Blue Mound High School - Blu Mo Illio Yearbook (Blue Mound, IL)

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After a short rest, I felt much better and deomded to see what entertalnment the c1ty had to offer. The br1ght flashlng sign atop the gables of the Gopher Gulch Golden Nugget attracted my immed1ate attent1on As I approached the form1dable entrance of the Golden Nugget, a l1mp double Jointed lndlvidual came hurtlmng through the doorway The fbrm was released from the v1se l1ke grlp of the lady bouncer, Betty Saunders, who works on a comm1s s1on basls for the manager, Don UStra1ght Flushn Harrell, HPoker K1ng of Gopher Gulchn Don had flnally succeeded ln hls fanatlcal quest for easy f1nanc1al prosperlty The floor snow r rolved around tne spectacular and dazzllng perfo uance of Nwlggllng hllm N Thls however, was only her stage name, because sne was really Margorie Younker After en3oy1ng the show to the utmost, I retlred to my hotel There in one corner of the hotel lobby was s1tuated a unique of today's modern age, a telev1s1on set A s1gn perched upon thls devlce read Courtesy of Nlcholls' NIFTY TV SHOP See us for your TV needs Our motto, UThe customer 1S always rlght until proven mentally illu, w1ll safeg1ard yorr f1n H0184 investment, Tel phone Statemore 097k My eyes were then attracted to the e onlookers in the hotel lobby e main TV attraction tx se days seemed to be the sensational wrestllng star Dean Crump, no was once agaln defend g his world champlonshlp tltle 1n Mac son Square Garden, The JG1l1gCT6Ht comments by several of the fan was qulckly drowned out by the vlolent retorts of Jeanette Coffman, the manager of the brllllant glad1ator Jeanette had always been qulte pers1stent 1n all of her partakings W1th a thorough knowledge of Dean's brutal1ty to unworthy opponents, I bowed my head In due reverence to the opposlng wres ler To avo1d the latter's cr1es of agony and me cy, I departed from the room for several m1nutes to become mentally readgusted When I returned, I was greeted by the swoon1ng of several bobby soxers, who were star1ng at the telev1s1on set To sat1 fy my cur1os1ty, I glanced at the scr en and n I d a handsome young chap slnglng lullables to the famous movle +ar, JoAnn Damery. The crooner was Jackle Powel Jack was better known as the men who made women forget Llberace JoAnn had just eturned from Mars, where she had been fllmed 1n a new hD mOY1C, and ascrresult of the impact of J3Ck16'S gentle vo1ce she was soon fast asleep 112 . . 0 . . A . - . . Q . . . . . . . . , 3, , .- rn I , . 'ua a . U ' I 1 f , . A . . . . , I . . 9 . . ' : . ' . 'I 0 , . - . . ' L. F ' a. ' ' ' e 'AI 1. Q - ' ' ', television screen as the result of a lusty cheer which arose from th . Th ' le , ' W ' ' 'e in . . 1, . ,i , F , . I ' 5 ' . . . . . . , . 3 . t . . . Q., , F ' . . I . . . . .S ' ' e Ot5cc , . . , 6 I ' . f r . . .

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P E 00515267 It was sprlngtime in the suburbs of Bug Tussle, and again it was time for me to make my trip through the western part of theiiation on behalf of my flrm, nThe Consol1dated Corset Company of Cracker Crumb, Coloradon You see, I'm a travel1ng salesman for lad1es foundatlon garments The presidnet of my finn, R1chard WCuddlesW Kornewald, w1shed me the best of luck and on the crack of down, September 28, 1962, I embarked on my western Journey. I made my departure, and as I drove through Webfoot County, I notlced a blllboard sign It read uChuckling Charlie's Chlcken Farmn Try our exotic eggs, rugged roosters, and our happy hens Call Mudwater 2085 Yes, Charles Brldgman had reached h1S goal After I had V1S1t6d w1th Charles for a short t1me, I cont1nued my lonely Journey In the city of Gopher Gulch, I began to search for a respectable hotel So intent was I upon th1s search, that I fa1led to see the red l1ght at the first intersectlon that I came t Therefore, I soon heard the mournful walling of a police car the arrival of the keeper of the law Strlding toward me was a tall, broad shouldered, law enforcement off1cer It was Elbie Baughman, the pleasant persuasive policeman of Gopher ulch After pleading 1n va1n, I accepted my ticket a d drove to the County Courthouse There I pleaded my case before the calm, stone- faced Judge, who was not 1n the least moved by my story of my thlrteen s1ck chlldren and m domineering mother in law No, Hack Mericle was a man of duty, and my story did not lmpress h1m inths least After payxng the flue of 22 cents, I asked where a hotel could be found Judge H8P1C18 1nformed me that one was located a short way down the street Rapldly I walked down the street, until I saw a l rge neon slgn advert1sing the uParkv1ew Plazan I walked in and saw a pretty blonde lady at the desk Yes, lt was Bertha Holt who owned this magn1ficent establlshment. After exchanging pleasant greetings, Bertha rang for the bellbcy Almost instantly a small, cheerful, angellc indlvidual appeared at my elbow. It was the bellboy, who worked day after day for his belovedmudres Benny Wattelet always d1d have a strong sense of duty. Even in h1gh school, he was known among his classmates as the merry mortlcian With superhuman strength he transported my baggage to my room and wa1ted hopefully for the dlme which I finallymtrustei to his possession. 111 J! o. ' behind me. woefully I pulled to the side of the streetamiawaited

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After watching television room, and early the next traveling through the dry of dust, and my curiosity what caused it. After a a short while longer, I retired to my morning renewed my Journey. .While desert country, I noticed a large cloud would not let me rest until I found out short drive, I came upon a large oval shaped studium in the middl of the desert The huge sie' which decorated one end of the stadium read Peckle s Rex's Racs'rack Yes, Rex King was the owner of this establishment I resolved to engoy myself so I paid the price of admission and entered Being rather hungry, I decided to indulge in a hotdog So resolred I sought the refreshment stand There she was nanding out notdogs with one hand and comforting her twins :ith the other Yes, it was he he he program Linda, UUatch my grandstand, I noticed sidelines and take a race Yes, this was After watching ninda roll awaited the demonstration champion of the world, miraculous performance of to bre k into rounds of this spectacular e hibit, ances of the evening Loretta Bottrell now Loretta King After seating myself in a tall, nonchalant figure saunt r from seat 1n a stockcar being prepared for the feature attr ction oi the T3C1Hg smoxeu Edgecombe to another victory, I leaned back, and on Yo Io twwrling by the p1esent Yo Yo Gerneda Gilbert The our ling and this Yo Yo wi ard soon caused the crowd thunderous applause After witnessing I sat back to engoy the f nal perform The final attraction was worth waiting for HThe All American Girlsu, a circus act owned, managed, operated, and financed by Lily Revis was the balance and jug ling expert of this select group Lily was the only performer in the world who could guggle a dozen marshmallows while playing the piano with her toes. Next, was the famed, world renowned animal training team of Betty Moffett and Norma Wtherton These girls were the onLy women in history to teach the ferocious 3 ngle beasts the fine and.de11ca+e art of sorinkling salt on their victims before eating them After many fearless and daring exhibitions of courage and strenoth were con luded, the GVSD1Fg'S final a trac+1on appea ed 1n the center of the arena A voice on the loudspeaker asked for volunteers to aid this beautiful lady in the next act Being a gentleman, I immediately com lied with this reouest Entering the ring, I soon found myself bound to a large wooden board in the center of the ring The attractive feminine creature before me slowly aised her arm which held a sharp menaclng knife which came hurtling through the air with a vlcious whistling whine Just before I fainted, I realized that +n1s xouan, who was ad: rt sed a UThe Fearless Frenchyn was really Sharon Lancaster the last renowned and respected member of the l9Sh class of the Blue Mound High School. 113 . . e . .vu . . 2 f. 5 ' JJ 4 0 .. . ., 4- O I . . . . . . . . 9 1 2 . ---,W 'l 5 . . . D. A, . . an , 5 .. . t V . L I ' ' e- t . 3 I . I 1. t . ' a L' ' ' I ' . A I 5 g 1 ' ' lo, l 0 1 I . ' . .., . 9 -.-. AZ t . , 4 . - .Z ,, a . N ,- Q L . . . v X . . . i a I O . . C. . . - . -- D four attractive young ladies, was the next colossal exhibition. . . 1 E . A h A L O ' 1.1 s , . - . A' . .u I . . . J L, , I . . . - D, p C 1 . 'E s.. I' C o . 1 ' - . . . . 1 . L A Q -1 a . . ,D . . .. A Q ,.. . l 4 . . 4 . . . Q n r . . . . . , . . ,, . , ' . L w n ' ' J ' 41. 'Q ti us ' O 9 H ' WJ '