Three Rivers High School - Reflector Yearbook (Three Rivers, MI)

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The afternoon passed quickly, and the game ended in a 26-26 tie. The sound of cheering fans came over the radio as Dorothy Hice, cheerleader, led a 'Yea Team for the Cooper Cats and Helen Smith, cheerleader, led a 'Yea Team' for the Blood Buffalos while the college band, di- rected by Norm Coler, played both school songs. The radio was turned off and talk turned to last week's motorcycle race that Dwight Smith nearly had cinched until Stanley Mechling came from behind on his scooter and won by a wheel. Then talk turned to the new Commercial course that Patty Mitts was introducing to T.R. High with Jeannette Knapp teaching shorthand, Patty teaching bookkeeping, Dwen jones teaching typing, and Sybella Parsons in charge of the machine room. The door opened and in came Erma Tase. Erma, they discovered, had bought the Three Rivers Commercial and was out trying to sell her first edition. They bought a paper and Norm Brunner began to read the latest news to the group. 'Cecil Haas just got elected mayor of Three Rivers. Yep, and I see John Ulrich is offering this year's seniors- a new and different senior trip-out West. Dale Roberts is coaching basketball at T.R. High now. Shannon Lucas won a cherry pie baking contest. It also says that john Cook, famous doctor from the hometown, is building a clinic in town, and Rod Barnhart is doing all the designing for the clinic. John Bloom is putting up a new farm implements store in T.R. Phyllis Warner and Halene Schulthies have organized a married girls' club. There was a screeching of brakes, the door banged open, and in came Don VanLoo. 'Anybody interested in going East? One of my transport planes is flying East tomorrow, taking Nanka Marvin to an alumni tea at some Eastern college, and taking JaAnn Longacre to New York where she has a modeling job. We're coming back through Washington to pick up Ted Doane and Betty Lou Mohney, who both work for the FBI and are coming home on vacation.' Duane said, 'I heard you bought the Transport Air Line from jim Stanard. What is jim doing now? Don replied, Oh, he's planning his 1964 campaign. Going to run for president. Mancy Lowe is planning to run against him. Says she'll be the first woman president. Norm continued, Yep, it says that in the paper. Also says that Dee Babcock and Joyce Regan are in charge of a nurses' college in Battle Creek. Ivan Nichols has his own auto repair shop in T.R. Hubert Mohney has started his own shop, too, and Everett johnson is the head machinist. It also mentions that Doug Mohney is going into business in T.R., and it really must be a big concern for he has two private secretaries-Nan Avery and Norma Schmidtendorff, and two receptionists -Myra Foust and Yvonne Rollerson. More news-Leland Bell won the hot rod races last Friday. Stuart Mahana has opened a new depart- ment store in T.R. june Westervelt is head of the office, Pauline Quake is in charge of the pur- chasing department, and Shirley Perry and Rosalie Franklin are the models. And one more item in the paper,' Norm concluded, 'Mary VanSe1ous owns her own rodeo show in Texas now. just then the door flew open and Dona Fryling rushed in. 'Come on, she said. 'Duane Lucas just com- pleted all his farm buildings on his new farm and he's having a celebration -a reunion of the class of '52. The store was vacated in a flash as everyone, including the proprietor, headed for the big celebration.

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class DRGDNGCV It was the year of 1969, and out north of the city of Three Rivers there was a small general store. The sign on the store said, Don jones, Proprietor. Don, Norm Brunner, and Duane Wing sat inside, near an old wood stove, and the three men were catching up on the latest gossip. The other day, Don was telling, Robert Lawrence came in here, and he was hoppin' mad. It seems jim Eley borrowed Robert's tractor the other day, forgot who he borrowed it from, and returned it to Mary Ellen Baker. She's in the farming business, too, you know. Now Mary Ellen won't give it back to Lawrence -she claims it's a pretty good tractor so she'll keep it. Duane commented, 'That so? Speaking of tractors, it seems Allan Anderson got his driver's license taken away for a short period and so he drives his tractor to town. Don't have to have a license for that, you know. Norm spoke up, Say, did you boys know that Betty Franklin and Rosemary Favorite are singing on the radio now? Yep, thCy're on every Saturday night, spon- sored by Dolphie's Dog Food, invented by Gard Dolph. Loretta jackson was telling me about it last time I was at the hospital. Loretta is Superintendent of Nurses at the hospital now. About that time the door banged open and in walked Mary Lou Porter and Sallie Ward, carrying a gas can. 'How about a gallon of gas? Mary Lou asked. Ross Tracy and Glenn Beidler are down the road a ways and their car is out of gas. Sallie and I were passing by -hitchhiking home from Mexico- and volunteered to get the gas for them. Sallie added, Better hurry. They're having a fit because they are late for work and they know that Kroger Store can't open without them. Don got the gas for them and they left. You fellows heard about that new play that just hit Broadway? Duane spoke up 'Dolores Karstetter, Joanne Handy, and Chet Bingaman have the lead parts in 'North Atlantic, And jackie Elliott has the musical lead, sharing the spotlight with Duane Quake and his jaZz band, 'The Quizzical Quakers.' And if I'm not mistaken, Babe Hilbert wrote that play. 'Speaking of New York, I was to Chicago last week, Norm volunteered. 'Did you see Barbara Brinkman and Carol Scott? Duane asked. 'I hear they're teaching at a nurses' training school in Chicago. Norm replied, No, but I saw lots others. Yep, went to the Aragon Ballroom and saw joan Bell -she sings there. Went to court one afternoon and heard Lola DeLong present a case - she's an up-and-coming lawyer now. Visited the famous laboratory in Chicago and talked to the head scientists, Glen Huey and Dennis Fife, who are working on their new invention, the Huey Bomb. And I ate lunch in jerry Gaskell's famous restaurant, 'jerry's joint. U The door banged open once again and in came Norm Buchan. I'm selling tickets to the concert next week. Pauline Shook, accomplished pianist, will play. Edith Boles, magnificent soprano so- loist, will sing. Evonne Knapp, famed soprano, will sing.' 'Wonderful salestalk, Don applauded, 'and we'll all buy a ticket. Now, might as well have a chair and listen to the all-star game with us. He snapped on the radio and a voice said, Hello, sportsfans. This is Herb Coates, your sports announcer, bringing you today's game. But first, a word from Coach Blood. jerry Blood's voice came, 'All I want to say is that if all my boys will play like my backfield men, Dick Bell and jim Zimmerman, wq'll come through. Then Herb intro- duced, Now, a word from the opposing coach, Coach Cooper. Dave Cooper admitted, We're up against a tough team, but it won't be easy for anyone to get through our line with Mart Barth, Don Ely, Bugs Garland, and Bruce Arney holding the fort. .M -i.1,,- .lie , af... ...., ....4,-, .4 ,L nl, .. S.

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