Bethel High School - Beacon Yearbook (Bethel, MO)

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Senior Class Prophecy One day in 1962, while lookihg through my scrapbook and reminiscing I ran across some clippings which brought back many memories of my former classmates, During the ten years since graduation, Ihad collected some very interesting information about each of them, I knew when we were in school to- gether that we were a rather unusual group, These clippings prove that this knowledge was one hundred per cent correct, With your permission I shall read some of them to you. MOTHER OF 18 SWIMS ENGLISH CHANNEL On Friday, June Z, the former Miss Gladys Hawkins swam the English Channel, After much diligent training and a good application of grease she was able to break all previous records by swimming it in only eight hours, Her happy husband and eighteen children were there to greet her as she reach- ed the English shore, VISITS MT. PALAMOR Roy Fuqua still single and fancy free, went on a tour of the West in his own Piper Cub plane, under his own guidance, He saw many things of interest, While in California he viewed the heavens through some of the lenses at Mt, Palamor, Newspapermen report that he was somewhat disappointed---he had expected Movie Stars, TRAPEZE PERFORMER VISITS PARENTS Miss Bonnie Smoot, 'who is with the Ringling Brother's Circus, arrived home Saturday for a four days visit, She has been a trapeze performer with this circus for three years, The manager says that she is the most fearless and daring young woman in this field he has ever seen, Upon her return to the circus her salary will be raised to four hundred dollars a performance, MAKES DEBUT ON BROADWAY Miss Nadean Spencer danced her way on to the stage and into the hearts of the audience at the American Theater in New York last night, She wore a gown of sheer, filmy, white lace entwined with rhinestones, She is a graceful toe- dancer, Irnmediately after the act a Warner Brother's representative came to her dressing room and presented Miss Spencer a two year contract, They plan for her to appear in many musicals during that time,

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WINS KENTUC KY DERBY Miss Mary Jo Hawkins, owner and operator of the Willow Creek Horse Ranch, placed first in the Kentucky Derby, Her entry, Firefly, ridden by Miss Hawkins, came in winner by three lengths, Her jockey, Joe Keene, riding Golden Dawn, placed second, This horse was also trained by Miss Hawkins, COMPETES IN OLYMPICS Donald Shouse was runner-up in the foot race at Helsinki, Finland this year, The race was close all the way but Mr, Shouse, who was suffering with a slight cold, found running somewhat difficult, His opponent won by approxi- mately six inches, Mr, Shouse has promised himself that he will be entirely free of colds next year and will bring back first place in the Olympics for his dear old U. S, A, VACAT IONING IN PARIS Norman Schnaufer, one of Massachusetts indispensable morticians, is taking a much needed rest, He has been owner and operator of the Schnaufer Funeral Parlors for the past ten years, Due to a nervous condition his doctor has suggested a more suitable environment and more sunlight, MODELING SCHOOL TO OPEN IN HOLLYWOOD Girls from all over the entire world have the ambition to model the lovely Stokes' formals and brief bathing suits, Mr, Stokes has had many applications from girls and women from the age of fifteen to fifty, but says due to reasons beyond his control he will accept only girls from eighteen to twenty-five years of age, INVENTS SQUIRTLESS GRAPEFRUIT Dr, Maurice Tonnies, after three years of faithful study, has at last de- veloped a squirtless grapefruit, It may be sometime before this grapefruit is on the market, This grapefruit contains the same amount of juice and the same delicious flavor, but is guaranteed to be squirtless, BRINGS TRAINED LIONS TO BETHEL Miss Alma Jo Smoot and her seven trained lions will perform in the Bethel Public Square, August 16th, The lions that will perform were tracked, captured, and trained by Miss Smoot, A large crowd is expected to attend this magnificient performance, 10