Deshler High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Deshler, OH)

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1970 One morning in the year 1970, Beverly, Bobbie, and I were having our morning cup of coffee. We were listening to Radio Station WDHS which we had never heard before but which was quite popular. The D. J. was none other than our old classmate TOM FRANIA. Tom was announcing the next song as, “Danny My Love” by the famous duet SARAH MANSFIELD and JOYCE WENSINK on the label of JON HAWKINS and Company. After the song the news came on, the news caster was none other than BILL RAUCH. The first news cast was of DICK JONES who was causing a racket in the local bar owned by ELDEN BEHRMAN, ELDOR CHORS, .and JERRY HUTTER. There was trouble in the KEN HAGEN Theatre where the strip- tease artist, JUDY DIEM is now appearing. The policemen, LAUREN INBODY and MARTIN MAHNKE arrested LARRY RUMBAUGH and BUDDY WARD who were trying to break into the star’s dressing room. BRANT WATSON and JIM POWELL, the Professors of Deshler University, awarded KAROL RADER, JANICE WALTHER, PAT YANTZ and ASTRID MONIGOLD trophys for the four outstanding students of this university. Napoleon Roll-A-Rena was recently purchased by ARLENE BEHRMAN and ELAINE SCHWIEBERT who finally got tired of pay- ing entrance fees. CAROLYN ARPS, 4-H advisor, and her 4-H girls, BARBARA OVERMYER, BECKY STOEPFEL, NANCY WALTHER, BETTY VAN SCOYOC. and NAOMI VANCE have just won the National 4-H award. This makes it the 6th year that this club advisor and her girls have won this award. The Mr. and Mrs. America contest winners were announced by JUDY POWELL and JIM PELTON, the chairmans of the contest. The former JANICE RETTIG and LARRY SIDLE were the winners. After the news the Sports News came on and we hear some familiar names. It seems “RED” STOEPFEL won the National Racing Contest in Daytona Beach. The owner of the car was DON MOSER. The jockey RONNIE MEYER riding “Mayflower” owned by LARRY BAER won the Kentucky Derby, yesterday. The Deshler basketball team won the State Tournaments at Columbus, yesterday under Coach JERRY VAN HORN and Assistant Coach TOM HUNT. The announcer then announced a number by the Greatest Band in the World, directed by NORMAN SUNDERMAN. The pleasant music was interrupted by a knock on the door. Bobbie went to answer it and it was none other than DICK HOGREFE, delivery boy for the SCHWAB-CHALLEN Diaper Service.

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BEST LOOKING JANICE RETTIG, JERRY VAN HORN HALL OF FAME MOST POPULAR JANICE WALTHER, TOM FRANIA MOST INTELLIGENT CAROLYN ARPS, BRANT WATSON CLASS CLOWN JOYCE WENSINK, BRUCE WARD MOST MUSICAL PAT YANTZ, NORMAN SUNDERMAN MOST ATHLETIC KAROL RADER, TOM FRANIA

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Friends, teachers, and fellow inmates of this institution of cultural confinement and heirs of the Seniors of ’60, city of Deshler, county of Henry, state of Ohio. Having but a few short hours more of dwelling in this educational atmosphere and being on the verge of departing into realms of the unknown, we do hereby wish to pass on to you our most treasured social aptitudes and intellectual abilities, make, publish and declare this our last and final Will and Testament. To Mr. Jones, we will a pair of roller skates. Now you can make the trip form your office to Mr. Burke’s office in record time. To Mr. Burke, we will our book of well-used excuses. Now you’ll know what to ex- pect next year. To Mr. Weber, our faithful advisor, we will a life time supply of golf balls. Now you’ll never have to worry about buying any. To the remaining faculty we will a book on “How to Control Your Temper.” After all, we’re not really that bad. To the Sophomores we will a box of tissues. These may be needed in your condo- lence of our departure. To the Freshmen we will a book titled, “1001 Easy Ways to Brownnose.” This way all of you can graduate together. I, Carolyn Arps, will my short naturally, wavy hair to Dale Conklin. Now you’ll have no more of those nightly pin-ups. I, Larry Baer, will my muscular build to Hartwell Pelton. Now you won’t have any trouble fighting off all the women. I, Arlene Behrman, will my “Halloween Crown” to Barbara Gerdeman. Now you can be Queen of the Witches! I, Elden Behrman, will my trips to Kansas City to Robert Knapp. Let’s see you get a gold rating, too. I, Lorena Challen, will my wardrobe to Royetta Beamond. With mine and yours combined you’ll be able to start a Ladies Apparel Shop. I, Eldor Cohrs, will my blond curly hair to Darrell Knepper. The secret is a tip Toni and Peroxide. I, Judy Diem, will to Brenda Miller, my badge and billyclub. Now you can patrol the halls like I did. I, Tom Frania, will my unique basketball ability to James Sunderman. You already have height, all you have to do is start playing basketball. I, Rebecca Stoepfel, will my long curly hair to Rena Gerken. At least it will keep you warm on those cold days. I, Norman Sunderman, will to Fred Panning the beer card I got last year from Wimpy Hogrefe. Be sure to put it to good use. I, Naomi Vance, will my tomboy actions to Donna Rickenberg. Hep to it kid! I, Jerry Van Horn, will to Gary Gribbell my ability to jump. Now when you play basketball you can hold those six footers down to your size. We, Barbara Overmeyer and Rebecca Stoepfel will to Carolyn Newell our ability to get along with almost all the teachers. We can just see you now, racking up all those “brownie” points. I, Betty Van Scoyoc, will to Wilma Sunderman my quiet nature. Now may we live in peace! I, Beverly Van Zandt, will my love for chewing and cracking gum to Judy Van De Bussche. Just watch out for the dentist bills and those teachers! I, Nancy Walther, will my ability to dry my hair in the clothes dryer with no casual- ties to Karen Reese. Just watch out for those tumbling sides. I, Bruce Ward, will to Howard (Fuzz) Powell, Jr. my great basketball ability, my ir- restible way with women, and my hot Ford. You won’t start many ball games, but think of all the fun you can have driving all those women around! I, Brant Watson, will to Cookie Steffen the many bottles, flasks, and test tubes, plus the bar of sealing wax and the tongs which I broke during Chemistry Lab. It’s a sure way to get an “A” for the course! I, Joyce Wensink, will my ability to sing in the halls to Sue Marchal. Now maybe you can sing for Mr. Jones in his office, too. I, Ken Hagen, will my ability to get grounded to Ralph Pendleton. Now you’ll be the best little boy in your class.