Pigeon High School - Milestone Yearbook (Pigeon, MI)

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ark! Four graduates of 1955 are driving through the countryside on a Sunday afternoon in the year of 1964. The grads, Lowell Swartzendruber, Lyle Ropp, Delton Baerwolf and Bill Kohr, are recalling the good old days when they were in high school, As we listen in, they have juststarted to discuss the Seniors of '54, LOWELL: Say, tell me, what ever happened to those Seniors that graduated the year before we did? I haven't seen hide nor hair of them for years. Did they bury themselves? BILL: If they didn't, they should have. LYLE: Now Bill, they weren't that bad, were they? DELTON: Of course not, he just likes to ride them now and then. LOWELL: Who doesn't? LYLE: Remember Barb Bailey? She always wanted to be a secretary in Saginaw, instead she winds up in the White House as chief-advisor to President Walter Rothfuss, BILL: Walt always did need advice. LOWELL: I heard something about John Power taking over John L's position as President of the United Mineworkers. Is that right? BILL: Yep, John just wiggled those shaggy eyebrows of his and they decided that he was their man to replace the old one. DELTON: Have you seen the Smith 's, Lee and the former Barb Stein, in their latest movie in which they run tough com- petition against Marge and Gower Champion as a dancing team? LYLE: I hear they 're pretty good all right, Speaking of dancing, Arnold Buchholz has taken over the Arthur Murray studios. LOWELL: Did you watch Barlow 's Comedy Hour last night? BILL: I never miss it, That's Donald Swartzendrubers show, isn 't it? LOWELL: That's right. He had the Croaking Four singing last night. DELTON: The Croaking Four ? LOWELL: Yeh, you know, Joyce McCormick, Bonnie Crocker, Carol Teuscher, and Carol Young. That's what they call them- selves. LYLE: Doesn't Emie Hebert, the big producer of radio and television, sponsor Dick Farver 's show? l BILL: Farver has a show? LYLE: Sure does, He demonstrates how to ruin a newly in- stalled transmission in one easy lesson, DELTON: I saw Rodda House while riding the new Street- car last Monday. LOWELL: What's he doing now? DELTON: He 's a newscaster for WJBK-T V, doing pretty good, too. BILL: You mentioned something about the new sueetcar, what company is that? DELTON: I believe Jean Oesch 8s Co, are the owners. I'O,9AeCy LYLE: Say Sonny, have you been through the Wurst 8s Goff boat factory yet? LOWELL: No, I haven't, but I hear Jim and Eugene have come a long way in making boats since they made those two back in 1953 and '54 in Mt. Lipperts Shop Class, BILL: Remember Hazel Wildfong and Gerald Decker? well, they gothitched and are living on a tobacco farm in Kentucky, LYLE: I heard Jack Tillman got a jobin Delores Wo1fram's coffee shop reading tea leaves. He'snever been right, reading them yet, but he's making a living. DELTON: Have you read Gerry Edler's book The Reactions of a Bald-Headed Mouse to the Viciousness of a Centipede ? LOWELL: l'm afraid I haven't, but I have started Dorothy Kutchin's novel Back With A Breeze . lt's the sequel to Gone With The Wind you know. By the way, did Flossie Diebel make her goal as a nurse? BILL: She sure did. She 's head nurse in Shelton's Hospital, you know the one that big career woman, Marlene Shelton built for her loving brother, Ronald. LYLE: I-Ie needs one after she gets hold of him, DELTON: I hear Bob Wichert and Shirley Young are en- gaged and are marrying as soon as he signs his contract with the Tigers. LOWELL: What do you think of Larry Werner wrestling with Cleason The Killer' Dietzel next Saturday night? BILL: They cancelled it because The Killer didn't re- cieve his special perfume yet, LOWELL: I saw Genevieve Schuette in the Pigeon Bank a little while ago, DELTON: Oh? How 's she doing with her new business? LOWELL: Swell! Since she's been going with that well-to do Don Born, she has everything, LYLE: Have you seen Nelson Binder and Don Kropp's gown creations in Rose Eisinger 's Novelty shop? BILL: They're novelties alright. LOWELL: What has happened to Jerry Kreh? BILL: He 's making good dough polishing the telescopic lens in Dorothy Drummonds observatory in the Rocky Mountains. LYLE: Did you know Roma Henne, and Ellamae Christner have started a Lonely Hearts' Club. BILL: No kiddin'? I'll have to look into this. LOWELL: We've a new mailman, now, Jim McCormick. His wife, Cozette Sturm, really keeps him supplied with new cars. A new one every two months. BILL: What happened to Joyce Siewert? DELTON: She has taken over the Siewert Supermarkets. There 's quite a chain of them. BILL: Well, we 've picked them apart, now lets hlt the Freshman class of the same year. The little monsters .... This page is sponsored by PIGEON STA.TE BANK

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DICK FARVER .... To Dick this governor we give, So he and others can safely live. CAROL TUESCHER .... To Carol who loves the romantic moon, we give this music with a nice tune. CLEASON DIETZEL .... For Sam who is so active in school, We give him this fan to keep him cool. ROSE EISENGER ..... To Rose who wants to be married soon, A marriage license---dated for June. LARRY WERNER ..... with so many girls chasing Larry for dates, We think he needs this pair of roller skates. JOYCE MCCORMICK .... ina To help Joyce with her dates on those nights in June. We give this bottle of Evening in Paris Perfume. LEE SMITH ..... To Lee who is so flirtatious and dark, We give this list of places to park. DON SWARTZENDRUBER .... For Donnie who likes a dead end street, We give to him this little love seat. ERNEST HERBERT .... To Ernie these bobby pins must go, To keep his waves ln place you know. JIM WURST ..... To Jim who ls so very handy, We-know these tools will be just dandy. BARBARA STEIN ..... To Barb who has such beautiful hair, we give this pretty ribbon to wear. JERRY KREH ..... For Jerry who is such a handsome guy, We give to him this pretty bow tie. COSETTE STURM ..... To Cosette who likes them tall, dark, handsome A reserved seat for a bench in the park. ARNOLD BUCHHOLZ ..... To Arnie we give this Rocket ninety-eight, So for his dates he'll never be late, DON BORN ..... To Don who dreams of girls as he slumbers, We give this list of telephone numbers. DOROTHY DRUMMOND ..... We give to Dorothy this Book of Knowledge, To help her when she goes to college. WALTER ROTHGUS ..... To Walter who flirts with all the girls, We give this dolls with pretty curls. DON KROPP ..... To Don we give this good luck charm, To bring success on his future farm. JOYCE SIEWERT .... To Joyce who dreams of a handsome man, We give to her this doll named Dan. SHIRLEY YOUNG ..... To Shirley we give this dish towel white, We know for her hope chest lt will be just right. and smart, 1 4 f0l g BOB WICHERT ..... To Bob who is somewhat short and small, We give these rules 2 g JEAN OESCH ..... To Jean a manicure set must go, To keep her pretty hands just so. NELSON BINDER ..... To Nellie we give this hoe, shovel, and rakeg A fine farmer he is sure to make, HAZEL WILDFONG ..... To Hazel who is so friendly and sweet, To her we give this little treat. DELORES WOLFRAM ..... To Delores we give this box of dates, For as a friend she really rates. GERALD EDLER .... To Gerald who our country plans to defend, We give to him these little soldier men. ELLAMAE CHRISTNER ..... To Ellamae we give Ronnie, we 're sure she won't mind, It was the very best gift we were able to find. BARBARA BAILEY ..... To Barb we give this comb, mirror, and brush, To help her when she has to rush, ROMA HENNE ..... To Roma we give this song by Bing, Because she likes to play and sing. FLORENCE DIEBEL ..... To Flossie we give this sewing kit, We know she 'll make good use of it. BONNIE CROCKER ..... To Bonnie we give t.he latest cookbook, So when in doubt, she 'll know where to look. RODDA HOUSE ..... To Rodda who a farmer plans to be, We give him this beautiful tractor free. CAROL YOUNG ..... To Carol we give this beautiful wedding ring, with best wishes for what the future may bring. GERALD DECKER ..... To Gerry we give with all our love, The keys to Flossie 's apartment, above. DOROTHY KUTCHIN ..... To Dorothy who 's going to nursing school this fall, we give this bottle of rubbing alcohol, JOHN POWERS ..... To John we give the latest book on jokes, So he can go right on fooling folks. EUGENE GOFF ..... To Eugene who is so very smart, We give this piece of Rembrandt's Art, JIM McCORMICK ..... Since so many girls carry a flaming torch for Jim, We think he needs this fire hydrant to make life safe for him, JACK TILLMAN ,,,,, To help Jack with his collection of tardy slips, We give to him this box of paper clips, This page is sponsored by SCHULZ'S RESTAURANT and BOBBY-JEAN SHOP

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? Q ,x l af- -5 lass! W an flrzammf We, the Senior Class of 1954, being of sound mind and body, hereby declare this to be our last will and testa- ment. l, Barbara Bailey, will all of my Saturday nights at Sebewalng to Delores Ruegsegger, if she wants some excitement. I, Amold Buchholz, will my ability to get along with tall brunettes to Ray Kohr. I, Florence Diebel, will my ability to get out of school legally whenever I want to, to Earl Walsh. I, Gerald Decker, bequeath my curly hair and boxing ability to Jerry I-Ilmmel, to add to his. I, Don Born, leave my hot-rod car to my brother Jerry, provlded he lets me drive it whenever I want to. I, Ernie Hebert, will my ability to get along with people by not disturbing them to Jerry Caskey. I, Cleason Dletzel, as senior president, bequeath all faculty conferences and rowdy class meetings to some lucky'7 junior. I, Roma Henne, will my Latin knowledge and my blond hair to Donna Kreh. I, Jerry Kreh, leave my basketball shoes to Dick Jarvis, in case he cver needs them. I, Cozette Sturm, will my ability to drive a new Buick every year to Ronald wlchert, I, Walter Rothfuss, will my way with girls and my nice, bass voice to Lowell Swartzendruber. I, Genevieve Schuette, bequeath my flybrain ways to Janet Fluegge, to add to hers. I, Don Kropp, leave all my roller skating adventures to Freda Swartzendruber. I, Dorothy Kutchin, bequeath my red hair and temper to Beatrice Bergman. I, Jack Tillman, will my ability to participate in class discussion and activities to Kay Beyer. I, Nelson Binder, will my career as a Future Farmer of America to Leon Elftman. I, John Power, unwillingly leave my formula for curly halt to Dale Sturm. I, Larry Werner, entrust my athletic ability to Morris Bechler. I, Barbara Stein, will my long halr to Arlene Wichert, If she will brush it faithfully. I, Rose Eisinger, will my ability to get along with the senior boys to all the junior girls. l, Delores Wolfram, will my jobs handling business for the senior class to Jean Kasserman, I, Carol Young, will my dark eyes to Janet Newman, if she will use them correctly. I, Joyce Siewert, will my ability to ask silly questions to Carol Kretzschmer. I, Jlm McCormick, willingly leave my nickname Mara to anyone who wants it because I don't. I, Dorothy Drummond, will my reserve and studlous ways to Eunice Clabuesclt. I, Jean Oesch, will my quick, snappy walk to Jean Olsen, I, Marlene Shelton, will my ability to know all current events to Delores Zell, I, Joyce McCormick, will my ablllty to act like a lady at all times to Janet Hartman. l, James wurst, bequeath my secret of how to drive fast without getting in wrecks to walt Dufty. I, Lee Smith, relinquish my happy-go-lucky ways to Carlson Yackle, I, Carol Teuscher, unwillingly leave my singing talent to Joan Buerker, if she thinks she need it. I, Hodda House, will my quiet, slow ways to Elaine Kleido. I, Eugene Goff, will my ability to let girls alone to Alan Sturm. I, Bonnie Crocker, will my hearty laugh and enthusiastic ways to Carol Schramke, if she is capable of handling 1- them. I, Donald Swartzendruber, will my bright remarks to Lyle Ropp and my role as Barlow to some deserving junior. I, Dlck Farver, leave my extensive vocabulary to Bill Kohr, in case he ever needs it. I, Hazel Wildfong, leave my ability to say a lot in a few words to Ruth Bedford. I, Ellamae Christner, leave my job at Maust's Super Market to Doris Beachy, and Ron wichert to some junior girl. I, Gerald Edler, want to leave, period. we, Bob wlchert, and Shirley Young, will our ability to stick together through thick and thin to Delton Baerwolf and Shirley Richmond. we, the Senior Class of 1954, will to Mr. Thompson, a hall completely empty of kids at noon so he can take a nap. To Mr. Besola, all the Junior Reviews which cluttered up our lockers. To Miss Palm, some well-behaved, quiet juniors to take the place of the seniors in her study hall. To Mr. Alleman, a palr of roller skates so he can travel faster looking for stray kids from 'Ith hour study hall. To Mrs, Bunce, all the harmonious chords and right notes we never seemed to sing in chorus. To Mr. Llppert, an automatic shop cleaning machine so students won't have to clean-up at the end of each hour. To Mrs. belpprandt, a two-hour period for advanced Math, so she can get everything covered in time. To Mr, Clemens, a book entitled 100 jokes so he can find some new ones. To Mr. Emerson, a special license for his drivers training students so they can go 50 mph. in a 25 mph. zone. To Mrs. welll, some English students who know the 8 parts of speech before they become seniors. To Mr. Carroll, a hospitalization policy so he can have plenty of care when he gets sick. To Mr. Yordy, a senior class without any treasury troubles. To Mr, Tyndall, an elevator between hli office and Mr. Yordy's. We, the Senior Class of 1954, will to the Juniors, one period every day to be used for an annual staff meeting. To the Sophomores, all the class parties we couldn't afford to have In our Senior year. To the Freshmen, all of Donny Swartzendruber's and Carol Teuscher's A's to be divided evenly among them. we the Senior Class, this twenty-eighth day of May In the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-four, hereby set our seal upon this document, declaring it to be our last will and testament. This page is sponsored by PIGEON LUMBER AND SUPPLY CO. f