Fort Branch High School - Key Yearbook (Fort Branch, IN)

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I RATIA VII TORIA Soon a messenger came runnmg to me w1tl1 a telegram from Margaret MCGUIFG and Catherme McCloskey saymg they had had trouble 1n Mt Car mel on the1r way over from Enfield and would be unable to be present at the party I 1mmed1ately told Ben to go after them It only took twenty mlnutes w1th the speed of h1s car Margaret sald she was marrled and was well satxsfled and had not taken the place 1n l1fe w1th a crooner as every one thought Catheune also had marr1ed and was the same qulet old g1rl we all knew Whlle we had been wa1t1ng for Ben to return w1th Margaret and Catherlne Charles Dav1s had appeared and we were begmnmg to wonder lf Hulda and LaVon were comlng We were danclng and s1ng1ng Joyfully when a sllent hush fell over our crowd as LaVon and Hulda tr1pped 1n They were exclus1vely dressed 1n the latest Par1s style gl1tter1ng w1th Jewelry La Von sald she had 1ntent1ons of rema1n1ng an old maxd and was runmng a boardmg house 1n the h1lls of Cal1forn1a Hulda Sollman had offered her hand 1n marr1age and her husband was runnlng a large n1ght club 1n Chlcago There was st1ll one to be DTGSGHU-MHHOD Cam We had g1ven up hope and were eatlng sandw1ches when 1n walked Mar1on carrylng a large plate of sllced on1ons He had plenty to supply all our sandw1ches wh1ch we certalnly couldn t refuse MHFIOH ln h1s usual laughmg bolsterous manner told us he was 1n bus1ness w1th h1s father ln the electrlcal field and was do1ng very well Now all havmg arr1ved I told them that I had been worklng 1n Chlcago for the Armour and Swlft Company as a government meat 1nspector and At last the dawn found each of us saylng we should meet aga1n three years later on the same date so all departed much happler than ever before lookmg forward to the next meet1ng of the class of mneteen hundred and thlrty five MISS Alcorn Ralph what are you do1ng Wlth your feet on the desk? Ralph Carter I lost my eraser so I m uslng my heel M1ss Elpers John what 1S work? John Challle Everythlng IS work M1ss E Do you mean to tell me that th1s table IS work? John Sure woodwork By PAUL WALLACE Mlss Alcorn Charles g1ve me the present pass1ve subjunctlve tense of a verb Charles Blackard Oh 1f I were loved Hulda Sollman What are you do1ng now? Murlel Chamberlln Im black sm1th 1n the cafetena Hulda Blacksm1th'7 Murxel Yes Im always shoe- 1ng H163 ! 7 . , . . . . . was now on a vacation and was visiting my brother here in Fort Branch. ' , 66 Y' . ll ' . . I , 0 4 , 1 q 79 If , as . as -' 7 ' . I! 77 . ' , It ' , KK . , . ll ' 71 ' , u ' ' ' ' . 44 1 - 17 ' ' ' l H ' , u , u ' n ' ' I ' , u x ' 7 , sa n ' ' n . , . . I8

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f RAIIA VICTORIA PRUPHILLY When the class of nlneteen hundred and thlrty five rece1ved the1r dlplomas each went out 1nto the world to become master of h1s professlon The day came the twenty fnfth of Aprxl 1945 ten years after the class mates had bade each other farewell at Commencement exerclscs back ln 1935 I had communlcated Wltll every member of my old class and had asked each and all to come to our old home town for a reun1on Oul meetmg place was the mstltutlon where we had recelved our h1gh school educatlon name ly Old Fort Branch Hlgh School I had Just seated myself ln the rest room of Fort Branch Hlgh to revlve old memorles when I heard a knock on the door It belng early I dldn t expect any classmate I opened the door there stood Murlel Cham bexhn I 1nv1ted her 1nto the SDZCIOUS rest room Wh1Ch was luxuuously fur nlshed and after talkmg a short tlme I leal ned she had been away from Fort Branch qu1te avu h1le also l1ke myself She sa1d she had gone South accepted partnersh1p w1th a young man who was an expelt 1nter1or deco Whlle talklng of school days I reached over and tuned 1n on statlon WGIN I heard thls sentence M1 Donald BlOSl193,l'b an expelt mechanlcal engmeer w1ll not speak on New Inventlon unt1l next week at the same t1me The next one to arr1ve was Frank La Rose He had become the man ager of a large prmtmg firm m St Louls Whlle Frank and Murlel were talkmg I walked over to the wmdow and I saw two men and two young lad1es commg down the street I rushed to the outsxde door opened It and m walked B1lly Kell and Doyle Rlslnger and thelr WIVGS B1lly sa1d he was a basketball coach at Indlana UHlN8TS1ty and Doyle was a pol1t1ca1 leader and was progressmg very rap1dly Slowly the rest room door opened and 1n walked Donald w1th a charm 1ng young lady who was h1s W1f9 He told us he had a very prom1s1ng fu ture 1n radroland as well as 1n Mechan1cs The mmutes were stored Wlth laughter when an orchestra broke forth 1nto a snappy Jazz We all ran to the gymnas1um from whence the mus1c was soundmg and to our surprxse there was Margaretmonroe Yager at the plano and Genevleve Wood was render1ng the vocal number along w1th a large fifty plece orchestra After awh1le we all heard a blg buzzmg noxse all havmg run outslde we dxscovered Ben had m1grated from New York mtendlng to return to Indxanapohs to h1s buslness of the Delsel Motor Company We learned Charles Davls was hxs partner and both were planmng on entermg a five hundred mile race at Indxanapolls I7 c6q Q ' I ' m - ' 7, - - .1 V - H . . . . . y h - ' v u 7 - I . Y v y . . . . , rator for the movie stars of Hollywood and they were both making good. V ' -J , , , , ' . . , , . , . . ,, . 7 7 7

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ceq GHATIA VICTORIA pq Miss Plass: Why don't you ever wash your hands before you come to school ? Eugene Polk: No use, I never hold them up anyway Mr Epperson How long does It take you to dress in the morn ing? Walter J Dilbeck About half an hour Mr Epperson fbraggingl O ly takes me ten minutes Walter James I wash Mr Becknell was fumbling at the keyhole of his front door in the wee hours of the morning Albert Cleveland seeing his difliculty came to the rescue Can I help you find the keyhole sir? he asked Thash all right old man you hold the house still and I can man age Sald Mr Becknell Mr Weaver And Donald what kind of a radio have you? Donald Broshears A railroad type-it whistles for every sta ion Mr. Hemmer fin physics classl : When two bodies come together is heat generated? Charles Davis: Not alwaysg the other night I got knocked cold Frank La Rose I spent nme hours over my geometry last night Mr Smith Really' Frank Yes It was under my pillow Genevieve Wood fadjusting her sashj Where s my bow? John Davis Im coming Mr Lockwood What IS the Liberty Bell? Ben Williams The bell that rings at the end of the ninth pe riod Paul Wallace Do you like mu sic? Maxgaretmonroe Yager Sure Paul Listen to the band around my hat ,Iunwr Class Play, 6Adam s Evenmg CHARACTERS Adam Adams .Robert Teel Anna Mrs Bean Gertie Dr Fragoni Rosita Elmer Green Mr Cokes Mrs Cokes Alice Call1s Betty Jane Humphrey Neva J Cleveland Olen Pumphrey Virginia HOUCh1DS Ethan Gwaltney James Wallace Eunice Singleton Time The present Scene Living room 1n the Adams home Type Play Comedy I9 ' . , H . ' ' . . U ' ' YY ' ' H ' , u . U ' ' ' , as n , , lf ' . : n- , - f , ,, .99 , sa H , . , ax 7' rr . . ' ' ' , u 7 ' 97 A . l , sz ' . . H ' H , . .xr . , , . H . cc ' - - 9 7 . - ' - ' n Y! ' l , . . . H - ' - 1 u ' - . ,, ' 97 u . . , ac nr I If ' l . . . 1 . H . t' 77 9, ' 5 9 ' 99 . ............,,.............. - ............,.........................., -... Casper ........................ ....., . .....,..........,. - - ,... . ..,,..... ......... .,.....,... .......... , L l oyd Yeast . .............,............. .. ............,.............,......,,......,........,. . . ................................................,................. ..........,.. ......... . ............... .. ................ - ....................................,.,....... . ' - . . . . . - . . . . .