Winterset High School - Boomerang Yearbook (Winterset, IA)

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY Returning to Winterset after an absence of ten years, I visited the new broadcasting sta- tion. Whom should I see wandering around the halls but Leona Ringgenberg. It was al- most time for her program, Leona's Tantalizing Tattletale Tidbits, so I went into the studio with her. I found my seat just in time to hear the end of the commercial. .,.. so remember, girls. Buy your boy friends Mathre's Marvelous Magenta Moprags. Your lipstick won't show when he wipes it off! I was amazed to see Bill Utsler entrancing the women as announcer. All he has to do is look pleadingly at them, and they flock to follow his slightest command. Over in the control room sat Floyd Mower. He's head technician now for the Reed Boys' Broadcasting Station, I hear they've bought out Gardner Cowles and are now millionaires. As Leona came on the air, she reported on many of the members of the class of '50, so I'll pass her information on to you. Ierry Wyatt and Marion Niblo fought last night for the heavyweight championship. tThey've gained weight since we last saw them.D The fight ended in a draw. Bob Garnett now owns the Skullyville Super Service Station. Pat Tracy is the Head Wind- shield Wiper Wiper who wipes the windshield wipers, and Gerald Porter is the assistant Windshield Wiper Wiper who helps the Head Windshield Wiper Wiper wipe the windshield wipers. ' Wayne Tilton now runs the Tilton Portrait Salon. Pat Shoemaker and Norma Iean Crow are his professional models. Bev Smith, Ianice Hanson, and Georgia Zink are assistants. They seem to like the darkroom work. Right in the middle of the program, Cleo Pat- ton, otherwise known as Flash Patton. broke in with a news flash. Dean Flint has just been elected President of the United States and he put his own cabinet in with him. Lyla Smith is Secretary of War: Loree Thomas. Sec- retary of Treasury: Mike McNamara, Secretary of State: Dean Tidrick, Postmaster General: and Dean Berger is Secretary of Navy. Kermit Cook is now head of the Winterset School Board. It is reported that as he handed out diplomas at the latest graduation exercises. He was finally able to give Rex Hamner one. Bob Howell has just replaced I. Edgar Hoover as the head of the F. B. I. He's hot on the trail of the culprits of the Boston robbery. Charlie Martin, owner of Martin's Construc- tion Company, has hired lim Iohnston as head surveyor. I hear he carries his equipment around in the same .green convertible he had in high school. 18 Lillian Mercer now runs a Driving School. Her best pupils are Bill Madsen and Richard Harrison. They're trying to break the habit of one-arm driving now that they're married. Ioe Waltz is the star of the Middle River Midgets football team. Ierry Read is coach, Lohn Gray is mascot and Lyle Haines is water oy. . Bev McCauley was discovered by a Holly- wood talent scout while selling popcom at the Iowa Theater. Now she's in Hollywood at Grauman's Chinese Theater-selling popcorn. Betty Lou Iohn and Naomi Chilcote have re- placed Uncle Stan and Cowboy Ken. They're still using the Magic Eye. Bulah Bond just broke the record for non- stop round the world flights. She made it in 35 minutes. A new billion-dollar hospital has been built in Podunk Center. It's known as Slaughter's Hospital. Bay has hired Alberta Fosher as head nurse and Iohn Silliman is chief surgeon in charge of appendectomies. He always was a cut-up. Phil Clarkson has just sold one of his paint- ings for S8,697,564.98. It is a modernistic paint- ing entitled Sunset in Winterset. Duane Drake's new night club, The Vile Inn, will open next week. Doyle Silliman and Gerald Thomas are bouncers. and Betty Davis, Betty Brinson, and Bev Cameron have an acrobatic act in the floorshow. Barbara Berry is chef. She's become famous for her Berry's Barbaric Special. Loren Christensen has taken Iimmy Lynch's place and now drives his motorcycle through a burning wall every year at the State Fair. Harold Williams is now playing bass in Tim Collins' orchestra. Wayne Stark has just disproved Einstein's Theory of Relativity and proved his own In- Law Theory. Mary Catharine Hartley now has charge of the famous Rockettes of Radio City, New York. Incidentally, Lorraine Mitchell, Luellamae Mc- Lucas, Betty Smith, and Norma Iean Kirk are members of the Rockettes chorus line. Phil Hildebrand has at last attained recogni- tion as mayor of Winterset. Billy Keating is the city dog-catcher. Shirley Shaw, champion figure skater, is in the hospital. She tried to turn a back-flip over a garbage can. Gloria Dooley was last seen working in an airplane factory. She pushes the button that starts the motor that opens the door that allows the fellow to come in who puts the red light on the wing tip.

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Alberta Fosher leaves her love for arguing with Mr. Humphrey to Beverly Thornburg. Eddie McConnelee leaves his brooms and brushes at Miller's to anyone who needs a 'ob. J Shirley Shaw leaves her love for rol1er-skat- ing to Marilyn Donovan. Dave Reed leaves his trombone and place in band to Alice Haines, Carry on, Alice. Merlene Thompson leaves her job with the Ag men to anyone who wants to help them next year. Billy Keating and Lyle Haines leave their great friendship to Glen Seward and Loren Stout. After looking around at what's left after the mighty seniors are gone, Wayne Stark leaves a little intelligence to the new senior class. Naomi Chilcote wills her good penmanship to Maurice Wilson. Norma lane Kirk leaves to be with a certain alumnus. Doyle Silliman leaves his ability to stay awake in class after being out all night to LeRoy Worm. Norma lean Crow leaves her Choral Festival acquaintances to anyone who can take her place with them. Ray Slaughter can't get used to leaving any- thing so he just leaves. Pat Shoemaker leaves her collection of boy friends to-wait a minute. On second thought, she decided she'd keep them. Richard Harrison leaves his parakeet to anyone who needs company. Ethelee Strong leaves this advice to girls: Men are just in the way-but who wants to go out of her way? Iames Reed leaves.his place as one of the fabulous Reeds to Diane to carry on. Harold and Russell Williams leave Ardeth to carry on the name. Barbara Berry leaves her good nature to anyone who lacks the trait. Dick Thompson leaves his seat in algebra to anyone willing to try to struggle through. Marilyn Easter leaves her smile and pleas- ing personality to anyone lucky enough to qualify. Dean Tidrick leaves' his line and romantic technique to Wirnp Baker, There must be a mistake! To the janitors, we leave our thanks for pick- ing up after us for four years. All other rights and privileges of the mighty seniors not herein mentioned will be handed down in due solemnity as a consolation for gg H. S.'s loss in the departure of the class of 17

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Merlene Thompson is an accountant in the Treasury Department in Washington, D. C. She has managed to lower the national debt to 31.49. Marilyn Easter has taken Carmen Miranda's place as Rhumba Queen and is now touring South America giving demonstrations. Eddie McConnelee went to Hawaii for a vacation but liked it so well that he just stayed. Dick Thompson, former English teacher at Harvard, has just accepted a position as gag writer for Bob Hope. Russell Williams is living on a dude ranch in Southern Califomia and is still trying to learn how to get on a horse. Bob Bennett, now known as the Honorable Senator Bennett, has introduced a bill in the Senate to lengthen the working day. My. how he has changedlllll Bill Utsler came on with another commercial and Leona was off the air. Who's that man who just came out on the stage? He's wearing overalls and carrying one of Mathre's Marvelous Magenta Moprags. He just went over to the microphone-he's wip- ing it off-Oh, now I see. Leona tells such juicy bits of gossip that he has to wipe the mike off. But who is it? He's tuming around now,-why-for goodness sake!!! It's Iohn Creger!!! I guess the Reed boys are still mak- ing life miserable for him. 19