Ackley High School - Torch Yearbook (Ackley, IA)

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town My riekshaw boy turned out to b Gene INoble who had the only rickshaw III town that was equipped with duals and fender skirts As we were passing the twelfth Cadillac I got my first look at TV C1ty The f1rst thing I saw was an armored truck hauling money away from Harken Hall the off1ce of 'Nlorma Harken one of the few who had sense enough to stay out of show biz She made a fortune buying old wells cutting them up and selling them for post holes The only reason she Ines in TV City IS that she gets good re ception on her set there The chief TV engineer Lauretta I-Iumke offered to show me around the place This I accepted First I watched the broadcast of a film of a recent Globetrotter game in which Shirley Vande rwerf gave a br1ll1ant dr1bbl1ng exh1b1t1on Many of my former friends had their own shows for instance there was James Liberace Wolf I noticed h1s custom built candlebra of a statue of Ruth Anderson w1th candles sticking out of her head Walt Krexmeyer had a show that gave h1m a chance to use his greatest talent He was a marriage counselor who also gave advice to the lovelorn At the present t1me he was lectur1ng on the subject of Going Steady While we were walking to another studio Ivxas sorry to learn that weatherman Stan Weber fa graduate of Iowa Statel had been forced to leave the a1r because the weather d1dn't agree with him In this stud1oI was introduced to the singing physicxan Dr Dave Kaus who was famous for his 'Dr David' Dandruff Destroyer ' Berdine Toomsen had lost her head over it completely when she tried it for the first time We stopped for a bite to eat at a place that was noted for pies This proved to be right for it was here that we met Shirley Pies The last show we v1s1ted was asoap opera starring Mary Ann Winters and her assistant Jo Mulder who cleaned the tub after the show I also found that not everyone was a star Rita Heitland had made a success of playmg the horses She was recently promoted to the front part Having completed my Journey and survey 1ng my souvenirs fcigarette butts etc I I and heavy feet headed for the nearest pool hall HMQZWZZ We the Senior Class of 1955 do hereby bequeath the follow1ng possess1ons to the members of the Class of '56 my pitching ab1l1ty to Marvin Saathoff It's much more fun than pitching hay' I Lauretta Humke leave my quiet d1spo It's much better to I B1ll Murra leave sitxon to Mar1lyn Cob1e be seen than heard' I Don Harken leave to Lester Muller Now worry when you say 'I didn t do lt I Walter Kreimeyer leave Ina to my brother Da1sy At least we'll keep her the fam1ly I Audr y Kahle leave my unused airmail stamps to Marlene Greenfield They might come in handy next year Marlene' I LaVonne M001 leave my Job as ass1st ant to the music teacher to D1ck Stauffache r Now you can sing whistle and blow Dick I Mary Ann W1nters leave my dat1ng my clear conscience you won't have ability to Dorothy Wubbena Variety is the SPICE of life' I Norma Harken leave my short hair to Joan Munier Now it won't tickle his face I Shirley Muller leave my quiet ways B111 Bissell The teachers will appreciate too especially Mr Papousek I Donna Caton leave my half days school to Virginia Clawson It's fun to m1 once 1n a while Virginia David Kaus leave my bass voice to Bruce Benschoter Th1s will bring a whole new set of admirers Bruce I Bob King leave my ability to stick to one girl to Junior Frerichs All you have to do is pick the right one' Betty Jane McDowell leave my flash bulb camera to Carol Murra It's better to have a picture than not to see h1m at all I Duane Abbas leave my curly bangs to Gordon Heetland She'll love to run her fingers through lt Gordon This page sponsored by FRED J' BOHEMAN your John Deere Dealer 18 I Y , V ' 1 ' X - V I . , . v x I rl ' l I X 7 7 Y . Y x . 1 ' . , . L Y I , . s . I Y I , . . . . , Y . . . - , . x in I 1 . . 9 ' , ' . . . ' D l J ' . ' , decided to call it a day and with a light heart . , I 1 f ' , 9 1 . r - 1 . D I ' , ' ' , , , to ' ' , ' ' . ' ' it, Y , . . - 1 I Q . . - A . , I of . . . . . .SS 1 1 Q ' ' l . , to I1 1 I ' 1 - ll , ' ' ' , . 1 I I U ' ' ' , in 1 s 0 K . . . . ' 1 V I . . . I, , , . Y .7 l I - ' 1 ' ' I l ' J . Y ' I l ' ' n . 1 . I ' j u

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Well here I stand outs1de the Hollyvxood Playhousf 1n New York Ive heard that some of my old classmates have struck It mth on th1s very stage and I hope that I can touch a few for a hand out Inc1dent1lly my name IS Eugene Schota nus I was a member of the class of '55 fact Iwas tht one voted most l1kcly to suc cet d I wanted to bc a bum Inotlccd by the publ1c1ty on the outslde that the great team of Caton and Aldxnger was makxng 1ts debut w1th 1ts Swxss yodcllng act They were to be followed by the all star sup portlng cast wh1ch 1ncluded James Bear and h1s tralned bears the Amos S1sters QC1race Smlth Betty McDowell and LaVonne MO01, who were rapldly rcplaclng the Andrews s1s ters and Bxll Murra and h1s tra1ned gophe r g1VlDg a close range exh1b1t1on of sharp shootlng w1th h1s IZ guage shot gun It became cvldcnt as we went backstage that all fortunes arc not made on the stage but some come from beh1nd the scenes For 1nst1nce thcre lb Shlrley Muller who IS the chxef ha1r stylxst for the Canmbal Hour wh1ch stars Jay Kurth and Sandra Elsmg who IS In charge of sound effects for the Hour of S1lent Med1tat1ons Flndxng myself not a dlme rxcher I de cmded to head for Coney Island Here I was greeted by more fam1l1ar faces Duane Abbas and h1s perpetual mot1on hula glrls It IS rumored that Duane taught the g1rls everythxng they know I-hs act IS headed by h1s most prom1s1ng protege Maxlne Benn1ng Ineed I say more'?J I then encountered Nor zeta Noordmann who was bus1ly engaged 1n unravel1ng cotton candy She certalnly was wrapped up In her work Darrell Cvexken really had a snap I-Ie got S5000 a year for just s1tt1ng around and be1ng an 1nsp1rat1on to the bearded lady 1n the srde show Snake charmer Arlene Huebner 1ntroduced me t her snake I sa1d 'How do you do The ake repl1ed 'Charmed Im sure As I strolled down the M1dway one vo1c e seemed to stand out above all others was Don R1chtsme1er who was barker for d0g act xn the s1de show All I got from Coney Island was one half of a hot dog p1cked up at Audrey Kahle s hot dog stand F1nd1ng nothlng 1n New York I hopped an express fre1ght for sunny Cahforma One Of my fr1ends whom I faxled to look up 1n New York was LeRoy Bennzng who rlght after Thls page sponsored by R A school had cloped vuth a teacher I hear they are gettlng along f1ne Wlth thelr on Harvey Later by l7Z hours I crept from my lowcr berth beneath the cattle car and headed off through the smog of sunny Los Angeles t thc Metro Cvoldwyn Maytr studlos H rc I was bound to secure my hand out Inxcst1gat1ng mystermous no1ses I found Bob K1ng tw1st1ng the tall of the Metro Gold wyn hon M11dred Bennlng had also gotten IH to the movles She, bought a t1cket It was then that I made my fxrst progress 1n the llnc of free merchandxse Ruth Anderson gave me a tenms racquet w1th no strmgs attached I wandered over to the Walt Dlsney set where they were shoot1ng a new p1cture mn volv1ng Alxce O'Hare who was play1ng the part of Uncle Remus Feeling the need of a gulde I located the ma1n offmce and was here greeted by secretary Anna Johnson who lntro duced me to a Studlous looklng fellow wlth horn rlmmed glasses I recognlzed .Ie r ry Reece who was work1ng as a chronologlcal stat1st1c1an for a h1stor1cal movre Wh1le Jerry's offlce he got a call from the m1ll1on- alre muc1lage magnate Don Harken, who sa1d the secret of the glue bus1ness was to st1ck together Leavmg thls xntellectual atmosphere I contlnued my Journey through Hollywood tak 1ng 1n a few mght clubs I Stopped f1rst at Raska's Rendezvous formerly known as Axlene s Place My eye al1ghted on a glamorous hat check g1rl and was pleased to greet Marty Van Hove They say she has done real well and now has sea blue Cad1llac I quxckly recogn1zed Ken Gromnga as the head wa1ter but really was attracted to the performer on the stand the re was Lorra1ne Roegner s1ng1ng I Dldn t Know the Gun Was Loaded I was glad to learn that her vo1ce hadn't changed Kenny gave me the best table 1n the house so I could watch Mary Ann Boelman and Donna Bergman xn the1r bubble dance The act was xnterrupted momentarlly when John Green a. spectator produced a safety p1n and well never mmd Decldxng that perhaps I had had enough mght club l1fe I headed for TSISVISIOD C1ty where the rest of my former classmates had gramed the1r fame and fortune hopmg that perhaps here the bus1ness of mooch1ng m1 ght be more lucratwe Not be1ng able to afford a tax1 I was forced to r1de 1n one of the may rxckshaws to be found here 1 Chlna Weber, THERMOGAS DEALER , - I 1 1' ' Y , gl I I ,, I I S , , ..s , , . 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I Sh1rley Vandervxerf leave my energet1c basketball playmg to Myrna M1ller I'll leave you my speech on basketball too I John Green appomt Roger Re1nts and Frank Bartl1ng to take care of the town after I leave You do a pretty good Job already I Sh1rley P1es leave my ab1l1ty to catch a man and keep h1m to Sharon D1emer F or further detalls 1nqu1re 1n person I Sandra Elsmg leave my h1ghly devel oped g1ft of gab to Beverly F1scher Keep the breezes blow1ng Beverly' I Martha Van Hove leave my hablt of chewmg gum 1n class to Robert Woodley and Jan1ce Harr1ngton When you get caught don't sp1t It all out at once It's more fun gett1ng caught three or four t1mes I Jay Kurth leave my ab1l1ty to confuse the teachers to Rodney Kre1meyer and Duane 1-'osch If you get them confused enough somet1mes they even forget the questlon I Darrell Ge1ken leave my sense of humor to Merl1n Meyer It's always more fun to look on the br1ght Slde of th1ngs sleeplng 1n all classes to R1chard Humke That way you can stay out later at n1ght I Arlene Huebner leave my one l1ne 1n the sen1or play to Darlene Van I-Ie1den Y ou don't have to work hard at all and you st1ll get to come to rehearsal every nlght I Joseph1ne Mulder leave my class r1ng and bracelet collect1on to Jo Dobbs You have a pretty good start already I R1ta I-Ie1tland leave my Job sellxng pop corn at the show to John Wessels It'll be a change from Shugar's Jack I Sherman Ald1nger leave my sk1ll at row1ng out of the rap1ds to Sharon Free se You never know when It m1ght come 1n handy Sharon I Kenneth Gron1nga hope that Delbert Krexmeyer w1ll take over for me and keep the noon Joy r1de an AHS trad1t1on I Anna Johnson leave my he1ght to Charlene Harms Now you can see the world I J1m Bear leave my wavy ha1r to W1l bert Ubben You'd be surpr1sed how the wave attracts the attent1on of the oppos1te sex I Don R1chtsme1er leave my ukelele to Gordon Ploeger Serenade her sweetly Gordon' I Max1ne Benmng leave my bug collec t1on to Mary I-Iumke Be very caut1ous of the love bugs they mlght b1te you' I Nor1eta Noordmann very generously leave my red ha1r to Donna Abbas Do you th1nk you can handle two crops Donna I Stanley Weber leaxe my Goxernment teach1ng ab1l1ty to Robert Ryken 's easy all you have to do IS keep talk1ng You may not know what you are talk1ng about but no one else w1ll e1ther I Eugene Schotanus leave my famous card tr1cks to Alan Fedge and Newlyn DeBerg They can really l1ven up a speech class boys I Gene Noble leave my athlet1c ab1l1ty to Larry Hofmann You can tote the ball 1n stead of a F1rst A1d k1t I A1lene Raska leave my soft VOICE to my brother B111 A soft XO1C6 IS the one that w1ns affect1on Just look at what It d1d for me' I Grace Sm1th leave my collect1on of men to Ednabelle Umbaugh and Darlene L1n daman Change off once 1n a Whlle g1rls you may get t1red of Just one I M1ldred Benmng leave my ab1l1ty to be seen and heard to Paul Chr1st1anson Be I Ruth Anderson leave my art1st1c tal ent to Marvm Clawson Now you can work 1n the llght 1nstead of 1n that stuffy old dark room' I Berd1ne Toomsen leave my ablll to always get to school just before the bell to John Schafer It's fun to IIVC dangerously I Gerald Reece leave my box1ng ablllty to R1chard DeVr1es Now you can defend yourself under any c1rcumstances D1ck I Al1ce Ann O Hare leave my pool table to Rlta Ryken It's more fun to shoot a game than to study I Mary Ann Boelman leave my wedd1ng plans to Donna Heffelme1er Or do you have some of your own? I J1m Wolf leave my blg cars to Gene Muller You won't have to double date any more' I Lorra1ne Roegner leave my argu1ng ab1l1ty to Arlene Mudderman Stlck to your guns Arlene and you'll come out on top' We the Sen1or Class of '55 also leave one f1ne unused tr1p to MIHHCHPOIIS to see the Ice Foll1es Be sure that you go' In conclus1on We the Class of 1955 here by appo1nt Newlyn DeBerg and B1ll B1ssell to carry out th1S our last w1ll and testament as they have carrxed out so many other b1g deals 1n the past Th1s page sponsored by HARKEN'S Ph1ll1ps 66 1 ' - I fx , 1 ' ' ' I , A , 7 I 1 3 I . 3 , . ' , , '? , 1 , ' , I , 1 v 1 . I H . . . - It , y Y I . , . . . . . . I I I ' ' ' . - , . I I . 1 1 1 I I . I I 3 I - I ' ' , l . 1 I , . 7 . . , , 3 I l I A ' 7 I - . . ' I Q I I D J 1 ' ' , I . . y . . I, LeRoy Benning, leave my habit of ing noticed has its advantages, Paul. . I It I ' l D I I - Y J ' . y . , . .ty ' , - ' I , , . . ' Y 1 I . . y . . . , . i ' l ' I I , . . l I ! . ' - , , , . , I I ! . 3 . ,, . . . . , Y I Y - 7 . I I 1 . I ' 1 s ' ' 7 - , , . . , . ' i ' v l x 1 ' , . , , - . , . y Q ' ' . ' . . . . ,, 19