Raymond High School - Ra Co Hi Yearbook (Raymond, IL)

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Tomght I am havmg dmner at Ye Old Beefsteak and Pork Chop Room for Dottxe just told me that Charles Glfford IS the proprletcr May 11 1968 Charlxe turned out to be qu1te the gemal host And guess whom else I ran 1nto Ronald Zlmmerman, the master of ceremon1es He played several request nuxnbers old favorxtes of R C H S days and that started us both remlmscmg May 12 1968 Wh1le enroute to Houston 'exas I bumped 1nto R1ta Brachear of all people She s presldent of Mxss Semantha Peterkxn s Fxmslung School for Young Lad1es R1ta mformed me that I-Iarrxet Carrlker IS thelr very eff1c1ent physzcal educatxon mstructor May 13 1968 Today may be Frlday the th1rteenth but lt has turned out lucky for me I was havmg dmner at Forallxcare Lounge where the mam attractxon was the song and dance rout1ne by M1m1 La Vance I 1mmed1ately recognzze her as Elomse Hjort After her performance, she came to my table and gave me an mterestmg account of her rapxd pro gress to stardom May 15 1968 Smce I seldom have a chance to v1s1t Hollywood, 1 dec1ded to explore Paramount Studmos As I was gazmg m awe at the wondrous splendors of the pxcture world Velma Mondlunk walked by, trxrn and neat as ever She told me that she IS now secretary to one of the1r large producers Glen Boehler Glen Velma saxd IS the most successful producer ln Hollywood at present May 16 1968 Our plane landed at Wmmpeg Canada about dusk tl'us evemng As I was walkmg were talkmg A famxhar face held my attentlon Yes sure enough, It was Bob Seifert After exchangxng greetxngs Bob told me he was travehng through Canada wxth a large concert orchestra, and they were appearmg tonxght at Harmony Hall Needless to say, I couldn t resist attendxng th1s concert, and I must say the1r rend1t1on of Charlotte Harbour Stomp was Just too sweet for words May 17 1968 Got up at five tlns mornxng to go fmshxng, and after rent1ng all the necessary paraphernalla, I rowed to a spot wh1ch looked qulet and restful I was just settlmg down to some honest to goodness fxslung when I heard a terrxble noxse Headxng rxght toward me was aplxpper plane sk1mm1ng over the water lxke a sea monster Then Just as I thought my end had come, It took off but not before I recogmzed the pxlot the former Lucllle Schurn Yes, there was Bob rxght besxde her I had prev1ously heard that Lucllle was quxte a promment flier, and that she and her husband have flown around the world several txmes On the way back to the hotel, I passed a beautxful lxttle home under constructmon, and by comcxdence the carpenter zn charge happened to look over my way Of all thmgs xt was Norman Jackson He told me he buxlds most of the surnmer cottages for vacatxon zsts around here az 20 1968 Arnved in St Paul tlus evemng As my tax1 was talung me to my hotel I not1ced a tall buzldmg loommg ahead wxth a huge neon sxgn blxnking George Bockew1tz, Inc Yep that s the lnggest elevator mn St Paul, and they really do a lot of busmess, e -Q. I I , . to the hotel desk to register, I glanced idly toward the corner where several people . D . . , M , A. . . , IC . O I ' . ' Ii tg U