Lakeview High School - Scroll Yearbook (St Clair Shores, MI)

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WE IIAVE A FUTURE T00 ...... I went to the circus the other day and, to my surprise-I noticed the barker for the freak show seemed rather familiar-No, it couldnlt be! But it was! Betty Lou Wilson! While to her left stood Ruth Culliton selling tickets to this spectacular, colossal extravaganza. As I entered, the Shores thin man, Ed Fey, was flexing his muscle by juggling pink feathers. The simonized twins, Gloria and Joyce, in their idle moments were chasing Fred Allen, the Great, the famed fire-eater about the platform. They almost had him surrounded, too by golly! I turned around, and OHHHH! There was Donald Edge, the world's foremost tatooed man. The world sure left its mark on him! I could stand no more freaks so I breezed out. Along the midway I met Margaret Mopps Vernier and all the little Verniers guz-- zling vernors. Suddenly, CLANG, CLANG, CLANG! Confidently swinging the Sledge was Frank T-Shirt Turpin, bouncing the Weight up to 5,000. Following the sudden rush of the crowd, l was pushed and shoved into the Big Top. There, in her breath-taking, silver and blue costume was Rose Bartholomew ushering the patrons to their seats. Cigarettes, popcorn, cracker-jack, this is Mildred Barton selling her wares. The lights dimmed, the spotlight flashed on, into the golden circle of light strode Eugene Kenley and blew a great crescendo on his trumpet, as into the center ring rode Helen Slenzak on her milk-wagon steed. There, swinging from the rafters were Norma Whisler and John Wooton. Ooops, my hand slipped, cried John, as she fell to the sawdust. Ta, ta, ta, ta! There goes Kenley again with his trumpet, opening up the triple feature. In the middle ring is Bev Mitchell, the famous bubble dancer. To the right is Shorty Coomes doing a death-defying high dive into a glass of champagne. To the left is Ken Olson, guiding his trained fleas through their paces with his diamond studded Dewey pin. Next was to be that famous relation act of Jack Sheldon, Louie Radke, Mary Ann and Elaine Fresard. Mary Ann balanced the other three on her broad shoulders as they rode their bicycle across the high wire. Omm pah pah! And here, gliding into view comes Bonnie Momany and her So Sad Circus Band playing Clink, Clink, Another Drink, featuring Donna Pat on the tuba with Mary Walsh assisting. The spotlight shifts, the audience falls into a hushed expectancy. A roar of laughter burst from the audience as those two side -splitting clowns, Robert Tarske and Paul Bruno rushed into the center ring just vacated by Young and Gibbs and their not so house-broken elephants. Doubtless they came to clean up! Weary, I stumbled out to the beach adjoining the park. All the signs were pointing to the highlight of the day, a beauty contest. Among the contestants I noticed Priscilla Sheehy, Doris Sarver, Nicky Isbell and Marilyn Cannon. Help, help. Further down the beach I saw Alex Arnot screaming at the top of his voice and frantically waving for someone to come and save a drowning girl. As I rushed down, the brawny life-guard, Gordon Hall dove off the pier and struck off with a powerful dogpaddle to save the fair Josephine Sheehy. The rescue party was almost swamped by the back-wash of Alan Cross's speedboat as his two gig- gling companions, Orena Londergan and Jean Minneman shrieked with joy. About this time I noticed a gnawing sensation in the pit of my abdomen, so I stopped at the refreshment stand run by Helen Seifferlein, to partake in a nutri-- tious, delicious-hot dog. And-so we leave the circus on this joyous afternoon of July, 1960. I 33 l