Lodi High School - Tiger Tales Yearbook (Lodi, OH)

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Dear Betty , Well, I thought it was about time that I was answering your letter. How are the kids and all of the folks up your way? Gosh, Betty, it doesn't seem like it has been twenty years since the class of '56 graduat- ed, does it? In your last letter you asked me if I knew anything about the class. Well, it seems I know where everyone of them are and what they are doing. As you can remember, our class was always very independent and original. Here is what we did two years after we graduated. We had a small reunion and our president, Iack Bittner, put a very good idea up to the class. We had been thinking about it for a long time and finally we decided it was time to take action. The idea was for everyone to pitch in all of his dollars and cents and buy a small piece of land down in Texas and raise cattle and other stuff. Well, everyone just fell for the idea. right away, but the main objection was , we didn't have any dollars and cents to pitch in, so we went out and raised some money. As you can remember, it always took us ages and ages to raise money, but to everyone's surprise we had subscribed enough in one year. CMIRACLEJ So we set out for Texas to buy our land. We found a beautiful spot, not too large, about 12 or 14 hundred acres ,' and we .settled down. Then we ,decided that we didn't want to take orders from some high official so we set up our own town. We had everything then. At first there wasn't anyone else in the town but good ole '56ers, then other people wanted to move in. Now we are doing fine. We control it as we aI.ways controlled L.H..S. Everyone chipped in with his talents and here is what we are doing now. Pat Allenbach runs a day nursery and tries to keep track of Iim. But you know Texas, - too many hills and curves, and not on land either. Tom Arters has the town garage. You can get anything from duals to girls there. Charlene Benton is doing the job of breaking the horses. Her favorite song is Why am I So Black and Blue. Jack Bittner is our politician. He protects us. Also on the side he has insurance, life, fire, theft, and insurance against Bob Holcomb's ex-wives. Monty Blough is in charge of the school. He has several teachers and all he does is to bat his eyes at them. Janet Burnside teaches piano lessons in her home when she can tear herself away from the cows and horses she has to feed every night. Lois Clifford runs the telephone office and a Lonely Hearts Club. Cecile Crittenden, of course, has an Isaly's store down here, We didn't know Isaly's needed business that far down the border. Bill Daly, better known as Wild Bill, has gone hog wild since he arrived here. Between Janet and his cattle we hardly ever get to see him. Don Darrah had so much invested in Simple Simons that they gave him a share and he started a . small branch down here. I hear he's doing fine.. Matt Davis has started a Harley Davidson shop down here, but with so many horses on the trail he doesn't have a motorcycle's chance. Loretta Eglin, better known as Eggy v in school, has the only chicken farm in town. She supplies us with chickens and eggs all year round.

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RODGER ALLEN MACK Rod Art Course Band 1,2 ,3 , 45 Chorus 2,3 ,45 Varslty Club 3,45 Dramatic Club 2,3,45 Quill and Scroll 45 Future Teachers of America 1,2,3,45 Junior Class Play5- Senior Class Play5 Jr. H1-Y 15 Sr. Hi-Y 25 Sr. I-ll-Y 25 Football 2,3,45 Track 35 Annual Staff 45 Messiah 3,4. ROGERALAN MARTIN Rog College Preparatory' Football 1,25 Basketball 15 Baseball 15 Student Councll 45 Varsity Club 3,4. KEITH ARTHUR MASSIE Keith General Course Football 1, 2 , 3 , 45 Baseball 1, 2 , 3 , 45 Varsity Club 3,45 Dramatic Club 2,3 ,45 Future Teachers of America 2,3,45 Chorus 2,35 Jr. Hi-Y 15 Senior Class Play5 Sr. H1-Y 25 Dramatic Club Play 4. SONYA ANN MILLER Bubbles College Preparatory Chorus 1, 2 , 3 ,45 Future Homemakers of America 1,2,3,45 Future Teachers of Amerlca 3,45 Dramatic Club 2, 3,45 L-Club 1,25 Sr. Y-Teens 2,35 Jr. Y-Teens 15 Dramatic Club Play 2, 3,45 Senlcr Class, Play5'Junlor Class Play. LINDA L. MILICEY Milkweed Commercial Course Chorus 1,2 ,3 , 45 Majorette 2 ,3 , 45 Dramatic Club 2 ,45 Newspaper Staff 45 Junlor Class Play5 Senior Class Play5 Messiah 45 Honor Soclety 45 Quill and Scroll 4. CARL E. MOORE Carl General Course Future Farmers of America l , 2 ,3 , 45 FFA Student Advisor 45 FFA Parliamentary Procedure Team 2,45 Track 2 , 3 , 4 . LOIS EILEEN NORTON Los1e Commercial Course Chorus 1, 2 ,3 , 45 Messiah 45 Dramatic Club 2 , 3 , 45 L-Club 2,35 Sr. Y-Teens 2,35 Jr. Y-Teens 15 Future Homemakers of Amer1ca',1,25 Future Teachers of America 3,45 Quill and Scroll 45 Newspaper Staff 45 Student Council 35 Secretazy5 Dramatic Club Play 2, 35 Junior Class Play5 Senior Class Play. MARCENE CAROL ORR Charlie Commercial Course Chorus l,2,45 Jr. Y-Teens 15 Dramatic Club 2 ,35 Senior Class Play5 Future Homemakers-of America 1,2 ,135 Sr. Y-Teen 25 L-Club 1,2 . RITA ANN PADGETT Fudge College Preparatory Chorus 1,2 ,3 , 45 Girls' Ensemble 3, 45 Orchestra 1,25 Dramatic Club 2 ,3,45 Honor Society 2 ,3 ,45 Cheer- leader l,2,3 , 45 Sweetheart Queen Attendant 45 Home- coming Queen Attendant 3,45 Junior Class Play5 Senior Class Play5 Dramatlc Club Play 2 ,45 L-Club 1 ,2,35 Future Teachers of America 3,45 Future Homemaker of America l ,2,35 Sr. Y-Teens 2 ,35 Student Council 25 Buckeye Girls' State 35 Student Council President 45 Scholarship Team 1,25 County Future Teachers of America Treasurer 45 Boys' Ensemble Accompanist 1,25 Chorus Accompanist l ,2 , 3,4. DALERD REPP, JR. Junior General Course Chorus l,2,35 Dramatic Club 45 Junior Class Play5 Senior Class Play5 Dramatic Club Play 4. LARRY JOE SCOTT ScottY College Preparatory' Chorus l,2,3,45 Student Council 1,25 Class Treasurer 3,45 Bandl,2,3,45 Football 3,45,Basketbal12,35 Orchestra 1,25 H1-Y 1,25 Junlor Class Play5 Dramatic Club 2,3,45 Honor Society 2 ,3 ,45 Varsity Club 3,45 Treasurer of Honor Society 45 Boys' Ensemble 1 ,2 ,3 , 45 Annual Staff 45 Assistant Editor5 Co-Editor Newspaper Staff 1,2. THOMAS JOE SEAL Tom College Preparatory Football 35 Basketball 1,25 Baseball 2,35 H1-Y 1,2 ,35 Varsity Club 3,45 Future Teachers of America 2 ,3,45 Reporter 35 County Vice-President 45 Junlor Class Play. PAUL E. SKIDMORE Pete Agricultural Course Future Farmers of America 1 ,2,3 ,45 Sentinel 45 Future Fam es of America Attendant Escort 45 Parliamentary Procedure Contest 4. ' BARBARA ANN SNADER Beezer Commercial Course ' Chorus 1 ,2 ,3 , 45. Future Homemakers of America 1 ,2,35 Future Teachers of America 35 Ilamatic Club 2 ,3 ,45- L-Club 1,25 Sr. Y-Teens 2,35-Jr. Y-Teens 15 National Hona' Society 3,45 G1rls Ensemble 45 Class Treasurer 1 ,25 Class Vlce-President 35 Annual StaffL45 Senior Class Play5 Dramatic Club Play 25, Band 1 ,2, 3,45 Sweetheart Attendant 1,35 Homecoming Attendant 25 Homecoming Queen 45 Girls' State 35 Cheerleader 1. RONALD C. STEWART Ronnie General Course Chorus l,2,35 Concert Band 2,3,45 Marching Band 2 ,3,45 Orchestra 3,45 Dramatic Club 2,3 ,45 Junior Class Play5 Senior Class Play5 Dramatic Club Play 3,45 H1-Y 1,25 Annual Staff 4. GRAYDON WILLIAMSON Windy College Preparatory LODI I-HGH SCHOOL: , Band 15 Chorus 15 Dramatic,Club 2,35 Dramatic Club Play 2 ,45 Senior Class Play5 Quill and Scroll 45 Future Teachers of America l,2,35 Jr. .Hi-Y 15 Sr. H1-Y 25 Track 45 Baseball 45 Annual Staff 4. RUSHCREEK MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL: Band 35 Chorus 35 Music Fair 35 Junior Class'Play5 Dramatic Club 35 Future Teachers cf America 3. JACK FRANKLIN YOST Jack General Course

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Iim Egbert has the only Do Nothing naval base in the navy. Dlck Farnsworth and Pete Skidmore run the second largest cross country rocket line. It's a bird, lt's a plane, it's them.. Janet Fetzer has a home for the aged, .and is she rolling in dough! Connie Gilbert is kept quite busy between Tom, her family, and the task of trying to run an accounting school. Wish her luck. Barbara Hall and Eddie are down here raising one of the best football teams Texas has ever had. Roy Harris was one of the lucky ones, he struck oil. . But, never satisfied, he sells oil to buy other necessary things. You can guess what. Bob Holcomb hasn't done a days work since we came here, but he drives a new.Cadlllac. Must be his ex-wives C71 paying alimony, not him. Dave Lanlgan and Margaret run a dancing school. Also they make and' sell the lowest cut levis ln the state of Texas . Donna Luecht brought the marines. She is raising little marines and cattle. Rodger Mack runs the slaughter house. lFor cattle only. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 73 Roger Martin has a disc jockey show for all of the old moondog records . Plus the show he puts on a pantomime for each record. You can imagine how that is. Cute? ? 7 ? ? ? Keith Massie has a big bean plantation down here. He is doing fine. He cans them, and sells baked beans, wax beans , and green beans. H Linda Milkey is here with Lizzie, the '47 Ford, her husband, and the dozen kids that she was never going to have. Sonya Miller does the local floorfshow every night at the Saloorix KBUBBLESJ Carl Moore is just plain here. Lois Norton brought all of the jewelry she hooked and started a beauty shop. CFOR MEN ONLYJ Marcene Orr is Vice-President of Lois Cliffordfs Lonely Hearts Club. Rita Padgett has a How to Grow Taller school down here. As you know, Texas is known for its tall men. Well, you can thank Rita. , Mr. Pietrzak is now one of the biggest bull shippers in Texas. Dave Samsa is very busy doing nothing. Larry Scott takes care of the money, the same job he had at home, but-we stlll are usually broke Ronnie Stewart brought his navy slang and part of Hawaii, the female part. Tom Seal is the only doctor in town. The only person that's ever lll is Connie, though. Barbara Snader is a nurse at the Air Force hospital down here. That is so she can watch all of the cute airmen. Windy Williamson is the news reporter. He can even out talk Walter Winchell. Shows what years and years of practice will do for a person. A Jack Yost brought Locke Manufacturing Co. just because of one certain secretary. Guess who? Well Bettyj I have to close for now. I hope this will give you a good idea of how we are doing now. Don't forget to answer. Give my best to everyone. V Love , MELVIN