Re: Paul Brown '53
Edited by administrator mc March 5, 2014, 8:38 am
Paul and I were close friends from the seventh grade thru graduation. We were on the same sports teams and other activities for that six year period. The most memorable story was related to our senior trip to Galveston . The class of 53 was very prolific at fund raising and had a considerable amount of money in the class account. The treasurer divided this among class members as we began the trip. Paul and I had acquired a deck of cleverly marked cards. On the trip we played blackjack and relieved many of our classmates of their share of the class treasury . By the time we arrived we had won over $400 each-a small fortune in 1953. All went well until one of our classmates saw the same marked cards for sale in a novelty shop. No one knew for sure who had brought the marked deck, but since Paul and were the big winners, we were immediate suspects . By this time we had spent most of the money, buying tuxes for ourselves and lavish gifts for our girlfriends. Half way back to McCamey, we decided it was best to slip off the school bus and hitch hike the rest of the way (to avoid a possible lynching). School was already out and by the end of the summer most of our classmates had decided the whole thing was funny and there were no repercussions.. One of the gifts that Paul bought for Carolyn with the ill gotten gains was a very expensive prom dress which she wore to the Jr-Sr prom. There is a picture of her in this dress dancing with Paul in the 53 annual
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Paul Brown '53 - Michael Holguin February 19, 2014, 12:14 pm
- Re: Paul Brown '53 - Tamara Brown Carman March 4, 2014, 6:44 pm
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- Re: Paul Brown '53 - Billie Skains March 5, 2014, 10:24 pm
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