Manistee High School - Manichigan Yearbook (Manistee, MI)

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Jerome Sobczak's department store was pictured. Evelyn Pepera was personnel di. rector at 310,000 a year. She was heard to confide to Marjorie Kobutsky and Regina Kostecki that the secret of her success was in agreeing with everyone. Charlene Mucha was manager of the hardware department and Grace Fearnow was demonstrating to Phillis Popa how to bake a sponge cake- Garnet Englund managed the adjustment office. No matter what was wrong with the merchandise, the customer always left sat- isfied by Garnet s excuses. Glenn Pierson had just left the office after complaining that the suit he bought was three sizes too large for him. Robert Peterson had sold it to him. Across the street Bob Bjorkquist and Bob Christensen had a food and meat market. Dorothy Christensen and Margaret Peter- son kept the books and did the ordering. The scene changed to a broadcasting Sta- tion. Marijane Gustafson was demonstrat- ing to the listeners, by means of television how to become a beauty specialist. ln the 3 chair was Ethel Falk. Grace Pirsig was the announcer, and music for the program was supplied by Marge Zielinski's all girl orch- estra, which included Marcia Field, Lorraine Stevens, Ruth Kieling, Mildred Nelson, and Ruth Walle. Gail Zimmerman, Mae Racine. and Janice Przyblski made up a vocal trio, Leslie Jorgensen, brilliant electrical engin- eer, designed and installed most of the equipment. The following reel gave us a flash of an airplane designing and manufacturing company, owned by two former army men, Harry Sponnoble and Ed Piotrowski. Their chief engineer was Steve Pulcyn, and Don Swanson and Gerald Sytek were test pilots. As the last scene was flashed, Dorothy Lundbom, a secret agent, was reporting that Jerome Piotrowski had evaded his income tax, and was in danger of a gcvern- ment trial unless he paid up. The lights went on, but the staff Wanted to see more. Mr. Campbell agreed, but sud- denly there was a loud explosion, and the projector burst into flames!

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Class Prophecy The Manichigan staff were sitting in the annual room, feet on the table, reading Es- quire and other intellectual magazines of that type, and talking. There was a timid knock at the door. Howard Olk put down the article Morals of Youth, long enough to admit the modest sophomore, Roger Campbell. Mr. Campbell announced that he had a new kind of movie camera, which took a picture of a person and when the film was developed, showed how the sub- ject looked and what he was doing twenty years later. The staff were skeptical, but a- greed to step into the auditorium and see a few reels. The Scotchman explained that he had taken pictures of the Seniors. The shades were drawn and the projector's beam flashed down on the screen. The first pic- ture appeared and the audience gasped with amazement! This was something dif- ferent! First to be seen were Ardis Baldner and Ellsworth Schimke, happily married and raising kids Q baby goats, you fool J. In the evening Mr. Schimke reads the book, Bee Glad You're Crazyn by the two prom- ising collaborators, Howard Olk and Bill Johnson. Mrs. Schimke was reading The Life of Shirley Temple by Wanda McIntosh The scene changed to Jim Barr still wooing Dorothy Berglund, manager of Berglund, Berglund, and Berglund, wholesale drug- gists. Jimmy was met later by Lewis Peter- son and Lewis Miller. wholesale hecklers. Carl Nowak and David Medacco were seen in their recently purchased hospital, thinking they would save hospital expenses if they owned one themselves. Dave Rozga, suffering from swelling of the head, was a patient there, and so was Robert Masten, of Ludington, whose wife, the former Phyllis Hansen, had become rough during one of their frequent quarrels. Katherine Owens and Frances Piechowiak ltwo heads are better than one! were nurses. On a table was seen Fashion Magazine, edited by Grace Topping and Carl Exner. Francis Muszynski's illustrations were prominent throughout and Allen Cabot modeled menis clothes The scene changed. A great crowd was gathered around three speakers, standing on soap boxes. Cleora Forth was one speak- er, Wearing a red shirt formerly the prop- erty of Jerome Derengoski. She was ex- tolling the glories of a socialist state, and trying to outshout Jerome Derengoski, a noted, if somewhat shady, politician. The third speaker was Peter Murphy, denounc- ing everything Robert Knudstrup, State Democratic boss, was seen in the crowd as were Irene Ball, Jean Bureau, Genevieve Dalke and Joe Adamski. The next unreeled was Gunderson's Danc- ing Salon, where Bernadine Anderson and Margaret Knudstrup were instructing Carl and Phillip Olson how to waltz. As the Salon was very fashionable, Ed KnafI'le's dance band was furnishing the music. Dick Mathews and his saxaphone were featured. Milton Peterson who bought out Standard Oil, dropped in with Thomas Olson, the last of the Republican party. Florian and Casimir Rakowski were shown discovering the missing Linkes, Wayne and Carl. This reel was a double feature, and gave us a glimpse of Holly- wood, where Severin Wieda, the idol of fifty million women, and Dennis Shea, Erin's gift to the ladies, were making a picture. Phidelas Ziemba, was the.innocent and unsuspecting heroine, and Margaret Willet and Ted Walters acted the parts of the villains. Bob Hanson was property man. Gowns were designed by Kathleen Cichy and Dorothy Bradford. A large gymnasium was next seen, Where America's most successful professional basketball team was playing. Andy Ander- son, Ray Newman and Mac Pennell were the stars. Most avid rooters for the team were Olive Cole, Regina Gutoski, and Ber- nice Dalka. Mike Bialik, a confirmed bach- elor, was seen there vsith Helen Sadowski who, with Helen Chadwick, ran a prosper- ous lady's ready-to-wear store. Ingeborg Nelson was a model there, and often saw Junior Hanson come in with his wife

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Most Popular Most Beautiful Most Handsome Best Natured Best Excuse Maker Cutest Wittiest Best Dancer Best Athlete Class Comedian Inseparables Fashion Plate Arguer Brightest Most Likely To Succeed Always Late Gum Chewer Senior Hall of Fame BOY Jerome Derengoski Severin Wieda Ed Knaille Dave Rozga Ed Piotrowski Bill Johnson Ed Gunderson Jerome Sobczak Mac Pennell Ellsworth Schimke Carl Exner Pete Murphy Harry Sponnoble Jerome Derengoski Jerome Derengoski Milton Peterson 21 GIRL Cleora Forth Dorothy Berglu nd Dorothy Berglund Garnet Englund Ethel Falk Cleora Forth Phyllis Hansen Dorothy Lundbom Olive Cole Ardis Baldner Grace Topping Cleora Forth Cleora Forth Cleora Forth Margaret Knudstrup Bernadine Anderson