Blanchester High School - Brown and Blue Yearbook (Blanchester, OH)

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66444 fcafbdecg Harness, busily engaged in photographing a gorgeous blonde kissing her grand- father, Clark Gable. On the Warner Brothers lot they found a brilliant new hairdresser named Mme. Pauletta Dukayne lnee Davidsonl arranging Margaret O'Brien's mop. Every star wanted Pauletta to do her hair styling. She was famous! Edna Mae and Willodene decided to retire for the day. At the Jones' home, they found Evelyn Fawley taking care of John's two younger children. She had formed a corporation of baby sitters and was making vast profits. Willodene had been having horrible dreams and decided to go to the best psychologist in the city. When she went in for a consultation, she was astounded to see Clayton Brumfield. He diagnosed her case and found she would have to give up eating ketchup sandwiches. As she was walking back to her car, she noticed a huge refrigeration concern next door. She became curious, so she went in and looked around. Daryl Cad- wallader stepped up to ask her if she wished information. He recognized her and told her of his success. He had built his success around the fact that he sold freezing plants to Eskimos, as well as to Egyptians. The two travelers decided they would not impose on the Jones' any longer, so they packed up and left early the next morning. This time they went through beautiful Death Valley. They gazed upon a lovely mesa situated in a quaint section with green grasses, trees, and water. They stopped to get a drink and to satisfy their curiosity. There they saw a training ring full of brilliantly colored horseflesh. The character snapping the whip to seek their attention was none other than Betty Jo Griffith. She prepared for her two old classmates a delicious lunch and told them of her success as an artist, which had enabled her to purchase the ranch. They bade her farewell and went on into the heavenly sunset. As they approached Tucson, Arizona, they bumped fenders with a very famous chemist, Harold Mclaughlin. He disclosed his success story to them about how he had a laboratory all his own and was producing a few of his own products on the side. When they left him, they forgot all about the ruffled fenders and went on into Tucson. They stopped at one of the larger hotels and acquired a room. As they went to the hotel dining room that night, they were seated next to a millionaire. He was none other than Robert Magill, the famous real estate man, who invited them to his table where they talked for hours. The next morning, they arose bright and early and finished breakfast before day light. They proceeded onward to the Texas border, by a route which took them directly to Dallas. They were iust in time for a rodeo. Willodene purchased tickets and got a seat close to the ring. A voice bellowed loudly over the loud speaker, Next contestant is a little lady from Ohio. Her name is Dorthy Doughman. With her is her trained cayuse, 'Spider'. Edna Mae and Willodene watched eagerly. 32

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H6444 p'l0l4Z6Q that a Range Boss, named Lloyd Caldwell, was working hard at riding herd. They chatted a while, and then they drove on. Back in town, Edna Mae admired a trim skirt in a window and went in to purchase it. Whom else did she meet but Betty Satter- field. She was chief dressmaker of that establishment and was making over two hundred dollars per week. They went on through the state of Wyoming and when they reached the border, they stopped at a small diner for lunch. They sat near a middle aged man fiddling with a microscope. He was muttering something about the germs in all foods. When he looked up to give his order, they recognized that he was none other than Jerry Wise. He always carried the microscope with him, he said, because he was in hopes of discovering new germs. Behind the counter was a snappy soda ierk named Luke, who turned out to be the most successful soda ierk in the busi- ness, Eugene Lucas. They bade their old friends goodbye, and then traveled toward Salt Lake City, Utah. There they visited a huge salt concern and found Miss Edna Logsdon, private secretary to the General Manager, who she planned to marry two weeks later. At the Salt Lake Beach, they found a beautiful skyscraper hot dog stand, owned and managed by Mildred Long. She had made millions on soft drinks alone. That night they went to the famous fight arena to see the wrestlers match their skills. Two figures came out into the ring. Since they had front row seats, they could 'nake out clearly the faces of the two contestants. One was iwould you believe it?l Virginia Charleston, with one hundred and ninety pounds of muscular weight to her credit. She was the undefeated woman champion. They visited with her after her bout and then went to a hotel for the night. The next morning they crossed into Nevada. Stopping at Reno, they registered at the Last Frontler Hotel for the night. They were taken up to the eighth floor by a pert elevator operator, who looked familiar. It was Mercedes Kissick. It seems she had been divorced and iust stayed. In the dining room, they were dazzled by the glitter of diamonds flashing in their faces. Behind all the make-up, they recognized Patty Kelly. She had made literally millions on the stock market after taking economics in Hlgh School. They left early the next morning, singing California, Here I Come. They went directly to Los Angeles where they spent a week with an old friend, John Jones, a married man with six children. He was coaching the U. C. L. A. football team. They took a tour of all the moving picture studios. The director on the M. G. M. set of Rastus was a red haired gentleman named Clarence France, but they hardly knew him, for he had straight and not-so-much red hair. The leading actress in the production was none other than Wilma Van Natta, acting under the name of Taffy l.ouhearst. She was a comedian, and the play was about the way people acted way back in 1948 and l949. They next toured the Paramount lot. There they found the chief man, named Don 31

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66444 pfzapiecg Dorthy was a very good rlder and held the crowd In awe. They met her at the corral later, and renewed old acquaintances. All three went to a nice restaurant for dinner, and Dorthy was amazed at the modern conveniences which she saw. She learned that this was one of the many owned by Edna Mae and Willodene and that it was managed by Barbara Snyder, whose outstanding business ability combined with her flair for the ultra modern had bullt up a remarkable reputation. lt was here that the business partners tried out new plans. Proceeding on their trip, they traveled leisurely for a clay, then entered Kansas. At this point they decided to check on the work of Jimmy Joe, so they went to the Bell Telephone Comp-any. There they found Deloris Snider, the manager of all the telephone operators. She had been voted Most Pleasant Operator in the Entlre United States. They left Kansas in a cloud of dust and now were coming into Alabama. They stopped at a drive-in to get some food, when a huge truck drove up dellverlng popcorn. lt was from the large popcorn concern owned and run by Lewls Shank. Of course, they bought some and found it delicious. Driving into Miami late that evening, they went to see the fashionable Lawn Dale pool. There amidst the sweet music and floating lilies, were paradlng georgous models, showing off their beauty in appealing bathing suits. Among the Interested by-standers, Ann lrvln, exquisitely gowned, introduced her husband who was proud of Ann's reputation as a skater in the very popular Ice Follies Company. Their vacation was rapidly dr-awing to a close, so they chose a route along the Atlantlc Coast line to take them back to New York. As they passed through Washington, D. C., they happened to find Joanne Foster, chief bookkeeper for the Senate. She gave them a delightful supper in her luxurious apartment and sent them on their way in a cheerful mood. At last they were at home again, but to top it all off, a baseball game between New York and Brooklyn was to take place that afternoon. Luckily a few of thelr friends couldn't go, so they were given their tickets. Among the players, they recog- nized the great John Teevan, Home Run King of the year. The Dodgers won 30 to 0 with Teevan as the winning pitcher. After securing his autograph, they talked awhlle with hlm and then they returned to the tearoom, which they had left ln the hands of the competent Jimmy Joe. The results of his redecoratlng were entlrely satisfactory. Edna Mae and Willodene spent many happy hours reviewing thelr summer's vacation, which had so unexpectedly turned Into a series of short vlslts with their classmates of Old Blan Hlgh. 33