May 9, 1971

Plans are continuing for the reunion of Seminole high school graduating class of ’51, Miss Charline Brown, coordinating chairman announced Saturday. All but four of the 111 graduates have been located and Miss Brown is still trying to learn of their whereabouts.

The annual Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Awards Assembly was held in the school auditorium Friday morning with a capacity audience of parents and other adults as well as students in attendance. Miss Kathy Mendenhall, a sixth grade student in the home room of Mrs. Hattie Johns and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Mendenhall of 1003 McKinley was the mistress of ceremonies.

Slants

Betty Cannon Klintworth of Shawnee spending the day in Seminole and meeting a lot of long time friends…Mary Lou Fisher having trouble with an electronic secretary because the machine wouldn’t talk back…Arcoma Hall Swisher of Shawnee moving into a new home in that city…She is a former city resident and the daughter of Mrs. W.A. Kinnamon…Aleen Cook receiving a signal honor at the junior-senior prom… Former Little area resident and now of Seminole John Andrews striking a hard bargain with Phillip Parks for $2…And later he was trying to run a profit on it… Wesley Smith and his son-in-law, Roy Carter, trying their fishing prowess this weekend…Seminole high school seniors almost on “cloud 9” this week, their final week of school with baccalaureate coming next Sunday and graduation coming Thursday night, May 20…Winifred Harjo and Jess Harris doing a bit of arguing…Former Seminole high students of four years past might remember Larry Barker…This past week at Oklahoma University where he attends college as a senior, Barker placed third in the OU Frisbee Throwing Contest…

Those attending the Forum luncheon next Thursday noon at the Harvest House will have an opportunity to meet and hear the new highway commissioner for District 4, H.E. (Gene) Rainbolt of Shawnee, Ted Phillips, program chairman for the Forum, announced Saturday.

Twenty-two drivers have been fined in the Traffic Division of the Seminole County District Court on charges of speeding. These speeding fines assessed by Judge Walter Billingsley were either $25, $35, or $40, depending upon the speed above the legal maximum.

Seminole High School Slants

Benson Weems and Linda Melton chasing a bird through the superintendent’s office…Judy Johnson hunting natural honey… Jamie Crawford serving as saleslady…Anthony Allen offering to share the load… Carolyn Childers going out to a party…Ronnie Allison handing in a term paper…

The outcome of the vote on the formation of a vocational technical school district composed of parts of Seminole and Hughes counties and all of Pontotoc and Coal counties was a bit uncertain Saturday but apparently the proposal will squeak through despite negative votes in Konawa, Holdenville and Coal County.