Van Wert High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Van Wert, OH)

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l Excalibur 25 Dew Drop Inn. Margaret Furrell has dozens of proposals of marriage since she inherited the proverbial million from the proverbially unknown Uncle in South America. .loan Gabriel is known on the ether waves as the Idaho Common-Tater. Helen Gamble is president of the B Sr C grocery chain. She has introduced a new sales method, that of having clerks wait on customers. Elba Garver has achieved fame in the literary world. Her dime novels about Two Gun Tex from Tallahassee are being sold at every drug Store. Patricia Graham is one of the nation's best known models. She is now modeling bathing suits for Sears, Roebuck, and Co. Arthur Green is the champion ping pong player in Convoy. Margaret Ellen Greenewald is the director of WLYV fWren Laundry Worksl. Rex Grillis is suffering from a fall from his polo pony. The doctors have pro- nounced the condition of his broken toe to be grave. fMaybe the reason heis been sick so long is the pretty nurse-Margery Hamman.l Helen Joan Gunsett has traveled widely on her tours as concert pianist with the New York Phil- harmonic Orchestra. Bernard Haines is the greatest Shakespearean actor since Maurice Evans. Since the cremation of Charles McCarthy, Kenneth Harr has been sitting on Edgar Bergen's knee. Mr. Peggen says Kenny's the best dummy he's ever ia . Betty Hartmier is the strong woman at Douglas Aircraft. She has taken Supermanis place. He ain't no more since he and Robert Zeigler had a duel over Zazu Pitts. Mary Hiles has realized her lifetime ambitiong she is now a riveter at Lock- heed. Betty Hisey is known in the theatrical world as Lady Peel-the greatest sensation since Gypsy Rose Lee. Since Marcile Hoghe has entered the medical profession she has become a specialist in removing growths from the headiiu fact, she's the only Lady barber west of the Mississippi. Kenneth Hol- land has been chosen the best coach in the U. S. this last year. He is coaching fleas to do ballet for the Ditto Flea Circus. Bernice Huhn is manu- facturing wave set, which has everyone's hair going around in circles. Chester Hunter is hunting tropical goldfish in Chesapeake Bay for Elizabeth lmler's private col- lection of rare fish. Fame and fortune have come to Prima Donna Johnson. Marrying County Dis- count she is a Countess of sales tax stamps for her church. Barbara Jones is an eminent entomol- ogist at Ohio State University. Phyllis Keil is head dietician at Mayo Brothers. So far only nine people have died as a result of her work. Harold Keith is known as the Chil- dren's Poet because of his poem. 'Twilight Comes Creeping and his most famous work, Tribute to a Fleaf, Every night that Arsenic and Old Lace is presented Barbara Kenyon's medical experience comes in handy. She has the only sure cure for poisoning. Geraldine Kinder has become a lone star in her field. She is the only person who can write the new tobacco auctioneer language in shorthand. The great artist Herbert Klewer, has made a fortune drawing-flies in the summer time. Louise Knittle is professor of romance languages at Harvard. Robert Kreischer is now in his thirteenth con- secutive year on Broadway. He has a front row seat, center aisle, at the Follies Betty Ladd is raising penguins on Hudson Bay-and a lot of little Jim. Jrs. Richard Longsworth is the inventor of the flying motor scooter. He solved this intricate prob- lem by placing his scooter inside a Taylor Cub, and taking off-what? David McConahay is rttnning an exclusive hunt- ing lodge in the wild northern woods of Mercer County on the St. Mary's River, Margaret Ann McKeddie has caused a revolution in the lapel- ornatnent business. She uses nothing but peanut shells. Patrick Maher has become a well-known evangelist. .loan Mason holds the record as fastest gum-chewer in New York City. She attrib- utes her ability to make her mouth move to work- ing at the bargain counter at Macy's basement. Robert Theodore Monroe is now on Oohai Island surrounded by beautiful hula-hula girls and has given definite instructions that his friends are not welcome. Too bad, Stoops and Stuckey. Betty and Fred Mullen have collaborated on their New Revised Unabridged Edition of the World Book Encyclopedia Britannica. Jr. John Oswalt is leader of the New World Order. He has converted many people to his doctrines-in fact. all of Fourth Ward Kindergarten. Mark Painter is the star pitcher for Dem Bums from Brooklyn. When the batter throws down his bat, Mike picks it up and pitches it to the bat boy. Ervin Place holds down a well-paid government job in Puerto Rico. He shovels the snow from the walks of the Embassy. Robert Pritchard has gone to France to oblige the FBI. Under the name Mademoiselle Roberta he makes Heavenly'i Per- fume. Barbara Raye is a portrait painter. Not just in the class of Rembrandt and Leonardo de Vinci, but in class all her own-her most famous works being Little Orphan Fannie, Colossalman, and Big Abner. Marjorie Rhoads is the Fifth District's Con- gressional Representative. Coach Peters has pro- moted Jean Roggenkemper to center on his all- girl football team. Nancy Ross has been doing K. P. duty in the Waves since World War ll. Osa Johnson was great in her day, but Leah Sals- burey far surpasses her feats. She has brought back lions, elephants. all alive-with Heas. Russell Sharp is the eminent Botanist who de- veloped the new crop called soy-wheat, combina- tion of soy beans and wheat. This can be used in making plastic for automobiles, and when your auto is worn out you can take it to the mill and have flour made from it. The great mathematician, Donald Shaw, is known for the Shavian Theory. which proves a circle is a straight line going around some empty space. Marilyn Shoop is the writer of the weekly magazine feature, The Mud Slingerf' She gets her news from friendly switchboard operators the world over. Lois Sink hasn't been able to look at a man for the last five years. Reason? It seems that five years ago Lou Costello kissed her. Ah, bliss! Eileen Smith is the world's greatest trick roller skater-a success after doing a spin of one hundred revolutionsg she became a Hop hitting the Hoor in one-half second. Doyt Spridgeon is the first man to become a general in the Navy. He is general clean-up man on the U.S.S. North Carolina. Alice Stewart win- ner of the national cherry pie baking contest. She credits her success to her recipe, that of using peaches instead of cherries. After graduation, James Stoops decided to get married and earn his own way. Mr. and Mrs. Stoops can be found at being the

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24 E x c a l i b u 1' SENIOR PROPHECY lf the '43 graduating class were assembled before Saint Peter ten years from now and asked to give an account of their life since graduating, would he allow them to pass through them pearly gates? Let us imagine that they are lined up alphabetical- ly anxiously giving an account of themselves. How chic they all look in their horns and tails! Aha! can that be a halo and wings in this group? Branson Agler has a lease in Pair O' Dicen to see how l1e'd like being Gabriel's chief assistant. Bobbie Lou Allen has taken the place of Turner in Hollywood--no, not Lana Turner. but pancake turner in the Brown Derby. Rodger Alspach, the ardent chemist, has developed a new compound called Soapy-Sudsey Soap Suds which is the de- light of every housewife. Since Boneta Anderson started using this compound as a shampoo, her hair has been growing so rapidly that she has made a fortune selling it for dolls' wigs. Richard Arm- strong just zoomed through the prettiest pink and blue cloud testing the newest Army stratosphere kites. Calvin Baer has been demonstrating his mechanical ability. His most recent invention is an automatic screwdriver. Ruth Baer is really in high society as the Duchess of Windsor's chambermaid. ,lunior Baker is doing a ripsnorting business at his Nite-Club in Venedocia. He caters especially to the Cafe Society of the surrounding territory. Marcia Balyeat is a well-known designer. Her creations are selling like wildfire-no well-dressed race horse would be seen on a track without a blanket by Marcia. Arthur and Robert Bar- rientos have developed a new cough syrup which not only sweetens the breath but also makes a cough sound like sweet music. All the men ride on the Podunk Flagship of American Airlines because Betty Bates is the Stewardess. Helen Bates has been voted the typical lap-sitting secretary of 1953 by her office force. There were three other con- testants. Leona Bebout has at last realized her lifetime ambition and is working at the '6You Knock 'Em Down and We Put 'Em Under Funeral Establish- ment. .Ioanna Beemer has become an old-maid librarian. Irene Bell has been voted Typical Mrs. Amer- ica for the last five years. Saint Peter would surely let her through. Mildred Bell will always be warm enough-she still has Cole. Paul Bodkins is now a national hero. He has sunk fourteen battle- ships, twenty-four cruisers and fifty ,lap Zeroes. The children all idolize him in his weekly movie thriller. Betty Bodiger has achieved world-wide fame from her radio appearances as a blues-singer. These programs originate from the Chocolate Room of the Ooey-Gooey Sweet Shop in downtown Spencerville. Hazel Bresler is chief cook and bottlewasher there. She licks out each pan care- fully. She would be quite fat by now if it weren't for Malcolm Brown's Beauty Salon. He specializes in creating exotic coiffures for Spencerville's elite. Hazel, however, is more interested in his competent masseuses. Martha Busch is the most outstanding tree doctor in Mexico. She got her experience manicuring her fellow Buschs in Van Wert. Because of Barbara Clark's love for dogs, she has turned her home into a shelter for orphan puppies. Barbara Click is hailed as a second Veronica Lake and has been signed by the Glorious Glistening Shampoo Co. to pose for advertisements. Howard Cobb has received the well-deserved title Fastest Man in the World -on the type- writer. The Ajax Motion Picture Studio is adver- tising Lorraine Collier as a second ,loan Davis. Her first starring role is in I Wanna Co Back to New Orleans. Watch for it at your nearest Movie. Bill Collins is a great actor. In fact, he's the sweetest bearded lady the Ditto Sister's Circus has ever had. St. Pete is gonna love him, the faker! Myrtle Collins has just left for Patagonia as a missionary from The Little Church Around the Corner. Betty Conley is the most successful lip- stick saleswoman in the history of the business. She has been selling it to the Ubanges. Sara Cook is honored and revered for the noble work she has done in her capacity as a nurse. She is the best trained nurse for dogs with the pink eye. Viola Cook is the first woman ever to win a national husking bee. She won standing alone because, mistaking the men's ears for corn, she tossed them in the wagon and no one was left to compete with her. Doyt Cox has become one of Americafs best known chefs due to his creation of Coxie's Spotless Soup. This soup will not spot neckties because it contains kerosene, and cleans instead of spotting. Virginia Crowe was a spy in the last war, and when last heard from, was having a wonderful time on the French Riviera. John Curtis has made a fortune in chewing gum. He discovered a method for reprocessing the old gum found under the Study Hall desks. Dorothy Davis is known the world over for '6Dainty Dor- othy's Delicate Delphiniumsf' These are arranged in corsages called Debonair Dickson's Delphin- ium Delightsw by Audrey Dickson. Betty and Norma Ditto are the first sisters to make a success of a circus-a flea circus. They perform in the Bearded Lady's beard to save the expense of a tent. Marie Dixon has married the man of her dreams and is now the wife of Major General McCoy, who was cited for bravery under fire in World War Il. Patricia Dull is the lady who missed becoming President of the United States because of a hat. She threw her hat into the ring, but the election was over before they could figure out whether it was a hat or not. Gloria Elder's face is seen on all the advertise- ments for Lila Etter's false teeth. The billboards feature Gloria's face with her teeth showing and the words inscribed, See, they look real. Re- cently Phyllis Evans has been knitting little things of pink and blue-for her French Poodle. Beth Ann Feigert has gained one hundred pounds. She has a st.udio for people who want to gain weight. Her slogan is You, too, can be a natural Five-by-Five? Kenneth Fetter is spending his ninth vacation in Reno. He's their most regular customer, it seems that Reno is his favorite place for celebrating New Year's Eve. Clayton Ford is a big shot' in Montgomery Ward's Chicago store. He spends all his time demonstrating toy trains for small customers-and their dads. .losephine Foreste is now headwaiter at the Waldorf-Astoria. Helen Fox is making nightly appearances dancing with Fred Astaire at Middle- point's Night Roof Garden of Edward Frerricks'

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L-...l Excalibur their spacious residence five miles east on the Pennsylvania Railroad. They have found that hav- ing the sky for a ceiling and cooking over an open fire is good f?J for one's health. Harriet Strother is the featured toe dancer with the Russian Ballet. John Stuckey is starring in his greatest movie, 'iThe Drunkardf' Lucille Tait is a well-known columnist writing her column My Nite for hundreds of the Nation's leading news- papers. This column has helped thousands find new sleeping enjoyment. Clark Terry is now asso- ciated with the law firm of Snodgrass, Snodgrass. Snodgrass, and Terry. Montella Thomas is known as Monty the Milk- maid and is the champion milker in Northwestern Ohio. She broke the record by one squirt, getting twelve per second. Violet Thomas is the Titian- haired Rider of the Plains. Not since the days of Calamity .lane has there been such a woman that could out-ride, out-shoot, and out-talk a man like Violet can. William Towsey has become a second Joe Louis and now holds the world championship. No one has been able to stand up more than two rounds with him, Linus Unterbrink is winner of the ABC bowl- ing tournament sponsored by Juanita Vaske's Vap- orized Vaseline. Competing with fifty other bowl- ers, he won the tournament by forfeit, telling the kids their mothers wanted them to come home. Margaret Wade is the instructor in wading at Van Wert's New DeLuxe Swimming Pool built by Frances Winhover's Jiffy Builders. They built it in two weeks and overlooked only one major detail-no water. Harley Walls is the director of the CCC Camp at Wasatch National Forest. Ned Walters has performed a great service to mankind. He has explained Einstein's theory of relativity. Cloyd Waltz's life illustrates how any ambitious boy can climb the ladder of success. Starting at the bottom he washed windows on the ground floor of the Empire State Building. Now he has reached the top of. his career, washing windows on the top floor. Mendell Webb is known in all the great in- dustrial centers as a manufacturer of baby rattles. .lack Weigle is using his one thousand acre ranch in Texas to raise fleas as a secret weapon against Japan. Permilla Wherry has retired from the world of pro-basketball to devote all her time to Peter Ann. .lr. Flash! Flash! It has just been discovered that Marjorie Wilkie's real parents are the King and Queen of Lapland, Dan Morris is now known as Prince Charming. Donald Wolf is leader of the most popular swing band of the day, The Boogie- Woogie ,live Five for Solid Senders on a Bender. Ronald Young is raising wheat to alleviate the food shortage on the roof of his Fifth Avenue penthouse. Theron Young has been with the Metropolitan Grand Opera Co. for the last five years. He moves scenery between acts. Charles Zinsmaster is using the experience he got in his four years as President of the class of '4-3. He is President of Van Wert's Sewerage Disposal Plant. Lois Zinsmeister married a millionnaire and is now taking in washings for a living. Now that Saint Peter has heard the records, what will he do with the group? We, Martha Remmy and Edith Raabe, are now fleeing back to the old n1aid's home to await his decision. If any generous person has some flea P.S. powder we could sure use it to an advantage. SENIOR SURVEY Best looking Senior Girl ........,.. Best looking Senior Senior Girl with the best figure ........... Senior Boy with the best physique ......... Senior Girl with the best personality ........ Senior Boy with the best personality ...... Best dressed Senior Girl ..........,.........,. Best dressed Senior Boy .......... Most bashful Senior Girl ........ Most bashful Senior Boy ,..... Boy .,.......,,,... Biggest Hwolfessi' ................,, Biggest wolf .....,..,.........,......... Hardest working Senior Girl ....., Hardest working Senior Boy ....... . Most popular Senior Girl ........... Most popular Senior Boy ..,..... Most friendly Senior Girl .......... Most friendly Senior Boy ............ . Senior Girl who is best athlete ....... Senior Boy who is best athlete ....... Girl most likely to get rich first ........ Boy most likely to get rich first ........ ...............,loan Mason ........Malcolm Brown .......,loanna Beemer ...,.......Jim Stoops ......Elizabeth lmler ..........Bill Collins ..........,....Helen Fox ...................Doyt Cox ,.,....Lois Zinsmeister .........Cloyd Waltz ...................Lois Sink Zeigler ........Helen Joan Gunsett ........Edward Frerricks ..,.....Bobbie Lou Allen ......Charles Zinsmaster Baer ......,..Howard Cobb .......Permilla Wllerry ..........Paul Bodkins Raabe ........Rodger Alspach