Early Pictures
Battery B, 158th Field Artillery, 45th Division
This was summer camp, 1954. Do you recognize any of these faces?
Bottom row, left to right: Richard Bell, Louis 'Buddy' Bedoka, Leon Trotter, Charles Smith, Willie Rames, Bob White, Robert Shipman, Doyle Webber, Buck Shaffer, Lonnie Armstrong, Ira Hart and Louis Ridle.
Second row, left to right: Dail Hitt, Virgil Rogers, Ralph Upton, _____ Upton, __________, Jerry Leach, __________, Clay Roy Marcum, Robert Abney, James Yarnell and Allen 'Mac' Hart.
Third row, left to right: Pete Hammert, Dean Leuch, Bill Beebe, Jim Wall, Boyce Braswell, __________, __________, __________, Glenn McVey, Orville Spradlin, D.D. Derry and Vernon Parton.
Fourth row, left to right: Neil Spradlin, Charles Harrington, __________, Charles Schoonover, Vernon Crumm, __________, __________, J.S. Smith, __________, __________, __________, R.G. Smith and Joe Ed Steverson.
(Photo from the Charles Glenn McVey Collection)
This was summer camp, 1954. Do you recognize any of these faces?
Bottom row, left to right: Richard Bell, Louis 'Buddy' Bedoka, Leon Trotter, Charles Smith, Willie Rames, Bob White, Robert Shipman, Doyle Webber, Buck Shaffer, Lonnie Armstrong, Ira Hart and Louis Ridle.
Second row, left to right: Dail Hitt, Virgil Rogers, Ralph Upton, _____ Upton, __________, Jerry Leach, __________, Clay Roy Marcum, Robert Abney, James Yarnell and Allen 'Mac' Hart.
Third row, left to right: Pete Hammert, Dean Leuch, Bill Beebe, Jim Wall, Boyce Braswell, __________, __________, __________, Glenn McVey, Orville Spradlin, D.D. Derry and Vernon Parton.
Fourth row, left to right: Neil Spradlin, Charles Harrington, __________, Charles Schoonover, Vernon Crumm, __________, __________, J.S. Smith, __________, __________, __________, R.G. Smith and Joe Ed Steverson.
(Photo from the Charles Glenn McVey Collection)
1908 Third Grade School Picture
Do you recognize any of these faces? This postcard was postmarked October 1, 1908.
(Photo from the Tom Blanchard Collection)
Do you recognize any of these faces? This postcard was postmarked October 1, 1908.
(Photo from the Tom Blanchard Collection)
Early Baseball Team, circa 1905
First row, left to right: __________ and __________.
Second row, left to right: __________, Harry Carl Ellison (grandfather of Susan Rogers Hendricks, Class of 1966), baby girl__________, __________ and __________.
Back row, left to right: __________, __________, __________, ___________, __________, __________, __________, __________ and __________.
Others could be Willis Weller, Roy Parker, Pete O'Neal, Otis Smith, Earl Campbell, Jack Campbell, Roy Ellison, _____ Zuzack, Charles Scott, Odd Main, Fred Stelzner, _____ Schoonover and Charles Slemp as listed in the 1905 baseball team and pictured on page 119 of the Anadarko Centennial book.
(Photo from the Susan Rogers Hendricks Collection)
Early Football Team
Do you recognize any of these guys?
(Photo from the Tom Blanchard Collection)
Do you recognize any of these guys?
(Photo from the Tom Blanchard Collection)
1909 Basketball Team
Third girl from the left is Dorothy Ellison, age 15, the future wife of Chambers T. Prickett and grandmother of Tom Blanchard, Class of 1970.
Who are the others?
(Photo from the Tom Blanchard Collection)
Third girl from the left is Dorothy Ellison, age 15, the future wife of Chambers T. Prickett and grandmother of Tom Blanchard, Class of 1970.
Who are the others?
(Photo from the Tom Blanchard Collection)
About 1908-1910 Class Picture
The girl in the third row, 5th from the left is Dorothy Ellison, age 15, the future wife of Chambers T. Prickett and grandmother of Tom Blanchard, Class of 1970.
Who are the others?
(Photo from the Tom Blanchard Collection)
The girl in the third row, 5th from the left is Dorothy Ellison, age 15, the future wife of Chambers T. Prickett and grandmother of Tom Blanchard, Class of 1970.
Who are the others?
(Photo from the Tom Blanchard Collection)
Another Class Picture, About 1908-1910
The girl in the third row, 5th from the left is Dorothy Ellison, age 15, the future wife of Chambers T. Prickett and grandmother of Tom Blanchard, Class of 1970.
Who are the others?
(Photo from the Tom Blanchard Collection)
The girl in the third row, 5th from the left is Dorothy Ellison, age 15, the future wife of Chambers T. Prickett and grandmother of Tom Blanchard, Class of 1970.
Who are the others?
(Photo from the Tom Blanchard Collection)
Kiowa Indian Agency in Anadarko, about 1920 to 1930
First row, left to right: Hugh E. Harry, __________, W.C. McKown, agency superintendent,__________, L. C. Gibson, C.W. Gillett, ___________, __________ and __________.
Second row, left to right: __________, Parker McKenzie, __________, __________, __________, __________, Mrs. L.C. Gibson, __________, __________, __________, __________, __________, __________, __________ and __________. Others in the picture but not identified are Jim Campbell, Winnie Goodwin and George Bates, manager of the carpenter shop. Thanks to Don Harry, Wahnne Cooper Clark and Ike Gillett for helping name the faces.
First row, left to right: Hugh E. Harry, __________, W.C. McKown, agency superintendent,__________, L. C. Gibson, C.W. Gillett, ___________, __________ and __________. Second row, left to right: __________, Parker McKenzie, __________, __________, __________, __________, Mrs. L.C. Gibson, __________, __________, __________, __________, __________, __________, __________ and __________. Others in the picture but not identified are Jim Campbell, Winnie Goodwin and George Bates, manager of the carpenter shop. Thanks to Don Harry, Wahnne Cooper Clark and Ike Gillett for helping name the faces.
(Photo from the Tom Blanchard Collection)
Broadway Street from Courthouse Corner
Looking Northeast towards Broadway. Do you recognize this man? There are horses in the background giving a clue to the time period.
(Photo from the Tom Blanchard Collection)
Looking Northeast towards Broadway. Do you recognize this man? There are horses in the background giving a clue to the time period.
(Photo from the Tom Blanchard Collection)
The Palace Garage and Machine Shop
Apparently this was also the Ford Dealership. Do you recognize any of these men? The building next door shows part of a sign with the word RECORD. Could that be one of the local newspapers?
(Photo from the Tom Blanchard Collection)
Apparently this was also the Ford Dealership. Do you recognize any of these men? The building next door shows part of a sign with the word RECORD. Could that be one of the local newspapers?
(Photo from the Tom Blanchard Collection)
1938 Basketball Team
Fourth from left is Richard Prickett, age 14; seventh from left is Jack Prickett, age 13.
Do you recognize any other faces?
(Photo from the Tom Blanchard Collection)
Fourth from left is Richard Prickett, age 14; seventh from left is Jack Prickett, age 13.
Do you recognize any other faces?
(Photo from the Tom Blanchard Collection)
1948 Basketball Team
Front row, left to right, Joe Ed Talkington, Alfred Clark, Newton Sewell, Robert Wall, Henry McKenzie, Jimmy Kell and Tommy Yarnall.
Second row, left to right , Ira Hart, Leon Trotter, Tommy Stroud, Cecil Sticker, Coach Smitty Williams, Jerry Plummer, John Mosby, Robert Farmer, Donald Davis and Equipment Manager J. D. Parker.
Notice the rough floor in the foreground.
(Photo from the Tommy Yarnall Collection)
Front row, left to right, Joe Ed Talkington, Alfred Clark, Newton Sewell, Robert Wall, Henry McKenzie, Jimmy Kell and Tommy Yarnall.
Second row, left to right , Ira Hart, Leon Trotter, Tommy Stroud, Cecil Sticker, Coach Smitty Williams, Jerry Plummer, John Mosby, Robert Farmer, Donald Davis and Equipment Manager J. D. Parker.
Notice the rough floor in the foreground.
(Photo from the Tommy Yarnall Collection)
1942 Football Team
Top row, left to right, Robert Thompson #22, David Prickett #91, Warren Schaub #21, Sherman Rooney #83, John Buddy Wolfe #87, Charles Varga #79, ______ Miller #70, Wayne Polly #20 and Butch Taylor #77.
Bottom row, left to right, Bob Curry #78, Lester Glass #26, Dale Stone, #74, Gerald Thomason #23, Merle Lewis Allen, Tony Massey, trainer, Max Chance #73, James Bauman #81, John Blakley #80, Ronald Thompson #88, Jeff Aldridge #75, Richard Laudermilk #00 and Coach C.C. Criswell.
Listed names may not be correct and unknowns could be: Lester Moline, James Hayes, Tom Watson, James Stewart, Wayne Polly, Bob McKinzie or Jack Adams.
(Photo from the Ruth Jackson Davis Collection)
1925 Basketball Team
Donna Moran Peterson, Class of 1950, says the man
in the top row, second from the right,
was her late Uncle Thomas Marion Moran, Class of 1926.
Patricia Lamb Givens, Class of 1949, says her father Chester Lamb graduated in 1926, but there was no yearbook for that year.
She does have a yearbook for 1925 and this picture is in it.
Top row, left to right Harold Hinkle, Class of 1926; Virgil Raymond Patton, Class of 1926; Coach Homer Weeks; Thomas Marion Moran, Class of 1926 and Earl Mercer, (He was not listed as a graduate in the Tarpley roster booklet. Maybe he graduated from another school.).
Middle row, left to right Coy Howard, Class of 1925; Walter Parrish, Class of 1925; Team Captain Frank Butterfield, Class of 1925; Charles Willard, Class of 1926 and Leon Smith, Class of 1925
Bottom row, left to right Clint Applewhite, Class of 1927, Murrell Willis, Class of 1926 and Donald Allen, Class of 1925.
The Willow Creek School
The teacher was Bettie L. Owen.
Can you match any of these names to the faces: Mattie Hunt, Agness Ross, Mary Hix, Dora Long, Irvin Jay, Floyd Brock, Henry Luekenga, Howard Jay, Clyde Jay, Bobbie Close, Oleta Jay, and Russell Long.
Also were Earl Long, Ora Long, Ida Close, Vernie McAnally, Mildred Neale, Charley Willard, John Hix, Parker Hix, Zoren Carey, Elmer Poloson, Otis Carlisle, Dalmer Smithpeters, Kenneth Hunt, Harley Walker, Clyde Bruner, Earl Lamb, May Lamb, Ernest Moffitt, Cliffe Bruner and Kenneth Walker.
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The 1945 Class 1B Conference Champions.
Coach Smitty Williams is on the left and Coach Millard England is on the right. Others are First Row, left to right (34) Alfred Campbell; (52) V.K. Foglesong; (43) Kenneth Hill; (20) Virgil Upchurch; (23) Jerry Ditmore; (41) Joe Jordan; (25) Albert Clark, Jr; (35) Lymon Nichols; and (36) Oliver Shaymame.
Second Row, left to right (31) Jimmy Kell; (29) William Welch; (38) Bill Craig; (24) Jimmy Givens; (21) Ralph Byron Hodges; (37) Robert McClure; (44)Harry Headley; and (45) Eldon O'Donley.
Third Row, left to right (28) Dale Stone; (40) L.T. Taylor; (38) Max Sheaman; (30) Calvin Steenbergen;(22) Alfred Clark; (48) Tom Prickett; (49) Asa Lee Jenkins; (46) Raymond Urabazo; and (42) Jerry Hayes.
(Photo from the Jimmy Givens Collection)
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1948-49 Football Team
Standing, left to right, Jerry Headley, Lionel O'Donley, Bob Farmer, Edgar French and Coach Smitty Williams.
Front row, left to right, Joe Ed Talkington, Bill Craig, Kenneth "Gookie" Plummer, Bob Wall, Jimmy Givens, Vernon Parton and Ira Hart.(Photo from the Jimmy Givens Collection)
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From left to right: R.L. Garza, John Lee Compton, Judy Wolfenberger, Mike Moran, Shirley Wolfenberger, Bobby Allen, Kathryn Colclasure, Jimmy Cyrus, Theresa Anderson and Mike Hodges.
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On October 21, 1947, Kathryn Colclasure was selected to be Junior High Football Queen. She was crowned by Jerry Headley.
Judy Wolfenberger, left and Shirley Wolfenberger were runner-ups. Mike Hodges and Theresa Anderson were attendants.
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Left to right, Kayland Bradford, Frankie Allen, __________, Billy Gene Fowler, Phillip McClure and John E. Griffin.
Top row, left to right, Robert Thompson #22, David Prickett #91, Warren Schaub #21, Sherman Rooney #83, John Buddy Wolfe #87, Charles Varga #79, ______ Miller #70, Wayne Polly #20 and Butch Taylor #77.
Bottom row, left to right, Bob Curry #78, Lester Glass #26, Dale Stone, #74, Gerald Thomason #23, Merle Lewis Allen, Tony Massey, trainer, Max Chance #73, James Bauman #81, John Blakley #80, Ronald Thompson #88, Jeff Aldridge #75, Richard Laudermilk #00 and Coach C.C. Criswell.
Listed names may not be correct and unknowns could be: Lester Moline, James Hayes, Tom Watson, James Stewart, Wayne Polly, Bob McKinzie or Jack Adams.
(Photo from the Ruth Jackson Davis Collection)
1925 Basketball Team
Donna Moran Peterson, Class of 1950, says the man
in the top row, second from the right,
was her late Uncle Thomas Marion Moran, Class of 1926.
Patricia Lamb Givens, Class of 1949, says her father Chester Lamb graduated in 1926, but there was no yearbook for that year.
She does have a yearbook for 1925 and this picture is in it.
Top row, left to right Harold Hinkle, Class of 1926; Virgil Raymond Patton, Class of 1926; Coach Homer Weeks; Thomas Marion Moran, Class of 1926 and Earl Mercer, (He was not listed as a graduate in the Tarpley roster booklet. Maybe he graduated from another school.).
Middle row, left to right Coy Howard, Class of 1925; Walter Parrish, Class of 1925; Team Captain Frank Butterfield, Class of 1925; Charles Willard, Class of 1926 and Leon Smith, Class of 1925
Bottom row, left to right Clint Applewhite, Class of 1927, Murrell Willis, Class of 1926 and Donald Allen, Class of 1925.
Donna Moran Peterson, Class of 1950, says the man
in the top row, second from the right,
was her late Uncle Thomas Marion Moran, Class of 1926.
Patricia Lamb Givens, Class of 1949, says her father Chester Lamb graduated in 1926, but there was no yearbook for that year.
She does have a yearbook for 1925 and this picture is in it.
Top row, left to right Harold Hinkle, Class of 1926; Virgil Raymond Patton, Class of 1926; Coach Homer Weeks; Thomas Marion Moran, Class of 1926 and Earl Mercer, (He was not listed as a graduate in the Tarpley roster booklet. Maybe he graduated from another school.).
Middle row, left to right Coy Howard, Class of 1925; Walter Parrish, Class of 1925; Team Captain Frank Butterfield, Class of 1925; Charles Willard, Class of 1926 and Leon Smith, Class of 1925
Bottom row, left to right Clint Applewhite, Class of 1927, Murrell Willis, Class of 1926 and Donald Allen, Class of 1925.
The Willow Creek School
The teacher was Bettie L. Owen.
Can you match any of these names to the faces: Mattie Hunt, Agness Ross, Mary Hix, Dora Long, Irvin Jay, Floyd Brock, Henry Luekenga, Howard Jay, Clyde Jay, Bobbie Close, Oleta Jay, and Russell Long.Also were Earl Long, Ora Long, Ida Close, Vernie McAnally, Mildred Neale, Charley Willard, John Hix, Parker Hix, Zoren Carey, Elmer Poloson, Otis Carlisle, Dalmer Smithpeters, Kenneth Hunt, Harley Walker, Clyde Bruner, Earl Lamb, May Lamb, Ernest Moffitt, Cliffe Bruner and Kenneth Walker.
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The 1945 Class 1B Conference Champions.
Coach Smitty Williams is on the left and Coach Millard England is on the right.Others are First Row, left to right (34) Alfred Campbell; (52) V.K. Foglesong; (43) Kenneth Hill; (20) Virgil Upchurch; (23) Jerry Ditmore; (41) Joe Jordan; (25) Albert Clark, Jr; (35) Lymon Nichols; and (36) Oliver Shaymame.
Second Row, left to right (31) Jimmy Kell; (29) William Welch; (38) Bill Craig; (24) Jimmy Givens; (21) Ralph Byron Hodges; (37) Robert McClure; (44)Harry Headley; and (45) Eldon O'Donley.
Third Row, left to right (28) Dale Stone; (40) L.T. Taylor; (38) Max Sheaman; (30) Calvin Steenbergen;(22) Alfred Clark; (48) Tom Prickett; (49) Asa Lee Jenkins; (46) Raymond Urabazo; and (42) Jerry Hayes.
(Photo from the Jimmy Givens Collection)
1948-49 Football Team
Standing, left to right, Jerry Headley, Lionel O'Donley, Bob Farmer, Edgar French and Coach Smitty Williams.
Front row, left to right, Joe Ed Talkington, Bill Craig, Kenneth "Gookie" Plummer, Bob Wall, Jimmy Givens, Vernon Parton and Ira Hart.(Photo from the Jimmy Givens Collection)
From left to right: R.L. Garza, John Lee Compton, Judy Wolfenberger, Mike Moran, Shirley Wolfenberger, Bobby Allen, Kathryn Colclasure, Jimmy Cyrus, Theresa Anderson and Mike Hodges.
On October 21, 1947, Kathryn Colclasure was selected to be Junior High Football Queen. She was crowned by Jerry Headley.
Judy Wolfenberger, left and Shirley Wolfenberger were runner-ups. Mike Hodges and Theresa Anderson were attendants.
Left to right, Kayland Bradford, Frankie Allen, __________, Billy Gene Fowler, Phillip McClure and John E. Griffin.
Why was this group allowed on public streets? What was the occasion? Who are they? Maybe Ira Hart leading the bunch, followed by Jimmy Givens, Gooky Plummer, Jerry Headley and Bob Wall. There are others? Do you know them?(Photo from the Jimmy Givens Collection)
Voted the 1948 High School Football Queen was Imogene Shipman, junior.
Carrying her crown at the ceremony was Teddy Johnson, three-year old brother of Carlene Johnson.
Other candidates were Kathryn Francen, senior and Jeanne Hodges, sophomore.(Photo from the Jimmy Givens Collection)
Here's the Junior High basketball team (during the winter of 1947), Top row, left to right, Coach Herley "Red" Lair, John Lee Compton, Dale Talkington, Jerry Headley, Doug McClure and Bob Hines. Bottom row, left to right, Clinton "Spike" Jones, Henry Martinez, Equipment Manager Billy Hamilton, Lawdis Gandy and Jim Cyrus. (Photo by Harry S. Culver)
Junior High Basketball team (year unknown) 1st row, Coach Claude Nabors and Equipment Manger Edgar French.
2nd row, left to right, Bob Allen, Jay Gilliam, Billy Hamilton, Harold Lane, Charles Schoonover and Roy Lee Willis
3rd row,. Bob Hines, Franklin Bedoka, Richard Garcia, John Compton and Clinton "Spike" Jones.
The Anadarko Pepooses Pep Club (maybe 1949). Left to right, Darrell Sears, Johnny Griffin, Cheerleader Jimmy Thompson, President Kayland Bradford, Delbert Metheny, Bill Fowler, Herbert Friedman, Buddy Bedoka, Dale Talkington, Cheerleader Albert "Smitty" Smith, Jimmy Givens, Bobby Schubert, Bill Hess, Don Smith, Bobby Fisher, Bill Holmberg, Jerry Vaughan, Kenneth "Gookey" Plummer and Facility Sponsor Ned Galloway. (Thanks to Jean Head Carpenter Fowler and husband Bill Fowler for the identifications.)
Pepooses Pep Club during the Fall of 1949. Left to right: David Hess, Valdo Saathoff, Jimmy Thompson, Jimmy Snavely, Delbert Metheny, Larry Edgmon, Henry Martinez, Ray Frankie Allen, Kenneth Plummer and Billy Holmberg.
"A" Club members, maybe 1950 or 1951. Bottom row, left to right, Donald Jarvis, Roy Lee Willis, Lawdis Lee Gandy, Alfred Hunter, David Hess, Edgar French and Coach Kenneth Moore.Middle row, left to right, James Hudgeons, Charles Schoonover, Dale Talkington, Gerald Ahpeatone, Phil Carter, __________ and Pat Moore.
Top row, left to right, Jerry Weeks, Guy Cabbiness, Kenneth Harris, Bob Hines, Jim Cyrus, Darrell Sears, Jack Ward and Charles Harrington.
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The time was the Fall of 1951 or Spring of 1952, with the Anadarko "A" Club. First row, left to right, R.L. Garza, Roy Willis (We see that right hand finger, Roy...now GO to your room!!), Donald Jarvis, Jerry Weeks, Bob Davis, Gene Brown, Freddie Hammert, Mac Hart, Jan Otis and Alfred Hunter. Second row, left to right, Guy Cabbiness, Kenneth Adams, Gerald Ahpeatone, Edgar French, Secretary and Treasurer Phil Carter, Jay Dee Wingo,
Harold Lane and Tom Lucas. Third row, left to right, Kenneth Harris, Henry Martinez, Gene Goombi, President John Compton, Bob Hines, Jim McGuire and Cecil Morgan.
Not present were Vice-President Pete Hammert and Student Council Representative Pat Moore. (Thanks to Joyce Jones Courson for the identification.)
Undated photo, maybe 1950, left to right, Bob Hines, Ronald Jack Ward, James Samuel Cyrus and Arthur Darrell Sears.
A-Club initiation required mouse traps on the head, pant legs rolled up, old tie, cardboard "A" and a wooden paddle around neck, unmatching shoes and socks and a lot of respect for A-Club members. From left to right, James Hudgins, Alfred Hunter and Louis Rose.
(Click on picture to enlarge) More A-Club initiates, Left to right:Phil Carter, Gerald Ahpeatone and Delbert Metheny.
Music makers from left to right: Sue Davis, Jimmy Cyrus, Peggy Braden, Lawdis Gandy, Richard English, Billy Holmberg and Grace Marie Freelin.
1951 Beauty Queens.
Seated: Mary Elizabeth Brown. Standing, left to right,
Ruby McKee, Peggy Jean Braden,
Shirley Sue Smith and Gloria Jean Hodges.
ANNUAL HOBO DAY 1949
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From left to right: Jean Friedman, Betty Lou Schoonover, Roy Rames, Mary Lear and Lawdis Gandy dressed up for the annual Hobo Party.
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Joe Ed Talkington
arrives in town...by rail.
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Frankie Allen, Vernon Parton, Valdo Saathoff and friends taking a rest on the north courthouse lawn. Look at those "old" cars in the background.
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Jerry Headley and Roy Rames enjoying a quick
lunch of beans and bread.
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Roy Rames, Wanda Childers and others
leaving by the school's front door.
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Tell me who?
1. Homepage: The opening page of the web site.-
2. Early Anadarko: Pictures of downtown from 1907 to 1938.
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3. 1906-1919 Graduates: A roster with every graduate from 1906.
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4. School Pictures: Group pictures, Beauty Queens and Hobo Day.
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5. More School Pictures: Classic snapshots from the Fabulous Fifties.
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6. Band and Orchestra: Formal group pictures from 1943 to the 1950's.
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7. Popejoy Music Club: Wonderful group pictures from 1941 to 1945
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8. Class of 1949
Roster: Where they are today and which classmates have died.
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9. Class of 1950 Roster: Where they are today and which classmates have died.
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10. Class of 1951 Roster: Where they are today and which classmates have died.
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11. Class of 1952 Roster: Where they are today and which classmates have died.
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12. Class of 1951 Pictures: Rare snapshots of classmates from 1945.
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13. Vanity Auto Tags: See the CRAZY words people put on their car tags.
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14. Dale's MUCH Older Brother: A small tribute to a BIG brother.
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15. Talkington Family History: A brief summary of the family history from Oklahoma back to early Pennsylvania.