Thomson High School - Sandburr Yearbook (Thomson, IL)

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Class Prophecy, cont. that Larry Grim owns a large fur-trading post in Anchorage, Alaska. We jet up to see Larry, and as we are getting ready to leave, Larry gives each of us a beautiful ermine coat. We thank him profusely and then we must be on our way back to Thomson. Upon arriving in Thomson we see a bulletin posted for a Farm Bureau meeting with a talk to be given by a U.S. Congressman from Illinois, who proves to be none other than Mick Brearton. We attend the meeting and have a very nice talk with Mick, his wife, and his six children. From Mick we learn that Marnes Hill is an Olympic ski champion and teaches skiing in the Adirondacks at an exclusive school for training future Olympic performers. Donna Feddersen is conducting an all-girl dance band in Minneapolis and is participating in a national jazz-musician festival in St. Louis. We jet down to see Donna. We meet her husband and her little son who performs on the Bongo drums. Later we jet over to see Marnes and are given a real treat, for the skiers present a night-time ski show for us with light provided by the flaming torches which each skier bears. Marnes' husband performs an outstanding jump from Daredevil Point. Her two sons and daughter take us for a ride over the mountain passes on their dog sled. Our mission accomplished, we board our jet and journey back to Florida. We are grateful to John for the help he gave us and pass on to him the recently gained knowledge of our classmates. His reply is received promptly: Eye spied; knows all. Initiation Day in 1956

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Class Prophecy, cont. Thomson's population is now 45, 000, and we can scarecely find any buildings dating back to 1960. As we explore the city, we find a magnificent suspension bridge spans the Mississippi from Thomson to the Iowa side. It was designed by Lester Baker, who is now a construction engineer living in Corpus Christi, Texas, where he and his wife enjoy deep sea fishing and boating. Our guide, Wherezhe, announces that our next stop will be in Peru, South America. Which of our former classmates will we find there? we wonder. Only a few hours elapse before we know. Betty Feldt and her husband are living in Peru in an old gray castle on a mountainside. She loves the mountain life and her eight children keep her busy. While we are sitting in the garden overlooking the green valleys, a gyro-jet comes in for a landing, and we are amazed to find the pilot to be Terry Elliott. Terry is U.S. Inspector of U.S. Property Abroad. He tells us he visited with his friend Robert Schneider, and that Robert has changed his name to Roberto Shinedear and is the famous actor known from continent to continent. As Robert is on location in Nevada for an episode in a Wagon Train production, we jet up to see him. We are treated to a campfire program with Robert reciting old Western ballads of the lone prairie and lost loves. He tells us that Lawrence Williams will sing in a TV spectacular from Los Angeles tomorrow. Lawrence's softly-crooned love songs have been rocketing his fans to the moon, and he is gaining notice for the custom-made sports car he drives. We jet over to Lawrence's studio. He welcomes us and tells us that Cecil Young designs all of his sports cars and also operates a successful motel in the San Fernando Valley. He also tells us that Jerry Hubble is his business manager and is responsible for his success. As Jerry is in Honolulu for a vacation with his wife and daughter, we make a quick trip over to Cecil's motel, and then jet over to Honolulu. Jerry is glad to see us and honors us with a pineapple feast. Among distinguished guests attending, are former classmates, Lilly Dannels and Jeaninne Senneff. Lilly married a doctor back in Illinois, who now conducts U.S. Government experiments in Honolulu. Jeaninne married a West Point graduate, who is now a General stationed in Hawaii. Jeaninne tells us that we will soon hear a great deal more about Sherrie Lewis, for she married a law student while attending the University of Colorado, and he is entering the 1976 U.S. Presidential race. We jet over to Colorado Springs to see Sherrie. She is delighted to see us. We learn that Mary Ann Tousley's love for secretarial work took her to Sweden, where she married a Swedish surgeon and is living happily in Stockholm. Sherrie also tells us

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