Benson High School - Mill Yearbook (Benson, IL)

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XXX!!! and finally Yes, it was school days, had started that Eugene I noticed someone in the front lawn. I walked over and guess whw Lois Gerdes. Inquiring all about what had happened since our high I soon learned that another of my school mates Eugene Hinrichs courting her, and a year later they were married I also learned now had a job as a radio commentator Professionally he is known as 'Gabbyn Hinrichs Excusing myself, and saying I couldn't remain any blip 'Ia I left by the side gate of the lovely garden I was soon in an immense base ball field Standing there right in the center in the pltcher's box was none X 'M lu. 'lU'llh. llu.'!In really a big shot Bouncing Brownies after all, and so own The name of cognized the catcher of Gene's IILXPSB over to him and asked him how he was From what he in a Major League Baseball Team ball team I also found out that far they have 5 players towards a this team ls cause all of the kids have red school, Doc Weber Dale plays other than Gene Braunschweig, another classmate of mine at BCHS I walked to be the Reds, I think they call it that hair like their mother Turning around I ball team It was Gene's old shadow from on the ball team, and at night he goes to ical school He hopes some day to set up a practice with Ruth Cordes s Walking to the far end of the field, I went through the ticket gate the other side, I found myself walking down 5th Avenue in New York City X told me, I gathered he was He is now manager of the Gene married Fanny Harms baseball team of their high med his I began to feel quite lonely, when whom did I notice walking down the street aD dolled up, but Opal Uphoff Never in my life had I seen so many jewels on mm person She also had XX at this I ran up to She told me all about Lyle Schertz, another on a beautiful mink coat Well, I was simply astounded her, and after the usual greetings we started talking what had happened since she left school I seems that E.. N N 'N 'M 'm T2 'lu M 'Wu Wu 'hi lu. Nm '52 Wu in 'hu 'M I N 'N 'lu W1 in '1.! lu-. l.'M. 1. M lnflla 'MM Wh. 'lla 'lu. 'u. 'h. h W 'N. hf. 'lh. lu 'l XM 'ICN XX RX. of my class mates, had made a killing with his pigs on 'lu -5 the market He had obtained such a good price for them, that ove night he became a multi millionare From them, good old Lyle became a rich play boy, and when Opal heard of his good luck, she went to Lew York to take up again with her old sweetheart After a whirlwind are now very happy Leaving Opal, I turned volving door into one of New York's largest a beautiful store, so well kept and managed owned this wonderful store Well, I d1dn't courtship, they were married, and and walked throagh an immense re department stores It was really At once I began to wonder who have to wonder long, for ight be- fore me were the pictures of Me na Yount D rham and Beulah qarber Vaster, with I. 'KK 1 'N N lu. 32 M Na 'W N 'lu w M 'M N ln In n m Il n R M H M 2: N 'M 5 I . 9 Y' . be- 'J . re- -6 , 8 - . On d 'i '75'x . ' r gekx ii, - , g in - I - a - if - V i 1- A I' I - E Y -