Livingston High School - Livingstonian Yearbook (Livingston, CA)

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Jan, Ll, 1957-L. Merced, Calif. Saw Lloyd Clark driving buggy. He gave me e. lift. He seemed to be worried about the world if autos and young peo- ple keep up at the present rate. rsh. 25, 19514. Winton, Calif. saw romoye Masuda. in large fashion store at linton, displaying clothes as a model. Merch 17, 19514. san rrsnciseo Calif. Heard Jasmine Patterson sing on the Vitaphone, and old tune that was popular with the Class of twenty-nine, Three 0'Clock in the Morningn. um-ch 30, 19511. sen Quentin. vent up to see my old pal, John Cleary, who was ,put under this juris- diction for rum running. Ho repents that he did this naughty thing, but Governor Anderson will not pardon him. Oct. 9, 1955. Paris, France. Just landed a. short while ago. For e. novelty I went to M. Ma.nthey's Art s1:un1o-s.na had my portrait painted. Oct. 10, 1955. New York, N. Y. Just breezed into the United States on a mail plane and helped post- master McDonald deliver his mail. Doe. 25, 1955. Tia Juana, Mexico. Having nothing else to do tonight, I went to hear Prima Donna, Mary T. Craig, sing The Bum's Song . My, but my heart did tingle at the sound of it. may 1, 1956. Honolulu. Nippea a 1-me on the tau of Edith Koch's passenger plane to Honolulu, where 1' visited Elsie MoorQ's school for fancy dancin'. Aug,-use S, 1956. Philippine Islands. Went up and schook hands with President Pedro Lomibao, who won the Philippines' independence from the United States December ll, 1956. Canada.. Just met Mary Purnell, who won the skiing ,contest between Canada and Brazil Miss Purnell was the one to induce Brazil to compete with Canada, and then very faithfully won the con- test for them. Dee. 18, 1956. Reno, Nevada. .rust read in the pap- er of Evelyn Schutz' divorce from the best known

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PROPHECY OF THE CLASS OF 1929 The following account was found in a diary of a millionaire hobo, Rusty Lee. His diary is very complete, giving the accounts of his experiences for over twenty years on the road. He gives a iull account of every kindness and every gate that was shown him on the road during these years. He, of course, would like to print all of his diary here, but we can only give a few of the most imp portant extracts. Jan. 1, 19U9. rruitisna, Calif. Today 1 visited that beautiful city of Fruitland, which I have so often heard of. People do not give it all its due praises, at that. One of the most interesting places in this city which I felt I eeuldn't afford to miss was Mr. William Coulsen's museum. He shows everything from grasshoppers to ancient bed springs here. It is really worth the price, five dollars, which Mr. Coulson asks from curious souls who wish to satisfy their desire for adventure. May 13, 1950. chicago, Illinois. Heard the great evangelist, George Yuge, speakron the necessity of religion. Doc. 31, 1951, Livingston, Calif. Got drunk, and Chief'of Police Arnold hauled me in. was tried and sent up for 30 days by Judge Holman. After a few days hard work, Mayor Earl John Court granted me a pardon if I would leave the city and never return. Sept. Snake 13, 1952. Arena, Calif. Sneaked into circus charmer Margaret Balazs gave me the creeps while she twisted snakes around her neck, while the tight rope walker, Miss Marjorie Ryckman, walked ropes sober better than I can walk the side walk when I'm Dec. 28, 1953. Sacramento, Calif. Interviewed California's first woman governor, Miss Agnes Anderson, on behalf of a pension for hobes, but her advisory committee, Ruth Morgan and Alice Brown suggested compulsory labor for hebos. I dropped the argument.

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radio announcer in the United States. The divorce was granted on the grounds of cruelty. Evelyn was listening to a broadcast on how to boil eggs, when her husband began to broadcast on the same wave- length, from another station, thus causing her to be unable to hear the egg boiling instructions. April 5, 1960. Milpitas, Calif. An old pal 0' mine, Roy Craig, now playing Hamlet, just paid a fine for me. I had beaten up Chief of Police, Omal Preston. ' June 22, 1961. Arena, Calif. A kind lady sewed a shirt onto a button for me. Washed m socks and gave me swell feed. I wept for joy when I found her still to be Miss Norene Williams. Thanksgiving Day, 1961. U. of C. Stadium. Saw the aged football coach of the Golden Bears, Hil- mar Blaine, lead his men to national championship by defeating Georgia Tech. April 16, 1962. Sweden. I was at a big celebraf tion in honor of the United States ambassador to Sweden, Miss Edna Nordfelt. She blushed profusely wi joyo Jan. l., 1963. Although I am exactly 50 years old this day, I feel as young and vigorous as I did in the year '29, and still have lots of energy for my position in life, the millionaire bum. I shall now close this book to wipe out the sad thoughts of all my happy experiences, and due to the deaths of all my pals, I shall ne'er re-open it. John Cleary