La Grange High School - Eagle Yearbook (La Grange, MO)

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Class Prophecy Ten long years had passed since I had seen any of my old class of '57, Since I had a vacation and had accumulated a few dollars as a bachelor school teacher, I boarded a plane and started home. I had heard that La Grange had become a metropolis since a large deposit of uranium was discovered west of town. After landing in La Grange, I started down the ramp of the plane, when a scurrying little grayl-headed man nearly knocked me down. The man turned out to be Lewis Pascoe, owner of the airline on which I had been riding. Lewis and Barbara Farr had been married shortly after graduation and together they had started B. 8: L. .Tet Airlines. When I asked Lewis about the gray hair, he said that Barb making him do all the work and their three kids the gray hair hadn't been long coming in. Lewis said that most of the class of '57 were still around and that Iwould probably run into some of them. I saw a sign near the street to town which said, Shorty's Hack Stand and who do you think was the cabbie ? Why of course it was Finley Lewis. Finley said he decided that this was the easiest line of work to get into so he saved his money and bought a car. Finley took me uptown in the thriving city of La Grange. Shorty told me he and Viola Weathers were married and had four children. All of them, he said, had Vi's vitality and sense of humor and his intelligence. Shorty told me that his partners in crime in the old American Problems class, Clearssia Tasco and Wilma Tate had opened a big restaurant in La Grange and they were doing real well. As I got out of the cab I was nearly run over by a little black hot-rod with a yellow streak on it. Of course I recognized the car at once as that of Larry Brandt. Larry came to a screeching halt and jumped out to see if he had hit me. Larry was now a big car dealer, but he said that he just couldn't part with his little Black Phantom. Larry said he had stayed single and lived in a large twenty-room house alone. As Larry sped off to keep an important appointment a group of servicemen came marching down the street. A gruff sounding officer was in charge of the men and I soon recognized him as my old classmate, Ronnie Fishback. Ronnie had made a career of the Army and was now a colonel. He was in command of the fort which guarded the uranium strike. Ronnie had never married, but several of the WAC's from the base at Canton were after him. Ronnie said that he was on an important mission and had to hurry off to the base. I was wondering who I would meet next when out of the blue a blonde in a shiny red convertible went racing down the street with a policeman right behind her. When the cop finally got her stopped I recognized the girl as Sissy Musholt and the cop as Billy Turner. Billy just calmly wrote out a ticket and then told me that Sis's husband, Bob Tiemann, would pay the ticket and that Sis would probably get another on the next day. Bob was a wealthy farmer and didn't care how many tickets Sis got. Leaving Sis and Billy I walked on down the street. A large neon sign next attracted my attention. The sign advertised Red's Real Estate, lnc. I knew that the name Red sounded

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f ' ALVIN RAY VAUGHN CAlQ1nJ I, Alvin Vaughn, will my ability to play basketball to Sammy Green. Annual Staff, 47 Eaglet Staff, 4: Basketball, l,2,3,47 English Club, 27 Chorus, 2,3,4p Class Play, 3,45 Pep Club, 1,2,3,4: Soft- ball. 2,4: F.F.A., 4: Track, 4. Senior Class PATSY WILLELIA GEERY fPatJ I, Patsy Geery, will my books to anyone who wants them. Annual Staff, 47 Eaglet Staff, 47 English Club, 27 Camera Club, 3,47 Pep Club, 3, 47 Chorus, 1. MARY MARLENE MUSHOLT fSlssyJ I, Sissy Musholt, will my third cousin, Ronnie Fishback, to Iudy Hoyes. Annual Staff, 45 Eaglet Staff, 4, English Club, 25 Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 47 Softball, 2,47 Chorus, 1,2, 3,45 Band, l,2,3,4y Library Staff, lp Camera Club, 4, Pep Club, 1, 2, 3, 47 Pep Band, 1, 2, 3, 4: Class Play, 3,47 English Play, 2,37 D,A.R. Award, 4, Valentine Queen, 3, Class Queen, 2: Class Officer, 2, 3, Student Council, 1, 2, 3, 45 Girls' State, 3. MURRAY LEE CHILDERS fMurlloJ I, Murray Childers, will the 1-Ioyes sisters to the senior boys of 1957 8: 58. Annual Staff, 47 Eaglet Staff, 47 English Club, 2: Basketball, 1,2,3,45 Softball, 1,2, 47 Band, 1,2,3,4g Pep Club, 1,2,3,47 Class Play, 3,47 Track, 4: Class Officer, l,2,3: Student Council, 3,45 Class King, 4. MARY KATHERINE SCHROEDER lMaryJ I, Mary Schroeder, will my ability to go with one boy at a time to Vera Fifer. Annual Staff, 45 Eaglet Staff, 4, Chorus, l,2: Class Officer, 3, Class Play, 3,45 Class Queen, 37 Pep Squad, 1: Student Manager, 4: English Club, 27 English Play, 3.

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familiar and decided to have a look. You guessed it the owner of the place was none other than Harold Prisner. Harold was making a fortune selling uranium claims. Harold's secretary looked familiar and I asked him who she was he said that it was none other than Patsy Geery. Harold said Patsy was the most efficient secretary he had ever had. Time was rapidly slipping by and I had to bid Harold and Patsy good-bye and try to look up some more of my classmates. Around the corner from Harold's office was a large impressive looking brick building. This was the new La Grange Coliseum. I noticed that the newly formed La Grange Pro Basketball Team was playing at home and went in to look around. There were only two people on the floor as the game wasn't until evening. One of the fellows suddenly recog- nized me and rushed over and shook my hand. It was none other than Alvin Vaughn. The other man turned out to be Gayle Bradshaw. Gayle and Alvin were the stars of the team and they were practicing a little before the big game. Alvin told me that he had married Mary Schroeder after graduation and they now had five boys, enough for a whole basketball team. Gayle had also married and had three children. Alvin told me that another of my former classmates was working at the Coliseum. Wayne Feldkamp was a part time referee when he wasn't taking care of his family or prospecting for uranium. As I went out of the Coliseum I was nearly run over by a big man with a still bigger cigar. His head was so enshrouded with the smoke from his stogie he could hardly see where he was going. The guy apologized and then I recognized him as Lester Waganer. Lester was a renowned mining engineer and was the one who discovered the uranium near La Grange. Lester said that shortly after his graduation from Missouri University he and Judy Harrison had been married. He and Judy were very happy and had a large family. As Lester and I were talking a young looking man came rushing by. Lester grabbed him and asked me if I recognized him. It was Danny Logsdon. Danny was a big recording and motion picture star. Danny said that he was associated with another classmate, Murray Childers, who was the conductor of the very popular band, Murtleo's Musicals. Murray and Danny had made several records which had sold a million copies. Danny told me that another of my old classmates Ron Jacobsen was now mayor of the booming metropolis of Maywood. Ron and Carol Frieden, another classmate had been married shortly after grauation. After leaving Danny I saw a huge billboard on top of a little building on the corner. The billboard was advertising the .T bar W Dude Ranch. The building under the sign was that of a beauty shop. The beautician turned out to be Sharron Slater who said that the ranch advertised on top of her shop was owned by two other classmates, Wayne Waterman and Juanita Vestal who had been married for several years. Sharron was still happily married and between taking care of her family and operating a beauty shop she was kept quite busy.