Leo High School - Oracle Yearbook (Leo, IN)

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SENIOR PRGPHECY Lets start Journeylng dovn memorys tral to dlscover what that Jolly cass of 11 1 do ng now many vears have passed slnce that class of fiftv graduated and commenced the race of l1fe Rlght 1n the heart of St Joe TOW1lSh1p we found tall dark and ha 1dsome Isaac BoJrab After an 1nterest1ng chat wlth h1m we learned that he was a successful well drxller and has b1g prof1ts plung up each year May your proflts contxnue to mcrease Ikey Specxal Bulletln Just handed to me Geraldlne Bucher who l1ves 1n an elaborate apartment 1n Fort Wayne and has been worklng at the G E for SIX vears has Just recelx ed '1 weekly fifteen dollar ralse Lets have venlson for dmner' News has Just come that Clyde Butler a great hunter and flsher has shot a large deer Welghlflg 21016 pounds 1n northern Canada Clyde may your luck cont1nue We hope you catch another DICE dear too On return1ng to Cedar Creek TOWnSh1p we found Robert Cooper bus1ly drn ng h1s tractor and cultl vatlng a field of corn They say he works every mlnute to make the do laxs roll 1n and hlS wlfe and daughters walt patlently to spend them UPON taklflg an alfpldfle 'CUP to 'lexas W6 Were surprlsed to meet Fugene Cook What IS h1S buslness' Hes owner of a great cattle ranch He mvlted us to look or er h1S blg herd Look hes father of three cowboys Better buy a home' Thls IS the remark vxe heard when asklng 1 stranger whele we could re It a room for the mght Upon closer lnvestlgatlon the stranger proved to be our old cl 1ssmate Norman Chrlstlan He IS a great real estate agent ln Little Rock Arkan as He Sells from one to three homes a d1y But 1mag1ne h1m trymg to sell us a home' New York Clty' TFHVIS Drsler IS a buslness executlve 1n a b1g New York bank He has Just returned to hrs modern apartment where hlS Wlfe who IS our own dear Helen Hollopeter was awa1t1ng h1m We enJoyed our V1S1t w1th the D1slers as they took us to see Joe I ouls iight 1n Mad1son Square Garden Turnmg back home we found Ronald Deventer a farmer ra1s1ng oats Hes the producer of the new famous Deventer Hybr1d Oats HIS orders are pllmg up so we must not bother h1m any longer Travelmg thlther and yon vse came across E1leen Edwards who IS now marrled to Darrell W1tte She 1s a symphony orchestra d1rector and broadcasts Over rad1o St8t1OH ILEAN In our V1S1t we learned the Wlttes are very busy as Elleen dlrects many concerts and Darrell IS her buslness manager To them we say good luck and no famlly quarrels Journeylng along we stopped at Pasadena Ca11fO1'l'l18 Who 11V6S here that we m1ght know None other than Betty Jean Frelmuth She ls the sole owner of the Betty Jean Beauty Salon and has a rushlng COI'1t1HLl1Hg farther by tra1n 1nto Callfornla we stopped near a large orange groxe and there stood orange plcker Robert Hohenstem lRemember the t1me he told about hrs horse fal11ng 1nto the1r crstern ln speech class J He looked strong and healthy I bet he eats plenty of oranges Before we left he gave us a crate of beautles to take home Thanks Robert Peach Spr1ngs AFIZOHHV Helen Lewls IS worklng as a housekeeper for the Dogwood fam1ly The oldest son seven has Just run away and Helen 15 desperately search1ng for h1m before h1s parents return Standmg along the P3C1f1C Ocean we waved good bve to Rudy Klenzler vxho had Jomed the n vy Do you suppose he vull have a gxrl xn every port Flash' Llncoln Nebraska Mlldred Hawk IS novt successful as a wrlter of nox els Hldden Secrets was the novel Wh1Ch brought her fame Good luck M1ldred and send us an autographed copy of your next book please In Fort Wayne Mar1e Hall IS worklng as a tralned nurse they say her pat1ents are recoverlng rap1dly Contlnue your splendld work We always knew you were very patlent and k1nd Just to change scenery we went to Grand Raplds M1Ch1g3n and found Paul Partee a l1fe msurance agent He used such good sales talk that we nearly bought a pol1cy Toledo Ohxo Allce Klpfer a promlnent secretary IH that c1ty has announced her comlng marr1age on June 1 Who IS the lucky gentlemanq We couldnt go another mlle wlthout buylng gas so the car was stopped at the flrst serv1ce stat1on We were surpr1sed to see our old frlend Glenn Messmann who had been proprletor of a f1ll1ng stat1on and hot dog stand for the past four years Turnlng east and enterlng Ohxo we saw a httle whlte one roomed schoolhouse Stepp1ng 1n to get an earful of knowledge we found sweet Ph1l1p1na Levy st1ll unmarrled the dlgmfied school teacher She wa ewplamlng a new short cut method ID long d1x1s1on She told us she was st1ll lnterested 1n a certaln Ohlo young man Leo Indlana As we stopped ln our old home to un we called upon Helen Klopfenstem Maxfleld Her husband Pete was a Plymouth salesman They hate three l1ttle Maxfields one wxth a toothache At present Klng Klopfensteln IS located 1n Nevx York Clty He has taken up photographv as hxs occupatxon and 1s dolng well 1n fact he Just photo raphed the 1948 glamor gxrl Some day we hope he vtlll be klng of the photographers One day we were compelled to go to a dentlst Upon enter1ng h1s office we saw Bertha H1ss1g who was the office glrl Bertha dldnt tell us but vue found out later that the dentlst h xppened to be her husband Next tlme we want an mtroductlon Bertha Hyar we alr ln th hllls of Kentucky Who llves here' Its MOTTIS Schlatter Hes one of the blg farmers 1n Kentucky He owns a plg a cow a dog ten chlckens and an old bakery truck Last but by no means least. he has a pretty l1ttle lady vuhom he lntroduced as Mrs Schlatter We hope you keep pros permg +417l-' ' 's L ': ' J , 1 . 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WE WILL AND BEQUEATH Un1ted States of Amer1ca State of Indrana Last W1ll and Testament of the Class of 41 We the class of 1941 of L H S Leo some place on the 'x face of the map be1ng of sound nund and good memory do hereby declare th1S document to be the last w1ll and testa ment of the aforesald class SECTION I To the publlc school we w1ll our loyal school spzrnt our hearty cooperatlon 1n all school actxvltles our tearful memor1es and our never fallmg 1nsp1rat1on for study SECTION II To Mlss Ream 'md MISS Beerbower and others who helped us publlsh th1s yearbook we extend hearty con gratulauons and our appreclatlon for the1r untmng efxo ts ln the publlcatlon of th1s book May they successful throughout the1r 1lf6S work SECTION III We extend our thanks to the faculty who have vtorked not only for our success but also for that of the underclassmen SECTION IV Followmg are the personal w1lls of md1v1dual members of the class of 41 Ikey BoJrab do w1l11ngly g1V6 my shortness to Robert Roblnson and my welght to Eugene Butler Gerald1ne Bucher do bestow my mentahty and amb1t1ous d1spos1t1on upon Ifloyd Sowers Clyde Butler do hand my fad not to wear tles to Edward Souder Norman Chrlstlan do w1ll my unrlvaled art of ask1ng unanswerable QUGSUOIIS to Paul Wltte Robert Cooper do present Helen Hall vuth my ab111ty to vtorry the teachers Eugene Cook do w1ll my retlcence to N1la Jean Romlck Ronald Deventer do w1ll the alfectxons bestowed on me by the teachers to Donald Porter Travls Dlsler do gzve my s1ncere sympathy to the succeedmg ed1tors of The L1ons Talk E11een Edwards do bestow upon Robert Smead my mus1cal ab1l1ty hoplng he may at least get to play 1n the band and my majorette Sult to Cora Bucher Betty Jean Frelmuth w1ll my blonde halr to Maxme Garman Mane Hall do leave my t1m1dness to EIOISC Deventer Mlldred Hawk submlt my qulet and 1ndustr1ous actlons to Dor1s Paff Bertha Hass1g do regretfully slgn away my 1mag1nat1on to Lauretta May Helen Hollopeter do present Gerald1ne McKenz1e wrth my 1nstruct1ve book on Slender1z1ng Robert Hohenstexn w1ll my blushes to Wayne Lantz John Kas1m1er pass on to Gaylord W1dner my ab1l1ty to be late ex ery day of the week Alice Klpfer do turn over my office 10b to Maxxne Halter Helen Klopfenste1n do bequeath my IIICIIIIHIIOH to stay out late at n1ght to Helen Parker Klng Klopfensteln do extend my ab1l1ty to draw cartoons to the next cartoonlst of The L1ons Talk R1ChaTd Kn1sely do Submlt my ablllty to make speeches to anyone wantmg to become a mmlster Helen Lew1s do wxll my deslre for out of town dates to Evelyn Deventer Ph111p1na Levy w1ll my good nature to Mary Lourse Belllnger Ilene Menshy do vullmgly loan my short stature to Betty Honensteln Glenn Messmann do submlt my undxsturbed mornmg naps to anyone lackmg sleep Glenna Messmann do bequeath my seat on the bus to Richard Notest1ne Mary Neuhouser do g1ve all my books on How To Treat a Husband to all glrls who dont know how John Notest1ne do leave my dates and bashfulness w1th the sophomore g1rls Hubert Neuenschwander do leave my love for the fa1rer sex to Clayton Stuckey Paul Partee do leaxe my art of playmg pranks to Robert Sauder and my s1ncere attltude to Paul Gerlg Evelyn Parker w1ll my pos1t1on of typlst of the school paper to Alxce Cozlk 'Vhldred Redxger do loan my meek laugh and gentle actlons to LHMAI M1chael Wayne Rosselot do w1ll1ngly glve up my Job as prmter to Robert Stohlmann Lzla Schlatter do present Mary Cooper my cleverness to make As Morrls Schlatter do glve my book of w1t and humor to Mary Jane Reed Joseph Schlatter do hand down mv drum stlcks to Betty Akey Ervm Scott do leave my patented hunt and peck system of typewrltlng to all I'1SlI1g typlsts Paul Sauder do w1ll my consclentlous executlve ab1l1tv to the prospect1ve buslness managers Alberta Ste1ner do bequeath all the tlme I have spent before the mxrror to any of the underclassmen R1chard Shaffer do XVIII my love for all kmds of examxnatlons to the dear freshles MarJor1e Stelnbacher w1ll my abxllty to hold one boy to Lo1s Wltmer Harold Spr1nger do bequeath my ab1l1ty to play basketball to any of the underclassmen Warren Sltes do w1ll my bashfulness around the gxrls to Cla1r Arnold Arthur Schwartz do submlt my qulet and 1ndustr1ous actlons to R1chard Schwartz Jerry Speldell do bequeath my propenslty for whlsperlng to all underclassmen Mary Wltte do donate my shorthand notes to the shorthand class of next year Darrell Wltte do leave an example of a love affalr to Dale Walker Wmston Wltmer do leave my act of mxssmg school to Lester Sm1th Edward Wolfe do bequeath my mnocence to Kathryn Lederman I Jean Ann Yoder do bequeath my romantlc say1ngs to any of the male sex As a final request we ask that our class colors be fastened to the top of the flagstaff and allowed to wave there ln years to come .new nv 'rn ' as ' I I ' I , 1 t QF ' . . 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SENIOR PROPHECY Wa klng down the streets of Boston Massachusetts we met Mr and Mrs Hubert Neuenschwander who had been w1ndow shoppmg Mrs Hubert the former MarJor1e Ste1nbacher looks happy she should she Just bought a new dress and hat Hubert IS employed 1n a blg steel factory Marjorle we hope your shopplng luck contmues and Hubert we hope your pay check comes round each Frlday After a long walk one n1ght we settled down for a qu1et evenmg by the rad1o Let s have some muslc L1sten' As an extraordlnary feature of the evenmg we shall present M1ss Ilene Menshy who wlll favor us w1th a solo Surpr1s1ng what some people can do Well be l1sten1ng for your next broadcast Ilene Twenty first floor p ease Up and up we went trylng to locate L11a Schlatter There she was on the twenty first floor of the Flsher Bu1ld1ng Detro1t workmg as a secretary for the broadcastmg compames She had a dlamond on her finger but does he llve ln M1ch1gan or Ind1ana Whom did you say' Yes Harold Sprlnger IS the chlef executive of the hlghway department of Ind1ana Hes really busy these days Some thmk many of the dusty roads w1ll be paved especlally the ones wh1ch lead to Detrolt Well soon see Dld you know that' Yes Mr and Mrs John Notestme lMrs Notestme was the former Evelyn Parkerl reslde in St Joe Townsh1p and are the proud parents of tw1n sons Harry and Larry Congratulat1ons John and Evelyn But look whom we ve mlssed the ma1d who IS well known to all of us Glenna Mess mann Take good care of them Glenna and we know youll lease some good 1nsp1rat1ons Wlth them Whoever thought wed find Paul Sauder 1n Afr1ca That was farthest from our thoughts 'I'hats where he IS tramp1ng around as a great hunter and catchmg blg game He catches everyth1ng from ants to l1ons Paul br1ng one of your lxons home when you return but be sure he s 1n an 1ron cage Grrrowl' Don t be alarmed This IS Just one of the many strange nolses wh1ch our famous mlsslonary Mary Neuhouser hears during her work among the Afrlcans Mary beware of the Wlld an1mals Oh yes I must have my ha1r fixed today I dont know where to go here ln New York unless I try a famous deslgner of halr do M1ss Mildred Redlger Hers IS an exclusive sl1oppe on Flfth Avenue Good ness the pr1ces are excluslve too 8 9 10 hes out Just ln case you d1dnt know that was the endlng of a fight between W1HSt0n Wxtmer and T Rlddlem which was held m New York Wmston was the knocker outer When asked the secret of how he dld It WlHStOn replled I got the 1dea Id h1t h1m back every tlme he h1t me Oh' The exc1tement IS nerve racklng It IS the last lap of the Ind1anapol1s Memor1al Day races Pat Newlery from Los Angeles IS ln the lead Bob Sm1th of Detrolt second John Kas1m1er from Leo In dlana thlrd Keep golng John you re Stlll 1n the money We have hlgh hopes for your w1nn1ng next year Commg attract1on' Alberta Ste1ner and her accord1on1sts' Hadnt you heard that Alberta IS the lead er of the famous Wllmont Accord1on Band and w1ll be seen on the stage of the Shr1ne Audltorlum May 19 Better get your ticket now As we were in a grocery store in Leo Ind1ana a car with the slgn U S Mall drove up Why' It was Rlchard Knlsely N1ce go1ng DICK and we hope you br1ng us a blg letter some txme Shaffers Hybrid Seed Corn' See Rlchard Shaffer for the best hybrld seed corn 1n the county The Shaffer Seed Store IS on the corner of Wash1ngton and Harr1son Streets Fort Wayne So the wheel of fortune spms where lt stops no one knows Our first contestant IS Wavne Rosselot an accordlon sololst of Fort Wayne Ind1ana These were the words we heard when we tuned 1n on the Magor Bowes program last Thursday even1ng Later we heard Way ne recelved an offer to Jom the All Star un1t Better place vour orders for ChlCkS now Place them w1th Warren S1t6S who IS runn1ng a large hatchery Just east of Grablll Ind1ana Chlckens w1ll mcrease your prof1ts Egg prlces are gomg up Just to change the scenery on our trip we stopped at the Fleld Museum 1n Chlcago Ill1no1s Here we found Jerry Speldell domg great work as a wmdow decorator Look at the Oflglllal 1deas hes uslng As we were dr1v1ng along hxghway 427 we pass d a n1ce farm home wh1ch looked very prosperous Joseph Schlatters name was on the mall box and we are st1ll wonder1ng who the lucky Mrs lS Motor trouble Plane delayed The mechan1c at the Fort Wayne Mumclpal Airport who came rush mg out to fix the plane was none other than Ervm Scott Be sure ex ery knockmg sound 1n the motor lS removed Ervm We decxded to go abroad for a vacatlon On a blg ocean liner we found Mary W1tte and her charming husband George Mary expla1ned to us she was travel1ng and on her return to the states she was sched uled for a lecture tour ll bet George w1ll get the first lecture! Flash' B1g Attractlon' Jean Ann Yoder plaUlSt IS to make a personal appearance tour throughout the Unlted States w1th Jlmmy Goodland s Band We hear when the tour IS fimshed she w1ll be coming back to Leo Ind1ana to take up l1fe as Mrs Robert Tharp Great tour1ng Jean Ann As we made one last stop 1n Fort Wayne Ind1ana before returmng home we heard the great news that Edward Wolfe had Just been promoted to the presxdency of the Fort Wayne General Electrlc Company Won t his wlfe and k1dd1es be happy now Oh' Taxl hurry and get us home Who do you suppose IS the dr1ver'7 Arthur Schwartz We learned that Art IS the president of the Checker Cab Company He st1l1l1kes to drlve those Fords so he drxves one of h1s own cabs now and then Good buslness Art Comlng to the end of our make bellexe Journey we hope you have enjoyed belng w1th us May each member of the 41 semor class have all the success and happmess that he desires --.Sf 18 E+ , . 1 , , . . - - 1 1 1 1 . . , . . , . 1 1 - - . . . , . , . . . 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