Florence High School - Husky La Bran Yearbook (Florence, CO)

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY Before I begin my tale of what you and I will resemble in the future, it will be necessary to inform you of an invention made in the year of 1960 A. D. by Herr Stein. You know Herr Stein, of Stein. Stein, Stein and Stein is happily married now. He and his wife live in Germany. The invention (pardon my unmechanical education) was something of the following. Karl (as you and I remember him) invented a machine which was able to carry the voice of an angel into the devil’s mansion, and vice-versa. He asked me over to break the champagne, or whatever one breaks, to christen the marvelous and world renowned device. I did so. Karl hadn’t told me that we, the living human beings would be able to hear the conversation. After much banging, cracking and crashing, we heard the sweet voice of Billy Huiatt, now the sweetest angel in heaven. He was calling Viola Goodhead. the devil’s right-hand man. At this discovery I began to rapidly change my childhood ambition. I didn’t want to go to heaven. The conversation, thanks to Herr Stein, will be given to you shortly: Billy: Operator, give me Hell 44-40 or fight. Viola: Hi. there, this is Viola in Hell speaking. Billy: Ah. hello my dear. I called upon you to be informed of the doings and scandal of our old class of ’34. Do you have any news? Viola: Yeah. I just been talking to that lazy old Edwina Thornton. She just got here. She was a U. S. Senator for a long time. She tells me that the rowdy June Meyers and Don Rich are married. They gotta exclusive mud house on South mesa. Billy: And do you know that Bob Butz has just entered the gates of heaven. He has set up a new business house. It is called the “Butz Business Is Best.” He is featuring the “Crinkly Permanent Wave.” That reminds me, I must get one while I have the time this week. You get a free finger wave and hair set. Dorothy Moore works for him. She is exceedingly gifted to the work and Bob likes her. But pray tell me, Viola, how come you to be in that uncouth place? Viola: It ain’t uncouth, and I like it. However, the way I got here is this. That fat old principal George Piercy kicked me out of P. H. S. and I died of broken heart. You know George is married to Mildred Porter. He runs a hamburger joint, and Mildred does the hashing. The two businesses keep him from starving to death. Billie: I just must tell you whom I saw passing the “Butz Business Is Best” shop. None other than the famous Monsieur Louis Orendorff. Louise looked like Sampson with his long flowing beard. He was having it curled. Louis is the owner of one of New York’s largest stores. Ella Roberts, the former F. H. S. football champ is chief sales manager. Viola: Say, that’s news. O, O. If you could only see what I see. I see Bill Mott Gable making love to the dancer, Antoinette Perrino. Bill has made so much love in plays in his high school days, that he just has the habit. Billie: Say. I’m very much in fear that trouble is brewing here in heaven. Rosa Smith, and also Clifford Butler, smuggled in crocheting needles when they came, and alas, my angels do nothing but crochet “F’s”. Everyone in heaven is wearing them. Coach Portenier holds wrestling matches to see who is entitled to wear them. I saw Cleopatra and Queen Elizabeth holding a bout this noon to see which was to w'ear one. Some struggle! Page 14

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SENIOR CLASS PLAY ■“SKIDDING” A Comedy in Three Acts CAST OF CHARACTERS Aunt Milly Andy Mrs. Hardy Judge James Hardy Oran dp a Hardy Estelle Hardy Campbell--------- Maiicn Hardy------------------- Wayne Trenton, III------------- Mr. Stubbins------------------- Myra Hardy Wilcox Ella May Eskridge Pete Alberico Maxine Chamberlain Bill Mott , George Piercy June Meyers Margaret Easton John Edwards Danny Hard Florence Jones PRODUCTION STAFF Director Augusta Kimpton Assistant Director Donovan Rich Stage Managers Harold Ferguson. Karl Stein Business Managers Ted Lloyd, Bill Huiatt, Dorothy Moore Costumes Carmen Ficca Edwina Thornton Properties Rosa Smith, Elsie Donika Viola Goodhead Ushers Rosa Smith, Elsie Doirika Mary Margaret Louth Page 13

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY Viola: Two of our old inmates. Elsie Mae Roberts, and Dale Red-lingshafer are sure having fun! Dale’s sweetheart of his high school days, is brooding every day for him. Sh? misses him so. Billie: John Edwards has just arrived. After graduating from Annapolis, he returned to Florence to find Nancy Evans and ask for her hand. She refused, and to avoid dying from a broken heart, he committed suicide. Viola: I guess you know that Pete Alberico. the world’s heavyweight champion, is married to Margaret Easton, a great screen star. Looks as if they both were good fighters. Billie: Elsie Domka is living next door to me now. She is married to Leon Coming. Viola: Guess what? Ruth Brizendine is giving lectures on various subjects. She is an admirer of Henry and ends all her speeches in his manner. Billie: I hear that Ella May Eskridge is very happily married to Windy Dyer. She is a very sweet woman and mother. At least, that is what her children say. I was talking to some the other day. I only knew Junior. John. Henry, Billy, Buren. Kitten and Maxine. Viola: I hear that Rose Gianarelli is travelling. She is giving lectures on how to be pleasant. And did you know that Clyde Evans is author of a famous comic strip? It is similar to Buck Rovers of the goed old days. You know Clyde always could use his imagination. Billie: Lois Anderson is experimenting with a new formula to make freckles. She always wanted seme, you know. Viola: Lewis Krenning is private tu cr to Florence Jcnes’ children. It seems spelling is the chief subject. Florence is now married to Harold Reckmeyer. He has always liked that red hair. Billie: John Lowell is having a lot of fun. He is starting a trip to the moon. He claims that he can accomplish it in seven years. I hope he does. Oh. yes. they say he can't get back if he goes. Viola: I see Marjorie Finlay almost every day. She invented a machine which enables her to go anywhere in the universe. She went to Mars yesterday, she said. I didn’t know before that she was mechanical minded. Billie: Dora Lee Mauller is teaching Ephraim Merritt to-toe dance. He says that it is good for him. because he gets to hold her hand. And dees he like that. He is thinking of marrying her. I hear. Viola: Carmen Ficco is teaching Hawaiians to swim. Danny Hard can’t get his coaching done for fear she’ll get too far out in the water and he wouldn’t be there to rescue her. You know Danny is just about running the Island now; he is a regular Vic McLaglen. Billie: Dorothy Lee is manager of the air mail now. Buren Fisher is her best pilot and he likes to pilot her any place. Ask him! Viola: Mary Margaret Louth has been teaching Ted Lloyd and Fred Leyba to play “post office.” She always was an ardent believer in simple games. Billie: Harold Ferguson has certainly made a big name for himself. He is a famous archaeoloeist. He is now traveling in Egypt. Kathleen Clifton is doing secretarial work for him. You wouln’t know Kathleen. They don’t call her Citten. She wears low heeled shoes, doesn’t dance, hates dogs, and is an old maid. She doesn’t like Maxine Chamberlain. Viola: Maxine, I hear, taught school for a while. Yes. really!— In Egypt, I believe it was. She had several suitors and was trying to decide which one to marry when Donald Redlingshafer came to visit her. No I hear she is going to marry him. He will be a good, kind husband, don’t you think? Billie: Of all things! Well. I guess that’s all the news today. Call me up some day if you have any more news about our old classmates. Page 15