Ecorse High School - Ecorsair Yearbook (Ecorse, MI)

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Cfd ss' Will 19 Frank Pearson leaves his speed to Iohn Swords. Don Pettijohn leaves his city slicker ways to Jimmie Grudier. Frank Pongracz leaves his side burns to any potential Valentino. Cornelius Poppa leaves hisubrush hair cut and brash manners to Don Stockinger. Walter Pulkownik leaves his working ability to his brother Lawrence. Robert Rariden leaves his ability to change courses and still graduate with his Fresh- man class to anybody who thinks that he could do it as well as Bob did. Tommie Lee Reddick wills her reddish,brown hair to Emma jane Cannon and Mildred Mclver. Norman Redwine leaves his general popularity to Eddie Underwood. Dick Reese leaves his tardiness slips to Larry Fadden--not that Larry needs them. Robert Rariden leaves his ability to change courses and still graduate with his Fresh- man class to anybody who thinks that he could do it as well as Bob did. Tommie Lee Reddick wills her reddish brown hair to Emma jane Cannon and Mildred Mclver. Norman Redwine leaves his general popularity to Eddie Underwood. Iohn Rogers leaves his way with the weaker sex to Rufus Pearson. May you have bet- ter luck with it Rufus. Eileen Ryan wills her knowledge of banking to Lois Muche. We hope this will help you in Mr. Iackson's class next year. lack Salliotte leaves his method of getting around his teachers to Ervin Kromrei. Mary Ann Sanfilippo wills her ability as a telephone operator to Grace Schaeffer. Rose Schaeffer wills her ability to be firm with her teachers to Harold Marcott. Carolynn Scharrer wills her shortness to Mary Benko. Niles Schonfeld leaves his pleasant and dignified manner to John Hickey and Gus Pappas. Bertha Schotter wills her ability to fix her hair so many different ways to Bonnie Stewart Frank Schrettner leaves his pleasant personality to Bill Craig. Ella jean Seavitte wills her quietness and courtesy to Martha Fleming. Betty Lou Shannon leaves her ability to invent plausible excuses to Rose Abramczyk. William Shell leaves his bashfulness to Roy Frysinger. john Shesko leaves his interest in one of the high school girls to any Junior, or is it a Sophomore, Desmond? Ethel Sipos and Virginia Horton leave their majorette act to Doris Williams and Helen Hawkins. Catherine Smith wills her sober looks to Juanita Campbell and Winifred McCrary. Roger Stevenson leaves his dancing ability to Bob Pfeiffer. Donna Swartznough wills her delightful voice to Ioan Thorton and Frances Tabaka. Cassie Tabaka wills her ability to drive a car to Mary Lou Bolthouse. Luella Tabaka wills her marks to Leatrice Bourassa. Now you can be sure of graduating with your class,Leatrice. Paul Tabula leaves his title of the Ecorse Don Juan to Kenny LaFrance. Charles Taylor leaves his ambitious nature to Julius Edmunds. He can use it. Warren Thomas leaves his ability to study to Andrew Koester. joe Tola leaves his ability to do Morse code inudouble quick time to Herb LeBlanc. George Ture leaves his zoot suit to any Junior that will look as good in it as George thinks he does. Angeline Vince wills her speed in talking to Sue Chani and Clara Guady. Bob White leaves his ability to rob the cradle to any junior who can get away with it. Anna Pearl Williams wills her bookkeeping ability to Sue Chordash and Helen George. Better make use of it. Jeanna Wolfe wills her anatural curly hair to Margaret Vince. Now she won't have to spend her money on beauty parlors. Beatrice Zanoni wills her ability to get all the latest news by listening in on telephone conversations to Dora Marinoff. Having bequeathed all our possessions, we hereby appoint Mr. Davis as executor of our last will and testament.

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Cla ss Wfll We, the class ofA1943 of the Ecorse High School, being of sound mind and memory, do make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament. To Miss Connor, we will the ability to forget the worries which we have caused her. To Mr. Vogt, we will a new set of nerves. He'll need them. To Mr. jackson, the Senior boys will more white slips in order that the Seniors next year will not be compelled to accept pink ones. Adeline Abramczyk wills her small stature to lmelda Elias. Lillian Allain wills her ability to laugh at Mr. jackson's jokes to Faye Brown. joseph Audia leaves his basket-ball playing ability to Bill Babick. Phyllis Beckmann wills her quick temper to Marjorie Harvey. Bob Blair leaves his ability to go steady in his senior year to Roy Frysinger. Eulia Bolton wills her pleasing manners to Doris Robertson. Victoria Bondarenak leaves her ability to play baseball to any junior who is in need of it. Anona Bourassa wills her determination to become a nurse to Lillian Babcock. Harold Childress leaves his ability as a track star to Daniel Williams. Don Compton leaves his curly hair to Cecil Mobley. Angeline Conti wills her skating ability to June Baustert. Emilo Conti leaves his too breezy manner to Don Shuler. Edward Culbert leaves his ability to graduate without taking any exams to George Baglama Frank Davis leaves his ability in English to Paul Scott. Eugene DiCosty leaves his excellent marks in school to any person who will study as hard as he did. Dorothy Feldt leaves her ability to knit and sew to Mary Sipos. jake Fesko leaves his ability to tell people off to Charles Ducket. Betty Filimon wills her gray slacks to Dorothy Baker. Frank Gambino leaves his religious inclinations to Vincent Lovaz. john Ghindia leaves his coaching ability to any junior who can do as good a job as he did, Geraldine Gora wills her shorthand ability to Nancy Lou Biehl. We hope this will improve Nancy's marks and bring them up to par. Erwin Grinder leaves his daily permanent to Rocky Morrison. Margaret Held wills her ability to solve an aeronautics problem to Marie Roberts and Audrey Gearns. N Dorothy Hughes leaves her beautiful eye lashes to Mary Mann. Be careful,Mary, they are delicate. William Hughes leaves his piano playing ability to Victor Oraz. Bessie Iimison wills her well earned title of Miss Punctualv to Grace Allen. Carl jones leaves his dressed-up manner to John Olehsink. Don Jones leaves his good humor to Norman Hoffer. Possibly it will help. James lump leaves his tendency to throw away money to Ray Hilbrecht. Alexandra Kentris leaves her ability to sling hamburgers to Nora Caldwell. Be careful, Nora, you'll get burned. Paul Klinge leaves his ability to fall asleep in any class to Richard Neuman. Doreen Knox wills her ability to get married before finishing school to Mattie Harper. Emil Kretchmer leaves his nickname Knute Rodney to Wilburn Phillips. Harvey Kromrei leaves his car and gasoline to Armond Ciotti. james Laidler leaves his habit of roaming the halls to Ray Hilbrecht. Thelma Lines leaves her ability to draw to jackie Sevier. Anna Mancos leaves her sewing ability to Opal Powell. Now, Opal, you can start your hope chest. Laura Martin leaves her sweaters to Margaret Mancos. Wes Maxted leaves his ability to start to do work in his senior year to any junior who can get better marks than Wes did. Donald McWhirter leaves his determination that the world owes him a living to Eugene Peterson. Virginia Miller wills her typing ability to Eleanor Kirby. Geraldine Montie said she wasn't willing a thing. She's taking Bob Blair with her. Kenny Nay leaves his ability to get hurt during football season to Ray Schonfeld. Thelma Nelson leaves her quiet and modest ways to Joan Riopelle and Jean Hodgson.

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20 C76 SS' ?f0fl7C7 The Seniors after twenty years: MARGARET HELD is now taking over Hedda Hopper's place in Hollywood. We will quote to you one of her broadcasts. Quote: That glamour boy of stage and screen, JOHN SHESKO, now known to his. many fans as Cedric Hearthrob, will make a new picture called Bright Lights. DOROTHY HUGHES andWALTER PULKOWNIK are now starring in Romeo and Juliet at the Sunstroke Theatre on Broadway. You won't get a sunstroke from the play, we know, but you'll have to be carried out. BEATRICE ZANONI is the laughing stock of the nation today, because in her performance last night, she fell from a balcony on the stage and lost her wig. She is now recovering from her fall. Evidently the shock was too much for her. DONNA SWARTZBAUGH has finally made her debut in Carnegie Hall. For her opening night she will sing, Best Things of All Don't Go to Carnegie Hall. BILL HUGHES is to accompany her on the piano. ' RICHARD REESE, a great dance orchestra leader, is now the world's greatest trombone player. He and his orchestra are the specialattraction at the Rainbow Room in New York City, but will soon go on tour throughout Europe. THELMA LINES has use for her artistic talent. She dots all the i's on each tube of Smilie Wilie toothpaste used by all the movie stars to make their teeth sparkle. The Chief Wahoo comic strip will be made into a picture soon. LILLIAN ALLAIN will star as Butterball and EULIA BOLTON will be Minnie-ha-cha. The new Powers Model, ANGELINE VINCE,is a great success in her occupation. She is magazine cover girl for this month. ALEXANDRA KENTRIS has opened her own restaurant on Hollywood Boulevard. She has been doing great business since she perfected her Super Beefy Porky Bow-Bow Sandwich. IOE TOLA, her head waiter, serves the sandwiche with a bark, to give it effect. Fanny Brice has just resigned to turn her baby antics over to BERTHA SCHOTTER, who is sure to be successful. ' KATHERINE SMITH AND FRANK PEARSON, better known as Iiggles and Wiggles, are now doing their jitterbug routine at the Coconut Grove in Boston. DOREEN DAWSON, whose husband is proprietor of the Paradise Club in Detroit, has de- cided to stay home like a good little wife, instead of singing at her husband's club. BESSIE IIMESON AND THELMA NELSON have taken her place. EILEEN RYAN has recently been appointed president of the Ecorse Savings Bank. She is keeping MISS CASSIE TABAKA, now supervisor of the Michigan Bell Telephone Company, busy handling important calls that Eileen must put through each day. ANNA PEARL WIL- LIAMS AND ROSE SCHAEFFER under the direction of Eileen are doing very efficient work as cashiers in the bank. LUELLA TABAKA, who astonished those who knew her in high school by her brilliance in commercial subjects, has become a very successful teacher in the Commercial Department of the South Chicago High School. VICTORIA BONDARENOK owns and manages a large farm in Northern Michigan. There was a lot of excitement last night throughout the nation during the broadcast of CAROLYNN SCHARRER fthe Arlene Harris of the present dayl. She spoke a little bit faster than usual and her commentaries concerning movie, radio, and legitimate stage stars are broadcast weekly. ANONA BOURASSA completed her nursing education and won distinction for her services abroad as a Red Cross Nurse in World War II. FRANK SCHRETTNER has just completed building the Elite Country Club on the island east of the shore of the Ecorse Park, formerly known as Grassy Island. PAUL KLINGE is manager of the Nunny-Runny Hosiery Department Store. DONALD IONES is now owner of the Latest Cut Barber Shop, and he cuts hair in the latest styles while you wait. DONALD COMPTON'S great book, The Robbing of Aunt Matilda's Iceboxf' has received the Pulitzer Prize of 1953. It is the most highly publicized book of the year.