McComb High School - Momento Yearbook (McComb, OH)

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. M. H. S. eau.-,-41eme ARE you wondering what has been happening to the graduates of McComb High of the 'year 1942? The Snooper has been around looking through all news- papers and past histories and has found many items of interest. They are here assembled in the gossip column. Rex Inbody, who specialized in growing hybrid popcorn, is champion this year. His slogan is Pop goes every kernel! He says if any does not happen to pop the user may send it back. Rex promises to autograph every non-popping kernel. Ellen Hanes, who went to Washington job hunting, has been m-arried for the past 10 years Although she vowed she'd never marry, when the right man came along she fell so hard for him she never could recover. They now have six bouncing youngsters, including two pairs of twins. They all have curly black hair and Ellen, with her tender motherly smile, claims that every one of them will be movie stars. Helen Lanker has been Home Economics teacher at Sunnyville for the past five years. She is now past 30 and extremely plump. Because of her fear of being an old maid she has decided to go on a carrot-egg-water diet. Tonite there is the big wrestling-boxing show at Madison Square Gardens. Grappling Tom , the former Dean Haley, will be the main participant. You'l1 re- member him as the little Mr, Nobody who knocked out Joe Louis back in the middle 40's. Before and after the show Jim Haddox and his Swingaroos will per- form. The number in his orchestra has increased from 5 to 15 since his High School days. Demands are so heavy that Jim now has his own private plane for fast transportation. Johnny McCamey has returned from the Navy recently. He came through the war unscratched. His motto is Wine, Women, and Song and a girl in every port. He says he sends a valentine to each one every year. Marjorie 'Cook has been head Waitress at the Waldorf Hotel. She's now getting old and plans to have a little restaurant all her own, something like the East End. Her companion all these years has been June Miller, who still is a night club singer. June sings only the most popular numbers like My Little Pickedilly and Gosn, You're Something. After he graduated, Bob Shafer had a great number of offers from different colleges because of his athletic ability. However, he went to Findlay because it was closest to Joyce and he took up coaching there. He's now the present coach of .suahahaaahcuansuahah 'wrwrwrwrwrwrwvwrwrwf Page fifteen

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. M. H. S. 66:44 Wd! marries Bob H. before it tarnishes. 9. Joe Miklovic sends all his poems to Bobby Brickman if he promises not to send them to nice girls. 10. Jeannette Rider wills her vivaeious smile to Paul Spitsnaugle if he doesn't break his face in the attmpt. 11. Norma Norway bequeaths her extra calories when she's on a diet to Leona Ruth Martin. 12.Dick Bennett leaves his 'ability to arrive at school just under the wire to Bill Smith but he must never break the present record. 13. Marilyn Norris leaves her trim figure to Sara Moorehead if she can stand the reducing. 14. Bill Hill presents his short stature to Gage Aukerman if Gage can drink enough vinegar and alumn solution to shrink that much. 15. Alyce Poe wills her unstopable gab fthe teachers would pay her well to keep quietj to Iva McDougle. 16. Dean Haley gives his dimples to Vera Miller to match the dimple in her chin. 17. June Miller wills her dancing ability to Merrill Stateler providing he starts up a dancing school -after he learns. 18. Marjorie Crook leaves her long finger nails to Sara McClain. lThe better to scratch with, my dear.J 19. Jimmie Haddox wills his ability to win friends and influence people to Robert Ewing to use when he becomes famous. 20. Maxine Miller leaves her spare chewing gum to Wade Rider to keep him from chewing tobacco. He must also promise not to chew in Glee Club. 21. Ladonna Hamby bequeaths her hope chest, all filled and ready to Joyce Brandeberry who might need it. 22. Rex Inbody wills his powerful physical body to Chester Wedge, providing Chester eats his barrel of spinach every day so he can take up wrestling. 23. Margaret Borgelt leaves her habit of blushing when talking to a boy to Naomi Flickenger. 24. Jeanne Cusac gives her glasses to Bill Lanker so he can use them to cover up his pretty eyelashes. 25. John McCamey presents his heel plates to Harold Payne who must promise to make no noise around and about school. 26. Kenneth Scheele leaves his shy manner toward girls to Dick Moore. He seems to need it. 27. Ellen Hanes leaves her pretty teeth' to Dorothy Haddox if she ever needs , false ones. 28. Helen Lanker wills her love-letter writing ability to Marjean Campbell. Marjean must promise never to write to John M. of Findlay. 29. Rose Anna Johnston leaves her roller skating ability with Kermit C. to Genevieve Basinger and Melvin Ewing. 30. Harold Weeks bequeaths his rosy cheeks to Evelyn Miller if she happens to forget her rouge. 31. Gage Shreve wills his knowledge of History to Catherine Finney so she can take Mr. Neiderhiser's place when he retires. 32. Max Gangle presents his talent in singing and dramatics to Junior Payne hoping that he puts them to better use than serenading the girls. .wauauamwahauauouausu wrww1rwrWfwrWv':f':P'm'fv Page fourteen

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Q M. H. s. Qemd Jfence McComb who has had the champion county team for the past live years. There is evidence of it being the state champion team this year. You ought to see the write- ups in the Findlay paper. No wonder . . . Joe Miklovic is the star reporter. On the side, he runs a love matchingelub. He guarantees marriage to every applicant. Have you heard of Earl Peneton's judging teams? He is the Vo-ag teacher in a school of Southern Ohio. His teams always come out on top because Earl teaches them all the techniques about judging. Ladonna Hamby married a successful business man. She tried teaching his employees all the new-fangled dance steps like the Donnie Low Skip , but he made her quit because he said he wanted her all to himself. There's been much disorder lately. Charles country, trying to convince the people by his soap that what the world needs to reach normalcy is a ment. He went way across the U. S. from San Kenneth Scheele. Kenneth is nationally famous laws of Jersey City. Worthman has been touring the box and occasional radio speeches, complete upset of present govern- Diego to Jersey City escorted by for his enforcement of the strict Maxine Miller has been a secretary for Mr. Vandergilt for quite 'a long time. At first it made her blush when he asked her to sit on his lap. It doesn't anymore because he's her husband now. Do you remember when the former Rose Anna Johnston assisted her husband in Jitterbugging on skates? She's now conducting a program on the WFIN station for a company that advertises a good rheumatism cure. She gives series talks on subjects like Harmless Exercising . You all know how Max Gangle spent his early life. Singing in Hollywood of course. One day his voice' cracked -and never properly returned. So he retired and started training parrots, but his movie star wife insisted on canaries. They are now training both. Jeanne Cusac took nurses training. Then she decided to become an air steward- ess. She knew it was dangerous because they always got married but she wanted a husband somehow. P. S. She got him, too Haven't you heard that Mary Gazarek is running for the Democratic Presidency this fall? She is the first woman to every try it. Although they have thrown rotten eggs and corn cobs at her during some of her campaign speeches, she feels confident of winning because all the women of America are backing her. Dick Bennett is the owner of the X-cel Furniture Department 'Store in Los Angeles. Above everything else he excells in selling love seats. Probably in memory of his earlier days. Dick is a forlorn widower now. His children, though grown now, were at first sent to the Love Star Orphanage conducted by Jeannette Rider. After being jilted once and divorced twice Jeannette became so sick of marriage that she started this orphanage. She takes extreme pleasure in caring for and looking into the faces of the poor, love-starved orphans. Try the new hair tonic and vitamin discovered by Gage Shreve. After losing .mem L4uw.4L. .Ju. .4f.. 'frWPwr'4r'1v'1rwUwuwvwv'mw Page sixteen