Bedford High School - Echo Yearbook (Bedford, PA)

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Senior Play THE WHOLE TOWNS TALKING, Presented by .... .... T he Class of 1954 HENRY SIMMONS, a manufacturer ............ ........... B ill Bower HARRIET SIMMONS, his romantic wife .... .... M ary Babb Venable ETHEL SIMMONS, their daughter ......... ..... L aura Holland CHESTER BINNEY, Mr. Simmons' partner. . . . . .Tommy Maxwell LETTY LYTHE, Hollywood actress .......... ...Shirley Michael DONALD SWIFT, Letty's director and fiance. . . .,.. Max Meador ROGER SHIELDS, Chicago snob ................... ......... P at Patterson LILA WILSON AND SALLY OTIS, friends of Ethel's .... . . .Betty Lee Howard and Arlene Overstreet ANNIE, a colored maid ........ ..... L ois Holdren SADIE BLOOM, dance-hall girl. .. ....., Sylvia Albert TAXI DRIVER ............. .... C authorn Walker SYNOPSIS OF PLAY Mr. Simmons wants to marry his daughter to his junior partner in business, but Chester Binney, the partner, is the kind of bachelor that no woman would want. He is such a blank, says Mrs. Simmons, that every time he comes into a room it seems that someone has gone out. Mr. Simmons has a theory that every woman wants the man that every other woman wants, and so he conceives the plan of inventing a few love affairs for the unromantic Chester. The question is, though, with whom? Finally, he and Chet select at random, from a book shop, some photographs of beautiful women. These turn out to be the Queen of England, the Mona Lisa, and Letty Lythe, the movie star. Letty, however, is chosen, and the story of Chester's hectic Hollywood romance is allowed to leak out. ln no time at all, the whole town is talking. and all of the girls are falling in love with Chester, including Mr. Simmons' daughter Ethel. ln the midst of Chester's glory, Letty Lythe herself, accompanied by her fiance, a prize-fighter, suddenly come to Sandusky. Then real trouble starts for poor old Chet. However, he finally weathers the storm and goes on to make a name for himself at the close of the play. lpll

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all of czme l . W 6,1 M it . w Q5 li 4 I-Biggest f1a1se,'l'ntnt11y MuxwellfBetty Lee Huwartl. 2--Best Personality, Bill Xwintiin-Mary Babb Venable, S- Must Lilselv Tu Suceeetl, Must lntelligent, Bill Wititiin-Nancy liizer. 4-Biggest Nut, .lack Teass-fl.ois Holtlren. 5fMust Optiinihtic, Bill citlNN'll1CCli-Viffflil Wells. 6-Luziest, Tutniny Maxwell-Arlene Overstreet. 7-fSweetiest, Smith lluriss4Betty Alu Kennedy. 8-Wittiest, Bill Bower-Luis Hultlren. 9-lfrientlliest, Charlie Gnmlrnatn-Betty ,lu Kennedy. Ill-Shortest, Gilw Luck-Marilyn Cuntliff. llihlust Annuying, ciilllfllllfll Walker!-Sliirley Michael. I2-Prertiest liyes, Gilm lnickklittit Lemon. NUI' Plt2'l'URlilJ: Best Dressed, Bennie Cnletnatn-Laura Hullantl. Best Figure, Betty Reid. Best Physique, Bill Bnwer. Must Athletic, Bennie Cluletnun-jeunne Turner. Most Tactful, Smith lizxrisswlnitirtt llnlltmtl. Nearest, Bennie Cole- mitn--,lune Dooley. Must linergetic, Bennie Cirleint1nABetty Reiil.

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Senior Banquet BILL WINTON. . . JIEANNE TURNER. BETTY REID ...... JUNE 3, 1954-6130 P. M. BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL CAEETERIA CLASS NIGHT OFFICERS TOMMY HOLDREN .... JUNE DOOLEY2 JACK TEASS S ' VERNA ALLEN. . . VITRNA WELLS. . . MENU Fruit Salad Baked Virginia Ham 1 Parsley Potatoes Rolls Relishes Strawberry Shortcake .SJ 'ia 'Cl 28 ,U . . . .Toarzmaffer . . . .Hirtorimz . . . .Prophecy . . . .Temztor . . . .Giftoriam ............Poet ....Aut1aorofSong Frosted Limas Iced Tea