Brownstown High School - Bomber Yearbook (Brownstown, IL)

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' ' ' ' C-9 A52 5.2':1,a WW SENIORS 2 A3 FRANK AUSTIN A pleasant young man is Frank, One who really isn't a crank. Track 1, 2, 3, 4, FFA 1, 2, 3, 4, Letterman's Club 1, 2, 3, 4. VERNON LEE BRAZLE He always makes A's--not a B, That's our brain, Vernon Lee. FFA 1, 2, 3, 4, FFA Officer 3, 4, FFA Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Newspaper 3, Camera Club 2, 3, Class Officer 3, Science Club 1, Class Play 3, Yearbook Staff 4. CARL BRUEGGER Carl Bruegger is our guy, Broad face, and watchful eyes. Newspaper 3, FFA 1, 2, 3, 4, Track 1, 2, 3, 4, Baseball 3, Bas- ketball 2, Student Council 4, Camera Club 3, Wrestling Club 4, Science Club 2, FFA Officer 4, Math Club 1, SUE CORTELLONI Suzzie is our hot rod Queen, Everybody thinks she's keen. Newspaper 3, FHA 1, Chorus 3, 4, Librarian 1, 2, 3, Junior Play 3, Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4. PHYLLIS DIAL As you can see, she's everybody's PAL, We're talking about none other than Phyllis Dial. Librarian 2, 3, 4, Dancing 1, 2, Class Play 3, Student Council 2, Math Club 1, Camera Club 2, 4. y IZLX , ,I ' I. af, - 4 'gif' 1' f DONNA ELLSWORTH Donna is at the top of our favorite list, She is cute and still a NESS. Newspaper 3, 4, Vandalia 1, 2, Dancing 3. KAY ENGLE A likable girl is Kay, She is friendly on any day. Dancing 1, 2, 3, 4, Junior Play, Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Yearbook Staff, Chorus 4. JERRY FISHER Intelligent and very nice, Every girl wants to be Ierry's wife. Dancing Club l, 2, 3, 4, FFA 1, 2, 3, 4, FFA Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Track 1, Newspaper 3. CONNIE GRAY Connie is a real good sport, Always is the likable sort. GAA 1, 2, 3,4, FHA 1, 2, 3, 4, Chorus 3,4, Dancing Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Student Council 3, Newspaper 3, 4, FHA Officer 2, GAA Officer 3, Junior Play, Band l,2, Librar ian 2, Yearbook Staff. RONNIE GRAY With hearty laugh, blue eyes, and curly hair, Ronnie takes the class president's chair. Student Council 1, 4, Science Club 1, Class Officer 4, Year- book Staff, Dancing Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Baseball 3, 4, Basketball 3, 4, Track 3, 4, Letterman's Club 3, 4, Queen Escort 3, Newspaper 3. . all 41' 4 f be 3 X Q JP' TED HARRE Quite a guy is peppy Ted, You may be sure he'1l get ahead. Newspaper 3, Class Officer 1, 3, Student Council 2, Dancing Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Basketball 2, 3, 4, Track 2, 3, 4, Letterman's Club 3, 4, Queen Escort 3, FFA Officer 3, FFA 1, 2, 3, 4, Baseball 3, 4. LEE HARRIS Always as friendly as can be, We all know that this is Lee. Camera Club 2, Dancing Club 1. CARL HOFFMIRE Carl l-loffmire will likely succeed, The right girl is all he will need. Junior Play, Class Officer 1, 4, Student Council 3, 4, Student Council President 4, Student Council Vice President 3, Year book Staff, Science Club 1, 2, 3, Baseball 2, 3, 4, Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Track 2, 3, 4, Band 1, 2, 3, 4, Dancing Club 4, Letterman's Club 2, 3, 4, Valentine King 3, Newspaper 3, BARBARA HUDDLESTON She's really cuter than Suzie Q, Because she is our gal, Barbara Lou. Newspaper 3, GAA 1, 2, 3, 4, Pep Club l, 2, 3, 4, FHA 1, 2, 3, 4, FHA Officer 3, Class Officer 3, Yearbook Staff, Librar- ian 3, Student Council 2, Chorus 3, 4, Junior Play, Dancing Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Band 1, Twirler 4. WILMA KELLY Wilma Kelly is quite a gal, You can be sure that she's your pal. Librarian 3, 4, Dancing Club 1, 3, FHA 3, 4, Camera Club 4, Pep Club 1, 2, 3. MYM' 1 , ffl' CHARLES KILZER Charles Kilzer is really quite a lad, Who most likely someday will be a Dad. FFA 1, 2, 3, 4, Math Club 2, Track 1, 2, Baseball 2, 3, Basket- ball 2, 3, Wrestling Club 4, Wrestling Club Vice President 4, Track Manager 3, Newspaper 3. KEY DOLL LIPSCOMB Key is our Doll, we often call her Hunkey, We call her this because she's so spunky. GAA 1, 2, 3, 4, GAA Secretary and Treasurer 3, FHA 1, 2, 3, 4, Fl-IA President 4, Cheerleader 2, 3, 4, Yearbook Staff, Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Chorus 1, 3, 4, Junior Play, Class Officer 4, Dancing Club 4, Librarian 2, Band 1, 2, 3, 4, Newspaper 3. CHARLES MCCONAUGHAY Let it rain, snow or be a sunny day, We can always depend on Charles McConaughay. FFA 1, 2, 3, 4, FFA Vice President 3, FFA Basketball l,2, 3, 4, Dancing Club 1, 2, 3, Wrestling Club 3, 4, Track 3, 4, Junior Play, Math Club 1, Newspaper 3. CAROL LEE MILLER Miss America she's likely to be, Our top notch scholar, Carol Lee. GAA 1, 2, 3, 4, FHA 2, 4, Dancing Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Math Club 1, Librarian 3, 4, Junior Play, Dancing Club Officer 4, Year- book Staff, Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Letterman's Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Newspaper 3. .TIMMIE RAY MILLER Tennis, golf, or basketball, Jim is top notch at it all. Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Track l, 2, Dancing Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Letterman's Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Newspaper 3. i ir. 3 DON SIDWELL Blond curly hair and big blue eyes, Don stands out from all other guys. Basketball 1, 2, Dancing Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Newspaper 3. IEROLD SIDWELL A genius at work, he'1l surely be, This is none other than Jerold Lee. FFA 1, 2, 3, 4, FFA Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Dancing Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Science Club 3, Track 1, RONALD SIDWELL Likable, dependable, with hair of red, We all know that Ronald isn't dead. Newspaper 3, Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Baseball 4, Student Coun- cil 2, Dancing Club 1, 2, 3, 4, FFA 1, 2, 3, 4, Track 1, 2, Letterman's Club 3, 4. BERTA LYNN SMITH Tall and slender, but not too thin, Miss Model is really Berta Lynn. GAA 2, 3, 4, FHA 1, 2, 3, 4, Dancing Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Chorus 3, 4, Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Band 1, 2, 3, 4, Drum Majorette 1, 2, 3, 4, Homecoming Queen Candidate 2, FHA Officer 2, Librarian 2, Yearbook Staff 4, Newspaper 3, 4. HAROLD STINE Everybody thinks that he's just fine, This could be nobody but Harold Stine, FFA 1, 2, 3, 4, FFA Officer 4, Dancing Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Dancing Club Officer 4, Track 1, 2, Newspaper 3, 1 03 xx A ,, fgf,,,.1 .41 ...as BILL STINEBRING Bill is real good at basketball, Because he's only six feet tall. Basketball 3, 4, Math Club l, FFA 1, 2, 3, 4, Science Club 2 Wrestling Club 3, 4. IVA MAE STINEBRING Miss Senior of our class today, We all know this is Iva Mae. FHA 2, 3, 4, GAA 1, Band 1, 2, 3, Librarian 2, 3, 4, Student Council 4, Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Dancing Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Dancing Club Vice President 4, Cheerleader 4, Newspaper 3, 4, FHA Vice President 4. KENT SUTTON Witty, attractive, handsome, too, We all know that Kent is true. Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4, Basketball 1, 4, Track 1, 2, 3, 4, Dancing Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Class Officer 1, 2, Letterman's Club 3, 4, Newspaper 3. NORMA TISH Quite a girl is Norma Tish, Hook, line and sinker, she caught her fish. Dancing Club 1, 2, 3, FHA 4, Queen Candidate 3, Pep Club 1, 2, Camera Club 4, Camera Club Vice President 4, PHYLLIS WASSER A lucky girl is Phyllis Wasser, Somewhere, her guy is waiting for her, Dancing Club 1, 2, Chorus 3, 4, Newspaper 4, GAA 1. I VIRGIL WASSER Eyes just right and hair that's wavy, Virgil Wasser will join the Navy. FFA 1, 2, 3, 4, Class Officer 3, Yearbook Staff, Newspaper 3, Math Club President 4. FRANCES WILLMS Very attractive, very intelligent too, Frances has blond hair and eyes of blue. Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Student Council 1, Junior Play, Yearbook Staff, Chorus 4g Newspaper 3, 4, Dancing Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Senior Class History First day in B. C. H. S .... fantastic ideas scaring us to death. . . no more recesses. . . clubs entering our life. . . gaining confidence. . . girls chasing boys in the hall. . . specializing in being heard. . . FRESHMEN! . . . initiation. . . subjects getting harder. . .love affairs. . . breakups! . . . SOPHOMORESL . . biology, bugs, frogs, ugh! . . . romances. . . going steady. . .living for Friday nights. . .IUNIORS! . . . ordering and exchanging class rings. . .Junior Class Play, Quit Your Kidding! . . . success. . . compliments. . .fabulous Prom, The Silver S1ipper . . . midnight dec- orating. . . pretty corsages. . . girls in swirling formals. . . boys in uncomfortable suits. . . dancing . . . SENIORS ! . . . Senior pictures. . . Homecoming. . . Queen Candidates. . . Yearbook. . . Senior Play. , ,Junior-Senior Prom. . . Senior Trip. . . Graduation announcements. . . Commencement, , , Graduation. . . Memories. X, ff ' ,X ,aff aging 4 ' U ' ' f lijp j r if Senior Best A11 Around BARBARA HUDDLESTON CARL BRUEGGER Most Athletic IVA MAE STINEBRING BILL STINEBRING Favorites Wittiest KAY ENGLE HM MILLER Most Courteous CAROL MILLER CHARLES KILZER 114' Cutest GEORGIA PRICE RONNIE GRAY Most Dependable F AYE SEF TON VIRGIL WASSER Most Studious FRANCES WILLMS VERNON BRAZLE Ss, Most Likely to Succeed KEY DOLL LIPSCOMB CARL HOFFMIRE it is -if 0. Q.. ,., I . Ji, 'I F., . ,Q ,,a V, Wa. fr-w a 4 f 4-gf A 'ff . 4 . ,ra I G -Q 43 . A -4. ,Ri ' ' XX , ,Vx 4? -p,,, A 1,- if .1 I .1 P, 5 . 5 A X f 1 ' ' ffff1 W iz? Fe, , I .IUNIORS N-4 7' C5 49 1-Q. BOB ATCHISON 'K ad by tl-v' i 7..- 'qw' -3, sb -C Class KAY AUSTIN JOANNE BARTIMUS CAROLYN BIGGS SHERILL BINGAMAN DALE BLACK DOROTHY BLACK LUCILLE BLACK SHIRLEY CAMPBELL PHYLLIS CRAIG MARILYN CRAWFORD WANDA CURRY DOROTHY DENNING 1957 SUE ANN DOWELL IUDITH FLOWERS JAMES FRAILEY MILLER GARRISON RUTH GELSINGER ELEANOR GOLDSBOROUGH TOMMY HENSLEY ALVIN HIPSHER DOUGLAS HOPKINS IIM LANSFORD CARL LAWSON LARRY LEDBETTER DARREL DOEHRING V mix x xx 'Q 1 1 . QS , 329 A U xiii 1 , ' f H VA Q h Rx, 5,0 , l 3 is Z I X 'Q I fl 4 5? X 49 I as Q4 ' A b ff' Q,-f Qbv ..- DELORES MCCOY .TESSE MILLER IU' X, XX YE, N as ' 1 SI '4' I ii- , f 5 a ,X nf Yi- ? 'J f,' I X- A xx el lb 5- x X Q I JI! 4 I ,L X 1 X X LARRY MILLER SHIRLEY NEATHERY DORIS OLDHAM BILL ORR SUE PATTERSON LORRETTA PRUETT BILL PULLEN CAROLYN KAY RAY CHARLES REECE CLARA SAWYER MARILYN SIDWELL MAXINE SIDWELL X ,pf- V 3 AQ Ui O President - - - Vice President - Secretary - - - Treasurer ---- Francis Stewart - - - Marilyn Engle - - -Joe Keenan Mary Hancock SOPHOMORES Bobby Dowell Marrlyn Engle Donald Elarn i l Eubank Carl Fisher Max Frailey Darlene Arnold ,, N49 N 7' irfvf '--' ian? 535' 4 f xr ' 1 -rf' 1 Class athy Bayles Carl Brggs rchael Boggs ava Cortellonr Larry Davrs Mary lane Drveley 1958 JI-1118 Gatewood Mary Hancock Sondra Hasungs Loyce Jordan Joe Keenan oe Kel 3 bs? Richard Garrrson 'It' In to- Rrchard Koehler B111 Lance Marlon Mrller Elmer Portz Richard Powell S+.. ff. , ,ku 1 SH I XC ffl n Lester Roberts Norman Vance B111 Washburn Dale Wasser Freddre Wasser Wenonah Wrlharns Q ,9..,-- sv F, X Us .il 1 ,, ,gf ll 'Q . Hi. 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S 1 ' r 4. -Sl ,N X ' ,, , ' X M X . Q , ct i his .fr 0.-1 io- 'U Gary Knight Veron McCammack Marcella McElroy Delbert Miller Judithe Oldham Tommy Orr Shirley Phillips Sidney Pruett Joe Radcliff Victor Knight 1. Sue Taylor Charles Watson Janice Watson Eugene Salmons Dale Sidwell Carroll Smail Judith Stewart Donna Stine Jo-Ellen Stine Raymond Stine Janet Stokes S ,, MTM- ! 7 -9' oo. O oo' j ' W4 in Y 9 , I 3 I x 5 ,fy W-1, wiihm: I 'p Tf ' Qfrewf bn Aww W LV' .dv pin Y 0 'xv L9 Wy My MM 'if M ky Q fkfv up N' IVA MAE STINEBRING Homecoming Queen 1955-1956 -MX! 'Y I I . ' .. ' W' 1 I -Aff!! -3 . , 5 fi 32' 2 cu cm I MX! 9 2 3+ Q06 ,.,.av-. ,Y Seniors IVA MAE STINEBRING - BILL STINEBRING CAROL LEE MILLER - CHARLES KILZER Juniors DOROTHY BLACK - BILL PULLEN SUE PATTERSON - DARREL DOEHRING Sophomores KAREN ROSE SHELTON - FREDDIE WASSER MARILYN ENGEL - BOBBY DOWELL MAPJORIE SEFTON - MAX FRAILEY Freshmen DEANNA HOLDING - JERRY BROOKSHIER DONNA STINE - SYDNEY PRUETT Flower Girl, Crown Bearer CHARLENE HARRE - LLOYD WEISS V. I I T, :'f',.2- 'i A ,, 2- -. Psa-, Retiring Queen - KAREN SHELTON nv an 'Q ..,-3 -J CAROL LEE MILLER SUE PATTERSON Semor Jumor Lady in Waiting DOROTHY BL ACK Junior J gf.1u'3,r v' A . . -fkhh, L wi , .JJ l J' X L K, rf 'eh - Y. 'C' 1 ,. QQ- Q, .... .':,: r' .fx P? MARILYN ENGLE MARJORIE SEFTON Sophomore Sophomore DEANNA HOLDING DONNA STINE Freshman Freshman p YE' xg! is 'Q .fx 1 A K, ASX X 2:1 Ex Qi! L H .1 R . U 'XR 4 fi V i . Letterrnanas Club Tzunblirzg CI u 11 ALLEN WIRZ HARDWARE, Brownstown 409, U, u 94. Jn. W Xxx Dancing Club DYCUS OIL CO, , Brownstown 17 1lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllQl lll 'P ' Student Council HHN!! N NH! H1 Vs S 5. ,Z..,. 'f....... SENIORS r Carl Hoffmire ------ President Iva Mae Stinebring ---- Secretary Ronnie Gray ------- Treasurer Carl Brugger IIUNIORS Sue Ann Dowell - - - Vice President Bob Atchison .Tim Lansford SOPHOMORES Carl Biggs -------- -Reporter Norman Vance Mary Hancock FRESHMEN , igll Donna Stine Mary Harre 55 be Norman Case I2 .5 , 7 f- R?-5' 3 ie-- A A-:M N dei, . ' -5:77 E' v ae, ..:,-- . a FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Brownstown ,W mm .,.. .,.,, .em -OAI 2 H 'A ali! ,..,,,:v 1, E ss! k iw 2? -2 ' f5?f1'f I' fix 424' v',--,- . - 4 ,vu f. .-. , A 1' 4 2 !'. 11 'LP-' I pf. rd, ' , , F , , Y..- . , -405. Mrs Pontrous Sponsor 43W K Llpscomb Presrdem Trsh McCoy ft'- Gelsrnger FHA -fo I Sunebnng S Blngaman C Mrller Huddleston W Kelly Vrce Presrdent Secretary Sefton C Gray M Crawford Black Dennrng -nh 7' Srdwell Campbell K Austln Flowers W Curry Q73 Dowell Bartlmus L Pruett P H811 R Sldwell 'C' D Cortellonl W W111131115 Arnold K Shelton Schwarm L Jordan W C BJYWS Holdrng Stewart J Stokes Claggett N Crown 1 9 . -g nz, C ' if . . 4 F S .X , . at Y J W' N' . . Q. I AQ, ' H A Z3 M .. :W 3 - L S? 0' f L, 4 . :L rf' :- kztgv N- ' F. . . L. D- ' .g A . A gg , 5. V 5 ,ws , 5 S 41' f' is il, x 1 D. M. ' S. . ' I. . 'Z ' o A 4 K, . ' , in A v C ,gf 1 , ,W K T, wig... T l K , ,ww - , v ' 1 J xr N x N Sf' R. ' S. J. ' , . . ' 'I' ' as , 'D . ., .fl A C C :B Q U I K 'L 1 x '4U5 ' - ' . ' ' D. . A- - .xx Q. 1 4 fp- ' -U- C A K A. x 'ji ii - A.. fx , wa .-'K rf 'f-f K K, I . V ,fa x . F r r f . ' D. ' I. . 1. . OFFICERS Sentinel: H. Stine Treasurerg T. Harre Secretaryg V. Brazle Presidentg B. Schwarm Vice President C. Bruegger Reporter: C. McConaughay Sponsorg Mr. Grinnell Aifzfbir , '. , 'QF' Kdibwnwvi. f... , 'wi ' 'ide K ' a G.A.A. W H .. aff - as mefsvsef FH' ss, A ' Q ,, ws ,, .sy i -Alai... I f 4 W- 25 Front row: D. Cortelloni, M. Hancock, J. Claggett, M. Harre, C. Ray, J. Baughrnan. Second row: K. Lipscomb, C. Bayles, J. Flowers D. Black, J. Bartimus, L. Stewart, W. Williams, K. Shelton. Third row: B. Smith, C. Miller, Miss Schultz, S. Phillips, C. Gray, B. Huddleston. Camera Club l'f'f?i9wkfn5- 2 3'fi7'--7 ' 5 'ff 'Qfw .Tfi'fi5li.f' 1 f n g . .- n- -1 17:1 -nf, 'f 1 . .., , V , .1 Q'-Z .q.-',Q.,'fL4'l '-1 v 1- Q. I 6 m - - -...- f .' .1 . A--- T --2 S 4I'ii'1 'i34g:5! 3 ,UL L . , .. Y' x 4151154 1 1 Q. ' 1,51 1-'s '. K',!A'l9f!b-- i 'bi X k:,kil,rlyyln.l 5,15 N wu'N'1f,1f'3l'x.: X I :HL ww-r.u's x, '. ' x A'x'mEsf-f' A H 'H iii li -6 Scnence Club Q Lx S- McCOY'S CAFE, Brownstown rf ' x X X2 Cooks Grace Hendrrckson Laura Curry X 0 'LN660 9166 Janitors Elbert Hlpsher Harry Dennrng 1 xo ,cox 9 9 'o0V6KOiooY'e'6ox P+ wh ge!! 550066 Q6 e5 OX 0 A THLETICS 3 ' s 31 30? QQ f 1 N p. ', K. ff . W 2 X . 'K h X s - ,M ,,Q' ' 15' :'. , i f :,,:: 5 '27 x 1 1 AQ A - M it 5 E fl. 'Mi 2 W ,am 4 ,f .V 5 -gn 513' .iw :A V3 V 1 Je' '9- Wm.,..,..X'-A Q an A .5 V. ,.Q. my .swam 1 ' Y I ,, yv'?1142j. A 452453-o'5q,,5 1- V 0-1 Basketball X 1 ,Q Q3 'V CO-Captains ' if vs- 'Y .fi v ,V BILL STINEBRIING -A ' as CARL HOFFMIRE V :gh- x , I VY, IS pq, -ng. as 'S ...,,.w'. 1 , --5 W W 4 Illllllllllll!lFE5!!!!!llllllll f 7 3 , fl x 1 'G' All 2 ' W r wa-I Q.,-4 1 a Varsity DOUGLAS HOPKINS Forward 3 RONALD SIDWELL Center JOE KEEN AN Forward RONNIE GRAY Guard TED HARRE Guard ,.. ff :Y rr Q ea Ns Ng f rp IIN!! Q if I ll U all 5? lg ea fe, 3 V XIII lillilwlllllllllllll -LJ ,Q f 4- QR' B. ,. 1, 2333, Top row: Athletic Director Paul Johnson, Jim Lansford, Richard Powell, Dean Sidwell, Jerry Brookshier Raymond Stine, Manager Dale Wasser. Front row: Norman Case, Bill Washburn, Norman Vance B111 Pullen, Bobby Dowell, Darrel Doehring, Sidney Pruett. .,. . . H, 'eHw-- -4w:Miiava41iIA5.- ' . v-.4.l-JL.. ' ave'- Managers: Jesse Miller, Carl Brueggar, Dale Wasser. '. W 'Air-1-f Il wwf! -.- . , ,S ify '1 f . if 3' f 5 Q ' X , sir 1 .1 , .e,3y ,- , E QQ . N- N, ,. , HH --aff' rjifiig i Qfii-C ' 'V V ' i-fjffifbi, Q G' 3 'KM A ax QQ f - au 9 1 5 l i 1, luflllllllllllllllllllll E , , Pep Club BROWNSTOWN LUMBER CO, , Brownstown Bombers 1? .44 .0 - I k:,Vk-' ,M-' H 7 Top row! Bobby Dowell, Bob Schwarm, Douglas Hopkins, Richard Powell, Darrel Doehring, Carl Biggs, Bill Washburn. Front row: Carl Hoffmire, Ronnie Gray, Kent Sutton, Ronald Sidwell, Frances Stewart, Ted Harre, Coach Bill Myers. L , . ,.l TED HARRE RONNIE GRAY CARL HOFFMIRE 1 1 D C 1 1 .... g 1 av 'pm AA 211' X4 bla FRANCES WILLMS Typist KEY DOLL LIPSCOMB Class Editor 'ki -1 his th' RONNIE GRAY Photography Editor BARBARA HUDDLESTON Feature Editor VIRGIL WASSER Business Manager CONNIE GRAY Activity Editor .44 Q , X , Q U H VERNON BRAZLE Assistant Photography Editor KAY ENGLE Secretary j ATWOOD CLOTHING STORE St. Elmo, Illinois COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY Vandalia, Ill. in HORMANN GRAIN 8: SUPPLY COMPANY Altamont, Illinois Good Luck to the Class of 1956 VAN DALIA FRUIT 81 PRODUCE CO. Vandalia, Illinois Good Luck to the Class of 1956 CIQAYCECP I MOTOR COMPANY Vandalia, Illinois Good Luck and Best Wishes From Jffamvmc BAKERY Altamont, Illinois BITZER MOTOR COMPANY Dodge .Tob Rated Trucks, Dodge, Plymouth Vandalia, Illinois P RADEE PR0ll CE C0. ST. ELMO GRAIN gl PRODUCE St. Elmo, Illinois FIRST NATIONAL BANK Vandalia, Illinois VANDALIA DAIRY QUEEN Vandalia, Illinois HUDDLES TON S TORE Brownstown, Illinois We don't care where you drive, but we do care how you drive, so drive with care, if you don't care. VANDALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Vandalia, Illinois May You Have the Best Future Ever! INSURANCE AGENCY Vandalia, Illinois VANDALIA DARI-KING Vandalia, Illinois Best Wishes to the Class of '56 FAR MJER S M ERC I-IAN-VS EAN K Vandalia, Illinois STINE'S BUICK SALES St. Elmo, Illinois FURNITURE GILLESPIE FURNITURE STORE St. Elmo, Illinois ez . . m-umm 3 THE VANDALIA LEADER Vandalia, Illinois MONARCH GAS COMPANY St. Elmo, Illinois Good Luck to the Class of '56 El INIGAMAN AND SONS Browns town, Illinois Congratulations to the Class of 1956 Wea! Q! GREENHOUSES Vandalia, Illinois I TRI COUNTY I-IATCHERY St. Elmo, Illinois Compliments F rom NAT! GNAI. TEA! I. TELEPHONE CO. Altamont Beecher City, Brownstown, and St. Elmo DAY'S JEWELRY Vandalia, Illinois PHILLIPS CHEVROLET SALES CLAGGETT MORTUARY St. Elmo, Illinois Brownstown, Illinois , A ,...nvfsnanout 'I-- Brownstown GROBENGIERSER 8: SON Altamont, Illinois Vandalia Grandfield Jewelry Kelly Feed 8: Grain Don's Studio and Camera Burch Motor Co. Fayette Frozen Foods Denny's Department Store G. C. Murphy Co. New Leader Store Four Mile Grocery Fulton Garage Altamont Pryor's Grocery Coslet Motor Hancock's Produce Peterson Implement Bluff City Tackett's Garage I. K. Morgan Blue Bonnett Court Fisher's Marathon Station O'Dell's Garage St. Peter Equipment DiVe1eY'S Diner Bernhardt's Store George Schnake at Co. Yarbrough's Auto Pyatt' s Grocery St. Peter St. Elmo Western Auto Store Shane Motor Co. Kraner's Flower 8: Gifts Eph's Place Brown Funeral Home Vandalia Carson 5 and 10 Store B. F. Goodrich Vandalia Music Store Model Store Cain's Walgreen Drug Lambert Drug Store Fredman Brothers Furniture Van Sant Automatic IM IN! Vtlvboob An TAVLOI-MA TAYLOR PUBLISHING COMPANV DALlA 17- 5 kv Q, .A if If' Senwr Class Play - -Roger Butler - - Carrie Butler -Caroline Butler - - -Bill Butler - - Bobby Butler - Grandma Butler the Widow Smith - - -Peter Smith - - - -Bruce Ford Lucy Middleford - Avis Middleford X .1 .Q r I., W, ,IH ,V ,,,,..,,, , C, , W,-, ,,-,--,-ev 4- Graduating Class Top row: Iva Mae Lape, Jerry Fisher, Jimmy Miller, Ronnie Gray, Charles Kilzer, Bill Stinebring, Ronald Sidwell, Charles McConaughay, Bob Schwarm, Lee Harris, Phyllis Dial. 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