Elkhart High School - Elkhorn Yearbook (Elkhart, TX)

Page 35 text:

SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY A knock is heard at the door of the large red farmhouse with the blue roof and shutters known as the Cooper farm CEvervone recognizes the farm immediately by the five little green tractors lined up in front of the barn'J Nevard opens the door and gives a shout of delight 'Why, Jo' How nice to see you It's been quite a while since we last met 15 years to be exact ' 'Hello, Nevard And the name is Josephine Fannie Josephine ' 'Oh Well, 15 years does change a person, but so much for that Come on dear, let's sit on the porch, you know there is nothing like talking over old times As I came into town on business with my at torney, Lloyd Miller, my time is short, but say, do you remember Audrey Mae Bradford, the girl that was such a wizard at bookkeeping our Senior a corn project of her own And Josephine' a week or two ago the kiddies and I were walking over the circus grounds, and what a surprise I had when I saw Gerald Collier screaming and stomping, advertising the strong man of the circus, who turned out to be none other than Charles Br1dges 'Good lands' Nevard, what is that noisev' 'Think nothing of it, a day around here and you will be used to that its only Carl experimenting with his new tractor Iet's go inside a few minutes I have some sewing I would like to show you ' '9ew1ng9 That makes me think about a dress shop I visited in New York 'Ros1e's Dress Shop' it was Rosie Pearl King you remember her? She was the owner, with Alice Mae Fvans as her advisor, and Dorothy Low Griffith as her seamstress ' 'That is wonderful for those girls, but have you seen the new addition just outside the city limits of Redtown? It is the 'Unzque Beauty Shop' managed by Winnie Gammage who demonskrates all kinds of lipsticks and assisted. by Una Whitley, she demonstrating various coiffures ' 'A greater thing than that, though, is that Edward Clay Gentry crashed Hollywood, with Brother Oran choosing Broadway, and Dan Salmon stepping right on with life by taking over Arthur Murray's dancing business Calvin Morehead, whom I guess you remember from his ambition is Floor Bouncer in the 'Stork Club ' leaving Gjuan Murdock in salmon as a city bus dr1ver.' ' ---. V year in school? I hear that she is keeping books on a large scale with

Page 37 text:

NWhile coming down here I chanced to meet up with Ruby Hudson Poor girl, she had to give up her dreams of a business course at the ripe old age of 18 and finish off by getting married With her she had a very popular book, in fact the world's best seller, titled 'How t Make and Keep Appozntments on Tzme' and written by of all people Dora Hortman' That striking brother of hers, Marion Hortman, turned out to be a bachelor after the hard bump given him by Melba Hendon, who after becoming so wealthy decided she didn't want to marry anyway 'Speaking of politics though, hasn't the President race been a tight one? I always knew it would though when David Nivens competed against Roosevelt, and with Leland Miller as the new figure in Congress things seem to be running smoothly 'Everyone knows about Juanita Franks who 'Hzt the Metropolztan' in a big way, her singing a great help to her 'A traveling salesman selling vitamin pills, his name being Garland Stansel, told me the other day about stopping by the X Bar Ranch, out in the West, owned by Billie Joyce McCracken who realized her life long ambition was owning a ranch of her own HA great shock to all is Louise Seymour now being a quiet, refined Morris has traded that Billy Quarles, the boy actually declined a job compelled to wear would Huntsville class ring for a wedding ring and always reaching for an outstanding position, in a bakery because he knew the cap he would be hide that 'Black W Uy Ha1r'H 'A person I have been meaning to ask about is Jack Spencer What has become of him, Josephine? Oh' he is now the hard working man behind the desk, behind the door, behind the name of John Bartholomew SpencerIII A lawyer to be exactn' 'Nevard, my time has passed quickly and now I must go and straight en out my business with my attorney The poor man has grayed young and I don't want to keep him waiting Take it easy with those tractors and give Carl my best regards I'll be seeing you at the C1ass's Second reunlon in five more years ' NEVARD LEDBETTER FANNIE'JO WARREN o g . old lady at a finishing school. Reading in the paper I see that Ouida a ' . . 1 I - Y N 1