Mentone High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Mentone, IN)

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Another thing that slightly surprised Mr. Kelley, was when he found out about Mar y Jane Tucker and Bonita Miner. Of course he always pictured these two girls together, since they were always the most inseparable couple at MHS, but the business they were in really surprised him ! They were the proud owners of YE OLD CORSET SHOPPE in Mentone. He was more surprised to find that this has proved to be a very profitable business for them. They own the largest corset shop in the State and are well known in Hollywood. They do special de- signing for certain movie studios. Of course Mary Jane finally married her former sweet- heart from Pierceton, after the Army gave him back to her, and Bonita is still trying to get the right man. Bonita finished her nurses training very soon after she was out of high school. In fact they had to let her go because she insisted on filling the hypo's with Pepsi Cola. She insisted that this was better than some of the medicine because it always hits the spot. This sounds like another My Friend Irma program, infact Mary Jane says she is very much interested in starting a radio pro- gram entitled MyFriend Miner. She always said that she would make some money off of Bonita one way or the other. So, of course Mr. Kelley wanted to see these two girls, sohe hailed a taxi to take him to their shop. And what a ride that was! Every corner they turned seemed like the last one to him, Mr. Kelley hated to say anything to the driver, but he finally decided that he just had to tell the driver to slow down and take things easy, for he wasn't getting anyyounger and he had already aged five years on tnis ride ! So he spoke to the driver about it, and guess who he recognized as the driver turned around and told him to shut up or he would end up in the river! It was none other than Darin' Davey Romine ! Of course this was a very happy re-union for them both. But Davey didn't stop driving, he just crawled into the back seat and started talking to Mr. Kelley. This was another scare for Mr. Kelley, he recalled some of the daring antics of Davey, but he always thought that he would kind of grow out of it, but it still looks Davey is still daring! Come to find out, Davey had invented an automatic co-pilot to drive in case he didn't want to! Karen had told Mr. Kel- ley that Dave was now the owner of the Henry Ford Corp. , and he couldn't understand what Davey was doing driving a taxi. Dave told him that he just does that on the sideline, mostly to test new cars and to keep his driving ability up. He noticed that Mr. Kelley had given him the address of the girls corset shop so he said that he would stop and visit them too. On the way Dave told Mr. Kelley that he was married, and had two little girls and a boy. Of course, as everyone expected, he had married Dorene, his high school sweetheart. They arrived at their destination in a short time, which was a very large and modern build- ing. At the front of the store was a sign which read: YE OLD CORSET SHOPPE. This in- deed was a thrilling adventure for Mr. Kelley to visit with his old students and also go through a corset industry. When Dave and Mr. Kelley entered they were greeted by a tall, slim man with a face and features very familiar to Mr. Kelley, this man was none other than Dale Molebash. After greeting Dave and Mr. Kelley, Dale began to tell of his success. Dale owns a large ranch and has a million head ! Mr. Kelley was very well pleased to hear of Dale's suc- cess, especially with price of cattle as it is now days. But he was a little let down when he found out that it's a million head of cabbage he owns, notcattle. Mr. Kelley wanted to know what Dale was doing in the corset shop, and he was informed that he had stopped to buy some things for his wife on the way home, and that he lived right out of town in his new ranch type home. He nad married, finally after debating for a longtime overall of his old girl friends, and now is settled down with his wife and two children. Dale then left and Dave and Mr. Kel- ley proceeded to the main office to see the girls. As soon as they entered the office Mr. Kel- ley recognized the girls immediately. Mary Jane was sitting behind an enormous desk with papers piled high and with her feet cocked up on the desk, reading a comic book, while over in the corner on the lounge lay Bonita, fast a- sleep ! After he had pounded on the desk for five minutes, Mr. Kelley finally got Mary Jane's attention from the comic book. At first she was a little surprised and then she recognized Mr. Kelley. She quickly awoke Bonita and they had a joyful re-union ! The girls knew many things that Mr. Kelley would be interested in, so after taking him through their store, they had a long visit m the somewhat messed up office. Mr. Kelley found out that Sally Hotter had joined the Cadets after taking her nurses training. They say she's really a whiz when it comes to taking care of Soldiers, Sailors, and best of all. Marines. She has been married three times, and is still in the bloom of her youth. She is now on her third husband who is a Ser- geant in the Marines. She has inherited almost a million dollars from her other husbands, who have all died of food poisoning. They say she's a wonderful nurse, but a killer when it comes to cooking, which she has already proved. Nancy Ware is married to her old sweet- heart and they now own the Roll-a-way Skat- ing Rink in Mentone. Another of the class of 1951, Donna Jo Kingis their star skater. She has never gotten married, and is always at the rink. She specializes in teaching children to skate, mainly boys. Also he found out that Madeleine Holt, the Brains of the class, is now a great artist. Her masterpiece is now hanging in the Hall of Fame. It was her most famous picture, and if you could see it, I'm sure you'd recognize the 19

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Di'L gu Of ’si Mr. Kelley, our famous English teacher seemed to want to find out what had ever be- come of his beloved class of 195 1, so he packed up his things and returned to Mentone, Indiana from hismansionin New Orleans. He was very surprised when he reached the city and began to look around. You see, it was now a large city, and it really had beautiful streets, and the stores were more modern than those in New Orleans. He started down the street, and there was a sign that read: Clark's Hit and Run Driving Agency. Right away he wondered if that could be the sweet little curjly headed boy he had known when he had taught school here. He went in and there stood Karen, just a little older looking than he remembered, but it was Karen all right! Mr. Kelley made himself known and Karen was very glad to see him again. Karen told him all about his business which was the only business that specializes in slow and steady driving. It took him 20 years to get this accomplished, and since Mr. Kelley remem- bered how he used to drive, he could well under - stand why it took him so long to get this position. He is the only person in this area never having so much as a woman's finger nail scratch his car! And that is really something for Karen! Upon inquiring about the rest of the class, Mr. Kelley found out that Ted Shull was now a very famous man. He is a demonstrator of the Sleepy Shull mattresses. Theyare com- plete with box springs and all the latest kind of material for the comfort of those wishing to sleep soundly. He invented a new cigarette to go with his bedroom furniture so people can now smoke in bed and never worry about the bed catching on fire! Man, isn't that wonder- ful? For a little more excitement, Ted drives a hot rod at the Mentone Speedway every race night. The Speedway is located in what all of the kids will recall as Lover's Lane, and it is said to be the nicest in Northern Indiana! Our former class President, Phil Shilling, finally married Pat, after all that feuding! He is owner of the Warsaw bottling works and he has chain factories all over Indiana and Mich- igan. He is still remembered for the mufflers he had on his cars, but if I can remember cor- rectly, he never had any! They live here in Mentone, and have a beautiful little ranch type home on Kent Avenue. Mr. Kelley had heard about Margaret's career, but he was very surprised when he found out that she was now singing in competi- tion with none other than Margaret Truman! That is a real honor for a student of Mentone High, to do a thing like that. She sings in a concert on the average of once a week, and is said to have one of the best voices in the world. Even better thanMiss Truman! Idohope Harry doesn't find this out! ! Martha Sullivan is living in South Bend with her husband, who is a famous man. He is Pres- ident of the Bendix Corporation. Mr. Harry Bibbs, is his name. He is a millionaire, and Martha was very happy the day she married him. She hasn't worked a day since. All she does is take care of her pets while the maids do her work. And to think of all the trouble everyone thought she would have to get a man! ! Mr. Kelley was happy when he learned that Jody had married Tom and that they were living in Etna, a suburb of Mentone. Jody had gone to college four years to be a kindergarten teacher. But sne hasn't taught a day since then. They are the proud parents of 4 boys and a girl. Tom sure will have enough help on the farm, but Jody will have only the help of one girl to help keep their large house clean and take care of all those boys, but those boys sure will be good on a basketball team. The former Bonnie Emmons is now Mrs. Snipes, and is living inSiberia with her husband General Donald Snipes. He was stationed there soon after the wedding in June of 1951, and Bonnie flew into Siberia with him, and has been there for several years. They come back on furlough whenever Stalin and Dewey can agree on the length of time they can come back. Bon- nie and Don have three little youngsters, and you might say theyare almost like Eskimos, as all of the weather they have ever seen to amount to anything is Winter, and snow! Phyllis Bowser took off for South Bend the day she graduated, and has never been seen in Mentone since ! She acquired a job very easily in a reducing salon and is today very famous for her new reducing methods. It takes only love to lose weight, is her motto, and she says that you must fa 11 in love before you can even have a good start. Of course Sid followed her later, and they finally got married, but not until she had gained her fame and was quite able to support Sid ! Sid now runs a slot machine factory, and he makes a little money on the side for his ownpleasure, but Phyllis still supports him mostly, and also supports their two charm- ing children! The See Nursery in Palestine is runby none other than Carolyn See, one of the graduating class of 1951 ! It is the largest nursery in this area, and Carolyn had become very famous for her new teaching methods in patience with the little ones ! This school is limited to chil- dren of kindergarten age and under, as she seems to like that age the best. Many people leave their children with Carolyn while they work, and in spite of the millions of babies that Carolyn has taken care of, there hasn't been ONE accident or any other mishaps ! On the side Carolyn has a husband and three lovely children. Carolyn has found this business very profitable, and her husband is a big executive of the Plating Works in Warsaw, and they would soon be able to retire for life, but Carolyn can't stand to see all of those little kids with- out having someone to take care of them, so she will most likely be in the business until death! 18

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picture, as it is a picture of the mess Mr. Kent and Blackie always left after one of their argu- ments. Oh, incidentally, Blackie is now in bed with a broken leg, which he broke after falling down the stairs, after another argument! He was so mad that he forgot the stairs were there, and he just fell down instead of walking down them ! The old schoolhouse that we slaved away in so hard, is just about the same! Except it is a little weather beaten, and since Blackie broke his leg, he hasn't been able to kept) it as clean as before, but all in all, it will still pass inspection! But the new Gym makes up for the old schoolhouse. It is the nicest and newest in the state. Governor Eddie Creighton has evenbeenbeggingto have the State tourney finals here this year, but Trustee Gail Law, son of the former teacher of Commerce at MHS in 1951, you remember Glen Law, and I might add he has been more successful than his fa- ther, doesn't want to have the finals here for fear that someone might accidentally scratch the walls. The spring Proms are the main feature of the beautiful building, but the soc hops after the ball games are another big at- traction of the kids for miles and miles around! Well known bands simply beg to come and play for the different occasions. It is such a great privilege for them to play in such a wonderful place ! Too bad things weren't like that in 1951! Jennie Hall is now a private secretary at the Studebaker Corporation in South Bend, and we hear that she spends most of her time taking dictation on her boss's lap. It only took her eight years to graduate from the South Bend College of Commerce, beings as how she quit three times and got kicked out seven times, mostly for putting caps in the electric type- writers ! She has never married, for she just can't settle down to one man. She has had many proposals but always refused them, for a rea- son that no one knows. Mr. Kelley was really surprised when the girls told him of the success of Max Friesner. Max is the famed owner of Maxie's Grill and Cocktail Lounge in Palestine, now a thriving metropolis. Max has never gotten married, he says there's no future in it at all. He does a little crooning on the side and has made all but a cold million on his famous movies. This, Mr. Kelley knew, of course. He is really the greatest in the love scenes. There have been five teenagers, that we know of, had heart fail- ure over him. I guess he's still the same old Max that we knew before. Dennis Fitzgerald is now in the wrecking business. He's the owner of ABNER'S WRECKING SERVICE. This is the largest wrecking service one can find anywhere. Den- nis always was one to hang around a gas station, so this aidn't surprise Mr. Kelley too much. He has taken over the Smith Brothers Garage in Mentone and is now a very well to do man. He also never married, they say that he never had that much ambition to even chase a girl. Monna Lou Darr is still working in Men- tone at what used to be the Frank Manufacturing Company but is now the Darr Manufacturing Company. She and her brother took over the ■business only a couple of years ago. On the side she writes a daily lovelorn column in the Men- tone Chronicle. She is very well known for her advice on love affairs, beings as how she had so many of her own. She is now married hap- pily to a business man from South Bend and they have two children. Betty Witham is now living in Texas with her husband. She married Bob, who is now a four star General, mind you, and they have a beau- tiful little home at the Army base. Bob is away quite a lot of the time, but Betty doesn't get too lonesome, you see, they have two little Pfc's. to keep Betty quite busy. Mr. Kelley seemed very glad to hear the news of all his students and then he inquired about some of the teachers, so the girls tried to tell him some of the interesting news of the teachers of 1951. Philip Lash and Elwanda Jordan are now ONE and are living on Burt Boulevard, where the famous coach, Lorin Burt, has his man- sion. Burt and Lash are still teaching, but Elwanda is staying home taking care of Philip Jr. I heard that Elwanda and Philip are the sweetest pair of Love birds in Mentone! ! Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman are now living in the state of Florida. Mrs. Hoffman sews quite a lot, and Mr. Hoffman just lays on the beach, fishes, and all in all, enjoys himself. Mr. Law just couldn't take anymore crab- bing from the students, so he just quit teaching! Really, we can't blame him because we can remember how we used to crab at him for no reason at all. He is still farming, but he is also a messenger boy for Western union. They say he is very good at that and no one ever crabs at him anymore. Mr. Frederick, our old music teacher, is now retired, but is well known for the famous compositions he has written. He is even more famous for discovering what The Thing was! He and his wife and family are living nappily in Mentone. Mr. Kentisnowa Senator in Congress. He . also has a ve y good chance for being nominated for President onthe Anti-Communists ticket. He and his family live in WashingtonD. C. , but they often visit in Mentone. Mrs. Utter is in Washington with them, and is Mr. Kent's pri- vate secretary. At this moment Mr. Kelly glanced at his watch and realized it was getting very late. He told the girls good-bye and he and Davey left for the Airport, as the plane was due that was to take him back to New Orleans. 20