The Bluff 1923 — 1923
Poplar Bluff High School Yearbook
Catalog Record
Title
The Bluff 1923
Year
1923
Institution
Poplar Bluff High School
Location
Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri
Material Type
School yearbook / annual
Physical Copy
Historic Poplar Bluff Collection
Digitized By
Historic Poplar Bluff
Digitized
October 4, 2026
Digital Format
Searchable PDF
Archive ID
HPB-YB-1923
Filename
HPB-YB-1923-The-Bluff.pdf
The Bluff (1923) is the yearbook of Poplar Bluff High School, Poplar Bluff, Missouri. This surviving original volume is part of the Historic Poplar Bluff Collection and has been digitized as HPB-YB-1923 for preservation and public access. Published in 1923 as the fourth edition of The Bluff, the volume records the school, its students, school activities, and community during the early twentieth century. Of particular historical interest is an alumni section documenting graduating classes from 1894 through 1922. That continuous roster of former students provides opportunities to connect people with families, addresses, businesses, and other material preserved in the Historic Poplar Bluff Digital Archives. The original copy was acquired by Historic Poplar Bluff on October 3, 2026, and digitized on October 4, 2026. The volume is generally in good condition for its age, although the cover shows wear and damage, the binding hinges are broken, and the cover remains only partially attached. Those characteristics have been preserved in the digital reproduction. An inscription reading “Frankie ‘B’ / Jr. ’22–’23” appears in this copy. A possible connection to Frankie Brickell, identified in the 1924 yearbook, remains unconfirmed. The digital reproduction preserves the original page order and, wherever practical, the physical characteristics of the surviving book, including handwriting, signatures, inscriptions, markings, wear, discoloration, and damage. Only minor adjustments such as cropping, alignment, exposure, contrast, or color may be made to improve digital readability, following the same archival approach established for the 1929 and 1930 volumes.
About This Digital Copy
Pages are presented as they appear in the original volume. Historic Poplar Bluff has not digitally removed inscriptions, aging, printing characteristics or other evidence of the book's history. OCR has been added to improve searching and accessibility; because of the age and typography of the original publication, OCR text may contain errors.
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1,070 people extractedA. Bacon
Activities: Girls’ Basket Ball. Top Row in the Girls’ Basket Ball team photograph. Name is printed with an initial. [1923] Activities: GIRLS’ BASKET BALL. ’21, ’22
A. Boeving
1A. Burklow
Activities: GIRLS’ BASKET BALL. ’19
A. D. Reeder
Activities: Advisory Council. Listed under ADVISORY COUNCIL.
A. E. Hecker
1Listed with the City Light Plant advertisement; “PHONE 409” and “OFFICE 409 VINE STREET.”
A. Frank
Activities: FOOTBALL, BASKET BALL. FOOTBALL: ’22; BASKET BALL: ’23
A. J. Hukenbeck
1Named in the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company advertisement.
A. Nance
Activities: GIRLS’ BASKET BALL. ’20, ’21, ’22
A. Powers
Activities: FOOTBALL, BASKET BALL. FOOTBALL: ’20; BASKET BALL: ’20, ’21
A.L. Mccormick
1Ada Nance
Adams, Leemon
Agnes (Davis) Humphreys
Agnes (Lowry) Andrews
c-o Mrs. L. C. Mowery, 451 N. Main, Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Agnes (Quinn) Kennedy
Albert Frank
Activities: Football ’20, ’21, ’22, Basket Ball ’22, ’23. Very well RED. [1923] Bequeathed to Alice Lindsay “my complexion.” [1923] Activities: Playing Ball. By-word: Doncher Know; Destiny: English Professor. In Elbert Fields’ class prophecy, identified as his assistant: “His assistant, Albert Frank, has developed a pair of ends which cannot be excelled.” [1923] Activities: Football, Left end. His playing at left end was described as the feature of the game against Charleston. [1923] Activities: Football, Basket Ball Squad. “Red” was a wiz when it came to breaking up interference and getting his man. He was also good at getting down the field under punts. There were very “few” gains made around “Red’s” end of the line. Basketball squad photo, seated. [1923] Address: 823 Cynthia St.
Albert Sheppard
Doniphan, Mo.
Alex Harwick
Algie Ing
425 Logan, Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Alice (Burnham) Barnett
Address: N. Main St., Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Alice Bacon
Received from Willie Allen “my violent disposition.” [1923] Activities: President. Junior Class Officer. [1923] The class history says, “With Alice Bacon in the lead.” [1923] Activities: Basketball, Forward. Named as one of two valuable players whose illness weakened the team for a time; described as an exceptional forward. [1923] Activities: Tennis. Will be back in the tournament; last year’s cup winner. [1923] Activities: Secretary, Treasurer, Junior Play. Dramatic Club Secretary and Treasurer. Played Mrs. MacEckron in “WHOSE LITTLE BRIDE ARE YOU?” [1923] Activities: Address of Welcome.
Alice Lindsay
Received from Albert Frank “my complexion.”
Alice Morse
McMillan Hall, Washington U., St. Louis, Mo.
Aline Boyt
(Deceased)
Allen, Beatrice
Allen, Cecil
Allen, Willie
Activities: Glee Club ’22, Jr. Play ’22, Hy Y Club ’22, ’23. Young in limbs, in judgment old. [1923] Activities: HI-Y Club. HI-Y member.
Allene (Mabry) Bowman
Poplar St., Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Allie (Cureton) Stokely
Allison, Ruth
[1923] Activities: Dramatic Club. [1923] Activities: Debating Club.
Allye (Macom) Fredericks
Address: 409 W. Vine St., Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Allye Shadle
(Deceased)
Alma (Gierth) Minitree
Lester St., Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Alma (Ludders) Sanders
Address: 702 Center St., Searcy, Ark.
Alma (Mcpheeters) Greer
10th St., Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Alma Burklow
Jackson, Mo.
Alma Frank
Alma Morgan
Received from Riggs Wesley “my most grateful thanks.”
Almon Ing
Printed as “Mrs. Almon Ing.” To Myra Cason, my book entitled “How to Catch a Husband,” by Am Elderlie Maiden. [1923] Mar. 15: addresses us in Assembly. [1923] 425 Logan, Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Alonzo Barrett
Moore Apts., Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Alta Buzzell
3640 Connecticut Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Alton Perry
(Deceased)
Amanda (Yarber) Freeman
2824 Park Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Amelia (Cadwallader) Weir
943 Poplar St., Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Amney Tucker
Received Cleo Randalls’s “ability to keep up an intelligent conversation without speaking.”
Amo, Opal
Amy Francisco
Received from Delbert Fields “my extreme size.”
Andrew Hill
[1923] Activities: Violin Solo.
Andrew Woodard Baldwin
Address: 445 N. Main, Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Andrews, Lillian
[1923] Activities: Mandolin Club. Mandolin Club member.
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