Keokuk High School - Comment Yearbook (Keokuk, IA)

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THE 1938 COMMENT Rosemary Heinz wills her H57 varietiesw and her red socks to Mary K. Hubbard. Doris Baldwin wills her fur coat in the winter time and her sea scouts in the summer time to any one who wishes the variety. George Hull wills his ability to blush to Leon Dobson. Do you think you can use it, Leon????? Dorothy Vaughan wills her ability to pick athletes to Red Wright and Jim Schultz. Pauline Holley's ability to graduate this year is willed to Robert Foster. Dolores Thon wills her stubborness to Grace Dowell. You could surely use part of it Grace. Beatrice Rowan wills her declam victories to Edythe Smith. Marcia Madole wills her Quincy visits to Janet Sexsmith. Janet already has a good start. James Tufttle wills his ability to rate the red truck when in need to his brother, George. Leona Wright wills her love for Dairy Farms to any Junior girl that thinks she can stand them. Helen Oliver and Wilma Drummond will their booth at Jones' to any one who doesn't plan to go to Madison much. Helen says, We almost wore it out we've been there so much. Marie Reinhardt wills her ability to get her man before she gets her education to Edie Lutz. Frank Venning and Joe Cushman will their scholastic standing and close friendship to Lester Leftwich and Junior Weed. Witnesses- Signed- VIRGINIA KRICHEL JOHN WILSON. CARLENE RICHARDSON DoR1s SWAN A. S. GILL TWENTY-THREE

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THE 1938 COMMENT Agnes Kane wills her smock to Doris Kerns. Please take good care of it Doris. - . Ardath Wellington wills her ability to attract jimmy lrvin to Mabel Vail. Earl Gilman wills his luck on punchboards and fjars to Devere Peter- son. You are in for the ups and downs-, Pete. Robert Thiem wills the habit of picking a girl who is through school to Jack Humble. This way you have time to study in school, Jack. Wilfred Cresswell wills his ability to play little brother in Jane's plays to Jim Buys. . Dorothy Clem wills the Pepsi-Cola truck and all her free moments to ber successor. Madeline Callahan wills her ability to sign her own report card to Floyd Henson. Start practicing Floyd. i Eldon Loring wills his noble pause that refreshes at all school dances, to any other dude who would rather work than dance. Margaret Sherwood wills her many boy friends to Bette Curtis. You have a full year ahead of you, Bette. Margaret Mecum wills her ability of officiating G. A. A. basketball games to Dorothy Swope. Lois Biddenstadt wills her Hne leadership of the G. R. to any worthy Junior who will succeed her. Muriel Strate leaves ber weight to Jean Miller, so that she won't be swept off her feet by Freddie Schneider, that chubby little Junior Casanova. Marian Sizemore Wills her ability to know all about everything that is going on in school 'to Wilbur Ryan. You don't know it all now, Philbert for you are only a junior. John Wilson wills his typing errors to Ned Yoder. SW M ?-k8c. Under your breath, Ned.-Please. Some of the members of the senior class will their much talked about escapades to the teachers who only hear one side of the story. Vivian Enoch wills her rapid harangue to Jean Hulson. Quiet Jeanne. Morris Cloud wills his imitation of motorboats and airplanes, in an under-tone in class, to Ernest Sherrill. It is really quite annoying, Ernie. To Sara Dannan we will Helen Renardls ability to catch the eye as she breezes into the rooms for slips the fifth period. Raymond Reeder's ability to get out of tight places we will to Robert Thrap. You may find it to your advantage, Fat. . TWENTY-TWO

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THE 1938 COMMENT Class Prophecy I938 June 14, 1948 Dear Diary: 1'm terribly thrilled. Mother has consented to my trip around the World. We decided to drive to Peoria then take a train to Chicago. From Chicago We shall take a plane to New York, and sail on the 'f20th Centuryl' on June 23d. June 17, 1948 Dear Diary: Had to have the car fixed before we could leave, so 1 took it to Benson's. Irma is Working for her Dad. We left Keokuk about 10:30. It was terribly hot today. ,lust outside of Carthage we stopped to get some pop. Dorrine Foster was running the stand. While there the radio was on and We heard, over WCAZ, Marian Sizemore singing with Luella Haffner accompanying. Arrived at Peoria in time to catch the Chicago train. Chicago, June 18, 1948 Dear Diary: Arrived in Chi about 9:00 this morning. Eldon Loring was at the in- formation desk in Dearborn Station. He advised us to go to the Jones Hotel. Betty Roberts and Doris Coffey seem to be good managers. Evelyn Rosencrans was typing in the office and I guess was doing all right. just after we had registered, Charles Cofhn and Lester Salzer, the two super-salesmen for the Goof-ball-and-bag-factory, came in. June 19, 1948 Dear Diary: Nothing exciting happened today. 1 saw in the paper, however, that Willola Sharkey was married. Also that Beatrice Rowan was dramatic instructor in one of the high schools. June 20, 1948 Dear Diary: Excitement was running high today. 1 boarded the plane and guess what! Ernest Shillak was pilot, Wilma Drummond was the stewardess, and Hubert Loewenstein was a passenger. iWe had a gay old time remi- niscing. Hubert told me that Ralph Brust and Bud Heineman were play- ing for the St. Louis Cards. Wilma said that Betty Lou Henry had finally married Ray. New York, June 21, 1948 Dear Diary: We arrived in the city of bright lights today. Went in taxi, driven by Charles Eppers, to the Waldorf Astoria. Russell Meister was doorman, and very efficient. We went down to dinner tonight and found that Doro- TWENTY-FOUR