Prophecy Dreams Assemble Class of 1926 Visions
Edith Rubenkoenig recounts a 1936 San Francisco tea session that triggers a long dream journey through future lives of Graham High School’s Class of 1926. The narrator visits Texas, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and more, meeting former classmates, teachers, and notable figures, culminating with a tale of marriage, careers, and a hailstorm in Dallas. The piece blends nostalgia with a vivid parade of named individuals and places.
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San Francisco
Texas U
Leeta
Lucille Norman
Leota Bills
Herman Rubenkoenig
University of Columbia
Columbia
Yale
Robert Lee Moore
Noble Atkins
New York
Frank Duncan
Graham High
Frank
Hest
William Corse
Bill, Jr
Bill
Graham High School
Central Station
New York City
New York Herald
Lillian Widmayer
Jack Martin
Texas
Strand
Raymon
Alton Thompson
Lois Johnson
Marguerite Campbell
Italy
Lois
Leo Choate
Alton
Taylor Sisters
Lena
Irene
Vivon Duncan
Vivon
Marcel
Ola Mae Graham
Paris
Washington, D. C
Howard Farmer
Bill George
Ina George
Fern Hodge
Chicago
City
Thelma Burton
Thelma
Willian Jarnagin
Mexico
Ida Hunter
Margye Easterling
Ina Mae Bullock
Europe
Kress
Rose Amra Reed
Silvey Myers
Elizabeth Morrison
Nevada
Bessie Lowrey
Hollywood
Jack Vaughan
Raymond Graham
J. C. Allen
Blaine Divine
Claude Kennedy
Donald Stewart
Donald
Don
Miss Criswell
Gladys Fowler
Mary Lou Burgess
Don Stewart
Taylor
Wesley Taylor
Ford
Mrs. Stewart
Jack McBrayer
Lester
Illinois
Barnett Cannon
Barnett
Florida
Jack
Lillie Mae
East
Hazel Mahaney
Frances Vaughan
United States
Mary Anita Stuart
Germany
Mary Rogers
Hawaii
Ao Radio
Ada Lee
Mattie Queen Price
Graham
Waltemar Stewart
Zelma Wheeler
Heart’s Ease
Venice
Johnnie Matthews
Stewart’s
California
Los Angeles
Clarence Taylor
Clarence
Myrtle Ballard
Nell
Nell Whitesides
Lois Cannon
Verna P. Evans
Verna
Samye Peacock
Wall Street
Caroline Glover
Glen City
Ruth Green
Dakin High School
Lavenia Campbell
Bryson
Lizzie Greek
Alberta Fitzpatrick
Curiosity
Barnum’s Circus
Della Evanson
Nell Sammons
Mr. J
Mr. Gilmer
Don Shifflett
Ivy
Stanley
No Governorship For Mine
A former candidate recalls a governor dissuading him from pursuing Oklahoma governor, citing a rival who spent extravagantly in a doomed campaign. The recount lists odd, satirical expenditures attributed to the rival’s bid, ending with the candidate’s defeat.
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Oklahoma
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By Edith Rubenkoenig
Robert Ward
Dallas
Mr. Ward
Anheuser’*Busch
Whistle Bottling CO
Graham, Texas
Glamey
Tangle Company
Grano Rapids
Michican
Mer
Durham
Baptist
The
Holy Rollers
Kiawanis
Lions
Rotary
Ku Klux Klan
de Auge P.S
Bull Durham
Fifth Avenue
Haarlem
Bull's Eye
Will Rogers