Grand Rapids High School - Pirate Yearbook (Grand Rapids, OH)

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CClass Prophecy Cont.D over the Crowell-Collier Publishing Companygthe company had gone bank- rupt and Walter bought it: he is one of the greatest financial figures on Wall Street. Wh I left Vera then and went down to the auditorium for rehearsal. After rehearsal, a dignified looking person came toward me from back- stage. It was none other than Paul Johnston. He said he was still studying, but was also acting lawyer for the Ohio State Supreme Court. He said he got along just fine in the courts except--for one person Elinor slickes Thomas, who was the editor of the city's newspaper,and also the t, smoothest lawyer that ever lived. ile talking to Paul, we discussed some of our classmates. He told me that Donald Heyman was playing baseball in the American League He is one of the highest paid men in baseball, being able to play first base, second base, catching and pitching. He also said that Delman Bisher was a test driver for new cars in the Chrysler Company. He should be very good at this job. Paul said that Doris Nielson had waited for that certain sailor and when he got back they had married. They had gone on a honeymoon and hadn't returned and no one knew just where they were at the present. Glenda Hezgan was touring Europe, visiting all the great and famous musicians because she wanted to be- s come a prominent musician also. ' Af ter entertaining at Ohio State I decided to take a vacation in Grand Rapids, Ohio. ' xTo She had in this In Madclyn Grace's my surprise Grace Digby was the first person I happened tomeet settled down and she and her Uhubbyn had opened a night-club up and coming town. the nite-club, Medelyn Shetzer was the feature attraction. had gotten together a group of girls and they were making night-club the hot-spot for miles around. One nice day I decided to go fishing. While wading around in the Maumee, farm so I a large in larg I ran into Paul McKenzie. Paul was a local farmer who didn't much but that he had time to go fishing. left Paul and went downtown. I passed e beautiful buildingwith plate glass window in the front. On the window was painted, e letters--UJoyce's Beauty Parlorn owned and operated by Joyce iner. I was tempted to go in to see Joyce, but a cor pulled up Finkcnb to the toward tainly curb at the time and a tall good looking fellow got out amdcame me. At once I recognized the walk, it was Archie Box. He cer- had a nice car and why shou1dn't he?????? He was a car sales- man for a while, but tiring of this, he took ofer a section of Ford's factories and is now building his own Fords.

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LU'orchestra has been touring the country and has been throughall the states. It has been great sport entertaining people, but inside me there is an emptiness--a longing to see someone. I know now whom I long to see--the Ukidsn whom I used to sing with in our high school chorus and lav with in our high school band, and all of the other P . nkidsn that were in Maybe I should of those classmates the world overg he been acclaimed the ranks with Frankie cessful abroad. my class. tell you that some members of my orchestra aresome They are: Elton Rehklau,the best clarinetplayer has been heard in all parts of the world and has greatest of allg Norma Bortel, the pianist, who Carle, recently joined the orchestra after a suc- jive and rhythm tour, which played both in this country and On our tour we had acquired busses of our own and in one town 61 - the lar cr bus, a Chevrolet, broke down I found an telephone direct- ory and looked in the yellow section for a garage. The first one I BBW WELS name so was none other than Whyers Garage---Finest Service.U It seemed I remembered that I decided to go to that garage, and sure enough the operator James Myers. He said that he had worked in another garage but got tired of working, so he started a garage of his own and hired others to do other kids were. To and he told me that to become famous on his work. I asked him if he knew where any of the my surprise he showed me a picture of KathrynMohn she was in Hollywood--acting small parts buthoping the screen. Of course, after mentioning Kathryn, I asked where Raymond Mohr was,and he told me that Raymond was raising popcorn on his 600-acre farm, and also plenty of cane!!! I had to leave University on the following night and it was time to We arrived at Ohio State rather early and I was of the members of the faculty. To my surprise there She was a social science instructor, and a very good Jim and go on. We were to entertain at Ohio State be on our wav. introduced tosome was Irma Altwies. one too. When I went to the Dean's office I was introduced to his private secretary. I noticed that the girl blushed and acted rather shy and by these actions I recognized Vera Smith. Yes, she was still the same Vera I had known in school. We had quite a chat and I asked her if she knew where any of our classmates were. Yes, she knew that Betty Fletcher and Doris Soliday were were ager nurses in a government hospital in Washington D. C., both of them supervisors and helped in surgeryg Helen Rearick was General Man- of a large 'chain of stores in New York, Pittsburg and Toledog Patricia Armbruster was the private secretary to the President of the Scheub Publishing Companyg the president Walter Scheub, had taken

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CClass Prophecy Cont.l I noticed he had n very different kind of paint on his car and he said his head chemist, Carl Eg5,one of our classmates,had experimented and developed e paint that shed all dirt. This discovery had set Carl off to a good start and he was now working on tires that would not wear out. I decided I had taken a long enough vacation, so I went to the telegraph office to send a telegram to my orchestra to inform them that I was returning. Imagine my surprise when I recognized the tele- grapher as Donny Huffman. He said he had been offered jobs in NewYork City as a telographer, but he wanted to stay in his home town and be with his folks. On my way back to my orchestra, I had a stop-over in Chicago. As I was standing on the station platform I noticed 2 sailors and 8 coast guardsmen approaching the train. As they came closer, I recognized them es Pete Graf and Martin Heckler, the seilorsg and RobertStearns Eugene Schlotz, and Bill Kuhlmen, the ooastguardsmen. They had been discharged and were making tracks for home. After meeting some of my schoolmates and finding out where therest were, I was very much at ease. ---Chester Brown