Dodge High School - Sou Wester Yearbook (Dodge City, KS)

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ra 6 Charles Henry I BY horoscoplng the stars haxe found w hat our present senlor class w 111 be m 1956 As I gaze through my crystal ball I can see the beam DOlfltlI1g toward Leadell Schnelder one of Amerlca s leading female pOllt1C3.l lnfluences She IS runmng on the SOC1al1St tlcket for goyerness of dear old South Dakota and adwocates for blgger and better D0llt1Cal stance among women Eleanor Wolf IS a sob slster on the staff of the Dodge Clty Dally Globe 1n other words the local Walter Wlnchell of the Keyhole MHPXIH Moon Cand the Horo scope seldom ll9Sl IS a preacher Incl dentally th1s old boy has pulled many men out of the gutter and made them worthy of ln mg Among Rexerend Moon s chlef worrxes IS James Shelor who threatens to w1n oxer part of the formers generous congregatlon Glenda Kelly IS an actne soclal worker fhelpmg the poor slck lonely and needyl It IS revealed that she IS marrled but due to cloudlness I cannot see who the lucky man IS Arthur Leo nard IS Sull of the Serwlce Statlon not only as an operator thereof but as a commen tator on our local sports True to my guess Aus Saunders wlll marry 1nto a chaln of Llttle Castles fBuy em by the sackb Two of our local boys are sons of the sea and plenty tough at that Seldon Jones and Ernest Mann are the ones I notlce that our navy as well as others are cut down conslderably so these boys are really blg shots As a result our country practlcally doesn t need Hervey Martens as a tax collector but h1s good polltlcs keeps h1m ln thls DOSIIIOD Bob Kenny IS man ager of the local Woolworth store wlth VIXIQH McNa1r as h1s capable secretary Ernest Kreger IS the local 1ce man Eu dently the guy has flnally qu1t growlng because at the tlme I see hlm IH the horo scope he IS not of unreasonable propor tlons Don Peckham IS manager of the Fox flocalj Theatres and the new Rltz Ballroom Carl Welch IS asslstant mana ger and a retlred b1g league baseball player who would be rlch 1f he could be cured of gamblmg Even hls flne Wlfe fformer Mlss Hestonj cannot stop hls sport It seems that once a grocer always a grocer because John LeHew and Gordon Busley are partners ownmg most of a b1g grocery cham I fmd that a few of the lmportant stockholders are B1ll1e Moore fPhyll1s Sever w1ll st1ll hold stock on Bllllej and Howard Roberts istlll a play boy J and thelr capable lawyer Clarence Zlmmer Jay Combs IS the presldent cf the b1g Automotlve Supply Store He IS a power behlnd a few other organlzatlons amd I suspect there IS a power behlnd str ong and sllent Combs I see Florence VIcFarland ln the crystal ball and she IS xery happy as a wlfe to one of her school day sweethearts who after a quarrel wlth her Jolned a forelgn leglon but finally returned to her ln 1955 Ardlne Balls IS very happy and settled down to helplng her husband run two nelghborhood food stores Grace WIICOX IS marrxed to the capable lawyer formerly mentloned Although she could go places as an actress she prefers the quiet home llfe Wlth only leadlng a local orgamzatlon of Llttle Theatre Members Luella Wllllamson IS contented wlth trax ellmg wlth one of the countrys leadlng orchestras the summer season Luella and her hubby fone of the orchestra membersj go to thelr llttle country home whlle the rest of the orchestra goes barnstormmg around the country All I can fmd out about John Nollar IS that he IS the most ellglble bachelor 1n town Joanne Sprecher IS a buyer of wo men s clothmg for a b1g department store The horoscope shows her bemg enter tamed by a seller who has orders not to spare the expense Georglanne Thels IS still a Mlss and spreads sunshlne and hap plness to the k1dd16S over her radlo broadcast The company sponsorlng thls head nurse of one of our local hospltals IS Emely Nelson Her husband at the tlme I see thls IS one of the Doctors there and I don t recognlze h1m so all vou boys may as well g1Ve up rlght now Now I get a severe shock I look mto the crys tal ball and see Cecll Strlckland looklng rlght back at me He has Just found how to look lnto the past as well as the future He IS rated hlgh as a sclentlst He tells me through h1s new dex 1ce that the glrls st1ll don t bother h1m much especlally ID 1956 as hls wife Cno less than Ebby Salmon! threatens hxm w1th dlvorce wlth ahmony 1f he doesn t settle down I never could see through Genevleve McCarron much less can I see her by the crystal method so I asked C9011 what happened to her and fmd that she IS happlly marrled to one of the boys from Bucklln By the way they roll up the sldewalks and go to bed at nme oclock over at Buckhn so evldently she has settled down to qulet home l1fe Trymg to fmd Howard Sltler 1n the crystal I see a horse flrst but Sltler IS on lt and IS g1v1ng the c1t1zens of Dodge a thrlll by demonstratlng how they used to break em ln m the good old days Eugene Setzkorn runs th1s old fashloned rodeo Whlch IS soon to start on a tour of the western states Manford Rabourn has Jolned up Wlth thls show Emery Rakes IS one of the foundatlons of our 1956 kxd d18S because he runs a dalry accordmg to b I ' ' V cc , ' as C A v ,' 9 7 I - . . . , . , . r . . 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mg loxe of sauerkraut to F011est Tennant Tenny old boy you haxe the first now get the last B1111e Fetter the middle 1n1t1al IS E passes her ablllty as a daring r1der to Frances New ell Blllle does not own the horse how ex er Bette Dax IS that 11tt1e lascal xx1lls knowledge of men and her hospitality toward all out of town X1SltO1S to Jessie Van Slckle This with hopes that Jessie xx1ll carrv on the good woik T D Edwards who IS a xery quiet and obedient child wills h1S collectlon of brok en hearts to Havden Slusser Best wishes for the coming year Hayden Glenn Crawfo1d bequeaths his g1rl1sh figure to Luthei Cottrell Gladvs Bell leaxes her shy smile to Jessie Winters with a warn lng that Jessie should not stretch it Donald Peabody IS awarded bx J 'nmv Hessman w1th a horseshoe throw 1ng re ord and a sophlsticated air Will you be as good as he was Donald? Gllbert Brown bequeaths his position at the library desk to anv boy unfortunate enough to be awarded lt bv Mrs Kerns Jumor Bas sett destiny s tot IS g1ven a way w1th the women by Joe Crawford and a head of curly hair to go with it by Frank Ferrell Ivan Cam that d1st1ngu1shed intellectual dedlcates his aptitude for chemlstry to B111 h1s runmng speed to Jack Pyle while Ju n1or Flash Barton glV6S Jack h1s 440 record Dorothy Bottlng bequeaths her collec tion of boys plns to MarJor1e Sage This IS with the special permlssion of the owners B111 King IS fortunate 1n TECGIX 1ng Donald Allen s sk111 at school baseball games Donald also g1W8S his arguments to B111 Vernon Bailey fL1ttle Caesarj wishes to dedicate h1s well nourished in terest IH dramatlcs to Bob Borthick a well lnterested Thesplan Sylxla Earnshaw bequeaths her ex er satisfied expression to Inez Butler Janelle Combs wishes to leaxe her magnificent proboscis to Rob Roy Buckmgham Duane Wlble w 111 be 1n h1gh sp1r1ts next year as Betty Goddari leax es Duane hei flaming tresses and giggles Wax ne D1cke1son xx 111s his often noticed women chasmg ways to Gerald Bretz Quentm Iselx the adxanced thinker be queaths his unbroken record for being late to h1s first hour class ex erv mornlng to Donald Dunn JI Alas alas he 11x es so near the school too Dax 1d Green gxx es his pleasmg and t1m1d disposition to T J Harrison Dax 1d s exceedingly radlcal thoughts ale also included Elleen Jenkins passes her interests in or Arthur Leonard to Georgeanne Stubbs Dorothx Collms and kenneth Gum w1sh to pool thelr ar t1st1c talent and bequeath lt to Bob Easley and Margaret Kerns Lois Henthorn wills her constant though placid gum chew 1ng to Nadyne Peckham w ho is nex er placld Helen Hollingsworth disposes of her most talkatlxe attitude xvhenexer in school to Irene Ex ans Can you use this Irene'7 Opal Shafer 1nher1ts Eldorls Doonans excited a1r Don t be too loud and DOIS terous Opal' Gordon Day wills his croon 1ng ability to all Junior boys 1n the glee club with thoughts that he may do better with Magor Bowes Loleta Blakely w1l1s Dick Lochman to Exelxn Alexander w 1th the admon1t1on to treat h1m klndly D1ck will enioy thls bequest Keith Galvon 1n tends to become a carpenter now that Lester Bagby has dedicated his skill 1n woodwork to h1m Preston Holladay g1x es his loxe of huntlng to B111 Whyman w1th hopes that B111 may bring 1n the ducks etc Ann Bernasky glx es her seat 1n assemblv next to the aisle to some un fortunate 1n Mr Toalson s home room next xear Jumor Holladay bequeaths hls ex ecutlxe ab1l1ty and peaceful methods of settling arguments to Harry Walte Charles Henry that super salesman to tell funny stories and laugh at them himself iso at least he thinks they are funnyj to George Laughead Elea nor F1aser yields her 1nterest and fine work with The Dodger to Betty Demous Here s luck Betty Robert Exans leax es his w11l1ngness to get busy and study hard to John OKeefe Rob ert s quaint theories are included Frances Bryan leaves her loud and demanding tones of voice to Glenna Bradshaw You tell em Glenna Edward Cavanaugh be queaths his br11l1ant iet black halr to Al bert Freshwater You need it Albert V1ctor Hollar second only to Ernest Kre ger in size and Herculean physique wllls some of It to Dax 1d Sturgeon hop1ng D3V1d will dex elop it further Gertrude Conna way w1lls her lnterest ln history and VIC tor Hollar to Maenell Goddard who l1kes big boys Luc111e Garxer dedlcates her big liklng of speech 1n Mr Lamb s class to Dax 1d Hart young hot a1r enthusiast We herebv dulv affirm this to be our last earthly wil' and testament 1We are hoping next xear will be heavenlx 1S1gnedJ MARVIN NI MOON Scribe 2 ucns N-I ll 111165565 Charles Laughton Fredric March 'K 431' 'K 42 'K 23' if 41 ll- . . , . 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his reading. He will keep nothing but contented cows on the place. Evidently Oran Underhill has turned to farming. I see him milking one of the latest in streamlined cows, tailor made for Kansas. Ed Zeilke is his next door neighbor but is old fashioned and will have nothing to do with the new fangled critters. He says it's getting so that now the horses will not be seen pulling anything but the latest under slung ployys Tsk tsk' Wlaxrne Munson has gotten her life ambition realized She IS happily married to one of our local bovs Mae 'Hoody and Blanche Nelson tyyo of the quiet girls of our class seem to go oy er brg as partners of the Acme Employment Agency Mer lrn Voshell gives them credit for her present rob as prly ate secretary to a big shot rn one of the local business houses It rs also through this agencv that Mary Taylor got her tutor rob and the Williams girls got their present nursing robs One of the town s best eating places rn 1956 Spanish lnn run bv Tomacrta Srlya a d Guadalupe Villanueva rug .55 6 Elizabeth Salmon Sept 11 School opens and everyone falls for Dean Hunt Sept 23 Pep parade stages sale for football tickets Student Council yyelcomes new faculty members yy rth formal tea at school lzurldrng Sept 25 Frrst issue of Dodger comes out Sept 27 First football game under lights played Sco t Crty Oct 3 Girl Reseryes hold Hamburger Fry to yy e'come new grrls Oct o Played Wrchlta lNorth Drill Team de u O 6 F nally decide to adopt Actrvrty Ticket Oc 9 Another OUTSTAINDING Dodger Vie srnell a ra Oct 17 First Lyceum number BIG HEARTED HERBERT Spon ored by Thespran club Hutchinson defeats the Demons Oct 21 23 Journalism conference at Layy rence Ott 20 Marrnone te Shoyy sponso ed by G R Played Garden Bartons sensational dash and the yyalkout VS hat a day' Oct 26 27 G R conference at Green burg O t ml Halloyye en and drd we haye fun' Noy 1 S Teachers meet a day yatatron VS hoops' Noy -1 C A A Cypsy hrlye more prt es Noy r ou rn an dr yye ear things Noy 19 G R Mother Daughter banquet Noy 3 Annual staff chosen Noy 8 Thanksgryrng yacatron played Pratt tscore 0 OJ Dec 1 Just twenty shopping days trll Xmas more fights Dec 10 We see Thespran troupe 318 pres ent Shay s adaption of Dickens -K Christmas Carol with cast of 28 Helen Marie Zimmerman seems to be momentarily disappointed in love as she is traveling Europe in 1956. Lorea Winta- mute manages to keep the young girls up to date on how to cook, but does not neg- Iect her' family who all like to eat. Betty Grovier is so busy with her 1956 social ac- tivities that she hasn't time to quarrel with her husband even if she yvanted to. Junior Schultz has turned out to be a very tough truck drry er Frank Dayrs goes oyer frne yyrth the southwest farmers while he gryes talks yra radio on how to prey ent anything that can destroy our wheat crop Dorothy Wrmer rs the flashing hostess at the Lora Lockecoffee shop The face of Dorothy McKay comes into yrew and she rs making big money as a commercial artist rn New York and rs strll single Someone rs slrnkrng along rn the dark and rt rs Fran ces Moon who rs a well knoyyn G Woman Charlotte Northern and Edna Mae Stevens both ard their husbands rn the research field of astronomy Jean Kerr rs the sparkling lady on the flying trapeze rn the C11 CHS Dec pr ett Dec Dec an al' all 18 Dod er puts out three page issue green ones-color we mean 19 All school oper etta And It Rarned Z0 Xmas vacation A WHOLE WEEK' 1 ING school 2 All school carnival What fun' 3 Ah h h Its LEAP YEAR' 10 First home basketball game defeat Benders 32 16 Jan 20 New semester Jan 24 Played Larned tscore 21 151 an P8 Huck Finn G R HrY play scream' Jan 29 Sou vyester Queen Contest underway Jan 31 Irberal here tscore 27 261 overtime play our fayor Feb 4 Lyceum Science demonstration sponsored by Annual staff If b Pratt game Dad Daughter banquet Feb 14 Junior class play Oh Professor Ifeb 28 G R Hr 1 Leap Year party We tried to see the Thespran Troupe 318 rnrtratron but with no success March 6 Liberal game March 1314 Basketball tournament Class A Pratt Class B here March 19 Junior College play Double Door March 24 Hr Y Father Son banquet April scream Apr rl Apr rl Apr rl Apr rl Tea for 1 Impersonatron Dav Art Leonard a Stan Earls birthday 2 3 4 Fine Arts Festryal 9 Faster yacatron 1011 Baseball tournament 21 Business and Professional VS omens Senior girls Aprrl '75 Track Meet and Plav Dav Aprrl 28 Senior Play Children of the Moon May May May May nrors May May May 1 Junior Senior banquet 2 State Scholarship contest 9 G R May Morning breakfast Methodist Church party for the Se Senior Baccalaureate Senior Commencement School out' 'r I . , . 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