Corder High School - Blue Jay Yearbook (Corder, MO)

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Upon leaving New York, I decided to go sight seeing in Washington D. C., and see some of those crazy People they call politicians. Too had they do not run their government as efficiently as we birds run ours. As I was swooping over Washington, so to speak, to 8 t birds eye view , I passed the former White House which is now painted with blue and white striped. As this was an extraordinary sight, I made a three point lading in a nearby tree to get a better perspective of the situa- tion. While debating the issue in my mind, I aaw a fellow stranger dressed in a blue coat like mine who looked like a diplomat. I aaked him for Information about the reason for the change of color for the exterior of the White House. He informed me that since Kenneth Tieman had become president many changes had been made. One outstanding change was the conversion of the Bast Room of the White House into a gymnasium. Changes also were made in government management . People no longer pay taxes, everyone receives a pension at the age of twenty-five years, criminals have been released from prisons, sane people inhabit the asylums, and the crazy ones are running loose. President Tieman's wife had introduced a new fad in clothing for the ladles of the country. I didn't quite understand it, but it was something about wearing long, tight skirts with a ruffle around the bottom and a turtle-necked sweater of the latest fashion color— Corder Blue . I made an appoint- ment to see the President and upon my arrival I found him playing basketball in the East Room, or rather, the gym. He said that the President back in 55 always played golf and he had to have some sort of recreation. I flew in south to North Carolina next. I decided to stay several days at Raleigh for a little reat. While ?ff?J‘nguaround the clty sl8ht «eeing, I apled a pretty the dnJ?°U! ?lth,l0 s °r llttle children playing Sound 1 got closer, I thought the children looked llke Carlena Stoll eo I flew aown and lit In a ee Soon a woman came out and started scolding one of the little boys for getting so dirty. I recognized the women as Carlena. I spoke to her for a few minutes before her husband arrived. She called her husband Lawrence, but I never did catch hla last name. Carlena seemed very happy In her little heaven. nt S 1m evCr’0S8ln® Kentucky I noticed signs advertising a GREAT horse show starring Rebel Thunder, better known as Pee Wee . After thinking about the matter for some time, this name seemed to be connected In my memory with Margaret Van Meter. I thought I would never find that Kiri for I flew and flew and finally got so tired I decided to stop to rest. I heard someone talking below. I walked over to the edge of the roof and took a look and found none other than Margaret Van Meter below. After she finished her conversation with some handsome man, I flew down and talked with her. She seemed very glad to see me and we conversed for a long time. During the visit I learned that she now owns a stable and has many show horses which are known throughout the world. She wanted me to stay but I told her about the trip I was taking and why I had to rush away. She understood and asked me to come again soon.

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As I was soaring ovor Minnesota, I stopped in Minne- apolis to get a bite to eat. I heard a great thunder of noise coming from a building and soon found that a basketball game was in session. At the half, I went over to the scorekeeper s desk. As I looked up into the acorekeeper's face an old memory struck me. She looked Just like a black-haired girl from Corder who used to keep score for my BlueJays. Yes, it was Kate Corse and now she is official scorekeeper for the Minneapolis Lakers. Great guns, she is really looking super 1 She still wasn t married because holding such an important Job took all of her time. We talked for a iile, but then the whistle blew and she had to get back to work so I started again on my trip. I zoomed on across to Wisconsin and perched on a newly constructed house to spend the night. Early the next morning I was awakened by voices talking across the garden fence. I flew down and sat on a clothesline strung with diapers to get a look at the person who was doing all the talking. I recognized the face right away as the former Jane Pregge, now Mrs. Jack Serum. I complimented her on her lovely home and she told me Jack had designed it himself. Jane still loved cheese cake and had just finished making a delicious or». I know because she gave me some select crumbs. After a few hours, I headed back toward home. I decided to stop in Kansas City to see Suzie and Papi. Sue was the only one home when I arrived. She told me Papi was at work but that he would be home soon. I told her I would like to stay, but I had to hurry so she showed me around her cute little house. We didn't enter one room because she said she was saving the best for the last. Her surprize turned out to be a new addition to the family--a little boy whom they named Tony. Since I was getting closer to home and pretty tired too. I hurried on to Higginsvilla. There, out on South Hill I found Ginny and Paul. They had a new house and two sweet children. Ginny told me that Paul had Just become the new manager of the Safeway Store in Higgins- ville. There was a picture of him on the front of the Higginsville Advance which she showed me. I noticed another announcement in the same paper. It was about the grand opening of the Brown Hat Rim Just south of Higginsville. The title interested me so I read on and found that the owner was none other than Reva (Gus) Beard. I told Ginny about my trip and that since I wanted to attend the grand opening of the Brown Hat Rim I made a rapid departure. When I arrived at the Brown Hat Rim Reva was very busy as people were swarming around like bees. I stayed for a long time and finally had an opportunity to speak to Reva and wish her good luck.