Casey High School - Flame Yearbook (Casey, IL)

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PROPHECY June 5. We enjoyed the scenery of Ohio. June 6. We spent all day sight-seeing in Toledo and took a ride in a boat on Lake Erie. The name of the boat was Billie. The captain was Don Galey. He really guides her course. There was an orchestra aboard for dancing. It was Ennis Frazier's orchestra, featuring Sar-etta Van Houten and Bill Fouty as vocalists. We bought some magazines: Gladys bought one which is a popular woman’s magazine edited by Pat Burnett. June 7. The Windy City, Chicago, in all its glory was our next stop. We spent today on the beach, and it happened to be the day of choosing Miss Chicago: her name was Martha Searls. June 8. Went to WGN to hear a broadcast. We heard the ladies' daily hour by Maurine Scott, who is known as the gabbiest woman in radio, or anywhere, as a matter of fact. June 9. We went to the Aragon to see Dick Jergens and the second Castles dancing team. Ruby Dill and Paul Philippi. They were the dancing team that started the new dance Rippy Zippy Zog.” It has become a nation-wide hit in high school and college circles. June 10. Again we traveled all day with our destination as Springfield. June 11. Today we saw Betty Yanaway: she is now secretary to the governor. She informed us that Bob Stevens and Jim Rue are following Lincoln's footsteps there by practicing law. We ran on to Betty Staley, who was in the capital at the request of the governor. She is quite important because of just winning the women's state championship tennis match in singles; her doubles partner is Linda Lamb. Bill Arney was in Springfield on business about his Airline, one of the largest in the country. His head hostess is Ladonna Fitch. June 12. On to St. Louis. First we went to the zoo where we found Gene Hill, caretaker of the monkeys, and Dorothy Hawker selling peanuts at the peanut stand in the zoo. We went to the Sportsman’s Park: the owner of the Cardinals is Wendell Daughhetee. June 13. Went to see a rodeo from the West. June Weaver was the singing star of the show. Adabelle Elliott was the champion bronco rider. Dorothy Harper with her accordion, accompanied by the trio of the golden west, Lillian Mumford. Peggy Moody, and Mary Fasig. made a great hit in St. Louis. This trio has written many songs which they have made famous from coast to coast. June 14. We went to the theatre: the ticket taker was Mildred Shiels; she and Wilma Lamb room toogether. Wilma is cashier in an A. P. Super Market. We visited a St. Louis high school and found the principal to be Miss Philippi: Juanita Huffman is P. E. teacher there. Freda Bower is a leading home interior decorator: Margaret McGinness is her seamstress. They seam to have a thriving business. We went to the hospital to visit an old friend who is ill. There we ran on to Mable Hunt and Margaret Tyler, both graduate nurses of Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. Helen Ragon operates an exquisite Beauty Salon in the downtown area. She received special recognition from The Max Factor Company and the 1952 Beauty Salon award. We met Dorothy Hawker on the street. It was her lunch hour so we all had lunch together: she's a photographer now. She said she had just received a letter from Alice Lash- brook, who is living in San Diego: her husband is a sailor. Francis Wright had just been visiting here from Martinsville, where she and her husband run the theatre. June 15. And now home to Casey: home sweet home, there's nothing like it. Away from the sooty” cities with their smoke clouded skies. Yes. this is God's country and brome grass. The Victory Flame 15

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PROPHECY Pop” Newlin decided on a second honeymoon for himself and his wife since the children were in summer school and working. He also thought that he might advance his study on brome grass in the surrounding country. On his trip he took notes; he saw many of the class of '43. and so we pass his notes on to you. May 30, 1953. We started early for Indianapolis to see the 500-mile Speedway Classic. Again Pup McDonald was the winner, making it his third consecutive win. We stayed all night at the Claypool Hotel. The elevator boy turned out to be Gerald Hurt. May 3 1. Gladys wanted to go to the top of the Soldiers' and Sailors’ Monument. The man running the lift was Harry Eumont. His ambition was to fly, but 314 feet, 6 inches is as high as the lift goes: hence that is as high as Harry has ever been. Pearl Athey collected our 25 cent fees for our ride to the top. We went to the Hawthorn Room for dinner. It is owned by Leon Reeder: the head-waitress was Betty Yocom: and Birdie Chapman and Lucille Thomas do the cooking, which is delicous. We stayed another night at the Claypool. A party was going on the floor above us. We stood it until 3:30 a. m.; then I investigated and found Norm Ulrey. Bud Ballinger. Ralph Sharp, and Charles Sherman in some sort of card game—but I won't go into that. They are some of Indianapolis’ most prominent businessmen. Norm Ulrey invited us out to his place of business. The Southern Mansion. He and Jackie have owned it for six years and business keeps getting better. They own a lovely home on the north side with swimming pool, tennis courts, and what-have-you. Buddy Ballinger, or Harold as his collegues now call him. owns the Riverside Roller Rink and the New Coliseum Ice Rink. He told us to come to either one any time, and he gave us a pass. He was quite safe in giving me a pass, for if I ever passed in. I would probably pass out. and not on two feet. Ralph Sharp is one of the leading criminal lawyers. He said we might come to court if we wished, and that he was due at 9:00 a. m. We didn't wish to go but we thanked him. anyway. Charles Sherman works in the office of the Ohio Oil Company. He has gone right up from office boy to assistant to the head man. His head woman of course is a former C. T. H. S. secretary! And speaking of secretaries. Wilma Gehl is Charlie’s secretary. She has been very efficient all of her four years there. June 1. On our way on toward the east, we stopped in Newcastle for lunch at a very nice nice restaurant. The cashier was Rosemary Barlow. We learned that she and her husband, Charles Perkins, have been running it for almost five years. They bought it through Reed U Burcham, dealers in real estate. We had dinner in a swanky place. Barbara Gehl was cigarette girl there. She said the east was OK. but “Go west, young man. go west.” We stayed all night at Cabin Inn east of Newcastle. Don Cohoon and Russel Comer operate the Inn for a man in New York. I believe his name was Bill Howe: he owns a string of them all over the country. June 2. Scenery beautiful: we drove all day. We stopped at a service station for gas and oil check up, and who should pull along side but Bertha Heetland. She was going to see her husband who is a Lt. General in the United States Army. June 3. In Dayton: Gladys did some shopping in one of the leading stores. The glove clerk was Olive Edwards: she worked her way up from stock girl. The stock girl now is Thelma Washburn. June 4. We spent the day in Columbus. We bowled a few games at a new alley there. I threw one ball just a little hard and sooner than the pin boy moved; I caught his leg. I looked twice and then recognized him: it was Bill Speakman. The owner is Doctor Paul Cook, and his assistant is Melva Brandenburg. While we were there, we saw the world's champion bowler. Rose Sprague. 14 The Victory Flame

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JUNIORS First row. left to right—Miss Patricia Farnsworth, adviser: Claribel Morton. Prances McKinzie. Ruth Laymon. Mary Ellen Fisher. Eleanor Mumford, Ellen Chapman. Erma Jeanne Fitch. Mildred Hawker. Louvadclle Rodgers, Doris Williams. Second row. left to right—Clyde Miller. Chester Downey. Floyd Cassidy, Jim Yocom. Hilda Sharp. Lois Bran denburg. Waunita Reynolds, Donna Isley. Wilma Swim. Third row, left to right—Jim Stifal. Charles Hayes. Charles Smith. Richard Newlin. Max Mauk. Junior Chapman. Jim Goble. Vice-President: Leslie Black. Elmer Schcrrinsky. Thelma List. Wanda Lee Kline. Lois Cramer. JUNIORS First row. left to right—Hazel Glenn. Nellie List. Jesse Tharp. Dana Lee Redman. Ruth Garner. Nellie Ragon. Eula Jones. Bob Neal. Second row. left to right—Mary York. Doyle Henderson. Charles Shafer. Phyllis Lewis. Carl Collins. Dolph Shute. Mary Alice Daniels. Rosemary Rodgers. Nina Jean Smith. Third row, left to right—Mr. Gene Gordon. Adviser: John Cramer. John Harper. Martha Prince. Treasurer: Joan Elder. Norma Daughetee. Secretary: Betty Hutton. Betty Perry. Norma Collins. Wanda Haddock. Fourth row. left to right—Lee Ulrey. Lee Markwell. President: Jim Sharp. Wayne Simpson. Maurice Neber-gall, Franklin Sherwood, Harley McDaniel. 16 The Victory Flame