolds, escorted by
David Richards; Second Runner-up Debbie Collier
escorted by Marc Bryant
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Football Sweetheart Leigh Reynolds
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High School Queen Leigh Reynolds; High School King
Marc Bryant; Wee Attendants Nikki Nicholson, Mary Ann
Southard, Sheila Nicholson & others
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Blooming Grove High School Coronation Court Senior Class
Princess Betty Morris, Prince Gordon Griffin,
Duchess Peggy Charters, Duke Mike Harris;
Junior Class Princess Becky Armstrong, Prince Kelly
Page, Duchess Becky Lindeman, Duke Mark
Armstrong; Sophomore Class Princess Debbie Braddock,
Prince Steve Cavender, Duchess Margaret
Harwell, Duke Tim Carney
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Blooming Grove High School Coronation Court Freshman Class -
Princess Donna Jones, Prince Kelly Russell,
Duchess Donna Smith, Duke Chris Tipping;
Eighth Grade Princess Carol Armstrong, Prince
Randy Springer, Duchess Debbie Anderson, Duke
Gary Nelson; Seventh Grade Princess Vikki Uselton,
Prince Ricky McGraw, Duchess Becky Armstrong,
Duke Randy Richards
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Fair Queen Contestants Queen Representative Pam Putman,
1st Runner- up Betty Warren
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FHA Beau Billy Burleson; FFA Sweetheart
Deniese Southard
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Band Beau & Sweetheart Chris Hoffma & Patti June Gillen
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Senior Class Favorites Karen Cunningham & Roy Mendez
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Junior Class Favorites Marie Dobbins & Mark Armstrong
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Sophomore Class Favorites Debra Jones & Benny Collier
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Freshman Class Favorites Chris Tipping & Donna
Smith
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Lions Club Good Citizens Top Picture Raymond Clyde Marr,
Steven Raper, Roy Mendez, Becky Armstrong, Lyndal Gillen, Larry
Drew Gillen, Mark Armstrong; Marc Bryant, Jeannie Ellington,
Thelma Bailey; Middle Picture, Raymond Clyde Marr, Steven Raper,
Becky Armstrong; Bottom Left Roy Mendez, Jeannie Ellington,
Thelma Bailey; Bottom Right Larry Drew Gillen & Marc Bryant
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Betty Crocker Award Mary Burroughs; D.A.R. Good
Citizen Jamie McGraw
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Advertisers
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Ad Southard Bros. - Senior Class Group Picture
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Ads Frost City Cafι; The Nelsons, Wayne Judy, Gary & Mike;
Martin Thurston Automotive Supply, Charlie Ellington Plumbing,
Frank Seely & Son; Par Gas; Joe York Furniture Co.
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Ads Minyards Food Store-Picture of Store; Leland
Kattners Western Auto; Chick Reed Enterprises; Collin Street
Bakery
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Ads - Gibsons Discount; Liston J. Herod Jr.s Herods
Radiator & Electric; Jimmy Yarber s Central Monument Works;
Whiteselle Brick & Lbr. Co
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Ads KAND Radio Station; Pattersons Pharmacy; Furniture
Barn; J. M. Dyer Co; Bowdens Pharmacy; Mitchams Appliance
Store; Wesley Greens Western Wear; Woolworth Dept. Store
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Ad Blooming Grove TimesPictured Newspaper
Clippings
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Ads Coca-Cola Bottling Co; Daiches Jewelers; SewN
Fabrics; Texas Power & Light Co. Pictured Debra
Jones, Donna Gillentine & others
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Ads Harris Lumber Co.; Stroube Implement Company; Tom
White Chevrolet; Northern Propane; LaVetas Picture;
Old Mexican Inn Picture
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Ad Dairy Queen Picture of Dairy Queen
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Ads Helen & Annette Kirbys Fireside Gift Shoppe; City
Office Supply; Jesse Young Livestock Commission; Oil City Iron
Works Inc.; State National Bank; Picture
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Ad - J. O. Williams & Clifford Williams , Williams Gin
Company-Picture of Gin & Cotton Yard
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Ads Navarro County Tractor Co.; 3rd Ave Market;
Buddies Super Market; Hutson Automotive; Bealls Department
Store- Pictured John Lewis McIntosh, Lawrence Gregg,
Donald Kelly
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Ads Holiday Inn; Goodyear Service Store; Withrow
Furniture; Liberty Mutual Insurance
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Ad Wolf Brand Chili-Picture of Building
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Ads J. N. Haynie Wrecker Service ; Youngblood Insurance
Agency; Eula Mae Boyds Taylor Studio; Majors & McLauchlin; Chattanooga Glass Picture Tina Armstrong
& others; Clarence Blancets Navarro Paint & Body Shop
Picture BG Boys on bicycle
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Ad Corsicana Federal Savings & Loan Association
Picture BG Lions on the field and side Line
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AD First National Bank Pictured Audra & Teresa
Thornton Pictured Gary Patterson & Gussie Curley Gee
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Ads Lone Star Gas Company; Wakeland & Southard Pictured
Debby Collier, Rita Russell, Marie Dobbins, #77 James
Gregg, #84 David McGraw & others; Hickory House Picture
Coach Watson
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Ads Joe Humphries Motors; Norris-Hamilton; Hands
Furniture; Lester & Maxine Easleys Lesters Quick
Stop; Bills Fried Chicken
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Ad Taco Bell Picture of Taco Bell
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Ad First State Bank Pictured Bobby L. Ralston,
President- Gordon Griffin & other
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Ads Sparkmans Bait & Tackle; Reids Pharmacy; Pizza Hut;
Builders Supply Company; D. M. Bailey Custom Building
Service & Norene Bailey Custom Sewing
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Ads McMinn Gulf Pictured Mr. McMinn & employee;
Curington Cleaners; Whortons Feed Store; Frost Lumber Company;
Clovis Haden Lumber; Shells Variety; Frost Lumber Company
Picture
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Ad Dorsey & Don McGraws Quality Food Store Pictured
Debbie Lynn McGraw, Donna McGraw, Robert Bray,
Kim Bray, Patti Bray
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Ad Lynchs Grocery Store Pictured Seniors
Lawrence Gregg, Mike Harris, David Richards, Marc Bryant, Billy
Burleson, Gordon Griffin, Larry Drew Gillen, David Burroughs,
John Lewis McIntosh, Craig Ryno, Gussie Gee, Lula Mae Roberts,
Terry Bowling, Pam Putman, Sherry Ledbetter, Peggy Charters,
Mary Burroughs, Deniese Southard, Jamie McGraw; Vickie Walther,
Karen Cunningham, Betty Jo Warren, Leigh Reynolds, Roy Mendez,
Yvonne Putman, Debby Collier, Tina Jo Armstrong
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Ads McCormick Funeral Home; Mike Mikel Cows Acres
Ranch; New Corner Drug Pictured Jo Ann Ewers &
other; Barry Gro & Mkt.---Italy, The First State Bank
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Ad Gene Butler Electric Pictured Dawn, Danny, &
Tim Butler
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Ads Youngs Texaco Station; Charlie E. Belchers
Frost Feed Store; Corsicana Daily Sun; J. R. Patterson Pharmacy; Owens Hardware
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Ads Metzgers Dairies; Town & Country
Candy; 1974 Monarch Staff Picture; Blake
Gillens B. G. Insurance Picture
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Ad Barry Co-op Gin, Noel Furra Mgr. - Pictured - Crag Ryno & others
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Ad First State Bank of Rice President Ronald Cavender,
Cashier Mrs. Ed Ellington, Assist. Cashier Mrs. Sloan Wear - Pictured
BG Lions on practice field
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Ads Donated by a friend; Roberts Trim & Glass; Corsicana
National Bank; Corsicana Cleaners & Laundry; Navarro County
Electric Cooperative Inc; Roys Cafι Pictured Roy
Mendez
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Ads Billie & Derwood Ganitts Gro. Bait & Supplies;
Cinderellas House of Beauty; Magee House; Bud & Jane
Childress Navarro Bait House- Pictured Tina Jo
Armstrong; Snap shots Top Benny Collier, Lawrence
Gregg, Tim Carney; bottom Judy Atchley, Marie Dobbins,
Kelly Russell, Mark Armstrong, Kelly Page
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Ad Gerik Chevrolet Pictured Owner, Betty Jo
Morris, Vickie Walther, Tina Jo Armstrong
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