Willshire High School - Willow Yearbook (Willshire, OH)

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79 Just the other day Robert Merkle insisted that I come to the lab to see his latest invention, timovision. Robert explained that the machine was like a tele- vision set, except for the fact that you can tune in happenings from any period-- past, present, or future. He turned it on and after a few blurred pictures, the dial showed 1974, Robert stoppedthe machine there and we saw several familiar faces on the screen. Marilyn Monroe? No, she's retired and it's Shirley Buch- anan, the new blonde bombshell, starring in the latest musical by Tom Marbaugh, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Redheads, and Brunettes, But Girls With Brown Hair Will Do. Meanwhile, we were interrupted by a singing commercial, the vocalist was Rose Ross singing the praises of a new beverage, Choke. It was invented by Carolyn Dull when she mixed two parts of hydrogen and one part of oxygen together. Hillbilly music floats out of the machine and we see Ruth Huston and her Cannon Balls from Wabash. The next act is a courtroom scene and--oh,no! a woman lawyer,Elodee Nye,no less. She is defending Dale Lautzenheiser in a suit being brought against him by the U.S. government. He was formerly an internal revenue department employee. His hobby was juggling, fbooks of coursel. The voice of a sports reporter, Eugene Merkle, interrupts the scene and we discover that Shirley Deitsch has won the title of most valu- able player of the National Women's Basketball Congress for her outstanding record on a girls' basketball team the All-American Redheads, Fredda Mae Marsee's horse, Itch, has won the annual Sheridan Downs race. George Schaf- fner has broken an all time speed record by completing the 125,000 mile rocket race in 3 hours, 47 seconds. This brings us to another commercial this time from Lacy's department store. Colleen Weinman, aPowers model is parading a custom-made white mink coat. Miss Weinman also runs her ownfashion salon in Paris. Her private designer is Jacques De Carot, the husband of Wilma Schumm. Next, a blond cornetist appears on the screen, naturally, it's Susie Caffee. She is a member of Ruby Merkle's all girl orchestra. Our talking is interrupted by the commentator, Kay Clouse. She is revealing the latest ro- mance, Byers versus Hunter. Mary is a platinum blonde cigarette girl at the Stork Club while John has earned his second million with his chain of sewage disposal companies throughout the U.S. The latest news from our crime report- er, Linda Herron, is the arrest of an elevator operator, Connie Marbaugh, she is accused of hanging her laundry on the flagpole at the top of the building. The president of the board of directors of the Bell Telephone Co., Mary Huffman, said that underwater phones are now available for swimmers and people that like to phone from their shower. Our scoop for the evening is the death of the boss of the underworld, Vernon Kuhn. Mr. Kuhn was the head of the Subway Association for the last three years. A contract for the funeral arrangements was given to the Stetler Morticians Inc. The only flowers to be allowed will be a. certain variety of black roses grown solely by the florist, Duane Krall. In closing, I wish to report the setting of a new world's typing speed record by Mr. Dale Compton. The new record is 305 words per minute. He said he would have been able to go faster, but the typewriter ribbon went so fast that it smoked, partially blocking his vision. I was jarred back to reality when the door flew open and in walked Larry Samples. Larry it seems is a rich banker from Jim Town a suburb of that great industrial city, Willshire, Ohio. Bob is trying to get Larry to be a financier of his new invention, so when they began to talk business I quietly slipped out the door. As Ileft the building Ithought to myself, the class of 54 sure did make something of themselves but then they always were some class. 19 1- --W - - ,m--.-m:.Ef -...-......-.s...... .-.-,..1...-aiizgi - -l..-..-a.- .. :. ni- 4- A

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-5 We, the Senior Class of 1954, being of sound mind and body do will and be- queath the following possessions: I, Shirley Buchanan, will my ability to drive my father's car to Leon Jones, my old beat up clarinet case to Linda Hoblet my badly torn bookkeeping book to anyone crazy enough to take the course. I, Mary Byer, will my love of flirting to Esther Brandt, all the boys I wish I knew to Barbara Kuhlberg and Barbara Dietrich, and my red Ford truck to any- body who likes to drive around in Decatur. I, Susie Caffee,will my ability to play the cornet to Martha Fisher my broken test tubes in chemistry class to Leon Jones, my cheerleading suit to any girl who can manage to save a seat on the bus for a certain boy, and my ability to play football to Barbara Dietrich. I, Kay Clouse, will my ability to argue in American Problems to Lynn Stucky, my ability to get out of classes without excuses to Donna Bienz and my editor- ship of the Willscribe to Barbara Dietrich. I,Shirley Deitsch will my seat in the study hall to any junior who is lucky to get it. My bashfulne ss to Etta Easley, my ability to get along with the teachers to Janet Painter, and last but not least my ability to drive to Phyllis Rankins. I, Carolyn Dull,will my short hair to Phyllis Rankins my love for basketball to Bonnie Stetler,will my ability to get along with the teachers to Janet Painter, and last but not least I will my seat in the study hall to any lucky Junior. I, Linda Herron, will my ability to get into trouble with Mr. Lucas, Mr. Games and Miss Pifer to any one thats got nerve enough to think about it and stupid enough to try it. I, Mary Huffman, will my gift of gab to Lynn Stucky, my love for short hair to Janet Painter my love for eating and also the ability to get food between classes without getting caught to Etta Easley. I, John Hunter, will my seat in the study hall to Gene Michaud, my ability to sleep in Mr. Lucas' study hall to Robert Hileman. My ability to stay out of trouble to Robin Schaffner and last of all but not least my fast Plymouthf105 mile per hourj to Ralph Resor. I, Ruth Huston will my long hair to Katherine Dailey, my blind cords to Linda Hoblet, my like of teachers and ability to get along with them to Charles Koch and my seat to any lucky junior. I, Duane Krall,will my glasses to any junior who is blind as a bat. My abil- ity to sleep in Mr. Griffith's class to my brother, Don, and my ability to keep out of wrecks to Robert Hileman. I, Vernon Kuhn, will my seat in the study hall to any junior who is heavier than I was to hold it down. My ability to get along with Mr. Compton to Robin Schaffner. My size to Charlie Koch, and my ability to break blind cords and get away with it to Fat Hileman. 20