Jackson High School - Osky Wow Yearbook (Jackson, OH)

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Class Prophecy Jackson. Ohio May 20, 1944 Mr. V. W. Barnes, 209 Third Avenue, Jersey City, N. J. Dear Mr. Barnes: i have received your letter of May 12, concerning the members of the graduating class ol 34 of J. H. b. 1 was indeed glad to hear from you. remaps the following intormation wi.l interest you. Harold Anders is president of the Meat Cutter s Association of America and Ruth Nail is his secretary. J. C. Clark's photographs are often seen on College Humor covers. KdgaT Dempsey is Secretary of Agriculture. Marie Riegel is his private secretary. Irvine Eubanks directs the International Band with headquarters in Vienna, (otherwise known as Dundas). Harry Kanouse and Anna Mary Davis are running a rabbit ranch near Jackson. Dick Lamb is one of the country’s most noted lawyers—he always could argue on almost any question. Rcnice Lansing and Thelma Potts are the screen successors of S im Summerville ar.d Zasu Pitts. Paul McGhee is working on an invention to simplify the methods of eating. Bill Potter is the editor of THE COALTON MORNING BUGLE. Eddie Spang is being featured as “Tarzan of the Apes.” The Stitfler’s Stores are now located all over the United States with Bob Stiff’er as their general manager. El sworth Wildman is the present instructor of Music Appreciation in the new Jackson Conservatory. Emily Boggs is hostess in Donald Eisnaugle’s night club, Cleveland. Wylodine Br unton is dietician at Mount Carmel Hospital, Columbus. Paul Jacobs is playing professional basketball. Mary Jenkins has just received a divorce from Dick Brown (you remember the football hero of ’34)1 He is now seen going about town with his old sweetheart, Mildred Houser. Ruth Castor is a model at THE FRENCH SHOPPE in New York. She recently wrote an article entitled, “HOW TO REDUCE”. We all knew she could (reduce rot write). John McKirniss is filling in for the deceased Ed Wynn. Virginia McCoy is raising alligators and earning an excellent income by marketing their skins for ro'-ketbooks. Ernestine Albert is her business manager. Charles Channel continues to be mysterious. The ladies are still envious of his bPr.d curls. From all reports, Noka Waugh is one of our home loving housewives. Gerald Brunton married some » ich heiress and lives on her income. Mrs. Hiram Stephenson f Gertrude Fenning) is a celebrated painter and spends much of her time traveling while Hiram strives tq make his father’s clay plant a success. Ruth Russ and her husband have established a school for the lovesick persons of their neighborhood. She knows all the remedies. T owis Dover is a successful physician. Velma Young is employed as dressmaker in Chamber’s Department Store. Mary Elizabeth Ward operates a lovely tea room in Beaver. Wayne Ross broke the world’s track record last week at 3:08. Mary Wickline teaches American Literature at Ohio State University. Oleiidon Hickman is a policeman in Chil’icothe. Katherine Hankie is touring Europe with her husband. Marv Markham has her name in electric lights. She dances in the BLACK HAWK NIGHT CLUB in Chicago.

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Senior Play Cast Back Row—Left to Right— Clark, Boggs, Castor, Jones, Peters, Sheward. First Row—Left to Right— McKinniss, Radcliffe, Thomas, Anders, Watson, Potter '‘My Irish Rose” “My Irish Rose”, a comedy-drama of Irish life, was presented by the Senior Class, June 1, 1934, in the High School auditorium, under the direction of Miss Rea. Maurice Fitzgerald (Harold Anders), rich and cultured, shocks the family lawyer, Michael Pepperdine (John Sheward), by announcing his intentions to marry Rose Creigan (Mary Elizabeth Thomas), charming little peasant girl. Lady Agnes Barricklow (Helen Peters), a scheming and unscrupulous person, whose intentions are to marry Maurice, is sadly disappointed when her deep laid plot to separate Rose and Maurice fails. Colum McCormack (J. C. Clark) is a prosperous farmer and Ann Mary McCormack (Emily Boggs) is his sister. The Widow Hannigan (Ruth Castor) has money in the bank and an eye on Colum. Mr. Archibald Pennywit (Willard Potter), typical Englishman, adds much comedy to the play especially while he is making love to Eileen (Mary Alyce Watson), a Dublin heiress. Pegeen Burke (Mary Radcliffe), a servant on the McCormack farm and Shawn McGilly (John McKinniss), the laziest man in County Kildare, give an example of true Irish fun.

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Charles Parks signed up to play second fiddle with Rubinoff. though he doesn’t have his violin yet. Gladys Hutchinson is director of Physical Education for girls in Wellston High School. Gertrude Rehs has found a remedy for small folks and is classed among the most prominent women of the day. Donald Russ sunburned his tonsils while sight-seeing in New York recently. Virginia Jones has received her third divorce—better luck next time, Virginia. Oral Harper has proven to be a second Einstein. Alta Swingle is still waiting for Dona.d Jones (drug store proprietor) to tire of bachelorhood. Maxine Brunton is posing for Woodbury’s Facial Soap ads. Mrs. Robert McDonald (Glenna McNeer) gives private instructions in marksmanship to women with philandering husbands. Essie Harper and Harry Brown are members of the Jackson Symphony Orchestra. Ray Dever Brown was in it but discovered he could make more money as a janitor. Quite a few of the girls have chosen nursing as their career. They are: Stella Barton, Louise Ruth, De la Smith and Catherine Spriggs. Eleanor Cherrington, no longer Cherrington, however, is living happily “ever after” and so is he. Carl Sheward is still staying at home. His wife sees to that, now. Elizabeth James, whom no one suspected of a hidden talent, occupies a foremost place in the world of aerial tight rope performers. A new Southern Minstrel Troupe has struck New York by storm. Its members are: Charlotte Maloney, Ann McKelvey, Jennie Carpenter, Phil Meldick and Joe Smith. A Moravian prince fell for Mary Radcliffe’s languid glance, and now all she has to do is to lie on a silken couch and toss diamond tiaras around like last year’s’ straw hats. Ruth Ramsey makes a fine music instructor’s wife—remember the big moment from Waverly. A’ice Mapes is a beauty culturist in the Neil House Salon. John Sheward is being sued for breach of promise by Ruth Lambert. Bonadine Leasure owns a large ranch in Texas—imagine. Zendon Mapes coaches the basketball team in Bierleytown. Thelma McCoy writes for the PHYSICAL CULTURE MAGAZINE. Mary Elizabeth Thomas will be married quite soon to some count, whom she met while singing in Europe. Lewis Long has been recently appointed to membership on the Ohio State Board of Censorship. Robert Shick is running for President of the United States on the Republican ticket. Nona Williams teaches school in Oak Hill. Marion Grimes has followed in his father’s footsteps and is Common Pleas Judge of Vinton County. Goldie Bennett, a leader of a noted evangelistic company is conducting meetings in all our principal cities. Henry Young is private secretary to Edsel Ford. Rollin Walker gives fancy dancing lessons at his studio on Main Street. Margaret Martin and Mary Alyce Watson are happily married living next door to each other. They each have twin girls named “Mary and Margaret.” Gershon David is making soap box speeches against prohibition, since Ohio has again become dry. Elaine Harshbarger is directing the latest plays on Broadway. You probably know that I am secretary of the Alumni Association here in Jack-son and I hope this gives you the desired information. I sincerely hope you will be able to attend our class reunion June 2, 1944. Yours truly, Helen Peters