Buchanan High School - Pines Yearbook (Buchanan, MI)

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'53 Brings to Us Five years have brought a great change in the class of '48. The clown of the class, Larry Decker, is making his debut as Sidney Greenstreet's stand ing while glamour boy, Jack Mitchell, is zooming to stardom in the role of Tarzan. Gay Luscious Vanderberg was chosen Number l Model of '53' and is now working for John Powers. Earl Squirrel Trapp and Frankie Speckine have their own radio show with J. R. Spatta acting as master of ceremonies. Richard Angel Sittig was voted the most popu- lar senior at Vassar College. . Bobbie Womack, the motorcycle kid, just broke the world record with 600 miles an hour. Bev Dream Boat Vite is still out looking for a hubby. I thought the name would be Wilcox by now. Motherly Lucile Bouws is just finishing her last year of nurse's training at Michael Reese Hospital. Keith Borst is an interne there. Quite a combina- tion. Betty Amon and Mary Dill are in charge of Rest Haven. Congratulations on your success, girls. The cutest couple, Jeanne Myers and Jerry Carl- son, are happily married now and I hear that the twins are getting along fine. Barb Bachman and Evelyn Lee had a double wedding and are now living in a sweet little prefab. Dwight Heim is working on the secret atom air rocket. He is hoping to make a trip to the moon soon. Bill Burkett made All American at A. and M. this year. Aren't we proud of him, kids? Don Gray is coaching at U. of M. and won the Rose Bowl last year. Char Batchelor is singing at the Met with Mar- garet Truman. Lillie Lee Best is helping her husband, Vaughn, run Hudson Lake. Business is so good that they plan to buy out Reids. Barbara Craw and Joyce Swisher have started a dress shop in Buchanan. They have made such a success of it they are running the Betsy Ross out of business. Kate Grime is still cleaning house after the Vel. Lit. party, Nov. 21, 1947. She liked it so well she decided to make it her life career. 'Rita Ferguson won the Nobel Peace Prize this year with her novel The Yo-Yo. Lela Snodgrass got on the Paul Whiteman talent show and won first prize with her song Chewin' Chewin' Gum. . Guess what? Ned Smith, of all people, is a disk jockey over W. B. B. M. Her program is at 3 o'clock in the morning, in case anyone is interested. District Attorney Robert Miller convicted our own Paul Montgomery of wife beating. And he was such a sweet boy! Don Hands O'Bryant held the whole Notre Dame squad in his arms while Donna Powers ran over for a touch down. Yes, Mr. Burkett, women have broken into football, too. Jimmy Ott is still going around with a Niles girl. In fact, they have made wedding plans. Too bad. Agnes Fletcher is Physical Ed. teacher at Miami College. She sure got a long way from home. Wilma Green Swaim yodels her kids to sleep. New technique. Art Gaul and George Johnson are bouncers in the Stork Club. The last I heard, Johnson had a crush on some red headed chorus girl. Jo Houswerth is now happily married as a den- tist's wife. Pete Heiermann and George Hattenbach are run- ning the coal company. Now they have a monopoly on coal. Dottie Hines has won first prize on her quilt at the State Fair for the past three years. I hear she is making her own wedding dress. Bill Forgue defeated Joe Louis in the World's Championship. It's about time somebody did. Don Clemans and Jim Clements are running neck and neck for the title Most Attractive Man in America. Esther Muscles Reamer is the butcher in the Reamer Locker Plant. Jo Renbarger is becoming the most promising woman lawyer in the country. She just won a 3100,- 000,000 case. Marjorie Rough recently won a husband over Truth or Consequences. She took the conse- quence. Joan Scherry is playing clarinet for Spike Jones. Connie Roti is contemplating her fifth divorce. Seems like one man isn't enough. , Walt Jane is singing with Les Brown's Orchestra fwith VValt Hoese directingj. They make sweet music together. Continued on page 18

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The Trapeze Artists Vote Most popular . . . Most attractive . . . Cutest ......... Cutest couple . . . Best dressed .... Best dancer . . Friendliest ..... Most courteous ...... Most understanding .... Most fun ............ Noisiest . . . . . . . Quietest ....... Most talkative .... Biggest flirt ..... Best all-around . . . Class angel ....... Class pest ............. Champion gum chewer .... Best sport ........... Most musiml . . . Most studious . . Most athletic .......... Most likely to succeed ..... Lillie Best ....... Barbara Craw .... Marita Ferguson. Dorothy Hines. . . Walter Hoese .... George Johnson. . Dorothy LaMonte .... Max Luke ....... Don O'Bryant. . . jim Ott ......... Connie Roti ..... Marjorie Rough . Nedra Smith ..... John Spatta .... Elaine Sturm .... Gay Vanderberg . Lawrence Decker. Jack Mitchell .... Girl Jo Renbarger ..... jo Scherry ........ Betty Rifenberg . . . Jeanne Myers .... -Io Scherry ........ Evelyn Lee ........ Charlotte Batchelor ..... Beverly Vite ....... Jo Renbarger ...... Nedra Smith .... Evelyn Lee .... Beverly Vite ........ Betty Rifenberg ...... Charlotte Batchelor ..... .Io Renbarger ...... Marita Ferguson . . Evelyn Lee ....... Connie Roti ,... Agnes Fletcher .... jo Houswerth .... Wilma Green ..... Marita Ferguson. . . Marita Ferguson. . . THAT SONG REMINDS ME OF YOU Surrender Boy . . . .Bill Burkett . . . . . .John Spatta . . . . .Jim Clements . . . .Jerry Carlson . . . .John Spatta ........jimOtt . . . .JIITI Clements . ... ...Bob Miller . ........... Don Gray . . . .Paul Montgomery . . . . . . .Larry Decker . . . . . . .Dick Sittig . . . . .Larry Decker . . . . .jim Clements . . . .Bill Burkett . . . . . . .Dick Sittig . . . . .Larry Decker . . . .Dwight Heim ........Don Gray . . . .Dwight Heim ........DonGray . ....... Bill Burkett .Paul Montgomery nv n .. . . . . . . . Don't Wait Too Long ................. Good,Good,Good . . . . . . . . You Don't Learn That in School . . . . The Wimmin Won't Leave Me Alone vs n ... . . . . . . . . . . Let the Good Times Roll 16 UW' hen Irish Eyes Are Smiling . . . . . . . Smoke, Smoke, Smoke ................. Mam'selle Full of Fun and Fancy Free . . . . Oh, Lady, Be Good Margie . . . . Sleepy Time Gal . . . Casonovia Cricket . . . . . . . . Scatterbrain . . . Snootie Little Cutie ....... Mr. Five By Five . . Bell Bottomed Trousers n u vr rr n

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Favorite Sayings Dorothy LaMonte . . . Gerry Smith ....... Agnes Fletcher .... Gay Vanderberg . . . Wilma Green .... Kathryn Grime .... Earl Trapp ...... Max Luke ....... Barbara Craw .... Keith Borst .... Don Clemans .... Dolores Slocum ...,. Evelyn Lee ...... Don Gray .......... Betty Rifenberg .... Esther Reamer .. . Connie Roti . . . .lo Scherry . . . Emily Sekan . . . Betty Amon .... Donna Powers .... Frank Speckine ..... Bob Miller ........ Paul Montgomery . . . -lo Renbarger ..... Phyllis Ravish .... Beverly Vite ..... Bobbie Womack .... ...........FudgeCake! .....Oh, You Thing, You! ...........Say, Now. Huh? .......What Fur? ......DingDongIt! ..........Hi,Honey! ....What's Your Name? ......Oh, You Know! ... ..... I Don't Care! Yumpin'Yiminyl ...........YeGads! .....Oh, Shingles! .......Oh,-Ioy! .................Really? .............SeeYa'Later! ....Oh,IWouldn't Say That! ................Padupah! .......Holy Cow! ....For Pete's Sake Oh-h-h-h! ..............Ugh! ....Oh, Heck, Coach! .......................TooLate! Cheese Crackers! ....I'll Say My Sunday School Lesson ..........................Phooey! ...................GoodGravy! '53 Brings to Us Continued! Richard Hushower is piloting a tractor around the world. Oh, didn't you know tractors Hy now? The shrimps of the class, Max Luke and Ruby Mikesell, bought a fishing schooner and are making quite a success of their business. Phil Ravish is playing baritone with the Philhar- monic Orchestra. She is also assistant director under Betty Rifenberg. Earl Swain is going to have a royal wedding in England. He's marrying Princess Margaret Rose. Romantic, isn't it? Audrey Pease is managing Thomas' Ice Cream Parlor. Elaine Sturm dyed her hair red and is imperson- ating Paulette Goddard. Ray Shirley, who used to be Gregory Peck's stunt man, is now taking Peck's film roles, while the origi- nal actor washes windows on the lot. Emily Sekan, one of the world's speediest steno- graphers, just broke the record by taking 500 words a minute. Dolores Sherwood and Dolores Slocum are play- ing with the Red Heads. They are the first blonds accepted. Lyle Huebner won the Purdue Jack contest this year. He picked 9 out of 10. Juanita Swaim Qwho once scratched me with her long fingernails! is using her hands for advertising ads for Chen-U. Dolores Stark and Gerry Smith are doing a trapeze act with the Ringling Brothers. As for me, I still can't boil water. It's a good thing Jimmie is patient. Dorothy LaMonte