Perrysburg High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Perrysburg, OH)

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CLASS PROPHE-CY Ralph Seiling and Charles Redman are partners in a wallpaper store just around the corner, and have as their salesman, Perkins Henry. . That is about all I remember of our class, said Miss Henning. Thanking her for the in- formation I again returned to the street. Before long another sign came into my sight: Madam Pvokii-Fortune Teller. If anyone could help me this woman certainly could. I entered, and telling her the nature of my call she began: I see Byford Death in Los Angeles training a revue of chorus girls for a stage pro- duction. Over at one side of the stage I see his wife, who plays the piano at rehearsals. Her name, she continued, was, before her marriage, Arthella Britten. Now I see a young lady lecturing to a college class on 'The Importance of Educa- tion.' Mary Cranker is her name. Another of your classmates, Stanley Huffman, is pro- fessor of history in the same college. As I gaze into the Crystal Ball, I see two botanists. They are trying desperately to grow an apple tree producing red apples in mid-winter. Their names are Vernon Snyder and Robert Brown. Ursula Kotowski and Francis Kaltenmark are busy at work writing musical comedies to appear in Chicago next year. Betty Wiechel is art editor for 'College I'Iumor,' contributing much to the success of the magazine. Now I see a young man who is still short but mighty. He devotes his time to a comic strip which appears daily in the 'Toedo Blade.' His name, Don Mericle. Here is a coincidence, the two Kazmaier boys of your class, Paul and Frederick, are managing an antique shop in Perrysburg. The collection is one of the most unusual in Northwestern Ohio. A strange feeling came over me when Madame Pvokii mentioned Perrysburg, the town where all our friendships and good times form a memory which will stay in our hearts for years to come. I Are there any other classmates of '35 who stayed in Perrysburg? I asked. Yes, she answered. Here I see a jewelry shop located in Main street, and being successfully operated by Albert Liebherr, who discovered his ability to repair watches through a large time-piece he possessed in high school. CI was informed later that this watch was now owned by Kazmaier's Antique Shop.l Adeline Sass owns an interior decorating shop and gives advice and plans for the re- modeling of many old Perrysburg residences. Nelda Limmer is now giving dancing lessons to school children. Her classes meet twice a week in the high school gym. Charles Dowling is town marshal and has as his two deputies, Robert Heckler and Bratche Webster. As she talked, I seemed to have heard her voice somewhere before. Now I was sure I had. That is about all l can see at present, she explained, but I have a confession to make myself. I am also a member of the class of '35. As she removed her headdress I could see it was none other than Pauline I-Iolkovic. I find my work very interesting, said Pauline, and a fairly easy way to make my living. I Thanking the Madam, I bade her adieu. It was now 9:00 P. M., New York time. l de- cided to leave immediately for my native state-Ohio. As I arrived at Union Station, the train for Ohio was just leaving. I inquired as to the next train, and finding there was none to leave until the next daY I realized The lhiflq for me to do was to travel by plane. l had never cared much about taking both feet off the ground at once, but with Lyonel Eckel as the capable pilot, I felt somewhat relieved. As soon as I had stepped into the plane two air hostesses came to me and asked if I was quite comfortable. Looking up, I recognized them. Two girls who were as insepar able as they were in our high school days. They were Gladys Schramm and Evelyn Schusterj - .....f.- - ., 4, Jl J

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. r I I CLASS PROPHECY It was in the spring of the year 1943. I had spent four years in college, one year of leisure, and three years abroad, this trip being my finest graduation present. Not many graduates had been given a gift such as I received and I began to realize how fortun- ate I was. The boat was about a hundred miles from New York Harbor and as I stood gazing at the water someone tapped me on the shoulder and asked, Pardon me, but aren't you Rock Cummings? Turning around I recognized my classmate, Paul Harbauer. As we talked together, Paul informed me that he had been traveling in China gather. ing material for his next set of books on The Yellow Race. Well, Paul, I said, Have you heard of the destinations of any of our graduating class of '35? Well, yes, I have heard of a few, he said. I met Wilberta Reed while in China. She is teaching a class of Chinese children. Ruth Wygant also visited China in order to find material for the preparation of some lectures which she intends to give on her return to the United States. Then, too, there are two of our classmates working for a picture Company there. They are Lucille Voland and Freda Morgan. These pictures are made exclusively for the United States. We continued talking for what seemed to be only a few minutes, but must have been close to two hours, for the next thing I remember we were entering New York Harbor. After I had bade Paul goodbye, I began thinking about our meeting. How glad I was to have seen him, and just where were our other classmates? What could they be do- ing? I finally decided to devote some of my time to discovering just as many of them as I could. After my passport papers had been cleared, I hailed a taxi. Immediately I heard a fa- miliar voice say, Taxi, Sir. As I glanced up whom should I find as the taxi driver but Glenn Burdo. He recognized me also and asked me where I wished to go. I told him to just drive around New York and tell me of as many of our classmates as he could. Glenn began by informing me that our friend Robert Anderson was now owner of a hotel there in New York and that he and his wife operated the place by themselves. His wife's name was Hazel Holcombe, also of our class. Bob Kille, he continued, is appearing at the Roxy Theatre as a comedian, having as his stooge, Katherine Lindsay, who adds to his success immensely. Claude Van Gunten drives a large van from New York City to Toledo, he said. D. Ruth Sage is accompanist for many famous radio artists and may be heard over WABC frequently. With this welcome news from my friend I felt very happy. It suddenly occurred to me, however, that I had been riding just one hour and that my fare was now an even two dollars. Realizing that walking would be much cheaper, I' paid my fare and bade Glenn farewell. Slightly feeling the need of food, I set out to find a restaurant. Shortly a sign came into my view. It read: Henning's Lunch Room. Could it be possible that this was my friend Isabelle? Hurriedly I entered and sat down. Presently a tall, graceful girl appeared before me asking, What will you have, please ? At once she recognized me, and I her. As soon as I had eaten Isabelle began telling me all she knew of the class of '35. Mary Lober, she began, is a teacher of French in one of the large New York high schools. Mary Bays is also a teacher in the same school, teaching Home Economics and acting as worthy sponsor of the Girl Reserves. Where is your chum, Ruth Hahn? I asked, remembering how inseparable they had been at school. Ruth is touring Europe at present, she continued, having the leading role in the Ballet Chorus. I--I+ Gene Griss is announcer at WABC and has full charge of the 'Kiddies' Iamboree' here in New York. ' Dorothy Lees, Ethel Keppler, and Aileen Cookson may also be heard over this sta- tion. They go under the name ofthe 'Chatter Cheats' and are under contract to Super- Suds. . hu.- Wanna- ni ...ina ... ,, 7 ,, A Yx.- ,,,, ,, i..u.mT

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I I V I I r v -30- CLASS PROPHECY Glancing at my watch I discovered it was midnight. Being rather tired of reading, l walked up to Lyonel and asked him if he had found any of the gang lately. He said he had and promised to tell me of as many as he knew, as we passed over the different cities in which they had settled. .I was very glad to know that the plane in which I was flying made a round trip, therefore permitting us to pass over Washington, D. C, We are now passing over Philadelphia, said our pilot. Lyle Shneider is telegrapher at the airport, here. Donald Halbert spends much of his time at the airport and is really quite good at fancy parachute jumping. Muriel Emmitt also lives in this city and spends much of her time writing novels. Before long, lwas informed that the next city of interest was Washington, D. C.l learned that William Schwind operated a Souvenir Shop close to the Capitol. Also that Mae Keller and Inez Finch had published se veral small books dealing with Women and Government. Ama Beitzf' continued Lyonel, seems to be doing very well in her fight against tax- ation. She represents the average housewife of the United States and hopes to releive them of this burden of taxation soon. It was not long before we were in Ohio-Mour native state. Our first town of importance was Columbus. May Smithers is attending Ohio State University, making an extensive study of Psychology. Gpal Schaller is well-known in this city for her winning basketball team. At lO:OO A. M. the plane landed at the Toledo Trans-Continental Airport. I was very glad to find a few of our classmates employ ed here. I found that Dolores Eckel was sec retary to the president of the Airport, who was none other than Gordon Burkhart. Also that in the summer time, when riding is a pleasure, Glenn Beither did very well in talk ing them into a ride. Finding that I knew no one else here, I called a taxi and before long I was in the town I love so much - -Perrysburg. Trying to determine where I could find most of my classmates, Ifinally decided to buy a Perrysburg Iournalf' As soon as I obtained a copy I began reading. I was surprised to find that Shirley By- ington was now editor, having as her news reporter, Maribel Van Scoder. Beading the news appearing on the front page, I discovered a very familiar name, Kenneth Stanford, who is singing hill-billy songs over WSPD, Toledo. Here I see the Who's Who of Perrysburgu is nearly ready for distribution, and has been edited by Helen Mandell and Virginia Zachman. I see that Marcella Kellermeier and Katherine Hillabrand are in full charge of this year's Cooking' School, sponsored by the Perrysburg lournal. As I read farther, I see that all recipes used at these classes, will be taken from Mary Bazavik's latest cook book, The Art of Cooking. I turned the page and found numerous advertisements. The first to meet my eyes was a picture of a new Dodge. Beading the ad, I find Robert Bench is now salesman for the Cummins Motor Sales. Whose large ad could this be? All Branches of Beauty Work- Moderate Prices. Oh, yes, operated by Helen Black. Here we have a Nickel Lunch for school children, having as its manager, Luella Bostdorf. Get Your Dictionary from Greene's Book Store are the lines which now meet my eyes. There is no doubt but what Melvin Greene is the proprietor. I guess that concludes all the names which I know in this paper. I start to walk down Main Street. I see little change in its appearance. But wait-what is that bell that sounds so familiar? Of course! It's the school bell. It sounds so good to me. I would give anY' thing to be back there again. Such good times as we all enjoyed there, now but a mem- ory. But what is this I see before me? Yes, it is. Richard Wellstead helping the kiddies across the street. And down on the other corner is Ioe Lehman. Those children need not fear as long as these young men direct traffic. Night was drawing near and I decided to return home. As I left Perrysburg, I was very proud to think that I had graduated with such a fine group of young men and women. Not all my classmates were known nationally, but each had developed his own ambition in such a way that his life had been made a successf-Bock Cummings.