IN PARIS, TENNESSEE, SINCE 1866
P. O. Box 310, Paris, TN. 38242-0310
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IN PARIS, TENNESSEE, SINCE 1866
P. O. Box 310, Paris, TN. 38242-0310
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From the
May 20, 2003 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
All ~Class of 1953
Betty Lou Jones of the Grove High School senior class was honored for 12 years of perfect
attendance. She had never missed a day in her school career. Other seniors with perfect
attendance for the year were Bobbie Sue Cherry, Carolyn Brisendine, Betty Carolyn Johnson,
Mac Luckey, Shirley McDaniel, George Moore, Faye Prince, Jerald Sykes and Camille Thomas.
From
the May 14, 2003 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
Four Grove High School speech students were named Four-Star Thespians, the highest honor
offered by the National Thespian Society. They were Carolyn Brisendine (‘53), Marvin
Bunn (‘53), Billy Mann (‘53) and Mac Luckey (‘53).
From
the May 14, 2003 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
The Hi-Y Club at Grove High School inducted as new members Melvin Humphreys (‘55),
Larry McGehee (‘54), Bubba Lockhart (‘54), Hoffman Fry (‘54), Jerald Hill
(‘55), Ed Tayloe ("55), Charles Franklin (‘55), Dan Bundy (‘55),
Clayton Gaddy (‘54), Jimmy Berry (‘55), Fred Thompson (‘55) and Frank Cates
(‘54).
From the
May 8, 2003 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
The Grove High School speech department, under the direction of Mrs. Clem Krider, was awarded the Tennessee Forsenic League trophy for having the most contestants win the largest number of contests of any other of the 25 schools competing. First Place winners were Mac Luckey (‘53), Billy Mann (‘53), Barbara Brown (‘55) , Carolyn Travis (‘53), Larry McGehee (54), Diana Rhodes (54), Robert Covington (‘54), David Brown (‘54), Charles Franklin (‘55), Jerry Humphreys (‘55), Frank Mason (‘54) and Mary Alice Hooser (‘53).
(‘ ) Denotes class year.
From the
April 30, 2003 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
Paris talent walked away with three first-place showings at the Dixieland Sectional Amatuer Talent Show at Weston Hall. Robert Covington (‘54) won a first with a piano solo. A clarinet quartet of Dorothy Jean Owens (‘54), Mac Luckey (‘53), Robert Covington (‘54) and Wright Pillow (‘54) was a winner, and the Dixieland Combo , a group of be-bop musicians, brought the house down with their rendition of Jada. In that group were Jerald Sykes (‘53), Luckey, Covington and Billy Mann (‘53).
From the
April 30, 2003 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
Ann Corbett (‘54) was chosen to represent Grove High School at Girls State. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Corbett. Alternate would be Peggy Bomar (‘54).
From
the April 22, 2003 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
Class of 1953
The senior class of Grove High School entertained with a banquet at the Greystone Hotel Governor's Room. Class president Charles Scholes was the toastmaster and school principal Dwight Norman gave the invocation. Mary Lou Atkins and Joan Evans sang a duet and a trio of Mac Luckey, Billy Mann and Gerald Sykes sang "Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes."
From
the April 22, 2003 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
Class of 1950
Charles 'Chick' King placed among the top hitters in the Southern League. An outfielder with the Little Rock team, King was averaging .333.
From
the April 22, 2003 Edition ~ 75 YEARS AGO
The Grove Parent- Teachers Association met for the last time this school year and elected officers. Mrs. Charles Pardue would be new president; Mrs. Ephrian Williams, first vice president; Mrs. Amos G. Rhodes, second vice president; Mrs.J.H. McSwain, secretary; and mrs. O.E. Denslow, Treasurer.
From the April 2, 2003 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
Dr. L. D. Chesemore was pictured with the 2,011th baby he had delivered since begining practice here in 1934. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Spaulding of Porter Court was Jennie Lynn. Also in the picture was Grove High School senior Donna Veazey ('53), the first person delivered in Paris by Chesemore.
From
the March 18, 2003 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
Carolyn Brisendine ('53), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pled Brisendine, was awarded the Daughters of the American Revolution good citizenship honor at Grove High School. She was circulation manager for the school newspaper and a member of the Pep Club, Glee Club and National Forensic League.
From the March 5, 2003 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
The McCartney Produce Biddy Basketball team was undefeated in six games, having outscored their opposition 226-137. On the squad were Ray Norwood, Charles Brown, Howard Williams, Kenneth Kalagan, Lindell Chrisman, Welton Gaddy, Ronnie Brewer, David Lowery, Walter Veazey, Joe Norwood and Larry Brogdon. Aubrey Hunt was coach and Harlan McCartney sponsor.
A new Key Club was chartered at Grove High School with Mac Luckey the first president. Luckey was shown with Fred Wood, president of the Paris Kiwanis Club, Key Club Sponsor.
From
the February 11, 2003 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
The Grove Blue Devils put on a furious 24-point rally in the fourth quarter to knock the Springfield Black Panthers from the undefeated ranks 59-56. Franklin Cate scored 21 points to take high scoring for Grove but Gordon Taylor dropped in 25 for the county champion Panthers. In the final seconds of the game Gerald Hill and Nichol Britt used skillful ball handling to freeze the ball and keep it away from the dangerous Panthers.
From
the February 12, 2003 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
A weekly business review featured the River Road Inn on the lake highway. The short order house was owned by Wayva Todd. She was assisted by her mother, Iva Johnson. Four young men ~ Gerald Hill, Robert Scarbrough ('51), Billy Lacy ('54) and Billy Joe McGuire ('51) ~ served as car hops for curb service and also did some of the cooking.
From
the January 7, 2003 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
The Springville boys basketball team eked out a 43 - 42 victory over the Grove Blue Devils to remain undefeated on the season. On the squad were Ray Hill, Bob Richardson, Robert Norwood, Billy Watkins, Robert Vaughn, Bobby Henderson, Doris Jones, Jimmy Allison, Roy Hill, Gordon Taylor, James Bomar and Bailey Wimberley. Coach was James Cates and manager was David Kendall.
From
the December 31, 2002 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
Arlyn Wright (Class ?) and Eddie Joe Chrisman ('57) were rewarded from their effort in sending aloft a ballon with instructions to contact them if the ballon was found. A note was received from Smyth County, Virginia, relating the ballon had landed there.
From
the December 31, 2002 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
Robert Gerald White (Class ?), son of Mr. and Mrs. Jourd White of Forrest Heights, was selected to attend Naval Officers Candidate School in Newport News, Rhode Island. He had graduated from Vanderbilt University.
From
the December 2, 2002 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
Homer Spain was pictured being greeted by Grove High School principal Dwight Norman as the newest Grove faculty member. Spain, a graduate of Clarksburg High School and Union University, would teach physical education and coach boy's basketball.
From
the November 12, 2002 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
Four outstanding players on the University of Tennessee Martin Branch Vol football team from Paris were pictured. They were Doyle Reese ('51), Robert Owen Scarbrough ('51), Earl Thompson ('51) and Billy Joe McGuire ('51).
From the
November 5, 2002 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
Jimmy Fitzsimmons ('50) was uninjured when his car, a 1949 Mercury, turned over off the Gordon Browning Highway south of Paris. The auto was totally demolished.
From the
October 22, 2002 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
James Turner ('55), brawny sophomore wingman, shuffled onto the field at Milan and
calmly swung a left foot into the pigskin to send it high and right through the uprights
for a point-after that gave the Blue Devils a 13-12 victory over a tanacious Milan Bulldog
squad. The Big Blue controlled both sides of the line of scrimmage all night, with Jimmy
Kimmons ('53) running for 131 yards and Wayne King ('54) racking up 104. The Devils mixed
the split-T formation with the single-wing to confuse Milan.
From the
October 23, 2002 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
Roland Parkhill ('49), son of Mr. & Mrs. Sonny Parkhill, qualified to take entrance
exams in March at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point. A Grove High School graduate,
student at the University of Tennessee and Sargent First Class in the National Guard,
Parkhill had trained to be an expert brick mason under his father and grandfather.
From the
September 24, 2002 Edition ~ 75 YEARS AGO
Class rivalry reached a peak at Grove High School as each class entered a queen into competition for the school football queen. The freshman entry was Vida Lucille Miller; sophomore, Kathryn Wiley; junior, Gladelle Sparks; and senior, Marjorie Miller.
From
the September 10, 2002 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
After two years of being starved for victories, Grove High School fans were overjoyed as their beloved Blue Devils trounced McKenzie 43-6 in the opening game of the 1952 season. Wayne King ('55) did a masterful job of keeping and pitching on the option. His pitchout targets were speedy Billy Michael ('54) and Jimmy Kimmons ('54). Kimmons had 212 yards from scrimmage in only 13 carries. He also averaged 48 yards on punts.
From the
September 6, 2002 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
Sophomore Gayrene Shemwell ('55) was chosen by the Grove High Pep Club as
cheerleader. Filling out the remainder of the squad were
Betty Lou Jones ('53), Barbara Vaughn ('53), Nancy Norman and Gayle Guthrie ('54).
From the
August 28, 2002 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
Class of 1950
Charles "Chick" King of Paris was named to the all-star team of the Carolinas. He had batted .321 with Durham for the season and had thrown a baseball the longest distance in the history of the leauge.
From the
July 17, 2002 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
Class of 1950
Charley Neal Beard of Paris Route 1, was one of 35 new students enrolled for the summer quarter at the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry in Memphis.
From the
July 16, 2002 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
Class of 1950
Chick King, professional baseball player with Duram of the Carolina League, was chosen to the league’s all-star team.
From the
June 12, 2002 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
Class of 1949
Bobby Jean Burton was chosen queen of the Lewis-Wimberley post
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at a beauty review. Martha Perkins was first maid and Dot
Kimmons second maid. Other entrants were Lou Annie Pinson, Joy Prince, Ruby Lamb, Ann
Powers, and
Ruthie Alexander .
From April 10, 2002 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
Class of 1954
Sylvia McEvoy was chosen queen of the Mule Day Festivities and was crowned by Gov. Gordon Browning. Maids to the Queen were Shirley Melton and Martha Perkins, While young Nancy Krider served as Page. A pair of mules from Lynn Grove, Kentucky was judged best of show and Jean Jackson took first prize in pony riding competition. More than 25,000 people crowded the downtown area for the festivities.
From October 9, 2001 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
Class of 1951
Martha Sue Fitzsimmons, a local student at Lambuth College in Jackson, was at Lakeshore Methodist Camp near Camden to attend a Youth Conference.
From
March 15, 2002 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
Class of 1950
Grove High School graduate Dan King, regarded as one of the top sophomore
college basketball players in the nation, was set for starting forward as his school,
Western Kentucky, went up against Louisville in the first round of the National
Invitational Tournament. Local television viewers witnessed the action as WSM-TV in
Nashville carried a telecast of the game, Western was 25-4 on the season
From
July 17, 2001 Edition ~ 50 YEARS AGO
Class of 1950
One of Paris’ most famous athletes, "Chick" King was making
headlines in Jamestown, N.Y. King was playing there with the minor league baseball team.
The newspaper in Jamestown carried a story giving King credit for the team’s improved
season. He was called the "Tennessee Torpedo." His batting average was .375 and
he was said to be the most dangerous leadoff man in the league.
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