Bippus High School - Bipponet Yearbook (Bippus, IN)

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when I entered the door. Mary has never married, though I guess she hasn't given up hope. Being a marriage counse- lor she gets the opportunity to meet a lot of men. She also told me that she is the acting president of the A. L. H.C. fAmerican Lonely Hearts Clubj. At that rate she is bound to trap a man! I use the word 'trap' loosely, but that's what Mr. Harwood used to say! That reminds me--Paul Harwood is now coaching his own team of basketball players instead of a school team-- he's in for the big stuff now! I guess the team isn't so big, though, or so famous yet either, but just you wait! The Harwood Sons, as the team is called, range in age from one to nine, so they are a little young, but time will tell. l guess Virginia, Vicki and Valerie are sitting at home waiting for the men of the family to get into the big money of professional basketball. They'l1 outdo the Clark Twins any day! Yes, these six Harwood boys should be on top soon. Mary told me that she just got a wire from Sherry Gary, the new recording artist in Hollywood. You and I know her better as Sharon Garretson, talented graduate of Bippus High School. She is sweeping the nation with her popular and semi-classical recordings. In the telegram she said she had been offered a contract to star in an new MGM 3- dimension musical. She started at the bottom of the ladder of success, but has really worked her way to the top, After a nice visit, I left Mary's Studio, and proceeded down the street. I was attracted by a newsboy on the corner waving a paper, and thought I recognized the picture on the front page. I bought a paper and went to a lounge to read it. Whose picture do you suppose I saw splattered all over the front page? Fred Diefenbaugh! The headlines screamed, Fred Diefenbatfgh, Indiana Man Chosen Secretary of the Treasury by President. Now he'll really have money to bum ! Also on the front page of the paper, I saw a notice that that evening Nina Olson, world-famous concert pianist, was to give her last concert before leaving on her tour through Europe, so I decided to go. I managed to slip back- stage after the show, and talked to Nina. She said she had planned to fly to New York and meet an old friend, Shirley Wohlford, before going on to Paris. Shirley is New York's top fashion designer, and is going to Paris to assist in the designing of some new Paris Spring Fashions. Nina also said that she's just heard from another school chum, Deloris Miller. She is in the heart of Deepest Africa now with her husband, who is a missionary. I guess the going is pretty rough, but you know Deloris, no matter what the trouble is, she always comes through the goodness of her heart, Deloris gave them a home. The problem is that she can't quite understand their language, and they can't understand hers, so they try to use sign language. That can be quite troublesome, especially when thechildred are so young. Even though she is busy, she still has a little spare time, And what do you suppose she does with that time?--That's right, she works out crossword puzzles. I continued my journey westward, and when I arrived in Los Angeles, I called Sharon and asked her to meet me at the Falmingo Club in Hollywood in forty-five minutes. She obliged, and we spent quite a while just talking. You can't know how nice it is to travel, and nearly everywhere you stop, you find someone you knew in high school-- someone that you can talk to! Sharon told me that Carl Frazee, another B. H. S. graduate is a Major-General in the U. S. Army. He started in the National Guard in 1953, and has really made progress since. I was also informed that another member of the 1953 graduating class, Don Sell has done very well for himself. He is now the world's greatest mathematician next to Albert Einstein. He is a very distinguished prof at Harvard University, and conducts a number of important experiments on the side. Mrs. Swales, his high school math teacher, is quite proud of her geometry student. I boarded the plane back to Chicago the next day, and then took a train to Bippus. My, how that town has grown! It is now one of the largest industrial centers in the state of Indiana. Once there, I picked up the BIPPUS TIMES, and read the bold black headlines: HBLACKSTONE DIES--TILSON KING REPLACES HIM IN ENTERTAIN- MENT WORLD. The story told of how the man who was my principal in high school has now replaced Blackstone, the world's most famous magician, It seems that T. King's amateur magician tricks paid off! From the depot I went to see Mr. and Mrs. Earl King and all the little dukes, duchesses, and what-have-you. They are now living in a large Bippus mansion of 42nd Avenue. They have quite a family now consisting of two dogs, three cats, five goldfish, a parakeet, a seven year old daughter, and oh yes, two little demons, ages 3 and 5. Again --like father--like sons! Mr. King is now conducting the world famous Bippus Sympathy Orchestra. No, that is not a mistake--it is the Sympathy orchestra instead of the Symphony Orchestra. They play at weddings and receptions, having Sympathy for both the bride and groom Call of these men are marriedj. I asked E. King if he had heard any- thing about Mrs. Wendel, the sponsor of the Senior Class of '53 and he replied that she and her husband are still on a farm, but in between cooking and washing dishes she is the best-knovsm seamstress of Wabash County. She has made the wedding gowns for several Wabash girls. She specializes in making wedding gowns, Marietta told me that our old classmate, Floyd Hoch, married the King's neighbor girl, Charlene Urschel, and they are now raising a very active set of twins. Floyd owns his own meat market in Bippus now. He does all of his own buying and butchering too-the beef is all angus, raised by nearby farmers, He is the one man that all house- wives can trust not to sell his thumb! The only trouble he has is keeping the stray dogs and cats of the neighborhood out of the shop. His shoes get pretty dusty after a long day of kicking the waifs out! Well, l'd better get back to my domineering husband. He might be wondering where I've been these last two weeks. He might even get violent since I didn't tell him where l was gping or what I intended to do. That wouldn't be anything new, though. l'll see you again tomorrow and maybe we can have another long talk over the back fence ! ' 1 - All - u ' .1 -- W- . . , , ,,'ir'.shiB.

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