Valley High School - Highlights Yearbook (Elgin, IA)

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fl f Q? SQKQKUDJCQ P Elg1n, Iowa September 17, 1963 Mr C J Roblnson Atomlc Energy Commlsslon Oak Rldge, Tennessee Dear nProfn, Your letter of August 29 and several other recent ncldents have provoked my tra1n of thought back to the years spent at L1glH Hlgh the years prev1ous to your appolntment by Presldent Truman to the post of Chalrman of the Atom1c Research Commlttee We were delighted to hear of your unexpected encounter w1th Dr Clarence Relerson, who we understand has been asslduously studylre and practlclnv medl c1ne at Hamburg, Germany H1s recently patented nRe1erson's Rheumatlsm Recon c1l1atory Rellef Serumn 15 1D wlde use 1D thls part of the country Last week I declded to herd my farlly down to see the Slghts at the State Falr 1U our trustworthy old '57 Ford I was not surprlsed when 'the thlng started actlng up about two m1les on th1s s1de of Oelweln Fortunately we had gust passed NThe Better Used Car Lotn, so we hlred the owner to tow us back for a qu1ck repalr Job Imag1ne my surprlse when I found that h was none other than Russ Larson He clalmed that the secret of h1s success was the w1de expe rlence he galned 1U buylng, selllnv and repalrlng cars d1r1nv h1s youth I re commend h1m as an able mechanic, as we were soon on our way agamn, and the ca d1d not U1VS us any more trouble It was late when we arrlved 1U Des Holnes so we lost no tlme lD trylng to flnd sleeolng rooms we stopped at the f1rst place we found bO8Stl0V a nRooms for Rent' slgn, and were fortunate 1D flndlnp not only that lt had accom oda tlons but also that the landlad1es were old fT19HdS, formerly of R H S Yes, Amy Lou Torkelson, Clara Bane and Lauretta G11SOD had r allzed th IT glrlhood ambltlons and were now runnlng a home for old malds The nUlT1Sn lnformed that they now had elghteen fellow splnsters sharlng thelr peac ful abode wlth them Just before ret1r1ng, Amy Lou and Lauretta favored us wlth a vocal and plano duet whlch brought tears to our eyes as we recalled memorles of years gone by gli-C3 eff' Xi? ... X14 Q a l . 1 . . . 4 . .L . -, . . - I J U ---- . . . . 0 4 4 I . . . . . . .- . , , . . , . J . . . . . - . . . . . . . . 0 . . . T . 1- , . . . ' . N . . 9 t A . . - - . . - 0 A . . . . . Q Q - A - V I . . . . - . . . . . . . X . . ,J 0 Q tn . ' '- Q . Y- A Q 0 . . . . . . H I ,I . - . . A H . A ,rw . . . . . r D 1 AJ u . . 4 . ue o Q . . . . Q Q . . . . . . . J . U us . . . . . O I , V . . . a f . . . 0 - S f 1 - f, ' ' 2 , ' X V' 'X f -X