Brownstown High School - Bomber Yearbook (Brownstown, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 76 of the 1953 volume:

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Eastern Illinois State Teachers College University of Missouri General Science Physics SUPERINTENDENT HAROLD D. HALL, B. Ed, , M, A, Eastern Illinois State Teachers College University of Illinois American Government Sociology WARREN R. MANNING, B, S. Southeast Missouri State College Biology, Driver Training, General Science DAVID A. REDMAN, B.S., M, S, Roosevelt College De Paul University, University of Illinois Mathematics ALBERTA C. SCHULTZ., B.S. Indiana State Teachers College LeClerc College, Belleville, Illinois College of St, Teresa, Winona, Minnesota Physical Education, Typing CHRISTINA LAMBERT, B.S. , M.S. MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois University of Illinois Vocational Home Economics MARIE MCCLELLAN, B, S, State Teachers College, Emporia, Kansas Central State Teachers College, Oklahoma Tulsa Business College, Oklahoma Commerce, Yearbook Advisor IRENE PIPER B S M S University of Missouri University of Illinois Geneva College Pennsylvania Southern Ilhnois Universit Y World History English Librarian MAX GRINNELL B. S University of Illinois Vocational Agriculture HELEN S, HANCOCK, Iowa Wesleyan College University of Iowa A.. Wayne University, Detroit, Michigan English , Latin PAUL JOHNSON, B, Ed, Illinois State Normal Physical Education, American History, Athletic Director CHARLES K, SCHMIDT, B.Me, , M,M. Southeastern Louisiana College Northwestern University Band, Chorus MINERVA SMITH Secretary a ff I ,am 156' f ? 2 ft BETTY LAWSON Secretary Student Erfzmfil 2522 S. Storm, T, Gray, H. Lipscomb, R, Nickels, R. Fisher, F. Willms, H. Fisher, R. Gray, Miss Piper, E. Hendrickson, S, Hopkins, R, Sidwell, Mr, Redman, Mr. Knott, K. Storm, GQ Lawson. f we 'S 1 'sf 1 ff.. Q N K 11 . 5 Seniors ELIZABETH M, BEHRENDS Dramatics Club 1,25 Dancing Club 1,4g GAA l,2,3g Pep Club 1,2,3g FHA 1,25 Chorus 1,4g Annual Staff BETTY RUE BENNETT GAA 1,2, 3,45 Pep Club 1,2,3g Camera Club lg Art Club 2,35 Dancing Club 2,3, 4g Junior Playg Annual Staff WILLIAM ABENDROTH Chorus lg FFA 1,2,3,4g Science Club 2,33 Dancing Club 4 REBECCA JANE BARTIMUS Science Club 1,2g Camera Club 1,25 GAA 1,2,3g FHA 3,45 Chorus 3,4 1 fa JOYCE BENNYHOFF FHA 1, 3,4g Art Club 1,3,4g Chorus 3 BEVERLY BINGAMAN GAA 1,2,3,4g Pep Club 1,2,3: ArtClub 2g Dancing Club 4g Commercial Club 35 Librarian 3 'x BETTY LOU FISHER GAA 1,2,3,45 Camera Club 15 Pep Club 1,2, 3g Art Club 25 Dancing Club 45 Commercial Club 3 WILLIAM RAY FOSTER Baseball 1,2,3,45 Basketball 1,2,45 Track 1,25 Hobby Club 35 DancingC1ub 3 'SJ - 'Q' DORIS GOODSON GAA 1,25 Pep Club 1,25 Dramatics Club 1,23 Dancing Club 2,3,4g Queen Candi- date 35 Commercial Club 35 Annual Staff TERRY LEE GRAY Basketball 1,2,3,45 Baseball 1,2,3,45 Track 1,2,3,45 Band 1,49 Junior Playg Student Council 45 Annual Staff aw 'Ji '5 ,QW W3 oy. 4 '19 l KK. x 4 , iff if x K R x .ff .milf :L .f :ll ' 5. Sf MARY BELLE FULTON ,1 Band 1,2,35 Camera Club 1,2,3,45 GAA 2,3,45 Dancing Club 25 Chorus 3,45 Pep Club 2 BEVERLY GATEWOOD GAA 35 Junior P1ay5 Camera Club 35 Pep Club 35 Librarian 45 Annual Staff ,M Z O VIRGINIA KILZER ' FHA lg Chorus lg Science Club 1,2,4g Hobby Club 3g Dancing Club 33 GAA 2,3,4g Pep Club 2g Librarian 4 HOWARD DALE KOESTER FFA l,2,3,4g Science Club 1,2,3,4g Track 2,3,4 .2 DARLENE HURSH Camera Club lg GAA l,2,3,4g Queen Candidate lg Pep Club lg Art Club 2,3g Dancing Club 2,3,4g Junior PlaygCheer leader 2, 3,4g Class Treasurer l,2,4 ROBERT KELLY FFA 1,2, 3,4g Student Council 23 Junior Playg Hobby Club 35 Track 3g Librarian 43 Class President 3 HELEN LOUISE LIPSCOMB GAA l,2,3,4g Band 1,2,3,45 Student Council 1,49 Art Club 1,2,3g Dancing Club 3,45 Junior Playg Pep Club l,2,3g Cheerleader 4g Chorus 1, 2,4g Annual Staff VERNELL LOURASH FHA 1,41 GAA 1,2,3,4g Art Club 2,3 45 Chorus 3 -6. CHARLES MORGAN Basketball 1,2,3,4g Baseball 1,2,3,4: Track l,2,3,45 Dancing Club 25 Junior Play ROBERT NICKELS Track 1,25 Boxing Club lg Student Council 1,2,3,4g Camera Club 2g Science Club 2,45 Dancing Club 25 Pep Club 2 JOHNNY PURCELL Boxing Club 15 Track l,2,3,45 Band 1,2,3,45 Camera Club 25 Science Club 2,45 Hobby Club 35 Dancing Club 3,4 JULIA PURCELL FHA 1,2,3,45 Chorus 15 GAA 2,35 Dramatics Club 2, 35 Librarian 3,4 gf' rf' -5.4 FLETA MAY PARKISON GAA 1,2,35 FHA lg Junior Playg Camera Club 25 Dancing Club 45 Chorus 1,3 MARILYN PASLAY GAA 1,2,35 Camera Club lg Dancing Club 25 Science Club 1,2,3,45 Pep Club 25 Librarian 4 xl 'T ,ff MA RY BELLE RUSH Camera Club 1,2,3,4g Dancing Club 2, 3g GAA 2,3,4g Pep Club 2 MAURICE SEFTON FFA 1,2,3,4g Track 1,2,3,4g Baseball 2g Science Club 2,3 'gs RONNIE REYNOLDS Art Club 1,2,.3g Chorus 1: Librarian Club 2,3,4g Student Council 3g Hobby ClII5,'3g Annual Staffg Premier Boys' Stare 3 FLOYD RUSH Dancing Club 1,2,3,4g Track 1g Camera Club 4g Science Club 3,4g Boxing Club 1g Chorus 1 DARREL E, SIDWELL FFA 1,2,3,4, Dancing Club 1,2,3,4g Junior Playg Boxing Club 1g Hobby Club 3 DONALD SIDWELL Boxing Club lg Chorus lg Science Club 2g Dancing Club 3,4 DOTTIE I. SIDWELL FHA l,2g GAA l,2g Dramatics Club 23 , Dancing Club l,2, 3,4g Commercial Club 3g Annual Staff fi . -sv LOVETTA SIMMONS FHA 4g Dramatics Club 3 'Q ai' 15 2 , , X . 1 1 , ix 1 za? fl 'L - 4 if' 334 ' Qv , 1 3, Q 3 a y , ,f sk EE A 4-4' ROBERT STINEBRING FFA 1,2,3,4, Baseball 2,43 Science Club 2, 3 SUZANNE STORM GAA 1,25 Student Council 2,4, Dancing Club 2,3,4g Camera Club 1gDramatics Club 2, Hobby Club 3, Queen Candidate 23 Junior Play GLENDALE VAUGHN 50 FFA 1,2,3,4g Bafld 1,2,4g BOXil'lg Club lg Track 1,2,4g Junior Play, Dramatics Club 2,33 Dancing Club 3 - JOYCE VANCE FHA lg Dramatics Club l,2g Art Club 3,43 Junior Playg Chorus lg Librarian 3, Pep Club 3, Annual Staff ,4-n CAROLYN SUE WASHBURN GAA l,2,3,4g Science Club lg Camera Club 1,2, 35 Pep Club 2,3g Librarian 4 ROBERT WATSON Art Club lg Baseball l,2,3g Track l,2, Cheerleader 35 Hobby Club 35 Science Club 2g Annual Staff 5 1 X Li f-QQ? . X Hlass Offzw 5 ' Q BILL ABENDROTH regretfully leaves hrs speedrng ways to Wendell Ledbetter BEVERLY BINGAMAN wrlls her rnterest rn St Elmo football games to Patty Ledbetter REBECCA BARTIMUS wrlls her Mrss Amerrca form to Joan Mahon ELIZABETH BEHRENDS leaves her abrlrty to get Amerrcan Hrstory to Ivan Ledbetter BETTY RUE BENNETT wrlls her athletrc abrlrty to Harmon Kelly JOYCE BENNYHOFF leaves her many boyfnends to Ivalee Strne BETTY FISHER wrlls her bashful drsposrtron to Phyllrs Forbrs BILLY FOSTER leaves hrs naturally curly harr to Jr Jordan MARY BELLE FULTON leaves her extra red harr dye to Donna Srdwell BEVERLY GATEWOOD leaves her cheerful mood to Irrs Smrth TERRY LEE GRAY vwrlls hrs trght Lee s to Gayle Gerrrsh DARLENE HURSH wrlls her wrnnrng ways wrth boys to Janet Smarl BOB KELLY leaves hrs good looks to anyone who thinks they would apprecrate rt more than he does VIRGINIA KILZER wrlls her shortness to Pasty Kelly HOWARD KOESTER leaves hrs abrlrty to look rnnocent to Preston Pryor HELEN LIPSCOMB wrlls her popularrty to Darlene Prpprn VERNELL LOURASH leaves her abrlrty to keep quret to Janet Frarly BOB NICKELS leaves hrs wrllrngness to smrle to Kay Guffey CHARLES MORGAN leaves hrs place as teachers pet to Ruth Logue MARILYN PASLAY wrlls her quret vorce to Glenn Doehrrng JULIA PURCELL leaves her graceful walk to Joyce Nowlrn JOHNNY PURCELL leaves hrs cuteness to Leatha Rrchardson DORIS RADLIFF GOODSON wrlls her abrlrty to get a man to Betty Wrlson RONNIE REYNOLDS leaves hrs place as Edrtor to Harold Wrrght MARY BELLE RUSH wrlls her nrce personalrty to Beth Tudor FLOYD RUSH leaves hrs bashfulness to Dorrs Dral MAURICE SEFTOIX. wrlls hrs way harr to Gerald Lawson DARRELL SIDWELL leaves hrs extra herght to Dallas Chatham DON SIDWELL leaves hrs Adams Apple to Nancy Wrrght DOTTIE SIDWE' L leaves her srngrng abrlrty to Ina Purcell LOVETTA SIMMONS leaves Galen Jarrett to anyone who can take hrm away fr BOB STINEBRING wrlls hrs abrlrty to get Englrsh to Romana Swrtzer SUZANNE STORM leaves her abrlrty to grve complrments to Rose Ann Frsher JOYCE VANCE leaves her borsterous manner to Charles Goldsborough GLENDALL VAUGHN wrlls hrs abrlrty to make the grrls swoon to Kerth Lape CAROLYN WASHBURIX. wrlls her abrlrty to get an A rn P E to Carol Watson BOBBY WATSON mlls hrs black harr to John Crown om her 0 Q FLETA MAY PARKISON wills her pretty hair to Donna Reed. 611155 F oplzcey Last rocket leavrng for Mars yelled the Spaceman as I stepped aboard Zoomrng through space I began to wonder what had happened to the class of 53 Just then the stewardess ap proached and to my amazement rt was Helen Lrpscomb l also learned that Dottre Srdwelland Lovetta Srmmons were on therr way to Mars to study the hrstory of the Planet I had no more than settled myself comfortably when the shrp landed on Mars As I descended whom should I see but Terry Lee Gray Hurryrng up to Terry Lee I rnqurred as to why he was on Mars He rnformed me that he ran the observatory whrch had the brggest telescope rn the Unrverse Srnce I had no specral plans Terry rnvrted me to look through the telescope Swrngrng the telescope around the earth came rnto vrew The telescope was so powerfull could drstrngursh rndrvrduals I found that I was lookrng at New York Crty Asl wasvrewrng 5th Avenue a brg black lrmousrne came crursrng along wrth the word Mayor on the door At a closer look I saw that Howard Koester was the mayor and hrs chauffeur was noneother than Floyd Rush I looked rn the Waldorf Astor1a and found the head warter to be Bob Nrckels The floor show was Just startrng It featured Glendale Vaughn as the vocalrst and Don Srdwell as hrs accompanrst at the prano I swung the telescope toward Chrcago and decrded to take a look at Brownstown Ona farm near there I saw Dorrs Goodson and her twrn sons Dorrs was talkrng to her nearest nerghbor Suzanne Storm who was now Mrs Bob Srdwell Suzre was the mother ofthree httle red headed grrls On another farm I saw Fleta May Austrn formerly Fleta Parkrson busy keeprng house In the b1g crty of Brownstown I saw that Iuha Purcell was secretary at the hrgh school Bev erly Brngaman was teachrng calrsthenrcs to the grrls Elrzabeth Behrends was teachrng commerce and Mary Belle Fulton was teach1ngAmer1can Hrstory Wrllram Abendroth was the prrncrpaland a good one from what I saw I left Brownstown and headed west In Reno Nevadal saw the famous Harold sClub now owned by Robert Watson Whrle rn Reno I decrded to v1s1t the drvorce courts The Judge turned out to be Bob Strnebnng Leavrng the courts and swrngrng the telescope further west I came to Los Angeles Calrfornra Walkrng down the street was Rebecca Bartrmus who was servrng her country as a Wave Agarnl moved the telescope toward Hollywood Calrforma Therel spotted Beverly Gatewood who was now a famous star Also rn Hollywood was the great preacher Bob Kelly Bob was standrng on the steps of a restaurant owned by Darrel Srdwell I decrded to see how many members of the class of 53 are now lrvrng rn forergn countrres In Tokyo at the Army Headquarters I saw that the head Captarn wasCharles Morgan Captarn Morgan s secretary was none other thanV1rgrn1a Krlzer Betty Bennett was the doctor at the new hosprtal there Among the nurses l saw Vernell Lourash and Maulyn Paslay l peeked 1nto the Unrted Natrons burldrng at Germany and saw Joyce Bennyhoff the Unrted States Delegate At an army base near the U N bu1ld1ng I saw Darlene Hursh and Betty Frsher entertarmng the troops At Algrers two members of the class of 53 were servrng rn the French Forergn Legron They are Maurrce Sefton and Johnny Purcell I saw Ronme Reynolds and Mary Bell Rush studyrng desert flowers In Italy Isaw Joyce Vance and Carolyn Washburn studyrng art Brlly Foster the owner ofa charn of grocery stores rn the U S was vacatromng rn Florence Havrng vrewed all the class, and because the sky was gettrng hazy I bade Terry Lee farewell and started for the Mars Hotel 11 1 11 - , . 11 11 , . , . - 1 . , . , . . . . . 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BETTY BENNETT DORIS GOODSON Business Managers ELILABETH BEHRENID5 ACTIVITY Edxtor RON NIE REYNOLDS Edxtor 'S W DOTTIE SIDWELL Class Editor BEVERLY GATEWOOD Edxtor 'TN JOYCE VANCE ROBERT KELLY Art Editors ROBERT WATSON Photography Editor HELEN LIPSCOMB Assistant Editor 8 TERRY GRAY Sports Editor 'EETTY FISHER Snapshot Editor I if , I 3 f' I .ran-1, WEST END GREENHOUSE FISHER MARATHON STATION MILLER FUNERAL HOME AIDS ALTAMONT BAKERY, Altamont ALTAMONT VARIETY STORE, Altamont ANDY'S HAMBURGER, Vandalia BEN FRANKLIN STORE, Ramsey BERNHARDT and GLUESENKAMP, St, Peter BERNI-IARDT HARDWARE, St. Peter BITZER MOTOR COMPANY, Vandalia BLUE BONNET, Brownstown BOGGS COURTS, Vandalia BURTSCHI MOTOR COMPANY, Vandalia CA.IN'S DRUG STORE, Vandalia CARSON'S 5 and 1055 STORE, Vandalia DAIRY QUEEN, Vandalia DELUXE ROLLER RINK, Vandalia DENNY'S CLOTHING STORE, Vandalia DIVELEY'S DINER, Brownstown D, T, MCKELLER, Vandalia EAKIN FIREPROOF HOTEL, Vandalia E, BLANKENSHIP AND COMPANY, Vandalia FAYETTE ELECTRIC, Vandalia FAYETTE FROZEN FOODS, Vandalia CHURCHILL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Galesburg DAY'S JEWELRY STORE VANDALIA LEADER JAMES DRUG STOR L 4 .H 'CQ wwf X if WRIGHTS MUSIC SHOP THE MODEL STORE AIDS F, FULTON'S GARAGE, Brownstown FOUR MILE STORE GOERS MOTOR SALES, Altamont HANCOCK PRODUCE, Brownstown JAKE HARRES GARAGE, Brownstown KERSTEN'S GROCERY, Avena KROGER STORE, Vandalia MAI-ION CAFE, Brownstown NEW LEADER STORE, Vandalia O'DELL MARKET, St. Peter RAMSEY FROZEN FOOD LOCKER, Ramsey SHAMROCK CAFE, Brownstown TACKETT'S GARAGE, Brownstown TANNER THEATERS, Vandalia THE RHODE STORE, Brownstown TOOT AND TELL-EM, Vandalia VANDALIA GREEN!-IOUSES, Vandalia VANDALIA LUMBER COMPANY, Vandalia VANDALIA MUTUAL COUNTY FIRE INSURANCE CO. VANDALIA TIRE SHOP, Vandalia YARBROUGHS USED CAR SALES, Bluff City COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CLAGGETT MORTUARY VANDALIA UNION C ongratulati ons to the Class of 1953 FIRST NATIONAL BANK Vandalia, Illinois Best Wishes FAYETTE FARM BUREAU Vandalia, Illinois S. W, HAYES I-IATCHERY X A L! HC RAP'-1ED 42-My YEARBOOK J DALLAS TEXAS ,if ff E E, N . N N .X , X N, , 51, X I 1 U - r 5 5 'N X Sw. f V r X - 1 , Q 'Y It 5 , K X j , I hr, ,ffl 'A 1 fb!! VN- Y A f f Q., ' F . f VN' X- 1 L , n x fy bk L N . Rx xJ l , . V i L1 ' 5 ' ff L XM! L 5, . ,, X.. ', ,I xl 3. ' ' A, i XQ -N-X, I- . S1 ki xx X