Bedford High School - Torch Yearbook (Bedford, IA)

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. Thompson Mercantile Co.i The Dry-Good Store A Store Carrying a High-Grade Line of Dry-Goods, Women's Wear, Footwear and Rugs We believe in carrying standard lines of mer- chandise and therefore specialize on the following Well-known brands: La Porte Dress Goods and Silks Belding Bros. Guaranteed Silks Gossard Corsets and Brassieres Brighton-Carlsbad Sleepingwear Kayser Silk Gloves and Hosiery Quaker Lace Nets and Curtains Fleisher's Knitting Yarns Jack Tar Middies and Play Suits Munsing Knit and Athletic Underwear Queen Quality Shoes and Oxfords Colonial Fast Color Draperies Homecrest Wilton Rugs Armstrong Linoleums Bissells Carpet Sweepers . 1 -:EAN-T, X Z: 'Va , 1 Q 1 if TNC -ww - e Sixty-six

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I f'Jfif'f'1f7 f .1g7vv fQ:: X h 4 V aim: l milf-- 1-u ' y ' -,f - ra w -' ------ ', ,fi-v-f 1 - FOUR EPITAPHS Deep Wisdom-swelled head- Brain fever-Heis dead. ' A Senior False, fair one-hope fled- Heart-broken-He's dead. A Junior Was a sport-'tis said- Out of money-I-Ie's dead. A Sophomore Milk famine-not fed- Starvation-I-Ie's dead. A Freshman Freshle- Say, what do you think I am, a lamp post? Sophie- No, you aren't bright enough for that. Teacher fsternlyl- What were you laughing at? Clarence M.- I Wasn't laughing, ma'amg my complexion puckered that's all. 'X' X- -D? HEARD IN ALGEBRA CLASS MISS Bartles- William, how much are 4 and 6? William Aiton- Eighteen, I DON'T Some fellows fuss most all the time They think that females are sublime. I don't They look with pleasure on each girl. They learn to knit and how to purl. I don't They come home late at nite Their hair mussed up and shoes a site They speak of girls and much delite. I don't They always Wax poetical When Woman's not reciprocal They love her 'cause she's Whimsical. I don't Some fellows try to shoot-the-chutes And land in breach-of-promise suits. ' I don't You see when all is said and done No girl will have me, no not one You'd think I Wouldn't have much fun. I don't -Paul Gant Wiitf --mmi I W sf IN' -ww ' Page S t f e

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' 77 V -X I., ' ' If 'fff' t - ,f 'Zag -L. 15337 Myrtle Avey- What are you thinking about? Verla Streebin- How did you know I was thinking? Myrtle- I saw an unusual expression on your face. QC- 'X' -X- And what is as rare' as a day in June-Nothing except Erma without Harry. -X- -X' -X' Kenneth- May I see you pretty soon ?H Why, J iggs, don't you think I'm pretty now? 'JP -39 -JP Cape of Good Hope - - Sweet Sixteen Cape Innocent - - Sweet Eighteen Cape Flattery - - Sweet Twenty Cape Lookout - - Sweet Twenty-five Cape Fear - - - Sweet Thirty Cape Farewell - - - Sweet Forty Mr. Bishoff--'iWhy of course a squirrel won't run down a tree to bite you. Clarke- I thot they would if you took a hold of them. Bishoff- Not unless you're nutty. 4: '36 49 Thelma M.- How old is Miss Long? Darlene S.- She must be very old, she used to teach Caesar. -X- 'K' -X- McLain- Why do you think of joining the Salvation Army? . Paul Gant- So I can play my cornet in public. '39 if -X' Humphrey H.- I wonder what Wayne Clark would do if he didn't have a coon? Russel G.- He'd go hunt something else I expect. 'X' -X' -X- Charles H.- Girls are better looking than boys. Betty W.- Why naturally 1 Charles- No, artificially. I 'X' 49 -li John Harold M.- I spent nine hours on my Algebra last night. James D.- Did you? I-Iow's that? John Harold- I put it under the mattress and slept on it. 'K' M- -X- Charles Greenlee- If I were a doctor I'd specialize in bone surgery. Hampton W.- You've got a head for it allrightf' I 'EX' 'az 'Q fx' --ilk' - K Page Sixty-sevei