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Linwood Toombs has started practicing dentistry and I have heard people seg: that, although he is not too gentle, he does veg eficient work. jean Audrey Vaughan and jean Soukup, wlzo are holding their audiences speechless with their trapeze acts with the Barnum-Barb Circus, love to peyform their dangerous acts, swinging higlz above the thrilled crowds. Fred Vaughan has won the Southern Championship for auto racing during the last two seasons. As Fred goes flying over the speed- way his enthusiastic fans cheer him wildb. Shirley Baughan is happibf married and living in Washington state. Since her husband taught her to ski she loves the snow county. Skippy Cramer's California Orange groves have made him a veg prosperous and famous man. .Skippy is basking in his success as well as that wonderful California sun. Charlotte johnson discovered the new method ryfpling, called Idiot's Delight, that all the large business concerns are mad about. Magi Ida Poole has settled down to married lye and is even a member of several women's clubs in her communigr. Can you imagine Ducky settled down? Irvin Lloyd is the editor rj his ozvn magazine, World Lge in which he publishes stories about the places he visited while on his round-the-world trip several years ago. W'hile visiting New York, I discovered that Nancy Bolen is the hostess tyf tlze Hfaldorf-Astoria Hotel. Nancy has been hostess in several other famous hotels, also. David Bevan is one of tlze brilliant translators-for the United Nations Organization. David has been present at every session ty' U. N. O. since he graduated from college and his service is considered invaluable. Doris Dudltgr, Emma Sutton, Betgr Nlurrryr, and Esther Pickels have become radio's most popular singers fd romantic songs as the four Ink Blottersf' Their recordings are also tlze most popular ones played on thejuke boxes all over tlze country. jean Crowder won the Nobel Prize in 7953-for her discovery W' the new wonder drug Zxkymeler, which drug is the long-sought-after remedy for tlze common cold. Mar'ga1'et Wilkinson is teaching the prst grade at the new Brookland District Grammar School. Margaret 's little students love her for her patience and sweet disposition. Elwood W'aters is the owner of a modern barber shop, complete with beautiful rnanicurists and a barber school in the back. Elwood specializes in preventing partially bald from becoming entirebr bald. lldargaret Boss, an expert photographer, has just returned-from a trip to South America where she did aerial photographing for a map company. jimmy Fox loves his job as traveling salesman for tlze Improved Tooth Brush Company. He travels up and dozun the east coast and sells more tooth brushes than other saleman with tlze compargr. Rachel Ifirby's marriage has been a vegr hapjyr and succesjul one. She is a peU'ect urge and wonderful mother to her little by and girl. Edward Martin, who is crazy about his job as a pilot for the Continental Air Lines because it takes him all over the countgr, rjten eats brealjast in Chicago, lunch in Colorado, and dinner in Calyornia. Herbert Buttner's creative hair styles have made him quite famous in the fashion world. His latest creation is tlze Ringlet Roll which is done by making a complete roll around your head and making ringlest of all tlze stray ends. Peggy Cosby is being hailed everywhere as a concert pianist of great accomplishment. She has also composed .several piano concertos. Bill Conrad's lumber yard has the reputation ry' turning out the priest :J lumber. He has been so successful in the lumber business that he now spends his winters at M iami Beach. Rosemary Edwards is now busibr compiling a histogr on The Origin of tlze Cat. .She became vegrfond rd cats and now raises a vegr rare species which she enters in all tlze cat shows. j. B. Gilleland can be found evegr evening at Boulevard and Broad, directing trajc. B. is considered one if the most valuable men on the Richmond Policeforce, and is tgring to wipe out gambling rockets. Dorotlyr Tompkins writes those new and original verses for the Hallmark Greeting Card Cornpargr. Dorotlgr is doing this while slze keeps house-for her husband and children. Ceorge Page enjzyis his title ry' county gentleman on his estate in King William Coungr. The Page Nlasouerade Ball, which takes place at his home every-fall, has become a prominent social ajair. Donald Conyer's studies of Astronomy have been responsible-for some rare discoveries in this field rj science, the most startling being the discovegr that the planet jupiter is realbr lldars, and vice versa. Edith Talley and Rosemary Neagle are the smart young ladies whose Tricky Qui.: Program travels all over North America, broad- casting from a new location each week. Rosemagr is the mistress cy' ceremonies and Edith distributes tlze gifts and tells jokes to help the contestants feel more at ease. Donald Brewster says lze would thoroughbr enjrgr his job as weather forecaster except for the mary: sarcastic remarks he receives when he makes a mistake in hisforecast. I have completed npr medical course and have started practicing as a child specialist. Although I am bftgv with ny little patienst, you can count on ny being present at our class reunion. D I'Vell, tWiss Smith, I have nolyied all the members of the class about our class reunion and thgr have assured me that they will be reserzt. p I have also notihed Miss Ifelhr and Air. johnson. I learned that IW iss Kelbf is teaching a course rj Shakespearian literature at a private girls' school in Boston. Mr. johnson is instructing a government class for young men who are politicalbv minded and expect to enter politics. Both rj them think having a class reunion is a grand idea and say thy will be present. How wondejul it will be to see all my old classmates again and to talk to them about tlze road of lUe each of them has taken. Sincerebl, Arlene Charles Class aj '47, Let us make an honorable retreat- --with bag and baggage! -As You Like It MQ? E301 . f . 18 n 1 it i
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hd rs. Robert lfeunell, the jorrner Aflay Allman, has just returned from Paris where she has been observing new faslzions. Alary is amousfor her originality in rlress designing and her husband, Robert, is a senior partner of the Lockheed Aircraft Company. Inge Wiridrmzeller' is married to a psychiatrist and is helping her husband write a book named A Broader View of Life. Inge may take the position of child pgrcliialrist in an orphanage. Doris Waters is a nurse at the Aiedical College of Virginia. After another year cj nursing dug: she will be appointed to the slap of the hospital. Pauline Beyer is a poetess and is living with her husband in Adaryland. Her latest poem, which is dedicated to nautre, is Oh Land! Oh Sky! Oh Sealt' Carrolyn Todd is the creator of that famous cornie-strip Cooney Goat. Her animal creations are also among the most popular of the comedy' cartoons on the screen. Lawrence Dndlrg' has turned nature lover and is now a tree surgeon. Ifllhen aforest Q' tiny oak trees was set out three years ago, it was named the Dudley Oak Forest in his honor. Duddley Adarlin hasjusl returned from her mission 'held in India. Dnddley has done some wondeU'ul missionary work in India and will return to that country after a rest at her home. A largejeufelry concern is Philrulelphia is eeiy proud of the expert diamond cutter, Bill Simonson. Bill is responsible for the cutting of many of the world 's largest and rnostfornous diamonds. Tliefellfno who is rated as lorlasds top hillbilly singer is none other llzan Iiilbi Peele. Hillbilly BilU's latest hit song is 1Woonshine Adounlain. .Nancy Parrish has become a portrait painter of great renown. She recentbr completed a portrait of the Queen of England. Lftfllltllfll Stone is still holding llu' title of I-1r'orld's Champion Typist. He wrote a llzesis on using no drjinile pattern to learn to Upe. Hartwell biorrissetle is taking the sports world by storm. Tes, believe it or not, he will challenge the world's heazgr-weight cham- pion nextfall and all liisfans expect ltirn to take ozler the crown. Ann Terrell was a successful secrrtaryfrn' .several years after graduating. .She married her boss and is now keeping house and taking care of l1er ll1l'I'l?jtl'l1l' old daughter. I knowyou will be surprised to know that liurldy Thornton is the conductor of the .New Tork I'hillzarmonic Orchestra. He admits now that Aflrs. ll f1llbHI7l.3', music class wasn't so bad after all. jean Arnita Vaughan is serving her second term as Cl'ongresszooman and has also been appointed chairman of the new political porn, ' ' 'I 'he lWirun'ity. ' ' Earl Lloyd's construction company was given the contract to build the 52-story omce building to be constructed in rlrncnz-town Rich- mond. This will be another ,hue accomplishment in Earl 's construction career. Magfs department store's head window dresser is Colleen Dozo. Collen's course in interior decorating made possible ber present position. Earl Butler is the owner and manager of Richmond 's Clean-It-Clearf' laundry. He discooerd a new process of laundrying that saves time and rnonty. jirnniie Combs certainly had a lucky day zohen he won a large sweep-stake on hisfavorile horse. jinunie has become a regular play- boy and has all the women running after him-or is it his moneyi' joan Baker, who is instructing the girls' basketball team at T. j., hasjinalb realized her ambition to be a Plgfsical Ed. teacher. 'liorrnny Collins is the inventor of that wonderful new EHortless jiyswatter. W ith this swatter all you have to do is sight a-fbi, place the swaller ouer him, press a little button, and yourfly is dead. Genius, eh? 'I 'he hit cornedian of radio and screen is that wilyi-fellow Fleming Eubank. Fleming, who is called another Bob Hope, won o prize for creotingthe best rnoronjoke of the year. Ann Brooks, known as the song bird of Opera, is currently' appearing in the famous opera Jessie and Bessie. Lovelle Uwen is now the most accomplished ballerina with the Ballet Russe Company. .She and her county famous and accomllrlished partner, john Ifriltle, have created a .sensational butterfly dance. Aflickiy Aflaxzoell, the R. I . 65' I'.'s chief engineer, can be heard every day, blowing his favorite wlzistle codefor his-frieruls along the R. I . Cv? I . Railroad. Covert Craiifs optical company is e.x'perimenting on a new type of lens mode cj plastic which Covert claims will make even the horne- liesl people look good in glasses. The Richmond-Ashland bus line went out of business long ago when Hengr Hudson and Hartman Hobson opened their Suburban Helicopter Lines, which aplord transportation for all communities within a radius of twentyffive miles ry' Riclzmond. Stuart Smith hasjust returnedfrorn his latest mountain climbing trip. This sport is Stuart's favorite and he has succeeded in reach- ing the top of .several of the highest mountain peaks. Irene .Scott is thrilling the little kiddies with herfaigr tales, which are quite popular since most Q the oldfoiry tales had become thread- bare. Greta jo Ifellison is the new Baby Srzooksf' .Slie must have prrmled by her role as a bowling baby in the senior stunt ry' Stunt Night. Can you imagine? Norma Hughes and Elda Lawrence have sworn to be old maids the rest ij their lives. Remembering them as the cut-ups of Glen Allen, I wonder what could have changed them to such men-haters. Wlren Eugene lllartin stopped playing football and started practicing golf, he probably had no idea that he would become the world 's champion golfer, the title he holds today. M ickey I-Iester'sfnneral home is the most distinguished in Richmond. M ickfgds head undertaker is blouse Aflercier and between the two of them, they have made the Rest Funeral Home quite' prominent. Frank Kay developed o lovefor the sea and is now the captain of the-fergr boat between Portsmouth and Nojolk. Ifilty Quarles has a radio program all her own now and gives advice lo tlze ladies on how to cook, sew and do other house-hold chores Hf ho would have thought that liiilgr would ever become so domestic? Robert Avlount reached the peak :J his success as a brain surgeon, when he made a crucial brain operation on the Prime bdinister U England. lfVilson Luck, the owner of the famous sea side resort, the Funlovers' Paradise recentbi installed several newly-invented 'fry rides in his amusement park. lr i291 I9 47 'R fi' 11 1 51 i
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