Auglaize Brown High School - Oakleaf Yearbook (Oakwood, OH)

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A i{ ' ■ THE FUTURE One day as I was leaning far sack in a chair enjoying chemiL ry class, I noticed a loose knob of a drawer on my desk. I very cau¬ tiously loosened the bolt, took the handle into my right hand, and with all my might, threw it where I hoped Mr, Baumgardner to be. I then turned my back and waited for action. I heard a soft curse un¬ der breath, heard two teeth spit out on the floor, heard heavy foot¬ steps start my way, heard them come closer and stop just behind me. I heard the rustle of a coat being taken off, imagined a large strong arm being drawn back and then I heard no more. The next thing I knew the sun was shining, birds were singing, and I was out on a road trying to get a ride to Oakwood, the world’s largest television city. I Heard a rumble behind me and just stepped from the road in time to see a large truck go rolling by. I ceased to wonder who the driver was when I saw smeared all over the cab, 11 Johnson and Sons, breeders of High Class American Coon Hounds.’ 1 The dust had hardly settled when I heard the drone of an aeroplane far overhead. I saw a small piece of paper flutter from the window and land at my feet. I knew by the writing it was George Trietsch’s plane and he sent me a message sayirg, if I came up he would give me a. ride. Before I could answer, an old flivver drove up and a cheery ’’want a ride. Bud, ’ changed my thoughts I recognized Raymond Keck as the driver. He was very excited because he was on his way to see his wife, the former June Eisaman, and their six-week-old twin sons. I decided it was-safer to walk, but as I moved away from the can, the headlines of a newspaper on the floor, held my attention. It read ’’Thrasher successfully defends the heavy¬ weight crown for the seventeenth time.” I decided to get a meal from a neat-appearing farm house. A 10-year old girl answered the door, her 8-year old brother came to see what I wanted, two 6-year old twins asked me to fix their ball bat, and as I could hear two or three more babies crying, I decided Reba didn’t have time to feed hitch-hikers. A little further down the road I saw a sign which read ’’Matson Robnolte, Fresh Meat and Groceries, the only Maids in the Racket” and at the botton of it I made out the words—painted by Burt McClure. Further on, I came to a large ball park, and painted in large letters on the fence was —”Ladd and Bush, the world ' s greatest ball players here today.” Also, ’’See Harmon Grosenbacher, the world’s best clowns perform during the game, as I was reading it, I bumped into a young lady, whom I recognized as Eletha Dotterers who never misses one of Ladd’s games. Across the street I noticed a bunch of young women in nurses’ uniforms gazing at a, young Doctor. Imagine my surprise at discovering that they were Betty Jones, Eunice Carnahan, Donelda Work¬ man, and Gayle Adams, and the doctor was ’’Dutch Andrews . My hunger was almost driving me crazy, so I went to a restaurant and the first waitress I saw was Eunice Shubert who was receiving a bawling-out from A,nita Russell, the manager. The owners were Brandt Patton. Glancing over a newspaper, I saw that a bill on birth control had just been introduced in the Senate by Betty Andrews. The paper was edited by Helen -Williams and the reporters were Fairy Potts, Ellen McClain and Leona Kochel. I then rode up-town in a bus driven by Rex Adams, and stopped at a theater where Ted Timbers, The Master of Swing, was pla ' ing in.person. He was accompanied by his wife, Tillie, and also showing was a picture with the new star, Janice Rickner. The voice of Mr. Baumgardner saying Now, I don’t mind sound sleep¬ ers, but don’t fall off your chair again,” convinced rue that the knob had missed and that the mighty Baumgardner had not struck. Jack Mead ”THE GREAT .LOVER”?’ ?’ ?

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JUKI Oil CL;-i33 -i. • k. 3 h D. G. Front njhman, Snaffor far, H. Fric o. Heller, -vow, 1, to r,’ J. L dd, 0 -1. 11 L - - iTi C , -1 o . 0 1 1 9 -—Jo J. C-.rnj.iien. 3rd now- Rhees, S. Hahn, J. Botes Beck How; Y. .darns, J. B. -.ndrews, L. Price, B. H. kr.rvin. 2nd How .u. .cnub-rt, Thorn.’s, V. She f for, L. Bites, ' kr. -l lie ns worth, ?. Shock, D. , D. Li e hthill, k. Hohr, L. Hetcher Smith, B. Shisler, L. O’Bryant, Bre.y, Ho Good. 8 Freshmen, the hi h spot of the year ••.•ms oar initiation and other activities first class pl:,y president was Don-Idins Li, .htnill mbell”, our John Be.twS was President. T. s -iven in oar Sophomore ye .r. That year our no x r. B.. umgardner wa s av is or. Time passed on and nov. we are Juniors, facing a new -.nd differ¬ ent line of ctivities, e elected Pauline Shocxs. for President and Robert Good, Vice-President, with x.r. «llansworth for class advisor. u 3 had parties ..a usual, out they vefe mostly skating. ,.e ...Iso had — . - - J -- Then Crime our class play e then ended the year a chicken supper which Robinson Crusoe , pre was grand success 23anted x.pril 11, 1S39 with the Junior-Senior Banquet. ♦