Lucas High School - Lucannus Yearbook (Lucas, OH)

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Class lfrophecy . On a bright spring day in Pasadena, California, I was sitting in my office at the Owen-Mill Publishing Company. ljumped with surprise when in walked Mr. Owen fmy bossl. He wasted no time but immediately asked, How would you like to tour the United States for America's most typical town? . I was certainly taken by surprise, but I quickly said yes. A week later, I started across the most beautiful land on earth---America. My first stop was San Diego. As I was walking down the street, a sign caught my eye. It read: Loretta Applegate, Famous Pianist, Will Appear Here Tonight. Loretta, better known as Squint, was an old classmate of mine, so 1 had to stop and see her. I must say she really did a wonderful job and on my way back to say Hello, who should I bump into but Clarence Harris. He told me that he was Loretta's business manager, and took me back to her dressing room. I only stayed long enough to wish her luck, as she was on her way to a party in her honor. I went back to my hotel room, and after jotting down a few notes, picked up the paper. There on the front page was a picture of Mildred Tucker, another class- mate. Mildred had painted a masterpiece and it was to be on display in the Museum of Arts in San Diego next week. I started out again, and after three weeks, found myself at an attractive town in New Mexico, called Whiteoaks. I decided to stop. As I was walking around the town, who should I bump into but Kenneth Smith. Kenny is the mayor, and making a success of it. He has plans made for a new school. I'm sure the children will love that. He also said that Margie Mowers was giving a dance review at her studio next week. . Sunday I stopped in Purcell, Oklahoma. I went into an attractive little church. To my surprise the guest speaker was Maxine Barr. After the service, I had a chat with Max. She told me she was planning to leave next week for China to do some missionary work. Then I took to the road again, but I didn't feel very well, so I stopped at the hospital in Munice. One of the house doctors checked me over, and as I walked out of his office, I bumped into Emma Frontz---was I surprised! She told me she was now the head nurse. I was then on my way again, and while traveling through Bellaire, I saw a large sign that read, Millie's Super Duper Market. Well, ljust had to stop and see her. I found her in her office. She said all she had to do was boss people around---wouldn t mind that job myself---but I'm just a working girl, so I started on. I8 -

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My next stop was Bradford. Pennsylvania.. Here I found Howard Brubaker and Phyllis Culler. two more classmates. junior was sole heir of the Brubaker Glass Company lstill blowing. only now it's glassj, and Phil was his head office girl. Phil asked me to take in a fashion show with her. Here we found Shirley Stake and Carol Lee. two top models. They were touring the country with the show. At Newtown. Connecticut. there was a large sign outside the city limits. lt read. The Famous Stevford Brothers are Appearing at the Bush High School all this week. I found the Stevford Brothers to be none other than my old classmates. jack Stephenson. who plays the trumpet. and Robert Crawford. who plays the piano. They said they were professionals now and were going to tour Europe this summer. I then went on to Monte Bell. Rhode Island. where Joan Sweezie operates the largest sea food restaurant in Eastern U. S. She is also the Secretary of the U. N. University of Monte Bell. As I had planned to make Lucas the last stop on my journey. I started back. When I got as far as Mansfield. I had a flat tire. lt was pure luck. I was near a garage. and just as I pulled in. Richard Scott came running out all smudged with grease. While he was fixing my tire. he told me he owned the station, and hoped he would come out on top this year instead of in the red. just outside of Mansfield. I saw the C. D. Butterbaugh Rubber Company. I had to stop a minute and say I-lello. Rosella Berry, his private secretary. said Carl was doing very well. and that Mansfield Tire and Rubber Company would soon have to close. I traveled on. and found Lucas the same as I had remembered. The progress of life was still simple. the same stores were there. the same big maple trees still made a natural arch down Main Street. Here. as in no other place in the United States. I had found America's typical town. My job finished. I went back to my office. I couldn't help but ponder over what I had seen and relive some of the days back at good old Lucas High. I remembered what all of them had wanted to do with their lives. lt seemed to me each one had anchored in the port of his heart's desire and- we had all found the happy answer to our class motto: Tonight We Launchg Where Shall We Anchor? l9