Keokuk High School - Comment Yearbook (Keokuk, IA)

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THE 1938 COMMENT ly new gown designed in Paris by Mademoiselle Agnes Kane. Joseph Cushman and his cornfed swing band provided the music for the evening. Two members of the band seemed familiar so I asked Joe about it. He said that one of the violinists was Floyd Cramer and their pianist was Delores Thon. Under Joe's direction the band has traveled far and wide. Ilm awfully sleepy now so I had better save the rest till later. Good- night my Diary. London, July 5, 1948 Dear Diary: We landed at Southhampton yesterday, but I have been so busy these last days that I have neglected you sadly. Today Mother and I arrived in London. Many of my classmates are here. While riding through town, I saw Stanley Mayer. He is a London bobby now. On arrival at the hotel Imet Edwin LoefHer and Claude Freeman. They are here to compete in the British open golf turnament. They said they had been out to Oxford University where Earl Haase is coaching rugby and Wilfred Cresswell is professor of chemistry. We sat in the lobby and read the newspaper. It seems that Dorothy Vaughan has made quite a name for herself. She is doing social reform work. According to her latest interview, she has discovered that cars are not ruining the younger generation, but the younger generation is ruining the cars. This afternoon Mother and I went out to the Tower of London. Allen Criswell was our guide. We went to several other places of interest about the city. Mother thinks we should leave for Berlin next Monday. Berlin, July 9, 1948 Dear Diary: Berlin is terribly fascinating. Upon arriving here this morning we came to the hotel immediately. Mother was tired after our trip so she decided to take a nap. I was so excited and enthused that I took a walk. The first place I came to was the great Berlin library. I had heard so much about it that I decided to go in. The Hrst person whom I saw was Jeanette Aitken. She is a librarian. We talked for a while and she informed me that Dorothy Clem conducted a school for yell leaders about a block away, and it was very hard to study under such conditions. She also said that Helen Oliver was the owner of a large roller skating rink, at which Marjorie High, Margaret Mecum, and Eugenia Jobe were the best customers. We are leaving for Paris on Friday, so please don't be disappointed if I make no entries between now and Friday night. Paris, July 13, 1948 Dear Diary: It is Friday 13th but a very lucky day for me. As we left Berlin we also TWENTY-s1x

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THE 1938 COMMENT thea Jones was our waitress. What was most surprising was to find Howard Gibson in a monkey suit acting in the capacity of head waiter. After dinner we decided to go down to Harlem. Clyde Bowman, Eleanor Frye, Pauline Holley, and Evelyn Wilkerson Were in the floor show at the Cotton Club. After truckin' around for awhile, we went back to the hotel. I noticed a large gas station on 5th Avenue and thought the attendants looked familiar. I found out later that they were John Boone and Donald Buerklin. In the lobby of the hotel we were paged by Robert Bundy and found a telegram from Lenace Anderson. It seems that she, Vivian Enoch, and Mary Ruth Guess are running a boarding school and wanted us to visit them. June 22, 1948 Dear Diary: We went to the Roxy theatre found Doris Howell as ticket girl. Ed Goez is manager and James Tuttle an usher. We sail tomorrow. I can hardly wait. June 23, 1948 Dear Diary: One perfect day has just passed. It seems that the class of '38 has taken over the 20th Century. As I was walking down the deck, I met Lois Biddenstadt and Marcia Madole. They had heard from Helen Renard. She is running a date bureau at Fort Madison. I was in need of recreation so decided to go swimming. Ray Reeder was life guard at the pool and insisted that it was nice work if you could get it. While strolling on deck, I met Robert Thiem and Bill Cloud. It seems that they are sailing the seven seas in search of material for those, l'Wild Bill Cloudu stories. They invited me to have a drink with them so we went down to the fountain. Ray Sorenson was the soda jerker. We ordered three glasses of milk. I was quite tired so retired to my state- room. June 24, 1948 Dear Diary: Tonight was the great costume ball. I had a marvelous time. All day I prepared for it. This morning I got up early and went on deck. Rose- mary Heinz and Mary Henke were playing deck tennis. My appointment with the hair dresser was for 10:00 so I hurried there. However, I found Madeline Callahan and Carrie Burkharldt ahead of me. Ardath Welling- ton manages the salon and she specializes in cork screws and frizzles. Wayne Mollers is her supposed French hair stylist. Nellie Kampe did a very good job on my nails. After leaving the salon I met Doris Swan and Frank Venning. They are on an expedition to South Africa where they expect to catch some beautiful butterflies. My escort, Dr. Wilber Zilch, came for me about 8:00. I wore my love- TWENTY-FIVE

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THE 1938 COMMENT left George Jones. I saw him running up the track trying to catch the train. Paris is very exciting and romantic. Mother has met some kind of a French nobleman who has invited us to dinner tomorrow. I can hardly wait. Today Mother and I went on top of the Eifel tower. Of all people to meet, I met james Bartholomew. He was running the elevator. He has been there for a number of years. He told us that he had received a letter from George Hull, who declared that little Georgie is, as usual, just doing nothing in particular. George also said that Paul Rudd is commander of the U. S. fleet in the Atlantic. From Eifel tower we took a walk down t-he Boulevard de la Madeleine. There we found Harold Carlson, now a man of the world, taking his afternoon stroll. He informed us that Ruth Knowles and Frances Harness were conducting a very successful taxi dance in one of the smartest districts in town. A little farther along We met Margaret Ketha who was just coming from rehearsal at the Paris follies. Doris Baldwin is the leading lady in the review. I hope that we see it before leaving. Shanghai, August l, 1948 Dear Diary: A lot of water has gone under the bridge since I entered my last bit of drivel. We arrived at Shanghai this morning and decided to go at once to the Y. W. C. A. where we found Muriel Strate busily at work. She informed. us that james Dietrich was working at the Y. M. C. A. as general secretary. After washing up, Muriel asked us if we would like to see one of our old friends, Evelyn Brown. Guess, dear Diary, what she was doing! Assisted by some of the old K. H. S. Bunch , she was teaching the Chinamen the Big Apple . And were they getting resultsl When we left the studio we went to a butcher shop where we found Virginia Krichel busily engaged cutting meat. She said she pursued the profession because she liked to be near animals. Hawaii, September 3, 1948 Dear Diary: We arrived in Hawaii this noon and it certainly was the thrill of a life- time. There were crowds and crowds of people to meet the boat and among them was William Peevler. We started conversing and soon dis- covered that two of our old friends, Arthur Wirtz, and Thomas Rooney are hermits in the Mauna Loa Mountains. Taking William's suggestion, we Went to Waikiki Beach. I was en- thralled by the sight of the Hawaiians riding the serf. I was taken quite by surprise when I recognized Margaret Luke as one of the coasters. A TWENTY-SEVEN