Avon High School - Sonnet Yearbook (Avon, MA)

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YEARBOOK GLASS PROPHECY We predict in five years, the following. Barbara Houghton, who was voted the most likely to suecesc, ' , has flaS lt Xhit in the business world, but marriage looks pretty good to her also. Alma King, who is our class comedian is now starring over WB3 with l5ob HopS and have they got the crowds rolling „n he a.,3 ,„s ! kidding l Lois Stratton, our class vamp, has turned patriotic and is no work- Ing ' on Civilian Defense in one of the many army camps. To coujun possibly be the soldiers ® Lorraine Palardy has finally landed her millionaire husband anc, i -■ nOTT ' knbwn ' as ' Madame McLaughlin She finally got him to S .ve he.. a convertible coupe and what did she do but play ring around the rosy” with a tree® Oh 1 Madame i Cleda Stairs has settled down to a married life with Ray up in Goere’s Square ® Even though she doesn’t work in the Avon Irug -cre, she can at least look out of her window longingly and wish® Arthur Katz is now climbing the ladder of success in the medica3 field® Even after every successful operation tba.® n.e pe ® or. rm Arthur’s sarcastic remarks never fail® Donald Chaplain has surprised us all by becoming the man abouf h-cwn . After graduating from. Burrough ' s he got a job in che office av Fore River and has made quite a success c.l nlmself.® Alton Oliver has now become a great piano player and gives c oncer .3 at ' Carnegie “Hall in New York City® Who was she Alton to Inspire you to such heights?

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YEARBOOK ■ OKALr» McCOY leaves his great Shakespearean acting abi llty to Andre? Dion who just couldn’t poi ray Macbeth as beautifully as Donald if you don’t think this is true, go right evei ask Donald . SE.RIEY BLISS leaves her scholastic ability to Frank Daxber s r who just can’t seem to make the graces CL EL STAIRS leaves her quiet ar.d bashful manner to Evel r Bumpus wh never knows enough to keep still JOHN . ' TILL INS leaves his athletic ability tc Jar Chatpsil who isn’t going to bother with it,. ROBERT MALLEY leaves his debonair and suave appearance to David Olsen 7ho can use a bit of ' oomoh ' Y ■ GEORGE .VOOD leaves his pipe and moustache to Ian Chappell who is in the market for a good razor We the i rider- signed,, do declare this wholly to be our last il and testament t mads this first day of May in the year of Our Lord , Nineteen hundred and forty- two TRUE, INDEED Getting out a magazine Is no picnic If we print jokes, folks say we are frivolous « If we don’t print them, they say we ? re too serious If we publish original material, they say we lack variety If we publish things from other papers, we re too ‘ azy to write. If we don’t print contributions, we lack appreciations If we do print them, the paper is full of junk Most likely someone will say we swiped this from an exchange go WE oyr |

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YEARBOOK John Maguire has surprised us all by becoming the world’s famous baseball player e He is now playing with the Brooklyn Dodgers but the managers of other great teams are still arguing over him® • G-eorge Ames , after making a hit in his Junior Class Play 8 has be- come a success on the stage playing character parts® So come on all you future Juniors® Who knows s you might make a success tool William Gaquln has got so interested in patriotic work that he has joined up with the marines® Polks, you should see that red head in a uniform® Earl Peterson is now quite busy because of his many Newaboys Camps which supply amusement for many of the steady workers of the Enterprise = Now isn’t he glad he was such a good worker X Donald McCoy is studying music at the Conservatory in Boston® tfci his dayV off he rushes back to Avon to see if Lois could possibly have changed her mind® Lois Whit e has recently fulfilled Ann Cohen’s vacancy as referee of the girls T basketball games since Ann has retiredo I think we can depend upon Lois to make our team an undefeated one, don’t you? Shirley Bliss has been traveling around the country as a private secretary and our only hope is that she. will send us a post card., Alyce Bates , who was one of tha most quiet girls has turned into one of ' the most dynamic ladies of the year. Walk down Brcsdway any time and you’ll see her name in lights® Interested? Shackey Keleshlan is our career girl for she has accepted the posi- tion as secretary to a well-known businessman in Boston® Why should n’t she be successful with a boys’ scientific school across the street? Gertrude Malone y i3 flying high as she has become an Air Hostess for the Ame r lean A’ i rl i ne s ... Leave it to Trudy to keep ’em flying I v John Mullins is still trying to get Ina to say K yes’ but there is a 1 w ay s llie pr ob 1 em of n Smitty n ® Robert Malley has married Margie and little Junior has a great time with all his playmates because his father has taken over the owner- ship of Vi adgalis’s Store® John Naujalis has been very successful in being able to build a bowling alley of his own® He figured it was cheaper to spend. the money on new alleys as it was paying the doctors bills from flying pins® Ri chard Ledin has proudly taken over the duties of the Town Drier, a i Pr o vin e e town ® Need we say more?