Metropolis High School - Illohmet Yearbook (Metropolis, IL)

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THE 194-3 ILLOHMET Senior Prophecy Have you heard? Then hark and you shall hear about the brand new assistant to “Young” Dr. Ralph Frazier—she is known to us as Mrs. Ralph Frazier (Janice Sweney.) Their most frequent patient is “thin man” Clayton McLuckie. The new “High powered” salesman for the newly opened nitroglycerin company is Charles Baldwin alias “Tex.” He claims there is nothing better for killing or curing your “love ailments.” If this fails to satisfy your problems in love take them to Alpha Della Girtman and buy her latest pamphlet on “Ten Easy Steps to Matrimony.” Mary Steele has her office in the same building and has recently written a book on “How to Dress for a Date Without Calamities.” Alice Lee Armstrong (Pryor), Charlene Barfield. Winifred Lippert, Ruth Jenkins, and Nellie Mae Bradley have opened the “Commercial Mad House” where they are offering to stenography students the great opportunity of having their homework completed for the low price of $5.00 per 15 words. (As yet they have had no patrons.) A strange aroma might lead you around the corner where you would discover the “Troutman Bakery” owned by Oscar David and managed by a crew of lovely lovelies—Joyce Sweney, Dorothy Miller, and Betty Angel. As I eyed the morning newspaper I noticed the Grand Plaza billed Marilyn Owens as the discovery of the year in the art of tumbling. Thomas Graman proves to be the best druggist in the city and “Shorty” Erhardt is his official “soda jerk.” The famed authoress Lorraine Smith recently completed her novel. “Moonlight As Seen By Two,” and is planning to “tie the knot” with Kenneth Caldwell (the famed trombonist), this June. A corporation for building plastic bombers was organized today by William Holt. Sylvester Edwards. John Martin and Billy Foreman. They have announced their plans to bomb Tokyo. Wanda Bullock. Marie Bess, and Jacqueline Fisher recently returned from the wilds of Africa where they have been serving in the WAAC’s. Billie Jo Lindsey (Tiner) and Pat McCluskey (Steers) have recently invented a machine that makes beds, washes and dries dishes and puts the dinner on to cook while they stroll out for a game of pinochle at their neighbor’s. Helen Tanner and Hilda Reiman are known as the smallest models this side of heaven. They are the models of those two famous men, Donald May and John Burk-head, who now have offices on Fifth Avenue. Harold Cox has been given a distinguished medal for his work in the Paratroopers Corps. Anna Dennis. Mary Stout, and Aritta DeWitt. are in an opera, “Apple A Day,” which is opening this week at San Francisco Muny. Virginia Grice, Pauline Wharton, and Betty Crane have just compiled a book “Complete Instructions On How To Spend Your Husband’s Money.” Kenneth Barham and Beryl Hurt have announced the opening of their beauty shop “Ye Olde Powder Puff” in Boston, Massachusetts. Laverne Gandy and Melva Hilgeinan now are the sole owners of the Jingle Jangle Jingle Telephone Company. Jeane Van Hooser is a dignified judge in the Supreme Court in Springfield, 111. Well, now that you’ve heard the news of the world you might be interested to know that your commentator was none other than Mary Helen Littlemeyer, broadcasted through the courtesy of Rytoff—the corn remover, cure for fallen arches, falling hair, broken fingernails, overweight, underweight, pink toothbrush, and a remedy for squeaky hinges.

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THE 1943 ILLOHMET SENIORS MARY STOUT Latin Club, 4; Biology Class Project, 2. JOYCE SWENEY «JOY” Glee Club, 4; Hi-Tri. 4 BILLIE JO TINER “TUFFY” Hi-Tri, 1, 2, 3, 4; Biology Club, 3; Glee Club. 2, 4; Cheer-Leader, 3; lllohmet, 1; Janey’s One Track Mind; Commercial Club, 3; Biology Landscaping Project, 2. JEANE VAN HOOSER Hi-Tri, 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club, 1, 2. 4; Biology Class Landscaping Project. 2; Biology Club, 3; II-lohmet Staff, 1. WANDA BULLOCK Home Economics Club. 2; Hi-Tri. 3, 4; Glee Club, 3, 4; Latin Club. 4. JANICE SWENEY “JAN” Glee Club. 4; Hi-Tri, 4. HELEN LOUISE TANNER Home Economics Club, 1; Latin Club. 4; Hi-Tri Club, 2; Biology Class Project, 2. O. D. TROUTMAN “COWPER” Band, 1, 2. 3, 4; P. F. A., 1, 2. 3; lllohmet Staff, 4; Janey’s One Track Mind; Biology Class Project, 2; Member of Program Committee. PAULINE WHARTON “POLLY” Cheer-Leader, 1; Home Economics Club, 3; Commercial Club, 3; Landscaping Committee, 2. HILDA REIMAN Girls Athletic Society, 1; Ven-gennes High School, 1; Ava High School. 2, 3; Hi-Tri, 4.

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THE 1943 ILLOHMET Senior Will I, Melva Hilgeman, will to my sister, Mary Lillian, my ability to make A’s in Citizenship. I, Hilda Reiman, in a sane and sober mind, do hereby will to Mary Anderson my favorite seat in English, and hope that she likes it as w«ll as I have. I, Lorraine Smith, in not too sane but sober mind, will to Virginia Farmer my ability to dodge “Dutch when with a basket ball boy. From what I know she’ll need this. I, Charlene Barfield, in insane mind, will my flat nose to Adele Wilfred. May she have an easier time keeping it from shining than I did. I, Nellie Mae Bradley, being insane and sober mind, leave my ability to sling a baton to little Miss Atwell. May it relieve your fingers in thumping heads. I, Betty Angel, leave my quiet ways to Vivian Pearce. I. Marilyn Owens, will my job of none-to-good Cheer-leader to Imogene Lauderdale. Long may she cheer for M. C. H. S. I. Mary Helen Littlemeyer, bequeath to Denzil Bunting my height. Long may he tower o’er all his friends. I, Pauline Wharton, will to anyone who will properly care for it, my love for the Marines. I, 0. D. Troutman, will my title God’s Gift To Women to anyone who is able to shoulder such a burden. I, Helen Tanner, in sane and sober mind, will my long fingernails to Louella Slankard. I, Earnest Eihardt, will all my troubles in English to David Cummins. I, Joyce Sweney, will my quietness to Catherine Humma. I, Janice Sweney, will my ability to get good English grades to Vivian Pearce. I, Mary Stout, in sane and sober mind, will my ability to stay off the Honor Roll to Naomi Speckman. I, Mary Steele, will my “Carrot-Top to Kak Lindsey—not because she wants it but because I don’t. I, Pat McClusky, in a somewhat “addled state of mind, do will to Barbara Neff my ability to acquire a wedding ring before High School graduation caught up with me. I. Dorothy Miller, in sane and somewhat sober mind, will my gaiety to Mr. Wilcox HONEY. I, Clayton McLuckie, in the presence of the entire seventh hour English class, hereby will my short hair and big shoes to Vernie Barnett. Long may they grow. I, Don May, in sane and sober mind, will my A’s in American History to Helen Kathryn, she’ll need them. I, John Martin, do hereby will my ability to stay friendly and peaceful with Mr. Tripp to Lloyd Krueger. I, Winnie Lippert, will to Jo Rixie my ability to keep my mouth shut at the right time and always open at the wrong time. I, Billie Jo Lindsey, do in an imbecillic frame of mind will my “toothpick ankles to cousin-in-law “Claudene. I, Ruth Jenkins, will my ability to make F’s in English IV without studying at all to anyone who can find as little time as I. Am I in sane and sober mind? (Continued On Next Page)