Wapakoneta High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Wapakoneta, OH)

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CLASS PROPHECY our bus broke down at Five Points, and Dale Metzger, who operated a garage there repaired the break. From him I learned that Marjorie Scott and Irene Rankin taught Heme Economics in the nearby school. In San Francisco while visiting a radio station, I was conducted personally by the manager, Bruce Riley. On my way out I saw Mary Shockey working in one of the offices. That evening I went to a style show and Marjorie Shappell, the famous radio star, was there in person. I was amazed and, to add to that, I found that Mildred Shappell had designed all the dresses. After we had left San Francisco for Hollywood, we stopped to admire huge orange groves. Beside the road stood the owner, who turned out to be Daivd Shaffer. He told me that Pauline Presar was married and was living in the farm across the road and that Virginia Bailey, married to a wealthy rancher, was living on a ranch in Arizona. As we neared Hollywood, we saw a terrible automobile accident. The two trucks which were involved had their lawyers on the scene. The one lawyer spied me and walked over. It was Harold Chrismer. We went on our way and at one time detoured for the building of a huge bridge. We stopped to watch them put a huge beam in place. Fred Idle and Kermit Frische were the machinists on the project, Melvin Botkin was one of the laborers and Maurice Bryan was the contractor. The electrical work on the bridge was being done by George Dickas. As we entered the city limits of Hollywood we saw a huge plate on the side of which was printed, ANDREW BAILEY—TOOL MANUFACTURER, and I found out that the owner was a veritable millionaire. Most of the tools were made for the building of the large movie sets. While looking through the phone book in quest of a good hotel, I saw the following: WISENER RUESE—MECHANICAL AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERS. I finally made reservations in a good hotel; and as I stepped from the drug store whose phone I had been using, I ran into a large man who proved to be Bob Parish. He told me he was in a good business and promised to show me around. Some time later, I visited several dress shops to find that many dresses were designed by Gaynell Barber and Marianna George. My trip proved very, very interesting, and I think it's very amazing how many of our friends I contacted. Yours truly, Francis P. S. When I went into the hotel lobby to get a stamp for this letter, they were remodeling, and who do you think the interior decorator was? Thelma Wentz.

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CLASS PROPHECY morning. I found that what I had surmised was true, and much to my astonishment, Wm Kantner was Manager with Clyde Crusie as his assisstant. The next day I went to the airport to purchase a ticket to St. Louis. I had some trouble with my luggage and had to see the manager of the airport. Surprise upon surprise, Don Winterman proved to be the pe'son. He had grown a little around the waist but was still the same old Don. When I reached St. Louis, I attended a theater which was advertising The Follies Jr., a complete show of juvenile chorines. I was astounded to learn the director and teacher was Jean Marie Nichols. After the show, I was walking down the street and saw on a huge sign the words, MILDRED VARNER in SKIDDING . I cleverly found out her address and promptly went to see her. Together we went to Forest Park Highlands, a huge amusement park. While walking along the boardwalk, we decided to try our hand knocking down the ducks in the shooting gallery. As we picked up a rifle the manager jumped up, and we saw he was Bob Weitz. That evening we went to a professional football game; and after about five line smashes, we heard the announcer say Those line plunges are being made by number 21, Dale Claflin, and this play by play description is being announced by Richard Kennedy. While waiting in the station for my train to Salt Lake City, I noticed an announcement of the Public Library which was signed by Annette Hamilton, Head Librarian. My train was a new streamlined one, powered by Deisel motors. On my way to Salt Lake City, I asked if I might go into the control room. Upon entering the cab whom did I find but Bill Jarvis as the engineer. When I returned to my car I recognized Helen Jane Lusk as a fellow passenger. While conversing she told me she was a personal buyer for Saks in New York City. She also told me that Harriet Knatz was one of their bookkeepers. At Salt Lake City Hotel, we found Richard Reinhardt was head janitor. When we admired the architecture of the building, a guide told us that the architect had been Ned Krapf. We loitered around the hotel till evening, and then decided to rent an automobile and go for a ride. We went to the town's la'gest ga'age and there sat Chester Metzger in the manager's office. The next morning while we were riding on a Greyhound bus bound for Helena, Montana, our road was blocked by a forest fire. As we were watching the men fight the flames, I noticed that the forestry men were under the leadership of Ralph DeVore and that the militia was under the leadership of Norman Market. In Helena, I went to see William Koenig who was a big business man in that town. After a pleasant day I departed for San Francisco. On the trip I read about the developments in the famous Marsh-Black murder trial for which the defense council was John Lanning. Enroute to the golden city

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JUNIORS TOP ROW: M. Taylor, W, Lotridge. M. Rickert. E. Knatz, E. Minnich, B. Zerkle, B. Elsass, M. Spees, R. Sheipline. SECOND ROW: M. Merkle, E. Jackson, J. Jones. R. Burden. R. Campbell, M. Graham. S. Arnett. F. Pfenning THIRD ROW: A. Schuman. B. Bechdolt. M. Dill V. Davis. F. Jacobs, M. Underwood. D. LeMar, E. Helmlinger, N. Strobel, M. Van Skiver. FOURTH ROW: V. Bahr, S. Shaw. H. Kantner. G. Lanning, C. Kuhns, M. Krieger. M. Botkin. FIFTH ROW: H. Shannon, D. Knereim. J. Lanning, B. Howell. V. Metzger. M. Barber, B. Nauss. H. Stech. M. Cook B. Johnson. In September, 1934, a large group of Freshmen entered Blume High School. Although it is not recorded what their thoughts were, it's not hard to guess. Passing from the eighth grade into high school was a notable land mark in their educational journey. As eighth graders they had been the most important pupils in school but their pride suffered a severe shock when the upperclassmen designated them with the humiliating name of greenies . But still feeling wise as owls and as important as Congressmen, they tried to take things by storm. Soon they discovered that even four subjects were a trifle overwhelming and that, no matter how hard they tried, algebra was harder than it looked and that their General Science notebooks were usually not acceptable. By the next year those who remained in school found it best for their own good to settle down into a well-ordered Sophomore year. A large group then passed on to the Junior year. A great many of the class have made noteworthy achievements for Blume High and deserve recognition. Those who played on the football team this year were: Geno Maus, Bill Van Schoyck, Herb Howard, Roy Raines, Vernon Wildermuth, Herschel Kemper, Harold Kantner, Bill Smith, Roland Harshbarger and Orval Lieberick.