Johnston High School - Beaconite Yearbook (Johnston, IA)

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1 -W1 I'M FATIMA of FATIMA FORTUNES, INC., NThe best in fortunes and misfortunes---spe- cial family rates.N The finest tea leaves, cards,and crystal balls are at our disposal. If you're interested in the future of the Class of '50, for a reasonable compensation, I can give satisfaction. Now--complete si- lence,for my cr stal ballimy very best, with the marble baseggrows cloudy. A date appears briefly--1965! I see thats large and thriving city has been established on the moon. There we find Rus Slauson who was always interested in the culture of beauty. He is president of a huge company which reprocesses moonbeams, None teaspoon in your shampoo gives your hair that added luster.N He commutes between Earth and Mbon on the seven o'clock Space Flyer. But back to Earth--and what's this? Dick T., known to his colleagues as Dick the Dope.Evidently,he has been hanging around race tracks since graduation, and his last horse just staged a sit-down strike on the track.I fear he has lost his shirt. Success for Dick was just not in the cards, as we say in our trade. Warren G. was more successful in the sporting world.I see him in his super- sonic 8,on his way to the Yankee Stadium where he will contend in the Interplan- etary Series. Not one to forget his old friends, Tubby stops long enough to buy a shirt at McCoy's Fancy Shirt and Cuff Link Emporium, to send to Dick. Patty inherited the Emporium from her third husband, and has done very well. The scene changes--there is Darrell Stuck whom Einstein took into his con- fidence. Darrell's mathematical conclusions have astounded scholars and he is now at work on his most important principle known asWThe Theory of Jellat1vity.' It will explain in detail what makes Jello Sell. Gracious! The crystal ball just had a minor convulsion. Why, - it's Char Temple, poised on the diving board for the dive that may make her Olympic Champion of 1965. We must leave Charlotte's fate in the hands of the Gods, and move on. Hmmm--and what may this trim place be!Whz,the sign says Monte Carlo,and there's Jack Hauser wearing a tux, -inch sideburns, and a blond on each arm. He had a huge stack of money in front of him, but his number Just failed to win. The blonds are gone, and Jack 5? .x is back playing with the band. The sign says WRad1o City Music Halln and there's Norma Ross,third from the end in the chorus line. Every night, hopeful stage-door Johnnies, with flowers and candy, line up for blocks to see her. But Norma ignores them, she married her childhood sweetheart. Another '50 grad who made good in music is Joan Lutz, now of Metropolitan Opera. She has been thrilling her audiences with her performance of Carmen, which critics have called nhighly unusual.W' Walter Hinchell says that she is in love with her Basso Profundo, but I have my doubts. Now, I see Jack R. who gave up Science to enter Radio. Television 1s old stuff now,and he is working on a project which will enable people to push a but- ton and have the performers in their living rooms, in the flesh. ls I watch, I see two men in long white coats coming up behind Jack. What can this mean? Mary LaMar and Charles H. have formed a comedy team which is a roaring success. Their specialty is Hillbilly renditions. Some p, nasty people said that they actually came from the back hills, but, -wi. 'FD when Mary started wearing shoes, the rumor stopped. :fi 1, Donna L. married a prominent Shakespearean actor and appears fgfy opposite him frequently. I hear that her interpretation of Juliet sri' is--er--Nunforgettable.' Donna wants to go back to comedy roles, a But her temperamental husband gets violent at the mention of it. Egq', Dick Hyde dwells in the Valley of the Shmoon, apart from all .n5 . ' society. He keeps a large kennel of pedigreed Shmoos which are in great demand because of their butter and egg-laying abilities. 1, y

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,-Jzff -'W I see Vernon Schuessler sitting in a very plushy office. Are those gold stars on his shoulders? It seems that Vernie pursued a military career, and is now using his great influence to become Commander of the WAC'S. Johnny W. went into politics, and is now running for Governor df Qi of Iowa. His platform is sound, and his baby-kissing technique, 'gyda perfect, so his chances are promising. why, there's Richard Stuck, leading a dance band which spe- milf l cializes in one night stands.The band's motto isnlf You Get Stuck, X Just Call It Luck.n My crystal ball shows a large,peaceful-looking building on a qaiigjr wooded hill. The sign over the entrance says nldlewild SanitariumU 5!E,4fW Surely, no member of the Class of '50 has come to rest here! But ' there's Elwood, who thinks he's a beagle hound. He runs around hunting coons every time he escapes his keepers. I see another familiar figure. can it be LaVerna? I'm afraid 1t's true, for it seems that Kirk married an eccentric who would let her eat nothing but foods beginning with the letter 2. After 6 months of parsnips and pea soup, poor LaVerna's brain snapped. Joyce Young did not let marriage interfere with her career as a model for Reduc-O Chin Strap Corp. Hlt firms, molds, and generally disguises as many as three chins.H gb Kenny williams, who experienced a remarkable period of growth ' after graduation, is making stacks for Ringling Brothers Circus as ' 5 the nMan with His Head in the C1ouds.N He is 13 feet tall and is M .jf still growing spasmodically. ' Carol Rittgers pursueda literary career and writes for radio. She has written two serials--a mystery called Behind the Un-ironed Curtain, and a soap opera, Just Plain John's Second Cousin's Other wife. N Y xx V f. f' ' ly fglilld!-111-1 I That seems to be all--but before you leave, I have some very nice crystal balls on sale today. They're only slightly soiled and are guaranteed for a year. Well--they make nice paper weights. CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF '5O From N GOOD'S COFFEE SHOP I- .,.,., T, , - 9 A, 4 slmowucues Ano sHoR'r onoens I- lllo -34 A Jormsron, lowA