Monroeville High School - Viking Yearbook (Monroeville, IN)

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The third leg of our journey which started from Junior Field , was the most exciting of all the flights. We chose Howard Gfell as Pilot; Co- Pilot, Joe Painter; Beulah Johns as Flight Observer, and Vivian Maddox as Operator. Mr. Justice was chosen as Host on this trip. We had the privilege of selling candy and confectionaries aboard the plane. The proceeds from our efforts were to give the Seniors, who had taken an earlier plane, a Reception. We also gave a thre-act play, a comedy, entitled Here Comes Charlie . In the middle of the flight one of our passengers, Carl Basore, became very ill because of the high altitudes and bailed out to return home. We landed at the Chatterbox, a large luxurious field in Fort Wayne, where we met the Seniors and all spent an enjoyable evening. During this stop we went to Monroeville with the Seniors for Baccalaureate and Commencement exercises. After another short vacation to take a few pictures of the new airport, we were ready for the fi na I take-off. When the roll was called for the last leg of our journey we had lost Virginia Doty, who went to Hamlet, Indiana, and Alvin Myers to Convoy, Ohio, and there were no new passengers. Our crew was once again chosen with Richard Barkley as Pilot; Edwin Bowyer as Co-Pilot; Beulah Johns as Flight Observer and Donna Bucher as the Operator. Mr. Robert Justice whose services had proven very satisfactory, was again engaged as our Host. We gave a Sport Dance on January I, 1941. We had our parties and chose for our plays two one act and one two act play. They were Not Tonight , The Dummy , and A Scream in the Dark . They were given on March 20, 21. As the year came to the end every¬ one was looking for a place to land. We landed at Graduation Post to soon say goodbye to everyone. Page 17

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LOOKING BACKWARD In the Fall of 1937, passengers boarded the T. W. A. Stratoliner, Knowledge, from Freshmen field for the first leg of our journey which will take us to Sophomore field. During the flight several of the students suffered from air sickness but we lost no passengers. Our Pilot was Richard Barkley; Co-Pilot, James Bowers; Flight Observer, Dick Rider; Operator, Joseph Emenhiser; and a very capable Hostess, Miss Edith Lewis. We had parties to take up the time and get our minds off the routine of the flight. During this time Bernice Laker, from Ossian, joined us. We organized a Science Club this year which was very interesting to everyone. After completing the first leg of our flight, we stepped off the plane to stretch our flight-weary legs. Some of the passengers wandered too far to take in the sights and were left when the plane took off. We lost Chalmer Kline to Uncle Sam, Frederick Johnston became air sick and returned home. Neal Kline decided to wait over for the next plane, Loretta Diver also returned home to take over the household duties of her father, Louis Stephenson left for California, and Myrtle Castle re¬ turned home. When the roll call was made for the second leg of our journey we found that we had lost six of the old passengers. So having a few extra seats, we took two new passengers along, namely Catherine Sheets of Portland and Donna Bucher of Convoy. We changed the entire crew of the plane, as follows: Pilot, Howard Of el I; Co-Pilot, Joe Painter; Flight Observer and Operator, Beulah Johns; and another very charming Host¬ ess, Miss Juanita Falls. We had numerous parties and continued the Science Club which sponsored a Fall Festival. Page 16

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A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE With the money I earned as assistant Literature teacher in the Mon¬ roeville High School during my senior year, I invested in an Airplane Factory on the west coast. Owning and operating a business of this size is very strenuous and as the old saying goes, All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, so I decided to come back to our now thriving little city and see the old schoolmates. Upon landing at the local airport Bob and Joe, the inseparable cousins, came out to carry my luggage. When the taxi arrived, to my surprise the driver was Doyle, who told me he had walked so much he had decided to spend the rest of his days riding. He took me to Allen Street to Joe Painter whom I had telegraphed and made arrangements with for my visit. Joe is a successful undertaker and he hasn ' t lost his craving for fast cars, because sitting in front of his house is his new sixteen cylinder limousine. Fuzzy being disappointed in her love affair with a certain so and so, has opened a Hamburger Inn on U. S. 30, where she can watch him pass, to go to work. Dutchie has left nurses training to wed a prominent Jackson Town¬ ship farmer, and she has been very active in the local farm circles. Maddox still has her man trap set for the manager of the Kroger store and they say she will soon capture and marry him. Pat is the wife of Dr. Robert Meyer, the struggling young veterinary at the Convoy Cat and Dog Hospital. I hear she is sueing him for divorce. Aggie is still being courted by the owner of the local Sinclair Service Station. She is waiting for leap year, and, if by that time he doesn ' t pop the question it is generally agreed that she will do he asking. Dick is playing second base for the World Champion Chicago Cubs, who are making a final home stand in an effort to win their fifth straight world title. Page 18