Donovan High School - Donovo Yearbook (Donovan, IL)

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September ll Sitting in the lobby of the hotel, I was listening to the radio. I heard one broadcast NLadies, it is said that in America today all women want to be beautiful.n There was some more of the talk but I was surprised to hear that the broadcast had It was nice to September IQ Getting off of the street to been given by the voice of Helen Elliott. hear her even if I couldn't see her. the train at Buren, Kansas, I started down find some place to stay over night. I had in mind a sign nRoom for Rentn. I found one and approach- ed the door. It was opened by none other than Margaret Shykek Margaret hasn't changed a bit. She is still the same joker and a vepy good cookL September lp ' I had been driving along a country road when, Bangk my car had a flat tire. I went up to the The door was opened by Ezra Castongia new crop called nmilkweedu. He may of farming but I have my doubts about September lp Leaving Kansas today I decided to go California. The accomodations on the nearest farm house. Ezz told me of his have some knowledge this newfangled crop over to Los Angeles, airplane I took were very nice. Maybe it was due to the stewardess. The stew- ardess was Lstella Mae Lowe. Lstella hasn't grown an inch taller, but she surely looks snappy in her uniform. We really had an enjoyable conversation on the flight to Cal- lfornia. September lg When my plane landed on the HBigger-They-are-the-Harder' They-Fall Airportj'who should come out to meet Whaley. She told me she had been sole owner me but Fran of the air- port for some tine. Business surely was good. Maybe it was due to the handsome pilots she had.

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PRQPHEC Y September I' It seems funny to think of the past,' especially when we think of our old Alma Mater. Yes, today I am thinking about taking a vacation and going to see all of the 1945 graduates of Donovan Township high School. September Q ' Today I entered Chicago and to my surprise I met Lila Web- ster. She told me she had been working in a nurses school since she left Donovan. It was called the nKill 'Em or Cure 'Emu Nurses' School. I left Lila informing her that I was in perfect health. September Q Strolling down the street I saw 'a billboard sign reading nLillian Andersonu. I had waited around the stage door of the theater when out she walked. She had some good-looking guy with her so I didn't have much time to talk with her. Lillian surely has taken her success as a singer with a poised modesty. September Q While on the train leaving for St. Louis I ran into Charles Sykes. He infonmed me that he had been appointed to the Barnum Bailey Show as a concert violinist of the flea circus. By the things he attempted to carry, I believed hime September 2 ' Arriving in St. Louis I saw George Bard looking as if he had something to worry about. He approached me and told me that he was just worried. I told him that just being wor- ried was nothing to worry about. He said that he was wor- rying because other people did,fand if he did it would save someone else from worrying. I didn't understand what he meant but I left him worrylngk

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September 12 I met Cecelia Schlomer out on the beach today. Cecelia told me she had been a model for the Camel cigarette bill- boards. Yes, Cecelia surely takes her occupation with happy smiles. September QQ On the way to the beach I met another CBP. It was a rath- er broken down job, 1 recognized it to be Donald Finch. Don began to tell me about our old school days. HSay, do you remember in our Junior year, how we fixed up some old contraption and chased down to K.K.K. to the big show Madame LaKonga used to put on? Remember how you beat up that town cop that tried to run us in on Halloween, and we took the gasoline sign and tied it on Principal Mooreis door? Oh, Gosh, those were the daystn We really had a pleasant conversation. September QQ On my way to Seattle, Washington I stopped my car at a gas- oline station. Out walked Wayne Lafond. He told me that this wasn't ppp much to do. The door opened and out walk- ed two of the cutest little girls you ever saw. Yes, they were Wayne's. After a time he called his wife out and we really had a nice time. September QQ ' ' Reaching Seattle, I took a taxi to one of the night clubs, NOle Plantationn. It was owned by none other than Helen Laffoon. Helen said she had someone working for her that I knew. She called, nhey, Billht It was Bill Johnson Bill had recently been hired as bouncer, so I was very careful about my conduct. September QQ After leavinb Seattle I went to Vestal, Washington. I took my leave from the bus and when I was walking along the street, Betty Sctarcy came rushing by on a motorcycle. Betty stopped and told me that her boy friend had gotten it a few months before and that she had been taking ln- structlons for some time. She said sho didn't seem to get the Hhengn of it, and that maybe it wasn't such a good motorcycle. In my estimation, I think she has taken on a man-sized job.