Vincent High School - Vinconian Yearbook (Vincent, OH)

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X . ' .ru ' ' ' 5- L I I I , X that Harold Britton had become a well-known author of short stories, ' X Donald Nichols was making a fortune on a new kind of motor he had designed. - - I After bading Elvon goodbye, I ran right into a woman, looking around Ill saw lt was Veldene Thornberry, gay and still single. She told me she Iran a dancing studio. I offered to drop her off at her studio. She told me that Kathleen Beha was a supreme court judge in Cincinnati, and Shirley Lawton was a head buyer for a large clothing store in Dayton and married to Bill Ormiston. She also said Doris Marshall was a clothes I designer in New York. I let her out at her studio and continued on my way. I saw I was entering Middletown, Ohio and driving along I saw a large agriculture school with the large letters, 'Lawrence Smith ' Agriculture School' and sure enough there was Lawrence out in a field f showing his students the parts that make up the soil. f I continued on my way and came into Cincinnati. I decided to I visit my cousin Johnny Gaughan, and after some time I located him at the university. He told me he was a professor at the university and married with two kids. He said Denny Graham was a teacher of a special training school for basketball stars, and Rendell Pritchett was head newsreporter of the Chicago Tribune and was almost ready to start a newspaper of his own He said Glen Miller was living in Waverly, and had a large dairy farm of prize Jerseys, and Pauline Venham was serving her country by being in the Air Force The bell rang for class and we yelled our goodbyes and I started to my car I noticed a policeman was writing me a ticket, and I thought he looked familiar I walked up to him and looked right into the face of Bill Harter He tore up the ticket and began talking He told me that Shirley Bohl was a dancing director for Hollywood movie stars and that Paul Orndoff was in partnership with his father in oil wells in Texas and married to a tall blonde He also told me that Hilda Pyatt was married to Vental Waggener, and had a big dairy farm of Brown Swiss cattle Then he sped off to catch a lawbreaker I left Cincinnati, drove to Portsmouth, Ohio to a swanky mansion which was the residence of Vivian Fortney She came running down to meet me She told me she was married, had one child and was a buyer for a big store in Portsmouth She told me Juanita Anderson was a secretary to the president of the United States, also that Helen ral banks owned a resturaunt 'Phe Golden Spoon , ln Vincent, which was now a well populated city And last but not least Norma Burnside, who was married to Howard Ross, lived on a big farm in Belore, and had two wonderful cnildren Cindy and Lee I bade Vivian goodbye and climbed into my Cadillac and re viewed all the things that had happened to me during my trip 'James' looked pleased that we were going home, after a wonder u reunion with my classmates 11 ' e I . f . :E f 5 z ' - ll ' Q 'V 3 71 I, 1 N I ' A 1 . '7 1 ' . - !.: l I . f 1 k K . Il A, I' .. xx ' f J1r, ,..,- - I ' 'I ' .4 young man, it was Elven Adams who had sold 'James' to me. He told me I ' and that Melvin Lawrence was in Texas raising thorough-bred horses, and I

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Y Lal! O SENIOR PROPHECY I, Shirley Gaughan, being a model for the Power Modeling Agency was given a weeks vacation and decided to see what had become of all my classmates I packed a few belonging and placed my French poodle, 'J es' in the front seat of my Cadillac, and I was ready to go am 1 Ch leston W Va and while awaiting a red light, I arrlved n ar , , guess who I saw in a yellow Packard? Connie Anderson, who wasn't going, d W to get married, in the Packard with her husoand and four chil ren chatted a bit and she told me that Frances Pro tor was vice president Ohi B ll Telephone Compamy and engaged to a handso e guy from i of the o e Parkersburg. She also told me that Ronald Mayle was manager of the l R olds Henry Ford cars, and that Ellen Welch was married to Dal as eyn and living on a large dairy farm in Fleming. With a goodbye to Connie 5 I was once again on my way I now had arrived in ay on, . and I started up the street. He began barking and jumping about a X 5 t Ohio After paraing the car, James X Stehle Plumbing Q Heatirg Co t Stowe TPLICK 86 EQL11pKL8X'1t CO. CO-SPONSORS Marietta, Ohio Marietta, Ohio x O il, 1 Va L4 1 .- - y A 4 . .,a rf A I . I n 10

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In the fall of 19h9 thirty-three smiling pupils enrolled in the Freshman Class. We had one new student, Vivian Fortney from Newport. We also lost two students. Donald Britton, who joined the med Forces, and Archie Dillie, who moved to Bartlett. Later in e year Leon Toothman moved to Tuppers Plains. The class officers for that year were: President . . .. Shirley Lawton Sec.and Treas. . . . .Norma Burnside Vice-President . Denny Graham News Reporter. . . . .John Gaughan After a nice vacation we returned to Vincent High School as Sophomores. That year we lost one member and gained four. Barbara Plummer moved, while Ellen Love and David Stephens from Bartlett, Albert Brannon from Lowell, and Sandy Callendine from Alabama joined use The class officers were the same as the Freshman year. When our summer vacation again came to an end, twenty-eight Juniors were back at V.H.S. We lost four students that we had gained during our Sophomore year. David Stephens and Ellen Love moved back to Bartlett, Sandy Callendlne went back to Alabama, and Albert moved to West Virginia. During the second six-weeks Ronald Lee moved to Parkersburg W. Va., and Helen and Charles Fairbanks moved to Painesville, Ohio. Melvin Lawrence from Amesvllle joined our Senior Class. During Christmas vacation Hazel Nichols married Delbert Burgey, who was in the Army. We received our class rings and necklaces and we were very much pleased with them. We worked hard to make money for the Junior-Senior Banquet. We sold refreshments at two sales, sold basketball schedule pencils, axd hats. Our class also sold refreshments at every other home basketball game. On January 23, we sponsored a Donkey Basketball game. It was an exciting evening and our class profit was S83.00. Officers for that year were: President. . . . Denny Graham Secretary. . . Juanita Anderson Vice-President . John Gaughan Treasurer. . . Lawrence Smith On September 2, 1952, twenty-eight members entered V.H.S. as dignified Seniors. Three girls of our class decided to get married. Norma Burnside to Howard Ross, Mildred Hopkins to Jim Pritchett, and Betty Grubb to Kenneth Fortney. Norma is going to finish her high school education at V.H.S. All of us were pleased with our Senior pictures. All of us Seniors have had a busy year. We had a rummage sale and sponsored a carnival. We have been selling at every other basketball game and we have also been selling popcorn at noon. Among other things we are planning to have bake sales and to have another rummage sale. We are raising money to take a four day trip to Washington, D.C. The officers this year are the same as our Junior year. Our class flower is the red carnatlong our class colors are red and white, our class motto: Make results, not excuses. All of the Seniors of 1953 thank Mr. McFarland for his never tiring and patient help, and guidance as our advisor for the past two years. 12.