Edgewood High School - Memories Yearbook (Edgewood, IA)

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Class Prophecy The Class Prophesy was read th1s year by Myrna Jewell Her comm1ttee used the 1dea of havmg an atom bomb plant bemng ded1cated m Edgewood as a reason to brmg the old classmates together agam 1n 1964 The usual car nn al attract1ons and a barbeque were also bemg held 1n connectlon wmth t e event The prophesy was wr1tten as though Myrna was tellmg the story She discovered GORDON FAUST w1th a sh1n1ng bald head 1n the crowd and learned that he was busy farmlng on hls parent's farm EDWIN EVERETT operated a Junk yard near the c1ty dump I-le had f1ve ch1ldren wlth h1m but h1s w1fe was nowhere around MELSON HYDE Fore1gn M1n1ster to the FIJI Islands was the prlnclpal speaker at the dedmcatxon After the ceremony the three old classmates started out together to V1S1t the mldway and barbeque stands They came upon PENNY wlth a seemg eye dog and pretendlng to be bl1nd so that people would contrlbute somethlng m her llttle tm cup They Came upon TOM MEESE rafflmg off used cars and HELEN GRANT and CARL COONFARE as a hus band and wxfe team doxng Spanmsh songs and dances ln a small tent MARY SHAW had gone off her dmet and now we1ghed 620 pounds and was the ma1n attractlon xn one of the slde shows whxle NORMA COONFARE was a close compeutor at 225 pounds and galnlng every day as she worked 1n the barbeque stands In the1r attempt to have fortunes told they d1scovered that the fortune teller was the1r classmate BETTY RIZER and the bearded shabblly dress ed man sellmg programs and penclls at the grte to the stockcar racetrack turned out to be KENNY JEWELL Durxng the afternoon they attended the stockcar races and learned that the Judge for the event was CLETUS HANSEL who owned a race track of h1s own and the wrnner of the event was DALE HOFFMAN who became prof1c1ent as a speed deamon durlng h1s hmgh school days The flnal event of the day was an All Glrl Revue starrmg CAROL AHRENS and MARGIE MORLEY Thxs happy day came to a close w1th MYRA returnlng to her hubby fHarry C J who had stayed at home that day to do the work on the1r farm at W oodcenter QIIQ i 2-X 3 8 ' 1 Y 7 K . y - , . , , 7 1 y' 1 ' 1: , . Y 1 1 s ' f 2 . Q- 3 Q L - -' . , I Q lv 6 0 ,-v , s

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The Semor Class Will 0 1954 We the sen1or class of Edgewood Hlgh School do now renouncc and re fute any former or later w1lls and dlstrlbute our worldly possesslons as fol lows I Carol Ahrens w1ll my cherlshed collectlon of notes from Bollver to Jane LEWIS whose own flow of love notes has been slowly dw1ndl1ng Why the queer look Sheldon he s capable I Carl Coonfare w1ll my love maklng technlque to Jan Stalnaker so that he w1ll not need hls Chrysler any more I Norma Coonfare wlll my woman's pr1v1lege to change my m1nd ln m1d stream to Glenda Hartbeck I Eddxe Everett w1ll my n1ne day wonder d1et to Lxla Wxllman I wonder 1f It really would work? I Gordon Faust w1ll my dramat1c ab1l1ty to W1ll1am Bushaw I Helen Grant w1ll my bookworn to Blalr Berens It has Served me well You're not afrald of worms 11-e you Bla1r'7 I Cletus Hansel w1ll my traps to Rxchard Landls There are st1ll lots of skunks roam1ng around I Dale Hoffman w1ll a bucket of bolts and three bent fenders the re malns of my car to Lary Stone I Melson Hyde w1ll my suede brush to Terry Wllson A qulck brush off IS often an excellent xdea I Kenny Jewell w1ll my dxscarded love for all Shlrleys to Glenn Bassett I Myran Jewell w1ll my parklng space to Jeanette Jewell No need to use the Welterlen Parlung Lot all of the tlme not on K P Lodge nlghts anyway I Tom Meese w1ll my ab1l1ty to relax 1n school to Kerry Rlzer M1ss Swede requests that you do not snore Kerry I Marg1e Morley wlll my new ha1r style to Eva Reusch Say Marge maybe she'd trade you even up I Betty Rlzer wxll my chlgnon to Gary Hartbeck and Lary 'vfadlam so that they may play quo1ts mstead of rollmg B B 's down the alsles I Mary Shaw w1ll my excellent ab1l1ty of the use and applmatlon of my extenslve vocabulary to Mr Brase Its 1nexhaust1b1l1ty has proved a verlt able epltome of strength to me and I want desperately to share mt w1th some deservmg educator who IS 1n dlre need of the above stated I Penny W1lson w1ll my back seat m the assembly to Eugene Sherman and Shlrley Perrlnjaquet Don't be heartbroken Bonnle as there are other f sh 1n the barrel We the Class of 1954 do hereby set our hand and seal In wxtness of Edwln Everett Penny Wllson Mary Shaw Carl Coonfare tc etc etc 37 I O . . A - 1 1 A 1 1 ' -- ' , . 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 ' 0 ' 1 ' 1 1 - 1 1 1 ' , . 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - , . . 1 1 ' , . 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' ll' ' ' ' ll ' - 1 1 . , , - 1 1 '

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CROWNING EVENT OF OUR ENTIRE SCHOOL LIFE 9 SENIOR CHICAGO TRIP--APRIL 14-15-16, 1954 3