Colfax High School - Tiger Yearbook (Colfax, IA)

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'Projih tc% 3 3 Aloha Drive Hilo, Hawaii June 1. 1963 Dear Mary, How are you, Eben, and all the little Juniors? I would like to con- gratulate Eben on finally receiving the contract to fix Highway 117. Gary and I have Just returned from a cross-country tour of the United States. I lectured on the editorship of Household Magazines. During our tour I ran across several of our classmates of '53 and I thought you might like to know of their fortunes. While crossing the Pacific on board the ocean liner we happened to meet Mr. Boss, who has finally made his first million from C. H. S. and has retired. Lila and Jack Main were the first ones we saw. They are now living in Death Valley and are in the plumbing business and raising their own lit- tle Main's. While in Hollywood I saw three of our classmates. Thev were Dick All- sup, who has his own photography shop taking cheese cake pictures, Margie Kendall, who has taken Dale Evan's place with Roy Rogers and is doing very well, and Mary Logan, who is now running a boarding house for bachelors. I found Dorothy Doland still waiting on the dock in San Francisco for his sh$ to come in. While in the state of Washington we found Robert Johnson, Esquire, as head barber in a logging camp and specializing in Shaves. If you are ever in Northern Alaska stop in at the Williams Trapping Corporation run by none other than Jack, Ralph, Walter, and John Bill Wil- liams. Their specialty is Polar Bears 1 I was passed by Charlotte Bartlett running a footrace with a polar bear to the Williams Trapping Corporation to see who could get there first. Getting back to the U. S. we stopped at Joe Hadsall's Double R Bar Ranch where Donna May is the general manager and they are raising their own stock. Darren Cllppinger, who is now foreman of the American Airlines in Mon- tana and wife, Pat, are busy trying to keep all the little clippers on the ground. While traveling through the Colorado Mountains we stopped to visit Maggie and Swede who are living next door to Louaine and Dutch and are br- inging up their own little Foothills. Between the sand dunes of New Mexico, we found Joan and Eldon rearing their own little Piles. While passing through Texas we were astonished when we saw a huge man- sion surrounded by oil wells with fourteen kids and a Cadillac belonging to Charles Hadsall with Bev holding half interest. In a quaint mission of Old Mexico we found Marilyn Sample working as a missionary. As we traveled across Arkansas we found David Wharff as Chief Girdle Tester for the Promise Girdle Company. Our next stop was in our old home town of Colfax where we found aever- al of our classmates still there. Among them was Russell Deaton who has gained the pianist's at Joe's Tavern. Amazed at finding Gene Meckley as Superintendent of dear old C. H. S. we were also dumbfounded at finding Charles Lewis teaching social problems and coaching football. We asked about Shirley Shuey and were surprised to find that she and Bob are the major source of supply for the future Colfax basketball teams.

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I, Jelenne Pieper, will my long blonde hair to Lucille Rorebeck. I, Jack Rhone, will my ability to get out of Social Problems at 9:30 to anyone who loves Social Problems. I, Harold Rinard, will my driving ability to hit Cadillacs to anyone that can afford it. I, Marilyn Sample, will my quiet self-spoken ways to Rose Mary McCuen. I, Shirley Shuey, will my knack for getting along with the Clip- pingers to Patty Case. I, Pat Schroder, will my cheer leading ability to Marcia Evans. I, Karalyn Schroder, will my pierced ears to Cheryl-Krebs. I, Raymond Thompson, will my aches and pains to anyone who can possibly stand them. I, Pat Tomlonovic, will my seat in the back of the bus with Stan to Sharon Tomlonovic. I, Eben Van Dusseldorp, Jr., will my physique to Ronald Hender- son. I, Vera Wagner, will my brother troubles to Donnarae Pratt. I, Eleanor Welch, will my interests in the alumni to Kay Muck. I, David Wharff, will my interest in West Des Moines to Donnie Brown. I, Jack Williams, will my women and shack at the football field to Bob Russell. I, John Bill Williams, will my love for Chevies to Dennis 'rey. I, Ralph Williams, will my careful driving ability to LeRoy Pickles. I, Walter Lee Williams, will my nickname Walt to Walter Adair. We, the Senior Class, will our Love for school to the up and coming Freshmen, and hope they carry on the old tradition. LASTLY, We make, constitute, and appoint Beth Parker and Henry Boss to be the Executors of this, our last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by us made before this time. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto subscribed our name and af- fixed our seal the 26th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, one thousand nine hundred fifty-three. This instrument was on the day of the date there of, signed published, and declared by the said testators to be our last Will and Testament in the presence of those who at our request have subscribed their names thereto as witnesses in our presence and in the presence of each other and who do hereby certify that at the time of the execu- tion of said will, the testators were of sound and disposing mind and memory and understanding and under no “

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Since failing to make their first million, Jelenne and Leland have now started on their second million by adding sugar to mineral water and sell - ing it as Colfax Brick Cabin Syrup. As we were walking down the street I saw Harold Rinard smashing through a blockade of Chevies with the Cadillac he is chauffeuring for Superinten- dent Meckley. Going West on highway 6 to Des Moines, we had a slight acci- dent and were taken to the Lutheran Hospital where we found Vera Wagner as Superintendent of Nurses. After recovering, we drove through the South side of Des Moines where we heard a lot of racket. It was caused by Mr. and Mrs. Pat Guggino (nee Pat Schroder) and all their little pitter-pats. While crossing the Mississippi River into Wisconsin we saw the River (Jueen owned ail operated by Gary Miles,, with Eleanor Welch singing Can't Help Lovin' those Men of Mine as her theme song. As you know, one of the main businesses in Milwauke is Miller's High- life and one of the main features of Miller's Highlife is their chief tast- er, Jo Ann Bell Hodgson. On Lake Michigan we found Larry Marshall, who has constructed his own Marshall Field for seaplanes and is doing a bang-up Job. Sleeping on A Sealy is Like Sleeping On A Cloud. For further infor- mation just ask Doyle Kaldenberg, who was just recently fired for laying down on the job. Mr. Universe, better known as Charles Duffy, is about to defend histitfe as heavy-weight champion of the World this coming Friday night in the Chi- cago Marigold Arena. While attending the Annual Chicago Fair, we took in the livestock show where we saw Joe Morgan take five grand prizes with his new special kind of Bull. While watching Colorvision in our Waldorf Astoria suite in New York City we tuned in the program Five-Star-Lt.-General-Gideo. The general, portrayed by Big Don Jordan, with Ray Thompson as Private Ranger Ray Dan- ger were in their Suoer Sonic Ship heading for Nuna, a new moon. Now in New Hampshire, although they are not in the cough drop business Barbara and Stan are still busy manufacturing their own little Smith Broth- ers. In the woods of Maine we chanced upon a trading post operated by Harry Brant, known as the Fuzzy Fur Factory . As you know, Fuzzy suppliestUr for bear animals. Now entering the Mrs. America Beauty Contest in Atlantic City as an en- try from Iowa, is Mrs. Karalyn Talsma Schroder, who was also the Queen of the Corn Festival held annually in Iowa. Pat T. and Stan D. are making a fortune catching baby turtles in Flor- ida and selling them to the Rancho Candy Co. to make chocolate covered tur- tles and are doing a snappy Job. Do you still have the job of hiring and firing Eben's secretaries? Why don't you find a man secretary? How about Don Jordan? It seems to me that he took Secretarial Practice in High School. Gary Just said that it's time for us to go to the Hawaiian Opera so I guess I'd better sign off.