1949-50 Owen High School

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Yearbook property of: Carol Rene (Lipprandt) Stroud

From the estate of: Norbert Walter Carl Lipprandt

 

Transcribed by Robert Lipprandt

 

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Owen High School Senior Class Prophecy

(Pages 16 & 17)

 

1970 already and no one has heard of what’s become of the class of 1950, but the senator of Wisconsin, none other than Ervin Gay, has just toured the Unites States and sent in a report of the Seniors of 1950.

 

A 3,000 acre cattle ranch out in Nevada, owned by Loraine Teclaw and Beverly Pyatt, has been taken over by the government and is now used as a resting place for wounded servicemen.  Loraine, a registered nurse, takes care of them and Bev, that will known interior decorator, keeps the rooms and ranch attractive to all.  Entertainment is supplied by Jerry Madsen and his band which is called “Madsen’s Mournful Mourners,” and a singer Dottie Check better know to us as Dorothy Ciokiewicz. 

 

Speaking of servicemen, Admiral Lester Gifford in charge of the U.S. Fleet is stationed at Hula Hula Island.  Every afternoon beneath the swaying palm tress he is busily training the boys at a fascinating game of …. Yoyo.

 

Beverly Johnson is owner of the Sun Valley Ski Lodge in Idaho.  Business is booming!! Fifi, better known to her classmates as Vernetta Molle is there with her troupe of balloon dancers providing the entertainment.  People come back year after year to see this magnificent wonder hoping that Goodyear will put out the inferior grade of rubber. 

 

The familiar figure of Donald German is seen on billboards all over the United States. The manufacturers of Gillett blades and Palmolive Shaving Cream have employed him for the “before and after” shaving adds. 

 

Wilbur Hansen has just been named the world’s high scorer in basketball romping over the score set by Nate DeLong.  Must be the redheads are a good influence! 

 

Alex Nowak now residing in New York writes a love-lorn column called “Let me help you, but I’ll just go on being stupid.” He has all the debutantes in a tizzy.  Must be quite a column.  Another of our writers Jerome Thorson, has just won the Nobel Prize on his famous book “What’s Wrong with Women.”

 

Paul Stasek has just returned from Mars; on the trip he set a new speed record with his jet propelled flying carpet.  He reports that the girls on Mars are more his type, they blush more like he does. 

 

Also in New York we find Adeline Dutzle is employed as a waitress at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.  Business has gone up 100% because of her excellent experience which she gained while working at the Cozy Corner in Owen. 

 

Delores Strohkrich runs the “Squat ‘em Baby sitting Agency.”  In her spare time she is busy writing a book called “Living with Men and Liking It.” 

Marjorie Barnaske is now employed as chief assistant to the second Dr. Einstein, Professor Clarence Johnson.  They are conducting research in hopes of developing a new pit-less cherry. 

 

We see Birdelle Lysdahl touring through the United States giving demonstrations on how to give the new shampoo called Di-Em Blonde.  It is said to be far better than peroxide. 

 

Speaking of hair, Andrew Smith, that well known beautician is famous for styling long hair and giving relaxing massages.  His office and shop are located along the Lake Front in Owen. 

 

Also residing in Owen we find Wanda Piotrowski employed as an Auto Mechanic at the B & O Garage.  She keeps the Owen Public School buses in good running condition.  See here if have any trouble with your cars and you’ll never be bothered with any motor trouble after she is through fixing them. 

 

Mary Maruina, proud mother of eleven boys, is coaching her team.  They opened the football season with their first game against Thorp.  Her oldest is named Roberto and is captain of the team. 

 

George Southworth is the Principal of the Withee-Owen Consolidated High School.  He is running it in his own modern way and is now giving that famous lecture, “How to Appear Awake Though Sleeping.”

 

Gaylord Fakes is flying the mail route nightly from Happy Hollow to Pine Crossing. 

 

A ladies underwear shop has just opened on the Main Street of Owen, and in the office we find the very efficient secretary, Arlene Mills, sitting on her boss’s lap who is none other than Norbert Lipprandt.  Boy, what a business!!

 

One of our classmates, Mrs. Beedle-Bom is happily married.  She is none other than Beatrice Krug, proud mother of blond haired boys and a girl. 

 

Howard Frane is President of a large trucking concern called “The Robot Truck Line.”

We’ll get it there somehow.  The driver of truck No. 2073 is Frank Pauwliekewicz.  It seems his truck is the slowest. 

 

Janet Stuve is a missionary stationed somewhere in Africa. She is called Mother hen because she takes all the children under her wing. 

 

And last but not least, Karl Buchholz, the friendly undertaker runs an undertaking business in Curtiss.  His chief grave-digger is Bruce Hull.  Their motto is “It’s a pleasure to die if you’re buried by Buchholz and Hull.” 

 

And this completes the survey of the class of 1950.  So, as Karl would say, “I guess we’d better be…. shovelin’ off.”