By Frank Vetters,
Cub Reporter
September 28, 2006
The following items were taken from the Tri-Cities Daily papers printed during the month of September 1956.
Do you remember that the cost of the Tri-Cities Daily paper was 5 cents for the weekdays, but went up to 10 cents for the Sunday paper?
Miss Bernice Hester returned to teach History at SHS after spending a year as a teacher at the American Air Force High School in Wiesbaden, Germany. While in Europe, Miss Hester was able to tour Europe and the Holy Land, Syria, Jordan and Egypt. She said that she especially enjoyed London.
The new automobiles for 1957 were beginning to arrive. Choices for that year included Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto, Chrysler, Imperial, Ford, Mercury, Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac. Prices were expected to increase about $200 for the new cars, but prices for the new automobiles were not listed. The new models were said to include fins that were higher and curved and would have four headlights. Chrysler products would feature push-button gear shifting.
On the comics page, the features included Blondie, Snuffy Smith, Morty Meekle, Alley Oop, Captain Easy, Freckles, Dick Tracy, Bugs Bunny, and Priscilla’s Pop.
Showing at the movies in September 1956 were: The King and I, with Deborah Kerr and Yul Bryner; Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid in Thunder Over the Prairie; The Lady and the Tramp; and The Yearling with Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman.
Much coverage was still being made of the marriage of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco.
On September 14, 1956, the SHS Bulldogs football season began at home with a game with Corinth. SHS was a big underdog in this game, but came out with a 6 to 6 tie. SHS scored “with Sheffield marching 56 yards with their power-packed keg-legged Wiley Montana- a fullback that was 75% of their offense’ continually driving on quick gains to the three where he crashed in.” Ronald Nesbitt and Dale Williams had important plays in the game where they broke up passes. “Gerald Ingle intercepted Corinth’s try for an extra point that would have won the game for Corinth.”
Oops, on September 21, Cherokee beat SHS at home 19 to 6. This was the first time Cherokee had ever beaten Sheffield. Ray Wilson scored the only TD for SHS. Unfortunately, this article was on the first page of the paper.
SHS closed out September by losing to Huntsville on September 28 by a score of 25 to 6. But, the score was tied at the end of the third quarter 6 to 6. Ronald Nesbitt caught passes that set up the dog’s TD in the first quarter. “Spearheading the Sheffield offensive drives was running by bulldozing Montana, fleet (Ray) Wilson, and Bo Vincent (they still do not have it right), and Larry Farmer.” “On the forewall, Earl King, Bill Olim, Dale Williams, Red Bolton and Nesbitt, and all the rest did a good three quarter job before the cyclonic explosion of the brute power of the Panthers overcame them.”
I noticed that Charles Grainger, a SHS grad wrote these articles and tried to help his alma mater look good.
The SHS cheerleaders were featured in the paper on September 30, 1956. Pictured were Kaye Curry, George Reynolds, Patricia Rogers, Kenneth Shook, Janet Jensen, John Rogers and Dottie Cochran (head cheerleaders), Jerry Akers and Diane Waggoner.
Clothing stores advertising during the month of September, 1956 included Rogers, Olims, Abroms, Kayes Shoe Store, Kreisman’s, Glad-Beth Shoppe, Charlotte and Evelyn, Sibley’s, Buffington-Pruett, Corner Hat Shop, Gabels, The Bootery and Earlines. All are gone now except for Rogers, and their remaining store is in Muscle Shoals.