Arvada High School - Redskin Yearbook (Arvada, CO)

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the passengers decided to stop over in Chicago for a day and visit him. They were delighted to find that he was featuring Pern Lane as vocalist. Of course Bob had to sec- the races at Annapolis, so the next stop found our friends attending the races. Another classmate, Ear-ie Doane, brought honors to the class of 1940 by winning the 1950 auto race in his trail blazing racer, the new Earnest Speedster. Before leaving the United States, Katie wanted to order a new Chevrolet, so a quick trip was made to Detroit. Since Dick Wheeler is president of the Chevrolet Motor Company, the trio had a chance to visit with him while Katie was placing her order. Dick's very efficient private secretary,Marie Ashton,also visited with the four. The Chevrolet Ilotor Company's chief test driver is Leona Wilson, who is known as the best driver behind tho wheel. Leona has had many thrilling experiences, but always manages to come out alive. Tho Reunion stopped long enough in Pittsburg for 3etty to take a quick trip out to Crrneige Tech, to visit her long time pal, Virginia Sims. Virginia is conducting a course in The Proper Way of Managing a Home and a Wife . Incidentally Mary Jane Allison is president of Carneige Tech. She thoroughly enjoys her work with all the students. As Betty, Bob and Katie were interested in some new legislation for the State of Colorado, they stopped at Washington D. C. to call on the Right Honorable Drew Morris, the oratorical sensation from Colorado, to interest him in the project. By the way Drew is running for President in the next election. His campaign manager is Joanne Spano who is also his private secretary. A few minutes hop found the Reunion at the hanger in New York City around noon, being checkeH over and refueled for a nonstop transatlantic flight. Katie's first desire when getting to New York was to have some flowers,so going up Fifth Avenue, the three travelers stopped at a quaint flower shop. Here they found Florence Poddy-coart Kennedy, arranging bouquets for her handsome husband, Pat. For luncheon our trio went to the Rainbow Room in Radio City. Melrose Kraxburger, another classmate, now hostoss, greeted our friends and pointed out several people of note. Among them were Mary Jean Banks and Clifford Campbell who wore having lunch; Mary Jean, the famed authority on etiquette, writes the section, The Debutante , exclusively for Esquire . Clifford, W.P.A. wa ter boy from Arvada v ho was vacationing in New York,spotted our trailblazers and invited them to join his party. During the luncheon Mary Jean mentioned that she‘was giving a dinner that evening in honor of Irma Wallen,Prima Donna,who was making her debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in Madam Butterfly , and the flyers were invited. This gave the girls a good chance to inspect Mary Jean's penthouse, newly decorated by Lois Mortenson, owner of a smart Fifth Avenue decorating shop. Every visitor to New York wants at least, to see,Tiffany's,that shop famous for diamonds, even if he is unable to purchase anything. Our footsore travelers wearily walked into this lovely jewelry shop

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PROPHECY Looking forward into Hay 1950, we find Katie Klnkel, secretary to the great architect, Freeland Simms, and Dob Van Sickle, owner of the Van Sickle Radio Shop of Denver, at the Municipal Airport ready to take a round the world flight in the Reunion, the private plane of the class of 1940. Upon climbing into the plane our two travelers found Betty Plunlee, a classmate, as chief stewardess, and there v as much rejoicing. Jim Harburg, photographer for Associated Press,v as on the scene getting flashes of celebrities who had come to bid Katie and Bob farewell. He caught pictures of them as they were being interviewed by Robert Gourley, news commentator for N.B.C. Among these celebrities was Francis Ellis who featured that famous program The Quiz-Quiz .Francis had just been in Denver for several weeks and had had record breaking crowds at his performances. Mildred Gatchell and her fiance, a graduate from Fort Collins, were also at the airport. Mimi had just finished a course in Domestic Cooking and Sewing at Opportunity School. Margie Lorenz, that famous 1-2-3 bend girl v ho was advocating a new reducing exercise for those with excess avoirdupois, was seen v ith Harpo Wilccxson, a former radio announcer, who is now president of Kellogs . Phyllis Molby, that wonderful bridge instructor,and Elsie Page, the new addition to the Denver University faculty as the instructor of the latest dancing craze, The Featherbed Flop , were seen chatting over a cup of coffee in the lunch room before saying their goodbyes. The takeoff was delayed because the field had to bo cleared v hen June Morris, while giving flying instructions to a couple of college girls, lost the left wheel of her plane and had cracked up while trying to land. Arthur Lundeen came to the rescue with his streamlined, rocket-shaped ambulance. June and the tv o girls were rushed to the Colorado General Hospital where they were treated for minor bruises and shock by the chief surgeon. Dale Hambley. As the plane v as taxiing down the field, the occupants saw the former Marian Derr, arriving too late to say goodbye. Later they learned that the cause of her delay v as her two young children whom she had been getting off to school. Oscar had fallen down and skinned his knee and Suzie had spilled a bottle l of ink on her clean school dress. Marian, hov ever, enjoyed seeing all her other classmates who were at the field. Soon after leaving Denver,the Reunion had some trouble with the engine and made a forced landing near Podunk, Kansas. Since repairs required several hours, the passengers went to a nearby farmhouse to v ait. To their surprize,they found none other than Ralph Montgomery, at home with his beautiful wife. Monte owns a very large wheat farm and said that he expected a bumper crop for 1950. At last'the plane was repaired and soon reached Chicago. Since Ed Krupotich, the new Waltz King , was playing at the Palmer House,

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and found another trailblazer with Ernie Jump,picking out a diamond. Neva and Ernie are to be married early in the fall. After n good nights rest at the Hotel New Yorker,the three flying trailblazers climbed into the cabin of their plane. Nothing but the best would do for them, so they engaged Ozzie Osbaugh, an ace flyer, to pilot the plane on this nonstop' flight from New York to London. Arriving in London at dinner time, the foursome stopped at the Savoy for dinner, where they danced to the Jitter 'nd Jive rhythm of Jack Joseph and his Young -sters. Margaret White, Jack's pianist, made famous that popular song Schoen My Baby Home. The Reunion1s next stop was Paris where the girls, naturally being interested in clothes, v ished to see the latest fashions and were directed to the studios of Adrian , where they saw Gerry McWhorter modeling his latest creations of 1950 over television. Gerry had just heard from Donn Exline who had recently returned to Russia to continue his study of Communism. Another short trip took the Reunion to Rome where its passengers had a short chat with Dorothy Starr in her spacious studio. Dorothy is studying art under the great grandson of Leonardo di Vinci. The plane was prepared for a long trip,as the course was pointed toward Africa. The 1950 Olympics which were being held in Egypt were of great interest to our travelers since- Arvada was well represented by Ernest Green, the famous skier, and the fleet-footed Harold Jaegar. It was quite novel seeing Ernest skiing on the sand, and of course Harold v on the mile. Here the travelers also met Dorothy Bennett, the well-known archeologist, who was making a study of the pyramids. Fortunately the group reached Honbasa, Africa,just in time to greet Charles Bring 'em Back Alive Richter before he embarked for the United States with 100 specimens,many of them animals which had never before been seen by man. The next stop of the Reunion was at Calcutta,India. Betty, Bob, Ozzie and Katie had a very pleasant time in Calcutta visiting Bobbie Owen, who was getting material for her new book, Raisins of Mirth . With the trailblazers came the good news to Bobbie that hor last novel, Of Cats and Women , had been chosen as the 1949 Pulitzer Prize novel. Despite the hazardous weather the Reunion with the crack pilotj Ozzie, at the controls made a record breaking trip across the water, landing safely, late one afternoon in Los Angles after completing a six weeks' tour in foreign countries. Glad to get their feet on solid ground again, the flying four checked in at the Ambassador hotel for a little rest. ''gain the girls' minds turned to thought of style and beauty. Immediately they visited Mary's Salon in the Ambassador. They found that Mary was none other than Ilary Tometich,formerly of Arvada, now famous for her new type of permanent wave which has gone over big with the masculine customers. Nothing else v ould do but that the foursome should