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OZGOLMQ jnfo .7!Le ,Dewi WHEN THE DOORS OF M.H.S. OPENED ON SEPTEMBER OF 19141, 274 EXCITED FIRST GRADERS BEGAN THEIR SCHOOL CAREER UNDER THE GUIDING HANDS OF MISS HELEN ROOD. WE BEAN OUR SEXIOND YEAR WITH 20 MEMBERS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MISS ROQD .AND MRS. RAUBENALT. . MRS NEIDERHISER DIRECTED OUR CLASS OF 214 MEMBERS DURING OUR THIRD YEAR. AFTER LEAVING MRS. NEIDERHISER'S ROOM, WE ENTERED THE FOURTH GRADE WITH 25 PUPIIS AND WERE TAUGHT BY MISS DOROTHY REID. DURING OUR FIFTH GRADE WE HAD 30 MEMBERS AND WERE TAUGHT BY MISS REID AND MRS. HELEN RUDOLPH. TWENTY-SIX PUPIIS ENTERED THE SIXTH GRADE. MRS. MOWERY PREPARED US FOR THE SEVENTH GRADE.-5 . FEELING IMPORTANT, BUT YET A LITTLE SCARED, WE STARTED THE SEVENTH GRADE WITH 28 PUPILS. WE WERE GLAD 'ro wEDcoME 'Iwo NEW MEMBERS. BERTHA FINKS FROM GRAND RAPIDS, 0HIO,' AND.s1-IIRLEY DAVIS FROM YORK VILLAGE, MAINE. MRS. BOKERMAN WAS OUR TEACHER. fWITH.TI-IE NUMBER OF 25 PUPIIS, WE ENTERED THE EIGHTH GRADE. OUR TEACHERS WERE CARVER. D I THEN THE DAY FINALLY CAME: WE WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL. THERE WERE 25 MEMBERS AND WE CHOSE THE FOLLOWING AS OFFICERS: JACK MITCHELL, PRESIDENT3 VIRGIL BEHNFELDT, VICE PRESIDENT5 RICHARD BABCOCK, SEXJRETARY3 NORA ANN JUNGE, TREASURER, LARRY SPANGLER, NEWS REPORTER, MRS. HARMON AS OUR SPONSOR. WE WERE INITIATED BY THE SOPHOMORES ON SEPTEMBER 30, FOR WHICH WE GAVE THEM A RETURN PARTY LATER. AS SOPHOMORES, WE WORKED A LITTLE HARDER IN OUR STUDIES, BUT HAD A GOOD TIME DOING SO. WE HAD 214 MEMBERS AND CHOSE THE FOLLOWING AS OFFICERS: VIRGIL BEHNFELUT, PRESIDENT, JACK MITCHELL, VICE PRESIDENT, LARRY SPANGLER, SECRETARY, SHIRLEY DAVIS, ASS'T SECRETARY, BERNARD MASON, TREASURER, RICHARD BABCOCK, NEWS REPORTER3 MISS MILLER AS OUR SPONSOR. ON OCTOBER 13, WE INITIATED 'I'HE FRESHMAN. THEY GAVE US A VERY NICE RETURN PARTY ON NOVEIIBER 7. TO HELP OUR CLASS TREASURY, gi! SOLD CHRISTMAS CARDS AND HAD BOB MASON AND HIS SWINGBILLIB COME IN FOR ENTER- IN SEPTEMBER 1951, 21 JUNIORS ENTERED THE CLASS ROOMS. WE CHOSE THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS: ROGER KERWIN, PRESIDENT3 JOANNE McCLURE, VICE PRESIDENT, SHIRLEY DAVIS, SECREIARY3 JOYCE WAGNER, TREASURER, SHIRLEY JOHNSON, NEWS REPORTER MISS HATCHER, SPONSOR. WE SOLD MAGAZINES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. DURING THE BASKETBALL SEASON, WE SOLD REFRFSHMENTS AT OUR HOME GAMES. WE PRESENTED OUR JUNIOR CLASS PLAY ON APRIL 25, ENTITLED A LITTLE HONEY. THEE ACTIVITIB HELPED TO RAISE FUNDS FOR OUR CLASS TRIP. THE SENIORS PREENTED US WITH A VERY NICE GAME SUPPER ON NOVEMBER 28, FOR WHICH WE GAVE THEM A BANQUET IN RETURN, ON MAY 9. ON SEPTHEBER 2, 1952, 18 PROUD SENIORS ENTERED THE DOORS OF M.H.S. WE ELECTED OUR CLASS OFFICERS. ROGER KERWIN, PRESIDENT, SHIRLEY DAVIS, VICE PRES- IDENT, SHIRLEY JOHNSON, SECRETARY, JOANNE McCLURE, TREASURER, JOYCE WAGNER, NEWS REPORTER: MR. YQUT'ZfAS-09R SPONSOR. TO START -,OUTTHE YEAR. WE BEGAN OURANNUAIJ DRIVE. THEN ON OCTOBER , WE HAD OUR PICTURES TAKEN. .WE GAVE THE JUNIORS A GAME SUPPER ON NOVEIBER 19, NAND THEY GAVE US A VERY NICE BANQUET ON MAY 8. WE PRESENTED OUR CLASS PLAY ON DECEMBER 5, ENTITLED QUIT YOUR KIDDING. THERE WAS STILL MUCH TO DO ON THE ANNUAL AND WE HAD ANOTHER PLAY ALONG CAME SPRING' TO,BEHG,1'V'EN AT TB COMMUNITY INSTITUTE ON FEBRUARY 74. AT. LAST THE ,DAY OF,MAY .15 ARRIVED AND 15 EXCITED SENIORS WALKED ACROSS THE STAGE TO RECEIVE THEIRKDIPLOMAS WE HAD TREKKED ACROSS 'I'HE OPEN COUNTRY TO REACH OUR HARBOR--ONLY 'TO FIND THE VAST OCEAN, OF LIFE, WAITING BEFORE US. COMPLIMENTS OF COMPLIMENTS OF HONECK DELUX CLEANERS MI'.I.UHELL'S FLOWERS NAPOLEN OHIO PHONE 5081 NAPOLEON, OHIO 1 -
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LAVOISIER, WHO IS THE GREAT GRANDSON OF ANTOINE LAURGENT LAVOISIER, WHO NAMED OXYGEN. WHILE JANE'I'I'E IS 'I'HERE SHE WILL AISO STUDY AT COLLEGE MAZARIN IN FRANCE. FROM THERE, SHE WILL GO TO GERMANY TO STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITIE OF STRASBOURG, GOTINGEN, MUNICH, AND BERLIN. WE HOPE THAT SHE WILL COME BACK TO THE UNITED STATE ANDAELP IN THE CURE OF CANCER. JANETTE HAS BEEN TAKING COURSES IN THE STUDY OF C ER, AND SHE THAT MAYBE BY WORKING WITH THEE FOREIGN DOCOTRS, SHE MILL FIND A CURE'THAT WILL CURE CANCER IN ANY STAGE. THERE ON THE RIGHT BESIDE JANETTE IS BERTHA FINKS. BERTHA IS THE OWNER OF THE CHAIN BEAUTY SHOPPE IN UNITED STATE. 'I'HE NAME OF 'I'HE BEAUTY SHOPPE IS BOITA FOINKS BEAUTY SALON. IN HER MAIN SHOPPE WHERE SHE WORKS HERSELF SHE HAS EMPLOYED 'I'HE FAMOUS HAIR DRESER, PIERRE LAMOUR MARQUE'1'l'E DARCEL, FROM FRANCE TO WORK ESPECIALLY IN HER SHOPPE. 'I'HE MAIN SHOPPE IS LOCATE ON CAPISTRANO, WHICH IS VERY ARTISTICALLY LOCATED. BERTHA IS MARRIED AND LIVE IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA WITH HER HUSBAND AND CHILDREN. HER HUSBAND IS MAX GRAVES, THE FAMOUS OIL WELL TYCOON, ON THE NEXT PAGE IS A PICTURE OF LARRY SPANGLER.. LARRY IS ACCOMPANYING ROGER IN HIS ROCKET SHIP TO THE PLANET OF PLANINONIUM. HE WILL ACT AS HIS SPACE CADET PIIOT ENGINEER. LARRY HAS AISO PILOTE SUCH FAMOUS PEOPLE AS THE PREIDENT BERNARD MASON, JULIUS LAROSA, DEI ARNE2 IV, GARY CROSBY, AND GIGI PEREAU. LARRY HAS MADE A NONE STOP FLIGHT TO THE MOON AND MANY OTHER PLANETS. BEFORE LARRY BECAME A SPECIALIZE PILOT, HE WAS A BARBER IN BOSTON, MASS. HE WAS PUT OUT OF BUSINES WHEN HE WAS CHARGED WI'1'H CUTTING A PERSON ON PURPOSE WHEN HE WAS GIVING HIM A SHAVE. AFTER THAT HE DECIDE TO BECOME.A PIIDT. AND THERE IS BERNADINE ON THE NEXT PAGE. ' ADINE IS NOW SELLING FIDWERS IN HER FLORIST SHOPPE IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. I WHEN BERNADINE USED TO JUST LOVE FLOWERS. WHEN SHE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL SHE ALWAYS WORE FLOWERS. BERNA- DINE IS JUST BACK FROM THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. WHILE SHE WAS THERE SHE GAYHERED DIFFERENT SPECIE OF HAWAIIAN FLOWERS 'TO ADD TO THE COLLECTION SHE HAS IN HER FLORIST SHOP. WHEN SHE WAS IN HAWAII BERNADINE MET A MAN ABOUT HER AGE THAT SHE LIKE AND I THINK THEY WILL BE GETTING MARRIED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. BEAUSE HE TOO IS A FLORIST HE WANTS TO COME TO THE UNITED STATE TO SEE HER COLLETION AND FLORIST SHOP, HE SAYS, BUT I THINK IT'S AN EXCUSE TO COME TO THE UNITE STATE T0 BE WITH BERNADINE. THERE ON THE NEXT PAGE IF A PICTURE OF FRANKLIN YARNELL. FRANK IS NOW A GREAT COON HUNTER. HE IS TRAVELING ALL OVER THE WORLD LOOKING FOR DIFFERNT KINDS OF COONS TO ADD TO HIS COLLECTION. FRANKLIN STARTED HIS HUNTING OF COONS AROUND HIS HOME TOWN OF MCCLURE, OHIO. HE IS NOW 'I'HE OWNER OF YARNELL'S COON DOG KENNEIS. THIS IS IDCAT IN THE CITY OF DOG TOWN, VIRGINIA. FRANK HAS A SPECIAL DOG SHOW AND EJCHIBITION IN MIAMI FLORIDA. HE IS AISO THE MANAGER OF THE PURE BRE DOG RACES IN TAMPA, FLORIDA. HE HAS BEEN WINNING SOME VERY NICE TROP- HIE FROM HIS PRIZE RUNNING DOGS. BEFORE FRANKLIN WENT INTO THE DOG BUSINES HE WAS A PROFESIONAL BOXING CHAMPION. WHILE FIGHTING '1'HE EX-CHAMPION JOE IDUIS JR. HE HIT JOE IN THE LAST ROUND AND BROKE HIS HAND, BUT WITH THIS JAB JOE FELL TO THE FLOOR AND COULDN'T GET UP UNTIL IT WAS TO LATE. FRANK AT LEAST HAD THE CHAM- PION FOR A WHILE. AFTER HE BROKE HIS HAND HE GAVE UP BOXING BECAUSE HE COULD NOT DEFEND HIS TITLE. THE NEXT PICTURE I SEE IS 'I'HAT OF THE HONORABLE PREIDENT BERNARD MASON. HE BECAME THE PREIDENT OF THE UNITE STATE JUST ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. BERNARD IS NOW ABOUT FORTY YEARS OF AGE. THEY SAY LIFE BEGINS AT FORTY AND IT CERTAINLY IS FOR BERNARD BEAUSE HE IS EARNING ABOUT 100,000 A YEAR AND IS AISO WINNING THE INFLUENCE OF EVERYBODY AS HE HAS JUST CALLED OFF THE WAR IN KOREA ANDSENT MESAGE THAT ALL SOLDIERS BE RETURNED HOME. THIS HAS MADE BERNARD 'I'HE MAN OF 'I'HE HOUR. NOW THAT THE WAR IS OVER HE SAYS THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT NEED SO MUCH MONEY AND THAT THEY WILL NOT REDECORATE THE WHITE HOUSE ANY MORE, THE TAXES WILL BE CUT TREIENDIOUSLY. BERNARD IS MARRIED AND HAS A FAMILY OF TWO BOYS AND TWO GIRIS. HIS WIFE IS THE FORMER NORMA,MAGELICUIE OF BOWLING GREEN, OHIO. BERNARD CERTAINLY HAS HAD SUCCESS. v A' AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE IS A POSE OF ABOUT FOUR GIRIS. TWO OF THESE GIRLS INCLUDE NORA JUNGE AND LaVONNE BURLING. I SAW IN 'I'HE PAPER THAT THEY ARE WORK- ING AS MODELS FOR EQUISITE SHOPPE IN NEW YORK CITY. FROM THE PAPER THEY HAVE SHOP IN THE UNITED STATE WANTS THEM AS MODEIS FOR BEEN VERY BUSY AS EVERY DRES . IGHT NOW THEY ARE WORKING FOR THE FAMOUS SHOPPE FOR WOMENS CLOTHIE THEIR STORE R IR CLASSMATE THEY THOUGHT THAT JOANNE'S FIFTH AVENUE. BEINGS THAT JOANNE WAS THE THEY SHOULD NOT REFUSE HER. FROM JOANNE'S THEY WILL TAIE A VACATION FROM ALL THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING LATELY. IT SAID IN THE PAPER AISO THAT THEY WILL SPEND A MONTH AT MIAMI BEACH. THIS IS JUST TO RET AND TAKE IN A LITTLE OF THE SCENERY. WELL, ITS GETTING LATE NOW SO I'LL PUT MY SCRAP BOOK AWAY AND SUART PU'I'I'ING MY CHILDREN TO BED. THE CLASSMATE OF THE CLASS OF 1953 CERTAINLY HAVE CHANGE IN THE LAST TWHQ- TYYEARSAS TOTHETIMEWHENTHEYHADJUSTGRADUATEDFROMGOOD OLEM. H. S. THE END
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I,- I, SOUND MIND AND WE, wE, WE, WE, WE, wE, WE, WE, WE, WE, I, I,- I, I, I, I, I, I, I, SENIORS, WILL TO TIME. . sENIoRs, sENIoRs, GIVE SPEECHES. SENIORS, WILL TO WILL TAKE SHOWERS. THE SENIORS, wILL TO THE SENIORS, WILL ON TUNE. 'I'HE ON THE THE TO THE WILL TO WILL TO TO THE SENIORS, WILL TO THE SENIORS, WILL TO NAPOLEON, OHIO THE SENIORS, WILL TO THE SENIORS, WILL TO Egfwefsfa WE, THE MEMBERS OF 'I'HE SENIOR CLASS OF MCCLURE HIGH SCHOOL, BEING OF BODY, DO HEREBY BEQUEATH THE FOLLOWING: MR. NEIDERHISER A CLASS THAT WILL PAY THEIR BILIS MR. YOUTZ A CLASS WHOSE PLAYS NEED NO PROMPTING. MISS HATCHER A PUBLIC SPEAKING CLASS THAT LOVES MR. MRS MR. THE THE THE THE MINNICH A GIRLS PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS THAT MCCLURE A SENIOR CLASS WITH THE ABILITY TO COOK .ZURLO A SECOND SOPRANO SECTION THAT CAN STAY J UNIORS JUNIOR CLASS OUR ABILITY TO GEI' WHAT WE WANT IN SOPHOMORE CLASS OUR GROWN-UP AND SEDATE WAYS. FRESHMAN CLASS OUR QUIET AND IDVING WAYS. LAVONNE BURLING, WILL MY ABILITY TO BE TRUE TO ONE GUY AT A TIME TO VIRGINIA HARMAN . I, NORA ANN JUNGE, WILL MY ABILITY TO ROLLER SKATE TO KATHERINE DULL. I, VIRGIL BEHNFELDT, WILL MY SINUS TO MISS HATCHER. SHIRLEY JOHNSON, WILL ALL MY OLD BOYFRIENDS TO MARY KNAPP, PROVIDED SHE DIVIDE HER TIME AMONG THEM. ' DORIS JEAN'-AMOS, WILL MY LONG RED HAIR TO FRED WOIFE. JANEPTE LIGHT, WILL MY QUIET DISPOSITION TO CLIFFORD BADEN. I, -LARRY SPANGLER. WILL MY QUICK TEMPER TO VIVIAN LANZER. I, BERNADINE TIETJE, WILL MY STATURE T0 ARLENE DIBLING. I, SHIRLEY DAVIS, WILL MY LONG HAIR TO CONNIE POPE. JOANNE McCLURE, WILL MY STREAK OF RED HAIR TO RUTH ROWLAND. BERTHA FINKS, WILL MY DANCING ABILITY TO GARY STEIGER. FRANKLIN YARNELL, WILL MY STUDEBAKER TO HARRY NEIDERHISER. BERNARD MASON, WILL MY GREEN FORD TO MR. YOUTZ. JOYCE WAGNER, WILL MY FREXIKLES TO JO ANN HARMAN. ROGER KERWIN, WILL MY ABILITY T0 PLAY WITH KNIVES TO EDDIE IDNG. JACK MITCHELL, WILL MY ABILITY TO GET AWAY FROM MOTHER TO BILLY HOSMAN. COMPLIMENTS OF GOGGANS WHOLESALE COMPANY NAPOLEON , OHIO COMPLIMENTS OF PALMER Housz Ann IDLE noun NAPOLEON, OHIO COMPLIMENTS OF LIBERTY CENTER ELEVATOR ASS 'N LIBERTY CENTER, OHIO COMPLIMENTS OF WALTER'S PHIL GAS AND FUNERAL HOME LIBERTY CENTER, OHIO coMPLIMENTs or nARPEE's SUPPLY INCORPORATED NAPoLEoN, OHIO COMPLIMENTS OF THE DEFIANCE HOME SAVINGS AND LOAN ASS'N NAPOLEON, OHIO
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