As our story begins, we see our hero, "Pop" Gunn, the ivy league kid,
on his newest adventure a search for a l959 Lincoln penny. In the back-
ground we hear the piercing notes of Harvey Leboe's guitar. "Pop" tried to
cross the street but suddenly he leaped back seeing Don Carlson in his newest
hot rod.
Our hero continues and meets Betsy Schnitz, a math teacher, and James
Dark, a gym teacher, leaving the library, Believing all that teachers re-
ceived as their pay was pennies, he approached them, but was unsuccessful.
"pop" turned and saw the librarian, Mike Goldman, ejecting Marji Mundt, an
assistant principal from the library because, as usual, she was eating in
the library.
Turning the corner, "Pop" passed Angeline Betrurigaro's health gym. He
heard a crashing sound as Audrey Hachat dropped her baton. Wile basketball
star, Ron DeCook, was practicing at a seven foot basket, Bill Jimbo was still
trying to learn how to spike in a volleyball game. Carol Hoffman was working
out to keep in shape for the girls wrestling season which was about to begin.
In a small corner of the gym, "Pop" could hear some foreign sounds. Leonard
Baranaki, a Communist sympathizer, sat in his office trying to persuade
William W.O. Hoisington, Ambassador to the Lower East Side of Chicago, to
join his forces. Our hero climbed on a ledge to witness this careful de-
cision. The Ambassador had never been wrong. He used his usual sure-fire-
method -- a toss of a coin - but as luck had it, it was not a '59 Lincoln
penny. As "Pop" slipped from the ledge, he fell on Bill Phister, who had
fallen asleep against the wall. "Pop" searched Phister's pockets but found
nothing but a card from Henry Lange, a famous bounty hunter.
"Pop" walked on until he saw David Benko, a millonaire driving in his
new Cadillac - the red one for Sunday. In the back seat, sat Eve Bell, a
lawyer. It was no use begging him for a penny as the wealthy businessman
threw out all small change he received.
"Pop" heard a commotion down the street. He saw Jeffery Graham Elliott,
a boy scout leader and two of the members of his troop, Raymond Seller and
Bennie Sanders holding someone. It was the notorious William Howell, who
tried to hold up another bank but had been foiled. Suddenly an over-weight
redhead in Bermuda shorts came sprinting to Howell. It was Edward Bergmann,
a criminal lawyer who needed some business. He had just completed a brilliant
legal victory by having James Casek and Anthony Slade, two college disc-jokeys
acquited on a false charge.
"Pop" continued to walk until he saw someone building a monterous con-
struction of toy blocks. It was David Jensen, a successful engineer. On a
sunny corner stood Ron Epple selling copies of "Jack & Jill". Epple was ac-
companied by Susan Plotk~n, a C.P.A. who was helping him count his money.
Mercedes Schneider, a secretary, was helping them compile a mailing list for
the copies. Looking for a copy was David Silverman, a mathematical genius,
who, after twelve failures had passed College Algebra. The next customers were
two scholarly looking gents, William McKenna and Jerry Kuzanke, both brilliant
scientists. "Pop" spoke to Epple but he had not seen anything smaller than a
$20. bill.
"Pop" met Alex Faith, a wealthy chemical engineer, who had just sold his
latest invention to an airplane company. The first flight exploded but no one
was injured thanks to the heroics of Mary Hatfield, the stewardess. Among
those saved were Cartia Cathings and iftarva Coleman, big game hunters returning
from an expedition. Also saved were John Graham and Aylen Hasegawa, wealthy
playboys, who were on the last last lap of a trip around the world in which they
had attempted to see some of the finer things of life.
"Pop" began walking towards a social hall On the way he met Ruth Harris,
a Sunday school teacher, walking with Ashley Offill, a medical missionary, who
was to speak to the classes as a guest preacher. His topic was to be "It's in
the Book". Our hero saw James Gaul, a forest ranger, who had just arrested
Smokey the Dear for smoking in the forest. Ralph Mendelsohn, a football mana-
ger threw a goal post at "pop". He saw Beverly Barnett, a six day bicycle
rider peddling all over town, "Pop" had still not found the l959 penny and as
John Copolillo and James Dannis, the doorman opened the doors, he entered
"Nanny's", and his real search begins.
Nany, of course, was known in her younger days as Sue Fancher. Nany's
place was located on the near North side right across from George Schumans
Barber Shop and Jo Messina's Habadashery.
Nany's was in a rather secluded part of town. As Pop passed by he saw
a few interesting sights; there was Jerry Elbert sleeping in his car, Stan
Erlansen looking for rocks, Bill Pontikes, writing poems and Hennie Rumph
practicing yogi.
Doorman, Chuck Jones met "Pop" with a smile. He checked his coat with
Janet Ellis. Entering the little room he winced as he heard an Army marching
song Iron band leader Robert Skinner but grinned when he saw pretty Sharon
Mountain warbel. "You're just like a piece of burnt toast 'cause I can't
scrape you out of my hear."
He sat at a corner table and was immediatel': confronted by a pair of pert
cigarette girls, Nancy Hakes and Leone Jackowski.
"Cigars? Cigarettes?" they chimed.
"Not today kids. There's no smoking in a class prophecy." he answered.
He came to Nanny's for the express purpose of getting information from
the raft of underworld characters he communicated with here. There was big
time gangster Bill Bryteyn and gun moll Bette Schnable at a corner table,
racketters Dick Meek and Sharlene Lippert up near the front, and John Keane,
Jerry Mohan, and Gerry Giglillio, Vice Fresidents of the Olympic Laundry
Service Corporation running out the door.
He started on his quest for the '59 penny.
"Seen any '59 pennies around?" he questioned physchonanalyist Karen
Anderson. Shed said she hadn't but charged him fve dollars for the visit.
"Have you seen any '59 pennies around? he asked "No Hit" Jim Metevier
and ducked quickly as a fast ball went flying over his head.
"How about you?" he asked Arlene Schwinnen.
She didn't say anything.
The waitress asked Pop wvhat he wanted to order.
"Beans." he said.
"Beans to you" she retorted and walked away
"Hi, Handsome." shouted Nanny walking his way.
"Hi, Nanny." he said. "You know where I can find a '59 penny?"
"Why don't you try the mint?"
"Too far."
"How about the bank?"
"Closed."
The stalemate was settled by Nanny. Bouncers Bill Baldwin and Bruce
Bennett picked him up off the floor and another waitress, Virginia Cairo threw
water on him.
Poor old "Pop" was getting a little disgusted. He walked over to the bar
and asked Eli Cohn for a drink.
"Kool-aid, please," said Pop
"Kool-aid?" exclaimed Eli.
"What else can I drink in a high school prophecy."
Alice Lewis and Marcia Raila were sitting near by, so he bought them some
Kool-aide too.
"You know where I can find a '59 penny?" he asked passerby Earl Bowers,
but he was too busy humming to himself to answer.
Just then, an idea went into "Pop's" head.
"Get me a secretary!" he shouted to the waitress and Sandy Barto, Terry
Mayberger, Audri Ruddoff and Kathy Bushelle came running.
"Just one, please," he said, "I don't have room for all of you.
Poor "Pop"'s words went unheeded, as they jumped on him from all sides.
"I must be irresistable," he mused to himself.
He looked at his watch. Time to go. He carefully untangled himself
from his four secretaries and ran out into the street, bumpng into female
street cleaners, Carolyn Gordon and Patricia Marks as he did so.
As he jumped into Paul Pompians cab he yelled "Drive off a bridge, I'm
committing suicide!"
As "Pop" stepped from the cab into the Bowling alley a few blocks from
Nanny's he ran into Judy Adolfson, who claims that as a nurse she will put
more peopie in a grave than ever before. At the far side of the room we spot
Freddy Amednola, an up and coming machinist, working over the pin ball machines,
while Carolyn Anderson, who wants to become an astronomist suddenly vaults
through the ceiling in order to get a better view of the stars. As she makes
her 2 pt. landing, Lois Begun begins her interregation on the subject of the
possibility of human life on the stars. Joyce Benkowski is strenuously
teaching Rose Mary Brounazos, who plans to be an executive secretary how to
play the delicate game of pool. Suddenly, a radio dispatch makes the follow-
ing comment: Once you go to Clark, you know, Bill McKenna. Getting to the
bottom of this romance business, we ask anibitious Judie Cook a leading
question: "What does she have that Hank finds so interesting?" . .
hesitating she replies, "Daah, I give up." Marlene Demkowitz, famous chef,
meanwhile is busy dishing up heaps of spaghetti in the kitchen. Dorothy
Doll is extremely busy livening up the atmosphere with very picturesque
pictures. From the grape vine we learn that Janice Giordano, yearns for a
family life, while in contrast, Earl Jeffery appreciates the life of complete
leisure. Ron Jericho prefers to work with figures, mathmatical figures.
In a dark corner we find Maggie Gordon telling the fortunes of Les
Peterson and Beverly Bosley. She tells them that they will wind up being
life guards in a car wash.
"Pop" walks over to Ed Swanson and L. Paterson who are bowling.
"Seen any "59 pennies" he questions.
"I don't dig you" replies Ed.
So "Pop" sent for an interppreter named Elizabeth Farkas.
"'59 pennies?" "Pop" asked Track Manager, Kay Stockdreher
"'59 pennies ran yesterday, how about Crazylegs for today?"
In a secluded corner sat Tribune gossip columnit Janet Mans with actor
Dave Mulivhill. How romantic!!
"Excuse me" said "Pop". "Either take off your sunglasses, or leave peaceably."
Just then he saw Mary Dornan walk in with a dog and a box of pencils
followed by Hirsch's Kitchen band -- with Jo Anne Rohracker on Tuba, Doris
Swanner on base fiddle, Barbara Smith on piccalo, Sandra Strickland on the
bongo's and Barbara Stram on the fiddle. Barbara Thompson began with a vocal
arrangement of "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean.", followed by Debbie Thomas
warbling "Tiptoe Thru the Tulips".
"Pop" was getting a little disgusted as he glanced over to bowlers,
Karen Hager, Sue Hart, Ruth Nordin and Joan O'Dea playing in a center lane.
"Seen any '59 pennies" "Pop" questioned tiredly.
"No:" they shouted in unison. "And even if we did, we wouldn't give
it to you:"
My, what a disagreeable group thought "Pop", as he lifted a 4O pound
bowling ball off his foot.
"Pop" was requested to either spend some money or leave. He chose the
latter and was helped out by janitor Sherm Katz. As he stepped into the
street he stopped and watched the heated traffic going in the direction of
the Walter McGee Playhouse which is featuring the premier of the big headline
movie, "Shyness along the Alligator Nile" starring such well known actresses
as Sandria Schell and Phyllis Hampton, both of whom are the artistic product
of debonair young bachelor director DeWitt Garth.
"Pop" Gunn sighs with wonder thinking of which will capture the at-
tion of the public; the screen production of Gerald Dawson and Thomas Dorsey
Talents on Parade - featuring band leaders Gwen Smith and Yvonne Poik, singing
star DeWitte Garth, who recently left Carnegie Hall and Prima Ballerina Nedra
De Savieu.
Startled by the noise of an overpowered sports car, "Pop" turns to see
the two prominent playboys Donald Cunningham, Jr. and Lee Alien Burns. "Pop"
Gunn reluctantly proceeds towards his office.
As "Pop" Gunn looks up, he becomes aware of the Harridel Ford and
Antoinette Jackson Tall Girls ,harm Center and see among the tall, regal
beauties entering the building3 Rosalee Hill and Jackie Joyce. Knowing that
the annual fashion show and beauty contest which is sponsored by fashion
consultants Verletta Brawn and Rheatta Madden is underway, he is tempted to
attend the affair but remembers that his assignment is of great importance.
As "Pop" Gunn crosses the street, he comes upon one of the Robert Bryant
and Julius Gaillard chain newspaper stands. He stops and selects the Harry
Anderson chronicle and the headline captures his interest. The big news
being the lasting legal battle between Millionaire Misers, Clarence Yelverton
and Dolphin Harris over the possession of remnants of a high school locker and
combination lock with Raymond Ferguson and Emmanuel Rucker as acting attorneys.
Looking further through the paper, Gurin stops at the society page and
reading the various articles, Pop notices that Sylvia Drake; still acting
President of the prominent Valen-Teens social club, will be among the guests
at the White House the next week. Among the other White House guests will be
wealthy financiers Larry Green and Henry Mathews both of whom are co-owners
of the famed "Military Academy for Wealthy Individuals." The guest list also
includes two well-known statesmen and their society minded young wives,
Melvenna Suggs and Anna Ford who at the present time are the only known owners
of ruby and diamond structured mansions. Another article catches his eye
stating that rich heiress Rosalind Bland is off on one of her frequent business
trips to Paris, France.
"Pop" hurriedly skims through the remains of the paper and passes an
article telling of the dedication of another moon station by civic minded
Barbara Bufford, the wealthy widow of the first man to the moon.
"Pop" also sees that Wovena Bradford and Lannette Reed, rich young
debutantes, are giving another party on the penthouse of the swank "Hotel
Beautiful11, owned and managed by eligible bachelor Charles DuBois. The
guest list included jazz singer Yuonne Robertson, interpretative dancer
Wanda Pruitt, jazz pianist Bernice Carr and such well known jazz composers
Loe Patterson and Iris Mahoney. Also expected to be present are: Juanita
Guilford, Willie Chew and Phyllis Humes, fashion designers, each of whose
creations are currently dominating even the Paris fashions,
In the final portion of the newspaper, Gunn sees that the internationally
known political figures Rosalind Gaston and Maries Ragans are still trying to
pass a bill through Congress to require shorter school weeks, shorter classes
and longer lunch periods.
As "Pop" Gunn closes his paper he smiles when he sees a byline announcing
the meeting of the "Broken Hearts Club", all members of which are ex-friends
of Kathlyn White.
Nearing the office, "Pop" glances at the displays in a book store window.
He notes the titles of some best seller such as "Life in Indiana" by Cynthia
White, " The Ideal Plan for doing Nothing Successfully" by Carolyn Doss, "Our
Secret of Succoss in Gaining Friends" by Veda Weathers and Shirley Stoffer and
"Confessions of a Successful Playboy" by Wayne Hopkins.
As "Pop" Gunn crept into his office he mumbled to himself
"Man, this case has got me beat."
"Well," said a voice in the corner, "we're beat too, so come and join us."
Dan Berger, complete with shaggy beard was explaining his mathematical
calculations to "Real Gone" Carol Holmgren with Jodee Hickman merrily beating
the bongos.
"What are you doing, man?" asked "Pop" Gunn
"Just trying to show you some fun~"
"Thanks," said "Pop" Gunn, "a lot."
Then he turned to his staff of private secretaries (staff meaning two:)
Howard Washer and Hank Till.
"Why did you let these cats in?"
"We didn't Popsie," they answered, "the cleaning ladies Bert Thomsen and
Sue Wilkinson did."
Then to his amazement "Pop" Gunn discovered that the office was filled
with people.
Typewriters were banging as Barbara Weis, famous West Madison Street
Advertising executive, was telling her interpreter of Russian, Evie Wolfe
expertly what to put in the ad for fur coats in the Soviet Daily Purge
while Joe Zucker was eagerly sketching model Debbie Verson in a beautiful
laughing hyena fur coat. Turnbull was injecting everyone with a two foot
needle.
"A nice sadistic experiment," thought "Pop" Gunn. "Some friends I have."
Jet propelled Stewardess Stella Maros was gayly entertaining everyone from
flight 563,036,650 to Anarctica - she had taken a slight detour to "Pop's"
office just to see what was doing. Her V.I.P passcngers included Worlds's
Champion Dish Wsher, Sally Lippert and Ambassador to the moon, Sharon Thompson.
Even Delores West and Judy Bassett, a team of brilliant science teachers were
proudly showing off their prize pupil Judy Kraska.
"Ian, what braineD"' said "Pop", "maybe she can help me find that '59
penny" thought "Pop" Gunn.
Just then he noticed Sharon Rivers, who was editor of Playboy Magazine
dictating her super-sonic speed secretary Celeste Tibman. "Pop" Gunn had a
secret suspicion that she was writing a secret story about the missing penny.
Mortician George Tountas, head of the County Morgue was happily surveying
the room to see if there were any people needing his services. Since "Pop"
Gunn was working on such a dangerous case, he was the most likely candidate
and George tried to sign a contract with "Pop" Gunn.
"Tanks," said "Pop", "a lot."
"Homemakers of the Year", Barb Vesely and Diane Walenski were gayly serv-
ing refreshments to everyone.
Just then psychiatric social worker Kacey Elliott and her assistant social
vorker Pat Williams came staggering through the door lugging several couches.
"Everybody around here is slightly buggy and we're dying to shrink some
heads." There were evil glints in their eyes.
"Well, now that everybody's here, you can all help me to look for the ~
penny. Won't that be just thrilling.
The party began combing the place for the valuable '59 penny. They
searched and they searched~ Through cellars and attics, alleys and gutters.
For ten years they searched and then on New Year's morning, l959, one turned
up at a local bank. They were overjoyed. Ten years they had searched and
finally they had found it. When "Pop" reviewed his efforts, his error became
obvious - l959 pennies will not be used until '59.
PROPHECY COMMITEE
Daniel Berger
Ronald Jericho
Ronald Epple
Marie Ragans
Barbara Thompson
Kacey Elliott, Chr.