Yuma High School - Smoke Signals Yearbook (Yuma, CO)

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Milton Chrismer still has the knack of being able to annoy people and make them like it. Maybe it IS the red hair. Zelda Cox is a famous model for Gimbel's in Timbuctoo, Allen Davis is still Stalling around. Dortha Davis, well known in Y,U, H, S. for the originality of her hair styles. is now associated with a swank beauty salon in Platner. Dick Dedrick is climbing fast. He is head window washer at Macy's Dept, Store in New York, Marlene Degenhart was shipwrecked while on her way to Brazil to pick up a few nuts. She has been res- cued in a rowboat paddled by Herb Damm. Curtis Franson is a famous scientist and is now making a study of the instincts of the hamma mono larubion. Jean Gaines has found great happiness. She has married a seven foot six inch basketball player. Rex Gardner has been highly honored for his splendid work with grasshoppers. It seems he finally located their source of supply for tobacco. Wanda Gardner is much in demand as a leading speaker on the care and feeding of baby armadillos. Patty Grauerholz is head telephone operator in Cold Point, Alaska. Only they don't have any phones in Cold Point do they? Leslie Hansen is now in uniform--bellboy at the Waldorf-Astoria, Roger Herman ls with the Pingley Sisters Circus where his pet fly, Florence, performs aerial aerobatics. This act was a smash hit when the circus played at Schramm. Jo Ann Hickman has just made her debut as an opera singer at the Met in Otis. Clara Hillman joined the Waves and volunteered for duty on Guam, There has been a BLACl-lout ever since. Betty Josh is head librarian at the Joes library, Shirley Lillich is a famous businesswoman and well known for driving a hard bargain, She is fourth vice- president of the Hammerhead Nail Company, Leon Mekelburg and Doris Rutledge are living on their three acre farm where they raise fleas for Maurice 's flea circus. Phyllis Morrison is in Africa and has been commended for her work with the S. C,P. B, E. fSociety for the Care and Protection of Baby Elephants.J

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611155 M to y and Praplzecy MOTTO: Inches make a Mile COLORS: Blue and Silver FLOWER: White Carnation President ---- - - -GLEN POWELL Vice President - - - - DALE VAN HORN Secretary ---- - - -DICK STALLINGS Treasurer ----- - - LEON MEKELBURG Student Council - - - - SHIRLEY PARRISH Fifty bright and energetic freshmen entered Y,U. H.S, in the fall of '49, After erasing all the walls, we calmed down somewhat and got to business. Officers were: Ruth Trute, President, Glen Powell, Vice President, Dick Dedrick, Secretary, and Duane Robertson, Student Council Representative. We were ready and rearin' to go our Sophomore year, The Echo Valley boys formed their band that year and made a big hit, We chose as officers: Dick Stallings, President, Glen Powell, Vice President, David Bradley, Secretary, Shirley Parrish, Treasurer, and Clara Hillman, Student Council Representative. As Juniors we considered ourselves quite grown up, Our class play was 'Meet Me in St. Louis' which was at least a financial success, Our prom theme was Stardust and was the biggest event of the year. Our leaders were: Leon Mekelburg, President, Glen Powell, Vice President, Ruth Trute, Secretary, Phyllis Morrison, Treasurer, and Roger Herman, Student Council Representative. We finally achieved our goal of becoming Seniors and what is to come we know not, but we will always cherish the memories of Good Old Yuma High. As I sit here gazing into my crystal ball, I am wondering what is ahead for the class of '53, Aha!! What is this I see? Behold! It is now many years hence. Carolyn Beethe is giving lectures to fellow old maids on Why Women are Superior to Men. Dale and Doyle Beverly have just received the coveted best ranch award given them for their model six acre chicken ranch. LaVeta Buethe has just been crowned Queen of the Amazons in Mogo-Wogo, Brazil, Jerry Bushner has finally succeeded, He is well known as the craziest, fastest, and most daring hot-rod driver to ever hit the hot-rod circuit. Mildred Chrismer while wearing that leopard cloth sunsuit, was mistaken for a rare red headed species of leopard and was accidently shot, though not badly hurt.

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Shirley Parrish has peroxided her long black hair and is playing the female lead in the Tarzan series. Mary Partch has joined the Waf's and is now a head cook in charge of potato peeling. Glen Powell is playing bass violin for a concert orchestra. Last heard of in Hawg Calling Corners. Georgia Loren Riley is chief medicine man for the Mogambje tribe in deepest Africa. Duane Robertson has married Paul Bunyan's daughter and retired. She is a lumberjack. Myrtle Rogers is widely known in business circles. She is running the general store out at Clarkville. Shirley Rutledge was mistaken for Santa Claus again last Christmas. Since she 's been a steeplejack most of her time is spent up on chimneys. Leslie Serl is known as 'Limber Les and is now appearing in Madison Square Gardens as its most noted wrestler. Florence Simons is editor of the advice to the lovelorn column in the Abarr Gazette. Pat Smith seems to be hearing little Howells all over. Bill Snedeker is giving Billy Sunday some tough competition as a top notch revivalist. Wilbur Snelling is a renowned mathematician at Harvard University. Kenneth Sprouse has a double career. In the daytime he is a floor-walker for I. C. Penney's and at night he is a floorwalker for Junior. Dick Stallings has just patented a new invention--Windshield wipers on eye glasses. He expects to make at least a million from this invention. Everett Stuck has gone far with Duckwall's. All the way to Kokamunga, Alabama, where he's a head janitor. Lorrain Taladay has put that strange voice malady Qknown as cheerleader's hangoverj to work and is sub- bing for the fog horns on the San Francisco bay. Hugh Thompson has captured world fame for having concocted a better wallpaper paste and is fast becom- ing rich. Dale Van Horn is the highest paid professional basketball player in the world. Loretta Wise has put her home economics training to good use and hooked a rich Texas rancher. Carol Wolff seems to be an expert on chickens. Wonder if she runs a hatchery.