Casey High School - Flame Yearbook (Casey, IL)

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Margaret Fox is running for president of U. S. Algene Foster is the Vice on the ticket. If elected she says that she will veto Compulsory Unemployment Insurance. Thelma Floyd is Superintendent of Martinsville High School. Eloise Fasig is the librarian. Ellis Ewing owns a large Radio Shop in Chicago. Evelyn Brookhart is professor of Languages at Northwestern University. Ben Gossett and Red Walters hail a collision with Harold Shawver and Hershel Gardner in rocket planes in stratosphere. They had a long talk while floating down to earth again. Don Higgins and Leo Ruley are working on a method to play Ring Around the Rosey without becoming dizzy. Marian Orr has become President of a club to preserve cabbages and tomatoes from waste on dry speakers. Loren Gardner is a valuable baseball player in White Sox League. Ted Groves is admiral of Swiss Navy. Thelma Gallatin, Freda Howard and Vlerlie Gallatin are running a big hotel in Clark Center. Maxine Pearce and Mary F'unk are managing an insane asylum. The only occupants are some of the under-classmen who were driven insane by absence of the Seniors. Ruth Perisho and Ileane Larkin, motorcycle cops, arrested John Jenuine and Marion Partlowr for speeding. This is not their first offense so Ruth and Ileane threaten severe punishment if it re-occurs. Marjorie Weaver is secretary to Franklin Townsend who owns the largest auto wrecking company in Illinois. His ambition first started with his work on his old F'ord in High School. Some of his old friends in Casey High are his partners. Dean Trout owns a Salmon factory. Ralph W right is playing the main part in the retake of the picture “Skippy.” Zella Lowry and Blanche Matheny have joined the Red Cross. Anna Secw’er is making a tour with her violin. F'orest Mill s is basketball player at Purdue. Dean Rogers is a football star at Illinois University. Glen F'unk has joined the Swiss navy' under Admiral Groves. Geneva F'unk is editor of the Newr York papers. Rosemoml Shimel, Madeline Greever are her reporters. Fjhvl Hammer is an aviatrix. She flies a rocket plane and was the only witness to the accident of Ben Gossett and Red W alters. She claims that they didn't stop for the red sign on the moon. This is a remarkable record for a class. I hope you have enjoyed it as I have.—Evelyn Brookhart. 25

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Prophecy of the Class of '32 May 12. 1940. ■ Back in 19.42 I mafic a resolution to keep a scrapbook of our class, so that I would know what happened to each one. Today 1 was looking through it so I’ll pass it on to you. This is what I found. Senator Enirick gives speech in Senate on “How can we he dry when we are so wet.’’ The article says that he talked so long that they all went to sleep and had to he awakened with cold water during a “Dry” speech. Lois Chrysler dedicates the theme song of her latest picture to Casey Hi. Robert Davis is now coach of Notre Dame, the greatest since Rockne. Arthur Miller is e' -cted mayor of Vevay Park with Doris Shick as his secretary. Mayor Miller has certainly put Vevay Park on the map. He is so widely known that he will prohahlv receive nomination for Governor of Illinois. Muriel Adams is teaching music at Oilfield. Bernice Bell is raising cats to start an Old Maids Institution. Mildred Forrester is to he the manager and Honorary member. Elherta Brown. Pauline Bowers, Olive Owen ami Mattie Briggs have applied for membership when it starts. Oscar Shoemaker starteil an expedition to discover America hut found out that it had already been discovered. He was probably asleep in History class when that was discussed. Clarence Sidwell is now President of Harvard University. The world has never seen such a brain. Lillian Squires ami Floretta La Rue have invented a machine to automatically study United States History ami Fourth Year English. They are working on a flea exterminator now. Browne Forrester ami Johnie Hires have now taken Amos’ and Andy’s place in the radio world. Leona Lacey is teaching in Charleston Normal. Donald Lippincott has gone into a picture with Eddie Cantor and Will Rogers. Gerald Todd and Clay Roberts have invented a broadcasting outfit to put on a woman so that you can tune her out when you do not prefer to listen to her chatter. Cleda Purcell. Opal Reisner and Lorene Watts have formed a company to run a bus between Hunt City and Casey. They are president, vice president, and secretary respectively. Dale Whitney won World’s Championship in tennis. He still prefers blondes so he married Mary Alice PoflTmharger, who tics with Ruth Miller for Women’s World Champion in tennis. Ruth has her eyes on a drummer anil has announced her engagement. Elwooil Davis and Carl Littlejohn are running a ranch in Idaho where they raise guinea pigs. Wayne Matheny has just completed a book on “How to Blush.” M rs. Leah Stewart formerly Leah Deverick gave an address in the Senate. Her husband, Medford Stewart, whom she represented, now owns the largest marbleworks in the United States. 24

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Junior Boys hirst row: Janies Alkire. Max Gossett. Duane Ramsey. Clifford Laymon, Paul Delp, Joseph Klliott. Robert MeFarling. John Mekihhen. Howard Brooke, (Hen Boyd. E. C. Cordon (advisor). Second row: Russel Lamb. Theron Brown. Elmer Smith. Roy OrndorfT. Vern Emrieh, John Brooks. Mark Rhoads. Raymond Jones. Noland Wright. Floyd Collins. Vincent Davis. Third row: Forrest Wright. Audra Repp. Howard Huddleston. Vincent Davis, Roy Walters, Mark Sim son, Charles Perry, LeRoy Carroll, Harley Biggs. Junior Girls First row: Chlorean Brandenburg, Helen Lacey, Dcssa I pdegrafT. Helen Hoyd. Lottie Neidigh, Eleanor Logue, Doris Lamb, Margaret McDaniel, Maurine Stewart. Second row: Celia Morrison. Mae Orand, Christine Davis, Evelyn Walters, Dimple Speak, Alice Wright. Ethel Francis. Ester Edwards, Hazel Best, Lenore Ault, Hazel Reisner. Third row: Thelma Huddleston, Elina Minnis, Irene Mathis, Katherine Werts. Maxine Neeley, Rosemary Huey. Mable Wright. Ruth Brookhart. Leona Hensiek, Rowland Delp. 26