Newburg High School - Locomo Yearbook (Newburg, MO)

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CLASS PROPHECY It is now twenty long years since we walked away from Newburg High School as graduates of '45'. The class reunion was proceeding very nicely as I,Irene Blue entered, a little late from the offices of the St. Louis Herald, where I am now employed as human interests writer. One of the first persons I met was Lonzo LeFever, now reverend, who seemed to be doing very nicely with his con- gregation et Edgar Springs. P he seated ourselves at the nearest table and he pointed out various class-mates to me. There was Karl Gable and Lester Grayson who now are bachelors on their near by farm, talking to Faul Smith now a teacher of agriculture at Columbia Seated,at a near by table was Wilbur Stites, the Newburg Basketball Coach, discussing science with the world's greatest scientist, James Minkler. He told me about Ella Jean Bradford now a writer whose latest book is NHow to Stop Blushing and Overcome Bashfulness' Austin Kontgomery is now a famous play-wright whose latest success, stars those dramatic actressess, Fern Hudgens and Jessis Sendifer. . Fame one put a nickel in the Juke box and me heard Jim Arthur croon his latest ballad. - Something bumped the table and I looked up and axeeted Homer Guffey, the famous dancing instructor, showing the latest dence to Barbara Willis who was his assistant on his dancing tours. ' Aftwr leaving reverend LeFever, I noticed a crowd at one end of fne hall. Going over to see what was happening I sew June Deshurley doing her latest version of the bubble d.nce. , D I met another old school-mate, John Tright, who told me of his success on the radio as -n aspirin salesman, advertising for Judy Cain's net progiam Wwright or Trong.n

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Albert Gaddy is now a famous le of Modern ideas. - John a soldier Lue Brown had also married Mary domestic house keeping. Her husband sailor. Leaving John, I met Pansy Myers of teaching kindergarten, and seemed She also told me June Felkerson dressing. She had become very famou fifth avenue in New York. cturer on 'The Merits School Teaching' and seemed to have some good told me Jean Hudgens was now the charming wife of and was doing much traveling. . and settled down to happened to be an ex- who told me of her career very happy at it. had taken up hair- A s for her salon on When last heard of Harold Welker, was a gold prospector in Alaska. Jim Boudinot and Homer Dotson were now joint owners in an automobile corporation moderizing cars. I noticed a quiet little girl over in a corner by her- self reading a book, and going over I recognized her as Freda Roberts. She told me of her ever growing business in which she sold books to schools. She told me she had recently sold some of her history books to Norma Courson who was now a teacher in Indiana. Franklin Boulware had turned out to be a photographer and was taking pictures of bathing beauties on the coast in California. June Guffey's profession turned she was head nurse at a large hospital in Last but not least I met Jack W his ambition as a trapper. He lived the Ozark Hills and seemed well contented As the clock struck twelve the Even though every one couldn't be there a by all. out to ze nursing and St. Louis. illis in a who had accomplished little hut deep in crowd began to thin out. good time was had .