English High School - Englishman Yearbook (English, IN)

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I spent a few more days in Reno. I boarded an airliner for Hollywood. My first evening in town I noticed a place called The Hoosier Club , Going inside, I saw a throng of admiring women crowded around one lone man. It was Leo Carr, naturally. Leo told me that theclub wasn't his only interest, he was girls' athletic instructor at U. C.L,A, Leo invited me to stay and see the next act, a special singer. I readily agreed, There were twice as many women patrons as men,but that was to be expected as Leo was still a bachelor. The singer was Dodie Bennett, professionally known as Golden Tones Bennett. After his performance he came over to our table and we talked for a long time of the past and what he hoped for in the future, The next day I left Hollywood on a T, W,A, plane. The stewardesses were Edna Mae Smith and Margie McGovern. They were both as friendly and pretty as eve r. Needless to say they made perfect stewardesses as they were so kind and consider- ate of others, They asked me if I would like to meet the pilot. Of course I did. It was Johnnie 4Hickox, We hadn't met since graduation but Johnnie still had the idea that girls run everything. He was speaking from experience -though, for he had married and now had five daughters, The plane landed in Indianapolis about dusk, so Margie and Eldna invited me to go with them to an old-fashioned Hoosier Barbecue. The principal speaker was to be the governor, I was very anxious to see who was speaking. The girls wou1dn't tell me as they wanted it to be a surprise. I was surprised alright when I saw our famous basketball player, Cowboy Johnson , ascend the speaker's platform. I remember Miss White telling Richard that one day he might be Governor. I left my friends in Indiana and went to Washington, D, C, When I arrived in the world-famous city, I checked in at a hotel and went immediately to a beauty salon. The beautiful proprietress was Ellender Gottfried, I-ler shop was quite well-known among the prominent ladies of Washington. The First Lady always went to Ellender, Ellender told me I was in luck because the Blond Bombshell would be in at 3:00. When 3:00 o'clock rolled around in walked my pal of childhood days, Fay Marie Wright. Fay had become quite a politician in our home state and had come to Washington on business. I spent a few days with Fay and then I went to New York. I naturally went shopping because I just didn't have a thing fit to wear . Seeing a chic looking shop I entered and was met by a stunning brunette, yes, it was Betty Miller, When we recognized each other she immediately took me to the office to meet her partmer, Naomi Bateman, We talked for a long time then they took me through their lavish shop and helped me sele ct some beautiful clothes. They asked me if I had seen the latest hit on Broadway, When the Dogwoods Bloom starring Bob Parker. I told them no, I had only arrived in town that day. They said it was good and for me to be sure to see it.

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Class Prophecy One sunny day this spring I got to chemistry class before anyone else Qthat was really unusual for mel, Since no one was in the lab, I thought I'd have some fun ex- perimenting by myself. I proceeded to mix different powders and liquids together in some test tubes. I don't know how it happened but BOOM!! a test tube exploded and a purple vapor filled the room. The next thing I knew I was sitting in the middle of a huge green meadow with a great herd of strange looking cattle near by. Then I saw a tall, dark, handsome rider coming toward me. It was Marvin Smith! Marvin took me to the ranch house to meet his partner which was Harry Williamson. It seems that they had bought a 100 acre spread in Wyoming and had developed a new breed of cattle. The cattle had brought them a small fortune. Now they had a 30, O00 acre ranch that is so huge they even have to brand their own cattle to keep track of them. Harry had married a girl from Wyoming but Marvin still hadn't found the right one , They told me that another former classmate lived on the next ranch. We all climbed into the WIS ranch plane and flew over to the next ranch. The house looked like it had come from New York's Park Avenue. The door opened and there stood Dody Ballard! She had become a model in New York after graduation but had soon left the metropolis be cause it was just too crowded. She and Don had married and bought this ranch but they didn't raise cattle. They raised little ducks, The next day another guest arrived, Loretta Doolittle. She was as gay and vivacious as ever, but oh, so many problems!! All of them very good looking. She explained that she had an escort bureau in Chicago, but all of the escorts fell for her, I flew down to Reno where I met Bonnie Carothers. Bonnie was a secretary to an important executive, W.D. Mock, David was the owner of a huge chain of stores, Mock, Inc. The stores sold sporting goods, everything from B-B guns to elephant rifles, rowboats to yachts, even books on sports. One of the best sellers was, How to Catch a Skunk , by the famous giant from Bogard Hollar, Dean Hubbard. I asked about Dean and Bonnie told me that he was now on one of his lecture tours and if I wanted to hear him she would take me that night. As we entered the large auditoriurn, I heard a lazy voice say, Now for another story of my boyhood days in Bogard Hollar . Yes, it was Dean. After his lecture he and his wife asked us to join them for supper, Just like old times Dean and I were considerate of our appetite s, We went to a quaint little tearoom. The Cafe was lighted by candles and violins played softly in the background. Madam Zella looked into our cups and told our fortunes. She told us our names and even some happenings in our high school years. She certainly had us mystified for a while until she told us that she was Dorothy Nickelson. She owned the tearoom and sometimes entertained by fortune telling,

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That night at the theater the star looked familiar to me. As he came closer and closer I realized that it was Robert Shafer who had played Grandpa in the famous E. H, S. play, Headin' for a Weddin' . After the curtain calls I went backstage with the intention of talking to Bob, He told me how he had become a famous star after many years of work and study. He said that John Stephenson had been a big game hunter in Africa but since Tarzan had retired John had taken his place. The next morning I arose early because I was anxious to be on my way. I was soon ready to leave on the ship, The Queen Anne , all except getting something to read. I was undecided where to go to buy some books when I saw a large neon sign flashing across from my hotel. I crossed over and went in. There were heavy rugs and beautiful lighting and everything to make you feel at home. I was undecided which books to buy because the re were rows and rows of them. I asked the propri- etor if he could suggest some books to me. In his soft talking voice he told me about the books and suggested some he thought I would like. As I listened to him I thought surely I have seen him' before. I finally asked him his name, He said, I'm David Patton, I used to live in English, Indiana . After I told him who I was we talked as long as we could. David told me how he used to help in his grandfather's bookstore in English and decided to follow in his footsteps. I left the book store and went to the harbor to board the Queen Anne for France. ' One of the acts the first night out was a trio of singers known as the Merry Makers. The girls were Loretta Smith, Hazel Zehr, and Patsy Patton. We spent most of the trip together. I told them about our classmates. Loretta and Pat had married the boys they went with in high school but Hazel was still playing the field. When our ship landed on the shores of the beautiful Seine River I was escorted to a very large building and taken to a beautiful furnished room where a tall hand- some man arose to greet me. I thought there was something very familiar about him as he asked me que stions. Finally when he came to my background he instant- ly recognized me and asked if I didn't know him. When he told me Where he came froml knew in a moment it was our own Bob Bullington, Needless to say our con- versation turned to the good old days at English High, Time flew by fast, when closing time came we had so many more things to talk about that Bob asked me to go home with him to meet his wife and little girl, The next afternoon I went to a fashion show. As I sat there trying to decide which dress I liked best I dropped my purse. The girl sitting beside me was trying to help me locate it and when we raised up I saw it was little Rita Horton. We shook hands and agreed to meet for dinner that night. Rita said she would have a surprise for me. At 8:30 Rita promptly arrived escorted by a'handsome young Frenchman. Rita introduced us and told me they were to be married soon. Rita said her fiance was President of a large perfurne company. Rita always was fond of good pe rfume. We talked a long time about our friends and the places we had visited. They drove me to the hotel leaving me with good wishes of a happy jour- ney, I left Paris for Madrid, Spain, the land of my dreams. While I was waiting to get my plane ticket to Spain I noticed an efficient looking young woman standing by