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Pocahontas Star Herald
Pocahontas, Arkansas
Thursday, March 30, 1933

PLAY AT MAYNARD IS A DECIDED SUCCESS

The Junior class of Maynard High School presented their play "Headstrong Joan" to a very appreciative audience Friday evening, March 24.The play was a decided success from the rise of the first curtain to the lowering of the last. The one scene throughout the play was laid in the beautiful garden of Jim Day, a wealthy merchant, and the appearnace of the stage at the rise of curtain told the audience that the Juniors had planned and worked.

Every member of the cast had been well chosen and worked faithfully. They are as follows: Hazel ODOM, as the pretty young school teacher . Dorman DISMANG played the part of Richard Randall, Jim Day's adopted son. Eileen CARTER as "Granny Dal" . Thelma SPENCER as Monora, the Irish housekeeper. Chestene MINTON took the part of "Rose" kid sweetheart of Ikie and Aura's Jewish pupil. Charles HANNA played the part of Jim Day. Glen RUFF played the part of Abie a Jewish Peddler. Oscar RIEVES played Jack, black sheep in the Day family. Velma BUXTON took the role of "Joan Van Pelt" and S.L.PHIPPS was Ikie, kid lover .

Contributed by Pat Barnes Alred