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

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Class Prophecy While walking down Main Street in Salt Lake City, Utah, after many hours of looking for a job. 1 was stopped short and what to my wondering eye did appear but a sign saying “Help Wanted Here '. It took me no time at all to walk through the door. I asked one of the clerks in the store where I could find the owner. “Mr. Hood is in his office on the top floor. The elevator is just around the corner on your left, was the answer. So around the corner I went. I had to wait a while for the elevator, which gave me time to think, and I wondered if this Mr. Hood was any relation to Jerome Hood one of the boys in my graduating class. He had originally came from out here I believe. Finally the elevator door opened, I stepped in and turned around saying, “top floor please , and was surprised to find staring me right in the face was Carole Scott. She recognized me right away. Carole is a divorcee having married three times. She told me that what I had thought was true, Jerome was this Mr. Hood I was going to see. I was beginning to feel right at home. After reaching the top floor I was ushered into a mammoth office, and there hiding behind a big desk was Jerome, dressed fit to kill, and secretaries all over the place. While talking over old times with him the door burst open and a black haired boy ran in yelling “Dad ' (which just about knocked me off my feet) followed by a very beautiful brunette, who was Jerome’s wife, the former Lillian Priest, dressed from head to toe in furs (mink to boot). Jerome told me that this was not all of his family he also had four girls at home. Lillian said that she came to tell Jerome that they had just received an announcement of the fifth reunion of the “Class of 50' at Yellow Banks Hotel. Jerry suggested that I ride along with them. It didn't take me long to make up my mind to go because it had been twenty-five long years since I had seen the gang. Arrangements were made and we started the next day. Jerry asked me if I had kept in touch with any of the kids since we had graduated. I said no. I had joined the air force right after school and hadn't been in one place long enough to keep in touch with anybody. He told me he had a big surprise for me then about ten miles up the road. After riding for a while we came upon a sign saying “Atom E Ranch owner Alfred Engelberth. Was I surprised, A1 had always talked about wanting to own a ranch and I could see that his dreams had come true. Jerry told me that it was the biggest in the West. A1 was just getting ready to go to the reunion himself. He said he would fly up, he had some business in Chicago before the reunion. So we didn’t stay long, and then we were back on the road again. It wasn’t long until we met a man hitch hiking along the road, we had plenty of room so we picked him up. To our surprise this man was going to the reunion also, his name was Bob Rhodes. Bob said he had never married and had been working here and there ever since graduating. Time passed fast and it was not five o'clock so we pulled into a Motel in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The Motel was owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. Don Whitehead, Mrs. Whitehead was the former Carole Biltz. Carole had married right after school and on their honeymoon they had bought this Motel and lived here ever since. The next morning we started out bright and early, we asked Carole to go along but she said this was their busy season so she could not go. So we rolled merrily along. After a while we passed a large building going up. It was the largest building I had ever seen. We stopped a while to watch things. While I was talking to one of the workers I found out that the building was being built by Mr. J. R. Priest, an architect. I told him I would like to meet Mr. Priest and found out that he had gone to North Webster to a class reunion and then I knew that this was the James Priest that I knew. So again we started on our way. We ate dinner at a large restaurant in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, which we found was owned by Merritt Wagoner. We had a long conversation with Merritt in which he said after graduating he had gone to Ft. Wayne to business school where he had met a very nice girl and married her. He also had four children, two boys and two girls. Mert said he had made a reservation to fly to the reunion and would start the next morning. The afternoon passed fast with no excitement. We stopped in Omaha for the night and found that Mary Etta (Marrietta Whitehead) had gone a long way since graduating, at the Senior Class Play a movie scout spotted her and took her to Hollywood. From there it was a cinch. The next morning we started out, ate dinner in Z 0

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Des Moines and supper in Chicago, Illinois. Jerry told me that quite a few of our class lived in Chicago (they must have taken a fancy to it the day we went to Chicago in our Senior year.) So the rest of the evening we spent looking them up. Janie Frisinger had married a millionaire she had met while going to I.U. Phil Payne owned the Hauf-brau Industry. Margie Gaerte after marrying Flash Gordon had moved to Chicago and was now owner of the Chicago White Sox. Rolf Hunter had become a Minister of the largest Baptist Church in Chicago. The next morning it took up just a few hours to drive to North Webster. The sign outside the city (yes I said city) limits said population 12.000. People, people, people. I told the others that I would meet them that night at the Yellow Banks Hotel. The first place we went into was “The Blue Room” for a refresher and to hash over old times. The star performer was Pat Eberly now called The Atom Gal. After seeing her performances we started on the rounds. First we went into the Hudson Agency where I found Faye Pearson. She had married Bill Gross who now owns the largest Hudson Business in the world. After visiting for an enormous big house with a large barn and other buildings around it. They told me this big farm was owned and operated by Dean Keck. After graduation he had gone to Purdue and worked up to this big farm. I then told them I would like to visit the school. When we arrived at the schoolhouse we went immediately to the gymnasium where we found Barry Baker coaching. He then took us into the cafeteria for a cup of coffee, there standing behind the counter was Joan Smith. She said she had been working there for twenty years and had advanced to head cook. She was doing very good for herself. The time had come to start getting ready for the reunion so the boys took me to my hotel. The time passed fast and I was on my way to the Yellow Banks Hotel. When I arrived everyone was there at least I thought there was, but I was told things wouldn’t start for a half hour yet as they were waiting on Julia Durham to arrive. Her plane had been delayed. Judy was flying all the way from South America to be here. She had married the “Coffee King of the World” she finally arrived, the program started and I had never enjoyed myself more than I did that night. Jerry Engle was assistant coach at North Webster. When I speak for myself I mean no one else than Bob Dishman. CLASS DIRECTORY Name Nickname Main-Weakness Ambition a Outcome Marietta Whitehead Blondie Men Prim, teacher Bubble dancer Lillian Priest Lilly Sweets Pvt. secretary Mrs. Hood Edwin Tom Ed My heart Own a Cadillac Poorhouse Merritt Wagoner Curly Women Own a firim Playboy Philip Payne Phil Running Executive Girl Scout Leader Julia Durham Judy Purple Marry money Bigamist James Priest Jim Studying See the world Bum Jane Frisinger Janie Undergrads Go to Paris Follies Dancer Faye Pearson Prissy Bill Basketball team Lady President Carole Biltz Je anie Don To weigh more Housewife Carol Scott Scotty Jerry Lady wrestler Gravel pit owner Robert Dishman Bobby Mt. brew Auto-mechanic Dean of Stephens Jerry Engle Tiss Ice Cream Dairy-farming Milkman Robert Rhoades Bert Rachel Millionaire Traveling Salesman Alfred Engelberth A1 W omen 1500 A. ranch Prize fighter Rolf Hunter Ralf Music Preacher Evangelist Dean Keck Carol My Chevy Bookkeeper Acrobat Joan Smith Jo Pierceton Good girl Housewife Barry Baker Bake Good food College grad Male Nurse' Patricia Eberly Pat Late hours Artist Night-club singer Jerome Hood Cowboy Gals Be a success Proud father Jerry Rensberger Crash Driving Chiropractor Sing Sing - 1546 Marge Gaerte Margie Convertibles Flash’s wife Collecting Alimony 21