Virden High School - Kennel Yearbook (Virden, IL)

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Class Prophecy Dwain Hamilton was good draft bait his senior year, but we never dreamed he would become a general in the Salvation Army. Patsy Hinkle is getting rich quick from her poses for ads with the Pepsodent Toothpaste Company. Wanda' Holscher is bookkeeper at Lawder Grain Elevator. Wendell Holt liked blowing alleys so well, he opened one of his own. It covers a whole blgck, Austin Hulcher has finished transactions to purchase the remaining acres between Virden and Nilwood. Charming Charley Lake can now be heard weakly on The Hit Par- ade where he has taken Frank Sinatra's place. Dorothy Las decided she likedjeep station wagons so well that she now designs her own. ' Leroy Lechner, after onlytwo years in the navy, is the admiral of one of the navy's largest cruisers. Betty McKinney is a professional woman boxer. Her next bout is with Barrel-House Bessie. Eddie Perks, chemist at Allis-Chalmers, is all blown up about his position. Carol Riffey, one airline stewardress with TWA, is now married to multi-millionaire, Q. T. Stevens, whom 'she met on her 25th flight. Lester Royer is now Ag teacher and FFA leader at VCHS. The Store That Quality Built MYERS BROTHERS Apparel for Men, Women and Children 21

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Class Prophecy 1959 Dear Mrs . Lair, We were sorry that you couldn't attend our class reunion yesterday. None of the class had seen each other since graduation, 1949, so we were surprised to learn what some of them were doing falthough we had long ago predicted what some of them would be doingl. For instance: Darlene Bearden is running a boarding house on Main street, where she spends most of her time in the kitchen turning out biscuits that are all right, in other words, solid. Barbara Boyd is the contented housewife of the celebrated scientist and all-round genius, George M. Gazda. Mr. and Mrs. George Boyd now occupy the front attic of Bearden's Boarding House, where Mr. B. is working on a new canvas. Mrs. B., the former Evelyn Seifert, is his model. Jack Brennan and Bill Talkington became universally famous when they discovered a way to make a broom work by itself. Pat Flowers, Josephine Bednar, Elaine King, and Theresa Opremchak, are on tour of the United States, singing nightly to capacity crowds. Mary Lou Giberson has accepted a job with John Powers as a model. J. Paul Goode owns the Wreck on the Highway, ' modern, up-to-date, fire hazard. Charles Gooden, the celebrated violinist, is appearing next week at Carnegie Hall. Tickets are 5510.00 apiece. ' Johnny Gwinn has taken Tarzan's place in pictures, and will soon appear in Tarzan and the Scorpion. Good Luck from DR. T. R. McKEMIE, Dentist 20

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Class Prophecy Burdella Schneider is now manager of Ramey's Five and Ten. Donald Scofield, a graduate of the Charles Atlas school, is now com- peting in the Mr. America contest. Marian Seifert is a tight rope walker with Harnurn and Hailey Circus. Georgia Sexton liked school so well that she is going to become a college professor. From all reports , Harriet Seymour, rich society lady, owns a dirigible . It may be all hot air. Frank Smith is running for the Third consecutive year as mayor for Virden. Mittie Ruth Smith is on a short vacation from her position as fashion designer with MGM. Marian Stone and Berniece Watson have married at last. They met their men through' the Lonely Hearts Club and landed them with a swing- ing club. Eddie Walkington, newly appointed minister in Virden, recently per- formed the marriage ceremony of Irma Taylor and her fiance. After graduating from high school, Betty Ward took a civil service exam and is now private secretary to the President of the United States. Ida Weaver is now a mechanic in Don Large's Fix-lt Shop. Alan Wyckoff purchased a shoe store containing nothing smaller than size tens. The Store That Quality Built MYERS BROTHERS Apparel for Men, Women and Children 2.2 '