Corona High School - Yearbook (Corona, SD)

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.....--.......-.....,..i, ze .Q -5,4rJff5f'f'N'7I-'fff is tl I.. . 1' IZ 55459 SL,fj? R 5WHI V XL f It is the year 1966 and I, Dale Buttke, after hav- ing worked two long years as chief designer for Ford Motors, have decided to take a vacation and look up all of my old classmates. I hopped into my new jetwpowered Ford and was off for Corona. When I got as far as Milbank, I found the streets were blocked off with ropes. After I investi- gated and found that there was a circus in town, I bought a ticket and sat down. As the first act was announced, I was stunned. The ringmaster had said, WBenard Harms, aorcbat,H Why I oouldnzt believe it! THe put on a very good act and when it was over, I went to his dressing room to see him. He said he got used to heights while he was a pilot in the Air Force so he be- came an acrobat, He was not married yet but was engaged to a pretty girl who was a tight rope walker in the same circus. After a short chat I moved on. He said he thought Donald Schultz still lived near Corona, so I went to in- vestigate. After inquiring several times, I found the place. It was a beautifully landscaped farm with a large ranch-type house. I found Donald in the barn feed- ing a large herd of herford cattle. With him were two boys about six years old both trying to help. I found out that he was married and that the boys were twins. He also was sole owner of his 2500 acre farm. After meeting his pretty wife, I left them. Donald had told me that the only other classmate that he knew the whereabouts of was Billy Rell who was a professor at