Laverne High School - Tiger Roar Yearbook (Laverne, OK)

Page 23 text:

Prophec In the year of our Lord, 1963, I Elaine Hicks, author of the comic strips, Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon, left my winter mansion on Mars, climbed into my space ship and zoomed toward earth. My destination was the Empire State Building which I had recently bought to be converted into my summer mansion. After alighting on earth, I climbed into my jet plane to tour the U. S. when someone spoke to me, Turning to look, I saw my old classmate, Bertha Albin.4 She was America's number one jet ace. I shot down 176 MIG'S, she said, and was made Commander-in- Chief of the WJAA.n fWomen's Jet Ace Association.l After a brief con- versation, we took off and Bertha began to tell me what had happened to our.o1d classmates in the past years. Birdene Hickman and Bonita Nelson were both living near Laverne. Douglas and Birdene are President and Vice-President of the Trans- Continental Airway System of Laverne. Gene has become the mayor of Laverne and Bonita is the first-lady of that great city. Jack Shuman is now the general manager of nThe Shuman Trailer Courtsn and has made Laverne a great summer resort. Roberta Johnson is with the Philharmonic Orchestra, and specializes in playing Beethoven's Concerto in C Minor on the glockenspiel. Frances Taft, a fromer Tiger star, is playing with the All-American Basketball Girls. Elsia Hancock, who is the coach, says that Frances is her most valuable player. .Our first stop was made at Chicago where we had heard that Auturo Toscanini, was giving his opening performance of the season. As we walked in the door what should we hear but the lilting voice of Marilyn

Page 22 text:

Louise Colton and Leota Hosler wills their quiet ways to Carol Johnson and Margaret Lightfoot. Stella Shuman wills her deep voice to Belva Howard. Birdene Hickman and Bonita Nelson will their ability to set up housekeeping to Wanda Shuman and Phyllis Dosser. Frances Taft wills her ability to win blue ribbons on Livestock to Francine Winn Betty Jones wills her ability to meet the bus on time to her sister, Shirley. Roberta Johnson wills her ability to play the piano to Dale Secrest. Betty Baker wills all her sympathy to next years' annual and Newspaper editor. Jerry Mills wills his ability as a service station manager to Tommy Lemmons. Lavora Bartow wills her flirty ways to anyone who can profit by them, Elsia Hancock wills her wonderful friendship with Miss Beard to Glenda Wicker. Elaine Hicks wills her Texas drawl and witty ways to Norman Nielson. Billy Edwards wills his curly lashes to anyone who likes to flirt. Elbert Lee leaves his ability to catch all the women to Virgil Symes. Roy Johnson wills his ability to jitterbug to George Moore. Ronnie Miner wills his best wishes to Glenda's next year boyfriend. J. C, McKee wills his manly ways to Joe Freeman. Georga Lenz wills his good behavior in study hall to Johnny Klinger. Dwayne Luck wills his 165 lbs. to Roy Hoch. Cody Miller wills his ability to box to Carl Duble. June Richards wills her job as theater usher to Yvonne Paulk. Hazel Farrell and Shirley Edwards will their jobs as secretaries of the coaches to anyone who has nothing to do. Leora Baker wills her ability to get work done to Billy Hancock. Miss Jones and Mr. Woolbright will their job as sponsor to the next year class.

Page 24 text:

Adams singing the nHa1lelujah Chorus' in four parts. My, we were thrilled! It seems that Marilyn had obtained the position with the orchestra after haveing appeared on Arthur Godfrey's 'Talent Scouts singing nThe Holy Cityn. After the show we again took off and Bertha told me more about our old friends. Betty Jones has recently become the proprietor and manager of the 'Hatched, Matched, and Snatchedn funeral parlor of Laverne. Wayne Howard has made his fortune. He is now able to hire a chauffeur so that he could use both arms instead of one. Jerry Mills has full time employment with him. As we were flying over Arkansas, Bertha looked through our tele- scope. In the Arkansas Valley was Donna Jo CSparksl LaMunyon, waving a whip and shouting, nGet along there, you confounded muleln And Virl was sittin' under a shade tree drinking Uhome brew.n When we arrived in New York, we saw a copy of the Daily Mirror, and found an editorial by Betty Baker. She had gained wide recognition after the publication of the 1953 ULaverne Tigern and is now editor-in- chief of the 'Mirrorn. She commented that she was always seeing herself in the nMirrorn. In the WNew York Mirrorn we red an article about Leora Baker. She is now the Secretary-General of the Unived Nations. She started on the road to fame when she was Mr. Harry Shackelford's secretary at Laverne High School. We heard that the Yankees were playing the Red Sox, so we went to