Paris High School - Arena Yearbook (Paris, IL)

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Annette Mitchell is Torch singer on the Hayloft Frolic. John Murphy is still waiting for the sale of the first copy of the book he wrote while still in high school. How to Win Friends and Influence Principals. Brick mason Ron Murray's latest feat is the new down-town office building which is easily identified by the busy executives hurrying in and out the windows. Ron forgot to leave a door opening. Mike Nail is a big star since he went into partnership with Mike Hammer. Marie Newton is known for painting life-size pictures of the Grand Canyon. Russ Nicholson told the crowd that he has developed a new puncture proof tire for his bicycle, made of steel. Eddie Noel recently attempted to swim Lake Michigan. When halfway across, he decided it was too far, and swam back to the starting point. Bob North who used to be a racing enthusiast now has several rods. Most of them are about two inches in diameter and longer than Sam Dugger's chain. Scoutmaster Dennie Ogle, trusted by all, is not at the reunion. He and his entire Scout troop have been missing for three days in the Ozarks. Hence a shadow over the reunion. Karen Parks is o-owner of the P W Root beer stand. We are told that Silent John Jarrish was caught in quicksand recently and found he had forgotten how to yell. May he rest in peace. We do miss him. We find that Ellen Payne is pizza maker for the National Convention of Certified Professional Secretaries. A note from Wayne Peters—reporting from his hot dog stand on Mars, says that business is poor but may improve if we can send him some hot dogs. Thelma Pine puts the pine scent in bath salts. Charles Pinnell who works energetically at Wit-mer's Furniture Company has invented a bed that can be made into a couch. In high school, we heard little about Roy Pitts, and we still don't hear much from him—in fact, we don't know where he is. One for Ripley—Donna Propst invented a rock n 'roll outboard motor that plays rock 'n roll while it putters along. And Sandra Propst puts indentations in golf balls for a song which she sings her self. Sharon Propst has invented the stripe which is found in striped tooth paste; an ingenious gal! Pauline Renfrow showed us her collection of bee feathers. After years of wandering, Bob Rice finally found his place in the sun. Now, he spends most of his time reclining there. Mary Rickets has released her new record of Beware of Low-Leaping Car-hops. Remember how we used to tell Bill Riley that he looked like Abe Lincoln? Well, it seems to have gone to his head because Bill has just returned from Gettysburg where he made a speech on the hallowed ground. Happy-Go-Lucky Joe Roberts is still in Dennie Ogle's Scout troop. . .you know where they are. . . if you read Dennie Ogle's prophecy. Bob Rouse tells a sad story—all about how he fell in love with a pair of bright eyes, then realized too late that it was only the sunlight shining through a hole in her head. Phil Sanders arrived—complete with his tape recorder, but in bad condition—having been run over while trying to tape the unusual sounds made by Don Daugherty's car. The only reason for Lona Rae Sandilands being able to attend the reunion is that she is recuperating from a fractured eyebrow. 28

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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

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We recollect how Dick Scott always felt unwanted in high school—silly thought. Well, he's wanted now in twenty-six states. . .for consultation on how to boost morale. After twelve hours of questioning, Jim Scott still has not uttered a word, but we have hopes. Martin Sears sang a song for the alumni, which he recently wrote, entitled Three Cheers for Sears. Barbara Silverman attended Charm school and now has a patent on her bracelets. Congratulations to Joyce Slager for buying Jarodsky out. U. N. Delegate Dave Smithson has become famous for his reply to Russia's latest charges against the U. S. Dave said nothing; he just thumbed his nose at the Soviet delegate throughout the session. Ron Stark, always experimenting with bread, has developed a new loaf which is larger, twice as rich in vitamins, and costs only four times as much as a regular loaf. Larry Stephens earned a degree in aeronautical engineering, but returned to his first love, the A P Company. He now owns it, and announces a special on bananas this week. Brenda Stepp has become one of the famous Steppes of Southeastern Europe. Land Baron Ron Stickler was dripping wet when we saw him. He had just purchased another hundred acres, driven down to see it, only to find that the land was under ten feet of water. Pattie Stone made an unusual appearance at the reunion—when she appeared with her head in a megaphone. Judy Strow does a cheek-to-cheek dance for Remington Roll electric. Undertaker King 'Sutton found business too much for him and is recuperating at this time in Greenwich Village, New York City—too bad he had to miss the reunion. Sharon Throneburg puts white dots on Sheaf-fers' pens. Remember Wes Tolliver? To run around the world was this track star's desire but today, his wife and children keep him home by the fire. Ann Trogdon finally settled on entertaining royalty, her latest engagement was entertaining King Farouk. Meteorologist Connie Umberger was killed by mysterious high winds which destroyed his laboratory. Dr. Umberger had announced a week earlier that he believed he had the key to creating artificial tornadoes. This was another dampening effect on the reunion. Rosemarie Unseld is a tape designer for class rings. She reports business is booming. Phil Walls finally found why he failed English so continually. He was using a Latin book. All of the tuba players in the Miami High School band were drowned recently when Director Larry Weaver led the band in a parade down the beach. Karon Weber is tattoo artist for the Marlboro Man; Sharon Weber runs a baby sitting agency for attractive young bachelors. What happened to Ron Wieland after high school? Ron worked hard then, and works hard still—digging a ditch on yonder hill. Jack Wilson whispers the answers to the studio audience on radio and TV quiz shows. Ed Wright put that pipe he used to smoke to good use. He models for Mark Trail comic strips. He invited us to read this Sunday's episode Stalking the North American Chipmunk. Jeannie Wright has become a painter embalming Romans. Roseann Zimmerly's smoldering lips light the torch on the Statue of Liberty. Ten years—and this is life. 29