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Members from the Class of 1937 pose for a group portriats. Within this photo is Sam McLean, Charles Saunders, Bill Ailstock, Donald Honaker, Dave Harman, Jr., Dempsey Fox, and Ethel Edwards.

1. Hinton High School Graduating Class, Hinton, W. Va.

Mrs. Nell Graham's home ec class pictured outside of Hinton High School. Subjects unidentified.

2. Mrs. Graham's Home Economics Class, Hinton, W. Va.

Photo of Mrs. Nell Graham's home economics class at Hinton High School. Pictures id Blanch Carden, Bessie Curtis, Mabel Meador, Layton Ellison, Mamie Krise, Daisy Marsh, Cynthia Ann, Letha Harris, and Vernette Berger.

3. High School Home Economic Class, Hinton, W. Va.

A group portraits outside of the high school building. Subjects unidentified.

4. A Hinton High School Class, Hinton, W. Va.

Portraits of the first-ever students and faculty of the high school. Subjects unidentified.

5. First Class of Hinton High School, Hinton, W. Va.

A group of high school students pose outside the building. Subjects unidentified.

6. Hinton High School Class Photo, Hinton, W. Va.

Group portrait of the Hinton High School Boys' Basketball Team, featuring R. Harford (Captain & Forward), C. Harford (Forward), Falconer (Center), Fox (Guard), and Seldomridge (Guard).The team finished the season 9-9, with a total of 646 points scored.

7. High School Basketball Team, Hinton, W. Va.

Pictured is Forward Madeline Carman, Forward Cora Litsinger, Center Rebecca Huffman, Guard Mary Wicker, Guard Fawn Rogers, and Captain Fannie Quisenberry. During the season of 1920-21, the girls finished 4-6.

8. Hinton High School Girls' Basketball Team, Hinton, W. Va.

The baseball coach and players pose outside of the building for a team portrait. Subjects unidentified.

9. Hinton High School Baseball Team, Hinton, W. Va.

Hinton High School band gathers along the steps of the building entrance way.

10. Flag Ceremony at Summers Memorial Building, Hinton, W. Va.

High school musicians pictured with their instruments rehearsing under a pavilion. Subjects unidentified.

11. Hinton High School Band in Nimitz, W. Va.

To the left of "Buzz", formerly known as Jack, is George Hulme. In rear is Tommy Joe Hellems. The group is there for a Hinton High School graduation trip in the spring of 1948."Buzz" Hellems went on to Concord College after high school and later joined the United States Navy, serving on the USS Orion. Eventually returning to his home in Hinton, "Buzz" owned and operated Hellems Cash Store for more than 58 years. He served on the West Virginia State Senate from 1975-1976 and was a former chairman of the Summers County Democrat Executive Committee as well as the former Director of the Nationanl Bank of Summers. He was married to Glenda Hamm Hellems for 51 years until his death on January 9, 2009 at the age of 78.

12. Jennie Lee Johnson & "Buzz" Hellems on the Steps of the Capitol Building in Washington, D. C.

The freshman boys pose for their team pictures. Subject unidentified.

13. Hinton High School 9th Grade Football Team at Stokes Stadium, Hinton, W. Va.

The victorious football team poses with their trophy. The trophy is the Cinderella carriage drawn by horses. Subjects unidentified.

14. Hinton High School Beats Beckley at Stokes Stadium, Hinton, W. Va.

Line, left to right: Paul Phipps; Arnold Lilly; Rudolph Suber; Bill Jenkinson; Ernie Moore; "Mose" Lilly; and Dick Gunnoe.Backfield, left to right: Emerson Carden; Ray Surbaugh; and "Tootie" Wood.Quarterback is Charlie Pollock.

15. Hinton High School Football Team, Hinton, w. Va.

Photo caption reads, "Pat Shires led this team of Bobcats in 1946. They lost to the Eagles 19-7 but were hampered by more injuries than one shake a stick at."Front row, left to right: Charles Dobbins; Boyd Vansickle; Bobby Jack Crush; Pat Shires; Kyle Gwinn; Howard "Curly" Williams; Teddy Elmore; Virgil Moore; Jimmy Hartley; Stanley Ferguson; Kay Rogers; and Tommy Dodd.Second row, left to right: Billy Westfall; George Ames; Billy Carl Meadows; Jack Butler; W. C. Parker; Jack Yancey; Jack Johnson; Garland Tyree; Robert Morris; Bobby Hoffer; Phillip Dupreist; and Lloyd Seldomridge.Third row, left to right: Jimmy Grimmett; Marvin Steele; Jack Westfall; Ernie Moore; Richard Abbott; Bill Jenkinson; "Tootie" Wood; Benny Paul "Crow" Hellems; Dick Gunnoe; Pete Johnson; and Tommy Hellsm.Last row, left to right: Bill Apostolon, Manager; "Jake" Grimmett; Richard Neely; Benny Paul Taylor; Clifford "Bud" Ratliff; Bill "Chief' Humphreys; Tink Ritter; Charles Patrick; and Morty Meadows, Manager.

16. Hinton High School Football Squad, Hinton, W. Va.

Front row, left to right: Dick Maynard; Tommy Hartley; Jack Dillon; George Harris; albert Morgan; Coach Stanley Huffman; Kay Rogers; Tommy dodd; Dick Withrow; Virgil Moore; Marshall Vansant; and Bill "Stud" Bennet.Second row, left to right: K. D. Foster; Teddy Elmore; Georgie Cales; "Sug" Shull; Paul "Foodie" Phillips; Bill Scruggs; Gene "Mule" Bennet; Tom Pack; Jimmy Hartley; Don Wilson; and Charles "Dadburn" Dobbins.Third Row, left to right: Elraydo Johnson; Snooks Dobbins; Dick Fridley; Howard "Curley" Williams; John Gilbert; Jimmy Jarrett; Benny Neely; "Pete" Bishop; "Bootie" Bennett; and Jimmy Harvey.Fourth row, left to right: "Morty" Meadows; David Lively; Jimmy Burton; Carl Leach; Boyd Vansicle; Stanley Ferguson; Robert Morris; W. C. Parker; and Tommy Hallarow.

17. Hinton High School Football Squad at Avis Field, Hinton, W. Va.

Front row, left to right: (No. 38) Haynes; (No. 43) Joe Hinerman; (No. 40) Raymond Jackson; (No. 32) Bus Tyree; (No. 35) Bill Stone; (No. 39) Ernie Perry; (No. 36) Bobby Dodd; and (No. 44) Charles "Fatty" Harris.Second row, left to right: Ralph Vass; (No. 18) Jimmy Stewart; (No. 19) Bill Crush; (No. 26) Gene Grimmett; (No. 34) Andy Williams; (No. 41) Basil Gil; (No. 42) Paul "Foodie" Phillips; and Morty Meadows.Third row, left to right: Scott Meadows; (no. 10) Jess Parkers; (No. 27) "Rob" Vass; Earl Ailstock; (No. 22) Shelby Allen; (No. 15) Orbe Meadows; and "Buck" Harvey.Fourth row: Coach Johny Worth; Coach Bun Goff; Manager "Noonie" Meadows; and Coach Paul Smith.

18. Hinton High School Football Team Portrait, Hinton, W. Va.

Mary Dolin holding football in the front.Front row, left to right: Voile Turner; Harold McNeer; Ashly Eubanks; "Ram" Harford; Jim Anderson; Warren Holbert; and Sam Bess.Middle row, left to right: Ford Wauhop; Milton Bean; John Faulconer; Herman Fredeking; Jack Hayes; Alton Riddlebarger; and Hobart Foster.Back row, left to right: J. S. "Cowboy" Duncan; Coach (and Principal) Theodore Martufi; Norman Wilson; Buster Coleman; Bob Harford; Coleman Hank; Carthon Haythe; and Frank Tomkies (superintendent).

19. Hinton High School Football Team Portrait, Hinton, W. Va.

Pictured on the site where the Hinton Post Office building erected ca. 1925, on the corner of 2nd Avenue and Ballengee Street, the boys play a pick-up game as people observe from the sidewalk.Pictured from left to right: Cecil Hall; Oscar Quesenberry; Frank Pierce; Bill Gardner; Fred Brown; "Fatty" Gregg; Jim Russell; (Quarterback) John Parry; (Right Half) Morris Templeton; (Fullback) Dick Noel; and (Left Half) "Flip" Johnson.The three boys standing behind the positioned team are John Cobb; Ernest Graham; and Worth Wray.Bowling's Hardware store pictured in the background on the corner.

20. Hinton High School Football Team Playing in Courthouse Square, Hinton, W. Va.

Dick Gunnoe, left, and David Hess, right, pictured in their team uniforms in front of the bleachers.

21. Hinton Bobcats Football Players, Hinton, W. Va.

Woods pictured in his Bobcats team uniform in front of the bleachers.

22. "Footie" Woods, Hinton High School Football Player, Hinton, W. Va.

Shires, a football player for the Hinton High School Bobcats, pictured running with a football.

23. Pat Shires at Avis Field, Hinton, W. Va.

Hellems pictured outside the bleachers in his Bobcat team uniform.

24. "Crow" Hellems, Hinton High School Football Player, Hinton, W. Va.

Persinger dressed in his uniform in front of the bleachers. The team mascot is the Bobcats.

25. Harold Persinger, Hinton High School Football Player, Hinton, W. Va.

Pictured from left to right, Ed Johnson, Bill McDowell, and an unidentified player. The boys are pictured at Stokes Stadium.

26. Hinton High School Football Players, Hinton, W. Va.

A football player at Hinton High School, Bennett is pictured in his team uniform running while cradling a football.

27. Glenn "Mule" Bennett at Stokes Stadium, Hinton, W. Va.

Portrait of the Hinton High School football player who later played in the 1954 Sugar Bowl.

28. Ray Surbaugh at Stokes Stadium, Hinton, W. Va.

Pictured from left to right, Jack Westfall, Bobby Jack Crush, "Buck" Seldomridge, and Pat Shires. The boys are dressed in their team uniform. The school's mascot is the Bobcats.

29. Hinton High School Football Players, Hinton, W. Va.

Players pose in their uniforms for their team photo. Subjects unidentified.

30. Hinton High School Football Team, Hinton, W. Va.

Williams pictured in his football practice gear.

31. Howard Williams, Hinton High School Tackle, Hinton, W. Va.

Johnson, a tackle for Hinton High School's football team, pictured in his practice gear.

32. Jack Johnson, Hinton, W. Va.

Unidentified player in tackling stance on the practice field.

33. Hinton High School Player, Hinton, W. Va.

Bob Crush, right, and Bob Hoffer, left, pose on the field.

34. Hinton High School Football Players, Hinton, W. Va.

Portrait of the football team that had a winnin season, losing only their last game against Beckley High School.1st row, left to right: Billy Carl Meadows; Jack Westfall; Robert Morriss; K. D. Foster; Phil Dupriest; Kyle Gwinn; Jack Johnson; Jimmy Hartley; Bobby Jack Crush; Howard "Curley" williams; "Buck" Seldomridge2nd row, left to right: "Snooks" Dobbins; Paul Phipps; Charley Patrick; Jimmy Ellison; Ernie Moore; Dennie Surber; Dutch Holbert; Bill Jenkenson; Tootie Woods; Tink Ritter; Richard Patrick3rd row, left to right: Coach Stan Huffman; Pete Johnson; Bobby Hoffer; Dick Gunnoe; Clifford Ratliff; Pat Shires; Garland Tyree; Carl Houchins; Buzzy Hellems; Tom Halloran; Hammy Brown; Crow Hellems; Coach Harold Beasley4th row, left to right: Ronnie Keaton; Dickie Wiseman; Dave Hess; Bobbie Meadows Pollock; unidentified; Cyrus; Mose Lilly; Ray Surbaugh; Nick Cantrell; Danny Keaton; Chubby Willey; Yancey; and Dough Richmond.

35. Hinton High School Football Team, Hinton, W. Va.

Patrick dressed in his Bobcat football team uniform.

36. Richard Patrick, Hinton High School Football Player, Hinton, W. Va.

Jack Dillon, left, and Al Morgan,right, pose with their coach in front of the bleachers.

37. Hinton High School Football Co-Captains with Coach Stanley Huffman, Hinton, W. Va.

The high school's football team takes on an unidentified opponent. View from the bleachers show spectators lining the field on all sides.

38. Hinton High School Football Game, Hinton, W. Va.

The band plays on the field while spectators watch from the bleachers. Referees pictured in conversation on the bottom right.

39. Hinton High School Marching Band at Football Game, Hinton, W. Va.

Gwinn, a tackle for Hinton High School, is pictured on a field in front of the bleachers. From Hinton Daily News Collection.

40. Kyle Gwinn in Football Uniform, Hinton, W. Va.

The high school football team plays an unidentified team. Players also unidentified. A referee looks on as a player runs with the ball.

41. Hinton High School Football Game, Hinton, W. Va.

Kyle Gwinn,right, and Howard Williams,left, pose together on a field.

42. Hinton High School Tackles, Hinton, W. Va.

Tommy Hartley and "Sug" Shull pictured at Avis Field.

43. Hinton High School Football Players, Hinton, W. Va.

The Bobcats pose for their team photo. Subjects unidentified.

44. Hinton High School Basketball Team, Hinton, W. Va.

Football players sit on the bleachers for their team portrait. Subjects unidentified.

45. Hinton High School Football Team, Hinton, W. Va.

Football players sit along the bleachers for their team portrait. Subjects unidentified.

46. Hinton High School Football Team, Hinton, W. Va.

The class of '53 dressed for their play, "Head for the Hill".Pictured sitting, from left to right, is Thelma Sluss, Doris Brue, Edith Lilly Peggy Keaton, Dorothy Sluss, Vera Harvey, Jim Ted Weilly, Dude Talbert, and Fred Webb.Pictured standing, from left to right, is Hale Farley, Joyce Meador, Wilma Shirey, Shirley Nichols, Dan Eubank, Patty Ellison, Shirley Harvey, Patricia Helmintoler, Forest Adkins, and Bob Wheeler.Pictured sitting on the stage, from left to right, is Charlie Epperly, Helen Humphreys, M axine Iddings, Loretta Meadows, Mary Ellen Davis, Barbara Burton, Scott Briers, Jean Reed, Marie Vass, David Retchana, Billy Peyton, and Edward Zickafoose.

47. Hinton High School Play in Summers Memorial Building, Hinton, W. Va.

Numbered individuals: 1. Margaret Nicely; 2. Sally Yovell; 3. Etheh Whitten; 4. unidentified; 5. Eps Saunders; 6. Mary Kirby; 7. Ghady Cahes; 8; Ms. Glass; 9. Ms. Meador; 10. Vera Connor; 11. Mary McCarthy; 12. Maude Dodd; 13. Ms. ClarkNative Americans, left to right: Warren Holbert; Lilly Bober; unidentified; Ms. Ratliff; Ms. Reddon; Marie Ratliff; Lehia Briers; Gladys Coleman; Herman FredekingBack row, left to right: Frank Tomkies; Ashby Eubanks; Buster Coleman; Robert Garvey; Clarence Crookshanks; Robert Harford; unidentified; Roger Boley; unidentified; Robert Arrington; Jack HayesHigh hats, right side: Harry Wickline; Mr. Parker; Willie Meador; Scott Ford; Robert Kirby; Russell Turner; Jimmie Anderson

48. Hinton High School Senior Play "On Plymouth Rock" Cast, Hinton, W. Va.