Villa Grove High School - Vade Mecum Yearbook (Villa Grove, IL)

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M KE BELIEVE Two weeks to live read the doctor's comment. I read it with great anxiety. I had thought this could never happen to me. My first wish was to return to my old home town of Villa Grove, which I found had now grown to be the largest city in the United States. It shocked me greatly but then I realized that since Don Johnson had purchased the controlling interest in the Hadacol corporation and had moved it there, the population would naturally increase. In order to hit the high spots of the city I visited VGS, formerly Columbia Broadcasting Station, which had located there, and saw the brilliant star of stage and screen, Red Romeo Statzer, assisted by Vaughn Monore and sponsored by Bugs Jester's Kleenex, the ones that give you the long easy ---- guaranteed to last six months. Jim Richards has turned Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians into Ozark Jim's Corn Ticklers and accompanies Statzer. Deciding that lmust tear myselfaway if I am to finish my tour of V. G . , I had just gotten to the door when whom should I meet but Ed McCartney, who is still trying to get a job with the All-American Quartette . He told me there was to be a duel at sunrise between Doris Combs and Lois Wells. lt seems that the competition had become so keen between Comb's peroxide and Well 's red dye that this seemed the only way out. As I passed the Index I was suddenly blinded by a gleaming light, but when I asked Cecil Byrnes, who is selling sleep-easy desks complete with rubber mattresses, I learned that the new mop woman there, Carole Vaughn, had been given orders by proprietor Alice Basham to have the floors sparkling clean and Carole had taken her literally. As I proceeded down the street I saw large posters everywhere saying Vote For Charles Cannon For Sheriff. I knew that Charlie must have paid a fabulous price in order to get that renowned artist Jim Fanakos to paint them. Opposing him was Faye Thomas, who had iust re- signed as first woman mayor of Hugo. On down the street I saw an intriguing building which I found to be home of the Dogkey Show lcombined of the dog and monkey show owned by Yvonne Perry and Montelle Meeks.I A great sorrow had come over the show as one of Yvonne's Toy Manchesters had fallen through a crack in the floor and died. There was a prospect ofgetting a temporary fill-in from Chicago who had been in the flea act. As I left the show I proudly noticed that at one of the main theaters Don Mitsdarfer was starring in The Bloody Hand with Mary Kay Robison who has replaced Ethel Barrymore. I was quite pleased when I happened to meet Don Bring 'em back aIive Ament who had iust returned from an expedition during which he had shot the smallestgoose in history. He told me that he had gone with Larry Livengood and Bob Crouse to Savoy to visit the nightclub where Verleen Rund was orchestra leader and'Jo Ann Kleiss was the featured singer. Bob and Larry, who are famous goat raisers, had left their herd with one of their hired men, Dale Shunk. He also remarked that Ed Tanous had progressed up the ladder of success and become batboy for Hugo. My next stop was the new hospital which had been given to the city by Kay Curry who had helped Madame Curie discover radium. I hoped to see DoctorFisher but the office girl, Dorothy Crawford, said that Dick and the two head nurses, Jeanine Callahan and Betty Elbs were in surgery at that time . Everyone at the hospital seemed deeply grateful to Frances Teter who had made a wonderful contribution to science with discovery of the teterbug . By this time I felt very fatigued and decided to go visitChloanne Reedy in her magnificent mansion with fourteen baths. Before I went I brought a copy of the Fairland News mostlyout of loyalty to Fred Hutchison who has advanced to the position of assistant office boy there. Glancing at the headlines, I was surprised to find that Eleanor Roosevelt was retiring and who should take her place in the United Nations but Janice Davis. I also read that Ruth Maris,, by years of experimenting, had proved the Einstein theory to be untrue. Z0

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I, Fred Hutchison, do hereby bequeath my track ability to Gene Fieldbinder, so he will get first in the mile. I, Mary Jester, do hereby bequeath my kleenex box to anyone who can make use ofit as well as I have. I, Don Johnson, do hereby bequeath my place as student body president to anyone who has such great speaking ability as I have . I, Joann Kleiss, do hereby bequeath my writing ability to Bobby Miller who has the brains but can't write . I, Larry Livengood, do hereby bequeath my battered football suit to Larry Hancock in hopes it won't fall apart. I, Ruth Maris, do hereby bequeath my boisterousness in History Class to quiet, saintly Charles Behl . I, Richard Massie, do hereby bequeath my Lovesick Blues to Joyce Crawford, who can use them to a good advantage. I, Ed McCartney, do hereby bequeath my piano playing to Shorty Lewis, who needs a few more lessons. I, Montelle Meeks, do hereby bequeath my position as a quiet, dignified, senior to Roy Elder. '-- -ii' I, Donald Mifsdarfer, do hereby bequeath my bookkeeping ability to any poor iunior who has the nerve to attempt it. I, Yvonne Perry, do hereby bequeath my nearness to the ground to Peggy Anderson. I, Chloanne Reedy, do hereby bequeath my flirting eyes to Helen Czerwonka. I, Jim Richards, do hereby bequeath my faithful guitar to the school orchestra in hopes it will perform for them as well as it has for me. I, Mary Kay Robison, do hereby bequeath my short blond hair to Doris Shoemaker, my interest in Tuscola, I want to keep because someday,--who knows. I, Verlene Rund, do hereby bequeath my love for tall men to Shirley Reinhart, who is far ahead of me . I, Bob Schreib, do hereby bequeath my manly physique to Morris Phipps, who will some- day make a tall sophisticated senior. I, Dale Shunk, do hereby bequeath my 6'3 of height to Donald Bender, who will reach that in the near future. I, Lynn Statzer, do hereby bequeath my athletic ability to Jack Christman, who is al- ready well an his way. I, Ed Tanous, do hereby bequeath my saying Variety is the spice of life to Jim McColIom. I, Frances Teter, do hereby bequeath my red hair to Ruth Bosch, in hopes that she will come by it naturqlly. I, Faye Thomas, do hereby bequeath my homecoming crown to Betty Smith, my junior attendant. I, Carole Vaughn, do hereby bequeath my current interest in red-headed farmers to Vivian Meserve, in order that she might add another species to her collection. I, Bill Wegeng, do hereby bequeath Doris to the coming senior class until a later date in June. I, Lois Wells, do hereby bequeath my lead in the senior play to Sheron Patterson. Now we, the senior class, iust leave. ,7fwaQ44.f 19

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When I arrived at Chloanne's I was told that I was iust in time for that hilarious radio pro- gram on television with Don Hoops, for the comic king, who was broadcasting from Russia where he was entertaining StaIin's great-great grandchildren. I was also fortunate enough to see Mar- ilyn Henderson on TV advertising mascara by that old habit of hers of blinking her eyes. Later in the evening Bob Schreib, protege' to Charles Atlas stopped in and it was good to talk over old times with him. He told me that Bill Wegeng, the stock car racer, had became world champion and that Dick Massie, the second Mario Lanza, had gotten his first real break by doing the singing advertisement for the soap opera. At that time I was seized by a coughing spell and had to return home where I got some of Betty Coffman's coffdrops. 'THT A poll of the school gave these seniors Best Looking Senior: Best Dressed Senior: Best Personality: Greatest Contributor to class: Best Complexion: Prettiest Eyes: Prettiest Teeth: Prettiest Hair: Best Figure and Physique: Most Likelty to Succeed: Nicest Smile: Most Comicalg Most Sophisticated: Datingest Couple: PARADEN tops on the hit parade: GIRL Faye Thomas Kay Curry Mary K. Robison Mary K. Robison Faye Thomas Faye Thomas Betty Elbs Kay Curry Kay Curry Ruth Maris Faye Thomas Mary Jester Choanne Reedy Betty Coffman BOY Larry Livengood Jim Fanakos Jim Fanakos Jim Fanakos Larry Livengood Ed Tanous Ed Tanous Bill Wegeng Jim Fanakos Jim Fanakos Don Johnson Ed Tanous Jim Richards Lynn Statzer Z 1 1