North Webster High School - Troy Yearbook (North Webster, IN)

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CLASS PROPHECY (The following is part of the transcribed proceedings at the opening of WBTR on February 14, 1969. WBTR is the world’s first AM, FM, and TV station having world coverage, and North Webster’s first station.) “Balkage talking. We’re here tonight to cover the opening of WBTR, owned and designed by D.F. Shanbeck. Mr. Shanbeck has invited all his high school classmates of 1949 to be here for the opening and a class reunion. In a few minutes we'll take you over to the “49”er, a very swank new hotel. We’re here in the master control room at WBTR to cover the final arrangements before we go on the air. Several important people are here; the owner, Mr. Shanbeck, and engineer Kelly, who supervised construction of the station and Miss Cook's “49’er Hotel. They are all too busy to talk, though, so we now take you to the banquet room of the “49”er Hotel where the ceremonies are to take place, and Fulton Oursler. Take it away, Fult.” “Thank you Mr. Balkage. We have a few moments to tell you about some of the important people here. ‘Klondike’ Rider was in here a while ago, but I don’t see him now. He's just back from Alaska, where he has been getting his uranium mine into production. He found the mine when he was running a trap line for caribou. In the background you can probably hear Doug White and his Alligator Dozen warming up on ‘Beat Me With a C elery Stalk’. Doug, as you know, has received several offers from Hollywood, and will appear regularly on WBTR. He recently bought out the Zollner Pistons from Fred Zollner. His terrific new center, Doug •Slippery’ Black, is right here at the mike. Like to say a few words, Doug? ” “Nope.” “Thank you, Doug Black.” Just entering the room is Bob Black with his personal bodyguards. He is president of the Atomic Bomb Commission.” “T here’s Jo Ann W arble. Miss W arble, will you come here a moment, please? What are you doing now? ” “Right now I’m a private detective for Continental Detective Agency, of New York.” “Do you like your work? “Oh, definitely. “Thank you, Miss Warble.” “George Cunningham, celebrated tenor and man-about-town, came in while we were talking to Miss Warble. He opens on WBTR next week.” “Through the entrance I can see the ‘Terrible Three’ checking their hats. They are, as everyone knows, Pat Weimer, Fuzzy ‘Oras' Hiner, and Bob Fidler. Mr. Weimer is the chairman at the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization. Fuzzy Hiner is coach here at North Webster Consolidated High School. A favorite school yell is: •We’re for Oras; he’ll win for us.’ Bob Fidler is a noted Chicago psychiatrist, here for the class reunion like everyone else and also on his vacation. He has just finished a book called Viper Hole (It's the story of an alcoholic.)” “Here beside me is Mrs. Junior Blue, who used to be Juanita Popenfoose. Would you like to tell us what you did after graduation, and since? ” Oh, I got married. Since then I’ve been keeping house and helping my husband raise chickens.” 9

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•‘Where is your husband, tonight? •' He's home taking care of the kids.” “Have you seen anything of Joan Overmyer? She was suppose to be here tonight.” ”She told me she couldn’t make it. She had to take her primary class to Chicago on a trip.” “I see. Thank you, Juanita. ” Carolyn Cook, owner of this hotel, just came in to see if everything is all right. Things must be under control because she's now going back into her office.” Dick Dishman, cattle baron and packing house owner, is pretty close here at one table, chatting with Louise Ross. Miss Ross is a famous big game hunter and lady wrestler. Serving them is Jim Folk, expert caterer, whose fame as superb caterer has literally spread from London to Lhasa. Miss Cook was able to hire him only because they went to school together.” Here’s Federal Investigator Coverstone. Are you mixing business and pleasure tonight C liff? Yes, partly. I’m trying to keep an eye on B ob Black, a report came through that some foreign spies are after him. “If someone would walk up behind you and say—‘This is a stickup, fork over all your dough'--what would you say? ” Hello, Mort” “Thank you, Cliff Coverstone. “We pause now for station identification.” CLASS DIRECTORY NAME NICKNAME NOTED FOR OUTCOME Robert B lack Pete B rain Storms Sheik Douglas Black Douger His Bees B ee Keeper C arolyn C ook C ookie B londe Hair Owner of a telephone switchboard C lifton C overstone Clif F ixing Anything H andyS hop George C unningham Honest George Shyness Informationist At Depot Richard Dishman Dick Southern Drawl C onductor B ob F idler Flirt J udy Good F ather James Folk J im Keeping Busy C ounty S uper intendent Glen Hiner F uzzy Reckless Driving New Car Dealer M arson Kelly Kelly Drawing S ign B oard Painter Joan Overmyer Red Studying T eacher Juanita Popenfoose Tex Long Skirts M rs. Junior B lue Albert Rider Buggs F arming Sporting Goods Store Operator Louise Ross T he B ody Gracefulness Old Maid Daniel Shanbeck Dan B usiness-like Attitude Circus Manager Jo Ann Warble Jo S kipping S c hool Mrs. Robert Neibert Duane Weimer Pat Blushing Scientific Farmer Douglas White C hesty Sports Head Coach at University of Kentucky 10