Hampton High School - Scarlet and Black Yearbook (Hampton, IA)

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and she had no one to leave her little bam- binos with. We all had a good laugh at Echo Toen- sing's newest comedy Jerry and Tom . He has taken over the Walt Disney business now. Bonnie Hamilton arrived in a private car. She has now graduated to the front row in a chorus line, but when we all saw the fur coat she wore, we wondered who waits for her after the show is over. Dwight Dreyer has now become one of the fastest daredevils on wheels. He owns and drives his own midget racer Greased Light- ning'.' Joyce Bergmann seems to be doing all right as a private secretary. We don't know, though, whether she meant the job or the boss. The former Ellen, Catherall came with her darling three-year-old triplets, dressed iden- tically. She said between them and the farm she has very little leisure time. Jim Staley previously sent us a letter letting us know he would appear on T. V. as Block- head Blarney in his latest. professiona.l match at 8:30 over Channel H. H. S. VVe all missed the presence of Leroy Behn, bue he seemed to be with us when we saw him on Television as a news broadcaster. Karl Brun, after three years of voice lessons, finally perfected his own commercial for Cam- el cigarettes. Rosie Simons turned her radio broadcast on The World and the Women In It over to one of her daughters, so she would be able to at- tend today. We were very sorry Barbara Lehmann c0uldn't be there, but she just couldn't get away. The President is keeping her busy do- ing shorthand these last few months. Cecil Baldwin owns one of the largest chain of grocery stores in the country. He has offer- ed jobs to any previous class members who are qualified. Jim Stahl made a late, but hasty arrival on his newest jet motorcycle. He has made quite a. killing on these, I hear. Bob Heilskov drove out from Chicago, where he is playing second chair, third row piccolo for the Chicago Symphony. Mary Graves invited us to drop into her Jade Room next time we are in Chicago. She specializes in Italian dishes. Richard Crawford just finished his sentence for bigamy. Never will learn, will he? Donna Boyenga and her husband flew in from Washington, D. C., where he holds the position of Postmaster General. Di Harrison, after years of college prepara- tion now has her long sought position of head buyer of nuts and bolts for tl1e Looney-Tooney Car factory. Leonard Berghoefer has developed a new weed killer, so corn doesn't. have to be plowed as often. He has been doing quite a bit of ex- perimenting on his 500 acre farm, lately. Marilyn Douglas hitch hiked up from her home in Des Moines to be with us, where she sells all the latest brands of cigarettes. Of course, she is prepared to tell the customers her preference of brands. Audrey Madson took the day off from her taxi stand to come to the reunion. She has offered all her old classmates bargain rates for anywhere in the city. Along with the ride Audrey gives you a review of the latest town affairs. Earl Lehman volunteered his services to demonstrate his new method of home perma- nents. Loretta Janssen brought one of her latest designs in women's dresses from her dress shop in Paris. Neva Davis was unable to attend as she had to appear in court. It seems she, along with three other members of the class, was involved in a hit and run accident. VVe were glad to welcome Betty Maddox back home. She had done a wonderful job in organizing a world-wide orphanage. She brought one of her little Japanese orphans to keep her company. Mrs. George Hollenbrush, better known to us as Rosemary Collins, was unable to attend due to all of her New York society affairs. l'lveryone had a good time and agreed that the reunion was a great success. The only trouble we had was with Merle Kaplan, who was mak- ing so much money from his classmate's chil- dren matching pennies, he didn't. want to leave.

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0112155 jtlrnplqerg Hampton, Iowa, June 1, 1962.-The class of 1952 held their reunion today at Cedar Falls, Iowa. It was wonderful of our former class- mate, Norman Thompson, to let us use his amusement park for this purpose. We also want to express our gratitude to the Hampton Times for the free publication of this article. The editor, Eldon Libby, toolf over for Hal Purcell, who couldn't be with us. Since he has became famed as the second Jerry Lewis his female audiences have been taking too much of his time. Pat Beemer, who just finished her tour as the lead in Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friendf' was also unable to attend since she offered her services to entertain the naval troops. Uleson and Kothe, the great stage team, ar- rived a little late due to a mix-up in Kenny's booking. He is 11ow playing the lead in Amer- ican In Paris, with Eunice as the director and booking agent. Patti Kepler arrived in a mink coat with her recent husband tNo. 35 who is a well-known bandleader. Patti consented to sing us her latest recording Come Un To My House. I am told Patti had a long discussion with Bump Guldburg, now a well-known lawyer, in case she needs any advice in the future. Marilyn Dovey is now modeling the latest in diamond necklaces for Dick Wise, who owns a large jewelry salon in New York City. As usual, Harold Higgins made his grand entrance an hour late, followed by his charm- ing wife, whom all remembered as Joan Schcar. VVe understand they have been playing torrid love scenes opposite each other in their latest film Love'em and I-eave'em. Alvin Simons had to leave early to attend the premier showing of Love'em and Leave- 'em at one of his branch theaters in Peterson- burg. Have you noticed the new cartoon a-dded to the Des Moines Tribune? It is drawn by none other than our own Dallas Funnell. We were all glad to see Miss Kelsey there. Pat's giggle has become famous now. I'm sure we all heard it when she was touring with side- shows for Ringling Brothers. Carolyn Ammerman, now a famed Psychia- trist, was looking for patients. A number of our former classmates had their problems di- agnosed by Dr. Ammerman. Dr. Ray Sommerfeld arrived escorted by two secret service men and his pilot who I was surprised to see, was Dick Matland. Dick has been piloting for Ray for quite a few years I understand. Ray, as you know, has just dis- proved Einstein's theory of relativity, and dur- ing the evening he gave a short lecture on the H-Bomb. The famous private eye Spike,' Jones was unable to attend as he is tied up in a case chasing the notorious Jealous Jackiet' tPat- tonl. We understand that Jackie, one of our former classmates is giving Spike quite the run around. Bob Bruns sped up in his big black Cadillac with a horse trailer on behind. He just could- n't bear to leave his famous steed at the double B. Diamond Jody QVeederJ kept the phone busy telephoning in bets on the latest races. You'Ve probably all seen his pict.ure in the winners circle of all the tracks lately, since he took over Santa Anita's race track. We under- stand Jim Williams has made fame for himself as Jody's private jockey. Sylvia Nelson arrived escorted by the Vice- President of I. P. S. It seems she was one of the lucky secretaries who snared their bosses. Jimmy Olson was unable to be with us, due to the filming of his latest picture, where he is featured as Tarzan. Paul Schipper, now a well-known football coach, arrived by plane with his wife and three-year-old son. After a little persuasion, his son sang for us the one song his father had taught him, t'We're Loyal To You Illinois. During the afternoon we received a cable- gram from South America, voicing our former Homecoming Queen's regrets that she couldn't attend. Shirley's husband was out on a job

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Glass In September, 1939, with pigtails flying and cowlicks refusing to be brushed down, we tod- dled off to kindergarten. In that trouping band of innocent, wide-eyed monsters were Joan Sehear, Echo Toensing, Eldon Libby, Eunice Oleson, Hal Purcell, Rosalyn Simons, Larry Guldberg, Carolyn Ammerman, Cecil Baldwin, Pat Beemer, Dallas Funnell, Rose- mary Collins, Leonard Berghoefer, Neva Davis, Karl Brun, Mary Graves, Kenneth Kothe, Di- ane Harrison, Betty Maddox, Jackie Patton, and Sylvia Nelson. First grade, with its colossal hallowe'en par- ty and valentine box, added Lerow Belm and Marilyn Dovey. Bob Bruns, Gordon Jones, and Jim Stahl joined the selected few in second grade. The following year Dwight Dreyer, Bonnie Hamil- ton, Bob Heilskov, and Jody Veeder joined our group. Fourth grade added only one, Donna Boyen- ga, and fifth grade produced nothing, in the way of new class members. This was the year of the grade operetta. Sixth grade, the year of reckoning, we were now able to climb to the third floor in tl1e Franklin Building. That year added eight more to our midst, Ellen Uatherall, Lyle Craighton, Marilyn Douglas, Audrey Madson, Dick Matland, Jim Olson, Alvi11 Simons, and Dick Wise were the lucky ones this year. Junior High, those words held a lot of mean- ing for us. We were 11ow fully grown-up and could even elect our own cheerleaders. Neva Davis and Pat Beemer later put their experi- ence to use as High School cheerleaders. Joyce glilisinrg Bergmann, Loretta Janssen, Harold Higgins, Shirley Rowe, Paul Schipper, Jim Staley, and Norman Thompson joined us in the seventl' grade with Pat Kelsey and Ray Sommerfeld adding to the mob in eighth grade. To help us brave the Seniors' initiation as freshmen, we were reinforced with Richard Crawford, Barbara Lehmann, Merle Kaplan, Jim VVilliams, and Earl Lehmann. Our carni- val that year was a stupendous success, and graduation with all its trimmings seemed a long way off. Our sophomore year fairly flew by and be- fore we knew it we were faced with the Junior class play, all the decorating for Homecoming, and the Junior-Senior Banquet with southern fried chicken, Spanish moss, Moonlight , and a floor show. Patti Kepler joined us this third year of high school. With pigtails bobbed and cowlicks nicely combed, we sadly end our Senior year. A lot of things have happened, incidents an-d events which we shall never forget. Initiation, Va- riety Show, Senior class play, our second Jun- ior-Senior banquet tguests this yearj, Career Day, animal swaps, Senior Breakfast, the im- mortal Senior drive, and finally, Baccalaureate and Commencement. All of these will be filed away and treasured the rest of our lives. 'tHampton, to thine honored name, lift we 11ow our voices, Noble High .School in whose fame, everyone rcjoices. In our halls assembled here, sing we Alma Mater, dear This our pledge forever be, Hampton High, we honor thee. Motto: Non est vivere est valere vita: Not merely to exist, but to amount to some- thing in life. Flower: Purple Iris Colors: Purple and Silver