Metropolis High School - Illohmet Yearbook (Metropolis, IL)

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ILLOHMET § § § § 1948 SENIOR PROPHECY suit with black patent pumps. They all carried sun flowers. The groom was dressed in a purple suiss dotted suit. The best man. Cletis Wester-man, was resplendent in overalls with a yellow chrysanthemum in his lapel. Also the Reverend was attired in an orange and black striped suit.” On the fourth page we find the sport section. It reads: “Trojans Beat Martians. Coached by Ed Wilson, they attacked the Trojans at MCHS and lost by one point, the Martians with highest score for points being Jean Jessing, with 94‘A points. Jean was carried off the floor one minute before the game was over, due to a broken finger nail. The Trojans famous player. Kathryn Verbarg, with 96 points, fouled out in the first quarter after making ien louls.” Soon hearing the all-aboard, we dropped the newspaper in the nearest depositor and ran to catch our rocket plane to sail off to the planet Uranus. Each year on Uranus the most beautiful girl of the universe is chosen as Miss Solar System. Leroy Teckenbrock. the famous life guard, is a judge and the great painter of pin-ups. Ah! At last the beauties parade across the stage: Miss Mars, or Betty Rushing, the famous Martian bubble dancer: Miss Jupiter or Peggy Nix. the song bird in the cowboy pictures of Trigger Rogers and Roy, the smartest horse in movies; Miss Saturn or Colleen Burrus. one of the beautiful Powerful Models” who has her photo on the cover of Seventy” and Calling All Old-Age Pensioners”: Miss Pluto or Dorothy Tilker, the wife of the wealthv Mv-HanDy-Gandy,” the Arabian prince of Beg-Daddy; Miss Mercury or Wilma Wester-man. the first lady president of the United States on Earth, who writes the column My Nignt” in the Republican Herald: Miss Venus or Alice Peebles who gracefully walks across the stage with all the elegance a model can have—(she was voted number-one woman wrestler of the Solar System): Miss Uranus or Phyllis Kotter, the great dramatic artist of Vaudeville, who made famous the tragical stage play “The Lone Ranger”: and representing Miss Earth. Betty Grable, or without her false teeth, wig, and glass eye, the lovable Florence Grimes. However, for the readers’ disappointment, we won't state the winner’s name. Uranus has other amusements besides beauty contests—for example, the zoo. So let’s go to the Kalama’s Zoo where we find all the queer animals from various planets. The most dangerous animals are the lions, trained and tamed by Brave Boy James Giltner. Next to the lions’ cage are the snakes, and the snake charmer. Miss Wehrmeier, or Rattlesnake Ruby” as she is called. After a long walk through the zoo. we find a refreshment stand, and we purchase one of the famous Bob Hille’s Chilli Bears. Bob. who has the monopoly on ice cream, is the creator of the popular Choke-Chokes named for his ideal girl. Dorothy Sundmacker, who is the famous weatherman. Suddenly a band begins to play and the horse show begins. We can’t miss this. Four lovely, snow-white, broken-down horses galloped out into the ring. Mounted were four lovely snow-white (repetition) haired ladies who are the famous acrobatic team (the ladies I mean). Georgia Barnett, who saddles the horses; Barbara Wallace, who feeds the horses: Edith Kickasola, who brushes the horses; and the amateur member of the trio, Joann Simpson, who does all the stunts. Well, so much for Kalama’s Zoo, and so much for Uranus. Let’s visit Pluto, the little far away planet. Pluto is a place for rest. On Pluto resides the well known, talk-about-the-Solar System, Leonard Finke, the scientist who discovered the new element Finkium.” Pluto is also a great military world with the famous Mirangue Core” organized by Jules Schultetus. Also there are famous women’s armies, such as the Women’s Infantry, led by Alberta Deasel, the heroine of the battle of Bunk Hill. Althy Harris is the general In charge of the Women’s Cavalry. The Rushing Corsets.” Women also are trained in flying service. General Opal Quint, the Miss Buck Rogers.” is general of the women’s bombardiers, noted for their brave fighting and as the inspiration for the song. Coming in on a Jet-Propel and a Snare.” written by Rudean (on the beam) Kersey. Pluto has also a vast nurses’ corporation. The Black and Blue Cross Nurses were organized and perfected by Verna Mae Hille. The time is getting short and since it is nearly sunset, we must go home to the thriving city of Metropolis. In Metropolis many of the enterprises have changed hands. The theatres, The Sack of a Mess, and the Royal Rat Hole, are famous opera houses. Under the managership of Bennie Porter dry goods stores have been bought by Reba Fern Hohman who originated the men’s styles of long shirts and sac suits. Also established in Metropolis are many factories such as the famous factory of Vita-root Hair Tonic.” which makes your hair grow (right out of your head), owned by Mary Scurlock. The Kruger Sugars” is owned by Orval Kruger. Also near by is Everett Lynn’s flour factory, Celophane Girl Flour” put in lovely pastel celophane sacks which can be used for dress material. We can’t pass MCHS without stopping. Many improvements have been made at MCHS A gigantic swimming pool is installed in the cafeteria, with Mary (Dolphin) Sielbeck instructing her class of mermaids. Also a bowling alley is placed in the boiler room, and Wanda (Pin-ball) May Is employed as teacher. Time does fly: thus we must leave. We catch a city bus home and find Anna Mae Wade driving. She tells us she is owner of the Dash Hound Bus Line. Feeling safe, we relax from our long journey.

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i 1.1.oil IKT 4 § § $ 1! 48 SENIOR PROPHECY Zoom! The “Hum Dinger. the super deluxe three-tone purple, pink, and pea-green 1958 roeket ship, just shot off on us trip around the universe. Zoom! What’s this! It's coming back! A passenger was left standing at the gate holding her ticket in her outstretched hand. The stewardess, who is Shirley Chick, with Jim Owens, her able-bodied assistant (he tears the tickets she collects», grinned forcefully as our late arrival. Mrs. Herb Austin, the former Virginia Raymer. wife of the famous druggist, boards the plane followed by ten pairs of twins. After they all wave good-bvc to their daddy, the plane—Zoom! It’s gone! Have you ever been on one of these super rocket planes? You haven't? Then let’s look around. In the center room, which is the ball room, we find the one and only ' all-man orchestra. led and conducted by Mrs. Wardens iFitch) Rouse, who stars as her best saxophone player. Jack and his “Sad Sox.” There's nothing like soft music and a cool drink, so let’s order a tutti-frutti Spi zer Special. or in other words a glass of beer (root beer, that isi. made by the genius. Ellis Spitzer, himself. And to top it all we have Frances Bren ningmeycr to serve us. She is all dolled up in her Monday best, or her old wash day clothes. Why? Because today her dream boat. Reuben Bremer, a salesman (sells fool-her brushes), will take his weekly tour of the Solar System. Suddenly there’s an abrubt stop, and here we are on the Planet Venus—Venus and its famous Puny Opera, with twenty beautiful girls and a man who is the manager of the Jim Ballance. He is the discoverer of the beautiful Marie Guice. or Lana Turner’’ for short. The Puny Opera is now showing Road to Sing Sing starring Bob Hope-not or in reality Bob Brittingham; Bang Crosby, or off screen as Bub Stoner: and the lovable hubba gal of television. Dottie La-More, or as she is frequently called in social life. Marilyn Helm. However, the prices of the show have risen from the late thirty-seven cents to the recent thirty-seven dollars, therefore, we must go on. Mars, the next planet we visit, has a great historical background. Nearly everyone who has visited Mars has seen the great million-foot monument erected in honor of the first Earthling to land on Mars. Mr. Jim Wemhoener. in a crude rocket plane which he ordered from Steals and Rob-Buck cattle-log. owned by Eleanor Meinders. The Hum Dinger again soars off into space— off to Jupiter, the planet of opportunity. Jupiter is ruled by a king, and we arc lucky it is King Odell LnMarr who always welcomes Earthlings to Jupiter. The king is seated upon his upholstered throne surrounded by hundreds of beautiful girls, including the Queen She-lisp-a-bit. or Pat Williams underneath her veil. Since we are friends of Odell, we have the pleasure of touring the Palace. Ushers guide us down a long winding staircase to the dark misty dungeons below. Here we meet with the most dangerous killers, including Killer Lloyd Loverkamp who was imprisoned for stealing all the A's from MCHS. and blowing up the chemistry lab while Mr. Tripp was in it. But due to the horror of the dungeons, we immediately leave. Let's tour the best rooms, as the Corny-Gag Hall, where all the famous artists play. Here is the great Joe Kickasola who kicks a solo on the piano, his famous Russian Rag,’’ sung by the sensational crooner. Sigh With Ci” Parker, who really sends us. Jupiter has other entertainments, such as its dog races, whch we find very interesting. The great competitors in the race are. Sue Sturgis' Dumb Dog.” son of Silly Pooch. which competes against Curtis Flannery’s beat-up. b'ind. mute, crippled hound, that wins the race. At the races we meet the richest man in the universe. Bill Cagle, who bets two pen ; on his wife’s dog. the mangy mongrel. Bruno. His wife. Helen Austin. is the famous canine jockey. The races are soon over and we leave for another adventure. We return to the rocket port. The main port is on Jupiter, where the pilotless rocket planes are carefully controlled by Beulah Butterfingers” Pollard. Here another passenger boards—Wanda MeCurrie. the owner of the rocket line. Wanda, being on the Sonny side of life, steps gaily on the plane carrying her daintv St. Bernard dog. The “Hum Dinger is off again, gone again, to another land of fascination. The Moon, where everyone goes for a happy honeymoon, is our next stop. At the rocket port, we are met by a taxi driver, Clark Williams and his smooth riuing 1958 Willys' Jet-Mobile. styled by Bernard Hohman. the great mechanical tycoon on the Moon. The taxi whizzes to the lush honeymoon resort. Hurl’s Hide-away. owned by Bill Hurt who serenades the guests with tuneful ballads. Assisting him are a duet composed of Frances Heflin and Lavera Inman, and a male quartet consisting of Otis Bremer. Wayne Glass. Charles Laird, and Jack Taylor. The favorite hang-out on the moon is the Trojans' Paradise, (advertisement) which originated on the earth, and is branching out to various planets. Carolyn Greenie Greenwood is the brains behind this roaring enterprise. The Moon is a great cultural planet. It has the magnificent Thomas Library. established in memory of Jerry Thomas, author of the great spiritual book Gone With the Wine. While rummaging through the kiddies' books we find Pryntha Rodgers enjoying The Bobsey Twins. After a briei chat with Pryntha on the subject of How to Rear Children we journey to the Moon Beam Hotel where we engage a room for the night. Just as we are snug in bed we happen to notice a flashing neon across the street. It is the figure of an ice skater with these words underneath— Doris Jean Eickhoiz—magnificent figure skater—starring tonight in Ice Catastrophe of 1958'. However, overcome by fatigue, we doze off into slumberland. The next morning we are off again—this time to the tiny planet of Mercury. Mercury is noted for its fine horse-pitals. So we naturally visit one. It so happens that the one we visit is managed by Wilma Doc Dummeicr who is the only person to have her C. G. B. W. M. (Can-get-by-with-murder) degree. Here we have the opportunity to see an operation. Wilma Doc is performing on an old patient of hers. Melvin Blobaum. who swallowed his trumpet while playing “Walbright Cannon Ball. We. fainting at the sight of blood, hurry away. Today is a sunny spring day. so let’s spend the rest of our time on Mercury just walking. Ambling down Broadway, we admire all the elaborate buildings. We pass Bill’s (Comer) Billiards where Bill won his first trophy for his slick pool playing. Placed on the window of Bill’s Billiards is a sign advertising the forthcoming O-Lump-It Price Fight, with Joe Muscles Grothman. The next building is the great Doris Caroline Eick-holz's Beauty Salon where Doris manufactures the famous Moody Mud Pac for dirty faces. A glance at our Mickey Mouse watch made by Shirley Kotter. the dexterous maker of tinker toys, tells us that it is time to leave. Zoom! What a short trip. Saturn, the next planet on our list, is a quiet planet. We are met at the rocket port by Omer’s Hille Billies, playing Some-Phony and Katherine Gurley’s band of cornets playing the soft melodious ballad. Ragtime Cowboy Joe. but Saturn is a quiet planet. We stop to buy a newspaper in the rocket depot— The Mad Mess edited by Elsie Maess. The headlines read : Dead-eye’ Dodo Sampley escaped from Saturn’s Sanitorium. Be on the look-out for this vicious maniac, he is mad about blondes, so please buy a new 1958 latest styled wig. They come in all kinds of flashing sprine plaids. For more information see Joanne Copeland, the lady of Universal styles.” Scanning through the next page, we find a curious want ad: See Alice Lee Alliston, Alice’s Alley Apts.. Metropolis. Zone 999. Massac Co.. Illinois. U. S. A.. Earth. Wanted a man to do housework.’ Also on the same page, only down at the bottom are listed the births. B rn to Mr. Morris Nieeamp. a new ideal, weighing 1-99 of an ounce. Saturday night at the Piece of a Conference in Washington. The baby was named 'Who Cares?’ Over a couple of pages was a wedding announcement— The double ring ceremony of Mildred Horman and Lindell Brenning-meyer was read by Reverend Everett Buchanan The bride was attired in a red dress and pink bobby-sox. Her maids were. Shirley Houchin. who wore a green pair of slacks and socktoboggan. and Martha Russell, who wore a brown plaid bathing

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ILLOHMET § §§ $ 1!)48 CLASS OF Jl'NIOB CLASS OFFICERS Lasley (Secretary). Palmer (President). Hinners (Treasurer). Holt (Vice-president) JUNIOR CLASS The senior class of this year need not have any worries because the junior class will amply fill their shoes. It is well represented in all of the activities around school from the sports line to the principal's office. We may not be the best class the school has ever seen but we are very near it. So we all wish Kood lock to the seniors of this year and watch out for the seniors of the next. %