Ottawa High School - On Ottawa Yearbook (Ottawa, OH)

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CONTEST PLAY janet Now, Don Remick, Sally Pierman, Bob Callier. WHEAT FIRE Martin Wade ..... ................,,.,.,,.,,,,,. ,,,,,,,,. B 0 b Callier Ursula Wade ...... ............ I anet Now Anna Olsen ........ .......... S ally Pierman A M811 -v-,--A----- ......... D on Remick STORY OF THE PLAY There was a powerful psychological effect throughout the entire play. Ursula, the wife of Martin Wade, realized that wheat was more important than anything else to her husband. All his hopes and dreams were centered on the field of wheat called the Albit. Anna, a neighbor girl who was in love with Martin before his marriage to Ursula, helped Ursula with the farm work, and learned of the intense hatred Ursula felt toward the wheat. The climax of the play began to build when Ursula finally told Martin that she could not go on as she had. Then Anna ran screaming from the road to announce that the Albit was burning. The fire was supposedly caused by the cigarette of a man who had stopped at the Wade home for water. While Anna and Martin frantically call- ed for help, Ursula left the house. Not until Martin saw her nearing the flames did he realize what she intended to do. As Ursula walked into the flames, Anna dropped scream- ing to the fioor. Compliments of Have Faith in yourself and Faith in Compliments of HEIYY-IONES COHPINY God, iS the wish Of the W. C. T. U. 'ACE HOWELL CHEVROLET Co. CLASS JEWELERS for the class of 1950. Ottawa, Ohio -53

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James Reynolds ....... Edna Conwell ..........Betty Hazelton Charlotte Conwell ....... Jennie Conwell ...... Mrs. Dodd ...... Mr. Dodd ....... Jodie Dodd . junior Dodd Mrs. Tweedy ONE - ACT - PLAYS Seated: Dale Salisbury, Donna Fundum, Betty Hazelton, Margaret Buckland, Shirley Hinterman . Standing: janet Now, Don Snyder, Vale-da Roszman. THE GHOST WORE WHITE .........Don Snyder .........Peggy Buckland ..........Donna Fundum Mandy ................... ....... S hirley Hinterman Junior Conwell .......... ......... D ale Salisbury The Lady in White ...... .......... V aleda Roszman Mrs. Mason ............. ............. I anet Now ai Seated: Don Pargeon, Doris Fought, Sally Pierman, Mary Jo Smith. Standing: May Fought, Zelma Cox, Carolyn Frey, Bill Pope, Jim Pope, Bud Smith, Cina Owens. QUIET HOME WEDDING .........Sa11y Pierman .........Iames Pope .......Doris Fought ...........Bill Pope .......Zelma Cox -52 Mrs. Gadwood ..... ........ C arolyn Frey Billy Gadwood .... ......... D on Pargeon Groom ............... ............ B ud Smith Bride ..... ......... M ary jo Smith

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.IUNIOR CLASS PLAY 5001642 Mary Anne Weisenberger, Mary lo Smith, Betty Hazelton, Margaret B kla d D F d Standmg: May Fought, Martha Pargeon, Shirley Hinterman, Miss Stauffer, CarollcDoli1glas, olrsrfffis giiugrlif, Valeda Roszma Miss Runyon ..... Delphine ......... Patty Bliss ...... Liz Tucker ................ Dolores D'Alverez ....... Zip C Helen J Raleigh Alberta Simms .............. Jenny Wilson .....,.,,.,,, The Girl ...... H. THE GIRL WITH TWO FACESD old lady ..........Betty Hazelton ---------'hel' maid .......Shirley Hinterman -----a Secretary ..................Peggy Buckland W2iU6SS Io Smith ......a cuban dancer Ann Weisenberger tennis champ ..................Valeda Roszman student .......Carol Douglas farm girl .........Doris Fought ........at the window ........Donna Fundum STORY OF THE PLAY It was raining cats and dogs and the big house looked very spooky when the group of girls arrived. Having been admitted by the maid, Delphine, the girls took off their wet clothes and made comments about the house. Then in walked Miss Runyon, a weird old woman, who made the startling announcement that she was leaving 50,000 dollars to each of them in her will. As the girls had never seen her before, they were just a little bit surprised. After her statement, Miss Runyon left to go upstairs. Suddenly the lights went out, then- a shot! Miss Runyon had left her fortune to these girls so that her niece Fay Redmond wouldn't get any of the inheritance. She had discovered that Fay was among the girls. After that, she had been killed. There was a frantic search for the gun, will, and killer. It seemed that Dolores, the Cuban- dancer, was under the greatest suspicion be- cause of her fiery temper. Zip, a tennis champ, was also suspected. Laughs were provided by Liz Tucker, a wait- ress and jenny, a farm girl her pal. Delphine was also just a little stupid. Then the girl at the window was killed be- cause she had seen the murderess go up-stairs to kill Miss Runyon. Alberta Simms, tried to :igure it out by psychology, but didn't get very ar. Finally the niece, Fay Redmond, alias Liz Tucker, was found out. Then jenny, the girl from the farm, and Liz figured out that the killer was Patty, the soft spoken stenographer. She was then taken to jail. All the girls re- fused to take their share of the money given them in the will. They turned it all over to Fay. -54..