Columbus Grove High School - Col Gro Yearbook (Columbus Grove, OH)

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Martha Metzger Jenkins too. Martha is on her way home to Michigan where she lives on the MSU campus. She is a retired nurse, but she gets to practice her skills on Dale's injured players. Since it's almost Spring this is about Byron's last trip for the season on the B 8: O. Each Spring he sheds his greasy coveralls, puts on his easy clothes, and sets out for greener pasturm.'fHe's a hobo-part time.J Ah, before me is a large factory in Columbus, Ohio. Here Sylvia Bradford is plant supervisor. She really cracks the whip when those slow, old men don't do as she says! She likes her job here though, because she's never too far from the campus AND Jim. We see Norman Birkemeyer also works here. That's him sitting in that office over there. He does a lot of desk work--when he isn't sleeping. Plowing into the office is Robert Epley. He's a foreman here in the plant and he really is a TOUGH onel He's probably going to get someone else fired. If he does, it will be the seventh one this weekl Here we are in Washington D.C. Two of your classmates are working here. They have very executive-like jobs. They are Marvin Struble and Fred Mikesell. Marvin is the chief mechanic and his job is to keep the Presi- dent's cars in perfect running order. Fred is bodyguard and with him around, no-one dares try anything. CCon- fidentially, Fred is due for a raise in salary in twenty more years.J St, Rita's Hospital in Lima, Ohio, is graced with the presence of two members of the class of 1954. They are Mary Jean Kissell and Doris Ann Doty. Mary Jean is a R.N. and her station is in the nursery. She really has a time with all of those babiesl Doris is the receptionist here, She is still as beautiful as ever. ln fact, the doctors voted her the girl we would like most to cut-up with in the operating room. Clank, clankl Here comes Paul Tussing down the road with another load of junk. l-le has a very prosperous business. He hauls junk formillionairesin N.Y., N..T.. and Connecticut. Last, but not least, we see lrvin Schroeder. He is on his farm in Georgia where he raises peanuts, salted as they grow. It's a marvelous technique. Suddenly her speech ended, her long, slim, bony fingers ceased to move over the celestial sphere, and her general appearance became less mysterious. You, my dear, have received this thru the Spirit of Prophecy and have the right to put it on paper. When she had said these words, she withdrew herself farther within the folds of her long black cape, picked up the celestial sphere, and limped toward the window. Before l could speak she had raised the sash and disappeared into the clear night air.

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been stationed around the South Sea Islands. To hear HIM tell it, those native girls adore him! No wonder he stayed a bachelor . Suddenly my guest's hands grew swifter. Isee a foreign country. It is Germany, There, sitting comfortably in a lavishly furnished home is Jeannine Core Gerdeman. Bob is a Colonel in the Army now and Jeannine is leading a very high-class social life. Sheand Bob have sevm children so-far and life is very busy for them . We are in Paris now. Thereis a large shop. The sign says, Reithmaier's Style Shop - Fashions for the Wee- Sized People'. It is owned and operated by Bill Reithmaier, who has a chain of these stores all over the world. I see two of your fellow classmates inside. One is Doris Cartwright. She models party dresses for the petite. All of her children are pretty well grown-up now so she decided to get a part-time job. She always manages to be home by 4 O'clock though, so she can have supper ready for Ronnie. The other person inside is Ray Kleman. He is also a model. He models small hats for tiny men. Ray enjoys his present job much better than the one he had four years ago. He was a midget in a flea circus and he's still itching! I see a large hospital in Chicago. Inside is an operating room and standing beside a table are the brilliant surgeon, J ack Teegardin and his assistant, Shirley Hoyt. .T ack is well-known in the medical profession and he has cut-up the best of people. Shirley has been his assistant for the last thirteen years and Jack couldn't get get along without her skillful service . Remember Bill Radabaugh and Wilfred Fuerst ? They are bachelors and live together in West Virginia. They raise rabbits and business is booming. They raise 'bunny-hop Bunnies', a new specialty. Their bunnies are guaranteed to hop-even after they are dead and skimmed. They can even go from the table to the frying pan in one leap. There is a large estate. I belie1eit's in Vermont. Here lives Arthur Anthony Joseph Kiene and wife, Ruth. Art made millions in the oil business and, although he has given a lot of money to charity--the government--, he still has a surplus of millions left. Before us is the MGM motion picture studio in Hollywood. Coming across the lot is Marilyn Monroe and her hairdresser, Dorothy Meyer. Dorothy has quite a job. She bleaches M.M.'s hair, combs it, and tries to cover up her wrinkles---an impossible job. Oh, there's that handsome Dick Reeder! My, he looks dapper. He is the leading star here at MGM now. All winter, summer, and spring he slaves away before hot cameras, but each fall he goes back to Columbus Grove, where he is a tomato seed picker at Macke's Cannery. He has a very important job. He has to take all of the seeds out of the tomatoes so people with false teeth won't have any difficulties eating them. Bob Risser is over to the left. He's talking to Betty Grable's youngest daughter. They are great friends! Bob has a triving business here in Hollywood. He is an interior decorator and his best customers are the WOMEN movie stars. There is an office over there. lt says 'Gail Bricker-Writer'. She is busy pounding out the story of a new Martin and Lewis CJ r., of coursep comedy. She is a very busy person these days. Oh, Oh. It must be 3:30. There she goes! Even though she likes her job here at MGM, Bill and their family still come first. I see a large forst now. Itis in Oregon. Dick Verhoff has come out for the day to see how the work is going. Dick is the undisputed 'Lumber King of the West' and his products are shipped everywhere. See those women? That is a meeting of the Ladies Home Chatter Society and it's being held in the home of Shirley Rimer. Two well-known faces are those of the formers Eileen Keine and Mary Ellet Brenneman. Their meeting is in full swing. Shirley is talking about her husband and daughters. Her girls, ten of them, are well- recognized in the field of sports. They have a professional basketball team and travel all over the U.S. Elleei is telling her troubles about trying tokeep house for four people in an Air Force barrack, Her husband is an instructor in the training center and insists onliving on the base. Mary Ellen has her troubles too. She is constantly worrying about her husband's health. He is a policeman and already he's as full of holes as a pin cushion! What would she ever do with her two boys if he got laid up for a while? t Looming before us is a large, beautiful apartment building. Here lives Rosalyn Myers and Dorothy Luginbill. Rosalyn is in charge of the big pediatrics department of the Salt Lake City Municipal Hospital. The children love her. She is always bringing them candy and toys to play with. fYesterday she gave a little boy a hatchet. . . That ward is now closed for repairs.J Dorothy is the private secretary to a big engineering firm. She practically owns the place by now. Each year for Christmas they give her 4 per cent in stock. In five years the place will be hers. Oh, there's trouble ahead. A train is stopped on the tracks. Somethings is wrong with the engine and there is the chief mechanic of the B 8: O, Bfyron Virgil Dotson, fixing it in jig time. He's getting quite a bit of help from 21

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HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 54 Our educational adventures started twelve years ago in 1942 when forty-one little starry-eyed child- ren trooped into their first day of school. The eleven faithful Seniors still remaining are Jeannine Core, Janet DeVe1biss, Doris Doty, Charlotte Ientz, Dorothy Luginbill, Rosalyn Myers, Martha Metzger, Herbert Carpenter, Jack Teegardin, Paul Tussing and Fred Wootten. Our teacher was Mrs. Gulker. By the time we were in the second grade, we were really old hands at this business of school, at least, we thought so. That year Mr. Lichty was our teacher, and Benny Baxter and Bob Risser were the new students who joined our class. Having reached our third year we found Mrs. Roberts for our teacher: this was also the year when Bill Radabaugh, Roger Ridinger, Marvin Struble and Doris Cartwright came. The next year our new- comers were Ed Davis, James Goedde, and Fred Mikesellg we met Mrs. Shaller and Mrs. Ridgeway as teachers. Our fifth year marked the arrival of Gail Brickerg Mrs. Cuater was our teacher. We're finally in the sixth grade which actually makes us the oldest kids in grade school. We found Mr. Bowers and Mrs. Sheidler for our teachers: our new students were Dale Jenkins and Jim Hayden. Finally the big day arrived! We were upstairs! We really had a time for first day of our seventh year. I don't believe there was one of us that didn't get lost trying to find our classes. How the older kids laughed at our confusion! But by next day or so we were pretty well straightened out. These new classmates joined us this year: Shirley Rimer, Glen Williams, and Bob Epley. Mr. Stackhouse was our advisor. Mr. Stackhouse was our advisor again in the eighth: our one newcomer was Bill Beithmaier. This year a tragic accident claimed the life of one of our classmates, Warren Ridinger. Now we were actually in high school! In our Freshman year, our class increased by leaps and bounds. From Cairo we acquired lbnnie Risher, Dick Reeder, Beverly Sperbeck, and Mary Ellen Brennemang those from St. Anthony were Gordon Meyer, Dick Verhoff, Ray Kleman, Carol Kurber, Shirley Hoyt, Jeanne Stechschulte, Irwin Schroeder, Eileen Kiene, Norman Birkemeyer, Mary Jean Kissell, and Dorothy Meyerg and Doneta Amstutz came from Bluffton. Our advisors were Mr. Brauer and Mr. Shank. The best thing we remember about otu Sophomore year is our two biology trips to Toledo and Lima. Those days stand out more than any one day of school. Benny Baxter rejoined us and Bob Eversole came from Brurmerdale Seminary. Our advisors were Mr. Burson and Miss McNary. The Junior year was one of our most exciting years. We were busy as bees selling wax, vanilla, and pins: collecting papers, and doing about everything the Seniors hadn't done. How can we ever forget the arrival of our class rings!! ---- right in the midst of a class meeting, the day of Home Coming. Somehow or other that class meeting suddenly ended. --I wonder why. This was also the year for our first play, Dotty and Daffy . It was so comical and such a mix -up affair that the audience was continually laughing. We had barrels of fun, but lots of work too, getting ready for our Prom, the Gay Ninties . When the big night finally arrived everyone had a wonderful time. Two wonderful advisors were Mr. Diller and Mrs. Martzg it seemed that they had good ideas for everything. This was the year too, when Sylvia Bradford and Bamey Dotson joined us. Now, we are actually the Seniors and busier than ever. lt seems that we're selling something - candy, and potato chips at noon, sandwiches and coffee at games, annual ads and subscriptions, maga- zines, and what-nots? all the time. , One day soon after school had started we came to school all dressed up. We were to have our pic- tures takenl Then on October 16 was Homecoming, with Dale and Doris reigning as King and Queen . It was a beautiful celebration. Later this year comes our Senior play under the direction of Miss Clayton and Mr. Basinger. Our years of school are fast drawing to a close. As we look back, we had some trials here, but standing out more brightly are the many joys which cause these years to probably be the best and happiest in our lives.