Brookville High School - Echo Yearbook (Brookville, PA)

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Personals The Senior Procrastinator. February 30. 1950 Mrs. Carl Yeoger. formerly Lois Wampler, has returned to Peoria. 111., after spending the week with Kay Woodall. Miss Mary Kroh. private secretary for Mr. R. L. Scott of the Humphrey Brick B Tile Co., has returned from a two weeks vacation in Hawaii. Jane Summerville, pianist for the Burkett Bell Bouncers, a local orchestra, spent the week end in Washington. D. C. Naomi McKenzie, physical cd. teacher at West Chester College, recently attended the Army and Navy football game at Annapolis. She was the guest of Allen Hoffman, star end. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Ripple, (nee Margie Shannon) have just returned from Hollywood. Calif., where Leo was making a picture for M-G-M. They will return again in the fall when Leo will again be starred in a leading role. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Barnett and small daughter Emma Jane, have just moved to their new farm at Shady Grove, near Stanton. Mr. and Mrs. McNeil and children. Willie and Mary, who have been visiting with relatives in New York City, will return to their farm in Emerickville next week. Miss Doris Johnson has just accepted a position as surgical nurse in the office of Dr. Vincent Loncharic. who has just opened an office in New York City. Mrs. William McKnight III (nee Lillian Mae Clark) and her son William IV have just returned from a prolonged visit in Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. John Sushe-reba. (Mrs. Sushereba was formerly Helen Uplinger) are spending a month traveling west in their 1945 Ford car which they won in a Puffed Rice contest. Pearl Work has just returned from New York City where she spent two weeks. While there she participated in a contest and was proclaimed champion oyster eater of the United States. Helen Yoder has been visiting Brookville during the past week. She is demonstrating the wasp waist, which has been forecast for the coming season. Ruth Allshouse. Irene Dunn's stand-in. has returned to her job in Hollywood after spending a few days at her home. She was accompanied to California by Frances Helmheckel, who has accepted the position of secretary and stand-in for Una Merkle. o-----o Births Mr. and Mrs. Max Barnett announce the birth of a son. Max Junior, on the evening of February 23. Mrs. Barnett was formerly Virginia Kendall. Twins were born earW yesterday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Haugh. Mrs. Haugh was formerly Miss Edna Dickey. Local Girl Wins Essay Contest We are glad to announce that Leah Engle, who graduated from Brookville High in 1940. has won a nationwide essay contest. This contest was conducted by General Motors' radio program. It was conducted in the interest of the National Good Citizens campaign. o-----o Neiv Tearn It was announced this week that a new basketball team, the Brookville Rangers, will take to the hardwood in next year’s campaign. Tom Galbraith and John Sushereba will play at the forward positions; Bob Fuller and Bill Mohney will alternate at center. The guards will be Dick McManigle and Kenneth McManigle. o-----o CHURCH NOTES First Methodist Donn Evans. Pastor Sermon: “The Humane Society and Its Members.” Presbyterian Lewis Byerly, Minister 11:00 Sermon, “The Terrors of Hell.’’ Evangelical Pastor. Robert Keirn Ex-convict from Louisiana Chain Gang Sermon. “The Effects of Crime.”

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The Senior Procrastinator. February 30. 1950 Prominent Divorcee Weds in New York New York City. Feb. 28. Word was received last night of the spring wedding of Mrs. Sydney Shields von Snore-some. prominent divorcee. Mrs. von Snoresome was married to Clarence Vander-built. only son of Mrs. Dc-Witt Vanderbuilt. at a 4:30 wedding. This fashionable wedding took place in the “Little Church Around the Corner. the Rev. Cecil Grubbs officiating. Mrs. Vanderbuilt was attended by Miss Ellen Eisen-man. also of Brookville, who is now foreign buyer at Wan-amaker's Department store. Philadelphia. Horace Vanderbuilt. cousin of the groom, was best man. The bride wore red and carried geraniums. Miss Eis-enman was attired in purple burlap with black accessories and carried a bouquet of carrots. tomatoes and babies breath. This was one of the newest style creations of Madame Idressup of Paris. Miss Eisenman revealed. After a two months honeymoon in Bermuda, Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbuilt will be at home at the Vanderbuilt estate in Brentwood. N. J. Mrs. Vanderbuilt was married to Count von Snore-some in 1947. They were divorced in Paris last spring. o-----o Want Ad Wanted, three room house with all modern conveniences. Rent must be reasonable. Call Betty Chitester or Dick Snyder before March 12th. Engagement Announced Philadelphia. Pa.. Feb. 25. At a brilliant bridge party given Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Fred D. Sayer of Hill-crest Avenue, announced the engagement of her daughter. Marjorie Lucas Sayer. to Mr. Jack Lowry, also formerly of Brookville. Miss Sayer. who is a well-known New York dress designer. is planning a June wedding. Well known guests at the wedding were Mrs. Daryl Cable, nee Jane Johns, of State College. Misses Mary Kroh and Betty Caroll of this place. o------o Brookville. Pa.. Feb. 25. Word has just been received from Greenboro. N. C.. of the engagement of Miss Annis Daugherty. R. N.. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ferris Daugherty of this city, to Dr. Thomas Carlyle of Greenboro. The date has been set as the 10th of next month. Miss Daugherty has been employed in the St. Francis hospital there since her graduation in 1943. Misses Ruth Klepfer and Eledryth Fleming, nurses at West Penn hospital. Pittsburgh. plan to attend the wedding. o------o Mr. and Mrs. Happy Ferguson will entertain the members of their bridge club at a dance at the Country Club. Saturday evening. The Brookville High Swing Band, under the direction of Ross Bierly. will furnish the music. N ew T eachers At the monthly meeting of the school board last Monday night it was decided to install Geraldine Rhodes as a History teacher. Margaret Abplanalp. Latin teacher, and Corl McDowell will be come the Chemistry pedagogue. a class which he is well capable of “holding down.” o-----o Hospital Notes Discharged: Albert Lindemuth. tonsil-ectomy. Lulu Hopkins, cured of sleeping sickness. Marjorie McClain, cured of sleep-walking. Admitted: Thomas Bukovac. sprained toe. Stella Kane, love-sickness. Neil Strawcutter was admitted to the hospital Tuesday night after having sustained injuries inflicted by his wife. Helen Horner Straw-cutter. William Strong was admitted to the hospital early Sunday morning after having turned over in his truck on Short street. He was discharged Wednesday.