El Paso High School - Cometeer Yearbook (El Paso, IL)

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I, Mar Barclay, leave my ability to play the piano to Betty Hicks, who is already well along on her musical career. I. Glenn Burroughs, leave, taking Phyllis with me. I. Don Coyle, leave my good behavior in typing practice to Duane Sherman, who van make good use of it. I. Lowell Crawford, leave my ability to have a comeback for all teachers on all occasions to Bob Wilson. I. Jean Cryer. leave my flirting ways left me by Gerry Benedict, to Pat King, who really doesn't need them. I, Middle Diers. leave my taxiing to Grant Armstrong, who stacks five to my four as it is. I. Bob Dixon, leave my HENNA RINSE to Joyce Fever. We. Mary Eichelberger and Reta Rippel. leave our constant companionship to Reta King-don and Cleo Steffen. I. John Engel, leave my quiet laugh to Velda Quiram • . I. Merlyn Franke, leave, knowing Miss Ness-el will be greatly elated by the loss of her right - hand man. I. Kenneth Faulk, leave regretting not taking Velda out of tue clutches or the Sophomore wolves. I. Ray Garrels. leave my pitching ability to Sonny Stimpert. I. Dick George, leave my rolling belly technique to Eugene Jones. I. Marilyn Harris, leave, destination Gridley High School. I. Bob Hartman, leave my braidable hair to Jim Wilkey. I. Henry Hayse. leave my extraordinary middle name (Arthur) to anyone who wants it. I, Opie Hocker, leave, glad to have made th grade. ..j I. Paul Hynes, leave my dancing ability to John Sutton . I, Delmar Jones, leave my deep voice to Don Rinkenberger. I. Marcella Jones, leave my daily fourth hour visit to the bookkeeping room to Yvonne Wilkey. I, Bud Jurgens, leave my position as Secor casanova to Delmar Weasel. I. Phyllis Krug, leave my ability to keep a man for four years to Helen Hicks. I. Rosemary Lyons, leave my witty remarks to Donna Letsinger. I. Dallas Oltman. leave my solitude in English to Tony Hayse. I. Merle Pinkham. leave my quiet ways to Dick Finck. I. Marjorie Sparks, leave my ability to sing popular songs to Bruce (Joison) Adams. I. Vera Steffen, leave my pretty clothes to my sister, w’ho seems to have a monopoly on them already. I. Dora Sutton, leave to get married. I. Jane Sutton, leave, wondering how on earth it could have taken me four years to discover one Don Coy.e. I. Barbara Tevis. leave my ability to keep two class rings at one time to anyone desiring a real headache. I. Don Toole, leave my ability to go steady and still flirt with other girls to Joan Barrett who seems to like this technique. I Paul Wessel. leave my knowledge to any freshman desiring hard work. I, Doris Wilkey, leave; chief ambition: job in Bloomington I. Violet Wilkey. leave my ambitious way to any student desiring the goal of graduation. Seventeen

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33. MERLE PINKHAM “Smilin’ Through” ». Ch. 4; FFA 1; Rep. 4. 34. VIOLA WOOSLEY—Transfer “Skater’s Waltz” G. Ch. 4; M. Ch. 4; Dram. 4; GAA 4; Cometeer; Rep. 4. 35. DALLAS OLTMAN Small Fry” FFA 1. 2.; Intramural Basketball 2, 3. 36. PAUL WESSEL “Always” B. Ch. 4: Ft. Ball 4; Bb. 1. 2. 3. 4; Track 4; Cometeer; Rep. 4; Jr. Play; E Club. CLASS OFFICERS Standing—D. George, dent Council. Seated—V. Steffen, Diers. Vice-President; M. President; D. Toole. Stu- Secretary-Treasurer; M. Barclay, Student Council. SPONSORS Miss Stuart M r. Bess Miss Nessel Sixteen

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As “The Gypsy gazes into her crystal globe, she mysteriously foretells the future of the class of ’48 “After Graduation Day.” Middie Diers is now president of the “Yellow Cab Company” with branch offices throughout the country. One of her most dependable drivers is Opie Hocker who has wrecked only two cars in the past week. Lowell Crawford is head doctor of the “Now You're In; Just Try to Get out” Hospital in Buffalo. New York. Superintendent of nurses is Marjorie Sparks. One of his recent patients was Don Coyle, president of the “Little Wonder Can-Opener Company.” We hear his quick recovery was due to the efficiency of his nurse, Jane Sutton. Carol Jean Cryer is a very successful actress on Broadway, having just starred in a play entitled “John’s Other Wife’s Second Husband.’’ The play was produced and directed by that New York play-boy. Mert Franke. Merle Pinkham is in Hollywood starring in Tarcan” pictures since the retirement of the former star. His stand-in is also a former E.T.H.S. graduate Dallas Oltman. Paul H net operate., a dancing school in New York. He specializes in teaching women over 300 pounds the rhumba. Delruar Jon s is now commander of a fleet of ships in the Pacific. His favorite pass time is sitting on the deck and whistling at the g.rls on the is’ands they pass. Robert Hartman operates a beauty parlcr in Chicago. His specialties are oiig nal hai • styles, and w e do m an original! A model for his hair styles is Violet Wilkey. Doris Wilkey recently became the first worn-4an governor of Illinois. Her campaign manager was John Engel. One of Miss Wilkey s first acts as Governor was to refuse to issue drivers’ licenses to men. The Governor has as her secretary. Reta Rippel, who has recently established a world’s record cf taking shorthand at 300 words a minute. Pud Jurgens is now' one of the most popular leading men in Hollywood, with a brilliant career before him. He has recently appeared in several top raning movies, the only difficulty is that in all the pictures he was killed during the first ten minutes of the film. Marilyn Harris is a math teacher at formal university and is married to the athletic director. Glenn Burrounghs is new’ an engineer and on 3 of his recent pro ects was the building of n bridge across Panther Creek. He attributes his success to the faithfulness of his wife, the former Phyllis Krug. Bob Dixon has finally realized his life-long ambition of becoming editor of Eeouire Mega ’-®. One of his favorite cover girls is Barb Tevis. Marg Barclay has just made her debut in Carnegie Hall as a pianist. Her assistant is Don Toole w-ho carries the piano from place to place Kenny Faulk has become famous overnight by the appearance of his picture on the “x.hcat-ies” box as a hardy Wheaties eater. Vera Steffen has recently added another invention to the machine world. Her contribution was a pretzel bending machine which bends the pretzels in many unusual designs. Ray Garrels has just startled the world by manufacturing a cracker without crumbs. This is a very handy cracker to eat in bed. Henry Hayse holds a ve y ?rancrta 't prs-iticn in the radio world; he is the slight pause for station identification. Dick George operates a rest home for former teachers of E.T.H.S. He has recently had to enlarge his building as several of the teachers have suffered nervous breakdowns. Marcella Jones has been very busy raising m ce for experimental laboratories. The only fault the finds in this oc upation is that she becemes fond of the mice and keeps them as p?ts. Paul Wessel operates a plck’e faotorv In California He specializes in pickles without warts. Mr. Weseel’s secretary ig Mary Eich-elberger. who is also chief pickle sampler. Ro e Mary Lyons, the now famous Dr. Lyons of “Grin and Bear It” dentifrice for shut-ins. will Rave scon on a tour of the European theater She is in hopes that some Duke will hear her plea for help in discovering a time-saving method of blushing teeth.while still under the influence of ineommia. Eighteen