Dale High School - Memories Yearbook (Dale, IN)

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VISIONS OF 53 One ultry summer 'ttternoon tn N53 a group of graduates from the class ot lQ43 were promenadlng down Sprlntstun Avenue ln Hollywood CHIIIOTHI1 Thts avenue wtth tts pepper ttees 'md overhanging flowermg shrubs was named lot tre shy ltttle dtmpled doll Vtola who so patrtotlcally helped her frlend fly Uncle Sams blg bombers Longlng tor the faxorlte refreshment of htgh chool days we sauntered tnto Vtcs Cate where Estella Blrchler and Irma Southwood brought us chocolate malts and we chattered gatly together as we once dtd at Potters durtng the noon recess Across the street was the Woods Theatre where the great produced Kenneth Mtchel was showing Who Goes There A dtgmfied gentleman with the old tlme mtschtevous twmkle tn hls eye and a lamnltar tr ckle or two on hts nose e' corted us to box seats Starrmg tn the ptcture was Florence Wmkler who got the orchtds tn the Juntor class play Ptgtatls Angela Ruxer who recetved her lnsplratlon from a group ot compamons from St Metnrad and the slender rhythmlcal Harvey Nord ustng hls baton so dexterously before a splendtferous orches tra The two comedtans were Calxtn Kaetzel and Lee Louls Bech r Buster Keaton Bob Hope Bob Burns W C Ftelds and other fun makers had never made us laugh so hearttly as dtd Calwln and Lee Lous As we came out Into the coastal twtltght we met a tall dark man wlth a mustache who looked tamlltar Wtth htm wa Mrs Eldo Retnhart and their three llttle boys She was a xery pretty blonde whose twln companton ln hlgh school days was a Shttner Two ot tl'e boys favored Eldo but one was falr and deltcate ltke hts mother Catherlne In a nearby ret eat the three boys got hamburgers from a handsome youth dressed tn a whtte cap and apron Deftly me Im Mason Foert ch Werent you a Golden Ace tn 43 It was not easy to leave Mason and Fldo but we were tourlsts so we meandered on to Ocean Vtew Club where Melba Wlnkler was the much talk ed ot vocallst tn D W Medcalt s orchestra Here Thomas Seger gltbly told us all about tlre cltmate hts guests and hts bustness experlence as manager of thus pactfic club Also he tcld us ot Cross Key Inn owned by Dorothy Ellen Shlmer Lucllle Eskrtdge Nadme Schrteler and Helen Colllgnon Before we vtstted Crt ss Key Inn haunted by the best actors and ac tresset of Hollywood we vrstt d loans Beauty Shoppe where dark eyed Merlta Kleeman arranged our tresses and the tntellectual joan Hayden enter tamed us as she mantcured our tce nalls Thtnktng new frocks would add to our appearanc we planned a XISII to Anettas dress shop one of the newest and most tashlonable ones Anetta and the charmtng Be ste Clark were models and how they laughed as tl'ey chatted about Dale Htgh and the alumnl The weather was getttng warmer we slowly waded tnto the ocean There we found Kathleen Thorre and Flla Mae jennlnas as ltfe savers Robert Herr and Malee Medcalt were havtng a water hght wlth an tmmense ball They were avlators taktng thelr recreatton We swam unttl we were exhauted and as we stumbled on the beach Wanda Medcftlt and Kathryn Le Rtchardson gave us a ltlt tn thelr stunntng llmousme Trey told u that Irene Singer and Margaret Gogel were reporters lor the Dale Uplllt Society As our vacatton was almost oxer w declded to board the Cltpper to return home wlth Exelyn McGlothl n as our prlvate stewardess When we reached the atrport at Dale we were completely oxerwhelmed at the snght of our frlends Mrs Imogene Poellem Stem and husband Arthur Stem and Ralph Grnepenstroh and ttancee Florence Wllmes who had come not only to welcome us home but also to hear all about the class - on . Ns N g 1 I S . ' ' t t j . - . r ' 3- V ' ' ' ' 'g . 1 L f I , C S ' , ' S' ' ' AA 1 - 1' . . , . I LK Y YY T . . . 7 C . . . 7 , . . , S Y , S 1 I ' T I Y ' S . I , , . r he flipped the hamburgers over. At the parents he smiled broadly. Remember , QW ' , - , ?,, tt - vw . ' I I 4 'I . . . I' .I . I I I , l 7 A -, .C I , I' D G v I T I r v I . I n C . - C V5 - D tt 1 yr .' v N- , ' ' .. ' st ' , I ' , ' I. , . Y I , t 1 1 . x I . . ' e ' Q ' . ., .. V - ,.,. - V x X , Ve ' tt - rr I Y N Y Y I y T vw

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