Monticello High School - Memories Yearbook (Monticello, IL)

 - Class of 1953

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Page 31 text:

K. Buchanan S. Sprague R. Mackey M. Heckman P. Weiscope K. Hearn E. York J. Claxton L. McClure IVI. Viin Vleet C. Smith C. Wrench R. Sumner G. Gillespie E. Benson C. Patrick D. Doss F. M. Cook D. Johnson R. Leach D. Mace M. Alexander J. Twist J. Norfleet

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PIHIPIIEUY After 15 years we are returnmg to Monticello The prlot Wydell Secrxst lands the Super Jet on the Brmg Em Back AIIVS Kexth Buck Buchanan estate There we flnd Ke1th engaged 1n hlS favorlte past t1me throwmg paper wads at scare crows wh1le the Buchanan gardener James Leroy Tw1s! IS bus11y tr1mm1ng the hedge S1tt1ng on Buchanan s prlvate four lane dr1ve we flnd Dlck Hodges ace test p1lot 1dl1ng h1s XP 300 Bob Mackey lS fxllmg the gas tank Wlth Atom1c Octane and Fred Doty IS clean1ng the w1nd sh1eld It br1ngs back memor1es when we see Eleanor Benson dolng the bookkeep1ng for the gas statlon Fred expla1ns that she d always done h1s bookkeep1ng Wh1le We are pleasantly chattmg about the old days who should dr1ve up but Dean Doss who has come out to demonstrate h1s newest l1ne of Atom1c Harvester tractors On the way 1nto town we pass the Scot! farm We see Edxth York watchlng Whlle Bob lS standmg on a soap box sh1ngl1ng the roof Soon we arr1ve at the c1ty l1m1ts but we d1dnt see the 100 mph speed llmlt s1gn We found out later that the CltV OfflCl31S were try1ng to slow down the young h1gh school kldS l1ke Carolyn W1lt and Brenda McElroy An odd sound very much l1ke a slren reaches our ears as we approach the bus1ness d1str1ct We slow down to 70 mlles an hour as Off1 er Eugene Wrench and h1s ass1stant Davxd Mace slgnal us to pull over to the curb When they recognlze us of course we get off w1th a lecture Now as we dr1ve along the old fam1l1ar streets the f1rst people we meet are Carolyn Smxih and Shlrley T1mmons who are leav1ng for the Unxted Nat1ons where they w1ll confer w1th Pres1dent Carl Wrench and Secretary of the Navy James Lezschner We are fr1ghtened when we see Dr John Claxton adm1n1ster1nG art1f1c1al resp1rat1on to John Feeney who 15 unconsc1ous 1n front of G1llesp1es Bar and Gr1ll Nurses Barbara Dubson and Melba Heckman are standmg by We dGCldE to make our fxrst stop the h1gh school After talk1ng to Coach Hearn and Pr1nc1pal Don Johnson we are Jolned by the commerclal teacher Maxme Brown and the new bookkeepmg teacher Ruth Sumner From them we learn that JoAnn Padgett w1ll soon be returnmg from her lecturmg tour She IS the author of the latest and very 1nterest1ng best seller THE EFFECT OF THE ENGLISH REVOLUTION ON FRENCH ARCHITEC TURE She and her pr1vate secretary Juanxta Wood all are hav1ng a very successful tour Another of our classmates has also become a l1terary success Yes Margaret Cook had her letters pub11shed As we stroll along the shady streets we f1nd Rlchard Leach Just putt1ng the f1n1sh1ng touches on Larry McClure s new house The house lS Just across the street from Nor-fleets Ha1rdress1ng Salon It lS a warm day so we vote unan1mously to stop at Paincks Drug Store for a coke After chattlng w1th the pharmac1st Margaret Van Vleet we dec1de to stop at Lmdsleys Grocery Store where they re havmg an 1rres1stab1e sale on Spragues Freckle Re mover and Causey s Super Str1ng Beans After pay 1ng the clerk Path Werscope we stroll out to look at Goeggles Bu1ld1ng Project on the edge of town Walkmg along the newly paved street we are startled to see Mrs Vannote dash out and grab l1ttle Mlke 1n tlme to keep h1m from bemg run over by Donna Pe k on her scooter We scurry along as Jo Ann and Mona begm to argue about whose fault It was When we dec1de WSIS out of f1r1ng range w slow down to a slow trot Then we real1ze were st1ll hungry The pop corn we buy from Ross Mxtchells stand on the corner just hltS the spot Ross IS eager to tell us about Sue Alexanders suc cess 1n th1s years Womens Olymp1cs Ross also po1nts out the C 8a D Nursery WhlCh lS run by two of our old frlends Fern Cook and Delores Dv-kerson Thev are ably 3SS1StEd by the1r custod1an and handy man Wayne Alexander Wh1le rem1n1sc1ng Wlth Wayne we glance at our watches and d1scover how late lt IS We must be on our way back We certa1nly do regret not hav1ng seen three of our old frxends but they were probably out of town on bus1ness But as we slow down for a ra1lroad cross1ng a fre1ght tram puffs 1nto VIEW Why there they are all three of them' Yes' Jack Mmer Don Rex and John McFeeters had at last reached the he1ghth of the1r amb1t1ons TRAMPS' ' MAXWELL R HOTT Success and Happmess to 53ers 1 - l s I I - v u ' 4 ' u - u 11 J - . , - - v , v I 1 ' 1 . . C . l ' ' 1 ' I . . . . K . B . . . y Q - . . . . . . , . . - , . . . . . , Y ' . , . , . l . . , , s 1 . , , I . . . , , I , Y ' . 1 , . . . 1 ' cs v . . . V . , ' , . . . f' . t. . 1 v v ' - . ,Q . . e 'r- 1 c ' y 1 I , ' 1 a . , . . . . I . . , , . ' . ' - . . . . . ' 1 ' , , a I , . . . ,, . . , A I ' ry I , ' v . y . , . . . , ' I I 1 Q l , . . - 1 , .1 ,

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