The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 22, 1947 Page: 13 of 24
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Presenting More Shamrock Seniors
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the movie projector .and the record*
inn machine. He la valedictorian
toll class of 1947.
Carver plana to attend college,
either at the University of Texas
or at Texas Tech, for five years,
where he will major In electrical
engineering. He says “After that
plans are Indefinite."
Margaret Breland Is IT years old,
and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
i Breland, Twltty. She attend-
schools four and one-
half years, at Twltty one term, and
six years at Mart. Texas. She was
secretary of the sophomore class,
prompter for the Junior play, an
associate editor of “The Shamrock”
this year, and a past member of the
PHA She is salutatortan of the
class this year. This fall she plans
to enter North Texas State Teach
era College at Den top. where she
plans to major In a field of Home
Economics.
James Paul Strtbling Is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Strlbling and
lives at 315 South Main. He has
attended Shamrock Public Schools
for 13 year*.
He was a member of the Annual
staff In his Junior year, and presl
dent of his class In his senior year.
He had parts In both the Junior and
senior plays and was very active In
football, basketball and baseball
He ranked third In his class
1947 GRADUATES
•this class will
PASS CLOSEST
INSPECTION!
WE CUT THOR HAIR!
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Shamrock
scholastically. He plans to enter
Texas A. A M. next fall and will
probably take an engineering course.
Bennie feoyce, a senior who hopes
to graduate this year Is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Boyce and lives
at 3M South Houston, Shamrock.
He ha* lettered in the following
sports in the last two years: Bas-
ketball 2 years, boxing l year, track
1 year.
He has attended Shamrock High
School for two years. The othjr
two years He went to Oompers and
Fremont High School In Ida An-
geles, a big hick town near the
coast, in fact about sixteen feet
from the ocean. For those who do
not know where It Is, it Is on the
Pacific Coast across the United
States from New York.
He Is also a member of the Shll-
lalah Club and Thespian Club. He
plans to be a Pharmacist or Arch-
itectural Draftsman. He la also re-
ferred to as the (HAIRCUT) of
S.H.8. He hae been In public
school* 11 years.
reason, probably
Shake the team.
see. -he didn't
|he team. P. 4. We won
bi-dlstrict the year be/ore. He was
quite active tile Junior year and
helped with the Junior-senior ban-
quet and the junior play, that ever-
loving "Kempy." Somehow he
managed to earn enough money to
buy a camera during the next sum-
mer and Is seldom seen without it.
He pas a member of the Thespian
Club, in which he received a letter,
and waa elected editor of the Cam-
pus Mirror, one of the beat gossip
sheets In the Texas Panhandle. He
is working out for baseball this
summer and plans to attend collage
either m Lubbock or Austin. He
will try to study electrical engineer-
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Ray and son.
James Tracy, of Lela, have return-
ed from a trip to Corsicana Where
they visited with relatives.
Mrs. a F.
Griffin spent
bock visiting with
_ Kersh, Jr., and Louis
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JAMES PAUL STRIBL1NG
Third Ranking Student, Shamrock
Billy Morgan lives with his grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Glass-
cock, at 413 South Austin Street,
and has attended Shamrock High
School for four years. He has tak-
en part In football, basketball and
track, nature plans are to attend-
college at Texas Tech and plans to
major In Business Administration
or some field In engineering.
Although his four-year grade av.
erage waa 93.11, James Paul Strtb-
ling, son of 3fr. and Mra j. O. strib-
Ung, 315 8outh Main Street, placed
third scholastically among the 1917
seniors of Shamrock High School.
James Paul hat been active In sports
and other school and civic, activities
during Ms U years In the Shamrock
He la president of the
a and waa a member of
the “Shamrock” staff during his
Junior year. Young Strlbling plans
ot enter Texas A A M. College next
fall and major In an engineering
June Ann Nix, daughter of MT.
and Mrs. M. M. Nix, was born on
September 7. 1939, and has attend,
ed (T) Shamrock Public Schools far
eleven years and one day. (The
one day was when she enrolled in
kindergarten and they disbanded
the next day.)
She Is a board number of the
Shlllalah Club, waa- In the senior
play “College Dan,” played basket-
ball in '44. and Waa In various other
activities in 8.H.8. she U an ac-
tive member -of, the "doo-rlght"
xr-'iip 11 '
Her future plans are
Morgan Eoff, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Soft, la a senior of
Shamrock High School He ihreg1
at 505 South Houston Street. He
attended Shamrock 8cbools for 12
yean. During his four Years ln
high school he was editor of the '47
Annual lettered two years in box-,
log, and waa a member of the Shll '
Utah and. Thespian Clubs He plans’
to enter college this fell and ln four
years become e chemical engineer.
Roxena Helton Is the 18 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil
Briscoe. She attended
at Briscoe through her.
sophomore year end has been ln
Shamrock High the past two years.
She has been' an active member of
the Choral Club, being a member of
the double trio and sextette,- She
participated ln. the Bob Clark rural
shows In her junior year. She was
manager of the basketball team, a
member of the Thespian -Club and
pep squad In her senior year,
ibena has been active In 4-H
Club work throughout high school:
she, won a trip to Texas,A Ac M.
last year. SIM helped , with make-
up m both junior and senior plays.
She Is engaged and plans to make
her home near BriatjU. ,
Charline Clement, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Clement,
411 North Wall, Shamrock, attended
Samnorwood grade school and came
to Shamrock and attended junior
high and Mgh school. She belong-
ed to the Home Ee. Club far three
year* to - . -11
Flora Isaacs, Is the daughter at
Mrs. T. J. Isaacs. 711 North Hpus-
ton, Shamrock Flora has attend-
ed /Shamrock school far eleven
years, and was a member of the
Homemakers Chib in 1945 and 1946.
She was tho a member of the
Double Sextette, and s member
the High School Chorus.
(Continued on pege eight)
- AT LONG LAST
THE BIG DAY ARRIVES
And on the occasion of your graduation we extend
sincerest congratulations and good wishes. ,j/
Remember always that we are your friends, anx-
ious to serve you in every way possible.
YORK’S SOUTH GROCERY
& YORK'S TW1TTY GROCERY •*>.
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Doris Glynn Bell is the 17 year
old daughter of Glynn Bell of Thrif-
ty. She w&it to Kelton High School
her freshman year and was presi-
dent of her class. She came ft
Shamrock* her'sophomore year. She
was secretary of the Junior class of
'46. She was queen of that claaa
Doris went out for basketball and
waa a member of the fha Club
both sophoniore and Junior years.
Spe is now secretary of the senior
class, associate editor of the An-
{ cheer leader, member of the
(plan Club and Shlllalah Club.
She ^participated In both junior and
senior plays. Her plans for next
year arc undecided as yet.
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Montgomery, Arval. The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 22, 1947, newspaper, May 22, 1947; Shamrock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth528464/m1/13/?rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Shamrock Public Library.