(ron’s note – Check the names in the list. There are a lot of names that will bring back memories of friends that you have probably forgotten about. Ikey Pitsford, bring back a lot for me. i believe he lived at the west edge of Higbee. Between where Chris Chism & Donnie Andrews now live ?) 8 June 1950 – 82 ENROLLED IN BAPTIST VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL – The following young people are enrolled in the Higbee Baptist Church’s Vacation Bible School: Becky Sue Robb, Ronnie Dale Magruder, Marvin Pitney, Bill Arthur Williams, Alvin Cerveny, Robert Dutton, Davy White, Joe bill Dennis, Denny Wayne Bailey, Ronnie Dennis, J.D. Dennis, Carol Faith Roustio, Mary Elizabeth South, Sherrill Smith, Gloria Lee Shafer; Joyce Franks, Helen Franks, Madge Purdy, Clara Lou Palmatory, Shirley Wright, Beverly Maupin, Virginia Robinson, Sammy Hackett, Donald Dutton, Ronald Lee Sharp, Harlan Hicken, Marilyn Sue Woods, Lottie Lee Wilson, Janet Bailey, Victoria Smith, Deanna K. Halterman, Corrine Sharp, Edrey Fortman, Evelyn Pitney, Bernice Woods, Grace Joy Roustio, Shirley Purdy, Mary Ann Pato, Nancy Griffin, Verna Palmatory, Darline Pitney, Gladys Smith, Ruth Franks, Ikey Pitsford, Charles Franks, Marvin Logan, Billy Everett; Wendell Doyle, Terry Magruder, Earl Woods, Larry Borron, Jerry Cervney, Dwain Sumpter, Tommy Palmatory, George Dutton, Bonnie Freeman, Gene Griffin, Glenn Fortman, George Hudson, David Dearing, Perry Huffstettler, Eugene Woods, Donald Woods, Charlie Dutton, Caroline Cerveny, Helen Hudson, Mary Gibler, Elsie Westfall, , Marilyn Pitney, Shirley Strain, and Phillip Patterson. Teaching these students are: Mrs. Helen Smith, Bonnette Robb, Mrs. Lloyd Bernand, Mrs. Clarence Andrews, Mrs. Travis Doyle, Mrs. Genelle Cleeton, Mrs. Roy Hayden and Rev. and Mrs. Roustio. School enrollment totals 82. Mr. Harvey Palmatory, has been bringing boys and girls from the country in his school bus which is making their attendance at Bible School possible. ********* -Vacation Bible School Commencement- The Vacation Bible School Commencement will be held at the Higbee Baptist Church on Friday evening, June 9th, at 8:00. All Relatives and friends of the Bible School pupils are particularly invited to attend the Commencement service. The boys and girls will present a program of what they have learned during the school. Hard work and the things they made during the two weeks will be on display that evening. ********** - Vacation Bible school Picnic - The Higbee Baptist Bible School, will have its picnic on Monday June 12th, at Rothwell Park, in Moberly. Boys and girls are to meet at the church Monday at ten a.m., prepared to leave. Transportation to and from the park will be provided. (Transcription of the Old Higbee News by-rgdennis) (ron’s note – There are a lot of people listed here that i had forgotten about. i would say me and my family were living in the east part of town, a couple of streets east of the Higbee School on Jefferson street. i would have been 3 months shy of my 7th birthday. J.D. would have been about 14 months younger than me. Joe Bill would have been about 6 weeks shy of his 4th birthday.)
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