Pekin High School - Commentator Yearbook (Pekin, IN)

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Modern Miss 1953 ' ,, , L, ' r A i fb G INGER BAKER Each year the students and faculty choose an out- standing girl representative ofthe students of Pekin High School. This award is sponsored by the Modern Miss Club and the selection is based on her poise personality scholarship leadership citizenship co-operation grooming and manners. In previous years girls who have received thi- honor are: Pauline Linn - '45 uanita Morris - '46 Marjorie Targonski - '47 Faye Marshall - '48 Emogene Mc Felea 49 Elizabeth Miller - '50 Betty Wilson - 51 and Sue Dennis - . This is the second time a valedictorian has been chosen as the Modern Miss. Betty Vi ilson - '51 was the winner of both honors.

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May zo 1953 HIS Excellency WILLIS KAY Supermtendent of Pekm Publ1c Schools Pekm Indlana Dear WILLIS As I was travelmg through space 1n my rocket Shlp the WARRIOR I notlced a newsstand at a nearby space Statlon I thought l recogn1zed -IOYCE WRIGHT S p1cture on a cover of a magaz1ne so lbought one set my robot and began readmg The story was datellned May 19 1953 Houston Texas It looked as though she has done exactly what she wanted bought a ranch and 1nher1ted a few thousand O11 wells to boot Not too surpr1s1ng 1S the fact that the magazlne was the Banner edlted by none other than CAROLYN GREEN Readmg the sports sect1on I dlscovered that VON MARSHALL IS try1ng to develop a new technlque for play1ng space basketball It IS not that the fellows on h1s team are poor shots they just cannot keep the goals from floatmg around Crash What was that? Oh It IS ROY TICHENOR I-Ie owns the Spacedrome you know and he IS always forgett1ng 1f he IS rac1ng or Just crulsmg I guess I w1l1 have to report htm to OPAL CURTIS she IS the V1ce Presldent IH charge of the Presxdent of Space Speed Control I was thumblng through that same magazme and saw th1s ad If you need a better body for your space shlps. old or new come to LARRY OOLEY S Body Shop they ll do the Job for you And thls was ln small pr1nt All fuel supplzed by ROBERT PICKERILL the famous gas tycoon of the Plckerlll s Servlce Stat1ons 7oooooom There went the new Super Space Constellat1on and 1f I sau correctly along and Shlrley smgs It g1ves the rocket a more homey feelmg I have heard that DALE MORRIS CARROLL MOTSINGER OSCAR MINDEL and BILL CAMPBELL have a real neat flrm Ibel1eve lt IS called the Tr1p1e M and Smgle C Food Stores Incorporated They say that Dale grows the crops down 1n the South Sea Islands Carroll packs them up w1th h1s rocket fleet and flles them to Oscar 1n Svs ltzerland there w1th the asszstance of h1s wlfe GLENDA SIFERS KMINDELJ they are canned packaged and so forth and sent on agam by Carroll s rocket fleetl to B111 who dnstrlbutes them to h1s stores on the var1ous planets GINGER BAKER who gave up her medlcal career for the cause of democracy 15 known as the greatest lawyer on Mars whlch IS easy to understand She had plenty of practlce argulng w1th LEW BLANKENBAKER our Senlor year at P H S That remmds me Lew 15 now Gtnger s flunky When she can not fmd anyone else to testzfy for her 1n court she calls on Lew ljust passed one of those floatlng advertlsements It tells about the new comedy openmg the 5th of july 1n New York Clty And xf I read It r1ght SHIRLEY POWELL IS the star of the show Ialways saxd she would end ln some kmd of funny bus1ness My mechamc EDNA BAKER and her ass1stant .IACK HUDKINS just rad1oed me that ln about fxve seconds MARY LOU ROSE fl-IOBSONI IS go1ng to be crowned Mother of the Year she has trzplets so I w1ll have to hurry home Ialmost forgot why I wrote 1n the f1rst place I wanted to tell you that 1n August I am ret1r1ng and Ithought perhaps one of the P H S students would l1ke a try at my job I case you have forgotten lam the off1c1al Flymg Cup Saucer and Spoon Observer for all flfty Unlted States Canada and Mex1co Your classmate of 1953 Mary Motsmger ANNA JONES and SHIRLEY HALL are the flight stewardesses. Anna always takes her guitar ' C . , . . . . l ' 1, ' .

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Here's another studious class, Sophomores, juniors, and Seniors. They seem to be under A spell, or maybe they are expecting a test. Lool Here the Seniors guided by Mrs. Mary Hilton are learning the way to do things safely but when class is over you should see us run up the stairs on the wrong side. We don't practice what she teaches. Q- Mr. Baker seems to know what he's talking about in his Geometry Class. The students are looking from all angles or is it at all angles. ,. ,. -Azifgf F 1 5 X 4' A ina-X This page sponsored by: HOOSIER LIME at STONE CO. --- SALEM, INDIANA