Avon High School - Boomerang Yearbook (Avon, IL)

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waiting for a bus after the late show, witnessed with our own inebriated eyes, the brutal beating of Mr. Dwyer by some tall, well dressed woman. Did you get a look at her face, was the immediate inquiry of Hawkshaw Orwig. She covered her face with a scarf which she wore around her neck and the street lights only revealed a pair of baby blue eyes, replied Lippy Lee. Baby blue eyes, that takes me several years back to high school days, remember Lois Ogden's beautiful blue eyes, said Dillinger Dud. You mean Bunny Ogden? asked Police Commissioner Repp. Wait a minute, put in Jerky Jane, Bunny, was the name signed to the Ace of Spades. 'tWe'll have to swear out a warrant for tBunny's' arrest, but we won't convict her because, as our old class motto says, 'Knowledge is Power,' we have the knowledge and the power to receive her acquittal. It's the only loyal thing to do and we will do it together, says 'tHawkshaw. Several days later in the cell, t'Turnkey Bricker and t'Dillinger Dud are talking to Bunny. You will never be convicted, was Dillinger's sly remark, as the all powerful class of '47 will stand in your defense. Turnkey Bricker says, If things come to the worst, I can make possible your escape, as he rattles his keys playfully and smiles innocently. UNO, we can't do that, we'll take it to court and clear Bunny's name once and for all confidently gloats Dillinger. Well as the story goes. the day of the trial came. The courtroom was packed. Judge Honest Ralph Irvin Parker sleepily raised his gavel three times, calling the court to order. The jury naturally consisted of Peaches Armstrong, High C Harrison, Beat the Rap Baker, Blue Blade Ilene Gillett, and a few unimportant bribery earning people. The trial dragged on and Dillinger Dud called on his paid witnesses who swore by the immortal book, Webster's Dictionary, Bunny was innocent of all charges. Who were the witnesses? Why, Cats Claw Clifford and Bubbles Browne. Dog 'em Down Dan didn't cross-examine Dillinger's two witnesses, but immedi- ately called on his own two star witnesses, Lippy Lee Wingate and Belle of the Barroom Betty, and they revealed nothing. Cross examination by Dillinger showed that they were a little pie-eyed at the time of the murder and couldn't say as to the identification of the assassin. The jury retired to their room, but before the last juryman was in the door they returned with the decisive verdict. Honest Irvin received the verdict from Beat the Rap Baker and sleepiiy read the following words: We the jury, High C Harrison, 'tPeaches Armstrong, 'tBlue-Bladet' Gillett and Beat the Rap Baker incorporated, do hereby find the accused Bunny Ogden, not guilty. Honest Irvin settled back in his easy chair and falls asleep mumbling, It's been a trying day today. We the class of 't47 ask the forgiveness of Mr. Dwyer for the gruesome part he has played in this story and we will do all that is in our power and knowledge to pre- vent it from ever coming true. Signed, sealed, and delivered by the proper authorities. Twenty-nine

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THE SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY THE STRANGE NOTE or WHO DONE IT! The night was dark! The city constable, Carl Berg, was making his hourly rounds when he stumbled over the body of Bill Dwyer. Immediately Carl phoned the Chief of Police, Bernard Repp. With a shaky voice Carl whispered, t'Call the Homicide, there's been a murder. The Homicide squad arrived in a short while bringing with them the head of de- tectives, Hawkshaw Don Orwig, and the world famous doctor and surgeon, Whack-It- Off Bill Wheeler. Taking his knife from between his teeth, Whack-It-Off whacks out the victim's heart and finding no beating, he pronounces him dead. Hawkshaw Orwig calls Digger Albert Doyle, the friendly undertaker. Digger Doyle arrives to the enchanting scene promptly. Digger walks happily over the body, removes the sheet from the face of the deceased Mr. Dwyer, saying in a grue- some voice, I love these kind of cases, the victim always looks so gay. As the body is being removed, Hawkshaw Orwig finds a clue. The Ace of Spades, which is the death card to all, was clutched in his dainty blood smeared hand. On the card was written Meet me at The Bucket of Blood when the clock strikes 12. Csignedr Bunny. The next morning the issue of the 'Sneak and Snoop Daily Newspaper, was smeared with the headlines, UBRUTAL MURDER AT THE BUCKET OF BLOOD. Maribelle Lincoln, the city editor, sends her trusty police reporter, Jerky Jane Grice, to cover the murder happenings. When Jerky arrives at the city morgue, she is immediately taken to Mr. Dwyer's elegant marble slab. As she is ushered in she sees Mr. Dwyer's fascinating secretary, Cuddles Corinne Buck, who is identifying the deceased. Jerky Jane jerks as she asks, What was Mr. Dwyer's business? He was a telegraph operatorf' was the tearful reply. Jane jerks again as she suspiciously asks, What were your connections with Mr. Dwyer?l' Miss Buck with tears Welling up in her eyes replied, I proposed to him just the other day, and he refused to accept because of the sudden shock. She added with a tear stained face, I must confess, it's been almost driving me crazy, he said something once, about using some of his telegrams to earn a little easy money, but he never mentioned whom he might be blackmailingf' That afternoon the District Attorney, Dog 'em Down Dan Hiett, the able Chief of Police Bernard Repp, 'tHawkshaw Orwig, the detective, t'Jerky Jane, the police reporter, and the noble lawyer Dillinger, Dud Donaldson, gathered for a fireside chat to discuss the facts of the case. t'The only clue we have, remarked 'tDog 'em Down, is the Ace of Spade, we found on the victim. At this critical period of brainy discussion in rushed John Lippy Lee Wingate and his 'tBelle of the Barroom Betty Lewis. 'tFellow graduates, friends, and countrymen, burst out Lippy, we have some information which pertains to the case you no doubt are discussing. Gulping some H20 and gasping some badly needed breath of air he continued, Belle and me, while Twenty-eight

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BACCALAUREATE FEDERATED CHURCH Rev. Heinlein Sunday, May 25, 1947 11:00 A. M. COMMENCEMENT Thursday, May 29, 1947 HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM Processional ,,... Invocation .e,. Address ,.,,,.......,,..,,...., Presentation of Graduation Class- Presentation of Diplomasun--- Benediction .,..,,.... Rocessional ,... Thirty 8:00 P. M. -,,Donna L. Hatch ,---,--,---,Rev. Manning John Lars Johnson Y----------Ek1I'1L. Olson -----J. R. Sundberg ----Rev. Manning -1-Donna L. Hatch