Ionia High School - Ionian Yearbook (Ionia, MI)

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Glyde Geiser Erwin George Florence Gott Edward Grant Avis Grill Joyce Guernsey Marjorie Hague Gordon Hannah K- Wanda Haskinfi Ethel Hecht Eric Heitman Norma Jean Higbee Kathlyn Hines Betty Holland Robert Horn Duane Horrocks'-' Barbara Houghton Marie Howard Calvin Huey Phyllis Hulbert 'il' June Marie johnson Madeline johnson Meredith Jones Roger Kebler Lynn Kanouse uniafvi - Max Raglin, President Gordon Green, VicefPresident joan Fuller, Secretary Robert Raynior, Treasurer William Abbruzzese Anna Allen Mary Ellen Anderson H ,fdlaois Arntzv'- o55. 953--r Helen Bailey f J charles Ball . Gwen Barnes , '11, John Benedict ffl, Lois Bennett l U JJ-,J Max Bradley I A V' Iaekolyn Brake Esther Clark Donald Coe Ruth Conroy Dale Darling LaVern DeForest Maxine DeHart Gloria Gardner Robert Gardner Madeline Geiger ,fig ei'

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to understand women. They've built a new hos' pital here, which we were conducted through by brain specialist Dr. William Westmaas, and his private nurse, Virginia Velia. The other nurse, Jean Benedict, had measles. Winifred Lockwood was visiting as a social worker. Floor girl Helen Burns took us to the second floor where we met two laboratory technicians, Esther Nielsen and Margaret Ketchum, doing research on Why Bed' bugs Can't Think. Leaving here we discovered the mayor's wife, Mary Jean Hines, arguing with Phyllis Brown over the ethics used by her husband in obtaining the new Boob2AfDoop playground for the State Hospital on the hill. By the way, Lester Dadd has just forced his dad out of the job as chief janitor there. Going out in the country to get a breath of fresh air, we saw some very prosperous farms. Ralph Furman, Dorothy Howard and family, along with Frank johnson and Richard McCord and Wayne Chamberlain, are making a fortune off a new method of breeding pigs as fast as rabbits and Japanese. Close neighbors were Roy Bradley, Floyd Hammond, Harold McCord, Glenn Munger, and George Westbrook, who had formed a cor' poration Sheer Shimmering Silk Sales, the new silk they processed from hybrid corn stalks and clover. They tell us we have a very fine conservaf tion department in these parts. Officers Ed Coon and Leslie Murphy go out every spring and hunt for lost Babes in the woods. Back in town again Federal agent Gordon Fuller was found investif gating an attempted sabotage of the new branch factory of the Willow Run Plant that we have in town. Since the war ended, Manager Ron Curtis had converted it into making family airplanes. Everything went along fine until UnionfOrganizer Bill Burras called a strike because it was unfair to large families. However, everything was settled when Foreman Ralph Montgomery fired the strikf ers. Going through town, we were told that Earl Schmidt, owner of a men's clothing store, was the first to put cuffs on trousers after the war was over. We passed the TipftofToe Fashion Shoppe, operated by Phyllis Steel with the Wingeier twins as her models. She had created a new ruffle for the whitefcollar workers in town, chief of whom are Mildred Gallagher, Maxine Greenhoe, Mar' jorie Astle, Anita Beckhorn, Ruth Tanner, and Nadine Guernsey. We also noted the Setchfield Beauty Shop, with beautician Rose Mary Peterson and the competing shop across the street, run by Myrtle Glossi and her assistant, Lois Guider. The price war cut the treatment for shiny noses from 251.19 to 79 cents. While quenching our thirst at the fountain of soda jerker Jean Young, with her lavender fizz special, we met Shirley Todd and Betty Welker of the Todd and Welker Interior Decorating Firm. We also saw Lorraine Griiiin buying four ice cream cones for her family. We now found ourselves in a hurry to return to our naval base in Florida. Speeding through town toward the new airport, managed by Anita Tafel, and her assistants, Barbara Johnson, Ammie Lake, and Glenna Smith, we were stopped by terrible Ted Bennett, the speed cop, who rides around on his motorcycle all day with the Lone Girl Cop, Margaret Haney. He ceremoniously handed us a ticket - to the new night club in town where entertainment is given by glamour girl Patsy Houghton and singer Jean Dunn. Down the street, we saw the Motcheck Orphanage for Young Men - ages 14 to 40 - founded by Ruth herself. We made our way to the airport, though, and were given a free pass on the Baird Hot Air Lines by Doris. Ship hostess was Arna Gail Leiter and among other passengers going to Miami with us were Barbara Herron, buyer for Sweater Kid Fashion Shop, Arlene Knapp with son, Junior, Hazel Leland, promoter for New Tieless Ribbons, and Geraldine Moore, the champion typist who has broken all previous typing records. Our pilot was the famous ace, Gayle Leslie, who created the slogan and another Jap bit the dust. On the way down to Miami, we found out that mariner Joe Wyman had received the distinguished service medal when he had captured the entire crew of a German sub by feeding them U. S. Navy beans. Well, we got back to our destroyer safely, mom, and I think I will have to close my letter now, be' cause chief swab, Charles Smalley, says it's our bedtime. I'll write again, mom. With love, Your Johnnie Censored by: Motcheck, Mosson, and Westmaas.

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Robert Kohloif Betty Kuhtz Marvin Kuieck Richard Lafler -lackolyn Liscombe James Lewis William MacDonough Harold Maroules Marion Mathe Charles McKenzie Harold McArthur Helen Mellinger Norman Miller Dora Minaker Leora Moore Louella Moon Lorraine Murphy -ff' X Kenneth Neilson Barbara Gwen Joyce Parker Mary Louise Panney Lila Pomerville Alvin Rasmussen Erwin Redemsky Stephen Rice Betty Robinson Fred Rumisek Kenneth Smalley Asaph Smith James Smith Lavern Smith Muriel Smith Lillian Sochor George Spaulding Geraldine Stebbins Beverly Stowell Helen Sullivan Murray Sullivan Alice Swanbcrg Maury Thomas Donald Todd Charles Utess Dorothy Waiidell , Richard Vv'arden Vern Warnes Paul Warnshtlis ' Corinne Vv'olvertorr 9Qs Dolores Wilbur Margaret Zarbeck