Metropolis High School - Illohmet Yearbook (Metropolis, IL)

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Class (fpropheci] Chicago, 111., May 31, 1950 Principal M. C. H. S. Metropolis, 111. Dear Sir: You have asked me to investigate the lives of those who graduated from M. C. H. S. in 1934. I have carefully carried out your request to the best of my ability and after weeks of careful searching I have prepared the following report: The president of the class, LaVere Gregory, carrying out his military career, is now a general in the U. S. Army and is in charge of the fortifications of the Panama Canal. The vice-president, Mary M. Fick, is now chief air hostess on one of American Airways’ largest transatlatic air liners. Robert “Bohonsky” Zettler, the boy who hoarded all the money of this class, is one of the world’s leading scientists. His latest theory is in the fifth dimension. One of the foremost members of the class and its great athlete is now head football coach at Notre Dame University. This distinguished person is none other than John R. Kidd. Carl Hille, following in his father’s footsteps, is pastor of one of New York City’s largest churches. Marion Phyllis Miller is a sensation in the “Windy City.” She is the foremost fan dancer at the Blue Devil Night Club. During one of my jaunts around Chicago I ran across the names of “Spider” Anderson and “Pug” Roberts in one of the precinct police station’s rogues gallery. These two boys have turned out to be two of Chicago’s biggest gangsters. The chief detective of the Chicago homocide squad is none other than James “Shadow” Compton. Helen James is a clerk in one of the Woolworth stores in Chicago. Wilma Washam is a telephone operator for the Bell Telephone Company. The captain of the Cunard Line's largest ocean greyhound is George Coving-ten. One of the deck hands on his ship is “Frenchy” Waters. George Shelton is in charge of one of Hershey’s large dairy farms. One of the distinguished members of the class, Edward Borman, is president of the Chase National Bank in New York. Leonard Copley is president of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Helen Kotter is a special nurse in the Mayo Bros, largest hospital. Merle Scott has turned out to be one of Southern Illinois greatest political figures. She is now holding the office of U. S. Senator, and believe it or not, she is a Republican. Dan Park is Curtiss Wright’s chief airplane designer, as well as one of the country’s best pilots. Leonard Riepe is one of the Broadway’s playboys or Beau Brummels. He may be seen in almost any of New York’s exclusive night clubs. Kermit Kruger has never left the farm. He is one of Massac County’s many small farmers. Walen “Lightin” Barger is a bar tender in the Silver Slipper Night Club in Metropolis. Walter Gillespie and Hazel Kruger have ended up in Hollywood. They are two of the screen’s best lovers under screen names of Ralph Gilbert and Alice Fay. George Rice is nothing more than an adventure seeker, a soldier of fortune. He is now hunting big game in Africa. Gene Butler's autograph is now in demand as much as a drink of water on the Sahara. He is in pictures now what Clark Cable and George Raft were in good old 1934. Naomi Bremer is a librarian in the Carnegie Public Library in Boston, Mass. Charles Turner is serving with the U. S. Marines in South America. Mary F. Goodall is busy taking care of her family of three sets of twins. Her personal maid is Louise “Ginger Aikens. Mary Hester Nave is a news reporter for the New York Herald. Rosalie Frazier is the proprietoress of the Frazier Funeral Home in St. Paul, Minn. Alice Hunnerkoch and Elizabeth are running a quiet little book store in Cleveland, Ohio. Geneva Haneline is running her little grocery store back in her home town.

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I, Waymond Jenkins, being sane, sober and consicous all at once, doth hereby at this appointed hour and date will my ability to grow tall to Arthur Dennis, so’s Mr. Tripp can see who is presenting a slip at the desk without standing up and looking over. I, Gail Roberts, will one-fourth the volume of my voice to Miss Rush and all of the girls in my Latin II class, so that despite the noise on the outside they may all converse in Latin and Miss Rush won’t have a chance of not being heard. I, Marshall Innman, will to Ralph Chase my inability to keep cool when confronted by a dominating female. I, June Roe, leave to any discouraged Seniors of next year’s class a detailed explanation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. You can’t escape it. I, Dan Park, will my ability as a manual training instructor to my little brother so that he may continue teaching next year’s teacher the art of Manual Training. I, “Perk Nave, leave to the gals of my “ole Alma Mammy” my little brother, Jimmy, and to the school in general my gift of gab and my sound proof laughter. But my past year’s interest in S. I. N. U., the U. of I. and the downtown “Shamrock” I leave to no woman. I, Paul May, will my dimples to J. H. Craig. I, Wilburn Morris, do hereby will my ability to make good grades under Miss Lawrence to any oncoming senior. I, Charles Turner, being in sound, sober and sane mind, will my ability to star for the Ag. club to “Diddy” Kidd. I ,Ruth Ruggles, will to Roberta Dollar my lack of speech to save her many embarrassing moments during band practice. I, Herman Weideman, will to anyone having a Waterbury” in Manual Training my ability to broadcast the time. I, George Shelton, do hereby bequeath to Carleton Hunnerkock my ability to stand up and recite in English IV with nary a stammer. I, Alice Weideman, will my bashful ways to Hazel Alliston, providing she always remain modest and shy. I, Edward Borman .will my favorite role of ole pappy in the Jr. and Sr. plays to anyone able to stoop and my ability to be a dignified Senior to Fern Niekamp (and Lord knows she needs it.) I, James Fitzpatrick, will “Shorty” Gillespie my book on “Making recitations in English IV.” I, Thelma Wallace, leave my golden locks to anyone with the determination to become a blond. Therefore exterminating the use of peroxide as well as hair with as many colors as Joseph’s wellknown coat. I, Odis Teckenbrock, do hereby will my red, wavy locks to Bill Miller, but my model T Ford and passengers to no one. I, Leonard Riepe, will to Omar DeJarnett my Ford; on one condition: that he always manages to have all space occupied. I, Helen Woodward, will to Margaret Bean my ability to manage the 8th period library. That is, if she doesn’t have a bad case of nerves. I. Alice Hunnerkock, will my place in Physics to anyone willing to make new discoveries and feel superior to students like “Einstein” Zettler. I, Lorraine Johnson, will Sterling Doyle my ability to stay short, with the hope that he may find it less difficult to keep tab on certain people. I, Roy Reeves, will to anybody who is foolish enough to take it. my ability to get caught chewing gum in Miss Wicecarver’s class, and leave all that has been wasted already to the janitor. I, Dale Anderson, do hereby will and bequeath my front seat in Senior English to Joseph “Dog” Simmons, hoping that he may avoid as many tests as possible. I, John R. Kidd, do hereby will my athletic ability to Arthur “Runt” Dennis. I. Charles Cagle, being in a sane and sound mind do hereby will my ability to run a mile and my English IV book to “Doc” Jones, provided he use both of them to a good advantage. I, Cornelius Buddenbaum, being of an insane and sober mind, will and bequeath to Paul “Shop Shappard one-half bottle of Mange Cure, used for dogs only. I, George Estes, will my position on the Hi-Y basketball team to Geo. “Skeet-er” Miller. I, Henriett Riepe, will my dignified manner to any young freshman who wishes to improve. I, James “Shadow” Compton, being in sound and sober mind, do hereby will and bequeath my detective ability to Loyd “One Punch” Lambert. I, George Covington, hereby will my football pants to “Barrell House” Dun-mire to practice football in; providing he reduces his waist line and will not wear his long-handles underneath them. (Continued on page 31)

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One of the greatest engineers now living is a graduate of M. C. H. S. and a member of the class of 34—Reid Arrison. His greatest achievement was the building of the Buffalo Rock Dam, the largest of its kind in the world. Clyde Russell is a spy in the U. S. secret service. She is now in Japan. Helen Gillespie has taken up dentistry. She boasts of being the only woman dentist in San Francisco. James Matthews is ambassador for the U. S. to Greece, while Elvis Searles is ambassador to France. Otis Teckenbrock is dean of agriculture at the University of Illinois. Hilda Bess is head operator of the Bell Telephone office in Atlanta, Georgia. Esther Bremer is head waitress in the Crill room of the Hotel Chicsa in Memphis. Cornelius Buddenbaum is running a poultry farm north of Metropolis in dear old Massac County. Modena Smith is working as a stenographer for a large firm in Evansville, Ind. Grace Trampe is on a prolonged trip abroad with a class of Ancient History students. James Crain is a high pressure salesman for the Akron Rubber Company. James can sell anything, including himself. Alberta Fullmer is teaching sociology in Brookport High School. Ruth Bremer is a lawyer in Reno. She specializes in divorces. Charles Cagle is postmaster of the Choate Post Office. Edith Dunn has done her duty for the good old U. S. A. She is working with the Red Cross in the plague stricken area in Africa. George Estes is a technician for the largest pipe organ builders in the county. His job is to assemble these mammoth instruments. Aline Gandy is the proprietress of a beauty salon in Columbus, Ohio. Ralph Green is minister of the Rockefeller church in New York City. Hazel Hedden is court reporter in the federal court at East St. Louis. Dorothy Main is a new sensation for the radio fans. She sings with “Ace Paust’s orchestra. “Ace” is also a member of the class of 34. Margianna Yost is an expert aeriolist in a large circus. Ruby Vaughn is a matron in the Illinois Women’s Prison at Joliet. Thelma Wallace is writing articles for the Good Housekeeping Magazine. Willie Lee Walters is a model in Paris designer’s salon. Roy Reeves, the boy who delivered papers back in 1934, is now editor of the Chicago Tribune. Gordon Ramsay and Waymond Jenkins are on his staff of reporters. June Roe is private secretary to Paul May, the big oil magnet. Paul is considered the sixth richest man in the U. S. Thelma Oliver is selling candy in a downtown department store in St. Louis. Luster Leukering is driving a yellow cab in Detroit. Since he has been on the force he has wrecked 17 cabs. For this reason he has been given the name of “Yellow Devil.” H. A. Evans has been appointed to one of the highest offices in this country and is the youngest man in history to serve in this office, that of U. S. Supreme Court Justice. George Rogers is an electrical engineer for NBC. Henrietta Riepe is one of the few woman lawyers in the state of Illinois. Ruth Ruggles is teaching school in Georgia. She has a quiet little school of about 14 pupils about 50 miles out of Atlanta. Helen Harper is living a quiet married life in her old home town. Her son, Loren Jr., is now attending Helen’s Almamater, M. C. H. S. Rose Wilma Black recently got a divorce from a well known aircraft designer and is planning a trip to the Orient. Mary Rose is teaching English in Brookport High School. Hescal Sleeter is a challenger for the feather weight boxing crown. His next bout will be sometime this coming July. Mary Ellen Gurley is living the life of an old maid with her cat and dog. She has never left her old home town. Loren Kirkpatrick is manager of the upper Kroger store in Metropolis. Wilburn Morris, the boy from Mermet, has recently been elected mayor of that fair city. Marie Markus is teaching Home Ec., in Round Knob district High School. James Fitzpatrick has been chosen one of the ten swimmers to represent the U. S. in the 1950 Olympics. Marshall “Wrecker” Inman is a demonstrator for the Ford Motor Company. He gets his middle name from his experiencew ith fords. If a car can be torn up “Wrecker” can do it.