Norwalk High School - Echo Yearbook (Norwalk, WI)

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DROPHECY Ten X ears nave n J oassed smce we were the Graduat1ng Class My how t1me fl1es' We have qu1te a tr p to take xet before we are throuvh v1s flhg all our old class mates so 1t s best we get an earl start We board a tra1n at Chwcago and arr1ve n Norwalk the followmg mornmg 1m Kruk lS found due to the fact that he has 1nher1ted the Marachow k1 Store from h1s w1fe s father beh1rr:l he counter bl1SllX occupxed by customers He IS much too busy for us to VlSll w1th h1m so we ll Jl st have to call later We go down the street to the Produce to VISIT our old classmate ames block He certa1nly looks proud for he has just been awarded the t1tle Champ1on Egg Sorter He IS now the b1ggest small egg producer 1n the state Gomg down the street we pass the Communtty Hall Seemg a great many people entermg 1t we dec1de to follow them Once 1ns de we see Roger GaJewsk1 on the stage just rece1v1ng hlS dxploma he has the hcnor of be1ng the Valed1ctor1an for thls he Class of 1956 We are awfully sorr5 we m1ssed h s speech but are told he famted at the beg1nn1ng of Commencement so h1s speech was om1tted No wonder he looks so happy Only t1me for a few words w1th h m and we are aga1n on our way We next meet Ken Kar1s who IS bus1ly del1ver1ng papers He st1ll has h1S paper route whxch used to be h1s source of spendmg monex now h1s onlv source of substance wlth whlch he IS desperately try1ng to support h1S famlly GO1I1g down the street we come to Don Wruck s R1de at your Own R1sk Cab Company are It s qu1te low for we Just mlssed smash1ng 1nto Nenzel s br1dge W1th all the passeng ers nervous and shak1ng we land safely 1n front of the Harve Menn farm where we f1nd Rlchard H1llyer successfully farrnmg wzth Mar1e Ann as h1s lmmaculate housekeeper They are both so busy so we only stay a few hours and are aga1n on our way We learn from them that Glor1a Zletlow IS a m1ss1onary 1n the remote mounta1ns of Chlna and Stanley Verken IS st11l a buck pr1vate 1n the Un1ted States s Peace t1me Army So we have onlv a few more classmates to call on On our way through O11 C1tx we stop for here we f1nd Margaret Manke she IS now secretary of the boommg O11 C1t5 O11 Company We re sorry we can t spend more t1me talkmg w1th her We agam go back tc town Passmng Dr Allen s former offlce we see a new shmgle hangmg on the porch wluch reads Dr K1ll Me Qu1ck Cl1nton Wruck M D We f1nd h1m pos1ng on top of the A Cv Wepher Memor1al Stone w1th Harlan He1lman seated 1n front of htm pamtmg h s portra1t A b g yellow truck wh1zzes past and who should the dr1ver be but none other than D1ck Wruck Norwalk s famous Cat Catch r He seems 1n an awful hurry He Jumps out of the car s10hts h s obJect1ve and chrnos up one of the wh te way posts Oh' yes It s Harlan He11man s cat he s after We w1sh h m luck 1n h s work and gc to v1s1t the last of our classmates Amber Woodllff We f1nd she has taken over the Norwalk Barber Shop where she 1S now busy wash mg Vernon Butzler s heal A s1gn tn the wmdow reads ' Shaves bx appo1ntment only We ve had a very busy day and now 1t s tlme to say goodbve to all our frlends and start for home f l ' Q' ' ' . v ' L . A 1 5 O ' i ' - . I . . 1 D V 2, . Y . 7 . . l , , . . J .. u . ' - BC - II , . . 7 , . . , . , . . . A , E . . --- . . . . . --- N . . . . ---t , ' Q ' . , , . . . . i K . , . . . . yy . L Q A ' l Cl - . - Il After visiting' a while we get into the cab and are on our way. Why, are we flying! If we . I . , . . m 1 . Q ! ' - , . . . . . . . , . 'V , . -- . . . . 1 U I . 7 a - . - 1 V . . - . GI v. - I5 . 1 1 0 1 1 u s . . . . . Q . J 7 . --- ! ' , . u I S6 0 1 - --t' 4 Vo 1 O 1 . 1 1 . O I . . . l ' , . , , l . w J . 1 , . . . V , . - . I - - . B . if 0 1 1 ,Y x D I Y . I . .