Paris High School - Arena Yearbook (Paris, IL)

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Admiral Art The Golden-Haired Warrior Fields recently avoided bloodshed in the Far East by Indian wrestling Mao Tse-Tung for the island of Quemoy. American troops are now pulling out. Larry Finley, although twenty-eight years old, still plays the little boy who asks the questions on the Mr. Wizard TV show. Jerry Fitzgerald relates a sad matrimonial mix-up. It seems he sold his long hair to buy his wife a watch band, but meanwhile, she had sold her watch to buy Jerry a set of hair brushes. Larry Fletchy Fletcher's one-man band, which has just finished recording background music for Harlan Bynum's new release, provided music at the reunion. Ned Forcum says he may not be able to return to his work as a medical missionary in India. He treated sixteen natives who had a rare disease before he left, and has received word that all sixteen died. Linda Ford recently married Mr. Dodge. Wayne Romeo Forsythe has made the reunion another stop on his lecture tour in behalf of polygamy. Carolyn Frazier is head polisher for the Apple Polisher Co., Inc. Barbara Galloway of the Galloway Library has the Carnegie Library on the run. Ernest Garwood, known in the hair-styling world as Pierre Mon Pudgy, has become famous for his new look, The Mickey Mouse Curl. Beverly Gaudard recently won the Talking Marathon and set a record of three weeks, ten days of non-stop talking. Renowned pirf-ball expert, Jesse Gaudard, showed us his new style which guarantees at least twenty games. Jesse breaks the glass before playing. Kelton Goddard has a seasonal job which pays well. He checks corn in Edgar County to see if it is knee-high by the Fourth of July. Delores Good puts the holes in Do-nuts for the A P Company. We asked Max Goodwin about his career as cover boy for Mad Magazine. Max smiled, gazed into the distance, and finally mumbled, What, me worry? Famous musician, George Gore, was limping noticeably. Finally, it was learned that while marching in the Rose Bowl Parade sometime ago, George accidentally got his foot caught in his tuba. Rock 'n Roll fan, Betty Jo Griffin, has spent $5,-000,000,000 on rock 'n roll records since her high school days. Chicago Bear end Dudley Hale tells us he made a spectacular play in a game last season. Ram fullback Crazy Legs was stopped from scoring the winning touchdown when he tripped on Dudley's face guard. Kay Ann Hale is in the ditch digging business, and her pastime is being a vampire because of lack of food. The millionairess Sharon Hall tells us how she made her money on her copyrighted book Sharon Hall Jokes. Remember what a good driver Gene Harmon was? Gene works for Borax, driving mule teams through Death Valley. Delores Harrison has recently added an album of her own songs to her song collection. Janet Henson better known as Professor Henson is the governess of Prince Ranier's children; and Joyce Higgins is the telephone operator for the almost extinct Pony Express. Lindell Hollis, who always liked motorcycles and football, recently revealed the secret of his overpowering drive as a Bear fullback when he showed the press his motorcycle disguised as a pair of football shoes. Sandy Holloway became supervisor of cosmetic specialists for the Max Factor Company. Diana Horn is both teacher and nurse for her fifteen children. Valerie Huffman? Well, she just took off from branding her enormous herd of cattle to come to our class reunion. Welcome back to Paris, Valerie. Jazz singer Bonita Humrichouse is with the Dave Brubeck bands. 26

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Not satisfied with his successful root beer business, Don Cash tried to improve the drink by adding stems and leaves. He was late to the reunion as he had to wait in line for his relief check. Prosperous Mid-West Farmer Red Cash became rich when he crossed corn and beans, and made a killing selling succotash. It's too bad that Betty Cassady—Miss Jello of 1969 hates Jello. The third graders of Podunk Junction are now enjoying their teacher, Miss Rayburn Chapman, and her text book, Mad Magazine. Delores Clay plays N.B.C. chimes. David Beak Clover, after deciding to make a career of the army, was dishonorably discharged when he customized a tank. Dave removed the guns. Dale Cochran, chief soil tester for the Department of Agriculture, has just written a book explaining his dirty work. Another author, Darryl Cochran, is still reaping the benefits of a book he wrote for the Kroger Company entitled The Art of Making Holes in Doughnuts. We understand that Joan Courter is head instructor in the art of underwater basket weaving in Siberia. Lois Craig is private secretary to Red Foley while Donna Cusick has the same position with Nelson Rockefeller. How these girls get around! Don Daugherty, finding it impossible to decide between becoming a mechanic and raising horses, finally developed a four-legged car that eats oats! Eddie Delashmit realized his ambition of becoming a race driver. He can be seen at all county fairs driving in ostrich races. Sue Ann Dick, original heroine of Arsenic and Old Lace, is official Duster for the President of the United States. Our Rose Dorothy is a columnist for the Hollywood Gazette. After adding another county to his vast estate, Harry Downs tells us that he has been approached by Congress and asked if he intends to apply for statehood. Steve Drake was the deciding factor in the championship game between the Bears and the Rams last year. Referee Steve gave all of the breaks to the Bears. Sam Dugger, having worked at a Marathon station for several years, now owns a chain. . .It's about six feet long, is made of iron and weighs twenty pounds, and welds together the safes containing his money. You asked about Ellen Duncan? She is a Rhinestone model for Tiffany, Incorporated. We find Kathie Eads is a Driver Education Instructor for Pumpkin Central High School. Barricades are her specials. John Egan always had an inclination towards physics. He announces that he works for Ex-Lax and sells them. Unfortunately Phil Eldredge is not with us. It seems that last week, while flying his Boeing 707 Jet stratocruiser, Sleepy dropped into a plowed field. Judy Eldredge—remember her in FHA? Everyone marveled at her fifteen layer marble cake. Yum-m-m! Harold Bud Erwin was a sight to behold at the 500 last year as he clip-clopped around the track in a racer designed by Don Daugherty. Nancy Evard is a famous referee for women wrestlers. Melinda Fazio has just returned from France with her husband Pierre whom she met while studying art in Paris. Believe it or not—Paula Ferguson has just won a swimming contest on the Sahara Desert! 25

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While practicing weight-lifting last night, Charles Hunter suddenly disappeared through his living room floor. Nila Huston is official bubble-blower for the Lawrence Welk show-we understand. Dr. Stephen Inge's new book Go Blow Your Nose has sold two million copies in addition to having raised Kleenex Company's stock twelve points. Head chef at Howard Johnson's is now Carolyn Johnson. Her specialty—chocolate-covered meatballs. And Jeanette Johnson has her own style designing studio in gay Paree'. Be listening—Joyce Johnson is roving reporter J. J. sending back on-the-spot news reports from Sputnik. Francis Mule Johnson is now one of the famous Borax team. Glacier National Park is fortunate to have Sam Jones as head guide. He sends his regrets that he cannot be present for the reunion. Phyllis Keltz—famous for her needle work, has just completed needle point chair seats for the White House dining room chairs. Oh yes, Max Kennedy, always interested in electronics, is working on an invention—greatest of our time—called Tel-E-Phone. Max says this invention will enable us to talk clearly from one end of town to the other. Circus performer Jerry Keran is absent from the festivities. While trying an especially tricky dive from 300 feet onto a wet bath mat, Jerry missed it and is now imbedded in twenty feet of dust. Martha Lamb—Well, our Martha is an atomic scientist for the United States at Yucca Flats, Nevada, and Susie Lance runs a deer farm for the Doeskin Company. Roberta Latshaw puts the cold cream in Camay. No wonder it's so wonderful. Carole Ann Lindsey invented a musical tire pump to use on Roy Roger's Nellybelle. It works, too! Lehre Lindsey recently gave her stratosphere concert at Weekee Watchee Springs—a howling success. Loretta Ludington hit the jack pot when she perfected a pillow of her blond hair for boys who like to dream of blonds. Larry McClarey—in television; I'm sure you have seen his hands as he drives the Mark VII into the steel at the end of the Dragnet show. Having won Europe's most coveted track award, a pair of gold-plated track shoes, Phil McConchie refused them on the grounds that they would slow him down too much. Ronald McCulloch, always an outdoor lad, plays Jim Venture on TV. Fuzzy McDaniel, upon leaving engineering school, went to work for his grandfather, owner of a construction company. Recently Fuzzy inherited the company, and junked the reason for his sudden inheritance, a road grader. It is a well-known fact that Karen McKimmy cultivates her own book worms. After years of hard work, Richard Martin is the owner of the book store in which he served his apprenticeship. Diana Martin was recently selected honorary Marine Sweetheart. The Marines showed good judgment. Richard Mattingly claims that he has perfected a car that has to be driven by two people. Shirley Meeks has made high ceilings and tall doors a conventional part of home. Andy Minnich tells us he will take his undefeated basketball team, the Rockets, on the road this year. The Rockets face a rugged three-game schedule which should be tougher than last year's none. 27