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Class of 1919

"Our girls played their first game of the season with Austin College of Sherman The game was played on the Sherman court and of course this was a disadvantage to our girls as they had not been used to an indoor court," - The Argus

Howe lost, 16-15 to Austin College that day. Later, however, Howe beat Rockport 37-4 before a rematch with Austin College on the home outdoor court The Howe girls won 13-6 The roster that year was Mable Camp - captain/forward, Mozelle Sadlercenter, Mable Scott - center, Rosetta Higgenbotham - forward, Maude Turley - gurard, Gayle Jerrel - guard, and Coach Miss Wilma Forrest

But back to Shelly - the lone boy of the class He was the son of Dr Shelley who practiced his medical profession in the back of the building which now is the Howe EDC/Chamber office The front of the building was the Collins-

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"On a certain cool October morning in '76 there was great deal of noise and confusion in the little house across the street, for a seven and one-half baby boy had been born to the young doctor and his wife

But I don't mean in the year 1876 - I am not so old as all that - but in the picturesque little village of Seventy-Six Falls in the Blue Grass region of old Kentucky

The noise, they say, was caused by myself while the confusion was caused by the happy parents and relations, trying to find things with which to amuse me

During the first few years of my life nothing very interesting happened except the getting of a fine set of teeth of which in obtaining I had showed the family I possessed a fine and remarkable pair of lungs

The first memorable event of my page 5

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Class of 1919

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