Flushing High School - Litorian Yearbook (Flushing, OH)

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SENIOR PROP!-IEC! This write up was taken from The Gastown Gazette , edited by Mr. Gary Manteau. May 23, 1967 A reunion was held at the Ralston Memorial Gymasium named after Mr. Maurice Ralston, memben of the class of '57 and twice defeated senatorial candidate in the election of 1962 and 1966. Moe acted as toastmaster, ' aided by his wife, Madolin. 4 s The program was started off by Edward Brokaw, a former florist, now a composer of popular songs. 'Mrs. Judy H. Workley sang one of Mr. Brokaw's songs, entitled nwhy For You Do That, Huh?u She was accompanied by that world-famous pianist, Ramona Bradlei . Mrs. Alan Moore Uudy Gardnerl Mrs. Doyle Groves, Cherie Dunlap? and'Mrs. Donald Denham CHelen Dunlapl, the renowned Wharmony Bellesn sang nYou're Looking Neat, Poten, another of WHuhU Brokaw's top tunes. Kenny Litton, after graduating from Ohio State, majoring in atheletics, became athletic director at the new Belmont State University located on what was once Schuler Park. At the reunion he gave a brief resume of his job and named some outstanding athletes in the school. They were sixth graders in Flushing in 1957. 1 Laurel Hoblick after graduating form high school entered Nurses' Training at North Wheeling Hospital. She is now head nurse of surgery at the same hospital. Glow she did like to 933:32 in school., Miss Betty Humphrey, noted stylist for tiny tots, gave us a review of this summer's clothing styles, using as models, children of her former classmates, Little Genie L. Arnold, Little BENQ P.-Holloway, and Master Johnnie Traczyk. 16

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CLASS HISTORY On September 3, l9h5, eleven of our presmtfdass of twenty-five entered the first grade: Nancy Piper, Rose Niemiec, Judy Hartley, Robert Holloway, Larry Harris, Maurice Ralston, Helen Dunlap Denham, Carole Jean Minet, Raymond Bradley, Edward Brokaw and Charles Williams. The last three entered with us but moved away and rejoined us later. Through the years we were very happy to pick up the following: Second Grade, Marie Dunlapg Fourth Grade, Kenneth Litten, Judith Gardner, Larry Litteng Sixth Grade, Nancy Lee Forakerg Freshm n, Vernon Felton, Laurel Hoblick, John Traczyk, Jessie Lendon, Gary Manteau, Betty Humphrey, Norma Jean Litten, Betty Brown, Sophomore, Gene Arnold. In the lower grades we participated in all the plays and the boys were quite active in all the sports. In the sixth grade some of us took a very educational trip to the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh. In the eighth grade, we also took a trip to the Indian Park at Schoenbrun. When we entered high school, we were called, nGreen Freshmen,U but as the years wore on, we became upper classmen, In our fresh en year the girls joined the T, A, G, and the F, H, A, Clubs and the boys joined the F, Club and the vocal groups. we are very proud of our senior boys as they have taken quite a bit of interest in all the sports, In our junior year we were really excited because we edited the Litorian, gave the Junioresaniorirom and Banquet, and received our class rings. we won the class tournament in basketball. Now that this is our Senior year, we are looking forward to our trip to New York and Washington, Also to May 23, when we will be wearing our caps and gowns, we will then very proudly say that we are graduates of Flushing High School, May you always be proud of us, the Class of 1956-57, we hope that the classes to come will enjoy their years at Flushing High as much as we, We shall remember our class motto: nThe higher you climb, the broader the view.H -Carole Jean Minet 15

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Miss Betty Brown, a travel agent, gave a talk on her book nSeeing The World In Ten Daysn which is now on the best-seller list. Miss Jessie lendon is now Superintendent of Nurses, Nancy Lee Foraker a Laboratory Technician, and Carole Minet, Chief Dietician at the Flushing General Hospital recently erected on the sight of Kirks Confectionery. Larry litten, President of L 5 J Cigarette Co. attended the reunion with his two private secretaries, Mrs. Geno Chini CRose Niemiecl, and Mrs. Bill Dymidoskwi CNancy Piperl. As a realistic bit of advertising, Rose and Nancy, dressed as ncigarette girlsn, handed out autographed - cartons of Larry's product. . Mr. Vernon Felton, the well-known agricultrist, gave a talk on Big Seeds and Little Seedlings. ' On his way to the reunion, Mr. Larry Harris, now president of uMore Speed Motor Corporation,n was arrested by Corp, Gene Arnold of the Ohio State Patrol on the Holloway Freeway for traveling 64 mph in a eo mph '- speed zone. Chaybe Gene is just getting even from their old high school days. Anyway there mere no hard feelings and they went to the reunion together., Most of the members of the class of '57 were flown here through the courtesy of R. P. Holloway Airlines. Mr. Holloway and his wife QSandra HJ both attended the reunion. The pilot of the plane was John Traczyk and the co-pilot was Charles Williams. Bob said he hired these two boys because of their great urge for speed on the highway. After arriving in Flushing, they met their wives, lGloria Van Nest and Arlene Thomas.D Gloria said she would rather fly her ownffhgn fly with John. Norma Jean Litten was the stewardess A grand time was had by all and the class of '57 plans another such reunion soon. They all promised to bring their families the next time. 17 -Hoblick, Arnold, Harris