Ecorse High School - Ecorsair Yearbook (Ecorse, MI)

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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.

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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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21 Dugan's Dugout owned by JACK SALLIOTTE has -grown to be equally as popular with the stars as the Brown Derby, The Stork Club, or Ciro's. After being a radio star for five years,ELLA JEAN SEAVITTE went to college and accom- plished her childhood dream of becoming a kindergarten teacher. News comes from Yellowstone National Park that KENNETH NAY, a great lumberjack, has just felled a tree offifty feet in diameter. He is the first man ever to accomplish such a feat. Says Kenneth, The next time, it will be bigger! FRANK DAVIS, that well-known soap-box politician, has at last achieved his goal. He was nominated under a new party platform to be elected for office. He received the highest number of votes which amounted to seven. EUGENE DI COSTY, a famous psychologist, is taking a much needed rest in a sanitorium The strain of having so many strong-willed patients was too much for Eugene. FRANK GAMBINO has just returned from Central Africa. He was sent by the President to convert the natives in that section. THELMA NELSON owns a carpet weaving factory in the East and spends her days weav- ing rugs for the millionaire homes on Fifth Avenue. GEORGE TURE is bat boy for the Detroit Tigers. Because of his ability to capture the attention of his listeners, JOE AUDIA has taken over Walter Winchell's column and radio broadcast. CORNELIUS POPPA, who married his high school sweetheart, Adeline Abramczyk, is the owner of the Poppa Chain Stores in South America and now resides in Brazil. IRWIN GRINDER has gone back to them thar hills in Tennesseevand has ended that long feud that had lasted for several generations in his family. PHYLLIS BECKMANN after being lost in the fourth dimension for nine and a half years, has decided she needs a rest, so she is now resting peacefully at the Sleepy Time Beach Hotel owned by Robert Raridan who guarantees rest for anyone with the courage to take it, because at this time JOHN ROGERS and his band are playing there. DONALD MCWHITER has just become editor of the newly famous Daily Blade of New York and San Francisco. CARL JONES is to be circulation manager of the paper. HARVEY KROMREI is a cartoonist for this paper. His comic strip is called Junky the Jerk. WESLEY MAXTED with his professional rowing crew has completed a very ,successful season competing with outstanding rowing crews from all parts of the world. You remember JIM LAIDLER that fellow who could never stay in one place very long? Well, he is now a famous globe-trotter. There isn't a place on the earth that he hasn't been and there's a string of broken hearts behind him. Because of his great ability in speech making DONALD PETTIJOHN has just been elected President of the S.C.A--meaning Street Cleaners Association. BETTY FILIMON received high honors last week for her excellent work in the Bell Tele- phone Co. throughout the War. She is given the credit for putting through many important calls--one in particular-- which saved an Allied supply train with millions of dollars of freight aboard. ANGELINE CONTI is an ambulance driver for the newly constructed Ecorse General Hospital. Her record' consists of 350 accidents in one year killing 520 patients. NORMAN REDWINE, that great athlete of high school days, recently broke the world's track record. The scientist, WARREN THOMAS. and the meteuorologist, EDWARD CULBERT, have com- pleted a trip on a' strato-liner and discovered another planet where they found FRANK PON- GRACZ who had been lost in a previous stratosphere flight. PAUL TABULA, that great broad jumping stan has recently started the occupation of jumping on mattresses to get the bumps out. JOHN GHINDIA is a big broker on Wall Street. John has contributed greatly to the ad- vancement of education throughout the country by the donation of large sums of money for the erection of colleges. ROGER STEVENSON is one of our most determined congressmen. He recently made a speech which lasted five days.