Oakland City High School - Oakleaf Yearbook (Oakland City, IN)

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PROPHECY OF THE SENIOR CLASS Time: In the year of our Lord, 1956 Place: An estate on Long Island, USA Characters: Seniors of OCHS Narrator: Lewanna Hublie t It is indeed a great honor to relate to you this story of 46 poor souls who were Seniors at O. C. H. S. in '46, My, isn't science wonderful! Through the use of my television-radio-technicolorfsound- effect apparatus, invented by that great person age, Laurence Lamon, fanother convict from the class, I was able to obtain this information that should prove to be quite interesting to you. Settling down in my cozy, easy, comfy chair, there appeared on the screen of my set none other than Miss Phyllis johnson, the most famous ballerina of the decade. Miss Johnson, playing at the Crpheum Theater at Trenton, New Jersey, was winning new fame with each performance. Next, I heard a familiar voice of Miss Helen Ahlemann quoting market prices for Buyher's Better Beanery Corporation in Boston. Tom Buyher, Jr., was now the sole owner and proprietor of this great business enterprise. From Boston the scene shifted to Fifth Avenue, New York City, where the luscious model, Miss Wilma Hornback, was modeling new creations at the Exclusive Powers Modeling Shoppe. This was owned and operated, of course, by Mr. Robert L. Powers. None other! From Fifth Avenue on to Park Avenue the television focused into view the Eligible Bachelors' Club, where the President, Rob' ert Mendenhall, was presiding. Also in the large audience was Robert Fanning, the famous artist of Esquire Magazine. H The next state was Texas. The city, Dallas-the occasion, a rodeo featuring Miss Virginia White' house, who was winner of the bareback rider's contest and who was lariat champ. Reno, Nevada, where Elena Ellis was operating a novelty shop could be seen next. In order to obtain money for a divorce from her last husband, she had started this shop with some of the gifts given her by her various husbands. From Reno, Iwas carried mentally to Las Vegas, where Avonel' le Skelton was running a pawn shop and making millions from broken up marriages. In the sunny state of Florida, Lois jean Spaw could be seen collecting tolls at the SilverfGate Bridge. This was the famous bridge that connected Florida and Cuba. On into Miami I caught a glimpse of Hazel Heathman's celebrated restaurant through the palms. By the way, Hazel was also chief cook and bottle washer. As the scene shifted once more over the vast countryside, Roz Robinson was found standing on her head on a 25 foot scaffold, slightly resembling a trapeze performer, painting a billboard which told of Elliot's Fluffy Flipped Flapjacksf' She had, at last, CRoz, that isj attained her goal as a sign painter. fThat's a joke, son. Joke, I saylj Mary Lou Elliot's drive-in could be seen in the distance. Her average was one miss out of every 1000. fThat, friends, is an all-time record., Also seen along the road-side was Paul Bigham, a traveling salesman for leather satchels. In case you didn't already know, Mr. Bigham is also the author of the booklet, How to Get Fat in Ten Easy Lessons. At this time Burns and Brother Circus had just arrived in Cheyenne, Wyoming for a three day engagement. My sound effect set picked up this great event. The proprietor of the Circus was Lawrence Burns. The featured attraction was Emma McCaffery's famous trapeze performance. In- troducing the act was the best barker in the business, Miss Yvonne Hunt. In private life, the lady is the wife of Gregory Pleck, famous movie actor. Yvonne was running away from the notoriety of society for a few months. In Los Angeles, California, the nation's famous jitterbugs, Joanne Blaize and Clifton Deputy, were dashing into a taxi. This was part of Mrs. Rich's Taxi Service, the business had been set up by the former Miss Betty Burnett. The dance team was going to visit Madame Zowinski, high society's favorite fortune teller. The Madame's real name was Bonita Hume. Also, in Los Angeles, was Flame O'Coomer, alias Charlotte Coomer, the bubble dance queen, who was appearing in the Follies of '5 6. '

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CLASS WILL We, the outgoing Seniors of 1946, in order to prove our generosity, have con' sulted among ourselves and decided to leave to our successors some of our many val' uable traits and possessions. Therefore, we bequeath the following: Christene Abbott-wills her desire for marriage to Sue Richardson. Helen Ahlemann-wills her mental ability to sister Esther. Bette Banks-wills her shorthand ability to Joyce Coleman. Paul Bigham-wills his book satchel to Eddie Wilhite. Joanne Blaize-wills her ability to talk all the time to Nancy Onyett. Betty Burnett-wills her long hair to Shirley 'Wilson. Lawrence Burns-wills his dark hair to Kenny Felix. Tommy Buyher-wills half his good looks to Edward Lee Gladish. Nancy Church-wills her shortness to Emma Jean Woolsey. Ann Clark-wills her ability to give her special dead eye look to anyone who wants to terrorize friends. Robert Collins-wills his basketball ability to lanky Albert Dixon. Charlotte Coomer-wills ,her clarinet band music to Jim Warnsman. Priscilla Corne-wills her position as popfcorn popper to Pat Chappell. Betty Davis-wills her ability at the piano to Elaine Wood. Clifton Deputy-wills his girl friends to his brother, Harold. Mary Lou Elliott-wills her secret of writing love letters to her sister, Shirley. Elena Ellis-wills her ladylike ways to Eloise Richardson. Robert Fanning-wills his artistic drawings to Alvin Sisson. Noral Gregory-wills his vocal chords to B. B. Rinehart. Roy Harmon-wills his curley hair to Bud Beatty. Babs Hays-Wills her locker to any eighth grader who claims to be a loyal Bosse fan. Hazel Heathman--wills her act in the class play to a Senior of '47. Wilma Hornback-wills her long fingernails to anyone who can keep from filing them. Lewanna Hubble-wills her four lockers to some extraordinary Sophomore. Bonita Hume-wills her laugh to her sister, Barbara. Yvonne Hunt-wills her position as paper boy on Oak Barks Staff to Jackie Jones. Phyllis Johnson--wills her dark hair to Nancy Merten. Louise Kirk--wills her happy days at O. C. H. S. to her sister, Wanda. Laurence Lamon-wills his leanness to Fat Floyd. Wayne Laswell-wills his quiet ways to Gordon Greene. Jo Ann Mardis-wills her ability to argue in class fand get by with it, to Mary Helen Armstrong. Phyllis Mason-wills her ability to keep one man to Altha Lou Dishon. Emma Jean McCaffery-wills her graduation at midfterm to Nan Deeds. Roberta McKinney-wills her quiet ways to Beth Fitch. Robert Mendenhall-wills his record of injuring only three while dashing madly through the halls to some swift soul. Norma Parke-wills her basketball ability to her sister, Pauline. Robert Powers-wills his use of big words to Charles Scales. Betty June Richardson-wills her reserved ways to Jean Corn. Rosalind Robinson-wills her dirty saddles and yell sweater to Birdbrain. Allen Scales-wills his famed title, Speed, to Elmer Thomas. Poppy Seitz-wills her satirical wit to Edna Mae Hartley. Avonelle Skelton-wills her ability to get enough sleep to some lucky Junior. Lawrence Southwood--wills his dignified walk to Kenneth Whitman. Lois Jean Spaw-wills her knowledge of romance to Nancy Merten. La Rae White-wills her ability to get a boy friend to Barbara Hurt. Virginia Whitehouse-wills her right to star gaze alone to Joyce Roberson.

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From Los Angeles on into Hollywood, Nancy Church was working at the Ostrich Club as part' time cigarette girl and partftime torch singer. i At John's Beauty Salon in Hollywood, Ann Clark was giving a lecture on How to Get Rid of Double Chinsf' or better known as What John said of Doublechinitisf' In San Francisco, Betty Davis, author of the best seller, How I Won Fame as a Window Wash- er, was reviewing her book to a women's club. At Palm Springs, the famous winter resort, Priscilla Corne was seen relaxing in the sun. She had sold enough bags of popcorn to afford a trip there, where she was forced to once again enter the popcorn industry. Singing with the band there at the resort was Lawrence Southwood. Lawrence was reviving the old song hit of 1946, Hubba, Hubba, Hubba! The scene then shifted to Indiana, where I could see Noral Gregory working his way through college selling Dr. East's toothbrushes. Then to Washington, D. C., the capital of the U. S. The new president of the United, States, to be, was being interviewed by some newspaper reporters. The candidate for the Presidency was none other than our own Wayne Laswell, and beside him stood his wife, Phyllis Mason, who was to be First Lady of the Land. In the background I sighted the well known face of Allen Scales. He was doing a little work in the White House before the new President moved in. At the time I saw Allen, he was diligently hanging paper. In Philadelphia, La Rae White was seen as private tutor in Shorthand to Mr. Rumble. She was preparing him for professorship in Miss McCrary's School of Business. In latter years the two teachers had decided to change their profession. Back to New York City, again, where I saw the Empire State Building. Bob Collins was an elevator boy there-he certainly had his daily ups and downs. And in Room 2017 was Bette Banks, commercial singer for Super Duper Drooper Suds on Station BOBO. That station was owned by her husband, Robert E. Corn. By shortwave television to China, Poppy Seitz was seen as a missionary from the U. S. A. Miss Seitz was ably assisted by her co-worker, Miss Betty Richardson. Suddenly this scene was interrupted by the radio announcer, who was Mrs. jo Ann Mardis. She gave a startling news broadcast about the mad architect, Norma Parke, who, in trying desperately to construct a square house with round windows, finally went stark, staring mad. QP. S.-she made her house, thoughj. Next, I heard by special transcription the voice of Miss Roberta McKinney. She was giving a very interesting speech that had been taken from her column in the daily paper entitled My Advice to the Lovelornf' 1 After hearing Roberta's enlightening speech, the vision before me changed again and I could see the Capital Theater in Detroit, Michigan. There was a special added attraction for one day only, the famous Russian apache dancers, under the assumed names of Yaloninski and Yeloninski. But in real life they were Babs Hayes and Roy Harmon. Backstage I could see them being greeted by Christ' ene Abbott Lane. Christene was usher at the theater and advancing rapidly fdown the aisle, that islj But suddenly, something happened. The screen went black and I heard a muffled pop in my precious televisionfradioftechnicolor'soundfeffect set. Try as I may, I could see and hear no more. I should have known it was too good to last, but it was certainly very interesting while it did!