Dexter High School - Reveille Yearbook (Dexter, MO)

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Joan QGarnerJ Burke. I always knew Paul would get his gal. Paul seems to be losing quite a bit of weight, too much work or the cooking he gets at home. Jean should be careful and not try out too many new recipes. I'd better hurry with this letter because I'm having a bridge party tonight. I've invited Charles and Betty fPra1erJ Randolph. Charles is owner of a large Cob-Pipe Manufacturing Co. in Pile, Mo. Saira Mae Yocum, Georgia Ann York and Mary Lee Venable are also coming. Saira Mae is now a great book writer. S'he 'has written some of the 'best sellers on the mai ket. Such as Adore, Honour and Trust, and The Amazing Adven- tures of Little Henry. Georgia Ann and Mary Lee are both home on a vacation from New York. Of course, you knew they were two of the famous Cover Girls for the Esquire Magazine. I forgot to tell you about my vacation in the West last summer. I ran out of gas in Arizona and stopped at the Bar-B-Q Ranch. I never dreamed that I knew the owner, but sure enough he was one of our old classmates, John Coleman. He told me there were some of our former class- mates working for him. He took me out to the corral, and there was Luther DeJournett training the race horses. John told me he was pretty good too. Luther said he was also a sports commenta- tor on the radio when training season was over. In a distance I could hear someone singing and John told me it was his Chief Boot-Black. We went over and I was very surprised to see that it was Virgil Harris. I remembered Virgil Harris working in a barber shop shining shoes when he lived in Dexter, but I didn't know he was goir g to make it his life career. He hasn't altogether for he married one of the cowgirls at the ranch and seems to be very happy. John invited us to stay for dinner, and I sat down by none other than Ruth Killian. She told me she was on her way to the West Coast to see her husband, Commander Nickens, before he leaves for overseas duty with the Army of Occu- pation. Ruth looks and acts as fine as usual, al- ways giggling. We enjoyed the dinner very much and later found out that the cooks were Herrell Miller and his wife, the former Ruth Roberts. Just as we were getting ready to leave, Vivian Blackman Hopkins drove up in her Oldsmobile. not the one she drove to school. Remember? Vivian is now married to Carroll Hopkins and he is to meet her here in a few days. All in all, I had a real nice trip, but I was glad to get back home, and read my mail. I had a let- ter from Bonnie QDavisJ Findley. She married the boy she wrote to during her Senior year. He is now stationed in the United States as an in- structor in a Motor School. I also had a letter from Georgia QEvansJ Summers. I know youre- member Glenn Summers, don't you? Well, he's the lucky fellow UD Georgia, Glenn, and the two boys are spending their vacation in their summer home in Florida. She was telling me all about her old school chum, Wilma Willis. You know they were always such good friends. Well, they've managed to keep in touch with each other through all these years. Wilma married the Swinger boy. Wasn't his name Melvin? Yes, I know it was. Georgia says they have the cutest little girl! Mel- vin owns a large plantation in Virginia, and'that's where they make their home. . g Did I tell you about 'Carl Bailey? He -married his eighth grade heart-throb, Billie -Lucius, while J. B. Wolfe, Leon Stoker, and Sessell Hutch- craft have all managed to escape the clutches of a woman, although I hear Sessel is still looking. Then, of course, there's Wilma Blunt. Her -big- gest ambition was to get to be a good steno- grapher so slhe could get to sit on her boss's knee. Her ambition seems to be very successful. She is working for the Johnson Orphanage Home. Of course you remember Johnson, Bill Johnson, the owner of the home. Bill always did have a tender feeling for children, Helen Corlew, Wilma's best pal, joined the Waves so she could be with Junior Rose. I think they married, 'thought I be- lieve Junior stayed in the Navy, he liked it so much. Do you remember that diamond that Doris J eau Findley was wearing in sclhool, That was from Toloby Green. He got an honorable discharge and they were married right after graduation. My! This letter is longer than I meant it to be. There was so much to tell you, though, I just didn't know where to stop. It's been swell get- ting to write to you, and hope you've enjoyed read- ing it, as much as I did writing. A Senior of '45.

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.......... U65 ckpevaiffs ........ CLASS PROPHECY May 22, 1950. Dear Mrs. ........ . .,................... .- I know you're awfully surprised at getting this letter, but I hope you're pleased as we-ll. Perhaps, you're wondering who it's from. Well, I won't tell you my name, but I was in the Senior Class of 1944-45, and it's about the members of that class that I am writing you. It seems strange to address the letter to Mrs. ............................ instead of Miss Teachout, but I'm sure I know which you prefer. I'll start my news by telling you that I received a letter from Carma Deai Taylor today You re- member her, don't you? The former Carma Car- ney? I always knew she'd get that man! You should have read the letters she used to write to him. I read in the paper the other day that Bene Baldwin had taken the plunge If I'm not mis- taken he married Helen Lucius, an under classman he dated. while is high school. I wonder what Mamie Lee Darby and Mildred Aslin thought about that? Rememfber how they used to fight over him? Mildred is in Cape Girardeau now teaching the Glee Clulb. Pretty good, too! Mamie Lee is now private secretary to Evelyn Ogelvie, I mean the Attorney-at-Law Ogelvie. I heard the Girls Symphony Orchestra over the radio yesterday. You can't guess who was di- recting it! ! I The Virgil 'Einstein' Griffith. And his assistant was Eva Lee Griffith. I never thought Kilmer would go in for symphonies. Oh well, you never can tell! Then to go to show you, you never know what to expect of some people, Betty Russell was the feature clarinet soloist, Florence Swallows and Hester Woodruff were working together as a piano duet, and Norma Jean I-iinworthy was the featured harp Player. I won- der if she is still carrying the torch for the Army? I went down town yesterday and while passing by the Lolly-Pop Company noticed to my amaze- ment, the name Leslie Hume, Jr., appeared on the front. And as many times as I had passed there, I decided right then I should go in and inquire. Sure enough, Junior it was, sitting is his large office with his Committee of Trustees surround- ing him Who were the trustees? You could never guess: LaRue Cooper, Buddie Giles and Edgar Hancock. All of them, of course, were married. LaRue Cooper is fighting the tides of being hen-peeked by his wife, the charming Ruth Jackson. Poor guy! Well, how about Ruth? Buddie and Edgar were disloyal to our alma mater and married out-of-town girls. I wonder if they are blessed with the pitter patter of little feet across the floor? Crash! Did I say blessed? Oh dear, there goes the telephone, excuse me a few minutes, I never will finish this letter. Well, here I am again. That was Bill Nobles. Did I tell you Bill was manager of the Bell Tele- phone Company. He is doing pretty well now. He and Clarabelle have been married for six years and they have three of the cutest little Nobles, They seem to be very contented in the heaven for five. Do you remember the boy that came to our school, for about one semester from New York? Cesare DLizza is now a big time engineer on the East Coast. I often wondered what his chief in- interest was, but it must have been women, for now he is married to Betty Davis and they have three girls. J. Roy Anderson started out as an Irresistible Lipstick Manufacturer but saw no future in it so now, much to his advantage, he is working with the State Road Department improving country roads. Roy T. Quinn, J. T.'s brother, married Marie Rumsey, as could be expected, as soon as he was released by the Air Corps. He owns one of the United States' largest Helicopter Factories now, and seems to be doing quite well. Imogene McCormick, the great chemist, in- vented the famous best-seller, most enticing, Run 'Em Down, Catch 'Em, and Drag 'Em In Cos- metics. Mrs. G. G. Hill, Jr., the former Pat Thacker, is assistant supervisor to the Hill Cos- metics Co. She is one of Imogene's best retailers. And as Pat tells us, she sells more of these cos- metics to Jean McGlothlin and Shirley Landers than anyone else. In case I didn't tell you Jimmie Trammell and Shirley are married now and with the '3XC9P'Ci0n Of buying a new set of dishes each week, they are getting along perfectly. Jean, of course, is waiting for her one and only, Bill Miller, to complete school so they can be married. I must take some flowers up to the Hutchcraft War Veterans Hospital tomorrow. I try to take them at least twice a Week. The name itself designates its owner, for as we all expected, Janet Launius married Major Duke Hutchcraft and soon after peace was declared they established this hospital for the service men. One of the nicest things about the hospital, to me, is that most of the staff consists of some of our prom- inent classmates. The head nurse is, as could be expected, Christine Hart. She always did have high ideals. The chief dietitian, since she had long been a Home Economics Teacher, was Mrs.

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9 .mm U55 cgsvsiffs Whos Who in the Senior Class Prettiest girl--Doris Jean Findley. Most handsome boy-Paul Burke. Girl with the prettiest eyes-Doris Jean Find- y. Boy with the prettiest eyes-Bill Nobles. Most flirtations girl-Betty Lou Davis. Most flirtatious boy-Charles Randolph. Most studious girl+Saira Mae Yocum. Most studious boy-Jimmie Trammell. Most popular girl--Clarabelle Day. Most popular boy-Jimmie Trammell. Laziest student-Carl Bailey. Girl with best personality-Janet Launius Boy with 'best pensonality-Bill Nobles. Best girl athlete-Clarabelle Day. Best boy athlete-Jimmie Trammell. Best all-around boy-Bill Nobles. Best all-around girl-Clarabelle Day. Wittiest girl-Evelyn Ogelviej Most friendly girl-Ruth Killian. Girl with prettiest hair-Betty Prater. Boy with prettiest hair-Eugene Baldwin. Peppiest girl-Ruth Killian. Most bashful boy---Sessel Hutohcraft. Giggling girl-Helen Ruth Corlew. Most loveesick girl-Shirley Landers. Most love-sick boy-Jimmie Trammell. Best girl sport--Janet Launius. Best boy sport-Herrell Miller. Girl most likely to succeed--Saira Mae Yocum. Boy most likely to succeed-Jimmie Trammell. Most talented girl-Janet Launius. Most talented boy-Virgil Griffith. Most popular girl among girls-Betty Lou Davis. Most popular boy among boys-Herrell Miller. Most popular girl among boys-Janet Launius. Most popular boy among girls-J. Roy Ander- Cleverest boy-Virgil Griffith. son. Senior Roll Coll NAME G NTCKNAME AILMENT CAUSE CURE George D. Abernathy Jerry Liove sick Blbomnfield girl Get a girl from D. H. S. J. Roy Anderson Jader Junior girl Too mucfh com- Give her back to petition the Air corps Mildred Aslin Dizz Commercial Msan shortage Take Home Ec Carl Bailey Carl Henn Too much study Too industrious Giradiuiate Eugenie Baldwin Baldy Air corps Glam-ou-r Freshman girl Vivian Blackman Blackie Too many letters Distance Hire secretary to write Wilma Blunt Dynamite Too mulch nliglwt life Never wants to miss. Take a breath anything Paul Burke , Curley Too good .a farmer Took agriculture Become a city slicker Carma Deain Carney Butch. Love sick Men in genneral Be a hermit John Coleman Jlolmnie Shy Afraid of women Get wise LaRue Cooper Coonp 'Ilolo stucdious Too amlbitionfs Qusitu1ate Helen Ruth Comlew Baby Ruth Giggles IMrs. Desfmore's Enroll in Miss class Teachowt's class Betty Lou Davis Lou Bill Hopkins Oh, those sailors! Glo east Bonnie Marie Davis Bobby Army Thinks he's suiper- Beoome1Mrs. Super- man man Mamie Danby Clookie Sikeston lad Dexiter man shortage Move to Sikeston Clarabelle Day Daisy Music Good singer 'Ilake commercial Liutlher DeJournett Speed Baseball Too active Take wp knitting Cesare De-Dizza Handsome Go to the springs That cute blond. Move baok to Dexter Georgia Evans George One and only Love Go to Arkansas