Senior Class Prophecy

Looking far into the future I find our class of 1950 doing mighty well (considering).  On my journey all over everywhere I've found out about most everybody.  Wilma Walker seems quite contented with married life and her six kids.  Bill Webb still has his interest in sports, for he is playing first string fullback for the Green Bay Packers.  I think next season Bill Webb is going to join James Woods' Globe Trotters.

  In the capitol it seems that Governor Bob Stroud spends most of time drawing cartoon the Daily Oklahoman, while Senator Bill Winfield is getting up a petition to keep cows off the highways.  Life's latest addition has a tremendous write up on Charley McGuire's Western Rodeo in Montana.

  Life's editor, Kyle Perrin, says that his two reporters, Jimmy See and George Sanders haven't yet got over the thrill they got in seeing Sue Wynn and Verna Wooten, two of Hollywood's raving beauties, at the rodeo.  One of Life's photographers, Shirley Young, took many interesting pictures of the rodeo; also at the rodeo were some of America's leading men; there was Gene Whittington, a great oil and cattleman, Jimmy Whittle, now owner and president of General Motors, Bill McKeel the famous western movie star, and the most interesting people of the bunch was the quartet from NBC's biggest radio program composed of Willie Mae Williams, Virginia Simpson, Mildred Hopper and June Crawford Todd.

Elizabeth Stewart has become a housewife and demonstrates to her friends how clean a house can be.  I saw a "WANTED" sign in the post office, it was not Jesse James as I thought but Don Sutton.  It seems Richard Sweeney has inherited a fortune and now drives up and down Main street all day in a four-door yellow Cadillac convertible.

Louise Tilley now owns a rooming and boarding house.  One of her customers told me he never ate such marvelous food!  Jim Trahern, they tell me, had to rush through dental school to make a living for that wife of his.

Billie Fae Walker has become an authority on travel because of her vacations to all parts of the world.  At the Yankee's baseball game not long ago I asked about a certain box and was told it belongs to Barbara Reed.  They say she doesn't miss a single game.  Speaking of sports, Clyde Rigsby's name has become famous in pro-football.

Bob Roberts has gotten a job modeling men's clothing, of course he leaves the pink, red, and orange to the blonds.  Charles Robinson, I hear, has a little mix-up in academies and ended up at Annapolis.  He is the captain of a New York ferry.

I saw Mildred Robinson working one day and she told me her hubby was at home reading.  She didn't tell me who is boss.  I noticed in the Houston Daily News where Geneva Roddy finally got married.  As I was passing through a wild part of Minnesota, I met Bill Selby.  He told me he makes a good living during the winter by trapping.  I think he fishes all summer.  While touring an art gallery in Chicago, I came upon an exhibit by Dorothy Shideler but it was so crowded I didn't get a very close look.

Jerry Shirley has been in Arabia for three years with an American oil company and is making his fortune.  I asked who I could visit up north and they told me Goldie Shumard has established herself a home at Skunk Creek, Michigan.  Willena Skaggs doesn't have to pay her bills anymore because she has a 'Bill' of her own.  I passed a Smith Bakery in Atlanta while on a tour but didn't think anything of it until I saw Beverly Smith behind the counter.  She says she certainly enjoys her work.

Telling of these successes reminds me of Dolores Stanfield.  She has become a success telling people how to be successful.  Ben Steen is on the Life magazine staff.  He is one of their chief photographers.  Ed Stewart has established the Stewart construction company.  Their latest job was a bridge across the Mississippi river.

Melcina Wallace has become a prominent woman in Washington society.  I believe she married a senator from Utah.  Sue Conner says she doesn't work for a living.  Keeping house is just like play to her.  Ruth Crabtree, I hear, can't make up her mind and has broken more boy's hearts.  Dolores Heath is quite a business woman.  She is the manufacturer of the famous "Heath's Hot-Rods" automobiles.

"Pat the Rat" Hester married her Jack, and now they hear the patter of little feet – mice!  The last I heard of Melody Higginbotham, she was making a cross country tour, exhibiting her version of the Charleston.  You remember the old Ada theatre?  Well, Thetus Holman is managing it now and its been enlarged to take in the whole block.  We all knew that Betty Sue Kinsey's flashing feet would get her somewhere and they have.  She's the footsteps you hear on the radio mystery stories.

Jo Ann Kite is starring in the new hit, the Broadway musical, "Gentlemen Prefer Jodie".  Also in the play is another former Ada high student, Billie Jennings.

Wanda Loman hasn't changed much since high school days.  I see she's still shopping around for a husband.  Lynn Lundgaard has achieved her fame.  She is a well known dress designer for a prosperous French company.  Robert McCollum, a former professor of Yale has just been chosen to replace Einstein at Columbia University.

  Mary McGinnis, all-star wrestling champ whose coach was our own Ralph Wasson, has just decided to retire and settle at Roff for a quiet life.

  Don McGhee has at last accepted the title as the villain in a new Broadway production.  Charles McKnight was seen the other day with his arms full of lovely girls.  Jim MacRobert has become a rancher and owns the largest ranch in Texas.  He and his family (consisting of a wife and 13 kids) are doing fine.

Jeanne Martindale decided to get married to somebody.  but just who is undecided.  Joy Mayes is a housewife with nine all around girls of her own.  Joyce Moran is seeing the country with her husband- Simp the Imp – pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers.  Becky Menasco, song bird of the south, is singing with Claude Pennington's band.  Incidentally Marian Phelps who also plays with his band, was named saxophonist of the year.

  Virginia Mays Jenkins is living happily with her husband.  they are still in Ada.  Sue Miers has taken Betty Grable's place as the most popular blonde in the movies.  Sue Morey has taken up nursing to help her father.

Sue Norvill is playing with the famous Red Heads basketball team.  Delma Murdock is married to "guess who"?  Oral Pitman is testing feather beds for a famous mattress company.  Jack Nelson has opened a lavish gambling house in Reno called "The Half Nelson", (the other half belongs to Mildred).  Virgil Manahan decided to sell his fishing tackle on Texoma so that he would not have to drive so far to fish.

  Mary Ann McKeown has become the most famous soprano at the Met.  Her favorite role is in La Traviata.  Norma Crisman has become the editor of the New York Herald which is now the leading newspaper of the world.  Norma is also married and has three children.  She says she likes to combine a career and marriage.  Don Dake, by the way, is Norma's chief reporter.

  Charles Davenport is working in a furniture store selling divans.  They say the job just suits him.  Bob David is the most valuable drummer in the nation.  Many offers have been made to him from leading bands but he has decided to start his own.  Jerry Donaghey has been discovered as one of the greatest football players of all time.  He was playing at Texas University when his exceptional abilities were finally recognized.

  Wanda Dunn is very happily married and is planning a new house.  She says it will be a ranch-type one.  Her hobby is still photography and she has done some beautiful work.  Nancy Ebey is also a housewife.  She travels place to place with her husband who is a football coach.  Nancy has won for herself a good name in tennis playing, too.  Jerry Edwards is finally awaiting the National Olympics Meet this year.  He is determined to break the world's record in the cross-country run.

  Don English has become a professor at the University of Wisconsin.  He is teaching physiology and sociology.  Betty Ellis has become head nurse at Valley View Hospital.  She was recently promoted because of her efficiency and capability.  Emma Lee Ethridge has become a famous doctor.  She is now working in the science laboratory at Mayo's where she has almost perfected her complete cure for the common cold.

  Leon Farley is having a bit of trouble lately, he is in the exterminating business and almost exterminated himself the other day.  Joe Mac Floyd has become a dentist.  He's making all his own teeth now.  Janet Ford is a professional ballet dancer in New York.  She will perform next winter with the Ballet Russe.

  Robert Armstrong (commonly known as Bob) now owns such a monopoly of drug stores that nobody even considers owning a drug store anymore, except Alice Owen who just bought his Corner Drug.  David Gall graduated from West Point and is now a major in the U.S. Army.  Wanda Graves met her man in Ada High and married him soon afterwards.  She and Bob are getting along fine.

Robert Ford is now a senator in the state legislature.  That discussion he did in high school really helped!  Cynthia Griggs is another housewife.  She and L. D. are living in Oklahoma City.  Don Grisham is in the grocery business.  He is about to buy another one in Shawnee.  Floyd Groves has taken over the Ada Coca-Cola plant.  They say he's doing mighty well.

  Edward Halverson, although we've heard previous rumors, finally decided to be a rancher.  He owns a 250 acre ranch with a hundred head of cattle.  (My, my!)  Camelia Kuras has been elected "Miss Blush of the Year" by a committee of nationally known blushers.  Catherine Lamb has become an expert hair stylist.  I predict that soon everyone will be wearing her latest creation, "Scalped", which looks just the way it sounds.

  Louise Loller is the first woman to pilot a rocket to the moon.  She attributes her successful flight to clean living, plenty of exercise, and her rocket-ship.  Bob Hobbs is coaching the Byng girl's basketball team.  It's rumored that the girls are having a hard time keeping their minds on the game.  Paul Holley owns the largest chain of shoe stores in the southwest.  His slogan is "Paul's shoes will give your feet a fit!" 

  Dick Huddleston is the new Scoutmaster for District 4.  His star scouts are Jerry Howard, Ralph Howell, and Clyde Kidd.  They only have one complaint, they want to know how long they have to be Cubs.  Davis Hunsucker just got his Doctor's degree in agriculture.  He is one of America's foremost experts on soil-erosion.  Harold Hutchings is currently playing guard on the All-American Red-Heads Basketball Team.  Everyone is talking about the new Ada High building.  It's two feet wide and two hundred feet long, and the architect is Bob Jones.

  Henry "Broderick Crawford" Katz just won the Academy Award.  Congratulations Henry!  Clark Littlepage is the Journalism teacher at Ada High.  His Cougar Call consists of gossip, gossip, and gossip.  Barbara Albright has become the world's most efficient secretary, with boss Vanderbilt. They are betrothed and will presently be married.

  Marie Alexander works in a jewelry store in Rochester and shows wedding rings to lovebirds, John Logsdon has become Eddie Arnold's successor.  Tune in KADA every Monday through Friday at 6:00 a.m. and get an earful of his cowboy crooning.

  Kenneth Atkinson has gone places with his trombone-to sing-sing for disturbing the peace.  Bob Bartlett, speaking of singing, is now raising mocking birds.  He teaches them Latin.  Wanda helps.

  Jan Bayless along with the Duchess of Windsor is one of the best dressed women of the world.  John Benson has a job with a side show.  He isn't the human skeleton.  Wayne Black has become one of the most famous people in the world.  He broke the world's record for flag pole sitting.  James Bowen has really gone places with his painting.  He painted a barn the other day in record time.  Don Bowers is in pro basketball now.  I hear his team beat the Globe Trotters last week.

  Barbara Collins has become a private tutor for three of the most wealthy families in San Francisco.  Mildred Boyet works in an exclusinve dress shop in the city.  She watches babies for their mommies.  Bob Bush has an inventive mind.  While he was with the Band of America he invented a bass horn the size of a piccolo. 

  Christine Brandon has settled on a ranch.  I hear they have the largest herd of Herefords in Arizona.  Clarene Bundy demonstrates new stoves to uninformed customers.  She invented the new gadget that seasons all foods.  Mary Bryant's greatest ambition was to be Mrs. Hunsucker.  It seems she now is.  Billye Mae Burrough won all the first prizes at the county fair for her cooking.  Speaking of food, Jack Caldwell is in the hospital.  He was in a contest to eat the most popcorn.  He won.

  Weldon Brunley is with the St. Louis Browns and hit .480 last season.  Dick Buchanan is just across town with the Cardinals.  They told me that box he stands in is for the first base coach.  Maxine Buchanan has to quiet screaming babies and console gentle old ladies.  She is an airline hostess.