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.4--nr f . se , k 5 N V E to a hotel there we eat a light breakfast. Nornan's wife and the children go to visit the zoo while we have a little chat about old days. -G fv wr' . - , . . - - , f f sv- . . -. J --.3 . .-.' - 4 ..- , r af . ... V 3,53 l' 'f 'iw .-Zh ?- 'Fo1-2.g'-' ,,.g.f ' ' -fa-.'. wa-2.2 ,,, ,, ' 'SSL-':3' . . a, A 5 A .. , x ' f 6 ' 4- 1' '3 'A .y - av .H sd Q F . 1- ' T , . x H Norman tells us that he had attended an.Alumn1 Banquet at Whitehouse and had met many from our class. Margie Benson, Lena Busack, Ruth Shank, and Dorothy Crosby had all taken nurses' training. Each has good jobs as district nurses, ex- cepting Dorothy, who has found her lifes work in aviation.as an air stewardess for American Airlines. She's acting under Pilot Charles Andrews who has gained a great record flying. Fred Dennis, has been working for the Greyhound Company. Nor- man said that it was through Fred that he got his mtes cheep- er. Kenneth Winslow has staked his life in professional baseball, and Haldane Bucher is a veterinary and he lives right across the street from Kathleen Thurman, who married a preacher. Dale Lewis has married and moved t0 Florida Where he and Robert Pershing own a fruit ranch. Glen Aumend married Marvel Bucher and has the cutest set of twins you ever saw. He is living on a huge dairy farm in Missouri, he owns a new Cord, and also has a chaffeur. Norman further adds, Wihat do you fellows think Th.elma Hirsch is doing?n We both reply, nGosh, I don't know.n Hs nearly floors us when he answers, NShe has a daily broadcast over station 'G A B' in Whitehouse. He said that she gives talks on how to play bridge, Right after her talk, Irving McGilvery comes on the air with the news of the world. Norman says, Wfhitehouse has grown and is nearly run by those of our class. Dale Ammon is a judge there. Irvin Dzierzawski is a lawyer and Marcella Brenamen and Ruth Brown both work for him as his stenographers. vMThe population of Whitehouse exceeds that of Toledo andti 1953 there were there were 110 students graduating from one of its schools. Vivian Butler, Bcthane Gcthke, Roberta Free- worth, and Ethel Mme Yawberg all teach elementary school and Betty and Thelma are still sticking close to ether. Betty gg writes Thelma's radio speeches for her during the day time dl forgets to give her students any assignments. Bill Boyer has a son and he is going to a school taught by Maude Ford. This information has been given to me by Madam Snifflehitch,prohet cgi ,, A 1 V J - IA X .11 ,Q X
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