Donovan High School - Donovo Yearbook (Donovan, IL)

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October Q Not finding such terribly interesting amusements in Vestal, I went to Denver, Colorado. I looked for the opera house that evening. After asking several questions, I found out where it was located. After sitting in the balcony for some time, I saw a tall, sophisticated woman appear on the stage. I thought I recognized her, but her opera clothing confused me. She started to sing. Yes, it was Dorothy Finch. She really sounded wonderful. Dorothy has taken her success with great modesty. October Q I moved my belongings to a small group of cabins along the outskirts of Denver. It was a nice location and I really had swell service, too. Of course I had good reasons to get it. The cabins were owned by Erwin Andrews. He said that he and Ella were getting along very nicely in Denver. I surely had a pleasant stay with them. October Q I just arrived in Temple, Texas. I had been wandering around for a short time when I came to door with a sign on it that read, HEun1ce's Dude Dudsu. I entered and my cur iosity was satisfied to find Eunice Patnaude sewing on some kind of riding pants. She said they were for Dorothy Stemke. She also said that Dorothy surely had taken a fancy to horses. I wished I could have seen her. October ll ' ' From Temple, Texas, I went to Atlanta, Georgia. In one part of the city, I found out from several bystanders, that they had gathered to see the NBelle of Georgian being chosen. There were girls of all descriptions some were pretty and some just thought they were. The talk of the parade was none other than Kathryne Glad. She won the rib- bon of Georgia and was I proud to think we had gone to school togetherk October lg I left Atlanta today and drove toward Mobile, Alabama. Since I was ln my car I had to get some gas. Just asnw

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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.

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car stalled, I came near a gas station, so I walked over and I surely was surprised to see Kenneth Tunks running it. He said he could give 'me some gas later, but at the present he suggested we go talk about our old school days in a nearby lunch room. October lg I went to Tampa, Florida, and after arriving I made up my mind to spend Asome time at one of the tourist camps. After making my reservations, I decided to go for a swim. On my way to the pool, 1 stumbled over someone's feet. When I turned around to say HPardon me.n whom should be at the other end of those feet but Dolores Lafond. Dolores told me that she was on a vacation from her job as a sten- ographer. She said that the boss who had hired her was very nice looking. Of course, that is all she told mg. October gl Leaving Tampa, I continued on my way to Charleston, South Carolina. After checking in at one of the hotels, I decid- ed to make a phone call for some information that I wished to know. I entered the telephone operator's room and there sat Beverly Kauffmann with her arms all tangled up in switchboard plugs and calling numbers about 60 a minute. After a relief operator came in to take her place she was free to talk to me. We had a talk over about everything that had happened since we had last seen each other. October QQ wandering around the hotel lobby, I met Wilbur Bauer. Wilbur said he was in the city looking for cotton pickers. I soon learned that he owned a cotton plantation some dis- tance south of Charleston. I went out to see the place later. nhlckn said he really was proud of the house yard and that he had worked very hard to get it that way. KThat is not what his wife told me.D October QQ I was strolling down' the street just wondering what I would do when e swarm of boys came rushing out of c build- xng. I then learned that it was the Press building. I entered and after walking up several flights of stairs I came to a door that had Q sign on it that read nhicherd S. Johnson, Editor, Private.n I opened the door and there