Malden High School - Greenwave Yearbook (Malden, MO)

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CLASS PROPHECY lt is May, 1966, and we are in a let liner approaching the landing at Ander- son Air Activities owned by Bonnie Anderson, who purchased it to keep alive the famous name with the first million dollars she made on Bonnie Beauty Lotion, a formula she discovered one day when she dropped a box containing an assort- ment of medicine her veterinary grandfather had entrusted to her. She strained the glass and labels out and stirred the mixture thoroughly with her hands, which came out soft and lovely. She tried it on her face and it worked like magic. Now it is sold the world over and Bonnie is immensely wealthy. We are looking forward to the fast approaching reunion of the class of '56, which is to be held in the beautiful White Hotel in Malden owned by Sue White- horn. On the plane we noticed a mysterious man in dark glasses. Upon closer in- spection we found him to be Jimmy Taylor of the famous Blansett Detective Agency of New York, owned by Marlin Blansett, who is vacationing in the Riviera and can't attend the reunion. He confided that he was shadowing Jerry Holloway, whose millionaire wife suspected he was returning to Malden to see some old love. The Malden Police Department, headed by Chief of Police Tom Elder, was joining efforts with Detective Taylor to make a complete report to the iealous wife. Upon landing we went into the Air Terminal and found Anna Lee Box selling tickets and Jeannie Walker waiting for her husband to return from his daily flight. While we were making a telephone call, P. J. Lovelace came in from his round- the-world flight. He is a very well-known iet ace. We telephoned for a cab and the telephone operator's voice seemed very familiar and we soon discovered that she was Shirley Blanton, chief Malden opera- tor. We took a cab into town, and as we stepped out of the cab we found the doorman at the White Hotel to be Harold White, looking very natty in his slick uniform. Seated at the grand piano in the ballroom of the hotel was that famous enter- tainer Bob Meyer. He has changed his name to Meyerace. He was accompanying Charles Dale Anderson who is singing at the Malden Metropolitan Opera, owned and operated by Norma Karlish and Dotty Stewart, who just couldn't leave the theatrical business. We slipped into one of-the back rows of the Green and Gold room where the reunion was already in progress. The row was overrun with fidgeting children. We inquired their names and they turned out to be the children of the famous basketball player, Gene Jordan, and his wife, Mariel Johnson. Gene and Mariel live luxuriously on the royalties from Gene's book, Basketball, One-Way Street to Fame and Fortune. The main speaker for the afternoon was Senator J. Rayburn King. Senator King is now in the middle of his campaign for the nomination for president of Redem Party which he formed from the best principles of the two maior parties. Seated beside Senator King were Gen. Jerry L. Shelton, a four-star general in the United States Army, and the president of our class of '56, Jerry Tuttle, who is the master of ceremonies and star of Grand Ole Opry. The two women seated on the other side of the speaker were Dolores Johnson, famous criminal lawyer, and Melba Crawford, ambassador to Spain, who secured the appointment because of her broad knowledge of the language. Presiding at the meeting were Dean and Mrs. William A. Greeng Bill is now the dean of the University of Missouri and father of five. He rapped for attention and expressed the appreciation of the class to the owner of the Malden Bakery, Mr. Delon Allen, for furnishing the bread and rolls for the banquet. He also ex- pressed his appreciation to Rodney Stokes for furnishing the delicious roast pork from his nationally known Hampshire hogs. Dean Green called upon Mr. Ronnie Deen, owner of KTCB Radio and TV station, to read his report on the activities of the class of '56 since graduation. Mr. Deen appeared very proud as he told of his former classmates. Two of the majorettes from our class, Martha Bowman and Barbara Barham, are now the world's twirling champions. The twins from our class, Wayne and Jane King, are a brother and sister trapeze act in Ringling Brothers' Circus. Their slogan is We're the flying Kings, who fly without wings. Jerold Stafford was nominated baseball player of the year. He plays for the St. Louis Cardinal Club, which is owned by Allen Varvell and managed by Roy Brown. Another of our athletes, Betty Everett, is now the star of the professional bas- ketball team, the Redheads. Ronny Fagan, a famous photographer, sells many of his photographs to fashion magazines, for he prefers working with women. Two of his models are Sue Shelton and Jackie Mosley. Mary Budewitz is now Mary Lankford, the wife of Jackie, who is manager of the Malden Bakery. The Tri-County Hospital, located at Malden, is headed by Doctor Dale Kinder, and his head nurse is Helen O'Neal. The hospital's psychiatrist is Loretta Gourley. She is the author of the well-known book, Why Children Beat Their Children. The internationally known Rose Gown Salon of New York City is owned by Betty Rose. Her most famous designer is none other than Jonelle Kinder. Inez Guthrie is president of the Federated Women's Clubs of the United States and lives in Washington, D.C., where she shares a twenty-room mansion with the head of the Women's Air Force, General Haliene O'Neal, and her secre- tary, Nelda Hodge. ln case you are wondering who we are-we are Judith Walker and Phyllis Roehm, designers and manufacturers of Cheers, lnc., Cheerleading Uniforms.

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CLASS HI TORY As we, the class of 1956, look back over the last four years of toil and tur- moil as other senior classes of the past have done, we realize that our hearts are sad and reluctant to leave good old MHS. Possibly no greener freshman class than the one of 1952 ever enrolled in MHS, but we were not aware of any deficiencies, so we barged in as if the suc- cess ofthe school depended upon our taking over. Soon we began meeting rebuffs, but a few snags did not dampen our indomitable spirit. Even our untiring efforts failed to remold the school according to our ideas. Gradually it began to dawn on us that co-operation with teachers and other students brought us more happiness- truthfully we were becoming convinced that it was not our destiny to run the whole school. Things have run much smoothly for us since. Jerry Tuttle has the distinction of having served the class as president all four years. Mrs. Beall, likewise, has served as sponsor for the same length of time. Freshman notables were: Jerry Shelton, vice president, Bonnie Howlett, sec- retary and treasurer, Betty Wheatly, cheerleader, Jerry Shelton and Harriet Green- field, Student Council members, Rodney Stokes, citizenship award, Betty Wheat- ley, carnival queen candidate, Jerry Shelton, business manager, Mariel Johnson, football queen attendant, Betty Wheatley, basketball queen attendant. We started the sophomore year with few delusions about our importance, however, we did take our share of responsibilities and honors as follows: Johnny King, vice president, Margaret Banderfeltz, secretary and treasurer, Judith Walder, cheerleader, Sue lrgy, carnival queen attendant, Mariel Johnson, all school queen attendant. District contest winners were, Sue Whitehorn, Bonnie Anderson, and Mariel Johnson, third in art contest at Cape Girardeau and Norma Karlish, second in English division. Gene Jordan was chosen to go on the Sophomore Pilgrimage, and Most Valuable Player in Regional Tournament. Our iunior year! At last we were upperclassmenl We no longer felt that we were insignificant. This year we worked hard making enough money to give the iunior-senior prom and banquet. Besides the usual class activities, we presented a play, No More Homework. We chose Springtime in Paris for the prom theme. Honorable mention is due the following juniors: Johnny King, vice president, Claudine Mills and Bill Green, secretary and treasurer, Sue Irby, Cheerleader, Gene Jordan and Jerry Shelton, Student Council members, Bob Meyer, citizenship award, Claudine Mills, carnival queen candidate, Bill Green, business manager, Bonnie Anderson, all school queen attendant. District contest winners were: Bonnie An- derson, first in art and Charles Anderson, first in music. This was it! We were seniors! This year we had to accept more responsibility and to do more work, and that accounts for this long list of seniors who distin- guished themselves in many ways. We elected Johnny King vice president, Norma Karlish secretary and Bill Green treasurer, and Judith Walker and Phyllis Roehm cheerleaders. Our sponsors were Mrs. Beall and Mr. Johnson. This year we chose Sue Shelton, carnival queen candidate, and Charles Anderson as business manager. Jerry Tuttle made second team All Conference and Charles Anderson received honorable mention. We presented the play Foot-loose. The MHS basketball team had three seniors on the County All Star Team, Gene Jordan, Johnny King and Jerold Stafford. Basketball queen was Mariel Johnson, escorted by Gene Jordan, and Barbara Barham, attendant, escorted by Johnny King. Bonnie Anderson was football attendant. Our trip will be after graduation and we are going to Wash- ington, New York City and Niagara Falls. Yes, it has been a wonderful four years, and it is hard to leave dear old MHS behind, but we have the future to think about now. When we graduate, in our place will come a new senior class, and the age-old story begins anew.