Enfield High School - Echo Yearbook (Enfield, CT)

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The Enfield Echo II I hopped on my carpet and took off again. I hustled over in a very short while. My attention went immediately to Dawn Bunroe’s Hot Licks, featuring Jenny Grenbien as guest vocalist. She has just returned from a guest appearance at the Penguin Club in Brazil, singing for Pedro Josepho Manuelo Pancho Cucarachis Congas Smith, Jr. She waved to me and pointed out a near-by table. I looked, and recognized Ray Keller, noted band leader, starred at the Mocambo in Hollywood. Just then the music stopped, to mark the entrance of those two glamorous Powers models—Annette Leete and Helen Quinlan. You can see them in current issues of Photoplay. As they recognized me, they asked me to join their party. With them were Richard Mankus, great high diving star, and Michael Sokol, successor to Hank Spinatra, singing on the Fluffy-bubbly Soap Suds radio program. They told us that Frances Beeman and Janice Marks had just signed con- tracts with the BTO Studios of Hollywood. Their first picture will be “Heaven Can Wait.” Well, I have made my stay here quite long. I mounted my car- pet once more, and traveled south until I reached Maryland, and finally passed the Johns Hopkins Hospital at Baltimore where that great brain surgeon, Teddy Buczkowski was in the midst of putting back a famous moron’s brain, but he had to leave, for he remem- bered he had promised Junior a game of marbles. What’s that gathering of internes over there? Could Nurse Mary Kasperzak be the center of the big attraction? Just before I left Maryland, Mary told me that Eleanor Jedziniak teaches English in a promi- nent Washington College and Audrey Tobey travels around the world looking for new stars for the Barner Brothers Studios. I was smoothly flying along again, and stopped at Chattanooga just in time to notice a tall army colonel, Andrew Buscemi, rigidly training his men to become as great as he. I soon decided to take a really long trip, so I flew across the country, and up to Idaho. My only stop there was at Sun Valley, the playground of the world. I saw Gabriel Pare basking in the sun, and vacationing after a hectic year as president of the Happy Hearts Woo Woo Club! Also present was Sammy Scavotto, instructor of fancy ice-skating— for young ladies only. At the tennis courts, a peppy man was the center of attention—George Thomas, famous women’s society edi- tor of that talk-of-the-town newspaper, “Wolf.” Well!!! What’s that roaring noise from above? It’s a pilot doing tricky low dives! I took off on my carpet and flew alongside the plane. Why it’s Kenneth McNiven piloting that plane of many missions, Bouncing Bessie! We shook hands in the air. He was listening to imoortant news flashes on the radio, and I overheard that a great heroine was born today. A notorious criminal was at last apprehended by Chief of Police, Roma Oliver. That’s headline news! After all this excitement I think I’ll ride around and try to find a different

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10 The Enfield Echo Part II (By Josephine Viola) It’s really fun flying through all these soft feathery clouds! I guess I had better stop for a while though. I can just make out the office of Buster Angelica, founder of the nationally talked- about Clippy Barber’s Association, whose main purpose is to pro- mote ways of saving the customer’s ear from being clipped off. I mounted the carpet again and saw a shining yellow Pullman whizzing by, carrying Miss Marian Aratti on a tour of the coun- try for new hair styles to present in her style revue coming up soon in California. What’s this? Well, right now I am looking at the illustrious Oskalcosebrain University, and 1 seem to make out that great explorer and head hunter, Nicholas Gaetani, heading an expedition to the dangerous Bungali country in Africa. He is on the mysterious search for purple rabbits—without ears. Stand- ing by are his two distinguished European scientists, Jennie Krawiec and Helen Bonk, just returned from the jungles of Borneo. I glided through many large cities, and noticed the tall colorful buildings, but as I reached New York, my eyes rested on the famed Metropolitan Opera House. I was just in time for Miss Ernestine Bourque to give me a free pass to her debut at the Opera House, singing in ‘“Gardenia of the Danube.” It’s surprising how many of our small town friends have settled down in New York. Oh dear! 1 didn’t fly high enough! I collided right into the high top of Rockefeller Center. Now that I’m here, I may as well look around. I descended the roof and I heard some exquisite music coming from the stage of Radio City, so I quietly peeked in, and whom should I see but Ruth Blackmore and Barbara King, among the celebrated Rockettes. What graceful dancers they make! Aft- er leaving their delightful performance, I flew to the streets and' lights of Broadway. I saw a striking purple and red polka dotted car waiting for that new editor of Charm Magazine, Louise Egan. At this moment she is expected at the president’s party. She is dressed for the occasion in a dashing mink and ermine gown, ex- clusively designed by that fashionable dress designer from Paree —Madame Carmel-Christi. By the way, Carmel married a Ru- manian baron and is now debating whether she will have enough room to live in a 3,000 room mansion. (I think she will manage). After all this traveling I think it is about time I stopped in to get a bite to eat. I found myself in front of the Hotel New Yorker, so I decided to visit the swank terrace room, remembering it from our class trip in 1945. Here to my surprise, I met the two lovely hostesses, Peggy Cole and Catherine La Joie. Together we reminisced old times. They told me that Allan Decker dis- covered oil in Oklahoma, and is now top oil millionaire in the United States. They advised me to hurry, so I would be in time to see some of my former classmates at the Faldorf-Castoria roof.

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12 The Enfield Echo type of entertainment. I again flew East and landed at Madison Square Garden. I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw the queen of the show, Irene Sczepanek, doing acrobatics on roller skates. I’m sure you will agree that this performance is a truly pleasant end to this part of my adventure. Part III (By Corinne Mercik) My! I love my magic carpet! Here I am flying over the At- lantic Ocean. But what’s that down there? Why, it’s a huge ocean liner resembling the Queen Mary now en route for distant ports. To my surprise I find many of my former classmates aboard the vessel. Dr. Edward Hunt, the great surgeon, is among them. He is now taking a rest trip after many months of hard work, having successfully completed a most difficult operation on the world renowned artist, James Misuraca. I understand James was doing too much painting, thus injuring his arm. Dr. Hunt is ably assisted by Nurses Jean Spazzarini, Sheila Miltner, and Helene Swist. Walking along into the Recreation Hall, I see Josephine Viola doing a beautiful dance. I learn from her that she is now on her way to London where she has been asked to dance for the king. What a girl! Josephine attributes all her success to her business agent Joe Adamcheck. Sitting peacefully on a deck chair is the noted Rita Porcello, who is now a fashion designer. A great many of her latest sketches are appearing in “Seventeen and A Half.” She is wearing dark glasses, but you can’t hide from your admiring public, Rita. Also aboard the USS Enfield are the famous dress-makers, Bertha Kamay and Dorothy Kamaros who, I discovered, are heading for Paris where they expect to study the latest Parisienne styles. At dinner, I learned that the skipper of the USS Enfield is none other than Edward Krawczyk. Yes, Eddie always did want to be a sailor. It seems he has realized his ambition. Speaking of realiz- ing one’s ambition, Thomas “Leonardo D’Vinci” Secondo is return- ing to Italy to perform his greatest achievement, that of painting the king’s portrait. Reading over his notes, the noted lecturer- author Donald Colon is en route to England where he expects to lecture on “Education in Our Day,” written by his personal secre- tary, Matilda Buczkowski. Flying back to the U. S. A. I visit sunny California, where I encounter Marilyn Ginns teaching child stars. What a fascinating occupation! As Marilyn guided me about the “Faramount Studios” we heard a familiar voice. Of course, Sadie Severino is singing as she did in the good old days. Her business manager and