Graham High School - Graham Yearbook (Bluefield, VA)

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Semor Class W111

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Sen1or Class Prophecy The Twen reth en ury Lrmrted came rumblr g rn o Wash rngtons famous Unron Statron carryrng MR AND MRS IAMES WITTEN WELLS a step closer o herr des rna ron Thrs was an rmportant even rn the lrves of Irmmy Nels and hrs a trac rve wrfe he former MISS HELEN HARMAN for they had come to Washrngton for an r tervrew wrh the Presrdent of the Unrted States' S epprng I om the crack streamlrner Mr and Mrs Wells edged therr way hrough the mrllrng throngs at Unron Statron and harled a warrng axr 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE commanded Irmmy rn a very masterful tone He wrshed to rmpress the cabbre wrth the rmportarce of hrs mrssron After all Just any guy couldnt make a personal call on the Presrdent of the Unrted States The cab crrcled the plaza a Unron Statron and urned down Construtron Avenue In ten mrnutes rt came to an abrupt halt rrr front of the marn gate of the Whre House After the guard had Checked and rechecked Irrnmys cre dentrals the gate swung open and he taxr conveyed Mr and Mrs Wells to the door of the Executrve Mansron Af er berng greeted by the butler who Irmmy and Helen recog nrzed as therr former classmate DOUGLAS PHILLIPS they ascended the maJestrc starrway of th Whrte H use and entered the recep ron room of the Presrden s prrvate offrce sonal secretary seated at the receptron desk was none other than BILLIE BRECKENRIDGE Wrthout further delay they were ushered wrth great ceremony rnto the rnner sanctum There sea ed behrnd hrs rmposrng desk sat he Presrdent of the Unrted States The Presrden arose and warmly greeted Irmmy and Helen After lr gerrng for a trme on the toprcs of the day the three frrends fell to drs cussrng old rmes and the Class of 46 By the way asked the Presrdent what ever happened to those PURTEE srsters FRANCES AND FLORENCE? Why havent you heard? replred Helen they are the present day edr ron of the Dolly Srsters and are playrng o capacrty audrences at the Paramount Thea re rn New York And BILL ELLIOTT Florerce s newly acqurred husband rs therr press agent IOYCE MORGAN the star reporter of the NEW YORK TIMES rntervrewed them at therr Park Avenue penthouse and found hem as sweet and unatfec ed as ever Speakrng of famous p ople contrnued he Presrdent we have qurte a number of celebra res from he g aduat mg class of l946 Theres MARTHA NEEL who s now srng rng wrth the Metropolrtar Opera and ELAYNE SUMMERS IS currently appearrng wrth that famous dance troup he Rockettes at Radro Crty Musrc 1-Iall Around the corner at the Stork Club Mandy Neff and hrs new band the Rrpplrng Rhythm Boys are now breakrng all a endance records But le s not forge our classmates who stayed rn Blue freld promp ed Irmmy Have you been keepr g up wrth the polrtrcal careers of ROBERT I-IAVENS and BONNIE TICKLE7 Reber has Jus been elec ed Mayor of Bluefreld Vrrgrnra whrle Bonnre Iean has become the frrs woman sherrff of Tazewell Coun y and has as her chref deputy Arnold Smrth The Presrdent rn erruprng sard Speakrng of polrtrcs ano her old classma e PEGGY IO HILL rs now rn Corgress and rs one of my closest confrdents rn the House I also understand that HOWARD IACKSON rs her secretary But Im really more rnte-rested rn hearrng about Bluefreld Then perhaps youd lrke to know that TED YOST and hrs betterhalf the former RUTH DURHAM are owners of the Old Domrnror Servrce Statron volunteered Heler Whrle Ted manages the money matters Ruth who looks srmply drvrne rn her blueJeans can be seen washrng and polrshrng the cars Now Helen dear sard Irmmy grrnnrng sheeprshly dont forget the new pool room thats Just been opened by IIMMY HAUN and BOZY TUNNELL And you may not belreve rt but the bartender rs Danny Dorton and Brllre Osborne racks balls I s Just lrke you o thrnk of somethrng lrke that Irmmy replred Helen but of course you wouldnt remember that rn the same burldrng rs the laboratory of that famou screntrst IACK FUOUA who orly last year won the Nobel prize for producrng syn hetrc beer made from water and brcarbonate of soda It was certarnly a shame about BOB MATTHEWS sard the Fresrdent I read rn the paper that he was lost rn a snowdrrft up rn Mrnnesota and has never been heard from srnce Another of our classmates addrcted to travel rs CLIFTON TURNER who rar away Wrth a carnrval and rs now a trght rope walker and marrred to the bearded lady Thrs trme Helen spoke Another young marrred couple who graduated wrth us rs PAUL WAGNER and IANIS NOEL Paul rs put mg hrs agrrcultural engrneerrng course to good use on hrs farm at Falls Mrlls Speakrng of Falls Mrlls MARION BAILEY and RUTH BALES have opened one of the countrys most fashronable summer resorts rn the barks of hat famous lake They tell me that ANNA HARRELL rs dorng a hrrxrng busrness drrvrng the tourrsts out to the lake rn her taxr Remember the skatrng rrnk on Tazewell road? mqurred Irmmy Its now berng run by PHYLLIS PRUETT and IEAN TABOR You remember Calvrn Beard dont you Mr Presrdent asked Helen He s a wrdely knowr evangelrst now and rs conductrng a revrval rn a tent loca ed rn Gossrp Bottom Another of he ve e ans rn the C ass of 46 RALPH BOWLING rs now a promrnen' surgeon and has as hrs head lab technrcran IOY E HAWKS Its rumored hat they ll be marrred soon 0 I l I J. ,11 1 . .J . , , 1 1 C t 1. t - ' ' - - - J . 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