Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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IS a phlase ln thls noble document Page 12 All Men Are reated Equal Recently ln the Chlcago Schools lncldents haye occurred whlch do not typlfy the Amerlcan louth un del our great Constltutlon There WhlCh IS the basls of our Democ racy All men are created equal There should be no dlscrlmlna tlon among us as to the ablllty or appearance of anyone regardless of thelr creed Ol color Out there ln the fox holes boys from all walks of llfe are flghtln slde by slde Yes they re buddles ln one of the most lxnportant por tlons of oul hlstory These boys are flghtlng and dylng to secure a lastlng peace we on the home front should more than ey er be tolerant of one another Lets all be a llttle more con sclous at all tlmes of our Golden Rule Do unto 0thElS as you would have them do unto you Mothers Meet to Work, Eat The Taft PT A held 1tS flrst meetlng of the current semestel on Monday February 19 1945 The organlzatlon was called to order at 1 40 pm ln Tafts audltollum Fol bers gave the pledge to the flag and sang the Star Spangled Banner Two selectlons S yla and Trees were played by the Molales Trlo Eugene Rlzal and Valentlna gave a. wonderful performance Richard Broad earned a hearty thanks for hls barltone solo Thoughts of Love The muslcal portion of the program was brought to a close Wlth two more numbers played by the frlo A tablecloth was glfted to the or ganlzatlon and gratefully accepted by them The reports of the treasulel along wlth a letter recelyed by the cor respondlng secretary extendlng to the Norwood Park PT A yyere then read and accepted Other buslness dlscussed at the meetlng was the Glrl Scouts plea f0l flnanclal ald The Juvenlle Protectlye Assoclatlon issued an lnyltatlon to YlSlt ts establlshment on February 27 1945 The meetlng was brought to a close wlth the resume of a prey lous Board meetlng The members then adyourned to the lunch room whele refreshments were served In addltlon to the regular month ly meetlngs smaller unlts of thls organlzatlon are attendlng a class ln parllamentary law Thls gloup meets ln room 110 at 9 00 am on Tuesdays Taft Tribune Can We Top ThlS Next T1me7 Up to date Taft has sold a total of 6244 253 60 worth of bonds 'md stamps Our school has the namlng of a pulsult plane forty flve Jeeps and one rubber raft to lts credlt Phe remalnder of the money IS unac counted for but Uncle Sam has put lt to good use BOIld purchases wlll be posted eyery week on the dlylslon bulletln boards The pulchase of stamps has been transferred to the Boy Office Bonds are stlll handled ln 215 perolds 4 9 and 10 The followlng IS the apploylmate amount as repol ted by Mr Fullmel s 0fflC8 sold slnce last September Alldreyys S 1 5 Berqulst 2543 75 Dalqulst Devenlsh Lascher Mltchell Perry Brown Buchwalter Keech Vestal Holterhoff Knuth LEWIS 506 25 487 50 112 50 37 50 206 25 112 50 187 50 281 25 243 75 937 50 112 50 468 75 Luedemann 206 25 MCGUIIB 1237 50 Ryan 2348 50 Scanlon Stl alght Flnk 3 McCony llle Ockel by Osbon Brlnkman 5 Delgnan Grosser Holmes McCa1mont Nelson Pearce 187 50 562 50 18 75 281 25 75 00 637 50 75 00 130 65 297 00 393 75 450 00 637 50 243 75 Rogers Beay er Walker Klley Llno R Mlller Redlln Colllns Crowlev De RQIIHEI Fay aro Fox Grant Johnson Llma Paulson Slmmons 318 75 262 50 652 50 600 00 206 25 262 50 676 00 262 50 112 50 3150 00 03 75 206 25 243 75 56 25 75 00 WE RE VVONDERING- If Janet Ewns had a good tlme when she ylslted Belolt College Where Estelle Iong got the knobby new Marne sweater VVhat Mr Bzgler was dolng shootlng baskets ln the glrls gym'l qwhats that dolng ln here J Where else to go after a date b6Sld9S COOIIQSQ But then who has a date Have you notlced how tougll 4lbert flndeltson 1S these day s Ask Reed Riley he nose If Audrey Peterson Peg Vlleland and Barb Lawton really dld call for the fellas and take them home Wednesday n1ght2 And speaklng about boys we werent but 1tS always a good subJect have all you femmes got your mann for the Blarney Bounce 2 Why Dolores Wenlt yy ont brlng hel man to the Taft Dances? Flald of somethlng What Carol Kelgmd eats before she goes to bed She has the crazzest dreams' Dzlrs and Dabs Concermng Future Grads SEEN VVHILE SNOOPIING A crowd around Jean Lol e s locker Aand all becfluse of a boy. of candy she got for her blrthdav Manlun Harsln looklng yery chlc Corny Lauschlte 9 grammar school gym sult' Tlght wasnt lt Buzz Huck out scoutlng for a neyy steady Who lsnt these days That conflrmed bachelor Btll Ateru has flnally bloken dovy I1 and asked a gal out The lucky yyoman IS Bonme Weldmcm Noyy that Snulff' Pederson IS home Dorm 1079311 IS kept qulte busy nlghts' Lou Gzhbs has found a neyy loyellght Is that yyhy he dashes out of Cly ICS QYEIY ay Senlors are golng to haye a tough tlme yotlng for the class plesldent now that those mlghty glldlron men Redden Steffen Kool en Mortonsen and Howland haye been nomlnated to say nothlng of Johnson and Rohde 'Mandy Iou Bouen and Plnl ll seem to be hlttlng lt off Just flne lately' That noble character lyoncze T ogel has donated her skull to sclence P S After she dles of course' Seen at Sully s- Bob Brown and hls mlghty men and Jack Hllrlburf too' All the gals looklng daggels at Dee Toleson D ya suppose ltS because of hel D81 ty ' SPRIG HAS COB And we flnd a new romance buddlng between Leona Nettland and Ralph Sogge Iorlmne Koehler golng to Hedllns vylthout her coat Oh come now lts not that warm Bea Korbus Jlm Harech Jay Rtsznger Jerry Guth Arlene Peterson and Claus Sutor couldnt get ho the Walnut Room And they blame lt on thls beautlful weather By the way heres a llttle qulp submltted by Whattaman I :aber 1943 What a man 1944-VK heres a man 1945 Vyhats a man So long for now klds Well be sendlng you Hubba hubba hubba' March 8 1945 Do You Know The Lunchroom Do you really knoyy all about your school'l Do you ltlloyy tm mst lnte that Tlfts LllllClll 00111 ls Sllbildlltll by the Unlted States QOXOIHTIIGIII and therefore can sell food yy ay be low the cost of llllllllllg opclatlonsq Yes there ale ey en tlllngs the worldly yylse uppel classlllan doesn t lnoyv The purpose of H115 column lS to brlng a bloadel' educatlon about Taft to FIOSII alld Senlor allke Mrs Melzel manager of the lunchroom has hel hands full ar langlng to flll1'11Sh meals for 2200 students The key people ln the cooklng department ale Nlls En' strom the head cook 'ylrs Pollyl tl the pastry cook and Mls Reddlng the salad cook Altogethel thele are employed ln the lunchroom tyyelye people each worklng from flye to elght hours a day Because of the help shortages apploylmate ly thlrty students a semestel yyork thele dullng one half of thelr lunch perlods There yy ere plenty of moans and groans when the ordel c me through that pastrles could b bought only yylth the plate lunche Dld you ever stop to thlnk that tnls IS really to youl beneflt You can t glab a hot dog or a hamburger any mole No you haye to purchase a complete lunch Th1S glY9S a much more rounded dlet and IS a lot QHSIGI on the stomacll A bulletln IS sent out to Clllcago s Hlgh School I ullchrooms eacll month It IS composed bv a com petent commlttee and contfllns the menus lOl that month Tllls 1S a typlcal lunch selyed Tuesday NI yenlbel 14 Syylss Steal. 320 Baled Potatoe FF07611 Peas Ralsed Roll alld Buttel Mllk Smoked Butt 18c Sweet Potflto P10511 Splnach Flelltll Blead and Butter Mlllt Now you bralny souls V110 stlll tlllnk you knovy all try to ansyyel these The ansyyels ale on anothel page but dont look untll you ye 163115 trled 1 XX hat dlSh9S nlay be llougllt yylthout b lylng a plate lunch 2 What IS a Llte I unch 3 Hoyy much does a Hot Vege table Plate Costo 4 Hoyy many half DIIIIS of Hllllx are sold each day Mrs Melzer says that the vyaste ln food IS appreclatlye The Goyeln ment has asked all o us to cu down on wastes of all klnds So eat hearty and be sure to eat all a . . 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March 8, 1945 Taft Tribune P 11 Taft Presents Its Honor Roll Congratulations to all you brain children, and we do lnean you! That is, if you were one of these brilliant Taftites who received three S's and one E for final grades last semester. In case you'1'e curious, here's the list of kids who possess such super IQ's: 1A Carol Anderson, Ronald Anderson, Carol Andre, Betty Bryant, Ronald Carian, Rosemary Cheli Charline Corrin, Donald Dahllce, Barbara Frost, Denise Glraud Fred Hamren Pat Hedgel HOIEQC Kephclt IOIIHIHC lxlotf Vlrglnla Josephson Rosemary Nlaltln Richard Nllller Llanl Ockerhy Dale Sheldon Marlam Swanson XIJIIQH Paul Adeline Poulson NlXllG Trleger Ruth Ullsperger Margaret Ykhlttler Agnes Zaloskl Patrlcla Doyle Joan Arado Patllcla Ilebelman Calol Lll son Nlalllyn Thoennlssen Dorothy W eldman Dolores Donato Marilyn Fenelll Rollelt Holmes Nllrlon Howard shlrley Huntman Mary Anne Kalln lols l'xIllIJt0Il IQIOX lxllllll IifPbf'll, Latas William Nemec Issabelle Sc 11s Bctty J Ill! Fhompson Jc lll Ny lll sr Rosemary Wyzyk Lydia Bitter Slrl Carlson Arlene Heen Nlfllbeth yloe Beyelly Oll6lS Julianne Stamer Wesley Brown Connie Collar Joan Ll9l1tt Jcan Faehrlfh Phyllls Finlayson Marion Erickson John Koch Dololes IODGI Nldllflll Lund Ted Rasul Dorothy Relg Mllllyn Rlpka lllllbtlll s lIlllllllSS l Stavlund Elaine Tracy Darlene Walcvak Fzve Famous Foglzs Eyelyn Fischer Norman Pelll grlnl Kenneth Vandelvoort Mar galet Wleland Ifeyy lattltes l'xll0Xy thlt X11 l'lJL,ll our yoylal 9IlL,lI'lLE.1 has tl1e Il ll to cally his he d lllf-.1191 and Pkplllll IIS chest 1 yvee blt lnore IS the lathel of slx bo s' lTllP note g,1rlsJ llltll Fcblully 21 tllty per cent yytle 111 tl1e S611 lce ot Uncle Sam As of Feblu Eyelyn Andelson Alfred Eben hahn Thomas Hall Alan Hedman Lols Johnson wllllam Klein Mar ion Llndsten Karen Madsen Cora lynn Manchee Kenneth Mortonson Elizabeth Peterson Lesly Robinson Dorothy Sharman Nancy NVQISQ Barbara Whittier Betty Wllllams Herman Sommer TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY Jacqueline Balata Joan Betty Glass Nona James Johnson Marlllyn Kane Busch Alleen Falth Metzler Mary Lou Oman Rose marie Roszkoyysll Ingrid Sommer Mr Buell Now a Schurzlte One of Tafts most popular teach ers N11 Charles Buell left Taft on Nl ednesday February 21 to assume the posltlon of assistant pllnclpal at Schulz high school He was one of Tafts founders tau ht shop yyas head ot the ylsual educatloll department 1nd had charge of the study halls Among others thln s he yylll work on at qChlllZ are pro grams and dlsclpllne We are sorry to see hlm go and hope that he will mlss Taft but yye al o con gratulate him on his ady ancement When asked why he was to take the Job ln nlld semester Nlr Buell replied When they need a good man they get hlm 2 S1Xl.lSlX 'lnd tW0thlI'lls pel cent selye their country Sgt Thomas Fogll has estab llshed a herolc recold yylth the 120th Regiment This l9Sllll0fl 1 hls recelylng a commlsslon as l second lieutenant ln command of a group of eight men he led the attack on a number of Gel malls 111 the Aldennes Sgt Foglls group accounted for two German self Fogll as he 1S now lnoyyn 1 tl1e holder of '1 slly er st'11 and on leaf cluster for gallantry yy llll the 111 lclntry On stlll another OPPISIOII Lltlll Thomas Fogll C'lDllllCIl fl COIIUEIII anti tank gun and lnocked out '1 Panzer tank wltll lt S t James Xll Fo lls second eldest son IS a lll9lllb6l of tl1e A -XF ground CIGXX ln En land Nlr Foglls thlrd olde t son N t llllllam enlisted f1XQ yefu f1,,0 flnd IS serylng yy ltll the lnfflntly ln France He IS ln 'lll 8Iltll'll'1lx llllll Layy rence IS the last of Xll Fo hs sons to Joln the lrlnle Lnlp 9 his blothers who fay ored shoot sults LBWIQHCQ chose to follow hls brothers X13 the salty brine Nlr Fogll IS yery proud of his four sons ln the serylce hl tyyo younger sons who ale yet 'lt home Join their father ln hls 3ClIllllZZl1OH of the courage exhlhlted by hls boys age? Meet Our Student ouncil F0I'ty-eight members were present at the Student Council meeting held on February 8, and the amazing thing is that practically half the members are boys. Knowing Taft as we do, we can understand why this made the council so happy. Considerable interest was shown by the enthusiastic expression of opinions on the subjects of securing a typewriter for the council, im- D1'0ViI1g the lunchroom condition, and taking the responsibility for a populal soclal function for this semester The council also decided to order 10000 new edltlon book covers These neyy book coy ers are expected to be delly ered on March 9 and are expected to be dlstrlbuted yery quickly Last semester there were 36 business managels yyho sold more than 50 book coyers The chairmen and their committees haye been elected and are as follows Cllallman of tl1e Ways and Means committee IS Carolyn Stefan 1d9Q Jllll Pemble LOIS Johnson Elaine Tracy and Harry Dobbrunz 111 llc llp the f0Illlll1tlCC Elwln Johnson was elected chairman of the Il'llDl0X6IllfI1lS co111111lttee yylth George Drlyantes Don Gloor Norman Pelle llnl on the tOI1l1'lllttQG Chairman of the PT A committee IS Barbara llghtall and Don Ellckson IS on the committee too Publicity chairman 1S X131 llyn FlSl19l with Dlck Carlson Edith Vvlckstrom and Ed Rhode asslstln Geolge D'1Y3.1ltCS IS the chairman of the Lunchroom committee These new COllllll1tt9eS ale holding separate meetings during th AM dlylslon yyhele they discuss plellmlnary details Judgln from the Ill lny subjects tal en up at this meeting the Student Counfll IS ln lOl 1 bllSV semester bllt as long as the members continue to be so 9I1thllSllSl1C lt wlll plobably be 't successful one How lllllll t you Tflftltfs can ast tlllt yyu hld p l9l'ltl'lIlff lenold l'1Sl 9lllPSlCl Not lnlny of you yye 1nl'1 me Checl ln on fllllkltlll nf 1 l zu 1111718 100111 l1'1 Ll l1t pupils yy 10 dlt not llll '1 fl'lX of school list S91l19SlC'l Tl ey 'lle llzce l71II6lS 501111 Pqygllnz Bclrrnzrln ll esleu Brow 71 lf1l7llCfI?Ilf'7 170110711 Dahl Jrlcllle Dlzcrh Donfllrl E11 70071 and Carol Qlll'H77lOll The e student can f9ll'lllllN feel DlOlld of suth cl flll9 ltf'0lfl Ast your Cl1llSl0Il lOltllC'l c ecl yon tllll o11 attend lnce lll mass you bclleye tllele may he a Icyy Tlttltcs 111 N0lll 100111 yyllo can also boast ot 1 ln11l'11 l0C'Oll'l Per ll'1DS XOlll fllll IOH lla '1 bettel IQC o than that of lllyx P11011 S' f H1919 1 ny yy llll a gl eater number who haye fl pclfect attendance lec old et ln touch with tl1e Taft Trlb 'md see YOIII lrlmes 'lppear ln the next issue of tl1e paper Nly dear 'Vlr Hoefer yye thought you would like to lnoyy that Tafts D1 lzewlnnlng IIOSHIS designed for the Rescue Nlllll poster contest yylll be on dl pl IS ln the library window flom Nl'1lCh 1 thlough Nlalch 8 Because ollr window space IS l1H1lt9d yye plan to use two or three postel at a time and to dlsplay each gloup for two days winners of top honols yylll of course come flrst yye haye been saying the Taft display for oul gland finale not only because of the greater number of posters subnlltted by Taft but because of the excellent quality of the work Xie should llke to take this oppoltunlty of congratulating all of the students and faculty members yyho took palt IH produc ing these f1H9 posters Yely tluly yours Charlotte Shablne Librarian Norwood Park Library , K Q . n ' y , V .y . . 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March 8 1945 Buy RCTC Brd Cast Your Vote Johnnre ancl Quzre Taftrte wrll soon be gettrn out then ROTC unrforms tuyedos ancl formals for Tafts Mrlrtary Ball It rs to be held Aprrl 20 rn the Grand Ballroom of the Edgewater Beach Hotel Paul Meeker and hrs orchestra yy rll sup ply the musrc At the present the openrng hour rs a lrttle undecrcled but rt wrll probably be 0 00 PNI A defrnrte openrng trme wrll be an nounced later The brcls cost S2 75 and wrth each one goes a ballot The queen rs to be chosen by the votes of those who haye purchased bids One brd one yote The ballot should be marked and handed baclc to the offrcer from whom the brd rs bought The grrls were nomr nated by the RO T C to ayord con fusron The grrl wrth the largest number of votes wrll be crowned queen of the ball the next four havrng the greatest number f votes wrll be members of her court A prcture of the twelye grrls is posted on the bulletrn board outsrde the lrbrary The dance is being sponsored by the members of the ROTC the offrcers of which are Actrn, Mayor Kenneth Mortonsen Actrng Cap tains Ted Esser Dale Padgrtt and Ralph Mueller Actrng 1st Lreute nants Alfred Ebenhahn Ralph Sogge Robert Black and John Danrelson Acting 2nd Lreutenants Herman Sommers Jerry Guth Harold Alvrn Corporal Nelson says the hrds are gorng fast so get yours soon Dont forget' Buy a. bid and cast a yote for the nerct queen Semors to Be Shot No need to get all flustered and neryous-or try to hrde under your desk there rsnt really anytl rnf. to worry about at all tso rt says rny howl The scene of thrs great bat tle shall take place here at Taft wrth the Marshall Qtudros on the offerrsrye and the Taft Senrors on the defensrye so srrrrle smrle- and face the brrclre The approachirr date for the clrclcs and snaps has not yet beer determrned but soon after the sryth week of school the fun and eycrtement shall start ror all happy senrors Each student shall haye a det 1n1te apporrrtment and shall be ey pected to keep rt so remember to be on trme and be reacly for anv thrng Now dont forget smrle smrle and smrle and show off that Pepsodent ad malce Bob Hope proud of you ' BUY WAR. BONDS AND STAMPS Taft Trrbune and youll haye no books to take home on Frrclay' Those magre words from Mr McCuarg brought shouts of Joy rrngrng through the audrtorrum More rmportant how eyer they brought a ten pound bundle of paper under each rndus trrous Taftrtes arm for the paper PAPER DRIVE PAYS DIVIDEND drrye Frrday February 16 Courageously brayrng, the w ay agarnst croyy ded street cars rcy streets wrnter wrnds and that turn on the Northyy est Hrgh way Bus whrle gr abbrng for the nearest ay arlable shoulder true Taftrtes frnally reached the loadrng platform The prle grew and grew untrl the grand total of 29000 pounds was reached Thrs rs about four tons more than collected rn the last drrye In fact rt rs oy er thrrteen pounds of paper per student Many broad grrns could be seen that clay as lrttle clramond shaped I Brought Some cards were drsplayecl hangrnr, from button holc purses bracelets and lapels when the crll for mater rel was sounclecl Thrs sudden burst of energy was a lrttle spectacular Hoyycyer rt was caused by a number of reasons There was that rnsprrrng talk by Nlr Tyson of the War Productron Board who show ed hoyy wrthout paper cartons our frghtrng men wouldnt get shells ammrrnrtron food or medrcal sup plres Then Musrcran lfc Vandery oss told us of hrs eyperrences at sea for three years It would haye been drsastrous rf at any trme clurrn the battles he descrrbed the men ran out of supplres These tallcs strrrecl our Amerrcan patrrotrsm rut the frnal and decrdrng, factor drdnt occ ur untrl the followrng Thursday when groans and moans yy ere heard throrr h ey er y corner of Tafts sturdy foundatrons Oh I ye so much stuclyrnr, to do Not all of that' Thus wrth vrsrons of luggrng all but the locker rtself home eyeryone from Fanny the Frosh to Sam the Senror nrade one frnal decrsron I cant forget my paper tomorrow And they clrclnt Hollydaze, Oh Hollydaze Today as I lav half as leep rn my class I he ard my name called W1 th great drffrcult y I aroused myself 1 e teacher wanted D scrrbe St Patrrclc s cl ay I heard Vag uely I searched by br arn meanwhrle wonder rng what to wear o Sues tonrght t Patrrckso Well le t me see yvasn t th at about St Pat h yes shamrocks 1 th rnlc thats sort of r re d oarnge flower The re was a folk song tooab out when Syyedrsh Ey cs are 'irghrng or some thrng St Pat also h ad a prpe but now 1 dont thrnlc he can 1, t the tobacco prror rty you know Sa. y We haye a nrfty sol utron rn Chemrstry srrl phur droyrde or what eer they call rt may be we could malye to bacco out of that Oh ye s there are the na mes too lets see 'ylc' Andersen NIcErrclc sen NIcSwensen Yes th at was rt Then of co urse the tradrtronal mrs tletoe well thats ab out all I can thrnk of a t the present HEY' yyh at rs that teacher grv rn me a D for? M uszcal Ojicers Elected The Symphony Orchestra lreaclecl by our popular Pop Raprer has chosen rts new offrcers for thrsr semester Corrnne Wolff was chosen presrdent Shrrley Huntman and as lrbrarrans Kay Flynn rncl Joyce Dockyy erler or tle clrrector or thc on cert Rrncl stated that the ncyy of frcers elected tor tlrrs 01bdlll7lIlOll are as follows Presrclent Le ter Kresh secretary Xryrenne Xclanrs and treasurer SY ancla Nelson Mr Raprer states that he rs sure these bands yyrll do splenclrclly all through thrs comrn scrncstcr Further more he 'rdcled royy P age 13 Here s the Key to une s Key Speakers As the new semester ets uncle way plans haye alreaclv leen be un for the l ey ceremony to be nelcl rn .Tune Tryouts for the Taft orrtron and acceptance speech were heard durrne pcrrocl 4 on February 21 Those cmer rn yrctorrous were Herman Sornnrers for the Taft ora tron and Eu ene Nugent for the 4B acceptance speech -Ks rs the cus tom thc pre cntatron speech wrll be ryen by thc presrclcrrt of thc scnror class 'Nlrss Nclson who rs rn char e of e ce crnony rc rtly pleased wrtlr the rrurnbcr ot IPs yyho ap arccl I tle tryouts Xmon those conrpctrn yycre lol ert Plac' Doroth Bowen Dorrst rlson James Harsch Ralph Wlueller far ol Nrel sen Dolores Toleson Dolores Ny enrc Eu ene Nu ent Xernettc Anderson and Claus Sutar yrn out for the Fatt orr were frye 4As Phyllrs Roth os rlre Otters Hrrolcl scholle Herman Sorn ners and Dale Pad rtt Se yrrr rs 1 comrnrttcc of rucl e for the pcechcs yycrc Xlrs NlcCon e tc rcher of spccch and c matrcs Nlrss Frnl one ot our F11 lrsr tc rchcr rncl Nlrss C rpron yy ro is our rchrtycrncrrt coorc'rnrto1 rn the aclrrrstrnent clcprrtrnent and 1 teacher or Ln lrsh Frttrtes belreye r ar clrorce yrs rnade '1 yyrsh to extend thcrr hearty con gratulatrons to Hernr n Sonrnrers f I er u the lr1c yy The lox for the l cy purchased Dy elc rn slrlluy caryecl 'y Ilrnrcl schnercler a rncrn ot thrt rss rs noy b n Ir rslred h Dan 'yr rbec Tattrtes are anyrously yyartrns to see the frn rshecl pr ocluct yyhrrlr yy rll be leatly rn trnre tor the ceremony rn June rcl thc c two or arrrlatrons sc yy re yc Q If 1 ey cllcrrl 1 r c FQGS I-IIE 006 House Q94 KI rt to Ncznerf IIUICIYUII. because rt yy rll probably end up rn the llmge Tzede has her eye on a relloyy rn her cl H K W E RE 'NX ORN DERING 1 Q rcyrcy certrrny acy rncl y rllrrr o rt yy o eye l n yrrncd thrt on rtlr perrocl ot the se Of the celebrrtrc or the lunch rs now r rncrnhcr lect Sth per rod you hr a ec t dont tell Tcrrt Tzzb nrtr rls ar If Bcnbcrm slcrple lynows her yyay around thc cncl rloor yct Who Chclrlotte iutton has been starrng at du rr hcr lunch per rod XX hat Dzcrrrfn yr last name rs Hes been serenrclrn clryr ron 110 p rn wrth selectrons from sey eral operas V hv S7111 Iey Gunderson has such a soarl le rn hcr eye yy ren S119 C092 to :th perrod lunch Nlaybe rts because B B Qrnrlcb c rs there Why Pat Coppell lrlyes Wlryed Chorus yo rnuch 'lhc ctractron could DGPM 9 ' I , I np- . . 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