Widney High School - Maroon and White Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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SENIOR AUTOBIOGRAPHIES Jos GONZALES, JR. I was born on March 12, 1938 in the town of Albuquerque, New Mexico. When I was iust 4 years old, my parents dragged me out of that beautiful town. Oh, well, you can't have everything. They dragged me to the worst town in the whole of the United States, Los Angeles, California. I've regretted my parent's mistake ever since. Every single minute! When I was 10 I was dragged off to a hospital where I was held against my will. After 8 months, I was released. A few months later I was committed to the Orthopedic Hospital. Three months later I was again released. This time only to be committed to the Shriners Hospital. Now I'm about to graduate from Widney High School only to loaf until next September when I will attend East L.A.J.C. ROBERT JAMES ANDRADE One day in the summer very early in the morning, at 4:05 to be exact, on June 26, 1938 a new member was added to the Andrade household. That mem- was a boy whom they chose to call Robert Andrade fl got the James at my Confirmationl. I was baptised at Holy Family Catholic Church and have attended there ever since. The first school I attended was Wilmington Park School. I went there till the fourth grade when the doctor put me in Hawaiian Avenue School. I went there for about a year and then all of us in the handicapped classes were put in a brand new school, Harlan Shoemaker School. After graduating from Schoemaker I came to Widney. Here I stayed for four long years till I was finally paroled. My ambition is to attend Harbor Junior College, get married and raise a large family. PATSY BAILEY I was born on November 6, 1939 in Houston, Texas, to Mr. and Mrs. Eligha Bailey. At the age of twelve, in January 1952 it was discovered that I had bone cancer in my left leg, and it had to be amputated. After that I still led a happy and normal life. I was out of school quite a length of time. When I did go back I was so happy and eager to learn that I made the honor roll in two weeks. After going through four years more of schooling in three years, I came to Los Angeles. I went to regular school for a week. I was then transferred to Widney. I didn't like it at all, and wanted to go back to Texas, but my Father encouraged me to go on, in hopes that I would learn to like it, which is just what happened. I am now 17 years old, and my plan for the future is to further my education in a higher institution. RITA HALLIBURTON The stork flew over the Physicians and Surgeons Hospital in Glendale on December 27, 1937. Shortly after I was born, the doctors detected a slight defect. I had cerebral palsy. I started at Washington Boulevard School when I was seven. After graduating from there, I came to Widney. My life here has been very pleas- ant and active. RONALD BECKERMAN I was born on a nice fall day on October 20, 1938. I went to John Muir School when I was five. Two years later I went to Devereux Ranch schools and there I learned the three R's. Seven years later. I came to live at the Institute for Child Study where I am still living. I went to the Washington Boulevard School and later entered the portals of Widney High School.

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Patsy Bailey, Joan Wagner, Joe Gonzales, Rita Halliburton, Shawn Solomon Joe Gonzales, Rita Halliburton, Joan Wagner, Patsy Bailey, Carmen Mora, Gloria Molinari, Ronald Beckerman, Robert Andrade, Petra Flores Patsy solos with Pat, Linda, Jaye and Valerie

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GLORIA MOLINARI On February 24, I938, I was born on o cold and snowy day in Providence, Rhode Island. I never walked as well as other children, so the doctors said I had a weakness in the muscles. In Providence, I had a home teacher. Then we moved to California and lived in Long Beach. We moved from Long Beach to Montebello and I had a home teacher for 6 months. I then went to Pacific Boulevard School and from there I came to Widney. CARMEN MORA I was born on April I5, I938 to Mr. and Mrs. .Ioe Mora. This happy event took place at General Hospital in Los Angeles. I lived in a house on Elmaryer Street for sixteen years and then we moved to Evergreen Ave. I spent one year in the Rancho Los Amigos and went to school in Mexico for a while. When I returned, I attended Washington Boulevard School and then went on to Widney. I'm here because I have T.B. of the hip. The organization I ioined is the Lettermen. There I am the secretary. I am also the art monitor for one period. My hobbies are sewing and making blankets. My ambition is to become a nurse. JOAN WAGNER The stork must have had a lot of deliveries to make because I arrived six weeks ahead of time. After the shock was over, my parents named me Joan Friera Wagner. This all started in Los Angeles, California in the year 1938. I went to 99th Street Elementary School when I was 6 years old and was there until the fourth grade when I cought the polio virus. After two weeks at L. A. General Hospital, they sent me to Orthopaedic Hospital. About a year later, I went to Pacific Boulevard School and after I graduated from there I came to Widney. Since I have been here, I have been a member of the Student Council and in the Nobles Society. My ambition is to be a success at the Imperial Gas Company. PETRA FLORES I was born in Mexico in the small town of Mascota, Jalisco. I lived there eight years and from there we moved to Mexicali. I didn't like it very much there because the climate is too hot in the summer. From there we came to Los Angeles. We have lived here eight years and I like it because everything is modern. The first school I went to was Manchester. They put me in the fourth grade. At first I had trouble because I didn't speak English. From that school I went to Fremont. After that I had a home teacher for some time. When I started to feel better, I went to Roosevelt High School. From this school I came to Widney. I hope to finish school and to get better grades. SHAWN SOLOMON I was born one day on a little farm in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in the year of our Lord, I939. I and my family lived there for two years and when the war broke out we moved to California so that my father could work in the aircraft plants. For the rest of my life up until now, I have lived in California. When I started school, I went to regular schools to the fourth grade, then my strength gave out and I started to go to a school for the handicapped. The first school was Washington Blvd. I went there through the sixth grade. My family moved to the valley, so I went to the Lowman School. I graduated from there and went to the Valley Branch of Widney High School. From here I plan to go on to college and maior in Engineering. Only the future will tell whether I will make the grade or not. Whatever I do, I owe Widney a lot of credit for my education.