Tecumseh High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Tecumseh, NE)

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{SCHOOL DAYS} PROPHECY Pre-reading my diary for 1950, I was much surprised to find an acco nt of a trip that I took in 1948 from New York to California. Some extracts follow: First Day 7e took off hy plane piloted by Alvira Bartels at 10 a.m. Had an interesting talk with Gertrude Cummings famous manufacturer of high-heeled shoes for men, and ate some ice cream from Doris Jane McCandless’s Ice Cream Factory. I landed in Chicago in time for lunch at Frances Moller’s quainte cafe made in the shape of a tooth, whose bouncer vm3 the famous strong woman, Dorothy Pope. I decided to stay over nxght, when I saw In the Chicago Paper, edited by Gilbert Pearson, that the Seward-Buethe toe-dancing troop was to appear at the “Chief Tecumseh Theatre owned by Myrtle Murphy. Another feature was George Bramman, famous for .juggling ten plates on the end of his nose. Second Day My hair was waved by the famous flying beautician, Norma Lillicb, on my way to Omaha in one of Margaret Scoville's private planes. Wandering around after lunch In Omaha, I found a bird 3hop -where Verna Miller taught the canaries to type by hopping from one key to the other. Investigating a book shop that had a huge sign by the international poster painter, Margaret Gardner, I discovered that it was .-jointly owned by LaVerne 01mstead and Ellen Lane who specialised in “Big-Little Books. Third Day- Idling away my time on the way to Salt Lake City, I thumbed through Life now edited by Vernon Kreps. In a prominent part of the magazine were pictures, by Arnold Hedges, of the international golf meet, won by Viola Elenga. This blew to bits the prediction of Paul Anderson, noted golf authority, That women cannot play golf! “ On the same pages were pictures of Margaret Ann Sullivan who recently took all honors of marksmanship, in the International Gun Meeting. t % -EbE-t

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1934 Sponsor: Miss Ella Sandusky. New members-Wayne Blue, Gertrude Cummings, Marjorie Dahl, Viola Eleng8, Margaret Gardner, Tom Grof, Ellen Lane, Norma Llllich, Edith Meade, Verna Miller, LaVorne Olmstead Wilma Schultz, and Margaret Sooville. 1935 Sponsor: Miss Helen Boten. Clarion BuSthe from ElkCreek, and Marie and Edward Pinckert from Mil ford, Nebraska entered. 1936 Sponsor: Miss Helen Boton. New members were Dorothy Langley, from Crab Orchard,Doris Jane McCand-less from Lincoln, and Robert V olken. from Johnson. 1937 Sponsor: Miss Helen Boten.noy Greene,Arnold Hedges, Frances Moller. from Talmadge, and Gilbert Pearson became members.

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{SCHOOL DAYS} Fourth Day We enjoyed a gala evening at the popular Pincka-tero, owned by Edward Pinck.ert, and his sister, Marie who is his assistant and doorwoman. I presume that she got this position because of her ability to handle people while playing basketball during her high school days. I was much surprised to see among the smart nightlife Senator Robert Wolken in the company of Betty Allen, the a ccomplish'-'d rhumba dancer. Also present were I a-verne Gurry, renowned scientist, and Dorothy Langley, the Florence Nightingale of this era. Dorothy Ann Dunlap was the featured swing singer with Emil; Westwood’s Flutie Fluters. The master of ceremonies was Wayne Blue who started his announcing career over a Peru, Nebraska radio station. Edith Meade, and Eetty Rosakrens were billed as Dancing Sisters. 11 Fifth Pay At file' 1948 Olympics we watched Vivian Fogle, coached by Roy Green, soar her way to fame with her intricate three and one-half back flip in diving. Wilma Schultz and Ellen Villars tied in swimming the quarter mile in one minute, so the • loving cup had to be cut and each girl took half. Sixth Day The desire of Helen Johnson, Metropolitan Opera Star to take a Hawaiian vacation incognito was spoiled by a newsman, Tom Grof, when he snapped pictures of her at the dock and started a rush of autograph hunters. Also sailing for Hawaii were Marjorie Dahl and her fourth husband, Glen Xritue , automobile manufacturer. Something must have happened, for I didn’t seem to finish writing the rest of the trip. I'm sure none of whet I aid write ever haopened, so I'll just tear out these pages, throw then away and see what does happen. Ruth Huston