Bowen High School - Echo Yearbook (Bowen, IL)

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY April zo , 197k Hr. Don Limkemann Ldmkemann Prairie View Farm Hayaeed, Missouri Dear Don: It hardly seems as though seventeen years has passed us by since our graduation from dear old Bowen High. I just now realized that for me it has been too long a spell without seeing and talking to all of m old classmates. Sitting around home the other evening I thought it would be nice if I could gather as much material on our former classmates as possible and bring everyone up to date. I have somewhat condensed this material into letter form and have produced seventeen copies of it, of course I had to alter each one to conform to the reader's personal history and p esent occupation but it was well worth the effort and by the way, I saved yours till last. I suppose that you are as well up on the local news as I but you will have to bear with me for some of our more bolder classmates have really exciting and strange lives as of now: to say the least! I read of course in the society page that you and'Kathleen were married and conducted one of the biggest weddings ever seen in eastern Missouri. I also hear that the farm her father turned over to you is quite p osperous. Thanks a lot for naming your second boy after me. You probably know by now that Larry Webster and Glenadene Phillips were married just last year. They had quite a time seeing each other since Glenadene attended four years of college at Macomb and Larry was busily engaged in his lifelong ambition: farming. They now have adorable twin girls and Larry's sideline business of Diapers Lmtd. comes in quite handy at times. I read just the other day where our fellow classmate Rudy Launer is the owner of a chain of garages all over the world. He is still waiting for his high school sweetheart, Judy Shipe, to propose. I guess that Rudy is just as shy and retiring as ever. A Kay Akers is now a housewife with two lovely children. She sure is happy about the children since one is a boy and the other a girl, just the way she always wanted it. Of course her hub- by is a '52 graduate of B.H.S. and he now owns four locker plants in Southern California. Janis Ufkes, your old flame, finally caught her man after much exasperating nagging and pleading and she now has him pinned down in Denver: Denver, Illinois that is! As she always was interested in the activities of B.H.S. and having married a former Bowen High graduate, she cor- responds with the members of our class of 57 and I have learned that SHQ now hu a gig-1 to go with her twin boys. ' Warren Cook has finally gained success as an actor, Warren's favorite role being thg Latin Lover type and his latest hit movie, 'Hot Blood,' typifies his everyday life. Warren sure has changed and I gather that he is now known by the title HScourge of Hollywoodln Larry Post took up automobile mechanics school and has also done well in other fields. He took a cute little blonde, Cwhom he met in Hawaii while in the Armyl, and is now raising three boys to be true-blue hot rodders. You would never believe it but Marilyn Boekhaus has settled down to be a common housewife after her journey into the interior of the dark C0ntinent to gather material for her latest novel 'The Ape and I.' By the way, her husband is a jet pilot in the Arabian air force. Your old friend. Elaine Neill, leads a most hectic life these days. As you know she married a farmer but the way I hear it he got the adventuresome blood in his veins and Elaine now calls her home Bombay, India. That is making a long story short. I had a letter from her the other day and I guess her little boy is getting along fine after he ran away from their hut and was nearly massacred by those vicious Indian headhunters. Jim Hartley married his steady girl friend and has settled down on his farm near Chatton. Jim is doing real well with his vocation and he is also progressing in other branches. Jim be- came the proud father of his third boy a week ago. The eldest of the three is already 6 foot and he is only a freshman in high school. I hope it isn't too hard for you to believe that E.J. Pullins married Elvis Presley's daugh- ter end is happily engaged as his daddy-in-law's publicity director. E.J. has a pair of rock'n rollin' baby girls. Following his tour of duty in Ireland with the Army, Don Eichman claimed a Scottish 185519 and brought her home where he immediately married her. As we all expected of him he has settled down quite peacefully and is farming near Bowen. Jim Cleland hung up his navy blues after four years on the USS Nautilas. He has promised Charlotte Elder to wed so I guess the adventuresome spirit that he is noted for has died some, what. Of course Phyllis Snyder caught her man when he returned from the Army and they are now con- centrating mainly on raisins a few little swines of their own. Continued on page after Freshmen

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SENIOR CLASS POEM Kay Akers is the first in line, She thinks matrimony is real fine. Quiet, shy and always fun, A beauty parlor she expects to run. Big Jim Hartley and his Chevolet Goes to Chatton almost every day To that Central Junior, he throws out his heart And hopes that they will never part. ,A really fine girl is Janis Kaye Who remains loyal, and will always say, Black Chevies are her favorite cars In which to go and stud the stars. Burnard McHone, the old debator Can't decide between Marines and Slater, Elaine seems to have the upper hand Cause he thinks she's simply grand. Elaine Neill, our bride-to-be Is waiting to change that UIW to Uwe' Kids she wants by the stacks To help keep down the income tax. Don Limkemann's Missouri gal Is something more than just a pal On every nice day, he begins to get itchy To climb in his car and cross the Mississippi. Marilyn B, an industrious lass Stands quite near, the top of her class In her yard she loves to labor Especially, when she can see her neighbor. Larry Webster, better known as 'Doc' Is building up his herd of stock His future plans are to begin farming. As well as do some first-class charming. CGlenadene that is.l Next we view our Glenadene A nicer girl you've never seen, She's smart, alert and always wary, Who has for her own, a boy named Larry. Our class 'Elvis' is Warren Cook Who really keeps his nose in his book, Except when there are nice girls around, Then he becomes quite the-clown. Another lad is Pullins, E.J. You never can tell what he will say. Of one thing, though, there's no doubt It'll be Pat Laffey that he takes out. Donnie Eichman and his little red car Is sometimes seen with a girl from afar what her name is he won't tell But we think it may be Lazy, or June, or Nell. Larry Post really shocked the nation when he purchased'the local cream station. his question now is 'How in the dickens Uo you make any money handlingchickens?W