Ohio City Liberty High School - O Citian Yearbook (Ohio City, OH)

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C ASS It was a very rainy day in July and I was on my way home from Cali- fornia to visit a few friends and relatives, when I stopped in Ohio City. The year was 1963 and after nine years I had become pretty lonesome for the place, so I went into a confectionary for some Ice Cream. I waited several minutes before getting waited on so I asked to see the manager, who to my astonishment was Bob Army. We had quite a little talk and I was on my way. 1 turned the corner onto Carmean Street where I saw a sign Ellen's Beauty Salon . I thought it would be a pretty good idea to get my hair set, since it was raining and my hair was straight, so I went in. The beautician was Ellen Stump and under one of the dryers was Rhea Boroff. Ilearned that Rhea was married and had three little girls and Ellen had two blonde boys. I also learned from them, that Pat Brubaker had four darling red heads. I got my hair fixed and started again. I hadn't gone far when I heard a siren, so I pulled over to the side of the road and found that it was the State Patrolman. I had been speeding. When the officer started writing out the ticket I thought I recognized him. When I asked his name, he said it was Bob Emerick. We chatted a while and I was off again. I turned the corner and started down the Wren road, when I saw a familiar looking man building ahouse. Idecided it was Jim Ayers so I stopped to talk with him. He said he was building this house for his new wife. Knowing Jim as I did, I wondered at him just now getting married. He explained that this was his 4th wife. After going home and visiting I decided to look up the whereabouts of some of my other classmates, since my husband was coming the next day by plane. I went to Van Wert and was walking down Main Street when I saw Sally Beach. She told me she was living in Celina. She told me that another of our classmates had made quite ashow for himself. It seems that Charles Putman, after six years of professional basketball, retired and is now serving his home town as Mayor. I also learned that Barb Brubaker was the new editor of the Times Bulletin. When I went down to see Barb, she told me our class was Q Q .3-I '9 J, ,' N G I 0 L' :S f x l Ili I '. NY ' ' . 5: ,J 'A 1 '- 4 iff 1-11: fy 4 I Hx bl 131' ':21:x- ' v 1 'xx 6 If Elgil? ' f.. ' -4 ,L was-.11 EEE A ., .. .

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D0 Y0 REMEMBER? FIRST ROW: ?? ?? Ruby Taylor, Connie Straw, Sally Beach, Belle Bigharn, Ellen Stump, Mary Adelblue, Patty Brubaker. SECOND ROW: Allan Clouse, Bob Brunni, Charles Putman, Ilo Woods, Janice Morgan, Bob Ernerick, Donald Ficket, Jim Hoverman. THIRD ROW: Mrs. Smalley, Bob Williams, Bill Stutz, Ronnie Snyder, Charles Rice. 'xl f .,-' -Yrs. ' fa- fg- ,qgmyymwywls ,, ii' ix ' ' in N ' ' , E yff is f ' ' ' -C , E 1 Q Bill Stutz, Bob Williams, Bob Emerick, K by U, Donald Ficket, Charles Rice, Bob Brunni, yv , L 3 , Allan Clouse, Charles Putman. gd W ' '5 ' QI E l' 1 AiQ..'ekS SJQ... B , Patty Brubaker, Belle Bignarn, Janice X. ' Morgan, Ma.ry Adelblue, Connie Straw, Ellen Stump, Sally Beach, Ruby Taylor, Ilo Woods. 1 , WFBMQ jf Mla M DOLL JI I, 1-,A W

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PROPHE Y having a reunion on the Ainsworth farm east of Ohio City. Tom is now farm- ing 300 acres. I learned that they had already notified some of the more dis- tant people. Belle Bigham, who has been a missionary in Africa for the past nine years, wrote that fortunately, that was about the time she would be home on a vacation. They had planned the program and decided to have Reverend Robert Williams give devotions. Bob is now preaching in a new church near Rockford. Another of the more distant members of the class was John H. Hoffman of the U. S. Navy, who was stationed in Japan. He answered that he would be able to attend, he thought. Entertainment for the Picnic will be provided by Janice Morgan, who is teaching saxophone lessons in Lima. Our -speaker for the day will be the celebrity of the class, Lee Pontsler, who was voted the Most Handsome Farmer In The State Of Ohio We had already received word from Bill Stutz that he would fly in for the day from his large turkey farm in Wyoming. We were all sure Jack Tribolet would be there since he only lived a few miles away. He bought the Schumm Elevator and is now enla.rging it. We also received word that Charles Rice would be able to attend. He is now an Engineer on the Erie Railroad. I would still be here by this time because as I said, my husband was coming by plane to rest up from his strenuous work. Oh Yes! I fMarji Edwardsj a.m the owner of the largest cattle farm in the world, located, of course, in California. You can see from this that the individual members of the class of 1954 are all very prosperous. And I'll bet we have fun at that reunion, don't you? And do you know that while I was on my way home I noticed that even though the rain was still falling, the sky was clear and the sun seemed to be shining. I wonder why! ! X14 Biz ' 5 Kxegh s ., x 5-gf: K . far- . Xe 1 X256 s U' M - ., 'W Alek K -V