La Farge High School - Memories Yearbook (La Farge, WI)

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- Memories gpilogue OU HAVE REACHEID a milestone in life. You have arrived at a point where you must leave the carefree ways of youth and make pre- paration to take your place i-n the world as yan adult, Set a goal and strive to attain it. How close you get to this goal will be determined by your own initiative, so work hard and make your place in this world a place of distinction.

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.....,........,.feesef1956 Memorezs drives around the country' in a Cadillac giving dem- onstrations on how to use the new fangled atomic mop-handles. July, 1959- Darlene has come a long way since setting off her fireworks on the Fourth of July in '56. She switched occupations and is now Madam Jensen of Jensen Creations. What kind of creations? Les Chadwick comes home for a few days. He looks pretty sharp in the Navy blue. Says he likes it so well he is thinking of re-enlisting. Prob- ably has a girl in every port. Virginia Nixon has lonig, given up her job at the Y. She is now sweeping 'honors at La Crosse State. Music offers are also beginning to ap'pear. October, 1959- Word has been received of a great ciattleman from southern Colorado. Just sent a million dollars worth of cattle to Iolwa. You guessed it! Buckin Berlie Campbell's a millionaire. Bob McNatt and Jim Harris start their final year as aces at Platteville. Don't suppose anybody hasn't ihieard that they led the Pioneers to two straight championships. Jim Harris is also a success in the industrial arts department, His inventions are sticking out in every Hall. Jean Ann Smith drops out of school of ad-- vanced poetry to marry a tall, lean, sober, but rich Englishman. Pat Boldon remains calm despite proposals and keeps on widh the pretty verses. Guess she is determined to become a poetress. December, 1959- Bonnie Ford returned to Wisconsin for the holidays. Guess who she married. A boy from Ger- many who happened to be p assinig through. the sunny South. January, 1960- Marilyn Wallace is a success at the singing school. Finally! She now has a job singing about Winston cigarettes every Monday night. By the way, Marilyn is singing on a program called Bill's Musical Hits of the Week starring the great crooner Williaim Harris of the Kickapoo. June, 1960- Lanny Smibh graduates from the U. of W. All the girls are so disaplpointed at him leaving that he has decided to further his education. Bob McNatt, Jim Harris and Larry Shumate, who transferred from La Crosse when his girl from Logan left him, graduated from Platteville. Jolhn Barth is back up at La Farge crying for some more basketball stars. Maybe Burl Turner will take over wat-.c Bob and Jim left off. Another important task was done by Bob Mc Natt. He changed Audrey Oium's name to McNatt. Bravo!! Virginia Nixon bowed out at Lia Crosse, but has received a music scholarship from a big Uni- versity in the South. March, 1961- Phyliis North returns to La Farge, buys in- terest in the Mars Theatre. She has also invented a big seller at the refreshment counter - colored popcorn. A May, 1961- Two strange, but yet familiar Army Sergeants handed out a S5 tip in the restaurant. You guessed it. Buck Private Parr and Burnard are not Buck Privates any more. Don said the beans are so good any more that he guessed he would stay -hitched to the army for a while longer. Parr said he would too, only he doesn't care for the Army clothes. Seems they can't find a pair of shoes fancy enough for him. August, 1962- Headlines! Dixie McKinney has been found! Playing under the name of Mickey DiKinney she has becomes a famous movie actress. By the way, all those poor fellows from tfhe Kickapoo have been forgotten. Darlene Jensen has come a long way since July 4, 1956-she is now a fashion correspondent for a New York newspaper, working in Paris. September, 1962- Word was received from Detroit that Mike Harris is working as advisor on how to reenforce the 1'enders on DeSoto automobiles. January, 1963- A strange girl appeared in town over the holidays. She looked familiar, only she weighed about 60 pounds more than she should have. It was Leota Potter, only Brach Candy Co. fhad doub- lcd hier size. May, 1963- Mary Ann Bruske, now head of O.W.P.F., was voted the lady with the best figure in the mid- west. She isn t li. uske anymore though. Don't know who he is, but heis 'good looking. June, 1964- La 1-'args was astonished at a recent picture of a now famous ballet dancer. Marjorie Smith must have really worked on those exercises. Believe it or not slhe is a mere 110 pounds. September, 1965- . Joan Morris returns from Africa wearing diamonds on every finger. She married an explorer wlho discovered a diamond mine. December, 1965- Verna Nale sends word from California that she and Jerry are doing fine. She has a couple of helpers around the house-both girls. Glenn Green and Larry' Stone have given up giving Congress a hard time. They returned only long enough to go to Ohio 'where they purdhased a farm wiith two 'houses . . . why two houses? They were both caught in the tender trap'l. February, 1966- Bob Kennedy, who started working a short nine years ago, found it wasn't so bad after all, He even worked his way through college, after wlhich he joined the Navy. Bob Dlans to stay there unless onegof those port beauties changes his mind. March, 1966- No, Joan Jeffers didn't marry a Hawaiian, but they say she is an expert instructor on the hulu dance even if she is from Wisconsin, While driving through a nearby city a native of La Farge came upon a new Chevrolet, which was decorated with bright lights and emblems. In the back was a little red-headed girl and a slender boy of four or five who looked like a basketball player. That's right Ruth and Ted were in the front seat. April. 1966- Anna Widner returns to her beloved Ava- lanche as a big brass in tlhe Wacs. She brings along a husband who is only a private in the Army. Won- der who will issue orders in the household. Sharon Hubbard tWilliamsJ landed a job as secretary in a big Milwaukee firm. Who is taking care of Roger Hubbard Jr.?-Roger Hubbard Sr. of course. What about Dick Steinmetz, who do you think was feeding Harris and McNatt while t'hey were winning those clhampionships at Platteville? He landed a job coaching 'basketball at Superior Cen- tral-of course they Won the state championship. He never did find a girl that would marry him, so he's still a bachelor playing the field.

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