Luther Jackson High School - Tiger Yearbook (Merrifield, VA)

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A. D. 196 V tw th QjDotfocjlvb And now, ladies and gentlemen, bringing you a few minutes of the latest news by that eminent smoothie of the air, WLJ ' s own Roscoe Grayson, take it away, Roscoe. New York-- The Queen Duckett, newest ocean liner of the Norman Summers Steamers, Inc., sailed for Lower Slob- bavia today. Aboard were those basketball champs, The Tigers, off to play in the finals of the Atomic Annual. The Reverend Leonard Paige was sailing for missionary duty in the wilds of Africa. La Guardia Field -- Tyrone Holmes has broken the world’s speed records by flying around the universe twice in 57 min¬ utes in his super-powered atomic space ships. Indianapolis -- It is reported that Robert Thomas is the 1967 champ of the International Auto Races to be held in the Wayne Mills stadium. Edinburgh -- Gilbert Carter has just published a pocket edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica for use in all classes of the new Luther Jackson Atomic Program. Hartford — Lever Brothers have added scientists Wilbur Duncan, Roscoe Grayson, and Chester Coates to their staff for inventing soap soup to wash out the mouths of profane but hungry little boys. Washington, D. C. — Meeting in open competition here today are Drs. Mary Goins and Gloria Gibson trying for the coveted scholarship to the Ada Scott hospital. Lee Barbour, Superintendent of Schools, has ordered all copies of Macbeth and World Histories be placed in a golden casket and buried in Luther Jackson ' s Stadium with fitting ceremonies. Vienna -- Guy Collins has received special citation upon his completion (at long last) of the Unfinished Symphony. Chicago -- Paul Jones, heavyweight champion of the universe for five years, scored a victory over Vegetable Man, heavyweight champion of Venus. Utopia -- Philip Ellis and Delores Whitney, when last seen, were wandering around lost in a cloud. Los Angeles -- Lawrence Metcalf, director of the Philharmonic, has just scored Beethoven ' s Fifth Symphony for three trombones, two and one-half vocal chords and a jet-propelled juke box. He was formerly an instructor at the Lucinda Brooks Institute of Rock and Roll. Hollywood -- The bobby-soxers of ' 67 are swooning over several recent additions to the ranks of the glamour boys. Billy Peterson, Jessie Cochran and Donald Hall have caused these feminine flutters. Cleveland -- Leo Coates, Willie Elmore and Cordell Thomas are recent additions to the Cleveland Brown ' s roster. Denver -- The Etta Terry Book Company’s latest magazin e Torrid Tales” with cover design by Wayne Willson is now on newsstands everywhere. Story of the month is Men, What To Do About Them by Mary Ann Strother and Ruth Ann Jones. New York -- The Myrtle Teal Follies opened on Broadway last night starring Louetta Stewart, Valernetta Jones and Marva Barber in leading roles. Seen between the acts were Madame Gail Newman, Speaker of the House; Professor Robert Tate, Atomic Energy Chairman; and Leo Allen, newly elected president of the Herman Turner Atomic Railroad Lines. This is your WU reporter signing off, and don ' t forget — this program is brought to you through the courtesy of Easy Payment Undertakers, the only house that gives you a packaged burial.

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