Macomb High School - Spiderweb Yearbook (Macomb, IL)

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A sea going man is Jack Frakes, traveling around on the Great Lakes. A famous fullback is Erma French, who sits out the game warming the bench. An unsettled girl is Shilrey Graves, in a sanatorium she now raves. A famous cook is Rosie Gray, she peals onions and cries all day. A tall charming girl was Shirley Hanning, now a pleasant home she’s planning. Tad Hemp is now on the stage, best comedian of the age. Glenn Hendrickson is now a cook, trying to give food the new look. Susan Hoyle has a beautiful voice, when she sings people rejoice. Gene Hursh is now acting on Broadway, they say he’s the biggest ham that was ever in a play. Kathleen Jackson is now a great nurse, her patients are going from bad to worse. A huge dog kennel has Georgia James, she sits all day and dreams up dog names. A delightful fellow is Bud James, thinking up some new kissing games. A radical democrat was Louise John, now to the Republican party she has gone. An unhappy girl is Joyce Kirch, she was left standing at the church. Marilyn Kirkpatrick is a happy girl, giving boys the permanent curl. A wealthy man is Wendell Kline, gayly surrounded by women and wine. You remember that little fellow Jack Kugler, in the Army he is now a bugler. Joan Lewis had freckles galore, she discovered a cream and doesn’t have them any more. A set of false teeth wears poor Jack Little, he broke his off eating peanut brittle. Paul Luttrell swallowed a radio set, you can tune him in when his tubes am’t wet. A well known burglar is Roderick Mason, be lawful it might be your joint he’s casin’. Richard McNeeley is in New York City, writing up stories quite clever and witty.

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Crystal Gazing One of the representatives of the Senior Class reached into the Surprise Package of 1949 and believe it or not he found a crystal ball. The class looked into the crystal ball and then they found the following prophecies. Dottie Arnold, you remember her name, is now head coach at Notre Dame. Jeanne Arnold, an active member of G. A. A., is now trying to teach children how to play. Kenneth Barth ran a hamburger stand until the meat grinder ground up his hand. Bonnie Blevins lives in a shoe, she had to move when her rent came due. Pauline Brummell, that cute little thing, sits at home waiting for the phone to ring. Bill Buchholz searching for new slaughters, he is now playing for the Globe Trotters. A marvelous girl is Guzzler Bugg, in one mighty swallow she can empty a jug. You all remember Helen Burke, well she got married so she wouldn’t have to work. Mary Bushnell is now a blond, she washed her hair when she fell in a pond. An unhappy man is Lawrence Cale, for being drunk he is now in jail. Kenneth Chenoweth is busily working on his farm he wrote a farmers book entitled, Do the Chicks no Harm”. Admiral Collins might have been a great sailor, but the sight of the ocean makes him seasick and paler. A dangerous girl is Eloise Corder, to stay out of jail she crossed the border. A popular novelist is Coplan Joan, she wrote a book on how to catch a man. A sorry man is Donald Deener, some body fed him a rubber weener. Richard Dickason this book did edit, for all the dirt we give him credit. A famous gag writer is Damon Featherlin, at his own jokes he forces a grin. Judy Fluegel is still full of pep. teaches dancing and is really hep. A talented girl that Foxall named Rita, she is leading a band better than Mikita.

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A dirty dealer was Richard Millard, he got shot at the turn of a card. That wandering girl Marjorie Mullhatten, is now going with dark men in countries Latin. Frankie Nester is full of good cheer, he works in a brewery and drinks only beer. A Burlesque Queen is Shirley Nunn, we hear she’s having lots of fun. Tom Plassman says churches should be throttled, he says everybody knows the spirits are bottled. Lois Pollock is dancing a jig, waiting for her sow to have some pigs. Bonnie Prichard burned down her house, after she tried to cremate a mouse. A sloppy mother is Alice Reed, her husband has twenty-one children to feed. In the hospital is Richard Ritter, after his auto accident he still is bitter. Byron Robinson leads a great life, but no one knows what came of his wife. Bob Roe, searching for bare facts, is now on his knees selling Johnson’s Wax. A very ambitious girl is Lois Ross, in a reform school she is now boss. On any street comer you’ll find Margaret Sanders, when a man passes by, after him she will meander. Believe it or not a farmer’s wife is Mary Ann Shields, and all day long she is busy working the fields. Rodney Shryack is thought quite insane, he actually believes he’s an airplane. A great casanova is Stanley Slusher, they say he’s the world’s greatest Musher. Polly Stofft has gained and won kisses, she found a cure for the whiskey twitches. A great radio singer is Marion Stoneking, some say he’s almost as good as Bing. If you want to go fishing look up John Sturm, he wrote a book on how to catch a worm. Carrie Thorpe, following Lena Home’s steps, plays the accordian (oh what biceps). A happy lad is Dick Underwood, on the basketball he is still very good. Another boy and Russell Van Hooser, courted a girl and Russell was the looser. A circus strong man is Jim Wright, trying to impress people of his might.