Nogales High School - Apaches Yearbook (Nogales, AZ)

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' 1944 CLASS PROPHECY I, the spirit of 1944, recently received the Nogales International dated May 5, 1954, in which I read with ins terest the following accounts of the senior class of 1944. Colin Bdmonson, the talented class proxy, is now the assistant editor of the International---naturally he managed to get the rest of the class in the paper someplace. Ramon Baldenegro has been unanimously re-elected senator of Ariz- ona. Leonor Cortinas has been chosen Rodeo Queen. Graciela Castelan, secretary to George Gotsis, prominent tomatero, reports that their tomato crops are surviving despite the recent hurricane. Maria Flores, the famous woman scientist, has invented a detecting device to detect radar. President of Sonora, Hu berto Gonzalez survived the third attempt made upon his life this week. Newly appointed Brigadier General Rudy Grljalva reports that the all-soldier show, 'This is the Mexican Coast Guard, will have its premier Friday at the Fox Nogales Theater. He is now making arrangements for the premier with Luella Peterson, the new 'manasher at the soho. The news stand formerly owned and operated by Pome- roy's is now under the management of Marion Kelly and is called 'Curly's.' Dora loera, the greatest make-up artist in Hollywood today, is visiting in Nogales. She reported that J. A. Cummings, number one glamor boy, is being co- starred with Judy Canova in 'Pin-Up Boy. Irene laPlante, that daring international spy, was captured while smuggling chiolets across the border. A gossip column written by Clarice Chernin shows that other members of the class of '44 are still around. Eliza- beth Baldwin has given up and entered a nunnery. Maria Em- brick has become a torch singer at the Club Verde. Lillian Acuna, I mean Grijalva, is leading a quiet married life. Margaret Firkins has been promoted to captain in the Army Nurse Corps. Chief telephone operator, Bertha Jaramillo, has just announced her engagement to Juvenal Jimenez, head radio man at XEH . Albert Larson, the International's chief fend onlyl cartoonist, has just been awarded a prize for his picture of Hubert Latimer, the nation's outs anding pro- football coach. Nancy Marsteller is an old maid---trying to decide between Walter and Burch. Diane Stewart is waiting for 'Speedy' to graduate so he can help support their eight kids. Perry and Francis Ellen Burnand have just moved into a new house at 333 Roper Drive. hry Ann Myers has become a hostess at Fort Huachuaoa and was chosen Pin4Up Girl there last week. Ads beckon to us and bid us come to: Standard Stations, Bill Crydermann, Prop.g Lazy B. O. Dude Ranch, Winifred Dal- ton, operatorg Citizen's Bus Lines---'TRAVEL TO FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL GAMES WITH BONNY HARRISON.' Broiler Cafe, Patri- cia Sisk, Bartender. See Mercy Valenzuela, cigarette girl at the Concordia. Visit the Moline Rojo---now featuring, Burch White and his trumpet. Elena Espinoza has opened a school which gives in- structions in the art of getting a man. It is indeed still the same old class. -18-

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SENIOR.HISTORY way back in '40 when the Class of '44 tiptoed timidly into the halls of Nogales High, they had no idea of what lay ahead of them. Oblivious of the future, our class, sponsored by Miss Luz, Mrs. Cameron, and Mr. Haddock, and with Alice Bennett, Ramon Baldanegro, and Colin Edmonson as homeroom presidents, threw their first school dance which was, of course, a success. Dora Loera and Carmen del Muro took first and second in an American Legion essay contest. Betty Hall also won a post at second place on a Holsum Bakery essay. Colin Edmonson got a manager letter in basket ball, and Marian Kelly, Mary Ann Meyers, Dora Loera, and Adele Bracker were made members of the Junior Honor Society. The year ended with a super-picnic at Blue Haven. Still ignorant of the future, but supposedly learned scholastically, we entered our Sophomore year and immediately began plans for graduation, only three years offt Having given two successful dances, we bought the school a bond to mature in 1952. Frances Carroon was elected cheer- leader, Adele Bracker was again leading majorette, and Colin Edmonson was chosen basketball manager. Marion Kelly and Ramon Baldanegro were our two homeroom presidents. Then a hint of the future was finally dropped when Norman Meek left to join the Navy. In our Junior year it came. The President of the United States to the class of 1944, GREETINGS!! So many members of our class were leaving for the Armed Forces that we started something new by having our Prom in December. when Miss Luz left to teach in Tucson, she was succeded as sponsor by Mr. Clark. Our athletic Juniors were Ramon Baldanegro, Eddie Johnson, and George Gotsis. Marian Kelly was elected to the Adobe Court and was again chosen class president. Frances Carroon was re-elected cheerleader. Mary parts in the Xmas panist. Our class joining that corps Cantata and Patricia Sisk was chosen Glee was the first to give a girl to the WAC, after leaving school in her Junior year to As we entered our Senior year, the draft board continued class of it's erstwhile abundance of manpower. Carlos Eddie Johnson, and Jesus Felix received thBlT presidential Ann Meyers and Phyllis Westerlund were given solo Club accomr Mae Johnson do so. to sap our Grijalva, salutations and were forced to leave school to answer them. .Several others were drafted, but received educational deferrments until after graduation. Ramon Baldanegro, Bill Crydermann, Humberto Gonzales,George Gotsis, Colin Edmonson and Rudy Grijalva were active in athletics, and Bonnie Harrison was elected cheerleader. Humberto Gonzalez was elected Student Body President and Rudy Grijalva, another Senior, was made Vice-President. Sponsored by Mr. Clark and Mr. Elliott, and headed by Colin Edmonson as president, the rapidly decreasing Senior Class gave two successful dances the second one being a Leap-Year Tacky Dance which was a tremendous success. Then we were told that most of us were going to be able to leave Nogales, High. we wanted to, and yet were more than a little sorry to go. So, with this impressive history behind us, we leave the friendly security of N. H. S. and enter the cold, cruel world to see if we can make as good a name for ourselves as we have during our unforgettable career in Nogales High School. -17-

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