Madison High School - Panther Recall Yearbook (Madison, MO)

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Semor Class Prophecy Last mght I had a dream featurxng the Semors ten years hence My how they had changed As I was walkmg down Maln Street 1n Madlson I came upon a famlllar face that Ihad not seen for a long time It was the one and only Charles Henry Turner He told me that he was now the popcorn k1ng and that he was washlng dlshes 1n the Hlghway Cafe as a hobby He also told me that he had marrled m 1957 to an old neighbor of hls but he falled to tell me her narne I fmally left h1m and wended my way mto the drug store where I purchased a newspaper There on the front page in bold headllnes I read DONNIE VanBUREN AND ARLEN WOOD THE GREAT STAGE SCREEN RADIO AND TELEVISION ARTISTS NOW APPEARING IN PERSON AT THE MADISON GYMNASIUM As I hurrled on to the cafe whom do you thlnk I met coming down the street? Illene Kramer and her seven chlldren talllng after her She told me she had f1nally married her old boy frlend from Wlsconsln I 1nv1ted her to the cafe where we could talk over old tlmes As we entered we saw what resembled a b1g brown bear s1tt1ng at one of the tables But after much close 1nspect1on we found It to be o Ann Glaser Looklng through her vell she told us that she had marrled her old boy frlend from Thompson and they had located a gold mme on thelr farm We fmally parted and I started on down the street just as I was passmg the cleanmg shop I heard a fam1l1ar volce I went 1n and there stood jaunlta Ragsdale She was weepmg s1lently I asked her what the matter was and she told me that her pr1ze poodle had been splashed wlth mud when crossmg the street and that she had brought h1m m to have h1m dry cleaned She told me that she was now workmg w1th a busmess flrm ln Hollywood as a prlvate secretary She also told me that she and Flnally I left jaun1ta and started across t.he street I was walkmg along readmg my paper when suddenly I heard a volce over a car rad1o maklng an announcement We have lnterrupted thls program to brmg you a speclal announcement Captam Dollxe Dunwoody has fmally brought her sh1p The U S S Melvm safely to shore Captam Dunwoody w1ll wxn many great honors from th1s brave duty to her country I llstened for a few mmutes and then contxnued on my way further down the street just as I passed the funeral chapel the hearse drove up and whom do you thmk I saw cllmblng out but Rlchard Houchms He told me that he was now married to an old gn-1 fl-lend and had three llttle mortlclans I left h1m after quxte a talk and went lnto Pollard s Drug Store There the booths were crammed full of school klds just as lt used to be I lmgered long over my bottle of coke llstenmg to some of thelr talk That teacher of mme If she weren t so smart she wouldn t be up to all of my tr1cks When I try to wrlte shorthand notes she takes them and keeps them m her scrapbook Yesterday she caught me chewmg bubble gum and she made me glve her a p1ece After talkmg to the klds a while I found out that thelr teacher was M1ss Goldena Reed just when we were about to xndulge m a deep conversahon I turned around and saw two llttle black headed glrls dolng the Charleston Watchmg them and coach1ng them was Mrs Shlrley Cahcott IMCMOITISJ We talked a whlle and I learned that she and her husband were llVlI1g ln Moberly Q J I D , . - - u ' I ' r 9 I! , . ' 9 J . , ' , . . her boss were to be married in a few months, gl 1 4 . . n . , 4 1 Q 1 1 . . . . . .. I . . . . , . n . u 1 , . li ' I I I u ! . ,. . . . . 1 L

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I johnny Hart do wlll and bequeath my studylng hablts to Donald Hendren and my muslcal ablllty to anyone who can use lt I Rlchard Houchlns do wlll and bequeath my new nlckname Twlg and my fav orlte jump shot ln basketball to Davld Devers and my scrawny bulld to Donald Duvall I Illene Kramer do wlll and bequeath my ablllty to pass ln Engllsh to some junlor and my ablllty to get along wlth the teachers to anyone who needs It I Shlrley McMorrls do wlll and bequeath my place on the basketball team to Judy Spurllng and my love for servlcemen to Alberta I.,aForce I jaunlta Ragsdale do wlll and bequeath my Off1Ce Job to Ardyth Farrell my job at the Homeway to judy Spurllng my basketball sult to Mary Lou l..aForce and my love for school to anyone who needs It I Goldena Reed do wlll and bequeath my ablllty to make good grades to joan Swlndell and my basketball sult to Emma Embree I Howard Rlles do wlll and bequeath my love for Carolyn Hlll to Hot LIPS and my basketball sult to Marvln Brammer to Bob Gandy my reckless drlvlng to Henry Embree who doesn t need lt and my trombone to anyone who IS wllllng to play lt I Charles Turner do wlll and bequeath some of my fat to Bobby Rlley a sheet of paper to Carl Ancell and a cake of double gum to Darlene Eads I Donnle VanBuren do wlll and bequeath my ablllty to struggle through a basket ball game to Marvln Brammer my basketball sult to Bobby Rosle Rlley and my ablllty to argue wlth Mrs Harmon to anyone who wants lt I Arlen Wood do wlll and bequeath my basketball sult to Rosle Rlley and m ablllty to get dates wlth any glrl to Llonel Smlth And last but not least the members of the Class of 1952 do wlll and bequeath to the underclassmen the followlng To the junlors the ablllty to struggle through the Senlor year To the Sophomores the ablllty to study and learn IH the followlng years to come To the Freshmen our school problems our cluttered lockers and all the many other sweet memorles of M H S I, Robert Swindell, do will and bequeath my ability to get along with the teachers , , . . , y , ' . . . .. . ,, . Y

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Suddenly I heard qu1te a commotxon around the pln ball maclxxne I hurrmed ox er and found that ohnny Hart had flnally w on the jack pot We talked awhlle and I found that he was now play mg wtth Harry james band After a few words I left hun and worked my way throuoh the Saturday crowds when suddenly I heard another farnxllar volce 'utep rlght up and get It folks Our supply of these mce strlpped hot rods are llmxted There stood Robert Sw tndell I flnally got hlm off hls soap box for a nnnute to chat w1th htm He sald that he had set up hls own hot rod factory ln St LOUIS They were all made on the same model as the one he droxe durlng h1s hlgh automoblles Flnally I declded Ihad better leave so Ijumped lnto my hot rod and thought was gomg someplace But try as I mlght I couldn t flnd a dashboard to start the dung And after closer lnspectlon I also found that there was no motor Thls lrked me yery much so I called Robert over to show me how to rnoye my great purchase He llfted the floorboard and showed me two pedals He sald that thls was h1s new IDX entlon bo off I went but I dldn t get yery far for suddenly I heard a pollce slren oot the contraptlon stopped after much persuaslon and there stood lover boy Howard Rlles He told me he was gtvxng me a tlcket and throwmg noe ln the Jug for speedlng So here I slt 1n the Mad1sonJa1l We are playing Chlnese checkers and I am talkmg over old 'umes wlth Pollceman Howard Rlles . V :Y Y v O Y V A v school days, We had quite a talk, during which he sold me one of his souped up . dy . , . . V I . -w . . V , . . . I