Poland Seminary High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Poland, OH)

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As we stare into the crystal ball, the mist clears, and before us we see a huge stadium. Noticing our program, we see the date is August, l967. Beneath the date in large letters is printed Mitchell Field, Poland, Ohio. There is a roar of applause, and looking up we see nine players dressed in purple trotting onto the field. Referring to our program we find that this is Coach Allen's team, The Purple Pumas, undefeated in 4673 games. The Purple Pumas are battling the Crimson Avengers coached by Squeak Davis, also undefeated in 4673 games, in a bitter contest to decide the better team. The scoreboard shows that it is the beginning of the ninth inningp the score is tied 5-5. Immediately realizing the importance of this game, we begin looking around for celebrities. At that moment the loud speaker announces that President Wayne Kelly will throw the ball out in the field for the final inning. Next to him is his bashful wife, the former Nelle Wagner, who is now six foot four. On the other side we notice lane Weese, senator-at-large from Ohio. President Kelly unwinds his beard from his right arm and amid thunderous applause throws the ball out to the umpire. We find to our amazement that the umpire is Bob Susany, better known as Shorty. His wife, known to us as Cynthia Heim, is sitting in the stands. Directly behind Home Plate we notice the famous jockey Martha Skeel sitting in the front row with her horse, who, by the way, is very well-mannered. Seated on the other side of her and holding her hoof-excuse me, her hand, is Harold Temptation Freiheit, the band leader. Also noticing their friendliness is Hudile Hadnett, the inquiring reporter from the Poland Daily Blare edited by Dorothy herself. Another employee of the Daily Blare is Bob Flashgun McCullough, who in twenty years has worked his way up from peddling papers. There is a commotion on our left as a late couple arrives. It's Marty and Bill. Dolly Benson, girl mechanic, says he is still drivingt?J Ezzie. Before sitting down, they have to detour around a crowd. No, they are not shooting crap, it's just Henry DiBlasio telling one of his jokes. It is rumored that Henry owns a dancing school for chorus girls. Looking a little further, we see, engaged in conversation, Ray Butler and Gordon Bennett, ministers of Poland Churches. Behind them we see Professor David Hill and his master craftsman, Ray Cover. You will no doubt recall that last year Professor Hill startled the scientific world with another amazing device, the eleven foot pole for the man who wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole. After many hours of study with his slide rule Ray Cover perfected this miracle of our modern world. A colorful fashion magazine catches our eye. On the front cover we recognize Barbara Brooks with the latest style. Incidentally, the fashion editor is Gail Carroll. At this time, the loud speaker breaks in with an announcement that this week's lucky number winner will receive a new model car from a recently established automotive concern owned by Phyllis Ford. The new car will bear her name. This model will be on sale Monday at Bryant Motors where the expert mechanic Bernice Reese will service your car. A helicopter made of motor scooter parts hovers over a box seat and lack Fournier slides down his rope ladder and lands in a seat next to Clemie Shimp who is currently seen in the motion picture Swing lt in which she is a South American dancer. The picture is ably directed by lack Morrow, and the leading male role is played by Dorr.inic Polito. tlt is said that Clemie has a new twist to her dancing, and this time she is putting everything she has in ith. Elmer Sakely, President Kelly's agricultural adviser, rushes excitedly over to the President's box. We find out later that there was quite a drop in the price of corn due to this article. A bit of romance is in the air as Elmer, when leaving, winks at President Kelly's bodyguards, Ruth Matte- son and Marcelle Linden. A few seats down we come to Virginia Posey and Elma Pekkanen who are now working as adjusters for Presidental Insurance Company. lt is more convenient to report their own automobile accidents than to call the insurance company several times a week. A few rows back in the stand are the co-authors of the best seller, Forever Hamburger, Olga Dunchak and Mary Evans. On the outfield fence we recognize many familiar names and slogans such as lf you have moths, don't get mad, get mad, get Mil1er's used by the Miller Moth Ball Company. We see by his motto, When you want to talk turkey, come to Strand's Turkey Farm, that Bill is still handling those drumsticks. Elberta Patrick is his business manager. This is a feather in her cap. In large black letters is printed Ina Freely's slogan for her five and ten cent store- Spend Freely at Freely's. Edith Wolz is her bookkeeper and she loves her work. Other familiar faces we see are Barbara Martin and Betty Lou Stiver who are now running a very successful date bureau. we see that Myrtle Walker has a good position in the advertising department for the Old Silver Cigarette Company. Their slogan is There's no Butts about it, Buy Old Silver. Mary Helen McNab and Ellen Paine make a boring living capturing rattlesnakes. They sell the rattles to Alton Curry who manufactures baby rattles. Alton Curry III, tsix months! seems to enjoy them as well as his father does. ' We hear by rumor that construction genius Marvin Tradler and his foreman Don Thullen are building a footwalk across the Grand Canyon for sightseers. This plan is backed by the former Barbara Schuette who is yachting in the Caribbean. It is said she has her eye on another husband. She has been back from Reno for two weeks. The familiar voice of the announcer, which we now recognize as Tommy Hoyt's, brings our attention back to the game, still in progress. Glancing at the scoreboard we see by the failing light that the score is still tied 5-5 in the thirteenth inning. Everyone is silent as the loud speaker booms out across the field: Matthew Medicus, manager of the stadium, wishes me to announce that the game is called because of darkness. Class Prophecy if Page Eighteen

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Item 18-Clemie Shimp bequeaths the sixth period study hall to any underclassman who can be trusted with it. Item 19-Bernice Reese leaves the school. Period! Item 20-Dominic Polito wills his curly hair cmd good looks to any boy who wants to get along well with Cathy. Item Z1-limma Cover wills his ability to get into the bottom lockers, without stooping, to Levi Item 22 Item 23 Good who might like to use it a little. -Ellen Paine begueaths her blue eyes and pretty hair to anyone who wants to always look neat. -Mary Helen McNab wills her cast, and gladly, to Ruth Shepherd so matters in that family will be egualed between the twins. Item 24-Bill Kibler leaves his liking for football and teamwork among the team to next year's first string players. Item 25-Wayne Kelly leaves his intelligence to Emmy Shepherd who doesn't need it, but does know how to use it. Item 26-Martha Skeel and Bill Strand will leave for none other than Sister Smith and Gark Lynch Item 27- their fine horses which will help matters if no better means of transportation can be found. Of course Harold Freiheit, Henry DiBlasio, and Dorothy Blair leave the Physics lab, in all its glory, to Dick Sprague and Don Miller. Item 28-Gordon Bennett leaves his shyness and quiet attitude to Ieanne Puharich who might be able to find some use for it. Item 29-Don Thullen wills the football positions of right halfback, guard, and tackle to two junior lads, Glenn lones and Ted Dale. Item 3OmNelle Wagner bequeaths her very troublesome hair to a friend of hers, Irene Posey. Item 31-Donna and Leona Miller will Barnes' Pharmacy to any junior girls who want to have sodas free of charge. Item 32-Ray Butler leaves his duets with Gwen Campbell to Don Seidel so that Don and Gwennie might entertain next year. Item 33-lack Morrow leaves all the book reports that he had to make up to Miss Johnson, and may she distribute them wisely. Item 34-Tom Hoyt leaves the chemistry and physics classes to Norma Stone who might have the energy to take both subjects during the same year, Item 35-Dolly Benson leaves the Poland Bakery to Betty Lou Davidson, and here's hoping Betty Lou enjoys her work. to Ruth Hagberg passing notes. Item 36-Mary Evans and Olga Dunchak leave their seats together in English class and her most talkative companion so that they won't have to resort to Item 3'7eMarcelle Linden wills her locker and seats between Marty and Bill to all those people who sit between Fred Cockman and Iere Wolfe in classes. Struthers, Fitch, Item 38-Betty Lou Stiver and Bobbie Martin will all the boys from and even California to Io Swanson who will not need them just in case. Springfield, but might like to have them Item 39-Matthew Medicus leaves the Friday afternoon classes that he doesn't attend to anyone that dislikes school. I, the undersigned, in witness thereof, as the executrix of this last will and testament, subscribe my signature, thereby making the above statements valid and enforceable on this twenty-eighth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand, nine hundred and forty-seven. Signed: MARTHA McCALL Witnesses: Miss Iohnson Mr. Lindman Class Will Page Seventeen fif-

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