Stephenson High School - Classmate Yearbook (Stephenson, MI)

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c lassmate= prophecy well here it is lIKiO . . . rodi ' up ray (■sc;ilii1iir 1(1 my hi ' driidin ... 1 had just liiid a liaiu and iiicklc sandwich . . . it was thumpinti- in luy stomach and sort of lulled me to i-lccp . . . while 1 was sleepin.a ' i luul tlu craziest dream . . . i was floating- on cloud •2m ... (its the piuk one with the lavender stripes . . .) when i peeked over the edge - i caui ' ht my breath and almost fell off . . .draw up a toadstool and i ' ll tell you the rest of what happened . . . well - anyway - i couhl see all my classmates of the elavs of ' -iD l)clow me . . . they sure are scattered . . . (all over the world - that is . . . ) my angel eyes first w-audered to a bearitiful little farmhouse - on the road east of daggett ... its set back oft ' the road . . . the main coi;- is the former hiietta Johnson . . (not sure if its eog or boss . . .) she is now mrs. richard vineent . . suie makes an idi al motlier . . . do you remember two guys from luideau that were inseparable in tlie senior class . . . none other than robert nault and robert dorinski . . . true to form they now own a moving van firm ... if .von wairi anything Tran.-i)orted in record breaking time (furniture breaking tool .iast eall IDIjO - in care of bob and bob inccn ' poi ' at- ed - nadeau - michigan . . . ,omething new has been aadecl aronnu stephen. ' on snice leonard kosewski gradu- ated 10 years ago . . . we ' ll always remem- ber leonard for his dimples - curls - and of course muscles ... a big neon sign is hariging over a modern building ... it flashe- on and off . . . eat wheatiesl eat W ' heatie-. ! thats what leonard tells his man.v cnstnnieis . . he has oinuied a charh- atlas traiinng course - for weak and un- wanted men . . . come in and try it . . . my cloud is moving around this small fommnnity of stephenson-daggett-wallace, and etc . . . too bad it isn ' t propelled — i could move faster . . . now i ' m sailing over the liuKl(ini t dairy ranch . . . n-member lawrence and bernard . . . for bi-otlieis they sure get along well together . . . the.v raise holstein dairy cattle and an ' really nudving hay . . . while my clond v;is over the big town of nadean. i happened to I ' atch a ulimi)sc of betfy kiszely who is now mi-s. ralph innL;e . . . lalph .jr. is a t ' ull cute too I i i ' m I ' loaling again . . . hey! i ' m fall- ing wluc-that sure was a close (nie . . . well - holy glio-1 look what ' s sittin;:- on the iitlier side . . . my old bosom buddy . . . (with a halo at that i idimb over (do-ei- and reminisce with me . . . my r v is now over bagley - and we see a large farm . . . owned and operated by alton adams . . . alton with his smooth - i)eaceful voice per- suades the (diickens to lay more eggs . . . oh yes! he is doing okay . . . i ' m sailing above highway 41 . . . some- thing is coming down the road ... i ' ll have to steer my cloud down and see what it is . . . i hati better take it easy my brakes aieii ' t as good as they could be . . . these new fang dangli ' d (douds sure are compli- cated . . . now its clearer - its a truck - the driver looks familiar . . . why of course if gym raboin - and his linddy-buddy pal- don ticklei- sitting along side of him . . . they ( all tlieir traiddng company we haul everything — y(.in pay for it . nin-t amble along to stephenson . . the boys wanted to give us a ride - but my cloud is softer . . . what have we here . . . my - how Stephenson has grown since i was in ' school . . . elevators - eicalators - and all the comforts of home . . . even heli- copiters in i)lace of bire- ... in the nevr modern gym - we see miss regina dishneau coaching her girls basketball team - lietter known as hot shots . . . mis-; dishneau is rated as one of the bet coaches of .Stephenson . . . the girls are all laughing - must be that their coa.di still has her sense of humor . . . havi ' you heard about the new atomic c-lipper. ' ilonald rabbie has the patent . . for that new atomic clipped look see mr rabbie - who owns his own barbershop - the atomic cut . . . mv buddy almo-t fell off tlie cloud (guc s she isn ' t uscil to it . . .) s-lie caused s (di a breeze that now i ' m in hollywood . . .(knew i ' d never get there any other way ! ) as i fly above the tree tops i see a secluded little d;ess shop - run by madani- oiselle .jane beyei ' . . . i can still remember how she made her -iwn clothes in s; hoo! well holy gho-.t look in tlie window . . . my budd.v is tiyinu- on a tires- . . good thing i ' m the only one that can see her . . . tlud i-cd dress doesn ' t go with her halo ... 1 hey say out in hollyw-o-od that mi.ss 111 yc! makes all of i-armen mii-anda ' s gowns . . . after much coaxinu ' i persuaded m - bud l. ' to conii ' with me a ' ain . . . i ' d sure liki ' to |i;ck- nc and my bndd. - a riidi guy

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classmate out here . . . just look at all the luillloii- aires flcatiui; ' ai ' imiid . . . Ii :ik on rloiul 294 - if it i ii ' t my old rlassniate betty watz . . . lior cloud is beautiful - but that ' s wliat money docs . . . they say hei- husbaud has oodles of money . . . and you should see her new mink ... a birthday tiift from her hubl)y . . . i miulit as well fdi ' tiof d):iut a man - one millionaiie in the elass is (MKiujih . . . ealifornia is sure warm . . . puess i ' !l breeze down to this snda fountain and .U ' et something to cool oft . . . wow see that little blonde buzzinc- ariund . . . wi-ll-blow me down - its dor:ithy lundi|uist . . . sir. ' owns thij shop now I rcmi-mbcr when she used to work in strohl ' s after school hours . . . by the looks of this place she is d.)ing okay . . . while i ' m in li:;llywood think i ' II breeze (lUt and see the rose bowl i; ' ame . . . i; ' olly all the-e men . . . the uiuversity of mieh- ig ' an is favored tn win this year . . . look at that jiuard over there . . . he ' s one of my classmates too . . . plays i uard - and is rated the best in the country . . . why of cr)urse - its harold broheri;- ... he al- ways idaycd his licart ou.t way back in ' . ' lO . . . his pcro. ide hair hasn ' t chanoed a, bit cither. jdaying ' foi ' miniu ' -ota a end is mauriee larseii . . . wonder how it feid to play a.u ' ahi t his classmate blondie . . mauriee sure cuts a fine fi ' ure in lii uniferm . . . there i his wife ( lieeriuii ' him . . . never thiuulit nuuirice would ,i;el mauied — he was always so bashful . . but that ' s lifel i ' d like to stay and see the S ' ame but i still have a lot of territory to cover . . . my next stop will be in tlie el morocco . . guess i ' ll go in and have a short-hey ! who ' s that up on the sta -e ... its the hubba hiiblia gii ' l known to the class of ' 50 as ruth SL ' hauer ... it seem- that ruthie has taken up . ' ■inging as her life career and doiim- mighty fine . . . wonder if she sings the. same songs she lisimI to sinu in s.li.s. . . . enough of night (di ' .bs for me — hie... must get l: ack to m ' cloud and .start floating . . . guess i ' ll tak( thi-- i-oad here . . . say look at that |)icatlilly house down there . . . gue-s i ' ll brei ' ce d:iwn and look it over . . . i see tlie carpenter is imtting the last minute touches to it ... i know him — he ' s lawienee duffrin . . . used to be an a-1 pupil in shop . . . my cda-smate, .sure got ahead . . . lawrence tells me In ' has more conti ' acts than time . . . shi ' er-shiverd)oy is it cold! wonder where i ' m at now . . . for a slow moviim ' cloud i sure do travel fast - here i am in alaska . . . lets lu-eeze down and see if that guy fishing over there is catching any- thing . . . well if it isn ' t lawrence williams say lawnMice what you doing in alaska? guide! well show me the way home cause - baljy its cold outside . . . lawMMice makes an ideal guide . . . tie ' practice he got at Stephenson hunting and fifhing suie comes in handy . . . while i ' ni hered might as well breeze; around antl see the rest of the i)lace . . . who ' s that down there on that frozen road . better go take a look . . . well if it isn ' t, lo ' s wachter . . say lois what are you doing up here. ' you ' rt: ' a missionary huhl? i exi)ected ii - , ' ou always said you were go- ing to hcdp mald ind - back in s. h. s. i ' d like t ; stay and chat lois but its too darn colli . . . be sure and look me up when you come to steiihenson . . . iMime on luuldy lets get out of here be fore our (doud fi ' cezes. . .after such a cold climate i ' m going to florida and warm up ...look there - on the outskirts of alaska ...see that big hill... is that a bird on .skiis ? i ' m going to investigate...! know- now - its j(]seph do mbrowski ! my old. classmate. . .caji that guy ski!! just look! bet he ' ll break the rec:ird at pine mountani this year... even back in ' o(l jne was an excellent skier. . . the elass of ' oU sure gets around. . . . i ' m still cold. . .buddy get out and push. . . that ' s lietti ' r - we ' re I ' eally sailing ]iow ! ah-feel that heat... this is more like it... looking down into the heart of florida i ■see a large sign- costume designer and under the sign i see erna jnhnson-propri ' - tor she used to be a elassmate of mine. . . really looks like she is well oft ' (in money- that is)... the-e clas ' mates of mine really sur]irise me I they ' re really getting ahead and here i am till floating-floating-where am i now? can ' t be too far from florida cause this clo ud doesn ' t go fast and my buddy won ' t push... i see a sign below and lots of-men-and more men. . . lets glide down and see what the sign says. . .tampa- floiida-well what do ya taiow-its an army cami)...i didn ' t think there could be .w many men in one plaee except in the army . . .ali-i see some familiar faces-i ' ll glid • down closer and maybe i ' ll be able to remember what their names are... well if it isn ' t sergeants francis peterson and gil- bei-t vanderhouten. . .hear them shouting