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CMU pl 0l0 QC? The gathering of the class of '52 was held at the opening of the Drive-In-Theater in West Blythe. The program began at 8:00 under the starlit sky of the Palo Verde Val- ley. Slow Joe Grimes, the famous television king, was appointed master of ceremonies. The first to arrive was Mrs. Maxine Martin and all of the little Martins. Assisting her with her tribe was, and still is, ol' maid June Rogers. All of a sudden there came a quiet hush as in drove the swabbies, Ruth Farrage, Betty Lu Southerland, Ellen Hamilton, Frances Bigler, and Marilyn Beard in their 1962 Ford Jeep with twin pipes. They in- formed Slow Joe they had only a few more years to go in the Navy and they could re- tire on the Navy's pension plan. . About that time the party began to get a little noisy and Manager Eugene Ross appeared with a red flashlight to request us to be a little more quiet. Along came Poochie Fern Guess, putting down the aisle on her motor scooter hollering, peanuts, popcorn, second hand chewing gum, and fresh picked fruits. What's this? Well, it's Earl Husby and Natalie Guptill chasing a chicken that es- caped from Natalie's chicken farm in Ripley. There came a scream of sirens and Buddy Corley and Eldred Boney George, now cops, informed us- that Billy Esler had escaped from the pen just for this special occasion. It was believed he received his get-away car from Mary Poe, burlesque queen, and both should arrive before long. Then following Hail to The Sons, played by Harry Hall, Dwain Davis, Bill Bar- rett, and Calvin Smith, the Round Town Band, a loud cheer rang through the crowd as in drove the United States President, Frank Patterson. With him was his very attractive wife, Yvonne Sharpo, a wealthy divorcee. Driving in behind them were Frances Dysart, Frank's private telephone operator and Frieda Karr, his private secretary. 1. At last it was time for the main feature, I Was A Yellowjacketf' starring jack and joan Starr, the former Jackie Hale and joan Anderson, now married. This picture was produced and directed by Bob Henderson who inherited Western Brothers. The picture, being a big success, was received with a long and loud applause. After everything was brought to order again, Slow joe announced we would now witness a comedy under the direction of Eddie Ried, starring Lead Adams and Myrtle Bowen in Deep in the Heart of Blythe. A wild applause followed the comedy, but the crowd quieted as in walked Professor Dennison Taylor and his guide, mechanic and chauffeur, Irvin Van Sickle. They had just returned from a world-wide tour to Cibola, Fertilla and Quartzite. Being time for intermission, Slow joe announced that Margene Butler, manager of Foster's Ol' Fashioned Freeze, was giving out free samples of their new fruit salad top- ping. Assisting her were Doris Young and Claudia Hayes, trying to earn a living for their kids. We hear they were deserted by their former husbands, Kenneth Brown and Marvin Harper, who had left them to return to their first wives, Velma Mclntosh and Jean Leard, who had inherited a fortune. 32
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Then over the loud speaker Slow joe announced it was now time for the main event of the evening. The first in line to entertain for us was the dancing team called The Gay Quartet alias Beatrice Avila, Josephine Cordova, Nellie Perez and Angelina Lopez. Evervone welcomed them with a wild cheering and after putting on an excellent perform- ance we were very surprised to hear Slow Joe say that Amanda Ford and Joyce Bell had arrived at the last minute to sing for us. They were known in Hollywood as the Ander- son Sisters, and are doing very well. They brought with them Verma Davis, who was pitcher for the girls All Star team of the United States. She informed us that Herman Black, Clarence Bogans, C. H. jones, and Roy Williams were now finishing their second year with the St. Louis Browns, and they were considered the most valuable men to the team and all had a high batting average. After singing a few numbers for us, the Anderson sisters regretted they had to get back to Hollywood. As they were walking off the stage they almost fainted for in walked Ernest Mack who was known as Ernest Mack, All American. He heard about our re- union and just happened to be in this part of the country. He said he had brought some great news and after the noise had died down he informed us that Carl Lunsford, George Scarbrough and Billy Tally had just won the 1962 Hot Rod Race at the Colosseum in Los Angeles. The Hot Rods were made by The Pitts Bros., J. R. and Floyd, better known to the world as the best of mechanics. Between all five of them they made a big haul and all were very happy. After his speech, who should we see but Robert Stewart, Lloyd Lazenby, Boyd Bebout, and Rhae Foutch, who trotted in On Top of Ol' Smoky. Evelyn Roggenstein arrived in a bus driven by Roy Brosman. Evelyn was the only student in the class of '52 who received a scholarship to go to P. V. J. C. Richard Gilliam was still a water boy for P.V.H.S. football team. Slow joe announced our day was at an end and our last attraction was a drawing for 31,000 raised by the graduates of '52. Robert Waters was appointed to draw the lucky number. Robert was now delivery boy for Culligan Water Service. The first lucky person's name to be drawn was Melvin Hill, but since we hear he is a professor in New York University and could not possibly attend, Robert drew another name and this time we were proud to say, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Rice won! Mrs. Pat Rice, the former Carol Gholson, told us she and Pat had been married 10 years tonight and that this money would come in handy for their seven kids. As the coming of the dawn broke the darkness, everyone started saying their good- byes until the year of '72 when they would all assemble again for a reunion of the class of '52. l 3 3
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