Butler Village High School - Buhian Yearbook (Butler, OH)

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0 QC For twenty years I have always wanted to be an author So in the year of 1970, I decided to fulfill my deslre I contacted all the members of the Senior Class of 1950 to obtain data for my book This is some of the mater1al I col lected I found that Mary Morgan our former class secretary 18 the wife of a Doctor of D1v1n1ty She 18 helping h1m w1th h1s work as Dlstrict Superintendent 1n Columbus, Ohio As I continued my search I found that James Thorne has his own radlo show and has run Jack Benny and Bob Hope out of business James is marrled and has four little children mak1ng the show a success I heard that Bob McCready had a large farm in Iowa, so while traveling through the state, I vislted his farm To my amazement I found that he owns Soo acres of the best farmlng land in Iowa He is one of the leading producers of sw1ne in the United States I found that he is married to the former Shirley Proper of North Liberty I left the McCready farm and traveled to Chicago where I saw Lois Long shore's name in glittering lights My CuT1OB1ty aroused, so I went into the theater to see if it was the same Lois Longshore that had been 1n my class back B H S Backstage I found Lois just comlng from her dressing room we re newed our old acqua1ntance, and I found that she had been on the stage for the past 15 years As time was growing short, I soon had to say WFarewellN to Lois and contlnue my journey Whlle I had been 1n Chicago, Lois had lnformed me that June McFadden was a 1n Colu bus I went to the Universlty to locate her Upon arriving, the Dean in formed me that June was then teaohlng a class, but that lt would soon be dis missed While vislting June I was very much surpr1sed to hear that she was marrled to Jim Smith, also a former classmate, but now a football coach at the University That evenlng as we were d1n1ng together, they told me that Charles Barnard is a basketball coach at Bowllng Green Universlty His teams have been taking Natlonal Honors Arriving by traln in Clevekxnd the next mornlng I heard that Ruth Gleason was a nurse at St John's Instltute That afternoon I went to vis1t her an found she was married to a leading Braln Surgeon of the United States and was actlng as h1s asslstant Ruth told me that Gerald Brooks was runn1ng one of the most popular nlght clubs 1n Cleveland But to my astonishment, I found that his partner was none other than David Crunkilton I heard from David that Conn1e Hitchmam and her NAll Girl Orchestran were booked for a week's engagement at the nlght club Connie and her orchestra are famous from coast to coast for their beautiful music Talk1ng to Connie after the show, I found that Martha Ryan was her beauti cian Martha 18 very well known for her orlglnality ln halr styl1ng Next month she 18 leaving for Hollywood to design halr styles for actresses I y in s e 0 ' V e ' Professor of English at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Upon my arrival O ' O I d

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY fcont'dJ After my short visit to Cleveland, I went to New York City where Beverly Strong is living. She is the wife of a ealthy manufacturing company owner. She met her husband while she was' attending Bowling Green State Un versity. While visiting Beverly, I learned that Marvin Gower is half-owner of one of the steam ship lines operating along the Great Lakes. His company is quite successh ful. Next I visited Albany, N. Y. where I found that Marilyn Bookman was the President of the New York Central Railroad. When I visited Marilyn I found her husband was none other than Cecil Matthews. Leaving Albany, I journeyed. back to Ohio to' locate the rest of my former classmates. The first was none other than the former Donna Swank. She was ac- companied by her two children. She told me that she had been married soon after graduation and that her husband, Bob Campbell was still.conetructing homes. As yet I have not been able to see Marilyn Leedy, but one of her fr1ends told me that the last time they heard from her, she was llving 1n Callfornla At that t1me she was married to the owner of a 600 acre citrus fruit ranch While v1s1ting in Mansfield, I saw Louise Ackerman who told me that she is helping her husband Bob Berry, in the Berry Brother's Dry Cleanlng Company She also told me that Carol Braden is llving in Miami, Florida Carol is a recep tionist and hostess at the Hotel Mlami While I was visit1ng Boston, Massachusetts, I found that our own Beverly Tester is s1ng1ng with the Boston Sym ony Orchestra Leola Stewart is now the Representatlve representing the 17th Qhio Con gressional District now She 13 really very busy and doesn't have much tlme for vacations She's doing everything she can do to make a success of her career lhlle I was visiting in Cincinnati, Ohio, I found that Joanne Kunkle has s radio program all of her own and that she has run Ruth Lyons out of busine I found all this information very interesting and I enjoyed CO116Ct1Dg it I hope you enjoyed th1s material too If so perhaps you will be lnterested in reading the book I am going to write from th1s material Chester E Ryan If 8 'Q dbg? l f . . . . . . V l . . - O 4 ' . . . 1 . C . . . . . 0 J d ' e o io . e . . . - , U C124 A X .YW i 4' , y . I X Ifol f ' Gigi: A 'lx X 7fQV'?rx5QMH ,fgff ,A an NK ' ' Rx Y ff' tk ' W 2 11' 'on' 4, - 25559,-9' 2 is -4 -4 'J'