Lanier High School - Largus Yearbook (Bessemer, AL)

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Debra Thompson, Annie Hatter, and Shirley Wesson are currently selling the Mary Margaret Simonetti Weight Belt and last but not least we hear that Janice Perry and Diane King are trying to promote the Tereas Anderson Blubonic Plague Protection Mask. A few of our old friends have reached the ranks of stardom and now have their own shows. Johnny Russell is starring in The Fred Astair Melody Hour, Jesse Reeves, Jimmy Roberts, and Cris Rigdon in The Wonderful World of Wanda Stone. Sandra Smith. Vanessa Morris and Sherry Hamner in 'The Patti Fisher Grotesque Show. and Patricia Smith, Ed Trammel. Lois Thomas, and Barbara Eldridgo in 'The Jan Stivender Yo-Yo Derby. Judy O'Berry, Sharon Hendon. Richard Randle and Mike Hill have gained special fame in their show 'The Life and Loves of Ruth Harris. As we look around we notice the absence of several of our friends. Pat Blue. Key Bradley and Alan Rhea are hunting demented elves in the Forest of the Unknown; while Billy Thrasher, Doris Mims, Joe Parsons and Rosa Lee Hunter are on a scientific expedition studying the migrating habits of the near extinct Zulu fly. David Parsons. Mike Morgan, and Cynthia Perkins are busy stomping bugs at the Plaza Hotel, while Wayne Morgan, Karen Nicholson, Gloria Hayes and Elaine Kelley are currently political prisoners of King Mohair III of Bosnia. Judy Hinton. Margaret Banks. Steve Pike, and Linda Scott are sitting on top of the Pentagon's flagpole protesting the imprisonment of Linda Rodgers, Fawn Fuller, and Harry Crusoe for selling carbines to the Seminoles. Also not attending are Brenda Hall, Brenda Harris. Sharon Williams, and Mike Martin who were coming with Libby Law ley and Lexie Smith who were attached by a giant swarm of locusts on th8ir way to the dedication. One of our former classmates has brought to our attention that many of our old friends are currently in the Wide World of Sports. Mike Lawley and David Brazil are on Channel 42 wrestling every Saturday night as Don McCool referees this match. Janice Cooper, Pam Nabors, and Brenda Walton are playing women's softball for the Bonneville Blue Danubes while Joe Wallin. Harold Alexander, Dan Lon and Steve Casey are playing baseball for the Westchester Squid-tongues. Viva Sue Willoughby, Brenda Harris. Vicki Sheffield, Gail Hand. Dorothy Holderfield, Janice Lewis. Mary Teresa McGee, and Denise Clark are playing croquet for the Jonesboro Mallets. Barbara Davis. Lynn Oglesby. Pam Sims and Janet Lawley are on the Professional Hollering Team, the Tupelo Tongues. As we look up we notice swinging from the backboard is that brilliant forward of the Hartsville Big Blue, David Zauchin. A final group of dignitaries have just arrived. This group is engaged in many diversified occupations. Leading the group is Shelly Mittermaier who is carrying the scripts of ten patriotic programs which have all been presented by the Alpha in the past. Next we see David Arnold and Susette Hunter who are actors starring in the Rodney Murrell and

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Donald Smith and Antoniette Thomas who are singing the praises of their newly invented Semi-Automatic Dirt-Dobber. Arguing profusely with them are Steven Foster. Mac Eiland, Gwen Walton, and Jerry Watson co-inventors of the Nobel Peace Prize winning Super-Sonic Cheese Slicer. while Annie Boyer, Wanda Crowe, and Brenda Stubbs are praising their Patented High-fly Chicken Dab. Several accomplished song writers our class has produced are also with us tonight. Dwight Kimbrel has written RIDING ON A SWAN'S BACK DOWN THE ALLEGHENY, and is now singing it to Denise O'Callaghan author of WHO IS THAT LOCKED IN MY REFRIGERATOR? The writer of LOVE 'EM AND LEAVE 'EM Jerry Stamps is explaining the meaning of his work to Thomas Woodard who has written. I'M A TRUCK DRIVING. LUMBERJACKING KIND OF GUY, while Carolyn Gladney is getting ready to sing her hit DONT MAKE LOVE BY THE GARDEN GATE, LOVE IS BLIND BUT THE NEIGHBORS AINT. Now in a more sophisticated vein we see opera stars Denise Sims, Donna Rhodes, Bill Roy and Michele Blank who are now singing with the Sammy Ware Singers being backed by the Gary Harris Symphony Orchestra which includes: Karen Delaine, Loretta Croome, and Beverly Carr playing first, second, and third crutch; Toni Hill, Debbie Boyd, and Mary Ann Simonetti playing assorted pots and pans; and playing the stereophonic f lute-a-phones are Melanie Johnaon, Helen Roemer, Patricia Stiles, and Carol Shoults. We nearly forgot to mention Rose Ann Clifton. Evelyn Rhone, and Linda Smith who are playing the ever popular rubber foam dyna-moes. This orchestra is unique in that it has several majorettes. These include Carol Burns, Janice Cobb, Nanette Irby, and Marilyn Rhodes. Traveling with this famous group is the renowned dancing combo of Kay Howard and Sara Monte with their helpers Claudia Clark. Lillian Lewis. Linda Hunter and Willie Foster who are known as the Tempting Tappers. Many of our classmates hsve gone on to the world of television and are with us tonight. Several of these are doing commercials for large companies now. Some of these are: Desi Michael Davis who are doing ads for Converse Basketball Shoes; Nathaniel Mitchell and Earnest Coleman who work for Afro-Sheen; Cathy Rachmeler and Charles Kleiser who are promoting the tall-up cereal, Kelloggs Corn Flakes; and Anna Jean DeFrank and Debbie Rodgers selling U-Glob It eye make up. Sandy Sellers is selling sea shells by the sea shore and Deborah Jones and Doretha Moore are doing layouts for Midnight Burstall Perfume. Else where on television, Charles Davidson and Jerry Keith for Wooma-Wooma Shave Cream; Rita Timmerman, Beverly Edwards, Teresa Lambert, Olivia Perkins, and Sharon Gray selling Aretha's Reconditioned Tree Houses; Dorothy Jackson, Doris Johnson and Patricia Boakle promoting Rococo's Renovated Ring Wrappers, and Barbara Martin, Joe Tortorici, and Mary Black selling Clifton's patented Patch and Throw. Mary Posey.

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Johnny Bell version of 'The Odd Couple. Next Beth Sewell and Debi Knight who are currently employed at the Ricky Davis Show Bar come in with Paula Champion who is Professor of Success at the Faye Canzoneri Community Chest Charm School. With them is Sylvia Blackerby who has taken over her father's O K Rubber Supply Co. Still trying to sell old supplies from the old Tiger Trading Post we see Vicki Manzelia, while stepping up with a MIKE is Cindy Davis who has a hurt foot and is still having to HOBSOM'. The world renowned canasta champion of the Hawaiian Islands. Eddie Thigpen has just entered with Johnny Nunally who is carrying a large bucket of sow snouts. Next we see John Hagerty, now the owner of Johnny's Quick Munch, entering with Malinda Mosley, the woman scientist who has discovered the cure for lumbago. Standing in a mud puddle outside is super hero Ronnie DiChiara known to the world as Wonder Foot. Suddenly we see Br8d Duniavy running toward us in his pink leotards pointing out that while we have been noticing all the guests we have missed the entire festivities. This has truly been an evening we shall never forget. As the first graduating class of Jess Lanier High School leave the auditorium we say farewell and best wishes for the future. CLASS PROPHETS Rodney Murrell Eddie Thigpen Johnny Bell Harold Alexander