Chester High School - Ravelings Yearbook (North Manchester, IN)

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WE Wlll AND BEQUEATH . . . We, the class of 1941, being of sound mind and body, realizing our importance, and wishing to pass on our knowledge and valuable possessions to others, do hereby make, ordain, and declare this to be our last will and testament. To the faculty, we will the Kenapocomoco to catch the tears shed at our departure. To the Juniors, we will our ability to have a good time-any time, any where, any place. To the Sophomores, we will our superior intelligence and understanding. To the Freshmen, we will some sandpaper to remove the green spots. I, Marjorie Bechtold, will my winning way to Opal Pence. I, Rozella Bechtold, will my dimples to Paul Frieden. I, Betty Bussard, will my sneeze to Jay Taylor so that he can make more noise. I, Esther Blickenstaff, will my heart to Rex. I, Glenn Bollinger, hate to do it, but will my flirting talent to any backward soul. I, Wayne Collett, will my he-man figure to Gene Felabom. I, Betty Conrad, will my ability to take five solids to any one that is capable. I, Doris Cripe, will my shy ways to Lois Ann Walters. I, Charles Dillman, will my knack of saying just what I think to anyone who can get away with it. We, Dick Felabom and Joe Spacy, will our basketball ability to Heinz Deckena. We, Robert French and Glenn Schilling, will our prankishness to Allan Shultz. I, Boyd Fulton, will my innocence and good luck in getting away with devilment to Dick Freeman. I, Gerald Garrison, will my ability to remain unseen, unheard of, and unspoken to, to Smoky Lenwell. I, Charlotte Gill, will my neatness to the seventh grade girls. I, Irvin Grist, will my happy-go-lucky way to any sour puss in the Freshman class. I, Blaine Grossnickle, will my lungs to anyone who wants to yell at basketball games next year. I, Carl Heater, will my tall, dark, handsomeness to Wilma Clark and hope she won't get conceited. I, Betty Heeter, will my spontaneous laugh to Max Garrison. I, Phyllis Hoover, will my dignity to Margaret Krom. I, Rose Alice Humke, will my height to Mr. Stone. twenty-two

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PA THER G0 T0 TATE TOURNEY Chester's lightning quintet will go to Indianapolis Saturday to try to gain the state title. They have a very strong team and have been quite successful under the direction of L. F. Radmacher. Everyone sends them good wishes. George Merkle will be one of the referees at the state tourney. ACCOMPLISHED PIANIST COMI G The Chester High School Band is sponsoring the unequalled John Paul Huffman, famed Indiana pianist. He will give an hour's concert in the high school auditorium, Madame Ida May Keaffaber, noted contralto, will also sing. The proceeds from the entertainment will be used to help pay for the new band uniforms. This year, the band is enter- ting the national contest and has very high hopes of being the winner. 'tThe band is steadily im- proving, says Mr. Gerald Miller, talented con- ductor. IGHT HIRT NUPTIAL Richard Felabom, head coach at Purdue Uni- versity, and Luella Walters, secretary of Henry Ford, suddenly decided to end it all Tuesday morn- ing. They were married at 3 A. M. by the Rev. Herman I. Shultz. At present they are honey- mooning at Servia, the home town of the bride. LOCAL W0 . H0 ORED Miss Orpha Book was honored at the W. C. T, U. convention at Philadelphia, by being nominated and elected national president. Her companion, Miss Bernice Walther, Was also highly recognized for her chalk talk on the Effects of Drunken Driving which she gave Tuesday morning at the convention. French Inc. Malrimonial Agency RAL ERVICES Last rites were held today at the Billie Miller Funeral Home for the Antagonistic Spirit of Sports- manship between Chester and Laketon. We are deeply grieved and trust its memory will soon be forgotten. We realize it had a short life, but some times it is for the good of mankind to die young. The Reverend Herman I. Shultz officiated at the services. LOCAL H0 EY 00 ERS RETUR Mr. and Mrs. Robert Krom, the former Miss Edna May Ohmart, secretary at the Priser Auto Sales, returned today from an extended honey- moon through the East. They visited Blaine Gross- nickle's popular and glamorous night club, which is suspended in mid-air on a disk that radiates light rays from the sun. They also visited the Darling Skating Rink of New York, owned and controlled by Dona Studebaker, and the Smith Bros. Cough Drop factory where they found Miss Marjorie Keaffaber working. L0 AL Miss Carolyn Miller has been appointed man- agerette of the Wendell Willkie farms near Rush- ville, Indiana. She will begin her duties next week. Mrs. Doris Cripe Niccum is at Purdue this week attending a state Home Economics Convention. She is a delegate from the Chester Women's Club. Miss Lucille Leffel while visiting in New York, appeared on the Professor Quiz program. Every- one marveled at her knowledge. Because of her brilliant answers, she was invited to return. Miss Ruth Orr, chief dietitian of the Robert Long Hospital at Indianapolis, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Orr. Miss Marie Meadows will appear as a guest star on the Morris B, Sachs program over WLS next Sunday evening. She will sing two numbers, fContinued on page 559 llrvl GrisI's Clolhing Slore Specialty ............ A I late lVith a Peach Bargain Sale Ii- . ...... ............. O V S ia s . . , , Iiiilililctglq Fhitlimf W'3N'S UOATS NIV S660 1-..,,if.n'cig.. jfji.t0 000 000110 M1+2N'S HATS --.-.-...--...-.--.- ffffw 0-60 1qXI,m,S,.g q---,.,,,--,.-..g,-,,.,,-- 0Z000Z000.15 THEY WoN r LAST LUNG Backed by both banks of the Eel River AT THIS Pincus COME EARLY twenty-one

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I, Ida May Keaffaber, will the bells on my snow shoes to the quietest teacher, Miss Book, so future students can hear when she comes into a room. I, Marjorie Keaffaber, will my ability to attract young men to Eunice Hanley. We, Dorothy Karn and Dona Studebaker, will our skating ability to Miss Zimpelmann. I, Robert Lefforge, will my ability to have good times to those who don't have them. I, Helen Little, will my Republican views to Mary Louise Schroll. I, Virginia Little, will my small stature to Merle Frieden. I, Evelyn Mallock, will my well groomed hair to Martha Whitaker. I, Carolyn Miller, will my typing ability to Sharon Stellar. I, Billie Miller, will anything but my friends. I, Marie Meadows, will my extra weight to Charlene Auker. I, Dwight Morris, will my ability to make explosions in chemistry class to Daniel Young. I, Rex O'Hara, will everything I don't possess to anyone who will not accept it. I, Ruth Orr, will my mother's gallstones to Mrs. Fribley so she can use them to make a rock garden. I, Edna May Ohmart, will my engagement ring to the first Junior boy who needs it. I, Jennie Smith, will my black hair to my twin sisters. I, Luella Walters, will my technique of going steady with a boy to Rose Marie Dillman. THE CLASS or 1941. twenty-three