Weston High School - Key Yearbook (Weston, MA)

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Last night the wheel of fortune was successful in finding the long lost heir of King Charles V. Miss Saada Gage will resign her position as secretary and live in luxury for the rest of her life. Herbert Vinnecombe was arrested yesterday, charged with operating a black market, and doing a thriving business, especially during the study periods at Weston High School. Sherman Davis, the efficient expert of the senior class, has once again donned his white collar and steeled himself to carry all the burdens meant for the office, as he did in his senior year at school. Anne Whitney (Travis) making a return engagement to Boston, starring in the Ziegfield Follies of the current year. What a show! First row enter is permanently reserved by Robert Fowler Travis, whose eight children hope that they can follow in her footsteps in future years. Scoop! . . . Barbara Sherman has finally fulfilled one of her suppressed desires—that of hurling a rock through a store window. The verdict has just been given—eight years. How¬ ever, those who know, say she can be expected to be about town in seven and one-half years. Coach Doug Schofield of the Chicago Bears has just announced the two new additions to repay them for the expert coaching they gave him during his high school career. Marjorie Perkins, Weston’s Woman About Town,’’ has finally attained that modernistic home with beige rugs of which she dreamed during history class. It is located in Indiana, where, tis said, she located the man of whom she dreamed (also during history class). Honeymooning at the home of Captain and Mrs. Ted Coburn, who are now residing on their own island paradise in the South Seas, are Captain and Mrs. Jacobs. Captain Jacobs is navigating his own yacht, the Peggy,” to the Coburn’s haven, just as Captain Coburn navi¬ gated his boat, the ' Doris,’’ there on their honeymoon recently. It was disclosed in Washington today that the two celebrated Amon brothers have been elected to sit in the world court. It should be noted that the Amons have made an extensive study of world affairs in ten of our leading colleges. John Byron, the most spendthrifty man this side of the Mississippi, has just achieved a new money saving method to keep his extravagant dating to a minimum of 50 cents. It is called the Dutch Treat. The headline news of today seems of the greatest importance. Leonard Upham, a pilot for the American Airlines, was honored today for his remarkable forced landing. On board the plane was the eminent Francis Pooler, who was flying from the west coast with many valu¬ able military secrets. Also the stewardess, Emily Blair, who was making her last flight east to become a bride and settle down to earth. Miss Jeannine Hilderbrand, the celebrated woman lawyer of Boston, is handling the case of Paula Cahill, the blonde bomber. Miss Cahill was robbed yesterday of one of her price¬ less great danes and two of the world’s finest race horses. No clues of the thief have been found as yet. Wedding ceremonies were held today in the Baptist church in Weston for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Whittemore. Officiating at the ceremony was Reverend Robert Mann, who will leave tonight with his colleague, Donald Whelpley, for their home in Alaska. The newlyweds will reside at their summer home in New Hampshire. In just a minute we will return you to Hector Poison and his college of comedy. The Ideal Girl Will Have Hair like Helen Coburn Eyes like Alice Rand Nose like Mary Sullivan Teeth like Doris Peakes Voice like Jeannine Hildebrand Smile like Helen Coburn Hands like Anne Whitney Figure like Peggy Lee Hill Clothes like Doris Peakes Legs like Peggy Lee Hill The Ideal Boy Will Have Hair like Teddy Coburn Eyes like Whiton Jackson Nose like Robert Whittemore Teeth like Robert Whittemore Voice like John Byron Smile like Douglas Schofield Physique like Douglas Schofield Clothes like Teddy Coburn 21

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CLASS PROPHECY This is Scoop Jackson,” your reporter for the Daily Planet, giving you the fourth edition of today’s news. Starting off with the national news . . . Clarence T. Ackerson, the student adviser at Vassar College for young women, has just resigned his important post, due to his inability to give his full attention to each student. Flash! . . . Announcing the new species of plant, the Avalanche, just developed by Eve- leth Cooper, and named after her nineteenth child. David Kingsbury, photographer for the Palace Films, Incorporated, announces the pub¬ lishing of the latest colored photograph of the spacious ranch owned by Kay Place, newest queen of Hollywood. Flash! . . . Alan Morgan gets the bird! He docks at New York on Monday morning, with his latest ornithological development. It is well known in this community who will be there with a helping hand and happy heart to greet him. Arriving on the same boat will be the famous nurse, Peggy Moody, direct from fighting malaria in the tropics. Red Guthrie has recently been ordained as minister of the Methodist Church in Kendal Green, a position he graduated to, from that of chief coffee-pourer for the church suppers. Russell Johnson, the honorary after-dinner speaker, delivered a soul-stirring speech at the banquet given to celebrate the maiden flight of the latest rocket ship designed by Joseph Newell. Flash! . . . Divorce proceedings have been filed by Mrs. Mary Sullivan O’Leary McCarthy Foley Reilly Finnegan Hennessy. Evidently she has not yet outgrown her tendency to change at regular intervals. Rolland Pierce Marden, the 20th century architect, has finally collected his harem off the coast of California, but his suppressed desire of having Veronica Lake visit him hasn’t been fulfilled as yet. Terry Brownell, director of physical education in Newton, acquired a black eye when she questioned an umpire’s decision at a recent game of her girls’ baseball team. The hospital however, reports the umpire, who suffered a concussion and several serious fractures, as do¬ ing as well as could be expected.” The former Barbara Colpitts is still struggling along on the extremely slim salary of her husband, a country doctor, whom she met while she was an undergraduate at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She still has not abandoned her suppressed desire of holding a $50 bill in her hand once before she dies. Flash! . . . We have been requested by the weather bureau to announce the following warning: A tempest is raging at the Burke and Shaw residence. All people trespassing with¬ in three and one-half miles do so at their own risk. Guest at the broadcast of the Chicago Round Table Discussion Program next week is Margaret Dolan, well known conductor of the program, The Woman on the Street.” That proves that questioning can be made profitable. Helen Coburn, the vocalist for Jon Elastic and his Rubber Band, is on a world-wide tour through all the army camps abroad and in this country. By popular demand she will become Miss America of 1 47 for the second consecutive year. William Nussburger, the prominent artist of Weston, who resides at 15 Fairfield Place, has just carried his blushing bride, Sylvia, gently across the threshold. Katherine Macdonald, that pretty little busybody, always busy as a bee, has just opened a nursery school near Lake Louise where she teaches swimming to the little dears. 20

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