Hunt Co., TX - Schools - Gleckers Featured *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: "Sarah Swindell" Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************** This is about the oldest teacher at the Celeste Homecoming and she looked terrific. She drove herself to the Sunday activities from Sherman--remember how it was! Gleckers Featured Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Gleckler were featured in last Sunday's Sherman Democrat. Gleckler retired from private practice in 1974 and recently stepped down from the position as Grayson County Health Physician. he is still the medical director of two senior citizen homes. Mrs. Gleckler's mother is the late Mrs. Homer Caston of Leonard. Mrs. Gleckler was also the wife of Granville Carpenter the former president of the Leonard National Bank. She was a teacher and coach in the Celeste Schools from 1930 to 1934. Celeste Courier, August 26, 1982 And one more thing, I was researching Alene West Green McClendon who graduated from Celeste in about 1931. I hope I have spelled the Alene correctly--since that was last night and today is today. In any event, Alene was on the Celeste team that went to the state tournament in Plainview. I don't think that they brought back the first place trophy, but Alene got all-state guard. There were ten gold basketballs given to the Celeste players. They were selected all-sportsmanship and invited to play in the national tournament in Dallas. When Alene graduated she played college ball for Presbyterian College in Durant, Oklahoma. (Wonder if it is still operating?). In 1932, I think it was, they won the national competition--the first college to ever do so. They set a record of no loses. They beat Babe Didrikson's team three or four times that year. Lucy Stratton was on the same team with Babe. I am assuming that this Lucy is Monty Stratton's sister. Lucy got an all-tournament trophy, I think. Later the Durant Cardinals went to London, England and played for the world or world championship. Back to my statement about national--it might have been more than that--when you are playing professional teams. Babe's team was Employers Casualty and they were Cyclones! Back in London--the referee was dress like a Swiss yodeler. The girls couldn't understand his French and the international runs prohibited pivoting and dribbling. They played on dirt in the middle of a stadium. Sorry to say the French ladies won by a slim margin. And we just thought Shalonda was our first international basketball star! Alene West Green McClendon is so humble, so modest. She is so sweet. All for now, Sarah '61