Enfield High School - Echo Yearbook (Enfield, CT)

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The Enfield Echo II who did much to win the war for us. They are still the essential part of the world and Frances Kukulka is doing work along this line in recovered Poland. She is Rehabilitation Director of the Warsaw Industries, Inc.” John: “Members of the WAVES Training School at North- ampton, Mass., Sophie Korona, Aspacia Kamaros, Theresa Du Bois, and Sadie Mancuso are being taught by that expert on dentistry, Jennie Buczkowski. These girls plan to make a set of false teeth that will automatically come out when the body gets fatigued and gets ready for bed. Gobs Francis Padrevita, Milton Landry, Wil- liam Munsell, and Matthew Bajek, are being ‘put through the ropes’ by Lt. (J.G.) Peter Buscemi. They are training to be gunners without the triviality of shooting guns.” Wanda: “We find Lucyan Augustyniak a camouflage artist in the United States Army. He is personally responsible for the camouflage of General Douglas MacArthur’s cars. Captains Sec- ondo and Stevenson, while on a special government mission in Washington, saw Fannie Tomaszek, Hallie Stevenson, Virginia Young, and Jennie Sarno in the White House as private secretaries to the President of the United States. Also while there, they met Congresswomen Jean Tomoka and Miriam Ryan who had come to Washington to pass a bill to have a childrens’ village established in every state in the Union.” Warren: “Those three smart girls around town, Margaret McKelligott, Bertha Gracewski, and Mildred O’Donnell have moved to Washington, D. C. They are employed in the Bureau of Vital Statistics on Japan. Their job is to find out what happened to the Japanese race.” Marjorie: “Did you know that that unmistaken red head, Edith Green has been in the Fiji Islands? She went there as a missionary but realized that a bigger profit could be made teaching home eco- nomics to the cannibals. She had a bright feather in her hat which reminded me of the fact that Joseph Krajewski is experimenting with ostriches on his farm in Africa. He is trying to get the ostrich feathers to grow in colors so it won’t be necessary to dye them.” John: “Rose Aloisa and Mary Angelica are working on a new hat that will be 100% revolutionary. It will be just a plain ordinary bonnet. Jennie Ludwin is the head seamstress in their factory.” Wanda: “This morning I noticed in the paper a ‘Help Wanted’ item stating that Leonard Landry, who has taken up residence on Lonely Rock as a lighthouse keeper, was looking for someone to assist him in serving his life sentence so that he could get away and get married. Doesn’t he know when he is well off?” Warren: “That neat figure skater, Genevieve Podosek and her financial and personal manager, Gladys Bonk, have toured North- ern Alaska. While there they met Mary Coronna trving to set up a factory making air conditioning units to be installed in igloos. It is now ‘The Thing’ in Eskimo society to have a Coronna Appliance.”

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10 The Enfield Echo friends and we went to the Roxy Theater one evening. We were entertained by the famous ballet dancer, Emily Farrick. I hadn’t seen Emily for a year or more so I went back stage after the show. Evidently I wasn’t the only one with that idea for I met Gloria Larson there. Gloria is taking Walter Winchell’s place as a re- porter for the stars in Hollywood. She is on the radio five times a week over a nation wide hook up. Emily mentioned that she had been visited by Stella Guminieak a night or two ago. Stella is in show business herself and has a promising career ahead of her in Hollywood.” Marjorie: “Michaline Dusza previously supervising scenery at M.G.M. Studios in Hollywood, now has the duty of seeing Walt Disney personally and showing him the ideas of Rosalie D’Aleo. She is the creator of ‘Numbo’ the Wolf. She got the idea at Enfield High School. John: “Hollywood is not the only place that has our local talent but also the sporting field—Paul ‘Ted Husing’ Mancini gives his home town buddies, Bill O’Brien, pitcher for N. Y. Yankees, a plug in his column ‘Play Ball’ whenever he can. Bob Keller is coaching football and baseball at the United Nation’s University established in Switzerland for the purpose of training boys of all nations. Edward Kazmerski is his chief assistant and is in charge of the track team. He claims that he now has a four minute miler and he will race him in Enfield. Harris Hicks, who is in charge of the physical education program at Tuskegee Institute, in Alabama, predicts that he will produce the All-American team of colored champions this year.” Wanda: “Keeping the students of Enfield in the sharpest con- dition are Coach Steve Triolo and Physical Ed. Teacher Ann Sca- votto. Gen O’Hara and Esther Radosti are back at Enfield, now as teachers. Perhaps they appreciate the struggle the teachers had in keeping them quiet.” Warren: “While at the Hotel Astoria one night, the world’s hottest jazz band under the leadership of Harry James Therrian was playing. Some of the members are Don Richards on the clari- net, Baronian on the drums, and Sadie Luczai at the key board. Pert little Doris Bechard does the vocalizing. On the same program is Irene Ludwin. Irene has just come back from a personal appear- ance tour of Europe and Asia. Interesting to note is, that all of Irene’s costumes were designed by Margaret O’Connor who recently had won the coveted honor of designing costumes for Women’s Auxiliary Service Units.” Marjorie: “The war has had a direct influence on many of our classmates. Lt. Francis Hanks of the Quartermaster Corps at Bradley Field has been widely acclaimed for his influence in passing the new rule in regard to army life. It is now possible for the soldiers to have their breakfast in bed as long as they are up by 5:30 A.M. Another phase of the war was the women mechanics

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12 The Enfield Echo Marjorie: “Wanda, don’t forget to visit the Plaza Hotel in Palm Springs now owned by John Ward and you’ll be sure to get an excellent meal prepared by our own Marian Ravinski, the Hotel’s chief dietician.” John: “You might happen to see Helen Sredzinski, Mary Za- wistowski, and Jeanette Bourque who have made their home there for the present. They are trying to establish a Grant Store in every corner of the world.” Wanda: “Have any of you read the book by that famous novel- ist, Mary Rinaldi, ‘How to Win Friends and Annihilate People’? It was published by the famous Ragno Book Publishing Company.” Warren: “I’ve heard of it but haven’t yet had the opportunity to read it. I heard a rumor that Helen Dynia has worked her way to the head of the distribution office for the Strand Syndicates. During her ascent to fame, she attributed her success to the Enfield High School Students who helped her exceedingly with their patron- age.” Marjorie: “All our classmates in California aren’t in the movie picture industry. Frances Fiore is private secretary to the head of a firm that designs convertible houses which work on the same idea as the old-style convertible cars; just push a button and the roof moves back to allow the good old vitamin activating California sun- shine to enter.” John: 11 Anna DiFranco, the chief woman lecturer at the Rocke- feller Institute at precisely 2:10 P.M. shows the masseuring art of Josephine Degregerio. They had toured all of Europe and Africa. Ann lectures on the reactions of the muscles while Josephine dem- onstrates the procedure.” Wanda: “Barbara Peterka is still selling flowers at the Enfield Gardens. She has done research in cross breeding flowers. Her latest achievement was grafting an orchid on a sun flower.” Marjorie: “One of our recent passengers was John Raissi who was going to Greece to help rebuild educational institutions in Greece and the United States. He is also engaged in instituting a complete physical culture program which includes American Base- ball.” Marjorie: “Well we’re reaching our landing point so I’ll have to leave. Good-bye for now and give my regards to the Members of Our Class.”