Pettisville High School - Lariat Yearbook (Pettisville, OH)

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,. ::::::: Ill IIIIIU CLASS PROPHEUY 'Please accept my res1gnat1on.' After having served twenty-five years as Lady Supervisor of Alcatraz Prison, , I, Eileen Williams, suddenly find myself yearning to re- turn to the land of Peace and Plenty. What a relief it is to board an airplane for home: There is something fans iliar about the pilot and I begin to wonder who he ls. 'Are you by any chance Lawrence leber?' I ask. ihihsxii I al He assures me that I am correct, so I inquire further. Yes, he's married--to Marie Rice, who was an air-stewardess up to the time of their wedding. They live in Los Angeles, Califor- nia The plane lands and I find myself on one of the strangest landing fields Ihave ever seen--so beautifully constructed and so small. The pilot briefly explains that he has to stop here a moment, that this is the home of Lowell Rychener and his . servant I inquire about the landing field. Well, he certainly is amazed to find a living white person who had not heard of Lowell's invention! He also informs me that Lowell and his right-hand man, Merle Krauss, have made millions from this simple invention, a private landing field. They are busy constructing them day d 1 ht wife, the former Georgia Huber of Pettisvllle Spying a an n g . Well, I simply must visit Georgia! What a lot of news she has! Louella still is as crazy about Joe, in spite of some twenty years of marriage, as she was in high school days. At present Dorothy Ruetz is in Paris giving demonstrations of her new style of hair dress. And are they a hit! Georgia tells me also hos everybody goes to the circus these days to see the stunning clown, Louis Le man. He also has fattened his purse. It is time to go on. After a hop of a couple hours we land at Yellow- stone National Park. On my afternoon stroll I see a couple. The woman looks familiar. It is Helen Nafziger and her husband who are on their honeymoon now. Helen has just finished a successful business career. I again ask for more news. She tells me that Paul Hess is hailed as the greatest governor Ohio has ever had and his name is prominently mentioned as presidential candidate. Berneda Seller is his private stenographer. Hlhat about Florence R1cher?' I ask. 'Oh, she's married and lives on a farm near Pettisv1lle', she replies. Having decided to travel by train for a while, I board one for Chicago. Ac- ross the street from the depot in Chicago I notice the sign 'Eat at Gr1eser's'. Being rather hungry I enter and whom should I see behind the cash register but Edeith Grieser, a classmate of by-gone days and manager of this inn. The walt- they always were want to sit and What do I see the size of a resses are none other than Wilma and Twila Hess, together now as in school days. A nice comfortable chair in the corner makes me do nothing for a while. I turn on the radio and lo and behold! but the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra in a small hole about button. Edeith comes to my rescue. Smiling she tells me of Vern Nafz1ger's won- derful gadget which has revolutionized the radio world. Then she asks if I don't recognize the orchestra leader. It is He is the best musician in the world today have just returned from Europe. As I'm getting over-anxious to return for the depot. After carefully scrutinizing lalter Gisel and I'm right. Even as in school days, wherever you find Edeith you're sure to find Walter. 'All aboard for Pett1sv111e', lustly yells the conductor. I overhear two men talking. WSome game Weber pitched for the Tigers today'. 'Isn't it marvelous how that man can pitch consistently year after yearl' 'Yep, one of that famous group that made history in '36W. Looking out of the window, I see the smoke stack of the Pettisville School. How good to be back in Pettisville again. As I alight from the train whom should I run into but Trula Clair! She has been a famous actress for a long time. To- gether we roam through the city. On a side street we run into Donald Kiley fix- ing a tire on his Model T. He is patiently waiting for his slxtieth birthday in order to get his Townsend Pension. We find a late edition of PET ECHOES on sale at a news stand. Of course we buy it and scan through the headlines. Here's something interesting. 'Irene Rlttlchler, '36, did a heroic piece of rescue work when her home caught fire. She carried her children from blazing rooms to safety.' Seemingly, every place we go we hear much praise for those who graduated in '36, They are the pride of the city. All the old gray-haired men and women proudly point back to the time they were students of P. H. S. and were acquainted with us personally. none other than Donald Neidhardt. and he and his wife fvirginla Hill! to Pettisville I leave the cozy inn the ticket agent I decide it is 14

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g: ::::::::: all ll Ill ' Juuzon cuss urs-rom All aboard' We started our line as a group of greenies, and progresses rap ,, idly as we went along. When we started we had on our train twenty-nine passen- gers, with Blanchard Amstutz as engineer. On our next trip we were not so successful in our traveling as the first year. Our train had a wreck, losing some along the way. Blanchard was still our engineer. This year our train, all decked out in bright colors, started a very suc- cessful trip. Helen Rychener was chosen as the engineer, and urged us on. ls had Lloyd, Howard, Paul, and lalter as helpers on the varsity basketball teal. All the other members of the class were equally ambitious. le gave the play BACK A- GAIN HOME TOWN, and later the Junior-Senior banquet. le are looking forward to our next year with a great deal of enthusiasm. First row: Helen Rychener, Howard Nofziger, Lorraine Liechty, Jesse Grieser, Helen Burkholder. Second row: Carl Beck, Paul Smith, Gladys Rupp, Dorothy Bernath, Herbert Spangler, Sherman Taylor. Third row: Grace Taylor, Richard Oyer, Lloyd Huber, lalter Krieger, Andrew Rupp, Marjorie Siegel. 16