Mark Campbell
Back in 1958, January 30, was when Mark
was born. He was born and raised up in the community of Mexia, Texas, where he has lived
all his life, except four months
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Mark grew up to be a healthy and
well-liked person. He stands about 170 pounds. He has dark green eyes with very dark black
hair and likes to wear his side burns long. Because of his long side burns someone gave
him the nickname of Lambchops.
His first nickname was Perch
which is still going strong. But getting back to the nickname of Lambchops, he
now uses it for his code name on his C.B. radio
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He really loves to talk about trucks and
whenever youre around him and he acts like hes having a fit you can bet that
there is a truck around somewhere
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Mike Raymond
Mike is not a far-out hippie or a
country kicker, hes one of the normal ones of the junior class of Mexia
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...Unfortunately, in Mexia, there is no
dragstrip. Im not saying Mike should be a race car driver, but Ill have to
admit, sometimes he might be pretty good at it
..Once after school, Mike went out of
the side of the parking lot where the road is rocks and gravel. I think it thrilled him to
fishtail on it
..Several other times weve heard that black Chevy coming, either
by the motor going fast as it can, or by him making the corner on two wheels
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As always, teenagers work at some job.
For as long as I can remember, Mike worked at Stop and Go 1 Drive In
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You can tell when someone enjoys
something by the way they handle it. Well, Mike handles his gum, stretching it way out and
then winding it up like a rope
Aside from the gum tricks, Mike is a fairly
attentive student. In Biology he really enjoys dissecting things so he can throw a chunk
of skin on someone
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Kenneth Mo sconi
Mathison
It was a dark day for the world, August
the first, 1957. That was the day ole Kenny hit the sheet for the first time. Although it
was rumored he came out with a pool cue in one hand and box of Skoal in the other, I doubt
the credibility of this rumor
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Kenneth, or Possum as he is
affectionately called by his peers, or Kennypoo as one admirer calls him, is 6 feet tall,
weighs 160 pounds, has brown eyes and light brown hair. He wears size 11 shoes and is
pretty easy going.
After his return from Bastrop, he went to
work in Pop Cannons pool hall as rack hound. He soon became severely poisonous at
any kind of pool you wanted to shoot. When gambling was allowed he was a walking Farmer
State Bank
Some of his likes are good looking women,
cold Schlitz beer, 8 ball at 5 dollars a rack, Skoal, Red Man, camping, hunting, fishing
and outdoor sports
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He severely dislikes hippies, girls who
carry their noses so high that if it rained, they would drown, school and Copenhagen
snuff
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Possum
This year is the first real year
Ive met Possum. I knew who he was but didnt know him personally
He has a
black Falcon that is four-door. He wears western boots and a western belt. He wears blue
jeans all the time that I have seen him
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He is very friendly and every time I see
him, he speaks. Wednesday night we saw him on the drag and he waved and we waved.
I guess Id better tell you where
all the kids around Mexia hang out. To get to the drag from high school you go down Ross
to the signal light. If it is red you stop and if something is coming Id advise you
to stop or you will probably stop for good. Anyway, you turn right and keep going straight
to the circle. Go around the circle, come back and pull in the second drive of the Dairy
Queen and come out the first. You can make a
long drag by going to the Stop and Go No. 1 and turn around. Then if you dont want
to go to the circle you turn around in the Tejas Plaza, but be aware cars go every which
way up there
Gary Copeland
Gary Copeland is one of those people that
just cant stand to see things go as they are supposed to. There is something about
him that whenever the chance comes up hell upset something. If there is a laugh to
be had, hell get it
.Some of his better known stunts have been: stealing
all the teachers chalk, writing sayings on the blackboard, blowing a whistle really
loud in the hall and walking around school with a stick of incense burning in his
notebook.
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He did it better than anyone else,
referring to the stunts that he pulled, because of his vast imagination. Usually he
doesnt show it, but he has probably has a higher level of intelligence than most
people. He has always done well in his schoolwork. And when he mixes his intelligence with
his stubbornness, there is no way you can win an argument with him
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With the exclusion of his stubbornness,
Gary is a rather likeable guy. Hes hardly ever red-necked about anything. Whenever
someone asks to borrow one of his good tapes, he will hand it over no questions
asked
...Hes always friendly. He likes to talk to people. So much happens to
him, he never runs out of stuff to say
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Garys whole lifestyle is set off
from anybody elses. Who else would leave a biscuit in his locker for the whole year?
Or who else would carry a dog skull in his car? Or who else could pop his shoulder out of
joint sitting in class? Nobody else but Gary and thats why hes always the
center of everybodys attention and the pain in everybodys back!!!!
Gerry Ravnell
Gerry is a very funny person at Mexia
High. He is not what you might call a wild dresser because he does not wear some of the
clothes of his fellow soul brothers
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Gerry has been in band since the sixth
grade and plays tenor sax and is first chair. He has been elected band captain for next
year and will be a fine captain
.Whenever he is not paying attention in band, Mr.
Fleming will ask him what he has just said and Gerry will tell it in a funny way and
everybody will laugh
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Gerry is also very funny in all his other
classes. In homeroom he is always giving Miss Smith trouble and is always funny. He will
go up there to her and talk real sweet to her and she will get mad at him and hit
him
Vicki Parrish
Who is the chick at the Sig II? Is it
Marilyn Monroe, Bridget Bardot? No, its Vicki Parrish. Vicki was born in Mexia,
Texas. She lived here from first grade to second, then she moved to Indiana for one or two
years. She then moved to Waco until her sixth grade year. Then she moved to Dawson for one
and half years, then moved back to Mexia and has lived here ever since.
Vicki likes to kick up hades
.In the
seventh grade Vicki was sitting in English, the English teachers name was Mrs. Susan
Coker, she was a really young woman, well Vicki pestered her constantly. One day I had a
drum major whistle. I told Vicki it didnt blow loud, she blew that whistle and
scared that poor woman to death
.
.If Vicki wants something bad
enough she will work at it until she gets it and she is a dependable person. She
wont let anyone down if she is being depended on. You couldnt call Vicki a
hippie, or a redneck, she likes both types, she is just in between. She loves to wear
jeans and tinny shoes
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Carolyn Mack
Everybody calls her Flood, but her real
name is Carolyn Mack. I have only known her for a short time. We had a problem with our
height and we were always talked about because we were so tall
...Carolyn is
dark-skinned with an oval face, a fine shape and a cute smile. In the morning at school
she has a glow on her face that shines out to people because she is always
smiling
..She likes to dance and she wants everyone to be as happy as she is. Rain,
sleet or snow she is always smiling
.She is a happy Junior at M.H.S and is looking
forward to being a Senior next year at M.H.S.
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Jan Fletcher
.Jan always has a smile on her face
and cheerful Hello! for every person she sees. No compliment is left unsaid
about a persons appearance when she is around. And when someone else compliments
her, she reveals her honest modesty by blushing lightly. And who else do you know that
says, Have a nice weekend! or Bye! See you tomorrow! to every
single teacher in each class
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Jan has always been popular with the
boys. I can still remember when she first moved to Forest Glade and one of the boys fell
in love with her. This led to a few problems with some of the girls. Even though she was
only in the third grade, there was a fifth grader (Jerry) who liked her. Judy, also in the
fifth grade, likes Jerry, and, for this reason, despised Jan. Judy was forever saying
nasty things about Jan and trying to fight with her. One day while Jan and I were playing
volleyball over by the chinning bar at recess, Judy walks up and said, Jan, Im
really sorry for all the terrible things Ive ever said about you and I really hope
we can be friends. Can we shake on it? Unsuspectingly, Jan smiled and agreed it was
time to quit fighting. Judy grabbed Jans hand to shake and when she did, Jan jumped
back. Judy had a buzzer in her hand. Judy laughed in her face and walked off. Jan
controlled her temper and we walked off together and she quietly said, That
wasnt a very nice thing to do.
Arnold Carter
Hey man, whos that dude, with the
small afro and the hairy sideburns? You dont know? You know he wears those
green-tinted glasses over those brown eyes. He wears his football jacket, even if it is
not cold outside. You have to know, he wears the label off a Brut 33 bottle of cologne
around his neck. Now you know. Thats Arnold Dewaign Carter, better known as
Pete
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He wears his jacket even if it is not
cold because his pride is really huge. When he wears it he smiles real big and walks with
dignity. With his chest out and his face up.
Arnold dresses nice some days and other days not so hot. What about the day he
wore the maroon double-knit pants with two and a half inch cuffs. He had on a grey, black
and white shirt of block pattern. The collar was white and so were the cuffs. To top off
his apparel, had on black and maroon elevators with 2 ½ - inch platforms and 4 inch heels
with red socks
L.C.
Last night I went to the show with a
friend of mine. We were just sitting there watching the movie. Then all of a sudden
someone yelled at us from the balcony and it was L.C. He does things like that all the
time
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One thing I didnt know about until
recently, was that he started the Red Devils. He started them last year and its
still going strong. Hes pretty well known around Mexia High
.
This friend of mine told me that when
L.C. was in second grade that he used to go around galloping. He used to watch Don Mahonny
and Jean Clair and was an active member of the Kitty Troopers. Another thing that he used
to do all the time was ride his bike that looked just liked a motorcycle. He also carried
all his stuff with him when he rode down the street. One day when he was in the beginner
band, his instructor asked him where he was the day before. He said he was with Robbie.
What had happened was that Robbie and he were standing on a swing, playing army and he had
a stick in his hand which he threw and it hit his band instructors* car right in the
windshield.
*Editor's Note: Joe Tom Haney
Robby Nolan
Robby is a real strange dude. He does
things in a very odd way. But there is one thing about this dude that I noticed. He can
act if he is a bad person but he is really nice and doesnt want people to know it.
He speaks to adults in a very polite way; he says Yes Mr. or Mrs. to any adult
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Robby walks as if he is going somewhere
important all the time, and seems like to me he always has something on his
mind
..Robby stays at home a lot, doing things like washing his car or listening to
the stereo. He used to have a large afro but seems like he really got tired of all that
hair and now if you notice he keeps his hair shorter than he used to.
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