Bethany High School - Reverie Yearbook (Bethany, IL)

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TRIE REVERIE - CLASS PROPHECY u (Continued) Phyllis Oathout is at this time the champion lady wrestler of the world. She is known as “Ma, the lady wrestler.” She really isn’t a mother at all—she is only a godmother. Her game is hard, fast and rough. The little gal with the dimples—Becky Walton is a singer in a huge Hollywood night club. She isn’t married and I hear she has a different date most every night; that is, if a guy with a roll of money comes along. Fellows with Buicks get first chance though. It seems that Norma Stocks is yet single and still as mysterious as ever. She is at home now taking care of her mother. She prefers to be mysterious and not tell anyone what she plans to do next, but time will tell. I heard from home that Lyle Heustis and Louise Hudson were married last week in the Dunn Church after an extremely long courtship. Lyle has taken over his father’s farm. I wonder if he has taught her how to cook yet. In the old days she hadn’t learned how. They both stayed at home after leaving high school. Two of our friends, Pat Wheeler and Kenny Coventry, have gone in for the movie world. Pat plays big comedy parts and Kenny plays the romantic parts. They were just made for their roles. Pat was always gay and funny and Kenny was always tall and handsome. Jim Wheeler has become owner of a big group of chain grocery stores. Joan Florey is chief cashier in his largest store. She told me that she meets more inter- esting people at this job than she ever did when she worked at Decatur at the dry cleaning company. It seems that Isabelle Freeland is quite the society gal in New York City. She entertains scores of rich people in her penthouse on top of Empire State Building. She likes best, though, to entertain her husband—Luke Tipsword. Mary Martha Pearson became a minister in a small church in the section of Chicago where I live. She loves to help people and the sermons that she gives are beautiful messages that sink deeply into the hearts of all that hear her. BETHANY HIGH SCHOOL-1952

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THE REVEKME CLASS PROPHECY Time: 1967. Place: A large circus ground near Chicago, Illinois. On a terribly hot day in July I was walking around on a crowded circus ground when my attention was attracted by the voice of the barker of the “House of Won- ders.” I found the barker to be none other than that of my old class-mate, Mervin Warren. His feature attraction was “The Pink Man.” Curious. I went inside to see the world’s only pink man. I found the “Man”’ to be none other than Jim (Pinky) Jackson. With his red hair he sure was an odd sight. After the show I went back stage to see Mervin and to see if he knew anything more about our class besides what I knew. When I inquired as to how Jim came about being pink, Mervin informed me that Miss Marna Queen, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for one of her latest inventions, was the scientist responsible for Jim being the only pink man in the world. Marna always did surpass us in Chemistry, but neither of us thought that she would become that famous. We then proceeded to talk about the other members of our senior class. I told him of the swell job of teaching science that I now had in Chicago. I also told him that I was still an old maid just like my father always said I would be. The Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler’s twin boys were enrolled in my class last year. Mrs. Wheeler is the former Joyce Malone, Jack used to be a professional basketball player who set the all time high scoring record in 1957. He is retired now from basketball and is doing contract building. The Wheelers live in a huge house near the Loop that Jack designed and built himself. It seems that Bill Bland is still in “good old Bethany” selling farming equipment. What kind? Why he is selling International implements, or so I hear. Making good at it too. When asked what is one of the biggest differences between an International and a John Deere he was heard to reply: “the noise.” Earl Heckler is General in command of the third division which is now in a hos- pital getting repaired after having won several bloody battles. It seems that Dean Taylor is in the Navy now even though he did begin his fight- ing career in the Army. He is one Admiral that really keeps his men on the move trying to carry out his orders. ---= BETHANY HIGH SCHOOL-1952

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TIME IP IE vein lie CLASS PROPHECY (Continued) Bob Boyer is responsible for the increase in the population of Prairie Home by an even six. He met his wife while on a winter vacation trip to Florida. He has con- siderable wealth, which he acquired by having struck oil on his three hundred acre farm. David Wimmer now plays a cornet in Hairy James’ band. He told me that Dave Fitzgibbons had brought Marian Moore, who now goes by the name of “Fifi,” to dinner at the Stork Club several times when he was playing there. Dave Fitz is manager of the Country Gentleman Tobacco Company. “Fifi” owns a ladies French style shop. Her original hats and gowns bring quite a price. She and Dave seem to like each other; maybe they will settle down together some day, but right now Marian is having too good a time to settle down. Helen Carlyle is the recent inventor of a new shorthand method. Here’s hoping it is easier than the one she and I had when we were together in Miss Guthrie’s eighth hour shorthand class. It can be learned by anyone in just a few days, says Helen. Mervin told me that he had read in the paper last week where Bill Puyear had won the football game for the Navy in the game between Army and Navy. He scored a touchdown in the last ten seconds to win the game thirteen to twelve in favor of Navy. Bill still comes out of a game with his nose all skinned up like he used to when we were in high school. Beverly Lacy is a happily married woman who takes great pride in her husband and two small daughters. For a while after graduating Beverly worked in an office as a secretary to the vice-president of a small company. Now she and her husband and family live on a farm near Arthur, Illinois. Janet Harchous, being a rather quiet girl does not care to combine marriage and career. Her husband is County Superintendent of schools in Moultrie County. Moultrie County schools no longer have semester tests like we had to take when we were in school. Mervin also informed me that Ollie Carlyle was there on the circus grounds. He took me over to her booth to see her. She was the fortune teller there on the grounds. She says there’s nothing to telling persons’ fortunes; just make a good guess and most of the people will go home satisfied. BETHANY HIGH SCHOOL-1952