Middleborough High School - Timaron Yearbook (Middleborough, MA)

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JiMFMORIAI HIGHitl brilliant class is froin r to make ] Iid(lleboro famous. Well, well, she ' s still at it. ? loretta Car- ter started writing a .songr in 1936. The name was ' ' Could It Happen ? ' ' Now the title has been ehangred to Ain ' t Love (Jrand When You ' re in the ' Red ' . A stately minister I see him, our own Du ' ' ley Kinsman. I wonder where all the audi- ence is. Well, maybe it isn ' t time for the service to begin yet. Who ' d a thought it . ' An orphan ' s home in Middleboro. And who is that stately matron at the door ? Could it be . ' Yes, it is Alice Alger. Dimly I see it, yes, very dimly. Xo one but Soupy Gross. He is now employed by Campbell ' s Soup Company. I wonder, was it his name, or just his natural ability ? Extra ! Extra I May 14, 1943. We .see the announcement of the opening of the new Kay Beauty Salon. liss Kathryn Mit- chell is the proprietor. And let ' s .see, her first customer was Deda Ferraguto. I wonder, oh yes, excuse me, he was just visiting. RaAinond Chase, oi;r brilliant graduate of the year of 1936, has become so thin that he has joined the Irving Murray-Phil Roberts Circus. By the way, besides being the oyvn- ers, Mr. Murray and Mr. Roberts are also substitute clowns. Not much substitution to do is there, boys ? Butcher Hart and LeRoy Haskell are now in partnership in the new Automatic Meat Market. Their motto is their own ver- sion of the old Golden Rule, Do others be- fore they do you. ' ' And they used to be so honest I The latest .song hit is now Red Hair in the Sunset. We see Ginny Heath, a perfect red-head, as a model for the Sun.set Dye Com- pany. Say, there ought to be a law against anyone jnaking such a racket. I think I ' II investi- gate. After all, this is 1943, and we should have a little quiet. Well, if it isn ' t Leonard Wood teaching Ralph [Nladdigan and Sheldon Rogers to play the trombone. Ralph, we think you would make a better insurance man. As for you, Sheldon, you ' d make a better policeman. Then you could arre.st those two and sto]) that awful racket. But what ' s done is done. We wish you luck any- way. The Hog-Calling contest of 1943 was won by John Strojnv. He began his training in H. S. in 1936. Sounds like Mr. Tarzan the second. Congratulations. John ! April 19. 1943. Local boy makes good. Robert B. Stuart has ju.st won the BAA Marathon. Not bad. Bob. But then, he al- ways was fa.st. After giving a very satisfactory per- formance at the Senior Play at M. H. S. in the year of 1936, Sammy ShaAv is now in Hollywood preparing to start a new picture, the title of which will be F orever an Ac- toi ' . Good luck, Sammy. We ' re all with you. Florence Harlow has been employed by the Uneeda Biscuit Company as the cook for the employees. There ' s no one dead yet but .she ' s only been there one day. Miriam Hanson, a very distinguished pri- vate detective captured notorious Public Enemy Xo. 1 in ] Iiddleboro at 2 :15 A. M. Tuesday. Wait a minute, can it be. yes it is, Virginia Galanto ! Well, she always did want excitement. Gordon Anderson grew up. The fairy story business went on the rocks because florists raise carnations. After patching films at West ] Iuttock movie houses Sherwood Burnett took a cor- respondence course in cinematography, bought a diploma at Kresge ' s and became chief pro- jectionist at Radio City. X ' ow he projectf those who crash the gate. Elizabeth SAAift has furnished the oldest house in Middleboro with antique furniture and is negotiating with Henry Ford for its purchase. Marian Huxley entered a six day cross country bike race from Center Avenue to the Star Mill, but was disqualified for having her tires on backwards and giving her op- ponents the imi ression she was going the other way. Alice Jefferson married the flavor of Bar den Hill and settled in the valley where she 26

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CI ASS OF IQ.16 Class Prophecy of 1 936 Alice Algrr Helen McNeil Albert f ' routworst has built a lar ;( airport on the wild plains of Lakeville. He is very well known for his desi ;nino ' . His planes have a huge shoe designed on each wing. Leslie IMacMnllan is a banker in Plymnton. His motto is No More Bank Holidays. Anthony Tanipietro and Francis Michael have teamed together as clerk stenographers in the Plymouth County Court. Irene Collins, after graduating from Bridge- water Teachers ' College, received a message from a mysterious person offering her a posi- tion teaching school down on the Cape. Arriv- ing at P almontli she found her scholars were a school of fish. The mysterious person turn- ed out to be Helen Kelly. However, Helen found a promising job for Irene teaching kindergarten pupils in Palinouth. Helen is the principal of the Falmouth High School. The Middleboro Police Force has increased in size. Julius Hill has joined the force. Muriel Guilford is the silent partner of a milk business. She is learning the technique of milking cows. Leonard Morton has taken the place of our famous strong silent hero of the movies, Rich- ard Dix. Olive Durant has taken the place of Zazu Pitts. She .seems to have a gift of talking. Mvra Clark is in the flower business. She specializes in flowers for high-school pupils to bring to their teachers, John Murphy, the Resurrection of Robinson Crusoe, may be heard over the radio with his Irish Melodies every night except Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the nights he visits in Lakeville. Florence Thomas, largaret Keiniedy, and Marie Hayward are nurses in the men ' s ward at the Sanatorium. They either cure the men or leave them heart broken. Albert Fowler is now without a wife. One day his wife was handing him articles to auc- tion off. Absentmindedly he grabbed her hand and asked what he was bid for her. Be- h ' ( l)(ii l e( lctj Pliilip Roherfs foi-e Albert knew wliat he was doing, lie had auctioned off his wife. Ellen Perkins became so sympathetic to- wards the poor i)eo]ile during her training for a nurse that she now ])uts a!) her time in social work. John Car ' son has taken Dr. Smitli ' s place as school doctor. He is vei-y good in noticing measles. Middleboro has certaiidy grown. Note the fact that it now ])ossesses a real hat designei-. who has given a great deal of competition to tlie French styles. She is none other than Ella Trufant. Elwin Lewoczko is an airmail pilot foi- the United Airway. He is .still shy of women. Flora Lagidimos is now Mi.ss Veazie ' s as- sistant due to the increase of pupils in the school. Elsie Carlson has been hired by Crout- Avorst ' s Airplane Company to serve as stew- ardess. Her lightheartedness helps the pilot and the plane along. Doris Smith has now become the beloved nurse of South Middleboro. She nur.ses both the sick and the broken hearted. There are still a lot of sick, but a reduced number oi ' broken hearts. Robert Begley ' s dream has come true. He is now a resident of Plymouth, saving the frequent trips that he used to make. Robert is making out very ell as a radio repair man. Virginia Egger is darning Red Sox for the now famous baseball player, Bill Young. We see by the pa])ers that Otto Rorschach, a graduate of Memorial High School, Class ot ' 36, has become a famous violinist. Oli yes, we also see that Mr. Rorschach was arrested for playing out of tune while serenading ( Trace Buttermore. Special Notice: Gum Chewing Contest Ends Today, May 30, 1943! The new gum chewing champion is Alfred Finneran ; Frances Green is a close second. I can easily see that our 25

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ASS OF IQ.- 6 edited a cook book eontaininp- the latest in- formation on how to operate a can opener Mason Leg ' gee studied hard to become a li- censed radio operator, but when he finally passed the examinations and obtained his license, short wave broadcastin ' had given way to television communication. Jean Logan entered tlie United States Navy after graduation and was soon paddling his own canoe. He is now a Rear Admiral. Robert Neal saved 400 Post Toasties box tops and was recognized as an official Junior (i-] Ian. He became a hero when he caught .some one breaking into liis house — but, was his face red when he discovered it was Santa Claus. David Pratt edited An Advice to the Lovelorn column in The Carver Daily Bugle , and founded the Plymouth County Matrimonial Bureau — but Cupid pierced his little heart and David succumbed to woman ' s wiles. Mildred Soule joined the Salvation Army and embarked for Ethiopia, but received nothing but a coat of tan. Hitler has hired her to write his private notes. Robert Beals designed office equipment for a noted firm before turning his attention to the automobile industry. Chrysler pays him $1000 a week now — not to design cars. Thalia Drake married Ralph IMaddigan after a whirlwind courtship, and became the First Lady of liddleboro when Ralph was elected Tennis Champion. John Rockwell pursued his study of pipes and bad joints and became, with the aid of his trusty blow torch, head of the Thomas- town Plumbing Concern. Elmore West, who thought Mae West was a relative and advocated the policy of Go West, young girls, Go West, is still being chased by girls — but they seem to be running the wrong way. William Harriman became noted as the Tar- zan of Carver because of his dexterity in climbing the cranberry bushes and picking the edible fruits thereon. He is head of the Harriman Cranberrv Corporation of Cape Cod. Darragh Harlow, a meek liltic mouse, wlio grew up to be a Rat , made such a hit in the stage play The Bat that lichi Lugose and Boris Karloff iiave forfeited their movie contracts in his favor. After serving as Yes man on tlie Staple ' s Shore Selectmen, Raymond Chase blew his way into Congress and frightened the Pres- ident into resigning as chief spokesman of the country. Elizabeth Smith is now English insti-uctor for the seniors at M. H. S. Just a shift in the family tree — but Lizzie sure can teach Shakespeare ' s Tale of Two Cities to even the dumbest grads! And with such an atti-ac- tive teacher who coiildn ' t learn ? Russell Tripp scored a success as a matinee idol in the movie The Dark Room (he turned on the lights) and later in Peter Pan which ran for two weeks in the South Middleboro Grange Hall. The sheriff heard they didn ' t pay their rent so they ' re still running. Benjamin Howes runs a ranch on Thomas Street where he raises sheep, goats, chickens, and money. In his spare time Benny raises peaches so large that he sells the stones to the State Farm for their chain gang to break up. Allen Cobb married Arlene Washburn, who reformed his evil ways and made a selectman out of him. Cobb then appointed his choice pals as Lispector of Cream Puff lanufactur- ing and Comptroller of the Currency. Now Allen can buy an ice cream sody at Far- rar ' s eve ry night ! Ever since Laurence Cole ' s graduation from M. H. S., he has been working on a series of books entitled, One Million Foolish Ques- tions to Bother Teachers. ' ' He is now starting the 14th volume. AVatch for the publication date ! Edward Fleming is still dancing! He re- cently won a Dance Marathon and is now on the road to success. He leaves his home town for Hollywood next month, where he will make a musical comedy for M. G. M. He also made an enemy of Fred Astaire. Because of Eleanor Cordeiro ' s ability to write shorthand, she is now employed design- ing wall paper. 27