Rio Vista High School - Netherland Yearbook (Rio Vista, CA)

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SENIOR PROPHECY ' It was a wvarnildeasant evening as I xvas shthag on the cool veranda of one of the largest hotels in Long Beach, writing in my memorandum book inforniatumn wvhich wvould later go into the Innng l each llerald: the much-looked-forward-to elaborate double wedding of four of my own class- mates, Betty limigh and junior Smith g Dorothy Lisk and Richard Brown, who will then go on a trip to Africa with Barbara Mitchell who wishes to get a niate for her pet nioxncey. just as I had hnishech a mwnnian elaborately dressed in furs attracted niy attentunr She looked fannhar. I looked again and she caught rny glance and hurried toward me. It was Lucille Brown. With a highly decorated hand laid on a string of pearls she gasped, I'm shocked. I was equaHy surpdsed. HCharnnng Htde drms you havecny Lucdlew HIsn'tit cute?U She was the same old girl. VVhat are you doing so far from Rio Vista? Chl I thought that if I left home for a while, and let Elwyn take care of the children he would forget Mildred, and the rest will do my weary bones goodf' Ulflwyn? lVIildred?', NVhy'yes,lChvyn harny husbandfl She gave an embarrassed laugh. You always were romantic, Lucillef' 'its hke dns. Its aH Ralph Pezzagha3afauH. Iie had a daK:and'was in such a hurry to close his garage that he forgot uatighten the caps on the xvheels XYeH,lChvyn ran huo Jack Paynehatruckg you know'the one that carries the sign, lVIends Everything But a Broken Heart. He had to go to die hfolhscni hoslntal for four xveeks ancl hfnchxxl Svvartz xvas his special nurse That's terrible. lilwyn didn't lose his job did he? HCHL nag he has taken over the jewwdry sholr and as NIother has redred, I run the restaurant. 'Phe twins are a great help so xve are doing'splenchcHy.H UGood hn'you. Iiave you heard anything about any ofthe restci your classniates? XNd1y,it seenis as if M xyas cndy last night that hfr. Ilenton handed those diplomas to us. '4By the way, I read in the paper that Haruko and Hifumi Ogawa went to Japan for a vacation with a wealthy aunt and Haruko refused to return. Hifumi Ogawa and Matsuko Suehiro are running the Japanese theater in VValnut Grove and Masayoshi Yamada is a frequent visitor of Hifumi's. PAGE I0

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SENIOR AWARDS VALEDICTORIAN ' The honor of being valedietorian is presented to the boy or girl ol' the senioi class who has received the highest grades in his four years of high sthool This year the honor was awarded to Carmelita Cosio. SALUTATORIAN The award of salutatorianship is presented to the boy or girl of the sem ni class who has received the second highest grades in his high school L ueer The salutatorian this year is Eddie Nakano. PAGE 9 THE RAIN The rain kept steadily falling Upon my window pane. For summer I kept longing, XYhile listening to the rain. The rain splashed on my window, And made me think of tears XYhieh because of sorrow, I may shed in future years. I pressed my face against the pane, And quite before I knew, My tears were mingling with the rain I longed for skies of blue. My only consolation was The thought of days to come. XX'hen l'd be gay and happy, XYhen God would send the sun. +C1r'xRBTTiT.1'TiA U JSI!!

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SENIOR PROPHECY Ichiro Nakahara and Seishi Nakayama joined Edward Shimizu in Japan and Ichiro has been made a commanding officer of an army. Lorraine jackson is playing as Greta Garbo's double, her leading man being Lester Gardiner who as a substitute, is playing a difficult part for Clark Gable. George Chong and Charlie Owyang have rebuilt the Cliff House and are doing quite well. Billy XVeiss has built a theater in Collinsville, next to Alan McClard's drug store. Carmelita Cosio is at peace with all her enemies. She has married Eddie and they have gone on a trip to Idaho to see jean Hansen. Norma Hale is attending the University in Missouri and will soon be joined by George Gardiner who at present is working in the Edgewater Service Station. jack McDonald has joined the navy. lie has? And that reminds me that I heard that Katharine Elliott and Louise Emigh are stewardesses on one of the big American air lines. I certainly was surprised to learn that NVilliam Braun is selling women's hosiery. I bought this pair from him and he told me that Eddie Nakano and Norman Fujimoto were down in Santa Barbara with Mr. Denton trying to discover a way to make his famous century plant bloom annually. Did he tell you that Harry, quite by accident, has become right hand man of Mussolini? No he didn't. VVhen F Two months ago. It was the talk of the town. I believe he was accom- panied by -Iack Talbert who wishes to enter diplomatic service. The telephone rang. It was a long distance call for Lucille. She soon returned wearing a broad smile. A surprise wedding anniversary party is being given for the ideal married couple of Rio Vista, Richard Harris and Verdie Gordon, Friday night, and you and I are to be there. XVe will go together. YYhen Lucille left I hastily jotted down more notes in my memorandum book, with a pleasant feeling that more Long Beach Heralds would be sold the next day than had been sold since I had become a member of the staff. -PAULINE J. SCI-ILAGER. PAGE II