Onarga Military School - Parade Yearbook (Onarga, IL)

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CLASS PROPHECY At last after many years the good old class of 1947 meets agarn twen ty years have passed s1nce our last year at the old alma mater Let us stand as of yore at the O D s desk and watch them report rn The frrst to report rs none other than our class presrdent Ed Stark Ed has made qurte a success of hrmself sellrng furnrture Ed rs noted for hrs trne head of skrn As most of us remember he was losrng hrs harr whrle strll at O M S The next one to salute and report lb the worlds actor and lover G W Snowden George as most of us can remember studred the theater whrle strll at O M S He may be seen now rn the current stage hrt Half and Half Now there rsnt anyone enterrng thc massrve doors ol Old Ode Z1 Massrve doors I say because O M S has grown to be one of the brggest mrlrtary schools rn the country now coverrng over 2000 square acres of whrch 1500 rs mrlrtarv scrence rooms and rrfle ranges Look agarn there rs a member of the 47 ers But who rs rt that burld that profrle that accent YES' YES' rt must be rt rs BIG JOE CALANDRIELLO Joe has become one of the greatest Englrsh Lrterature Crrtrcs ot our trme and may be found at 33rd and de tracks Moes Pool Hall thrrd table from the left Next to swrng the tremendous doors rs none other than that brg muscle bound whale of a man Robert Gee Frllan also an actor Hrs long wavy harr and slrm stature make hrm rdeal for the screen He also may be seen rn the current serres Creep Along Cod a number of western thrrllers starrrng our gun slrngrng Onargrad Who can thrs last lazy mrlrtary greetrng belong to goes up the cry around the growrng crrcle of 47 ers by the Offrcer of the Day s desk Look rt rs Robert 1B ARJ Prrre who has long srnce become one of the greatest or ganrzers ot th1s generatron Hrs specralty rs clubs A great semr truck stops at the front of the dorm and a bent frgure steps out and lumbers up the great brown stone steps We can hardly belrexe our eves because rt rs Bob 1WoodyJ Nrlsen Hrs motor frerght can be seen on the roads ex erv day The blazrng srgn on the srde readrng The Nrlsen Pack Trarn Inc rs known all over the world Branch says Igot my start at O M S back rn 47 Once agarn thcre rs a snappy salute and the rmmaculate frgure of Henrx Hedges novx world renowned banjo player Henry decrded to grve up the prano soon after leavrng O M S clarmrng that rt was attractrng too manv beautrful grrls Hedges vsont you say somethrng for us Who rs the new secretarx down rn Colonels OffIC99, The trgure nova enterrng rs strange rt rs clad rn the drab of an ex plorer Whx rts Gerrx Downs He has just returned from South Afrrca from an extensrxe study of Baboons He rs now the worlds greatest authorrty on Baboons Downs clarms that he was put on the road to suc cess bx nrghtlx rnstructron irom Leonard P Wells O M S s trusty nrght watchman rn hrs senror xear On hrs expedrtrons Jerry takes hrs brother along to keep watch ox er the camp durrng the nrght Jack has an rn curable case of rnsommra and SIHCG hrs graduatron has had no sleep The reason for thrs rs that he depended on hrs Latrn classes to grve hrm hrs darly hour of shut-eye . . , . D ., ' - 1 1 ' sc' M l . . , , , . . , . , . .x 'c , Y. . . . , , ' ' . V . ' ' an . . . , , rv V -, '. V , X , ' A . ..' . ' ' . . Q 1 , I 7 . .ff 1 1 V ' . .N X , - 1 . . v - , , , . . . , . . . Q . X ,, ' , V K 7 , . . ' , . . '. ' .. Y ' 1 ' . , ,' KK 77 . v , . ar -, , y -- ' rr as 1 1 . . . . , X . 7 ix . . V ' ' xx 1 ' V ' 7 at ' . . l' ' f , , . , . , 1, - v rv , ' x.x A- 1 7 1 3 . ' 1 . r 1- 1 ' ' ' ' V ' ' . . ., - - 1 - as . , . V . . x v . , . , .. V . , . . . - v Y . , 7 . . . M V . Y V ' r ' - Y .h r . Q I . . , . U L . , . . . , .1 . 7 Q .

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NIOR 9 Harry A Yoder Jr lst Sergeant A Compan5 Onax ony 4.5 44 43 46 47 Band 43 44 43 46 47 Mmauul Club 44 40 F1rstA1d 44 Orchestra 44 46 47 Rlfle Medals 44 41 47 Yearbook 47 Honor Guaxd 45 El POST GRADUATE Jack C Rausch Cadet Ordnance Offlcex S E C L A S S O F 1 4 7 . , . an 1' , y Shown 44. 45.'4f5.. 4if'off1cQ'1-S lub 473' Mbril'Pi1is 46g Camera EI U

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CLASS PROPH ECY contmued Hark' Who 1n heavens name can th1s be Why lt lb eatmg CHEESE yes It IS undoubtedly Ph1ll1p QMousej Quade Why we hardly recogmzed h1m w1th that ch1n forest and 000 lb hunk of cheese strapped on h1s back Ph1l 1S the or1g1nator of the worlds only mouse repellent cheese Sadly however he IS slowly eatmg up h1s own prof1ts Another former 47 er steps forth It IS Karl Schm1dt now world renowned speed boat owner and racer Karls latest creat1on broke 22 and 22Z22f999972 m1les What do you say Karl? Boy you should have seen that boat go tThe speedometer was broken and he was under the 1mpress1on that he had broken the latest records J The next to enter the spotless Off1C6f of the Days room 1sssssssss Jock1s V1ctrola er Tak1s VOuFVOUl1HS noted South Amer1can rum runner He IS a1ded by h1s brother Alk1s who gets occas1onal leaves from h1s new home at O M S Who 1S the next' Now ente11ng the great Marble Halls lb none other than Ted Bod1ne Ted has made a success of h1mself a n1ce name by the manufactu1e of false faces s1nce he has such an exact model Wh1le everyone was occup1ed Wlth Ted a dores entrance no one seemed to r1ot1ce old Dave Gellatly Dave secured a Job 1n KK K so he could be near a sweetheart he acqu1red back 1n the old days How IS she peg? GULP ' A well dressed man steps up and lS recogmzed by the class as R Kr1z The lad has made for h1mselt a spot 1n the spot remover world You may see h1S products everywhere lhey are sold under the name of Spotty s Spot Removers We now see a huge ball glldlng down the hall on sp1ndly legs Th1S no doubt must be Norman Ralph Myers pres1dent of Un1ted Cheese Inc Myers IS also second ID charge of All1ed Cheese1ts Won t you say some thmg Abe? lve just moved to Onarga so that I can HSSlSt Captam Clark 1n Sen1or Engl1sh and other dut1es A snappy salute d1scloses Fred Shumaker the Del1catessen K1ng Fred recelved a Del1catessen when he graduated from O M S and has for hlmself a fortune of outstandmg SIZE Next we see an old sen1or who was a great success and then thro no fault of h1s own flopped out E J Werner had a huge mule farm 1n MISSOUFI but one nlght the Lord repented and a storm blew the fences and E J lost mules mggers and all Next we see a cocklly clad f1gure of stra1ght stature Its Harry Yoder Harry you look great after 19 years 1n the armv We see youve been advanced to a PFC The world famous bread k1ng now walks 1n Every one has seen the trade name of Omar but few know lt IS run by a former Onarga War ren Douglas Tallman Qu1et please he IS speak1ng 'Tut tut nothmg but OMAR BUNS Now who could th1s beg Coat collar turned up hat well down only h1s l1ps are V1S1bl6 Yes It must be Dav1d KKISSIQJ Owen Dave became an msurance detectlve and may be seen cru1s1ng around Cal1forn1a 1n h1S model T convert1ble lookmg for somethmg to chase Last but not least commg around the corner down the hall to the O D s desk IS FLATT The B1m has made h1S m1nt 1n advert1s1ng and Flatt Gmger Ale Say somethmg Flatt Remember 1t 1snt Gmger Ale unless 1t 1S Flatt And so ends another thr1ll1ng class reun1on Some have fa1led some have made success but lt makes l1ttle d1fference because all have tasted true comradesh1p th1s class of 47 . , . M. ,, . Q . . . . . . ,. . . . . . , . , . , . . , . 1 ' ss 'a ' 1 1 . , . . . 1 , . . . , . a a . I . . ' 1 - s 1 - ' ' 1 . 1 ' ' 7 - - M . 1 . . as 77 1 1 1 1 ' i ' , . - , V1 rt 1 va a 7 - . . . . , . , . . H , . . . . . . . ., , . , ' as 11 1 1 . . , , . h . . , , ' 5 . , M . , - . . . 4 . ' 1 1 v as - s 3 . , . , . . . J . . , . - - sy ' 1 . . , . , .