Ellendale High School - Redbird / Microphone Yearbook (Ellendale, ND)

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N 5 2 3 16 5 Just as we were about to turn off the visio-radio, we heard an important news flash. Ambert Eabcock, a mad science-fiction fan, had just flown the first rocket to the moon and was challenging anyone else to try to land there. Before we knew it, we were in London. Climbing out to stretch our legs, we found ourselves confronted by Donald Brown, a writer of several popular ro- mantic novels, who told us he was resting before starting another book. Walking down town we came to a lecture hall, and deciding it would be a good place to rest, we went in. As we sat down there was a burst of applause. Looking up we saw Helen Tuuri. She had just received the distinguished honor of being named chairman of the S.P.C.F.E. (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Flowers in England). After a short visit with Helen we continued on to Paris, where we met Joyce Anderson, a famous model who was vacationing there. With her was Betty Bauder, a famous tobacco auctioneer. We ate lunch with them and then took off on the last log of our journey. Passing over Moscow, we were surprised to hear the voice of Peggy Walleen on the Voice of America . Peggy was a former Girls ' Stater and at present govern or of North Dakota. She was vigorously campaigning for the office of president on the No-Party ticket. Although the election was three years off, Peggy evidently wanted people to know she was a candidate. In no time at all we were over the Hawiian Islands where our visio-radio picked up a special broadcast of the Lyle Heitman vs. Joe Louis exhibition match. Lyle, now world ' s heavyweight boxing champ, had no trouble with the aging Louis. The roving television camera picked up Eleanore Christianson and her husband followed by six young ones. In her letters Eleanore had told us that she and her family, longing for the rustic pioneer life, had moved to a small log cabin in the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas. Landing in San Francisco we went to a movie, Wayne paying as Ella and I had nothing smaller than $10,000 bills. In a special film we saw pictures of Harris Voegeli, the first man to capture a flying saucer, being interviewed by Lawrence Kelly, a reporter for the New York Times. From San Francisco it was only a few minutes trip to Ellendale. Landing, we were met by more of our former school mates, Marion Magoon, Elinor Wedell, and Mickey Hermansen. Marion is owner of the Stork Club in New York, Elinor is the coach of Notre Dame ' s All American team, while Mickey is owner of the Big Ben Watch Co. Eating supper that night, we talked over old times and decided that no one can tell what a person will make of himself. As often as not, a person will end up doing something just opposite of what people expected him to do. Looking at our watches, we see it is time to leave, so paying our check, we traipsed off into the sunset. 1950 Ellendale High School Yearbook - Coleman Museum 2017

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Piofi tecef Here v re are in the year 1965 A.D. Wayne Gibson, Ella Steirrwand and I, Harold Edwards, having made our first, second and third million as inventors, decided to take a quick trip around the world and see what the rest of our classmates of the outstanding class (they were all outstanding in front of the school house at one time or another), of 1950 were doing, climbing into our Atomic Hydrojet Aircar, with the Super Buper Liquid Powermatic Fingertip Clutch Control, (a recent invention of ours) we set out at a moderate pace. Climbing to 95,000 feet, we cruised along at about 5000 M.P.H. Our first stop was Hew York City. While our Atomic Hydrojet Aircar with the Super Buper Liquid Powermatic Fingertip Clutch Control was being refueled, we wandered down fifth avenue. Passing a small 1000-story building, we heard horrible noises. Ella screamed and ran to call a cop. Wayne and I bravely entered the building, (our knees were knocking but that was probably caused by the cold) expecting to find someone being murdered. However, it was only Bauna Bell and her Yowling Yahoos , successors to Spike Jones and his City Slickers. Leaving the building, we came upon Ella, who was accompanied by Eddie Brauer. Eddie informed us that he had just returned from Betroit where he had been granted a free 10-year membership in Henry Ford ' s A.l.F.A.A. Inc. ( American Lovers of Ford Automobiles Association Inc.) for driving a Ford for almost 20 years. Eddie showed us where Marvin Griffin and Bonna Mae Van Sickle were play : ng the lead in the current stage hit, John ' s Wife ' s Other Husband. We were in a hurry though, and as they were not at the theatre, we were unable to see them. Next we set out for Poughkeepsie, Hew York, where Ivan Sand, one of our more settled classmates, was professor of English at Vassar College. We found Ivan a dignified, bespectacled old gentleman wearing spats, high button shoes, a coat with tails, striped trousers and carrying a cane. Ivan told us that Bruce McShane, the owner of an overall factory, had been elected president of the American Temperance Society. Back in our Aircar, we turned on the visio-radio, just in time to hear and see Jeanette McShane, the popular blues singer, singing her latest recording hit, The Sliy is Blue, the Sea is Blue and I am Blue For You . An announcer in- formed us that Jeanette was sponsored by Marilyn Hiepler and her dairy of Contented Cows . Changing the station, we heard Nona Mellang, successor to Bill Stearns, broadcasting a baseball game. Nona,we learned, had decided to stay single for the good of humanity. 1950 Ellendale High School Yearbook - Coleman Museum 2017

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05 23 l65 TOM We, the seniors at Ellendale High School, considering the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death, being of sound mind and memory, do make public and declare this, our last will and testament, hereby revoking any and all wills hereunto by us made, in the manner following, to-wdt: Article I To the school board, Mr. Ingvalson and the rest of the faculty, the privilege of running the school. Article II To the athletic team of 0 and ' £l we leave our sincerest wishes for a season of unsurpassed victories. Article III The individual bequests are as follows: I, Joyce Anderson, do declare I am taking all of my talents with me. I, Ambert Eabcock, leave my ability to memorize Einstien theories to Delbert Jury. I, Betty Bauder, leave my quiet nature and dependability to Donna Hagen. I, Dauna Bell, leave my rapid assembly trot to Winafred Coffel. I, Donald Brown, leave my vital is groomed hair to Bobby Schonburger. I, Elenore Christianson, leave my ability to catch a man to ambitious Bonnie Bowerman. I, Harold Edwards, leave my barrette to any one who can stand to wear it. I, Wayne Gibson, leave my love for Dixie Land Jazz to Grace Bell. I, Marvin Griffin, leave my spontaneious, irresistible laugh to Derril Wedell. I Lyle Heitmann, leave my physique to Isacc Hill = 1950 Ellendale High School Yearbook -Coleman Museum 2017