Arthur Township High School - Arthurite Yearbook (Arthur, IL)

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Kenneth Artis Richard Bilbrey Richard Bradford Noel Dicks Dolores Emst Robert Fleming Harold Hendrickson Iames Hendrickson Carol Howell 118s Hoyle Carman Lindsey Daugherty Jesse Davis Myron Haney Bettyiane Hansen Ellen Hendrickson Doris Lacy Evelyn Moody Iohn D. Randolph

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54 leading man with Parafox Pictures-Ah was considered very good, especially by the fairer sex. Mah promising career was cut short one day. While making a Western serial, I was walking across Grand Canyon on a tight rope-a feat which Ah could do most easily. But as Ah was about to gain the other side, Ah saw Margaret-God rest her sweet soul in peace- fall from a precipice. Ah hurried, lost mah balance, and fsighs from the girlsl was smashed to atoms on the rocks below. Karr- Gosh, that was awful. I-Iow about a gayer one Norma lean Somm- All right. My life was con- nected with the movies, but in a different way from Duane's. After Gypsy Rose Lee died, Holly- wood went wild looking for a fan-dancer. I spent the rest of my life in the movies, after making good first as a fan-dancer. I was most noted for my portrayal of Mati I-Iari in a his- torical picture about World War I. Karr- Fine, fine. Next? Phyllis Suhl- Iuanita and I went to Chicago and started a millinery shop. We married two French brothers, who suggested we open branch shops in New York, San Francisco, Lon- don, and Paris. All went well, which gave us time to develop our ambition-the standardizing of women's clothes. We accomplished this am- bition in 1992. This was our most prized deed. Karr- I don't think that was such a smart move. Variety is the spice of life, you know-Hah, hah. INo one laughs, and Karr's joke falls flat.J Karr- All right, every dog has his day. Who's next? Eugene Hoke- As you all know, I started out to the Seminary, studying to be a missionary. The church I went to had exceedingly radical mem- bers, and frequently raided taverns and other palaces of sin. It was during one of these raids that I discovered I had some pugilistic talent. So I at once embarked on a boxing ca- reer. Wanna make sump'n of it? fHoke ruf- fles up like a turkey gobbler, and Karr shrinks back in fear.i Karr- Take it easy, Bruiser, I didn't mean to annoy you. Now sit down and listen to Bill Oye. Bill Oye- :Well, right after graduation I began experimenting around with rocket planes. After sending several radar-controlled rockets to the moon, I tried it myself. However, just as we were coming within the magnetic field of the moon, the man in the moon, in a fit of hic- coughs from eating too much green cheese, jolted the moon just a fraction out of line, and I sailed right by, clear on up here to heaven. I'm now noted as being one of the only three men to ever enter Heaven without dying. See my medal? Karr- That sure is a pretty medal, Bill. tI..apse of time. Nobody speaks! Aw, come on kids. We ain't got all day. Maudine Dukeman- After graduation Mary Ann and I became nutrition experts. Becoming em- ployed by the Mayo Cousins to supervise food preparation in their hospital, started by their grandfathers, the original Mayo Brothers, we soon found them fascinating and Mary Ann married Kenny Mayo, and I married Benny. Our sons, Duke and Luke, today manage the Mayo Second Cousin's Hospital in the same Iocation. Karr- Now, that wasn't bad at all. Why don't the rest of you speak up like that? Bob Ellison- Well, I was just trying to figure out where to start. I started out as a clerk in a dry goods store, then as teller in a bank, and then followed two weeks in a filling station. All my life I was bounced from pillar to post, and back again. It was on my deathbed that the doctor told me what had been the matter. It seems that I'd been near-sighted all my life: so much so that every time I'd gotten a job and tried to keep books, I had put the debits in the credits column, and the credits in the debits column. I ask you, how was I to know? Karr- Ruff, Bob. But buck up. That little blonde two rows over is reward enough for all your suffering on earth, I should think. She's been making eyes at you for a long time now. Why don't you do something about it? Next casel Wally Dicks- After graduating from the U. of I. I got a whale of a swell job coaching basketball at the University of Iowa. Boy, those cornfed boys make good material. My teams were un- beaten for my last forty years on earth. Karr- Wonderful record, Dicks. Now, who's next? Margie Oye- I suppose you all know I was always inclined to athletics. I became an expert in lifesaving, and during one of my most famous impromptu rescues, I rescued Marshall Field VIII. He immediately fell madly in love with me, and we were married. I then retired from lifesaving and became not only a socialite in the 400 , but also a faithful, loving housewife. Karr- Sounds wonderful. What happened to you, Keith Rich? You have sat there all afternoon without saying a word, Keith Rich- Guess I got that naturally. You see, I was disappointed in love, and became a her- mit. I never saw another human being as long as I lived. Mighty lonely. But I did invent an important machine during my hermitage, to control radio controls on cars, boats, airplanes, etc. Karr- Wonderful, Keith. Too bad no one will be able to find your hideaway and utilize your invention. Guess no one would understand it fContinued on page 71l c 17 9

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Ralph Rigg Marianna Ritchey Ralph Seaman Phyllis Von Lanken Margie Williams Mary Williams KIQD Iames Shay Charles Trower Irene Vaughan Class Officers and Advisers Left to Right: Mr, Wise, Ad- viser, Mary Williams, Vice- President, Lindsey Daugh- erty, President, Doris Lacy, Secretary - Treasurer, Miss Diel, Adviser