Vernonia High School - Memolog Yearbook (Vernonia, OR)

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777 5th Avenue New York, N. Y. August ii, I960 Dear Dr. Hayden, When I made my last concert tour across the United States, I had an opportunity to look up several members of the old class of 19U8. I knew you’d be interested in hearing the professions which many of them have selected and followed. Yfhile I was in Kentucky I went to a tobacco auction. It was similar to others I’ve seen but the biggest surprise was finding Lee Enneberg the anctionier. In Hollywood I visited The Lillian Lusby Vaudeville theater and was entertained by a dance team composed of Jean Turner and Kay Miller. They’re wonderful on the adagio and also have a very clever skate act. I heard that after their performance they were offered a position in Jack Frank:s Blackouts of 1961, I had an early spring appearance in Washington, D. C. and had an extra day so I drove down to Virginia and visited Betty Tindall and her senator husband at Magnolia Mansion, She told me that just outside Richmond, Virginia, Theresa Schmidlin is the Dean of Women at Grace Potter’s Finishing School. During my stay in Chicago I had lunch with Barbara Lolley. She's managing a professional Women's Basketball team. Evelyn Kreiger is one of her star players. Donovan Reynolds has gone back to Arkansas to raise cane— sugar cane, that is. Playboy Ronnie Graham’s name is seen quite often in Pat Gibson's gossip column, You Shouldn't Have Done It. Also recently in her column was the most shocking news of all, Lila Schram's engagement to Tommy Manville, no kidding, she is destined to become his 77th wife. Terry Brady discovered gold in the Keasqy River while salmon fishing one day and is now leading the life of a millionaire, vacationing in Florida, Cuba and other Southern points of int- errsc,.

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The new president of Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce is John Carmichael. He found a favorable new way of controlling the weather through radar. He has a little business on the side of buying and selling used cars. As we predicted in high school, Sally Kaspar is now singing at the Metropolitan Opera House. Her husband is kept busy taking care of their new addition, triplets. I wasn't a bit surprised to hear that you'd returned to school and received your Doctor's degree, specialized in the causes of fainting, didn't you? Being close toVernonia you probably hear about my classmates often. Would enjoy being caught up with any late news. : j1 As ever. Vernonia, Oregon September 1, I960 My dear Bonnie, Your letter came yesterday and while I'm listening to Hul-da Johnson's new program Dr. Darekill, I'll answer. I have seen several members of your class recently. Roy Frank has just been promoted to editor of the Vernonia Eagle which is now giving the Portland newspapers plenty of competition. It is rumored that Roy has added Martha Wells, well-known journalist, to his staff. You won't be surprised to hear that Shirley Berg and Gladys Dass are employed in the Vernonia School System. Shirley is teaching kindergarten at Washington Grade School and Gladys is teaching Hone Economics in the high school.