Martinsville High School - Artesian Yearbook (Martinsville, IN)

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lywood sheiks swept her off her feet. I heard they were married. Mum's the word.- I'm in the money, says Bob Richardson, having taken over his dad's position as manager of the Capital Loan Co., and can he tickle the ivories? just another Little jack Little.-Two girls from M. H. S. are controlling the inside jobs. Martha Tackitt and Jeanadelle Rus- sell are two expert interior decorators.- Ralph Savage and Primo Carnera are scheduled for a wrestling match. Carnera might just as well go home, for Ralph is going to run things a little while.-Mary Margaret Schoonover is a big success and nationally known. She is vice-president of the 4-H Club.--Darney Scott, owns and operates a novelty shop. Little pink ele- phants are his specialty.-Leonard Shaw, Garnet Williams, and Eugene Swope are truly traveling salesmen. See them all to- gether, they make a dizzy bunch.-If we have another war, we're sure looking up to John Smyth as our'deevine rescuer. Uncle Sam is leaning on John as designer and commander of our fleet of warships. -Since his episode with Eleanor Lloyd, Randy Sprunger has no use for the wom- en. He's getting serious with his saxo- phone.-Hazel Durham has proved her- self to be an efficient librarian. Life is just another story for her. Believe me we've got her booked to climb high in the ranks of success.-The New York Yankees got a break when Stephen Fleener came along. VVhen it comes to baseball, he's really got the cur-r-ves.- The boss of the band at M. ,H. S., now is Chester, Secrest, and Irvin McFarland composes the music.-Do you know who won the contest as typical American young man? Allen Mills. I just think he's grand. No one could fill that place any better. We're certainly proud ofhhim and so is Dorothy.-Surrelda Jones is an A number one interpreter of foreign lan- guages. Remember what a shark she al- ways was in Latin ?-Drue Goss is in this electrical business and is he ever giving Raymond Collier a race? Ohoooooo these boys! , A whole carload of hugs and kisses and a ton o' love, Payt. P. S. What is Ruth Watson's name now? I know she is living in Bloomington but I can't think of her name.--P Dear Payt: Thought you had really gone hermit, but since receiving your letter, guess I'll have to change my mind. Say, hay, talk' ing of that class of '34, some class it was. just leafing through the paper and found the low down on some of them. ' Josephine Bales has bought a bicycle business and made Luther Grey, that ht- tle boy who used to take her for rides up and down Lincoln Street, chief demon- strator. Now that is something.-Shirley Ratclitf is big shot vegetarian, and owns a truck .farm out west.-Twanette Mc- Daniel is the head of the orphan's home at Knightstowng she certainly is happy among her many children, and she won't let a gentleman have a chance to break into her private life.-Oh, yes, Genevieve Baker is over in Ohio now, Dayton, I think. She runs a jewelry shop and spe- cializes in formal earings. They were her one big weakness besides Chad.-I heard that Shortridge has won three state tour- neys. Dan VVooden is the big coach up there. just following family tradition. Maybe you think he doesn't have stihf competition though. Windy Phillips has the reins down at old M. H. S. As yet neither Dan or Windy is married. What's say? Wise Guys? Sure l-Since Chuck broke her heart poor Lib Moore is re- gusted. She's waiting for her dark'n handsome to come along while running a 5 Sz l0c store. just a million dollar baby I calls it.-I think it is all together fitting and proper that we should contribute an artist, so Basil Johnsoniahas taken it upon himself. He must be af cartoonist a la knockout, for he made the great stoneface giggle.-Marjorie Long is secretly en- gaged, but everybody seems to know it. They all say love is blind, but we've been looking into this.-That old Maxwell line is still at work. Marvin is an old bache- lor. He pulled himself down a bankroll in the realsilk hosiery business. All the girls are crazy about him. He's sooooooo hand- some.-The mama of M. H. S., Dot Fes- ler, has launched for herself a career as an actress. 'She really babies them. Even VV'ill Rogers was known to recall the hand of femininity which rocked his cra- dle by hermotherly impersonations. It seems she is a great success as an actress. -Wanza Savage didn't stay Savage very long, because Loran McKinley, that big long time he man, came .along and tamed her.-And now for a grand surprise.

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Future Mail Dear Bessie : live hnally found the time to write you. Surprised, eh? You know it really is in- teresting to note what all the kids in our class have grown to amount to. I can give you a slant on some of 'em. Now it wasn't told to me, I only heard: Forest Abrell and Charlotte Ervin are editors of the Hollywood Squakies. That's just a magazine something like the Ballyhoo only worse. - Gene Trow- bridge, who is now a beeg newspaper magnate, is Abrell's inspiration. As for Charlotte, she is Rankin high too. I sup- pose they'll get hooked up some day.- Harrison Bailey has made good at last. Never thought it of him. He's a traffic cop up in Chicago somewhere. They sure needed someone like Harrison, and he isn't at all particular where he puts his stickers.-Billy Cure just used to hate the Wimmin . Well, he must have turned out to be a bigamist. Anyway he's been married four times. Maybe he discovered a gold mine and turned on his ray of sex appeal.-If you should happen to pass a little filling station with a blue roof you may drop in 'n see Bruce Priest and Lu- cille. I'm telling you he doesn't mind coming home after a hard day's work to meet his pretty little wife'n Bruce Jr.- Lottie VVratten, the shorthand shark, writes the characters for Gregg's short- hand books. She has also won three scholarships.-Margaret Youngen owns and operates a commodity shop back home. She entertains quite often and in- vites them all up for a duck dinner and says, You bring Chickfinjf' She's still longing for that little boy, I guess.-- Who's that little chatter box? Nobody but Phyllis Zenor. She's just a second Gracey Allen and plays leading roles in New York.-Bob Zaring, a successful lawyer, got into a bad scrape the other day. He was ordered to represent the state in a case against the new managers of the former Ringling Brothers Circus. Paul Williams, Ralph Kirk, Denzil Denny, and Carl Brown. These boys were in the habit of spreading their canvas in conspicuous places. And he says, Now Boys Don't Ever Doooo That! -Pauline Parker is really in for the wide open spaces. She owns a farm in Wisconsin and is very happy.-Herman Thacker, noted as another johnny NVooden, mar- ried june in June. just another -Iuney boy, I guess.- A way to a man's heart is through his stomach , says Gertrude Thomas. She is practicing what she preached. Her husband sure likes his steak and gravy.-They say Imogene Hicks patched up all matrimonial griev- ances with VValter Smith. She lives on a farm and raises chickens, hogs, sows, etc. -Can you remember how Junior Kivett used to blush when he walked a couple of steps beside a fair maiden? I thought sure he'd never fall, but one of those Dames from Illinois grabbed him, and he then gave up his career as a lawyer. He says her pancakes are Hops .and if he could sell enough milk bottles he'd leave for Reno.--I guess Phyllis Hendrix and Conrad Self are life partners. Con owns and Phil an international truck line travels across country with him. She is trying to teach the Indians in Colorado Pig Latin. How she talks !-Geneva and Alva finally got married and are at home in the Artesian City. I hear they fight all the time, but remember true love never runs smooth.-Enola McCormick used to be the best dancer of '34. She's on Broad- way now and holds box office controls. Chorus girl, eh?-There seems to be a scarcity of stenographers among the class. Theda Fletcher started, but she's gone domestic. Only memorized four cook books! Gee! Come up 'n zeemee some time. I can cook. -Evelyn John- son has become quite famous over night. She has just learned she is the president of Indiana's 4-H Club. Now think she doesn't mean beansness.-Marian Hard- ing says she wouldn't trade places with any single girl. They've only been mar- ried a month.-I suppose you know what's happened to Mid Bothwell. She's married and has the cutest twins. They look exactly like Curly. Ain't love grand? -Emmett Phelps has taken over his dad's drug store now. He's still in love with Dorothy, but she's run away from him. Over to California goes Dot Grizzle after Wayne, but she's found she doesn't like him any more since one of those Hol-

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XVho'd-a-thought-it? Faye Smith's name was put in the head lights at Indianapolis last Friday night. Has that girl reformed. You're askin' me? Of course she realizes this is a small start, but just wait. It can't be long till her name will be in Holly- wood, Broadway, Paris, and as a matter of fact all over the world-Now talk about wanting your old toaster fixed just call on John Hewitt. He's in the moneyg president of the Northern Power Plant and can he ever use his knowledge? He can make a toaster out of two pieces of wire and attach it to the range without electricity and really toast toast.-As for Mary Lib Bennett, she really slays 'em with that infant English of hers. Peggy Hopkins Joyce Cetc.l is out of the run- ning. She's our Apollo on rainy days.- The famous comedians of our crowd turned out to be Herman Koons, Paul Hacker, and Conrad Asher. They're the modern Marx Brothers. -- Having dis- carded all men because she was once dis- appointed in love, Elizabeth Brady is now typing champion of the world.-Marguer- ite Robinson, engaged to Mr. Hicks, is one word behind.--MMmmmm Alice W'hite can ,sure take a six month's vaca- tion twice a year if she chooses now that Inez Martindale has crashed the gates of Hollywood. She's got it all over Alice White-and is she sore. Alice I mean.- Bayer Aspirin is in the money now, with Bob Dale as their sportsman. I-Ie's not so dumb. He gives 'em all a pain and brings in the profit.-Hubert McKee has taken the responsibility of taking care of Inez Martindale's financial affairs and has thus far kept her out of matrimony.- Lean toward Ilene, says Melvin Forbes. I guess he's got his future all wrapped in her.-Kathleen Wiley, elected sheriff in Oregon, having run a gang of despera- does out of their homes, is still in the run- ning. Is she good? You're askin me?- Mabel Reynolds has added Canary to her title. She says he's a Jewel. We thought she'd be an old maid, but I guess gentle- men prefer blondes.-Since Bill Griffin tells most everything he knows, they have said he made a very good reporter. It isn't often that this practice pays.-It seems as if Margaret Hamilton's prayers were an- swered. She's a private secretary and en- gaged to the boss.-Memories of old In- dian Creek still linger with Beulah Davis. Anyway she swam the English Channel. Maybeshe got her inspiration from John Doe on the other side or -was he an added attraction?-An occasional cry of Pea- nuts can be heard on the streets of 3 lit- tle town in Illinois. Yes, it'5 Gene Coffin. -At last Bob Keller, having picked Marie Bothwell as a siiitable wife has settled down, and has won the position of Sheriff of Morgan County.-Don't be surprised if you hear of a furniture fac- tory P0PPlHg up here and there. Miles Hull 'is the new proprietor of the W'alnut Furniture Co. and is meeting up with a Hull .lot of profit.-Bob Gardner is sure bflngmg in the silver with that golden voice of his. N. B. C. has added him to their list as assets.-4Cab Calloway is sure getting a run for his money. Hels a back number now that Eugene Fowler has an orchestra. He makes Cab look like a wllted lily.-Brainy, brainier, or brain- iest. There is no comparison, for Eunice Hodges was the brainiest and was re- Warded with a position in old M. H. S.- A chain of grocery stores has sprung into existence and jack Johnston is each and every link.-The result of being a beauty Operator says Isabelle Baugh, is fallen arches and disjointed forelingers.-Won- der how Martinsville fans are taking Kenny Watson? Bloomington has real- ized the fulfillment of their hopes. They all love Kenny and we don't blame them a bit.-Ruby Caldwell never did like Shorthand, S0 Sh6'S gone domestic and settled down with that man of hers.- Martha Devore should be glad she's still ahve from the way that brother of hers controlled that 'fchivey when he brought her to M. H. S.-Eugene Schoolcraft has EDUC reporter. He's chief newspaper man for the Indianapolis Star. He'd take 3 snapshot around the corner if necessary. -VV'ell's about enough of this gossip. You know I never was that type. Ha! Ha! Yours till gossip runs out, Bessie. P. S. A humming bird just flew up on my window sill. It's telling me to learn to croon . I'm glad you're where you've al- ways longed to be but thanks, Payt, I already have my heart's desire . B. M.