Interesting Facts about 1959
- The President of the United States was Eisenhower
- The average car was priced at $2,200
- Gasoline: 25 cents/gal!
- House: $12,400.00
- Bread: 20 cents/loaf
- Milk: $1.01 dollars/gal
- Postage Stamp: 4 cents
- Stock Market: 679
- Average Annual Salary: $5,010.
- Minimum Wage: 1 dollar per hour
Class of 1959
Class Presidents: Seniors: Patty Hunter, Susan Musgrove, Janet Eacret, George Franks and Patsy White. Juniors: George Johnson, Kathy Overturf, Janine Hunter, Olive Lime, Bartley Mortenson and Beverly Johnson. Sophomores: Jeff Bingaman, Earnest Harper, Tommy Denney, Judy Reese and Alfred Ogas. Freshmen: Alice Ogas, Jane Bosworth, Enid Smith and Jimmy Gonzales.
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(from top left to bottom right) Norma Jean Acuna, Ray Andozola, Roy Barentine, Mary Basset, Gloria Jean Bateman, Gerry Billings, Rachel Bingaman and Norman Borrego.
Ken Burchfeild, Bonnie Burk, Nancy Caballero, Nellie Candelaria, Carmen Chacon, Delia Chavez, Betty Clark and Sandy Cobb.
Patricia Cole, Virginia Corral, Janet Eacret, Mary Jane Espinosa, Theresa Espinosa, Nim Evatt, John Fleming and George Franks.
Dan French, Ruth Ann Frymire, Barbara Gonzales, Jo Ann Grimes, Sylvia Hall, Shirely Holland, Carol Hooker and Craig Hubbard.
Judy Huff, Patty Hunter, Gabriel Jimenez, Bob Jones, Tom Keene, Margared Alice Kelsey, Peg Kelsey and Patti Lane.
Walt Langendorf, Fred Little, Rosy Lucero, Arthur Madrid, Alice Mershon, Gene Minor, Evangeline H. Monje, Ramona Montes
Gerald Monzingo, Kay Mrotzek, Celica Munoz, Susand Musgrove, Patricia Mcdonald, Dorthy Mckinney, Darlene Mcmillen and Bob Ogas.
Warren Owens, Priscilla Padilla, S. Palmer, Phillip Parotti, Eva Parra, Donald Pierce, Ronald Pierce and Gilbert Plancencio.
Dale Pruit, Virginia Robertson, Robert Ruiz, David Rydeski, Mary Sandoval, Denny Saunders, Henery Saunders and Adolfo Sepulveda.
Edna Serna, James Shaw, Hollis Shelley, David Sierra, Irene Sisneros, Mary Lou Sneed, John Spriggs and Michael Steppe.
Gary Tatsch, Danny Thomas, Tip Ward, Sandra Watkins, Patsy White, Tommy White and Amy Louise Wray.
Seniors Not Pictured:
Tony Alcorta, Leon Calloway, Charles Dillard, Manuel Gandara, Robert Molina, Terrie Munoz, Ruben Murillo, Ester Nunez, Hugh Ridout, Lloyd Taylor and jack Parker.
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