Falls City High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Falls City, NE)

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY This is the year 1987. I am staying in the beautiful Helmick Hotel, owned and operated by Kenneth Helmick. I knew that smile of Kenny’s would get him a long way. I had just finished watching the Perry Mason show. He now has two partners: David Martin and Bill Boose. They make an exact shadow of Perry; Bill Boose had the same shape, while David Martin had Perry’s looks and personalty. Jack Stout, their detective, worked with Paul Drake. He fit the part very well. Linda Murphy was Jack’s secretary. She was constantly admiring her boss, both at home and at work. Naturally, the producer of the greatest programs on television is Jeffrey Falter, whose chief directors are Betty Klaus, Sally Kelley, and Barbara Young. Those local show employees surely turned out well. As I was leaving the hotel, the doorman stopped a taxi for me. The way this “cabbie” was driving, reminded me of Eugene Strauss. When I got in he turned around and asked where I was going, sure enough, it was “Mouse.” He didn’t quite make it to sports car driving, but I guess a “cabbie” is the next best thing. On the way to Hollywood, the first thing to catch my eye was a dancing school. The sign in front read as follows: SCHOCKLEY HEISER DANCING SCHOOL. In smaller print was the following transcription: “We teach the squares from the sticks to dance like the cats from California, and to be really hep, and not completely out to lunch.” Next I noticed Kenneth Heineman’s Dancing Academy. His sign read, “Indian Dances a Specialty.” “Mouse” offered to show me around Hollywood, so I accepted. He took me to the stage where they were filming the “What’s My Line” program. Two of the panelists were familiar. They were Jo Anne Howard and Marilyn Marmet. I asked him to show me the “Western” part of this great place. On the way he remarked how well our class had done in the movies. The first Western Star was Lanny Camblin, who had the leading role in “Two Faces West.” Lanny was so good looking, that all of his fans wanted to see him twice as much. Next we arrived at the Ponderosa, where the Cartwrights were filming. Ben Cartwright was portrayed by John Shiveley, Little Joe by Ronnie Mans, Adam Cartwright by Richard Schulenberg, and Hoss by Roger Crofford. On the “Gunsmoke” scene, we found big Willard Eickhoff as Matt Dillon and Wayne Dietrich as Chester. They were always side-kicks. Kitty was played by Linda Rankin and Doc by Kenneth Arnold. We decided to have a cup of coffee before going to the other parts of Hollywood. We stopped at a unique little place owned by Paula Lee and Janice Prior. While drinking our coffee, we started discussing the class. I told him about the rush at the Jilek-Gray Memorial Hospital. It seemed that a bunch of high school kids had taken an over-dose of Calvin Schuler’s no-sleep pills to keep them awake in classes. This hospital was dedicated to Marilyn and Sherry because of their expert work as a nurse and as a dietitian, respectively. I also told him about Carol Hall and Connie Carter. Carol, a school teacher in the Congo, was married to a very prominent physician, who was doing much research, and was assisted in the laboratory by Connie Carter, a very famous laboratory technician. After leaving the coffee shop we passed the office of Lynne Cramer, the head of movie censorship. We also passed Jerry Gilliland’s dramatic school, specializing in romance. I was really surprised to see Carole Armbruster dressed in her cowgirl outfit and singing Western songs as she used to on the court house lawn every “Horse Play Days.” Her accompanist was Dwight Bletscher. I next learned that Mary Strecker and Linda Miller were the new hostesses on “You and Your Home.” John Williams was starring as Peter Gunn. He always was a rough-guy. The stars of Checkmate were Hyatt, Don Rie-schick; Corey, Tom Kunkel; and Jed, Jim Crooker. Pete and Gladys were portrayed by Leonard Von-derschmidt and Cheryl Oberst. Imagine that !!! “Route 66” stars were Tod, David Luke; and Buz, Dennis Meyer. “Hazel” was portrayed by Carol Thornton. On the way back to the Hotel, I saw a sign which read Vogele Johnson Travel Agency. I asked “Mouse” to stop. I went in and saw another familiar

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Attending the District Choral Contest were Carole Armbruster, Dwight Bletscher, Lanny Camblin, Bill Carlson, Connie Carter, Jim Crooker, Vicki Darling, Larry Franke, Dick Gilkerson, Sherry Gray, Marilyn Jilek, Marjorie Martin, Della Mae Meyer, Elaine Muller, Karen Noll, Janice Prior, Marjorie Rieschick, and John Williams. The Peru Choral Clinic was attended by Carole Armbruster, Bill Carlson, Connie Carter, Jim Crooker, Marilyn Jilek, and Della Mae Meyer. Carole Armbruster, Bill Carlson, and Sherry Gray attended the State Music Clinic at Fremont. Participating in the District Speech Contest were Bill Boose, Larry Franke, and Harriett Hunker. Carol Sue Hall, Harriett Hunker, and Roger Kennedy attended the Governor’s Youth Conference. Wise as owls, our scholars went to the Peru Scholastic Contest. They were Dwight Bletscher, Marcia Bohannon, Bill Boose, Willard Eickhoff, Dick Gilkerson, Sherry Gray, Carol Sue Hall, Harriett Hunker, Marilyn Jilek, Roger Kennedy, Betty Klaus, Marilyn Marmet, Della Mae Meyer, and Karen Noll. Receiving their Second State Awards in G.G.A. were Minnie Becker, Lynne Cramer, Sandra Kelley, Elaine Muller, and Linda Murphy. Letter award winners this year were Bill Boose, football-basketball; Larry Franke, football; Wayne Gatz, football; Dick Gilkerson, football-basketball; David Martin, football-basketball; John Shiveley, football; Bob Shorb, football; John Williams, football. Senior officers of the “Tigerettes” were President, Janice Prior; Vice-President, Carol Thornton; Secretary, Karen Noll; Treasurer, Carole Armbruster. Leading the cheering section were our cheerleaders Vicki Darling, Sandra Kelley, and Della Mae Meyer. Boys in F.F.A. were Wayne Gatz, President, and Dennis Meyer, Secretary. To create this little book, we added a little mystery, sprinkled it with memory and sentiment, a large quantity of foolish antics, and a pinch of knowledge. The cooks were the Orange and Black Staff, which consisted of Editor, David Martin; Assistant Editor, Harriett Hunker; Senior Editor, Carol Sue Hall; Business Manager, Bill Boose; Assistant Business Manager, Richard Zentner; Sports Editor, Bob Shorb; Music Editor, Karen Noll; Class Prophecy, Bill Carlson; Speech and Dramatics, Jerry Gilliland; Girls’ Physical Education, Sandra Kelley; Class Will, Lanny Camblin; Class History, Della Mae Meyer; Snapshots Editor, Sherry Gray; Typists, Carole Armbruster, Paula Lee, and Cheryl Oberst. Miss Falls City of 1961 was Karen Sue Noll. Her attendants were Sheryl Gibson, Sandra Kelley, and Della Mae Meyer. On March 23, 1962, the Senior Class presented its play, “Gramercy Ghost,” under the direction of Mrs. Ahern. The cast and stage crew were Carole Armbruster, Karen Noll, Jeffrey Falter, Della Mae Meyer, Lanny Camblin, John Stone, Bill Carlson, David Martin, Bill Boose, Carol Thornton, Marjorie Martin, Jo Anne Howard, Dwight Bletscher, Lynne Cramer, Connie Carter, Marilyn Jilek, Harriett Hunker, Marcia Bohannon, Vicki Darling, Betty Klaus, Barbara Tubach, David Luke, Larry Franke, Roger Kennedy, Eugene Strauss, and Eugene Hansen. On April 28, 1962, the Junior Class honored the Senior Class with a banquet-prom. The theme was ‘‘Heaven on Earth.” We chose ‘‘Be the Object, not the Shadow” as our class motto; gardenia as our class flower; and green and white as our class colors. On May 11, the last day of school for the Seniors, Class Day Exercises were held. In the Auditorium of Falls City High School, Baccalaureate services were held on May 20, 1962, and Commencement exercises on May 24, 1962. We walked out of Falls City High with knowledge to lead us through the stormy years to come. We left with tears in our eyes and the experiences of four wonderful years at Falls City High in our hearts. Della Mae Meyer

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face. It was Nancy Campbell’s. She ran a novelty shop in the lobby of the agency. I saw that she had a special on compacts patented by Sheryl Gibson and Nancy Wergin. The powder won’t spill. It is saving the government teachers throughout the United States from sitting in an unwanted pile of face powder, which had been planted on their chairs. Violet and Gloria told me about all the money Vicki Darling was making by raising educated chickens, those which had attended school. They also told me that Doloris Meinzer and her husband were owners of the Phillips 66 station at Reserve, and that Janet Merz was doing well by being married to last year’s famous blackmailer. Violet and Gloria told me of their new route from the earth to the Evening Star, then to the Morning Star, and back to earth in two days. As this sounded very interesting, I asked for an explanation. They told me that Roger Kennedy was the head of their transportation lines. His drivers were Dennis Kiekhaefer and Bob Grimes. They informed me that the tour leaves Hollywood at 7 p. m. and reached the Evening Star, an all girl planet, at 7:15 p. m. Minnie Becker was the queen of this planet. They had a lot of nice entertainment. Della Meyer and Marjorie Martin had changed their names to the Marter sisters, which had a very famous all-girl band, with Barbara Tubach as solo piccolist. Harriett Hunker and Marcia Bohannon were the directors of the show. Like every night club, this one, too, had bouncers: Inez Coonce, Leslie Conley, Elaine Muller, and Linda Ramer. Dick Gilkerson and Larry Franke were the chief supervisors of the Morning Star Planet. The chief reason for this part of the tour was that the weather is so nice for the morning after the night before. Melvin Fritz and Wayne Gatz are the alkaseltzer mixers. The tour then arrived back on Earth that noon. I wasn’t too enthusiastic about this trip, so I bade them farewell and went back to the cab. Driving down the freeway, I saw a sign that said: Robert Stevens, Psychologist. “Mouse” explained to me that he was trying to find what inspired John Stone to write such stories. Arriving at the hotel, I discovered that a secretarial convention was being held there. Sandra Kelley, secretary of the year, was the guest of honor. When I went to talk to her, she told me that Elaine Yoesel, Linda and Margie Rieschick, and Doris Nie-meyer had started an all-girl argricultural college just north of Falls City. She informed me that Bob Shorb was a research chemist working on a new miracle lotion that would take hair-dye off the hands of beauticians. She also told me that Eugene Hansen was the President of the Engineering School at the University of Nebraska. Karen Noll is the house mother of the most popular sorority. I had planned to remain at the hotel that night and rest. “Mouse” suggested that we take in a television program. I was game. I asked which one, and he suggested “This Is Your Life.” I was still game. That night I found out that Richard Zentner had taken over for Ralph Edwards. As we were waiting for the show to begin, Richard came down the aisle, and said to me, “Bill Carlson, famous writer and poet, this is your life.” I was so stunned, that only one thought was clear in my mind. This thought was that I had done so well on the class prophecy for the class of 1962, that there was no limit to my ability. That prophecy has paid off a thousand times over. Bill Carlson