York High School - Echoes Yearbook (Bellevue, OH)

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Claaa 'Pnophecq Icontl learned that they were all very happy in their work. It seems that Shafer went on a safari to Africa after graduation and became interested in animals. Because of Marilyn 's dangerous act she is thinking about retiring to a tobacco farm in Kentucky. As John is owner of the circus, he is becoming rich off of his two big acts, as yet he is unmarried. He would make a nice catch I ! Upon arriving in Chicago we met the famous young lawyer, Howard Cotterill . His law practice is growing rapidlytand he expects to move on to Washington soon. Driving on the Indiana Turnpike we noticed signs advertising Orwig's FlZZlE WIZZIE SODA POP, 58 Flavors. Thinking back we remembered David Orwig as one of the names in Gwin's 58 Echoes. We decided to visit the bottling factory. Smith and I were met at the door by a very efficient secretary. We asked for Mr. Orwig. After talk- ing to him awhile, we discovered his secretary to be the former Margie Benfer, also a member of the class of 58. After saying good-bye we hurried on towards Ohio. Upon entering the city of Toledo, we came upon a baby sitting agency operated by Ed Finley. Going into the office we saw a tall blonde headed man sound asleep. Telling him our business and saying a little about his we learned that he had iust opened his business three months before. Driving on, we came to a small town, upon further investigation we found that the mayor was Charles Adair. Talking with Mayor Adair we learned that although politics sometimes interrupted his private life he still has time for his coin collection. Walking down the tree lined street we came upon a small pet shop with the sign KATHY'S DOG HOUSE. We entered the shop for a closer look and discovered the owner to be Kay Beasley, She has been raising and selling animals for many years. Next we headed south towards Bowling Green to speak to the English Professor at the Univer- sity, the former Marie Wise. We learned that she is now married and the mother of five very healthy basketball players. About three miles east of Clyde we came to the large well kept farm, of August Keegan. Remembering that he was also a 1958 graduate, we went up the long drive and found him sitting on his porch. While talking, we learned that not only was his farm prosperous, they had just discovered uranium. We left and went on to visit our destination, York School. We arrived at the huge new school about ll:OO A.M. and went directly to the office to find Mr. Miller who was frantically trying to calm a young looking matron. Being successful in his almost impossible task, I overheard him call her June and being unable to hold back any longer I asked if she could possible be the former June Norman. Telling her our job and finding that she had married soon after graduating and she now had a very large and happy fam- ily. Climbing to the second floor and heading down the long corridor we came to the Commercial Department to meet the last of our missing persons, Pot Siehl who is married to the Industrial Arts teacher. Pat has been teaching shorthand for the past five years. It is now May 27, ten years to the day since the graduation of the class of l958. It has been a pleasure to meet these very successful people This page is sponsored by - A. LEIBER 8. SONS, INCORPORATED Buick and Pontiac Sales and Service Bellevue, Ohio

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Claaa Pnophecq My name is Joe Friday, my partner Smith and I were working out of Missing Persons the week of May 17, 1968. We were sitting in my office discussing our most recent case. A man had come to my office and asked us to find the twenty members of the class of 1958 of York High School. He said he had been their sponsor for five years, and nat- urally he wanted to know what they were now doing. He gave his name as Robert Gwin. A half hour later we were on our way. We headed east for 50 miles before coming to a Drive-In. We stopped and ordered a couple 58 SPECIALS from the man behind the counter. He was a friendly guy and soor began to tell us about his business. His name was Dick Warner and he also said that he had graduatedifrom York ten years before. Feeling successful in finding at least one senior we asked his help in locating the others. Saying that he knew of only two we thanked him and hurried on our way. As we drove down the road about ten miles, Smith spotted a sign that read SHAVER'S CHICKEN HEAVEN 20 MILES. Remembering Shaver was one of the names Warner had mentioned, we decided to investigate. Sure enough it was Jim Shaver. In our report to Mr. Gwin we told how successful Jim has been raising chickens. We left the chicken ranch and hurried north toward Reno, Nevada. Spying a very exclusive looking motel, we decided to stop for the night. As we pulled into the drive a very pretty dark haired woman, the proprietoress, came to meet us. As the motel had a very intriguing name I asked her about it and found, much to our surprise, that it was named after her Junior Prom IN A SPANISH GARDEN. She had graduated ten years before and had been running this beautiful motel for the past five. It seems we had found another one of our missing persons, Anne Camacho. Smith and I retired for the night feeling that our first day on this new case had been a rewarding one. At noon, the next day, we arrived in Reno and decided to find Judy Kokai, remem- bering that Dick told us that she now owned a restaurant, we decided to investigate. Coming to a big gold building with a purple roof we stopped the car and entered. It wasn't hard to find Judy. It seems that one of her waitresses had iust quit and Judy was in there working very hard. When she came to take our order we told her who we were and that we wanted to find out about her business. Judy told us that she had been very successful in her restaurant and now'is planning a whole chain. Judy's specialty is banana cake, her mother's recipe. Heading east on Route 58 I noticed that I was running out of gas and iust a quarter of a mile ahead I found a gas station run by Steve O'DonneII . I had met him in L.A. and so we stopped. Steve told us that he graduated from York in 1958. He has a large and successful business and has been running it for the past eight years. 1 AS we left Nevada and headed towards Denver, Colorado we came upon a large chiIdren's hospital. We stopped to admire the beautiful grounds when a dark haired nurse came to speak to us. She took us on a tour of the hospital and grounds. When it came time for us to leave we learned that she was superintendent of nurses, Mary Jo Manbeck. After finding nothing in Denver we traveled on to Leavenworth, Kansas. There we stopped at the prison to talk to Warden Leo Missler as one of the class of '58, he was happy to hear of what the rest of the seniors were doing. Leaving Kansas far behind we headed northeast towards Chicago. Just before we got to the city we saw a group of tents, upon further investigation we found that it was a circus. Stopping, we bought tickets and went in. And there in the middle ring was the Ringmaster, John Hunt. Looking at the program we read the names Shafer Wagner and Marilyn Bowersox. After the show was over we talked with the three performers and

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Claaa will We, the Seniors of '58 being of sound mind and body do will these different slams, abilities, traits and characteristics to these persons in the hopes that the said party will become as dignified and as honorable as the Seniors of '58. I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, Charles Adair, will my ability to get an A in, conduct to Jim Adair. Kay Beasley, will my ability to sleep in class to any early bird who wants or needs it. Margie Benfer, will my ability to repair my own clothes without going to Mrs. Rothacker to Mrs. Level. Marilyn Bowersox, will my ability to lose my glasses to Ellen Trusdle. Anne Comacho, will my quietness to anyone who talks too much. Howard Cotterill, will my ability to drive out of school without hitting a school-bus to RuthVWoleslagel . Edward Finley, will my basketball iersey to anyone who can run fast enough to catch it. John Hunt, will my height to Wesley Orwig. August Keegan, will my ability to stay out of school to do farm work to LaMar Keegan. Judith Kokai, will my ability to blush to Mr. Smith. Mary Jo Manbeck, will my ability to be a problem child to Carol Sue Andrews Leo Missler, will my ability to behave in 8th period study hall to Bob Heal. June Nomman, will my ability to speak in a whisper to Janet Liles. Steve O'Donnell, will my engineer boots to Norman Rife. Dave Orwig, will my ability to get along with the coach to Roger Orwig. James Shaver, will my tattoos to Wayne Wolfe. Patricia Siehl, will my short hair cut to Gary Richmond. Shafer Wagner, will my ability to drive a car without the parts falling out to John Colvin. Richard Warner, will ten pounds of my weight to Mrs. Groll . Marie Wise, will my speed in shorthand to Judy Gardener. We, the class of 1958, do solemnly declare this to be our legal Will and Testa- ment made this twenty-seventh day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hun- dred and fifty-eight in the county of Sandusky, township of York, state of Ohio. This page is sponsored by GILDENMEISTER MOTOR CO. Chrysler Imperial Cars G.M.C. Trucks Sales and Service H5 South Sandusky Street Bellevue, Ohio 18