Hartville High School - Streak Yearbook (Hartville, OH)

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when I saw Cathenne Strrckrch angnly shakrng her frst at the obyect ln front of her fue truck Here was a b1g gentle contented cow planted squarely rn the mrddle of the road w1th a l1ttle barefoot mrlk mald brlngmg up the rear When she f1nally re moved the m1lkpa1l from the top of her head I saw rrty old pal Loxs Espenschled Flnally everythlng was settled peaceably and Espy rode away rrumphantly astraddle her cow I hopped on the f1re truck unnot1ced and watched Cathenne maneuver down the next street fl cant understand to th1s day how those frremen hang on that thmg everytrme theres a fuel Then I saw the blaze and a fem1n1ne volce shoutmg loudly Save her' Save Angel' A very d1Sl.l'9SSed face was seen at the wlndow and am1d all the smoke I saw Vugmxa Mead The f1re had not done much damage and was qulckly put out by Kate and Her F1reF1ght ers However am1d all the confuslon I notlced now that there were dozens of klttens emerglng from every conce1vable plase V1rg1n1a was run n1ng a cat farm she had always had a klnd heart for all those poor homeless alley cats and Angel belng a charter member of the cat farm she had thought of her safety frrst I passed the tlme of day w1th V1rg1n1a and passed on I had not gone far when the s1ght of a news stand remlnded me that I wanted a paper I was st1ll half a block from my dest1nat1on but I could tery pla1nly hear le shout of Extra from the Corner It was Ann Kovacs maklng a b1g success of the professlon she started rn whxle 1n hlgh school I qurckly purchased my paper and got the bnght xdea of v1s1t1ng the amusement park whxch had become famous overnlght I halled a taxl but was sorry I had not warted for the next one for I got more thnlls than I d1d on the roller coaster whrch I rode on later Another surpnse when I saw who :vas behlnd the wheel It was Rosemary Betzler ln the b1g trme job of taxrdnver Woman suffrage certalnly has taken great strldes smce 1941 We were trovellmg along at a fa1r rate of speed when an object whlzzed by and I felt the car sway from the awful speed of whatever xt was Rosemary very calmly lnformed me that 1t was only Whlz Kamerer who used thrs partrcular street for her practlces She was the woman athlete of the year and was trymg to break her own record Her fnends had her womed because they told her that she would never make anythmg out of herself 1f he d d not speed up a b1t So she takes an over dose of V1tam1n p1lls and they w1ll not wear off After that catastrophe Rosemary told me that she was gomg to reure soon she had plenty of money saved up I was rather puzzled because all the tax1dnvers I had ever known never got wealthy enough to retrre She expla1ned that on one oc caslon she had taken Walter Boll1nger all the way to Florrda He was out of places to go to sell hrs Chr1stmas cards 1t seems that he IS st1ll trylng to sell those from 1940 Maybe the people 1n Flonda have never seen that pattern After he has those sold he IS gomg to take the huge commrsslon he s qetung and golna to set .lp a halr styllst shoppe lf Im not mrstaken hrs Saturday speclal w1ll be a corffure s1m1lar to h1s own So much for Walter I saw that we were now at the amusement grounds and eager for some fun I got out fafter pay1ng my b1ll of coursel and looked around There were tents everywhere and I thought I must have h1t a crrcus ground There was one lrttle bulldmg whlch caught my eye It was supposed to contam a toe dancer whlch took all your cares and your wares away by lust watchlng htm I could hear fa1nt strams of beaut1ful musrc float1ng out from the rnsrde so I decrded to have a peep at th1 marvel It was rather dark on the nslde ex cept for the lrghtmg on the dancer and the stage Large stars fhclcered overhead But walt' Here comes the wonder of the ages' Glldlng out ln mrsty verls comes the utter breath taklng lovllmess of Donald Long' I must confess I never dreamed thxs would be our dear presldents future but you can never tell And hes makrng qu1te a success at rt too Such aplomb ' 'P Not feelmg qu1te as rested as I expected to I wondered over to the fortune tellers tert w1th the name Madam Gazume ln brg red letters all over rt I stuck my head rn fthose gypsles look so forb1dd1ngl but the blonde hau caught my eye nght away Gazlng solemnly at lser huge crystal ball was V1v1an Burgess' She had a chent at the trme and I was very astonished rrght 1n and talk to both of them but the temptatxon was too great I eavesdropped I heard some thmg hke thrs Madame I see IH the crystal ball that you are gomg to travel no you are now navellmg Wlth a dark man Iust then Mary rn terrupted her w1th Oh Heck thats me and Rel kowsky He s a banna peddler down there across the tracks and I s1t ln the l1ttle pushcart and holler BANANAS ' ' I had so st1fle my laughter at the look on V1v1ans face so I quretly backed out mmus my fortune I never mrss the Bearded Lady so that bemg the only attractron I had not seen I went rn for a look here she was 1n all her glory sm1l1ngly g1v1ng autographs to old and young The crowd was be commg more and more congested when amld all the bustle and confusron of the mob clamorrng for her autograph a ternble th1ng happened A hand lad reached out to pluck her sleeve and 1nstead arabbed a lock of her hair I gasped as I saw her whole head of ha1r berng pulled down to the ground The crowd roared but our l1ttle lady st1ll sm1l1ngly went on s1gn1ng autographs It was not a lady but a man' And that lock of ha1r on h1s forehead gave h1m away entxrely Of course no one else could look hke Inn Horsley Those brg blue eyes could easrly be taken for a g1rls and w1th a l1ttle d1sgu1se he played the part very well By this tune I had pretty well t1red of the crrcus so I yourneyed out and down the f11'Sl street I came to I had a few purchases to make one of them a clock for my grandmother so I thought as soon as I saw a good drug store I would stop rn and get . . . , . 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SENIOR CIASS PRUPIIIECY Bang' Bang' I aimed carefully at a duck tit was hunting season in 19517 and lifted my eyes to watch my prey fall Imagine my surprise when in stead of my feathered friend what should land at my feet but a magic carpet' I put out my hand to examine 1t and accidentally stepped on it Whiz' I was off' Over town and country I soared when another report I heard and my little carpet was shot out from under me I fell many miles to the earth and fainted from fnght When Iawoke I found myself in a heavenly bed of Amenca Beauty roses I perceived it to be a nursery and was lust relaxmg in the thomless bed when I was ap- proached by a stout comely matronly little lady At second glance I was sure I was not mistaken it was my old classmate Iva Boyer' Contrary to recollections of earlier days she came toward me vxith an angelic smile plastered on her face The long suffering look she had on her face was put there in view of the fact that she was still waiting for Bob to return from the army maybe he had lie. reasons As vse sat there reminiscma a bit I looked beyond the hills and saw a p1t1ful abode with the sign I could barely read it 1t was so weatherbeaten Mullen Esq Inc Iva explain ed that he had become a hermit and was getting down to the serious business of trying to save his money of course with a slot machine installed 1n P Y there the rest of his queer life Unable to find my magic carpet I bade Iva good bye and started out over the mountains I knew not where I was minding my own business walking on the left side of the road when with a loud screech of brakes a very snappy car pulled up along Slde of me and a freckle face with a col lege freshman cap stuck on a towhead Cor IS it get ting grayl yelled out Want a r1de pal? Im medlately I recognized Glenn Graber and after crawling in I questioned h1m a bit on the cap he was wearing and he very shamefacedly informed me that he was still struggling through his first year of college Latin being the chief drawback We had not driven very long when we came upon a burly young sailor all thumbs with his battered suitcase almost in the middle of the road He was a gruesome sight with anchors and beaut1ful dames tatooed all over his arms and face Of course 1t was none other than Iohnny Dysle on a shore leave and so since we either had to h1t him or pick him up he also crawled in We had travel ed a few more miles when I said I wanted to stop at the very first filling station and get a map We spotted a very prosperous looking one and whiz zed up to the gas pumps We were greeted by a very pretty gas station attendant and after a flash of those famous dimples I recognized Eileen Tess mer She explained that her father had invested in a gas station for her benefit because she always used so much gas running around She liked fill ing up her own car so well that she decided to go into the business in a b1g way You should see all the truck dnvers that stop there' We filled er up and were on our way minus Sailor Dysle and his baggage We soon came to a large metropohs and I informed my friend Glenn that I wanted to get out and have a look around town Again I bade farewell to one of my former classmates and walk ed up Main Street bound to find adventure My ears heard someone singing a broken version of Scrub me Mamma with a Boogie Beat It was only a bedraggled street cleaner but looking a little more closely I saw that it was Dueber Maurer He gu1lt1ly picked up a cigarette butt and slipped it mto his pocket I didnt want to embarass him by stopping to talk so I hurriedly passed on Poor fel low' And he had such a good start in life I decided to Journey over to the newspaper OIII e and put in an ad for a traveling companion some thing I had wanted for a long time I soon spotted my destination and saunte ed in I had just plac ed my ad when I was greeted by a tall somewhat familiar looking woman Upon my word it was Mary Hmerman' She certainly has risen in the world She told me that she had quite a few of her former classmates working under her and in formed me as to who the y were Possibly its the influence of the Business English Class cropping out in thern Above the noise of the press I could hear another familiar voice I was sure I could never mistake B111 Schumacher Sure enr- Agli there he was sitting at a big mahogany desk with his blond bangs hanging over his eyes writing the gossip column with Bernice supplying the dirt Seeing that he was too busy to be bothered l left Mary to her work also and went into the next room There I saw Pauline Stutzman looking like an old maid already writing a lovelorn column called What You re Best Friends Wont Tell You She didnt look as if her own advice had done her any good Maybe she was using her schoolday tactics for write up material I had barely turned away from her when Iheard a deep satisfied chuckle from the other side of the room There sat none other than Louis Susco reading his own yokes I guess he figured somebody had to laugh at them Suddenly I had to stop my browsing around for I heard the loud shriek of the fire siren Iran to the nearest window and just at that moment the long red truck was tearing past at an unearthly rate of speed But through it all I saw a cool determined young fire chieftress standing by the cause tl mean sittmgj The truck was areenmg madly down the street fsimilar to the good old days when we had driving lessonsl when ll stopped with a loud screech of the brakes At that time I took the opportunity to fly out of the building and watch the excitement When I finally plovted through the mob imagine my surprise i . u r - - . ll - I ll I . - P I - I - ' , ' . u I - I I. 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what I wanted among them some asptrms after the ordeal at the c1rcus I found one but what was Ih1S huge semt traller s1tt1ng out ln front of lt Well I went tn and the ftrst thmg I saw was Mary lane W1 ks w1th her legs wrapped around the stool at the counter She had a pecuhar garb slouch hat w1th a badge and otly trousers and above all a br1ght red sh1rt She was le1surely stppmg a soda lat rt agaml after renew1ng our fnendshrp I hes1tantly asked her what she was dressed up for a masquerade for 1n the mlddle of the day She looked rather hurt but klndly told me that she had to dress that way to dr1ve her truck that she had a truck l1ne from Detrott to Prttsburgh I later learned that she always takes the roundabout way through Marlboro Iust then my attent1on was dlstracted by the tall handsome soda jerker emergtng from the back of the store W1th a gr1n reachmg from ear to ear he asked what I wanted The grm gave xt away I mean the gold tooth Nobody has one hke 1t It was I1mmy Smrth My how he grew thmg out of my classmates but I1mmy at least has a d1gn1f1ed professxon I told I1mmy that I would hke to see hrs alarm clocks whereupon he took me back to another counter and showed me hrs d1s play I notlced one queer look1ng oblect resemb- l1ng a clock and I was rnformed that 1t was one Edna Keller had taken ten years to tnvent and 1t had very recently been put on the market She had always had such a dtfflcult t1me 1n her school days to get up tn t1me to get to school that she thought 1t would PIOIII her Lf she would lnvent one that would do the work lt looked as 1f lt m1ght too It was made l1ke any other clock w1th one ex cept1on on 1t was a long extenslon resembllng an arm wh1ch was the alarm When 1t was t1me for you to get up 1t reached out and tapped you very gently on the shoulder for wherever 1t h1t youl and then rf th1s ltttle remlnder dxd not awaken you you recerved rather a sound beat1ng By then you were u ually ready to get up and shut the thmg off I was so rmpressed w1th 1t that I took 1t along Mary Iane had frmshed her soda and we walked out of the store together I stood there on the s1de walk w1th tears rn my eyes and watched her Loom off rn her truck I was st1l1 stand1ng there 'ookmg down the street after her when I heard a loud Yrpee and I felt a rope crawl around my mtddle I thought 1t was supposed to be a lasso and I looked around to see who would have the nerve to do such a thmg Upon my word tt was Beverly Powell all decked out rn a ten gallon hat hxgh heeled cowboy boots and a p1stol at her srde She had a startled look on her face when she saw she had lassoed me and blurted out Oh gosh I meant to get that man up ahead of you' Ill get one sometlme though lust wa1t Then she saw who I was and started all over agatn Howdy stranger where yo all been all these years? I told her and she saxd she had been w1th a h1ll brlly outfrt for a long t1me and she was theu champeen yodeler She had sort of a hard t1me learnlng the1r l1ngo but she was gett1ng xt out pretty well She explamed that she had to get go- 1ng and when she walked off I couldnt help notrcmg that her legs were slrghtly bowed pre- sumably from ndlng all those horses Iln the parkl She left me w1th a merry yodel on her l1ps and I far when I notlced a large srgn on the front of a bulldmg YOU MIGHT FIND YOUR MATE COME HERE FOR A DATE and underneath t Wanda Merkle Escort Bureau I concluded that probably she wanted to help out the poor unfor tunates who couldnt get the1r own dates because she was always ready to sympathrze w1th someone tn that predxcament It was growrng dark and I declded I d1dnt have t1me to stop and chat I was gett1ng rather worned about my cond1t1on for the mght when a d1m obyect landed r1ght there on the sldewalk 1n front of me and I looked down and saw my magxc carpet' I thought probably 1t was here to take me home so I stepped on 1t and was gone and soon found myself at home 1n my own back yard All 1n all I had a very busy day seetng all my class mates agam after all th1s t1me although I must confess I d1dnt expect them to turn out th1s way and I dont thlnk they d1d elther ust The Ltttle Man who wasnt there who followed them around for four years Well. I had seen enough that day to expect any- wandered off in the other direction. I had not gone - - ' , ' H iz S . . - - I - Q . ' . - I . .. 25 -