Weir High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Weir, KS)

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Pro luecq Weir, Kansas May 16, 1951 My dear Jay, I really hated to attend the 1951 class reunion given by Mrs Mary Colcord without you, but since you are working as a diesel engineer in Chicago I know you couldn't have left your job for our class dinner I'll try to give you some of the details about our old classmates so you won't feel completely left out Sue Van Houten and Ray Brown are co-owners of the famous Brown Derby stables in Louisville, Kentucky As you may guess these stables were named after our former Weirite, Mr Brown Sue runs the financial and bookkeeping end of the business very efficiently thanks to Miss G901'S9'3 C0mIl01'0i81 courses in 1950 51 Mr and Mrs Joseph J Lapping are now very prominent members of high society ln Memphis, Tenn M s Lapping is of course remembered as Miss Mary Ann Myers of the class of 1951 Benny Harley realised her ambition and is now an airline stewardess with Trans Ibrld Airlines and the wife of a Spanish millionaire, whom she met on one of her flights to Madrid, Spain We were honored with the presence of Carolyn Pryor of New York City She has just been named 'Secretary of the year' by the Employers National Union Corky Jones' training in Barney's Pharmacy paid off well as he is now chief pharmacist in the famous Blake Hospital in Los Angles, operated by our hospital Martha Ohmsieder of the gorgeous red hair is a sophisticated model i Paris, France Martha's dream of a nursing career flew out the window when she took care of a Frenchman once, and he proposed modeling and marriage as her careers I might add that she accepted both Freda Smith Carr, her husband and two children reside in Salem, Gregon where Mrs Carr is an outstanding woman philosopher Don Brown now lives in Hawaii where he spends most of his time lying on the sand and winking at all the native girls Just like old times, isn't it? Betty Thompson is a prominent private detective in Texas, and she has just solved that perplexing case, 'What Happened to Kilroy?' You remember how Marjorie Uber used to swing her baseball bat she's still doing it for now she manages the St Louis Cardinals All Girl baseball team They are now holding down first place in the National League Vivian Bennett is secretary and Joe Markham is business manager of the baseball club Joe hasn't ever gotten up enough nerve to propose to Vivian, but Marjorie is doing her best to play 'Cupid You see how famous our class has become, only I've been too busy making a full time career of being Mrs Jay Vineyard to become famous Your loving wife, yzzziyj CgcZL22!G old classmate Dr. Betty Blake. Lois Flood is Supt. of Nurses in the same n NO

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l0!l0l'.J ii nb First Row George Curtis, Donna Scott, Billy Craddock, D011 ROSS. KBth1'YD McKenna, Edwl n Kennedy Second Row Mac Richards, Anna Van Kam, Robert BTOWDIOO. IUPUI Smith. Nancy Carr, Bob Hodgson Third Row Danny Sullivan, Bonnie Walker, Francis Greer This year's junior class is small in number, but ranks high ln accomp lishments In basketball three of the five starters are juniors, Don Ross, Edwin Kennedy, and Hr Team himself, Bob Hodgson Francis Greer, Billy Craddock, and Mac Rlchanls play on the B team On the gridiron Robert Brownlee, Edwin Kennedy, Bob Hodgson, Don Boss, George Curtis, Mac Richards, Danny Sullivan, and Francis Greer made many important contributions to the gms. Four Juniors are ln the band. Don Ross and Billy Craddock play in the brass section, Nancy Carr, the drums, and Edwin Kennedy, saxophone. Kathryn McKenna, Bonnie lalker, and Murlin Smith are on the Observer staff. Murlin and Nancy Carr are on the Blue and Gold staff. Bonnie lalker was elected head cheer leader of the pep club. Two class parties, the junior play, and the annual Junior-senior banquet were the highlights of the year's social events. Donna Scott and Francis Greer were the Junior candidates for carnival queen and attendant. Class officers were Nancy Carr, pres., Kathryn UCKOIIM. Scott, sec'y., llurlin Smith, treas., Miss Virginia George, The juniors have been a great class this year, but they greater in 1951-52 when they step into the role of seniors vloe pres., Donna sponsor. expect to be even in leir C . Q3 rl, , t l K N A . fn vi 1 fs fe A f iz w