Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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Nat joe: Nat: -loe: Nat Joe: Nat: Joe: Nat Nat Joe: Nat: Joe: Joe: THI: SASSFIMU 4 IEEE heard that Leota Taylor has just started an all-girl orchestra. Helen McNeil plays the violin, Ruth Wenzel the tuba, Louise Zicko, the saxo- phone, and Signe Stadig the drums. They call themselves, the Peppy Pals . Oh,,,Iddh lgb t Th. p dbvth ves i ear somet iin a out i. eV're s onsore V e Maloon Company, with Eleanor Lee as their announcer. VVhat a program! Of course you've heard about the new Natick High bchool, Nat! Naturally, joe, I guess practically everybody in the United States has. just imagine having a high school building ten stories high! Ihey say that people come from all over to see it. Yes. At last no more afternoon sessions! I suppose you know that -Iimmy VVhite is still having his ups and downs over there! Vlfhat - hasn't he graduated yet - after ten years? Oh, yes! He graduated finally - but you see Natick, not to be out- done by Vliellesley, has installed elevator service. ,lim and Prank Strange are running them. Can't you just hear them saying, oth Hoor, English 2, French 3 - going down! Vvhat fun they must have! I hear that they have a wonderful swim- ming pool. VVasn't Martha Murray lucky to get the job as swimming instructor! Martha has become world-famous through her well-known Murray Flip . She has a marvelous water ballet featuring Olga Durling and Virginia Green. Did I hear something about Vin Grupposo being Director of Physical Activities? Yes, that's true. But he isn't the only one associated with the new high school. Pauline Howard and Catherine Horan teach typewritingg I,ois Goldstein teaches singing in all the schools in Natick, assisted by Pauline lfdwardsg Nellie Furber teaches shorthandg .lerry Hanilin teaches physicsg George Mitchell is the lfconomics Professorg Mary Houlihan teaches art: Martha Mahard teaches lfnglishg Cynthia Leland is in the History Department, and Miggs Mann is the gym teacher. 'lihat surely includes a great many of our classmates - but whatever happened to Rosalie Casella? Uh, she owns a book shop in Framingham. She and Gena bfartinelli are in business together. 'lihey sell all type books and claim the best sellers are How to be Un lime by Leigh VVentworth and Louise Casa- vant, and Football and How to 'Iiake It by Leon Ifrskine. I played at the VVildwood Golf course last summer and I was surprised to see Vlfardie Hanna as Pro over there. But say, have you heard about the latest Natick Court case? Leora Allen is suing ,lim Barnard for breach of promise. jimmy claims he can't be in the wrong, because he never promises anything. Lorraine Barnicle is I,eora's lawyer, and Bob Fish is ,lim's lawyer. Oh, yes, I remember reading about that, but the accident Joanne Doherty is mixed up in is far worse. Safety Commissioner Art Leacu is trying to take her driving license away from her. But I understand Joanne only knocked down a few traffic dummies

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Nat joe I Nat joe: Nat joe: Nat: joe: Bat joe! Nat ju.'I Nat TI-ll: SQSSFIMU 4 IEIEQ some of the players of our victorious 1939 squad is managed by johnny D'Brien. You remember them all, Nat - Bud Whitman Burt Vkright and Male Heald. 9 :Xlbert Alcock has proved himself to be the best gentleman jockey at Narragansett this season. Phil Brown is the trainer of Seabiscuit III, lYar Adniiral II and other famous thoroughbreds owned by Alcock. I hear that he also follows jitterbugging on the side. I-le has just invented a new dance called the Shrimp Crawl which he and Wiiiiiy Murphy have made famous through their personal appearances. Shrimp always was a wonder! But I see where Thelma DeVVitt and Dorothy Massie now have a regular program every Sunday evening at seven olclock. Uh, yes, and on this same program Phyllis jenness, joe VVilkinson and Barbara Deane also singg hlarguerite Bergstrom, lfdythe Brophy and lfleanor XVilliams are in the orchestra. Bill Borden and his wife, Madeline Brennan, are the comedians, and their sponsor is none other than Bob Casey, the hotdog king. l imagine Bill and Madeline make a good couple - I remember they used to crack the stalest jokes. 'liliey not only work on the radio, but are now playing in that dramatic production entitled, The Return of the Mad Russian . Bill, of course plays the lead, and there is an all-star cast of Dot Murphy, Mary Nielson, Bill Paul, VValter Ilall and Doris lVlcGovern. l must try to see that picture. And, that reminds me - did you know that Bud lledderig, that Cassanova of Natick High is causing quite a sensation out Hollywood way? Bud's fighting for Deanna Durbin lor his leading lady, and the producers seem to think that he and Shirley 'liemple would Film much better together. la-aye it to Bud! Did you know that Dominic Cucinotta has bought out Rosenthal's dry-goods store? Yes. 'lihey say he has a marvelous business! Ann Pisano, Miriam 'lihayer and Dot Neale are his star salesclerks. lfor heavenis sakesl Vllhatls going to happen next? I suppose you know that .Xda 'liurner and Blanche Paquin are joint owners of the Colonial 'liheatre nowl Uh, yes, and speaking of the Colonial, I hear 'liomniy Halpin has quite a taxicab business across lrom the theater. He calls it 'lihe Colonial Cab Service. He employs john McCormack, Bob lNlcKeon, Steve McNeil, Xkillartl Roscoe and john Parmenter. Do you know that Marie Gleason and Alice Branagan own a large restaurant right next to the theater? Margaret Bremner is their cashier. and Rose Xkebber is head waitress. lfor her assistants, Rose l'l.1L1 Xlartlia jewett, Barbara Brown, llelena Coleman and lfdna Gibson. Nkalt Bregoli is the strong man of the place, being the official bouncer. George l ield is cliel and john hlcblanus makes the pastries. Did you know that Ruth Blizard is another one that's gone Hollywood on us. I heard that she linally got her long-desired wish the other day when lfdgar Bergen consented to let Charley McCarthy sit on her lap. Ruth said she got quite a thrill out of itl I can imagine she did. But did you know that Al Bellofatto is now playing for Benny Goodman? It doesn't seem possible, does it? I

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'loci lNat: joe: Nat joe: Nat joe: Xat D! oe: Yat hloez Nat: THI: SASSFIMU 4 IEEE! and a telephone post. 'l'hat isn't such a terrific offense, is it? It is to l,eacu - you know he began being safety-conscious away back in 1939 under Mr. lVIaffeo's careful instruction! 'I'hey are going to have a court trial tomorrow. judge Charlie Dorian and a jury of twelve members will decide joanne's fate. I read that the jury consisted of most of joanne's old friends. 'lihey are Maude Nicholson, Shirley Ball, Edna Barr, Mildred Carter, Virginia fhznnberlain, I,ouise Corbosiero, Virginia Cypher, Frances Diluccio, l.illian Haddad, Dotj Hall, Ruth Ruigrok and Mary Pelullo. Mary lNlcCarthy is the famed court reporter. Xkhy, with that jury, joanne's fate is already decided! I suppose that you've already heard that Mike 'liorti has won the Championship Goldfish Swallowing contest of the country. 'Iihey say Mike raises his own special breed. Anyway, the great event took place last week, when he swallowed SOO of 'em. Now that you mention it, joe, when I saw Mike last week, he did have a fishing look in his eye! Golly, you'd wonder where they'd all go to, wouldn't you? But I guess they could find plenty of room in Mike! Did you know that Cornelia Pineau is in Paris now? She's a famous dress designer and has brought along Gloria 'liamagno as her model. Gloria has just married a rich Frenchman. 'lihat is news! Do you know that Juliette Sununu now has her own vegetable truck? She and Bruna Tota have just written a hook called, XVe, 'lihe Vegetarians . I meant to tell you that we have a couple of graduates who have made the Big Leagues in baseball, but poor Eddie Driscoll will have a tough time keeping his Brooklyn Dodgers out of the cellar division this year. llis only chance for the pennant rests on Bob Fitzgerald, the Dodger's ace pitcher. Did I hear something about a new beauty shop being established in Wlellesley by Eleanor I-Iedderig and Irene Kane? Uh, yes - all the nurses from this hospital go there. They have several other girls from our class working there, too: Eleanor Hitchcock, Genevieve slaskulka, Harriet Kelley and Marion McKenzie are exper- ienced hairdressers. Anna Leflair and Pat 'liaffe have invented that new hair-do called the off the face swish for which the shop is famous. I suppose you're going to the great circus that's coming to Natick next week. I hear that it's one of the most sensational things that has eyer come to Natick. You remember Eddie Monroe! VVell, one of the featured attractions is his ventriloquist act. But they say that liea Mason walks away with the show. with her bulb-swallowing. Norma Mosman is a horseback rider, and Carlie Badger is in the Yvild- liwest sideshow. 'I'hat's too good to miss! Did you know that Grace Scott won a nation-wide contest? 'lihey say she had plenty of competition, but finally won out by two freckles. The contest was put on by the Nliart and Freckle Company, with Florence Thorne, Angie Pignatiello and Nlabel lYalker as the judges. But of course, we've left until the last the most sensational event of all. I suppose you mean about Fran Mahard. Of course. Imagine Francis the proud father of sextuplets. All girls,