Grain Valley High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Grain Valley, MO)

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GNC It ia ilf llkisfi A ml I looked in e telephone directory for the name Hutchings. I knew if I could locate Bob he could tell me about some of the folks I used to know. Several by the name Hutchings were listed, but none of the names were familiar, so I decided to give up and go to Q hotel. I inquired about e good hetel and was directed to the Hutchings Hotel, which was the largest in the town 'having over a hundred rooms with the most modern equipnent including redio and television. It was owned and operated, by my old friend, Bob Hutchings. Bob was in his office. After exchanging heerty greetings, we sat down for Q talk about old times. Of course, our telk drifted beck to Grain Valley High School and to members of our class. We talked about fauline Cooper and Bob Jenkins and their chances to win the nomina- tion for President. They were running on the People's ticket, and Pauline was the first Henan ever to try for the presidency. I found that our two presidential candi- dates were not the only members of our class who hed done well. The mayor of the thriving city of Grain Valley was also e member of our class, Clifford Hoehn. Dale Terry was e famous radio singer-- now living in New York. He was said to have a special seeretery to answer his fan neil. Junior Chiddix was owner of the Skyride Airplane Company end was Hflying right elong.H Elbert Chiddix, or HCrickerW as no used to know him, had been e successful baseball pitcher for many years having figured in more than one Vorld Series. He nas not e manager for one of the big eastern teams. Se popular hid he been that a Breekfest Food Co. was put- ting out souvenir baseballs with Cricket's picture and neue en them. John Hutchings mes Q Chief ef Police in Grain Valley vith e large force of police and detectives, conpesinp his Morkinf force. So

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efficient were his methods of furnishing pro- tection to the citizens that Grain Valley was known as the safest city of its size in the United States. Wayne Bellew was running e chain of gro- cery stores, three of them being in Grain Valley. Edgar Neill was e U. S. Senatorg and was happily married--so happily in fact that he was trying to put a bill through Congress to levy a heavy tex on all bachelors. Oliver Droege was Superintendent of Grain Valley High School. Mr. Farley had retired from active work, now merely acting in an ad- visory capacity. Earlene Tate was a famous girls'athletic director and basketball coach in C large cast- ern university. Lennea Benson was a fine lawyer and was running for the office of prosecuting attor- ney. Lorene Elliott was Q famous big game hunter and explorer in Africa. She sent rare and valuable specimens and trophies to the largest museum in the rorld. Rogene Cousins was e dress designer with an office in New York,and made frequent trips to Paris Working out new ideas and patterns. Frances Renick was a writer. She had written several books, and was a regular con- tributor te several magazines. Lucille Corlew was an artist. Sho Wes then over in Europe on e vacation, taking a rest. Her Work was very popular and profit- able. Vera Story had gone to Hollywood four or five years after she graduated from school. After starring in several famous pictures,she had retired and was living in California. I asked about Miss Guthrey, and was in- formed that she had quit teaching a year or so before and his not on a trip around the world. Bob and I decided that the cless of l939 had done well, and were glad to belong to it.