Clinton High School - Old Gold and Black Yearbook (Clinton, IN)

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ball coach at C.H.S. 1His and Marie Lou's 8-year old 5'8 twins are promis- ing basketball materiall, and Fred Whitworth, stage manager of the Met- ropolitan Opera House where Josephine Cali and Rosaline Muzzarelli are singing. Mary Ann Stringfellow and Anna May Gunnoe are here with their Girl Scout troops giving safety and first aid demonstrations. As we leave the gym, we see Gail Hennis, who has a summer camp for girls. Gail's Gals are taught riding by Rex Hedges, that western whirlwind who still has a way with the women. Martha Webster, Olympic star, is teaching the girls to paddle. Here come Virginia Lear and Marian Runyan, who have a shop where they make clothes for the wealthy Virginia's - Voto and Valerine Harris. fErnie finally got up enough nervel. And there are Alice Savio and her husband, she is still as cute as ever. In the Midget Show are Van Bozarth lpart-time traffic copl, Harold Briscoe, Joe McLeish, Mildred Russell, Maxine Foos, and Hazel Tennis, George Carso makes a splendid barker. Rex Anstead and Ralph Peck are clowns in the show. On the next platform is Leslie Foster lecturing on How To Win Friends and Influence People. Listening to him are James Cama- rata, Eugene Data, Andy Fenoglio, and Marie Louden. Bv the merry-go-round we spy Marv Beth and Tony, now Mr. and Mrs. He is football coach at C.H.S. and they are the proud parents of sev- eral future All-Americans. With them are Josephine and Mitch, now hap- pily married. The Mitchels and the Bertos are neighbors, and the offspring of the two families practically make up a football team. There is Ang Perfetti, wor1d's ping pong champion, playing a fast game. Martha Prohaska, Louise Pognant, and Jose Vocatore, skating instructors at Kennv's place - Ronk's Rink - are entertaining with fancy skating. Who's that resting on the bench? Well! If it isn't John Simpson. Russell Vansant, and Logan Wright-still loafingg they never got over the habit. See that crowd of ladies! Could it be Taylor and Power? No ! ! It's just Vinson Perkins and Ted Thomas. An added attraction to this vear's fair is Tommy MCL-eish. world weight- lifting champion. Oris Black. famous sculptor, and his well-known model, Doug Spence, are here exhibiting Oris' prize works. Who's the man under the big derby smoking the big black cigar? Why, it's Chester Farrington! He is connected with the Defective Detective Agency, and is trailing Enzo Scorza and Harry Coleman, who are selling lottery tickets. What's the big prize? Nothing else but the Wabash River Bridge! Ralph Bonacorsi has just returned from a bicycle trip around the world. He looks sorta puny. What's the matter, Porky? Lost a few pounds? As we walk by, we behold Balaban's Bowling Ballet. Nick is the in- structor and bowling alley proprietor. His star pupils Lamberto Mickelini and Ambrogio Sartor are doing the Wildcat Whirl tonight. Nice showing the class of '39 made. Only one didn't show up-Pauline Crowder, who had changed her name so many times we couldn't keep track of her. No! Wait a minute - where's Killer Carmody? Oh! here he comes - late as usual. He just crashed through as Gatekeeper Hesler clos- ed the gates on the 1950 Wor1d's Fair. Page Twen

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Among those watching Andrew Williams perform the is a dare-devil test pilot and still has that adorable southern accentj are Bill Smith, pres- ident of the fair, and his private secretary, Anna Walczakg Josephine Kiger Dunlop, who is buying candy, pop, balloons, etc. for the ten little Dunlopsg Pete Donna, proprietor of C1inton's world-famous restaurant, Stumble Inn, which Yolanda Tomei has made famous by her spaghetti, and Mr. and Mrs. Ermete Bonucchi, who are doing very well in their Bonucchi Biscuit Bakery in southern Illinois. In the Milkmaid Contest we find Margaret Jackson, who lives on a dairy farm. Near by, Anna Meneghini is lecturing on Health and Diet. The big shot newspapermen are all here today. There is Louis Hap- pel, the editor of the Daily Clintonian which now has a Sunday edition, and Fred Grindle, circulation manager. Next Sunday's paper will feature Noble Paine's review of Orpha Hunt's latest book. How To Be Married and Not Like It. Edward Gabonay, chief reporter. is interviewing Margaret McVay, who is a second Jeannette McDonald. Billie L. Satterlee is being interviewed by Margaret Nelson and Margaret Jennings, editors of a weekly gossip and fashion magazine. Billie is a character actress in the legitimate theater and is declared by the critics as good as Helen Hayes. In the building of Come What May we find Willard Blue and Dallas Boetto in the I Have Eyes contest. Bill Brann, Bob Barnes, and Bill Dor- man are judges for the beauty contest which consists of Lucile Clover, Cooke Berrisford, Mary Howard, Butch Moser - Oh, pardon, that was only one of the crowd - Helen Kairns, Beulah Kerkez, Maxine Foltz, and Mar- cella Lawson. In the same building Thelma Stein and Florence Trunko, danc- ing teachers, are sponsoring a Jitterbug contest. Contestants are Leonora Beltrame, Mary L. Craig, Betty Ferguson, Don Luce, Joe Ralston, Leroy Satterlee, and Don Fellows. Going into the radio building are David Harrison and Maurice Davis. We wonder if they are going to hear Uncle Ezra's Rosedale program. Speaking of radio, there is Pauline Nevins who is broadcasting over station L-O-V-E as the Voice of Experienceg Bill Mooney and Raymond Hedges, who are following singing careers in radio and television, and Ed Hardie, who has taken Jack Benny's place. Approaching the Hall of Science we find George R. Jones, the head elec- trician, and Raymond Spurr, draftsman, who have just finished their latest invention, an electrical-egg-beater-upper-separater. Everett Abrams is rap- idly becoming a millionaire selling his new substitute for helium. Near by, we see Harold Lover Lambert, who iiow owns a chain of filing stations. In the gym donated by James Wimpy Thomas, who got rich selling hamburgers, are many C.H.S. alumni. Elaine McKay, Mary Provence, Vic Troskey, and Jane Hunter are here as members of the W.A.A. Watching the many activities are: Bet Cunningham, who has settled down f?J with her sextuplets in St. Bernice I They form a basketball team known as the Red-headed Reeds with the runt serving as water boyl 5 Tis McDonald, who is raising ducks at her farm called the Dal Sasso Duck- ery, Bill Davis and Warren Staats lwho are still fighting over the girl on South Mainl g Dale Taylor and Joe Jones, who have just ganged up on Joe Louis and are now co-champions of the world, Ed LaRoche, current basket- Page Nineteen

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JUNIOR CLASS We, the Junior Class, held our election at the beginning of the school year with the following results: President - James Berto Vice-President - Joe Provence Secretary-Treasurer - James Short Sponsors - Miss Royer and Mr. A. T. Hays On Armistice Day we had a float in the school parade preced- ing the Homecoming football game with Brazil. We chose Elise Meyer as one of the attendants of the queen for this celebration. On the night of January 5 most of the Juniors were at the gymnasium enjoying our Junior party. In the spring three one- act plays were given instead of the usual Junior play. We closed this successful year by entertaining the Seniors with the prom on May 19 at the gymnasium. JAMES BERTO JOE PROVENCE JAMES SHORT President Vice-President S6Cl'6tilI'Y-Tl'9i1SLll'8I' Page Twenty-One