Pittsfield High School - Saukee Yearbook (Pittsfield, IL)

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CLASS PROPHECY Dear Friends, Well, to start with, we'll let you know that the walls of P.H.S. are still standing. Everyone seems to think they will continue to stand for quite some time since they survived the class of '54. Upon hearing of Donna Bell Simmons’ position as private secretary with the Hayden Saving and Loan Company of Duluth, Minnesota, we decided to look into the careers of other members of our class. Donna is now holder of the World's Champion Typing record at 138 words per minute. Leota Myers is head bookkeeper of the same firm. Phyllis, Flaming” Curtis and Marlene Marvelous Pfeiffer are quite a hit singing their popular western songs. They are accompanied by Jerry Grimes on his guitar. Gene Ray is now completing plans for building an airship to Mars. Dick Daigh will attempt the flight sometime in 1972. Don Smith, who has tired of farming and wants adventure, will go along for the ride. We recently heard that Jim Harmison is the new president of the Mogen David Wine Industry. We are thinking about paying him a call. David Plattner is employed in the undertaking business as owner of Plattner Paradise Chapel. Bill Doyle is now in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where he is one of the judges of the Miss America Beauty Contest. From what we hear, the wheels are kept turning each year at the International Stock Show in Chicago by A. D. Bauer. Joyce Petty and Mary Ruth Murphy continued their career as soda jerks by locating in Miami, Florida. They are employed as the head soda jerks of the United States. The name of their place is Jerky J’s Joint. Of course, nothing but soft drinks are served at their fountain. Joyce (Harmison) Butler is living in California near an Air Force base, where her husband is stationed. We spent a very enjoyable afternoon seeing the sights of California under her guidance. Bob Grammer, proprietor of the Stork Club is doing quite a business now days. Bud Robertson, head waiter, escorted us (Dolores Reinhart and Marilyn Klinefelter) to our table upon entering the club. We noticed the bartender, Bill Harter, was kept busy. Charles Lowery and Jim Sidwell were February 26, 1968 the feature attraction of the evening. Their act is known as the Lowery and Sidwell comedian team. They are the present day's Martin and Lewis. We noticed Catherine Cunningham at a table not far from ours. We learned of her employment with the American Airlines in San Francisco. As we were leaving we ran into GeorgAnn (Sapp) Fish who, at the time was visiting in California, but is from Summer Hill, Illinois. From the headlines of a well known California paper we read that Alfred Smith is now starring with Marilyn Monroe in Now or Never produced by Harman Hahn. Sue Watson stars in a beautiful water scene in the picture. The million dollar gambling casino, The Golden Nugget” in Las Vegas, which is owned and operated by Lee Bonds and Jack Logsdon, is now featuring an exclusive floor show. Appearing in this show are Vera Stroud, Claudette Kason, Finetta Garman, Dorothy Windmiller, and Shirley Kelley. The one and only male star of the show is Marvin Pedro Fesler. We saw one of our school day twirlers, Wava Aiken, working as cigarette girl. We were in Indianapolis to see Harold Capps win the 1964 Indianapolis Speedway. Don Baughman came in second, with Charles Graham as a close third. While we were there, we also saw Jim Halpin in the Motorcycle races. George Willis is managing the Willing Willis Truck Line. A few of his drivers are Reckless Rex Wade, Rattlebrain” Raymond Payne, Jerky” Jim Lee, and Jumpy Jon Payne. Jim Kattleman and Ed Shelton are head mechanics. On arriving in Pittsfield for a long delayed visit we learned of the recent purchase of Floyd's Jewelry Store by Jim Yoken. His chief saleswoman is Carlene Parks. Maxine Norton, Joyce Faris, Donna Rae Harshman, and Charlotte James are employed as models at Floyd’s, where a style show of jewelry is presented once a month. Upon picking up a newspaper we were astonished to see that one of our old friends, Carol Thrasher, was now the editor of that paper. (Continued on Page 78)

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CLASS WILL I, Wava Aiken, do will and bequeath my ability to get along with teachers to my brother, Curt. I, Greta Barton, do will and bequeath my books, grades, and teachers to my sister, Judy. I, A. D. Bauer, do will and bequeath 50c to the P.H.S. Army Cap Fund, and also locker door No. 86. I, Don Baughman, do will and bequeath my ability to study and get along with my teachers to Carroll Baughman—he will need it. I, Wilma Betts, do will and bequeath my ability to get along with a certain Junior to anyone else who thinks they can do better. I, Lee Bonds, do will and bequeath my place in the stairway to Paul Smith and Sue Mueller; also to Reginal Duhham, my circus shots (who already has a good start). I, Marilyn Brown, do will and bequeath my ability to get along with certain Barry boys to Pat Hinds. I Marilou Campbell, do will and bequeath my ability to keep out of trouble in Home Ec. to Donna Moore. I, Bonita Cannon, do will and bequeath, to any Junior who would like a headache, my extra work in American History. I, Harold Capps, do will and bequeath my parking to Paul Smith and Sue Mueller; they seem to be parked there all the time anyway. I, Charles Collins, do will and bequeath my ability to get along with teachers to my brother— he needs it. I, Barbara Coultas, do will and bequeath my ability to get along with Mrs. Meyer to Wiggles”, Donna Morre. I, Catherine Cunningham, do will and bequeath to Norma Jones, who always studies, my ability to mess around in the upper hall sixth hour. I, Phyllis Curtis, do will and bequeath my Grammar book to anyone who thinks he or she is smart enough to understand it. I, Dick Daigh, do will and bequeath my nickname Dinky to Harry Lee Reel. I, Mary Ellen Dickerson, do will and bequeath my leisure time to anyone who can find it. I, Bill Doyle, do will and bequeath an interview with mother to A.E.M.; he likes to talk with her so well. I, Mabel Ellis, do will and bequeath my interest in Detroit Diesels to nobody. I, Joyce Faris, do will and bequeath my nickname Chester to a few certain people who need a new name. I, Pedro Fester, do will and bequeath my ability to direct band to Couchie. I, Barbara Forgy, do will and bequeath my A average in American History to my sister, Mary Ann. I, Elizabeth Gleckler, do will and bequeath the nickname Jean Pleus gave me to Nancy Willis. I, Charles Graham, do will and bequeath my shares in Pittsfield High School as an addition to Sing-Sing (Prison). I, Bob Grammer, do will and bequeath my job of Assistant Gym Keeper to anyone as deserving as I. I, Jerry Grimes, do will and bequeath my chair in the front of the room, in English to Johnny Johnson. I, Harman Hahn, do will and bequeath my ability to play pool to Carol Baughman. Carol, I hope you will use this to a better advantage than I did. I, James Halpin, do will and bequeath my ability to survive on bear meat and cheese to Jerry Dell. I, Jim Harmison, do will and bequeath to anyone the ability to study three remaining lessons while taking American History, if it is possible. I, Joyce Harmison, do will and bequeath my ability to make Mr. Wilson smile to Nancy Nicholson. I, Donna Rae Harshman, do will and bequeath my interest in Chandlerville to Sherry Ransom; she can have him. I, Bill Harter, do will and bequeath my ability to skip school and get out of it to my brother Rosie. I, Roy Holmes, do will and bequeath my nickname of Laimbrain and Cirgarette Butt, to Barbara Ode and Karen Willsey. I, Janice Hoover, do will and bequeath my ability not to go steady to Ina Strother. I, Charlotte James, do will and bequeath my interest in the Junior Class to no one. I want him! I, Joyce Jordan, do will and bequeath my ability to change seats in 8th hour study hall to Norman Reel. I, Claudette Kasson, do will and bequeath my oil wells and diamond mines to Helen Winston. May she never go broke or her oil wells go dry. I, Jim Kattleman, do will and bequeath my ability not to study in study hall to Tom Dickie. I, Shirley Kelly, do will and bequeath my ability to drive to Ann Rupert. I, Marilyn Klinefelter, do will and bequeath, (Continued on Page 77) 20

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