Willshire High School - Willow Yearbook (Willshire, OH)

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It is getting about time for the night show in the grand stand, and I didn't want to miss, so we started for the show. The performance for the evening was by the Great Trapeze Artist, Wanda Edwards. Performing with her the World Famous Tight Rope Walker, Beverly Clouse. I enjoyed the show and was starting for home. I hailed a taxi, and was lucky to get one, I recognized the driver as none other than Kenny Miller. I was glad to see him and told him that I had been told all about his classmates, the Seniors of '51. Also, I told him I had seen most of them while at the fair. Kenny asked me if I had heard the latest news about some guy in Chile Corner, New York, who bet millions on the election this year. Come to find out it was Mr. Robert Cowan, the sponsor of the class of '51. To top it off he bet that the Democrats would win in both the House and Senate. Name Birthday Years attended Willshire William Baker September 18, 1933 4 Patricia Black June 25, 1933 5 Beverly Clouse September 25, 1933 12 Ed Debolt August 6, 1933 12 Wanda Edwards July 4, 1933 12 Paul Fetters December 12, 1933 10 James Fisher June 3, 1933 12 Robert Fonner December 3, 1932 4 Trolus Frank March 15, 1933 12 Harold Griffith December 15, 1932 8 Bertha Grunden June 9, 1933 2 Phyllis Gunsett December 24, 1932 4 Phyllis Kessler May 20, 1931 12 Esther Midlam December 30, 1933 4 Kenneth Miller May 30, 1933 12 Patricia Miller March 24, 1933 12 Pat Minx November 9, 1933 12 Eugene Painter December 25, 1931 12 Martha Painter January 3, 1934 12 Keith Ross December zz, 1931 10 1f2 Elmer Schumn December 9, 1933 4 Fred Schumn July 7, 1933 4 Robert Shoup May l, 1933 7 Floyd Weddle June 26, 1933 12 Rose Weinman November 22, 1933 12 23

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Senior Class Prophecy Ahl What a great day! I very seldom get to go to a State Fair, so when I had the chance to go I went. On this September day in 1965, I was walking along at the fair and I saw a sign telling about Pat Minx, UThe World Famed Fortune- Teller. I decided to go in and see her since we used to be school churns. I asked her if she knew where some of her classmates were and she told me to sit down and she would tell me. The first Senior of 1951 I was told about was Rose Weinman. She is now married and living on a farm and has many little 5'Caffee's to take care of. I was now told about the Fisher Fishery. Jim's business is raising suckers of his own breed and they are said to be of finest stock. She tells me that Bob Shoup and Harold Griffith now have a famous Roller Skating Team. I guess they really Hbump off their opponents. I was surpris- ed to hear about the stadium, built by the famous architect, Keith Ross. They call it The House that Ross Built. She now tells me that Paul Fetters owns a large snake farm and that Phyllis Gunsett is nursing the little snakes along to the best of health. I was told that Martha Painter is now a coach and her manager is Pat Miller. Martha's team has never been defeated. I asked her next about Fred and Elmer Schumn. She said they are now detectives in a thriving business. They have Ed Debolt employed whose job is to bolt and unbo1t the well filled vault. They make a killing every once in awhile. What surprised me most of all was when I was told that Patty Black is now a famous referee for 't'professiona1 basketball games. She has six boys of her own and they have a basketball team, she does most of her refereeing for them. I was surprised again to hear that Floyd Weddle is now president of Van Wert County Fair board. I was getting hungry, so we walked down the midway and stopped at a lunch stand. I recognized the owners as Trolus Frank and Esther Midlam. They call their place Frank and Mid-Long's Hot Dog Stand. As we finished our lunch, we walked on and I noticed a policeman directing traffic. I thought I had seen him before, and I had, for it was Robert Fonner. We asked him about William Baker, because Patty Minx wasn't sure as to what he was doing. He told us that William has a bakery, called the We-Will Bake Shop. Next, I was told that Phyllis Kessler is a famous beautician. She fixes the movie stars' hair and is getting along fine. I asked about Bertha Grunden and was told she has a Kindergarten School in the suburbs of Pleasant Mills, Indiana. She also told me that Gene Painter is now on stage in Hollywood replacing A1 Jolson. ZZ

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