Moweaqua High School - Arrowhead Yearbook (Moweaqua, IL)

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Class Wall Conttrrntulodl Beulah Cook wrll my love for the Navy to Barbara Hughes Frank Eloskr w1ll my abrhty to play the trombone to Betty Brooks Paul Duez bequeath my knowledge of Chemrstry to those students of 194-4 Chemrstry class who frnd themselves hopelessly lost after the fxrst few weeks Baloh Crutcher w1ll my drslrke of opposrte sex to Wayman Drxon Wayne Ekrss w1ll my sugar stamp No 24 to Lee Coffman so he can obtam hrs ratlon date for the week Betty Goodwm w1ll my cheermg abrlrty to Dons Adcock We Davrd Gregory and Olga Potslck leave our annual walk through Nelson Park flower garden to Lyle Eversole and Mary Ann Hertel Helen Hanley bequeath my red halr to Ava Whrtsett wrth the hope of start mg her on the road to stardom as another Brta Hayworth Mary Lou Herrch w1ll my borsterous ways to Ioan Ann Koontz Yvonne Krrk wrll my role as M C H S queen to Gertrude Carson Nelda Ladmg leave my dark harr and dark complexron to Dons Tankersley Nrna Ladrng w1ll my dancrng abrlrty to Maxlne Sloan Dorothy Langley w1ll my rnterest rn a one and only to Marjory Weakley Drck Mrtchell bequeath my dont care attltude concernmg books to Brlly Federman Lrllran Otta wrll my 1ob of berng frrst hour lrbranan to Carl Austrn Earl Portwood leave my laz1ness and saxophone technique to Nrna Marmor Cynthra Bettrg w1ll my love for Physlcal Educatron to Iuanrta Humphrey Creta lane Snyder w1ll my 5 by 5 stature to Corena Alhson Paul Raugelhs bequeath my lengthy strrde to the Zrndel Twrns Maxme Stover w1ll my rnterest rn dude cowboys to Ioy Smrth lohn Supmre w1ll my basketball skrll to Herbey Rlbelrn Martrn Traughber leave the care and custody of my grrl frrends to Aubrey lones Evelyn Waddell w1ll my sweaters to lmogene Duez Mary Ann Workman w1ll my candrd remarks rn hrstory class to Byron Catherwood lean Workman bequeath my matrrmontal lnterests to Marrbell Hawley Curt Wooters w1ll my physrque to Carol Reatherford Kerth Shewmaker wrll my book contammg one hundred and ten ways t wrn and hold the farrer sex to Lowell Cook Elorse Wnght leave my boy frrends car rrdes and plenty of gas to Manor! Shaffer Lyle Warte w1ll my rnterest rn avratron to lunror L1nn Rrchard Goodnch w1ll my posxtron on the frrst team to ferry Workman Srgned thrs 21st day of May m the year of our Lord l943 Wrtnesses OLGA POTSICK KEITH SHEWMAKER 15 Z f W l I, , ' . Il . I . I l, ' , ' . A l, ' , ' ' . I, ' , ' .... , II . . I , .,,., , . . L . . I . . . . - . . . g l, Theresa Oventile, will my rosy cheeks and dimples to Ardith Barber. l, , ' ' ' . L , I . . l, , ' 4 L I . . . . l, , ' ' . II . I .I . . - C

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Class HRSWOTY ln the fall of l939 we were freshmen and appeared l1ke wrld lndrans to our upper classmates However we were soon tamed down to the regular routrne of our search for knowledge rn thls new tepee of red brrcks Durrng the frrst few months we elected Davrd Gregory as chref lean Workman as assrstant ch1ef lean Alverson as keeper of the wampum and Mr Malsbury as counselor Later we had a Werner roast and rn the sprrng a p1cn1c at Nelson Park After three months of vacatron the trlbe reassembled to begm work agarn We elected Beulah Cook as ch1ef Martrn Traughber as assrstant chref Mar forte Bennett as keeper of the wampum Iean Alverson as trtbe hrstonan and Mr Bolerfack as counselor Our Student Members thrs year were Marjorre Bennett and Lyle Warte Thts year we aga1n roasted welners rn the fall had an rndoor party later and a prcmc rn the sprlng As we proceeded forward to our vacatron that year we were happy because we had just completed half of our sertes of trrbal meets ln the fall of l94l we aga1n came together We elected Martm Traughber as chtef Cynthla Bettrg as assrstant ch1ef Susanna Brrght as keeper of the wampum lean Alverson as tr1be hrstorlan and Mr Bolerfack and Mrss Hewrtt as counselors Our Student Members thls year were Marqorre Bennett Sus anna Bnght and Paul Baker Dunng th1s year besrdes our regular werner roast and p1cn1c we had the pleasure of produclng the play Laughrng Gas Then rn May we had a banquet for the Sen1or tube of 1942 After what seemed a short vacatron we began our last sessron Thrs year we chose Martm Traughber as chref lohn Suplnle as assrstant chref Dorothy Langley as keeper of the wampum Beulah Cook as trtbe hrstorran Mtss Moore and Mr Corby as counselors Thrs year we presented the play lm m the Army Now Our Student Members thls year were Susanna Brrght Paul Baker and Davld Gregory Soon we shall leave our tepee of red br1ck and do our best to be good Moweaqua lndrans 4444 Class Wall We the members of the Sen1or Class havmg been pronounced mentally f1t by the local doctors do hereby wrll the followlng to the M C H S students the mcomlng Freshmen we wrll our custom of navtgatmg the premrses the Sophomores our cooperatrve Splfll the Iunrors our ab1l1ty to conduct quret and orderly class meetmgs the Semors our zest for learnlng lndlvtdually we bequeath the followlng l lohn Ashley wrll my Burck mmus the gas ratron book to Loyd Ater l lean Alverson Wrll my quret personallty to Eleanor Workman We Paul Baker and Susanna Brrght leave our perfect courtshrp to any M C H couple who thrnk they can mamtarn our standards l Herman Bennett w1ll my frrst class reservatron on the M C H S bus to Clara Wrlcox l Tom Brrley wrll my advancrng career as head usher of the Lyr1c Theatre to hm Marmer I Vernon Comrskey leave my love for the brg cltxes to Bllly Carr 14 I , . , , I A - , , , , , , . , , . I ' , . , , , . , , , , . , , . C , , To , . To , . To , . , , ' . . , . , ,

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Class Prophecy On a sunny Iune afternoon 1n IQ44 I strolled toward the C O Shack of our base at New London Connectrcut As I walked I rehearsed the speech I had prepared Id tell h1m about my s1ck aunt rn I'I1leen1men1k1k1 Illmors and then ask for a ten day leave As I walked 1n the door some of my nerve sank to my G I shoes I walked up to the tough looklng sarlor and asked to see the offrcer rn charge As I sat wcutrng I heard another sallor asklng to get marrred and then the reply-a flrm No When ushered 1nto the Off1C6 I stopped rn my tracks The blg shot was none other than Paul Baker After due greetlngs I stated my case Paul wrote out my pass w1th a twrnkle rn hrs eye and a Have a good t1me Seaman Comrskey I left the offrce and proceeded toward the gates where a vorce rang out Halt' I looked around and a guard asked for a pass I recognlzed hrm as my old schoolmate Martrn Traughber I was tlckled prnk so to speak and started pourrng guest1ons at the startled countenance of the flgure 1n a 'Vlanne umform It seems he was statroned at the adjormng camp Upon askrng when he came off duty I was happy to learn he had a week end pass begln mng rn one hour I stalled around whrle he checked out and we swung off down the street of thrs sophlstrcated New England town toward the tram depot We boarded a New York bound tram and rode our merry way We emerged w1th elegance onto the sldewalks of New York late that mght and wandered enchantedly down the ma1n thoroughfare Broadway Suddenly Mart stopped and plucked at my sleeve Look he gasped goggle eyed Well I looked and I stood goggle eyed for a moment too A huge electrlc srgn blocked our way but that wasnt what rnterested us On the svgn dazzlrng whrte letters glared forth lnformlng the publrc that Tomght Gnly Maxme Stover I-Iollywoods newest artrst of ad llb was appearrng A plcture of the glamour grrl adorned the front of the theater We rushed backstage and presented ourselves Maxlne was glaa to see us but drdnt have much t1me so we departed sayrng we d see her later Contrnurng down Broadway we were almost knocked to the deck by a young woman rn the umform of the Spars none other than Susanna Brrght She explarned she was on leave and hurryrng to New London to see my com rnandrng offrcer Lleutenant Baker We understood and told her to horst anchor and not let us detarn her We suddenly realrzed we were hungry and stepped 1nto a restaurant 1-Iere we saw a huge form hoverrng over the counter Wrthout a doubt rt was Curt Wooters Mart rushed to hrm and asked what he Nas domg 1n the wrlds ot New York Iust won a locatlon rn a corn growlng contest he explarned Once a farmer always a farmer he added We chatted throughout our meal and the three of us made a unanrmous declslon to frnd a hotel Outslde we halled a cab and were astounded to recognrze the drrver as Tom Tyke Brrley I-Ie drove us to the closest hotel where we found ourselves rn the mrdst of a mad rush of bellhops one of whom we srngled out as Davtd Gregory who confrded that he was worklng hrs way through Rweter s School Next mornlng I reluctantly parted company W1th Martrn and CUTIIS and walked toward the depot lntent on catchmg a tra1n homeward bound A parade composed of all women caught my eye as I rounded a corner The leaders were Beulah Cook and Helen I-Ianley carryrng large srgns to advertlse War Bonds and Stamps 16 , . . 1 - 1 4 1 1 , . . . 1 . 11 11 . , . . , . - l I . . . . 11 . . 11 , . 1 11 11 - - 1 - 1 1 1 I - - 1 - 11 - 11 . . 11 11 , . 11 11 4 1 1 ' - 1 1 ' 1 - . . 1 . , . . . . . . . 1, . 1 1 , 1 . . 11 . 1 1 1 - . 1 . 1 . . 1 1 1 1 . . 11 11 1 1 - 1 , . , . . . . 1 . . . I . 1, . . , 11 . 11 , . 11 1 1 - . . 11 11 . 1 1 , . 1