Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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Most Conceited Best Figure and Physique Elizabeth Eurit, Jim Juknevich Beverly Davis, Bob Reichanadter Prettiest Eyes Grace Alexander, Don Conner Most Intellectual Life of the Party Phyllis Knoop, John Shuttleworth Jo McAlpin, Bob Wilson — 27 —

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Best Dressed Best Personality Pat Blaze, Jim Lennertz Dave Johnston, Reva Fellows Best Looking Norma Davis, Ralph Wood Winning Smile Most Bashful Bebe DeFoor, Jack Wall Robert Achor, Catherine Halfman — 26 —

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CLASS PROPHECY Time: 1959 Place: Gold Digger’s Gulch Mining Town Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater community of “Knuckleheads.” Come with us to those thrilling days of to- morrow. From out of the clouds of dust come the thundering hoof-beats of the Moehl- McCay stage bringing those dynamic person- alities, Frank “The Prank” Pruitt, and Dick “Deadeye” Demaree, for our big reunion. Here comes the welcoming committee head- ed by onr mayor, Ray Clements, and his friends, Sheriff Schwall and Banker Marshall. Well, I’ll be dern, if it isn ' t Howard Bodamer. assistant to Grace Alexander, who runs the “Sloppy Joe Hotel.” Grab the bags, Howie. Shall we begin the tour of the town, Dead- eye? See that building on the corner of Red Stump Lane? That’s the town “horse-pital run by John Shuttleworth. head surgeon. You might know some of his assistants. Donna Henrichs is the superintendent of nurses, Clarice Cook is head of the laboratory, and Charlotte Gray is in charge of pediatrics. That building across the street is the “Gold Digger’s Gulch Dog Pound.” No. you’re not seeing things; that’s a dog. Delores Nearing is the head of it and has trained all the dogs to walk on their hind legs. Elaine Johnson is sewing little coats for them, when she isn ' t busy with her sewing class. Overhead we have the sign, “Blaze and DeFoor.” That’s their office. They’re in ca- hoots with those rustling ombrees, or so we’ve heard. Next door is the Lennertz Livery Stable. Of course he doesn’t handle horses now, since he has invented that new-fangled horseless carriage he calls a “Newsmobile. Upstairs is the Marriage License Bureau, run by James “Cannonball” Thompson, and right next door to it is Jack Philbin’s studio. He teaches people how to overcome shyness. We have on the same floor, Dr . Krieter. phv- chiatrist, and Dr. Yaros. dentist. “Say coach, “how about an ice cream cone?” We’ll go into the drug store. There’s Peg Jacobus, proprietor, and Pricilla Price, her assistant pharmacist. Peggy has been experi- menting with electricity on the side and has recently burned her house down for the sec- ond time. Isn’t that Virginia Franko behind the fountain, mixing up a Double-Trouble banana split? Next door is the “Three D’s Dress Shop” run by Davis, Danielson, and Davis. They are in Hollywood now, design- ing costumes for Getro Moldyn Geyer. You haven’t seen your school yet, have you? Finest in the country, we ' re told. Principal Jerry O’Brien has done a fine job and our new grammar teacher, Judy Greek, is tops. Look. Dick, there’s our government class headed by Phyllis Borrmann. Duck, Mr. Pruitt! Dern that Chuck Cross; he ' ll never get his diploma if he doesn’t stop throwing- erasers. The Bar B-Q Theatre, owned by Joyce Hancock, had its premiere of the movie. “Joe Ball Walks Again,” this afternoon. There’s Joyce now, still passing out announcements, only not our graduation ones this time. Hey, Mr. Demaree, how about going into our general store for a package of “Slooks” cigarettes? Why there ' s Jim Juknevich, the proprietor, talking with Bob Kraft, who owns the bakery while running a bookie joint on the side. Vernon Wichman has been going to the 28 -