Cook Community High School - Cougar Yearbook (Cook, NE)

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as Lincoln, Nebraska May 21, 1965 Dear Joan, Just a short note to tell you the latest word I have received of some of the students that were in our class back in 1959. Remember Rozella Beasterfeld, the one with the red hair? The one that thought Harvey' was all it. 'We1l, she is now married to a football player from Peru, and is coaching football in a reform school. Just yesterday I received a letter from Neal. He said he and his wife, the former Joyce Haeffner, are living a life of ease as janitors of Cook High School. After Joyce and Neal were married they had a long talk and decided to come back to dear Cook, one way or another. Then there's Shirley! the one living in Brazil. Do you know the guy she married? Well ---- it wasn't Clarence! You see there was this Big Thunderbird. I guess Shirley liked blue better-than she did red so she traded and that's where she ended up. Her husband and six childrename trying to build to their trailer house, with little luck. Delbert's mother wrote me the other day, that Delbert married that blonde he always flirted with in school. They are living on a huge ranch in western Nebraska. Delbert is quite busy training :his show horses and his twin sons. Mary Jane drove up to see rme' the 'other day. She' still Hasn't decided to get married. I guess 'cause she's so proud of her aqua and white chevrolet, and she's afraid her husband might end up to be a Ford man. That would be just horrible. She told me she saw Dale at the dance the other night. She said he looked just darling in his Air Force uniform. He said it wasn't as much fun as he thought it would be when he was way back there in the senior class because the first two years he was on K.P. duty most of the time. But he had the time of his life visiting the Tiajuana jail. You know he hasn't gotten married yet as Joyce is still going to school. Yes, Joyce is learning to be a registered nurse even though it 'is hard to believe. Joyce taking care of people, now, who'd believe that! She couldn't make up her mind between the Air Force and the academy, ann though the Air Force seemed like a much better deal. 'We all know she'D. get it straightenedxout sooner or later.

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I Lynda called to tell me to watch for her and James. She said they were going to spray my neighbor's trees. She said the job would be okay if Jim would only learn how to fly. Guess what she said, nI'm not as skinny as I used to be. I now weigh 200 pounds and Jim weighs 111. A lot different from the day of our marriage. Why didn't you tell me you were married to Dennis. If saw you mother the other day! She had her hands full taking care of your cute little red headed kids. I haven't heard how you're making a go of it, but it shouldn't be too hard after nine m nths of the training school. Robert Kraenow is in Kansas City, still single, and is driving stock cars. He's having the time of his life, because he's 'pom eting with women in the Powder Puff Derby. He's winning, too. Susie went to Peru, you know, to learn to be a chemist. I guess she's Nr. Kumpf's second when working in the lab. She said it isn't really so bad. It also keeps her husband Ron from having to work too hard. You know he still hasn't gotten over those out of town girls. It seems he can never ditch them. Of cou se, this doesn't make Susie too angry, cause she is still kinda looney over Larry. Oh, yes, Fergiel Fergie and his dualsl Remember how he used to serve as an alarm clock by'waking everyone up at all hours. Remember how unhappy he was over how Cook was run. 'Well, now as sheriff of Cook, he has the time of his life. He hasn't caught anyone yet, but that's life. we could never forget Jack, our outstanding track nan! Tecumseh used to be his favorite town but now that he's married he has to slow down a little. You know his ambition was to retire so he took a job of scooping snow off people's sidewalks in Florida. Thatfs life! I heard from Tom the other day. H915 been in the Air Force tmnnye ra now. He's stationed in Hawaii. He said he had two vears left. When he gets out, he's going to marry a HawaiinnLgir1, and live there and own a Pineapple plantation. That's about all the latest news on our class of 1959 except forum. As you know I'm married, I work 2h hours a day to keep my husband in school. I guess thats' why you never hear from me. I must quit writing because this is my lunch time and my onion ring are getting cold. , Your classmate,