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CityThePage 6labeledCLASS OKHriALS- ih«* ntiirers and roinmittrrmrn arranging the reunion of the Class of PUL held Saiurda night in the Sacred Heart Klt; «*n\itn»n Hall, smile at the secretary, Mrs. Stephen Wright, as she grimaces at the camera Left to right they arc Mrs. Wright, ol Vrkansas f ity, Mr. Kay Sandefur, Cuyahoga Falls. Ohio, class president; Mrs Charles McOouell, Arkansas City, co-chairman for the reunion; Mrs. Howard McDowell, Kirkland, Wash,, who started the reunion hall rolling; Leonard Fstep, \tlanta, Ga., student council representati\e; and Donald Patterson, Arkansas City, reunion chairman, thrown Photo)1ATTKNDED FIKST RKI 'NION OF PC! CLASS—The male members of the Class of 1932, who attended the first reunion Saturday night in the Sacred Heart Recreation (enter, are shown here, left to right: front row: Frederick Freeman, Libert Bly, Kay Sandefur, Vernon Trenary and Donald Patter ton; second row: Bill Magncr, Dr. \Mlliam L. Bunch Jr., Charles Dickson. Jim Rutledge, Earl Bell and Jack liranstetter; third row: Milliard Hill. Warren Stoner. Leonard Fstep. Dick Power, Ernest Hower and Guy Markland: fourth row: Arthur McKecvcr, llarold Wilhelm, Jim (hirnish, Kenneth Fngleman. Woodrow Rice and Doyle Kemper; fifth row: CirrnM lewis. Wallace Mueller, Maurice Lane, (leu Hadley, Emmett lunch. Warren (|uinn anil Chester Kloxin; and sixth row: llarold Howlb\, Gorman Oslmrn, Robert Koettinc; Malcolm Jacques, lt;albert ( lark and John Click. (Lupcr PholotA total of 143 were present for the 30th and first class reunion of the 1932 Arkansas City Hijh school graduating class, he*dSaturday night in the Sacred Heart Recreational Center. The affair included a social hourfrom 5 to 7 p.m., dinner, and extended far into the night whenthe former classmates met and talked with friends they had not seen in 30 years.At the social hour guests wore greeted by Mrs. Leonard Crouch,Mrs. Clair Wilcoxen, and Harold Wilhelm.Each guest was pinned with apurple and gold name badge.These badges, made by Mrs.Charles McDowell, featured small hand-mirrors on which was a miniature picture of each member, reprints from the 1932 Mirror.Each member was presented a 30th Class Reunion booklet, the coyer of which featured a largemirror with purple frame, im-1 tioned as printed 1962”, reflecting a sim-1 workers, liar small mirror from ”1932’’.The cover was designed and drawn by Mrs. Donald Patterson. The 33-page booklet, printed in purple ink. was edited by Mrs. Kenneth Hill from information received on questionnaires sent out early this year. Eugene Jim Cornish, publisher of the Post Dispatch, Post, Tex . was in charge of vhe printing.Mr. ami Mrs. Williard Hill had charge of the registration table.The social period was devoted to renewing acquaintances, meeting spouses and trying to bring up to date the experiences of each class member The comments: “Don't you know who Iam ’ Why you haven't changed a bit” or simply How good it is to see you again after so long a time wore heard again and again To further enhance this period of reunion a background of stereo music of popular record-, of the early thirties was played by Woodrow Rice A popular attraction was the bulletin boards that featured editions and clippings from the 1932 Ark Light, photographs, old and new, and various news items of members.A special feature on one bulletin board was the front p. ge of the Arkansas City Daily Traveler of June 4 1932. which carried banner headlines “A CHSWINS 1 . S NATIONAL TRACK MEET. This meet was held in Chicago, coached by HerbertConner, and the captain of the track team was Harold Wdhelm who was present with his wife He is at present track oo: eh at Curtis High in Wichita \lso featured at a table was a gold-painted loose-leaf notebook w hich contained the questionnaires returned by classmates and many interesting letters that had lieen received during the organization period Mrs. Charles Flecker and Mrs. l,oonnrd Goulden arranged ihese displays.Tables were decorated withsprays of gold mums, the numerals 62-32 used with pennantsi of ourole and gold ACHS. TTie speakers table was centered with a large bouquet of gold shag mums, with purple and gold streamers, centered with a dolll gowned in the traditional purple graduating robe. At each place setting 'a momenta of the occasion' was a gold ball point pen tied with a purple bow, inscribed Arkansas City High School. Class of 1932. Reunion Non 24, 1962. Mrs. R. P. Guyot was in charge of the decorations.Dr Ray Sandefur, director of the speech department at Akron University, Akron, 0,, president of the 1932 class, called on Elbert Bly for the invocation. After the banquet Dr. Sandefur began the after-dinner ceremonies with a short address of humorous and appropriate reminiscence remarks. jHe introduced Donald Patterson. chairman of the reunion committee. He told how after 30 years a reunion began to become a reality and gave credit to Mrs. Howard McDowell as the one dedicated classmate who started the ball rolling. He recognized those previously mon-committeemen and and thanked Mrs. Charles McDowell for her work in obtaining so many correct addresses, and Mrs. Stephen Wright, class secretary, for her work in coordinating the details. Patterson then led the audience in singing On Ole A C.” which was followed by a school cheer led hy the head cheerleader of 1932. Elbert Bly. (Who omitted the hand spring that usually followed the cheer.)Dr Sandefur then turned the program over to Mrs Wright tocall the roll of class members present. Each presented his or her spouse, if present, and spoke briefly.The master of ceremoniesthen introduced the teachers who were present: Dr and Mrs Paul Johnson. Mr a nd Mrs Amos Curry and Miss Alice Car-row. Each spoke briefh MienMaag attended the social hour.The program closed with the singing of Hie Purple and Gold” and Auld Lang Syne. | Class pictures were taken im mediately following the program and further visiting ensued.Ida Virginia lt;Mathis Goetz telephoned from San Diego during the evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Flick had charge of the awards. Mrs. Howard McDowell received the prize for coming the greatest distance, Kirkland. Wash ; Mrs Leonard Goulden of Arkansas Citv and Mrs. Howard Romfh of Miami. Fla, earned the prizes for having the most children, five each: Mrs. Edward 0. Ropp of Dewey, Okla .and Mrs. Everett Gillcck, Enid, received prizes for having the most grandchildren, and Harold Bowlby for having the youngest child—four years old.Those present were Dr. and Mrs. Ray Sandefur. Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Miss Maxine Coulter, San Francisco: WarrenStoner, Long Beach: Vernon Trenary, Gardena. Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Inge] Stephan (Helen Turner', San Bernardino, Calif :Charles Dickson, Pocatello. Idaho; Mr and Mrs Earl Bell. Dubuque, Iowa; Mr and Mrs Leonard Estep, Atlanta, Ga : Mr and Mrs. Emery Cody (Doris Brewer', Mulvane; Mr. and Mrs Homer Dodge Caine Jr., Manhattan; Mr and Mrs Cecil Dunbar, Lamed: Mr andMrs. Gair Sloan 'Marjorie Hackney), Junction City; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Rutledge, Wellington; Mrs. Jack Kimsey (Wilma Harwell), Great Bend:Mr. and Mrs. Chester Kloxin, Chasse, Kan . Mr. and Mrs. Robert Koetting. Prairie Village, Kan ; Maurice I^ane, Sedan: Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Caton 'Mary Frances Reeder', Winfield; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene (Jim1 Cornish, Post, Tex.; Mr. and Mrs. William Magner and daughter Fleta Mai, Brownwood. Tex.; Mr. and Mrs Hall Collinson (Betty Stauffer). Independence, Mo ; Mr and Mrs. Dick Power Kansas City: Mr and Mrs Dick Kunz Velta Newman', Raytown, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bowlby, Eureka. Mo.;Mr and Mrs. Gerald Teagarden, Neo ho, Mo ; Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Freeman, Kansas City: Mr and Mrs. EdwardRopp Velma Murdock), Dewey, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. Guy Markland, Blackwell; Mr. and Mrs.C ontinued on Page TenLINOLEUMPARMAN'SCABINET TILE1815 No. SummitYOU MAY PAY YOUR 1962TAXESTHE. Samford Agency114 N. Summit(3rd Door North of Burfoni Theatre)'M: y-v ;v\. v . .• • * hAk *A-v , -j ..SsS?giWA , ■ /• . - - . 4 . . i - a j» * *» • • •a:• *3raftV--▼VrV•V.v*lt;v*-V.v,Am■AISpl,vf- *’A*€ ■ —Amm'•.V. V
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Arkansas City Traveler
Arkansas City, Kansas, US
Thu, Nov 29, 1962
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