Gladstone Oquawka High School - Memories Yearbook (Gladstone, IL)

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Rises On . HILLBILLY COURTSHIP 3 act Farce By Austin Goetz The Widow Peppin and deaf old Pappy Stilsby have swom to shoot each other on sight as their mountain feud rages verbally. The two old feudists have been planning second matrimonial ventures, and each has secretly engaged Wash jeddo, the halfwitted village scribe, to write to a matri- monial bureau for a mate. Wash has enclosed Emmy's picture in Ma's letter and Luke's in Pappy's, signing their respective names instead of Ma's and Pa.ppy's. Meanwhile, the moun- tain is all agog over the homecoming of the Triffet girls, radio's newest hillbilly sensation, who bring their manager, Sol Silverstein, with them in quest of more hillbilly enter- tainers. When Sol attempts to sign Ma on the dotted line, she mistakes him for an answer to her letter and jumps at the chance. Luke and Emmy are dumbfounded as Hog mountain is transformed into an active volcano of riotous courtship. How the mates are properly selected is a triumph of hillbilly dexterity, and Sol signs up enough hillbilly warblers to start a new revolution on the air. Luke Stilsby- - - Emmy Peppin- - - Ma Peppin ---- Lulu Triffet , , Seedie Triffet Wash Jeddo- - - - Sol Silverstein- - - Louis Cattaro ----- P appy Stil sby ------ - CAST In love with the mountain flower- - - - -A flower of the Ozarks- - - - - - -The mother of the flower- - - - - - - -Radio Hillbillies- - - - - - -The mountain nitwit' - - - - - - A Hebrew manager- - - - - - -A temperamental Italian- - - - - -A feudist of the old school- - - Bridget O'Flannigan- - - ------- A wild Irish rose- - - - - Reverend Bo swell- - - - - - The preacher-mam - - W-v - - - - -Sharen Kloster - - -Edna Dixon Wava Thompson . - - . Leila Tyner Patsy Mayo - - - - -john Simons Dennis johnson - - - Kent Curtiss - - - Dorance Vice - - - -Carol Gillaspie - - - - Ralph Kemp

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CAST tau.-....-.,. THE CURTAI Gran dma's Best Years By Earl L. Russell A Comedy in Three Acts Produced by the junior Class Grandma Simms' widowed daughter, Mrs. Abbott, has become a social climber. The three Abbott children and Sadie, the maid, are having a miserable time. Grandma arrives from the farm the day Mrs. Abbott is bringing three upper-crust guests home for the week-end. Grandma thwarts this move by inviting the family black- sheep. Gram having never seen het blacksheep cousin mistakes a criminal for him. These many situations make for a hilarious, fast, moving comedy. Mrs. Abbott - - Sadie ------ Joyce Abbott - Marion Abbott- Dottie Margin - Willie Abbott - Shorty ----- jim Meyerson Gram ---- Patch - - Mabel ------ ----- Bubbles --------- Miss Quelch ------- Edwin Carlson Cousin Oscar - - - ----J - - - The mother- - - - - - - Shirley james -----The maid ------- The oldest daughter ---- ----The oun erdau hter --- Sheron Thacker -Wanda Graham Caroline Martin ------Judy Dixon l Y 8 8 - - - -Mar1on's bosom chum The son ----- - - - - Larry Gray - - Willie's side-kick- - - - - - Larry Sandy oyce's beau - ---- - Grandmother of the - Abbott Children - - - - The imposter - - - spinster Patch's wife - - - Patch's daughter- - n.-- - Larry Yeoman - -Eunice Cook - -Greg Carlson Madge Johnson - - Donna Smith - - - Betty Neff Mrs. Carlson- ---- Effusive Society Matro Dignified, haughty ---- Sandra Vaughan - - Mrs. Carlson's - - - - - - Bill Maynard affected son Meek, middle-aged man ---- Clifford Dllllll 1 L

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-Q. v --Q- Uunsnwunu Suunann Wlewlurtu , MEET THE PRESS .I The Annual Staff started meeting in the early month of the fall. They made plans for their yearbook, such ns, theme, dedication, and pic- tures that would tell the story of 1955-56 school year. The production of a year- book, however, required at considerable amount of finan- cial support. This financial support was taken care of by the senior class. ANNUAL STAFF: Pat Mayo-Business Manager, Mary Thompson-Student Reporter, Kent BANK OF OQUAWKA Curtiss - Associate Iiditor, Wava Thompson - Photographer, Sharen Kloster - Editor, Miss Nail - Advisor, Dennis johnson-I' hotographer and Dorance Vice- Sports Editor. Oquawka, Illinois ff Associate Editor, Kent Curriss, Editor, Sharen Kloster, Advisor, Miss Nail. Capital and Surplus- - - - - ----- - - - t1ot1,ooo.oo George Richmond, President Iinrle A. Kloster, Vice-President S. II. Richmond, Ifxecutive Vice-Presidt-nt Frank R. Wood, Cashier john A. Ricketts, Assistant Cashier llarry O. Parsons, Assistant Cashier We I'ay Zn? Interest on Saving Deposits-Member of FDIC iii!! Cbmpliments ofthe INUMPLIMENTS OF BANK AND TRUST CO. J. C. Schramm Co. and BU RI.INGTON'S LEADING Tllli MEACIIAN Il ECTRIC FASHION STORE SERVICE Burlington, Iowa Burlington, Iowa fiff iff! I l A I Compliments of h THE TYPFWRITI-IR SHOP 5 S The typewriter center of Burlington I A 205 North Main Street ' f L 5 E Burlington, Iowa ti S 5 , if-:rn S K LET Us smtvicia You F F The Iiric Anderson jewelry 403 jefferson Street O F Burlington, Iowa A N N U A I.