Fountain Hill High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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I EEN THIRTY-EIGHT MEMOI Prophecy of the Class of 1938 YVO members of the Class of 1938 met by chance in Italy many years after graduation. Having heard no word con- cerning their former classmates, they were eager to seek the cave of Sibyl, as Ulysses and Aeneas once did, in hopes of finding on the mystifying leaves the fates of their classmates disclosed to them. These were the prophecies read from the leaves: Francis Bender, after many years of struggling, has become Secretary of the Treasury in the President's cabinet. Marion Muhr is the owner and manager of a large meat-packing plant in Schnecksville. Grace Overdorf has recently been elected president of the Beth- lehem Red Cross Chapter. Doris English has established herself in a deluxe salon on Fifth Avenue, under the name of Dee . John Spirk is now head basketball coach at Pitt. Michael Geiger is taking it easy and is now engaged in writing a book on The Moral and Social Conditions in the U. S. Catherine Harle and James Zimmerman are broadcasting over the Red, White and Blue Networks of station I. C. U., doing a Fibber Magee and Molly act. Harold Shelly and Norman Carl are touring Africa, hunting big game. Martha Malburg is swinging her way over the country, singing with Genny Boodman's famous band. Frank Csrnko is the editor and fashion designer for Esquire Philomena Oricko is the owner of a spaghetti palace on East Third Street. Francis Brown is going to town with his own inimitable swing band. Marjorie Delp is defending her tennis title at VVimbledon. Dorothy Gaal has done the unexpected and has become the first woman president of the U. S., as a successful candidate of the Socialist party. Harvey Moser, tax assessor, was recently nominated a candidate for Mayor of Salisbury. Congetta Ronca is teaching ballroom dancing under the capable direction of Arthur Murray. Lewis Leach, Robert Nansteel, and Robert Ormiston are now being featured as the Razzle Dazzle Hillbillies in the Gold Room in Michael Ford's ultra-modern cafe on School Street. sezfraty-irc

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MEMOIRS NINETEEN THIRTY-EIG Butch Wesenberg wills some of l1is westward expansion to Charles Harlor who might be able to make good use of it. To Madalynne Shurts and Helen Check goes the knack of getting around on the basketball floor from Martha Malburg and Philo- mena Oricko. The members of the Senior Class who hail from Salisbury Town- ship wish to hand down the privilege of using the new cafeteria for noon-day victuals to their successors from Salisbury. George Spangenberg bestows on Sam Ottinger the job of taking care of most class activities. Jimmy Hobar's smile of beauty goes to Lou Broderick. To the Juniors, also, go the rights of getting into Miss Stchly's hair through their escapades in the conference room. Marjorie Delp leaves her talent in tickling the ivories to Bruce liachert. Norman Carl wills his paint and brushes to Rosemary Hartzell. Catherine Harle hands to Ruth Beardslee the thrill of standing behind the footlights on opening nights. The gift of gab leaves Betty Hagy at this time in order that Jeanne Kunkle may carry on. Our little piece of femininity, Evelyn Hafner, leaves her charm and pleasing personality to Grace Beck. Edward Mittal and Greg Moyer cease their studying so that Alfred Ronca and Robert Rothrock may begin. The gang , with no consideration whatsoever for the teachers, pass on their ability of getting in bad with the faculty to the Junior gang . The members of the Class of 1938 do hereby appoint Lord Hammon Rye and Sir I. Vill Forgetit to see that every clause of this will is carried out in full and that the beneficiaries of said document receive their alloted bequests as above stated and use them to the best of their ability. VVe hereby sign and seal this last will and testament of the exalted Class of Nineteen Hundred Thirty-eight. CATHERINE HARLE '38 GEORGE SPANGENBERG '38 .seventy-four

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M IRS NINETEEN THIRTY- IGHT Bertha Pongracz has just been crowned Miss America for the third consecutive year. Earl Sugg is tripping the light fantastic with his partner Beatrice Snyder at the Waldorf-Astoria. James Hobar is using his Pepsodent Smile to the best advan- tage, and is posing for toothpaste advertisements. Chester Klotz is president of the Street Cleaners Association, and is assisted by such invaluable men as Edward Posch, Edward Brown and Stephen Bobick. Claire Huff is doing magnificently, managing a turkish bath, establishment. Frank Mohap is playing professional basketball at Madison Square Garden. Edward Wesenberg, now known as Man Mountain Butch , has ust been crowned the new bone breaker champion. VVilliam Pfeifie is an instructor of ethics at Cedar Crest College. Robert Sloyer, an admiral in the Navy, is cruising in the Med- iterranean Sea. Betty Hagy is doing some vigorous campaigning for an anti- noise reform. George Spangenberg is president of Bethlebem's largest bank, assisted by l1is worthy secretary, Evelyn Hafner. Thomas Haney, the handsome brute, is posing for collar ads for a famous magazine. Charles Miller is hitting a new high in touring the country with his all-star minstrel show featuring James Eddinger, who is crooning his way into the hearts of the fairer sex. YVallace Johnson is now quite prominent as a captain in the U. S. Army. James Moyer is judging baby contests for Bush and Bull Cor- poration. Edward Mittal, through long years of study, has succeeded in becoming president of Lehigh University. Eugene Shurts has just been crowned heavyweight champion in the Bethlehem Globe-Times Boxing Tournament. Anna Bruno has left this country and is now in Japan doing missionary work. Angeline Lorenzo has gone back to her native land, Spain, and is teaching English in a high school. Thus the leaves had prophesied, We record the fates of this class, hoping for the indulgence of our classmates if some fates are a bit misconstrued or misinterpreted. E l MARTHA MALBURG '38 FRANK Moxuv '38 seventy-six