Kunkle High School - Echo Yearbook (Kunkle, OH)

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Next we v1s1ted the Armbruster Candy K1tchen Thxs was no surprnse to me because Ruby had sent me several boxes of candy but because of such close censorshxp on letters between the two countrxes she could never tell me what Allan busxness was Our next stop was the VI yrlck Feed M111 I-lere we found Bob puttmg out the prlces of the day W heat was quoted at nineteen cents per bushel It was about noon so Ray and I went mto the Opdeycke Restaurant Here w found Roberta Chief cook and bottle washer She sure seemed contented at her work After we left Ray told me that she had chmldren rangmg from one to fourteen As we were walkmg down the street a dog tore the seat out of my pants Ray suggested that I get them replaced at the Hart Clothmg Store lere v e found Lyndon busrly washmg h1s blg plate glass wlndow Lyndon was very glad to see 'ne espec1a1ly wxth my torn pants As I was walkmg out of Lyndon s store I fell over h1s water bucket and turned my ankle Ray stopped a taxi and rushed me to the Shlnnyvllle Memorlal -Iospltal where registered nurse Barbara Showers Superintendent of the hospltal came to my rescue She was st1l1 smgle It was toward evening when we got out of the hospltal and Ray lnvlted me home for supper After supper Ray and I declded to go to a good movre I was much amazed to flnd Bob I-Iendrlcks manager of the theater The former Shlrley Kunkle now Mrs I-Iendrlcks was usher and was domg a sw ell job On the way home Ray s gas was gettlng low so we stopped at the blg Smclau' Flllmg Statlon at the north edge of what IS now Shlnnyvllle I was much surprxsed to see jim Shmabarger come and f1ll the tank up He mvlted us ln to look the place over Of course we had to pull our shoes and leave them outszde of the house S1ttmg there on a rockmg chan- was thls same blonde rundown glrl who I mentloned ln the begrn nmg She was controllmg the tractors m jzm s held by radar There was just one questxon that was st1ll puzzlmg me I asked Ray why jun was so well dressed and the rest of the merchants 1n town were practically ID rags I-Ie explamed to me that all these factones 1n town belonged to jlm Shlnabarger jun just put these names on the bulldmgs and let dlfferent people run them so as to avold paymg such a mgh mcome tax It was now txme for bed and I had only one more questlon to ask Qay IA ho was lm s Vx1f69 I-Ie vouldn t tell me because he sald It x ould be too bxg a mock nd to th1s day jun s wmie IS unkown to me By john jay Weber Z , , . 1 , , . , Q . . . 1 . g - V , . f . , V I . . . , . I . . . . I V Q . , . . . . J , . I I I . . . . . . , - , . 4 . . . . , , , f V ' . . . 1 , 1 - . . . . f . . .. , . . . 1 ., 1 . . . . . 1 .- xv c' - Q . , ... .A

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Class Prophecy Shortly after graduation my health started fallmg me The doctor told me that the only cure for me was to move to Australta where the weather was better for my allment I didn t hke the whole xdea but xt was my only way out so I got a passport and headed for the lonely lsland My health did get somewhat better and after bemg there approxxmately a year I found a job as shepherd for a farmer Three years later my father wrote me he was planning to come and llve wlth me He stated 1n his letter that he was forced to sell hrs farm as the city councrl of Kunkle brought emment domam proceedmgs agamst h1m So ln due tlme I recelved a telegram tellmg me that my mother, father and llttle brother were wartlng for me to plck them up at the axrport fwe mzles from my establlshed res1dence Dad and I put what lxttle money we had left xnto sheep and cattle Our herds kept mcreasxng each year and I found It necessary to marry ln order that we mxght have more help m the famzly Th1s IS only an lntroductlon of the rest of my prophecy On May 19 1965 I recewed an xnvltatxon to the flfteenth anmversary of the Class of 1950 of whlch I was a member My wrfe was planmng on accompanylng me but just two days before I left she fell and broke her leg I had httle trouble m gettmg a passport and was soon on my way to the States l came by sh1p to Boston and from there I took a plane to the alrport two and one half miles north of what 15 now the old Kunkle Corners I arrwed here about 8 15 P M In the morning It had ram ed the mght before and the axr was st1ll full of refreshtng ozone Slnce xt was such a brlght mormng I decrded to walk to the mam part of town mstead of paying a taxi fare to cart me around About one half male from where I got out of the plane I saw the btggest Smclalr gasolme flllmg statron one could lay hxs eyes on Inside of the statxon there was a blg husky man whlch appeared to be the owner He had a butch haircut and was smoking a bxg wme soaked cigar Near the statron was a pretty whnte house wxth bxg plcture wmdows For an mstant I thought I knew the short blonde woman wlth unkept han- who was cookmg breakfast ln a washtub She seemed famll lar to me but my mmd was blank to such a rundown woman I was farrly ttred when I reached a factory called the Hendncks Shoe Company As I rapped on the door I xmmedzately recogmzed the former Oveta Smnth who was now the mother of s1x httle I-lendrlcks I-Ier husband Ray was close at hand and when he got me equlpped w1th a new paxr of shoes we dec1ded to go and vlslt the rest of my old classmates The flrst place we vrsxted was the Kmtner Khemlcal Korporatlon Here we found Marlon workmg on a magnet whmch he could carry ln hts pocket to attract good lookmg gtrls I-le explamed to us that he had been workmg on this for fourteen years -'le was stlll slngle ll .. u f . -v. . . ' I 1 Q - 1 4 I 4 . u 1 v . r . V . . , . 1 . . I .. . ' . . V , . ' o 1 1 ' ' ' . - . I .. - 1 I V. . .. f 1 . . , . .

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Senzor Class Wzll VN e the undersigned the members of the mid century class of 1950 of Kunkle High School Township of Madison County of W11l1ams State of Ohio ln the United States of Amerxca being in good health of body and sound state of mind and memory we hopel and being desirous of settling our worldly affairs whlle me have yet the strength and capacity do make and publlsh th1s our last will and testament hereby revoking and maklng void all former wills by us at any tlme heretofore made I Lyndon Hari do bequeath l My attitude of quietness to Ted VK arner Z My deslre to study to all junior boys 3 My rickety desk ln the study hall to anyone who will take It Robert VN yrlck hereby bequeath 1 My ab1l1ty to drive a chevy to Bob Moore Z My love life to Clem Stwmg 3 My hard work in studying to anyone who needs It john Vt eber do hereby bequeath 1 My bashfulness to Ted Warner 2 My hair oil to Mr Tarbet 3 My posltlon on the Echo Staff to anyone who likes to play with an antique Marion Kmtner leave and bequeath 1 To the junior boys fvnho are sadly in need of it my love for study and my abxhty to learn Z To anyone who is snort of money and long on trouble I Allan Armbruster do hereby bequeath l My position on the basketball team to Clem Stiving Z My sense of humor to Ronnie Logan 3 My seat in the study nall to anyone who likes to watch traffic on Z4-6 jim Shmabarger do bequeath 1 My seat in the study hall to Donna Cronmger Z My task on the Echo Staff to Ronnie Logan 3 My musical horns to Maurice Smith Robert Hendrlcks will 1 My ability to keep a glrl to Clem Stiving 2 My rear corner seat in the study mall to anyone vm no wants it 3 My vsay of lovlng to Shirley Kunkle Raymon Hendricks will 1 My seat in the study nall to Oveta Smith Z My place on the basketball team to the coac ies desire 3 My Job as Sergeant at Arms to Paul VS heeler Barbara Showers do hereby will l My dyed glasses to Oveta Smxtn Z My desire to get odd Jobs to anyone feelmg ambitious 3 My abllity to drive in a fog to Marcella Whetro Roberta Miller do solemnly bequeath 1 My position in c morus to Betty rlardy My Job as Secretary and Treasurer to any jumor vm no likes to handle money 13 I, ' ' , : I, ' , .: I, ' ' , : ' . K . . , leave my ability to enjoy life without wine and women. I. . 1 I, ' ' , 2 I, ' , ' : I, ' , : I, A , ' : I. ' . 1 . ' ' ' 1 ' . 2. '