East High School - Janus Yearbook (Youngstown, OH)

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' EAST HIGH .IANUS W453' Ugg... Cg31f'O4!J!l.8Cy O KyTlf1 l'1.l.CL7'y Q!C1SS I .igvffyllfg EATED in his spacious and comfortable business office, Tony Zitello softly mused to himself, lt's been twenty years since l graduated from dear old East, and since then l have seen very few 3'OC f' of my classmates. Then speaking aloud to his business associate, Alfred Mariani, he said, l wonder if We could arrange a reunion '975 of our classmates here in our cafe. A reunion, cried Mariani. Say, that would be a fine idea. We could close up the Blue and Gold Cafe for the evening, stage our entertainment and floor shows the same as ever and admit only our classmates. Accordingly they went ahead with their plans. Invitations were sent to most of the former students and, to be sure, notices and ads were placed in the newspapers. Then on June the first, l956, the night appointed for the reunion, the guests arrive. Some come by train, some by plane, and some by automobile. All are excited. As each guest arrives he is announced by Michael Varley, the capable Master of Ceremonies at the Blue and Gold Cafe. The first of the alumna to arrive is Rose Kaluczky. She is now the United States singles tennis champion, having defeated the former champion in three straight love sets. Next comes Anthony Antonnucci who, after graduating from O. S. U. Agricultural School is now a prosperous farmer on Early Road. Those who arrive next are Almond Pisani and Bob Davis. Almond is now the Mayor of Youngstown and Bob runs a drug store on the Public Square. When our present Mayor took office, he promised that Youngstown would be cleaned up. Therefore he appointed Patsy Piechok as the chief of police and now Youngstown is a model city. Why, look who are here now, John Eerranti and Marion Ward. John is a printer by trade. Now folks, don't get excited. That terrible noise that you just heard is only Thomas Cleland arriving in his big trans-continental truck. And look whom we have with us now, Goldie Awas in person. She is a private stenographer, but she still chews gum. Who is that girl? Why it's Rose Miller. They say she is a life guard em- ployed at the ldora Park Pool. Here comes George Haflea, the home-town boy, who made good in Holly- wood. He is a feature star. If you want to find out about your future, see Florence Neeper. She is a fortune teller now. Yes, you're right. The author of that successful novel, i'Porgotten Loves, is our pretty Irene Norris. For a bit of fun, tune in on E-A-S-T every night at ten and hear those famous comedians, Alec Hershey and Walter Bish. You will also hear some very good music rendered by Anthony Roma's Collegians. Now who is that pretty girl? You say it's Mary Basta? Oh, yes, l re- member now. She married into society not long ago. l won't tell this fellow's name. He is head of the General Electric Research Department. .gg PM 1'w,f,'-W-fn 5

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EAST HIGH JANUS -'kan MCGEZ--N ganl1..1.al1l'y Qfass ggsfory 9' Riff E, the Senior A Class of January, 1936, were gathered together Q5 F W al in February, 1932, to pit our strength and endurance against time, 79 7!J fate, and the elements. On a bright and snappy morn in January f Q16: 0, of the year 1932 we were ready to start our great epic flight over the vast unknown realms of knowledge. Contact, shouted our pilot and the mechanic spun the prop. Our four motors caught immediately and the great Education-seeking Clipper started its long flight with the Senior Empire as its goal. We were well on our way, rapidly leaving Freshman-Land behind when a few of us got our Latin and Algebra gummed up. Except for this the first part of our flight was very successful. At the beginning of our second year we were winging our way over Sophomore Isle which seemed to be a bit more dense than Freshman Land. We were smoothly speeding on to the half-way mark when we developed engine trouble and had to land at Midway Isle to make repairs, This was our vacation in 1933 when we gave our brains a rest and cleaned the cobwebs out of our heads. By September of the same year we were ready to resume our flight. To- wards the end of this year we had sighted the Junior Peninsulaf' that is, most of us had and there was much rejoicing throughout the class. The beginning of February, 1933, found us entering into the second-half of our flight. We were picking up as much information as possible as the flight continued, although we never did get enough of that valuable material called knowledge. During this part of the flight we elected Almond Pisani to take the helm with Harry Knuth as co-pilot, Rose Fitori as finance director to the flight with Philomena Diana as her secretary. Now that we were organized we wanted to go places and do things but we always had Mrs. J. W. Smith, Miss Alice Weber, and Mr. A. W. Schwartz to look upon as our guiding stars and had to act accordingly. We held a get-acquainted party in December, 1934, and everyone had a good time. In February, 1935, we sighted the i'Senior Empire which had been our objective for the past four years. During this month we held an Amateur Radio Broadcast which was a huge success. In May we held our Senior Prom which was also a May dance. It was here that Miss Francis Hines of the 1935 June class was crowned the May Queen. This dance was followed by a weiner roast which we held at Mill Creek Park. During the following period we were kept quite busy as there was much work to be done and many activities to attend. We kept striving harder and harder because we knew that our efforts would not go unrewarded. Our Senior Play was under the capable direction of Miss Elva Morris and it needs no praise because it spoke for itself. We were rapidly nearing our goal and we passed such familiar landmarks as our Baccalaureate Service, Senior Prom, 1936, Senior Banquet, and Class Day. Ahead in the distance we saw Commencement so we slowed up and prepared to land. We Hnally received our rewards for this great flight, which were our diplomas. As a parting word we wish to say that where you think we are finished, we really have just begun. eil lmyf Tcvrnly-.e 1

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EAST HIGH JANUS We'll have some entertainment tonight for here are Mary Leason and Ted Rubbo, that famous dancing couple from New York. We also have a famous coach here tonight. It is Joe Pezzuto, head coach at Notre Dame, who has led the Irish two years with an undefeated record. Another sports figure is Rose Fitori. She is known as the best boxing and wrestling promoter in the Mahoning Valley. We can thank Clarence Eullerman, the dependable florist, for the flowers that are being used here tonight. When Clarence was in his senior year in school he showed great interest in flowers, especially orchids. Ask Clarence about that. Remember Jane Bitner? Well, there she is. She is just another one of our classmates that made good. And here is another girl I won't forget. It's Philomena Diana, our former class secretary. She's at the head of the main library down town. Would you like to know who makes all those funny cartoons in the daily papers? It's our friend Sam Jacon. That is he over in the corner talking to that girl. Donald Lightbody showed such an ability and a liking for his senior year English that he became a teacher after graduation and now teaches at East, If you become ill, do not worry, because Helen Petretich is a very competent nurse at the South Side Hospital. V One of the outstanding candidates for the wrestling championship of the world is Frank Tank Wary. This is not an advertisement, but I will say that one can get a good hair wave very cheaply at Jessie Ross's beauty parlor. Take notice, girls. Our class was especially noted for its beautiful girls. Two who capitalized on this fact are Rose DeMain and Elizabeth Burton who went on the stage as dancers. Theater owners have unanimously agreed that their esthetic dancing is well nigh perfect. Angelo Romano was always so careful about his appearance that it is no wonder that he is now a salesman in a clothing store, Sam Muntean has just been made senior pilot of the T. W. A. Flying through the air holds no terror for Sam. He had plenty of flights of imagination while in school. Would you have thought that one of us would become an opera star? I was surprised when I heard that Rose Caruso had become one. It seems to me that she must be related to Enrico Caruso, that great singer of the olden days. Jimmy Gentile, one of the football stars of our class, deserted football after graduation and entered the more lucrative Held of politics. Unofllcially he is the boss' of the City Hall. How many remember our able social chairman? Not being able to talk enough at school, Robert Hawkins took up radio announcing and now rates No. Z on the N. B, C. network. Did you ever see an Olympic star? Here's one, Martha Neag in person. She was responsible for the victory of the United States in the last Olympics. Her all-around ability suffered not one setback. Too bad they didn't include cheer- leading in the contest. The president and treasurer of the National Printing Company are among the guests here tonight. Patsy DiOrio and Reynard Eitori are two of the most prominent men in local printing circles. Concetta Tomasino displays her talent and ability as the private secretary to the president of the Sheet and Tube. Pagf' 7'1w'nly-riglzi Es'