Gonzaga Preparatory School - Luigian Yearbook (Spokane, WA)

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CLASS PROPHECY, Cont'd tor Jerry O'Brien in his Daily Column Oh Nuts, says that the coming battle between Wrestling Champion Fred The Terrible Tim- merman and Neil Thumper Meyers will be the battle of the century. It will be held at Frank Dillon's Sport Palace on East Trent. Also Darroll Waller has just signed another 50-year contract as tiddle-winks coach at Central Val- ley's school for the mentally deficient. It is rumored that he will fit in well at this loca- tion. At the bottom of the Sports page I read that Tiger Les Scott lost the first decision of his ring career to his mother-in-law. She lashed out with a sharp tongue and cooled him. Turning the page we come to the Believe lt or Not column written by Peter B. Swantek. Bob Blaisdell is featured today. It seems that Bob hasn't taken a drop of water in ten years. He is President of Blaisdell's Better Bourbon Association. Montana reports that Buck Bur- gess has finally ridden Pat O'Neill's fiery stal- lion MiIqtoast. Bill O'Neil makes the back page as a wirephoto shows him lugging his skiis up his driveway after leaping 413 feet at the recent Y.M.C.A. Olympics. Turning the page inward I see Wall Street's Baron Ted Makins reports that all stocks are going up and advises all to buy before banker Harris J, P. Smead cleans up. Jack Sher and Frank Ressa have conquered the shoe market with their shoe Bootlegging Depots. ln the want ads, Dale Anderson's Better Used Car Business is advertising a V-8 Ford, good condition, excel- lent motor, good radio, no tires. No sale. In the personal column, Vic Felice signs a personal that pleads for the return of his wife. Vic has promised to give up his perpetual motion dancing if the beloved one will return and get her mother. Pat Walsh also inserted an ad under that heading. Monsieur Wash prom- ises to get you a steady with his get-hitched- quick letter writing service. As assistant to Walsh, Tom Barrett dots all the i's and crosses all the t's that Pat McCollum, vice assistant, misses. The radio column lists several fine offerings for the day. I've heard that John's Other Wife has decided to call it a day and has ioined the WAAC's. John will carry on alone with the helpful assistance of Bill Carty who has some swell sound effects. Following John and friends, is a radio address by Don Mayer on the coming county elections. Don is campaign- ing for Ray Schroeder, who promises to get the county to erect a memorial statue to Dave Frietag and John Julian, Spokane's heroes, who were killed while performing for Gerald Gordon's greater shows. It seems that Dave and John used to dive 500 feet through the air into a damp rag. The disaster occurred when iealous Blacky Gene DiLuzio rung out the rag. DiLuzio became enraged when Gor- don's Greater Shows fired his act. DiLuzio's genuine, trained, Crescent wolves were to run through their act about the time Frietag and Julian made their fatal plunge. Speaker Mayer says he actually knew Julian as he went to the same school with him, but few believe it. Personally, l don't. I lay down my paper for a moment as the door bell rings. Well, what do you know, it's Bill Yedinak. He quit that hide-shaking iob at Armour's, you know. BilI's got on one of those suits. Those jobs that Max Jim Lavene used to sell at his shop before it was closed. It seems that Max had the fire sale before he had the fire, so the cops took Max's sign that read Everything Goes to heart and Max went, too. It isn't the same Bill I used to know. This guy looks tough and I realize he isn't unemployed. He flashes his badge and then he and his henchmen, Bill Atkinson and Ed Hinch, carry out my radio. They rap all the lamps in the Chronicle and lug them out too. I get up and look out front. There is a big truck from the Foxy Finance Company, and Yedinak is General Manager. O.K., dear, I know its humiliating. l'll get a job tomorrow. I should have stayed on that bus. Oh, gee, why did I ever quit school and get married?

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CLASS PROPHE-CY Having made up my mind to drop the next guy who poked me in the ribs with an elbow, the bus rumbled to a stop and I fought my way to the door. Making a mad dash through the rain I arrived home only a few puddles away. Relaxing in my favorite chair, I grabbed the evening edition of the Spokane Daily Chron- icle and glanced at the headlines: Joe Swee- ney appointed District Attorney of New York. lSweeney, being a favorite among the Brook- Iynites, is commonly known as STUDJ. In smaller headlines I decipher that Carl Stolle and Frank Potesky graduate from West Point. lFinally, after ten years of having avoided the draft. It was rumored that they bought their way out.i A small article proclaims that the Hotel Del BelI was lost in flame. Manager Phil Anderson claims that he was out at the time of the blaze. Yes, it could be Phil. Fire Inspector Tom O'Brien says that owner Joe Bell was last seen carrying a box marked D Y N A M I T E into the furnace room. lHe claimed that he was trying to hide it from customers' careless cigarette butts.I A small notation announces the audition of Terry Mc- Guire's dance band in Hollywood la suburb of Spokane, of course.I A small insert at the bot- tom of the page informs one that Jack Casey has been elected mayor of Quincy over his strongest rival Jerry Escure by ten votes. lThis is a big margin considering that the popula- tion numbers only 69 people, three dogs, two cows and a man who acts as both sheriff and town mortician.I John Leanaldo Brucick's pic- ture adorns a full column on page one. It seems that Leanaldo is making his debut in Maria Saccamano's great opera FuII A Dell Bull. Alsoin the production is Barrel-Tone Geno Rotundo. Other news items on the front page disclose that Ed Hinch has iust been elected President of the Snappy Shoe String Sales Supply, that Judges Yuse and Kelly get arrested by order of Mayor Patrick Little Caesar Shelledy, for driving over I5 miles an hour during a black- out. The Sport page next draws our interest and the headlines disclose that Dick Dead Eye Triesch finally defeated World's Champion Billiard King Neil Loomis in Triesch's recently opened Live Pool Parlor. I also noticed that Francis Dumas is still leading the Quiz Kids. I see also that Dan Johnson is the farmers' choice for Representative of this district in the National 4-H Club Convention. On page 4, I see Gonzaga University has just added Profes- sor Ray Takisaki to the faculty list as a Spanish Instructor. Colonel Bob Howard, of the United States Marine Corps, has been decorated for rescuing General McGrath's pet mouse from Codd's Convalescent Cat Farm. As I turn to the society page, big bold headlines inform me of the recent tea held at the Crecent. The tea was donated by Oliver Bassett, owner of Bassett's Better Beauty Parlors from Coast to Coast. At the tea, entertainment was provided by Bill Scharn who presented his latest Concerto in 4-CQ Maior. Flying Officer Lieutenant Howard Englehard, who has lust returned from Africa, was also there with Colonel and Mrs. Jack Clemmens. In smaller print toward the bottom of the page I notice where Alexander Ivan Kelly has iust sponsored a raffle for Russian Naval Relief. The prize was Ivan. Vern Numerous Aliases Budig has just had a successful opening of his night spot the Greenland Club, a popular place in Spo- kane. Budig has imported Ed Teskey from Montana as head waiter at the club. The open- ing of this club is going to provide stiff com- petition for Marvin Terhaar's White Goose Cafe. After a brief search I rediscover the sport page that slipped under the chair. Sports Edi- -17-

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JUNIORS, 1943 FRONT ROW-Left to right: Harold Raef, Vice President Room 155 Curran Higgins, President Room 55 Bob Rotchford, President Room 155 Pete Mungovan, President Room 145 Joe Costello, Vice President Room 5. SECOND ROW-Left to right: Roscoe Ghering, Sergeant-at-Arms Room 55 John Via, Secretary Room 155 Phil Lenoue, Treasurer Room 145 George Watson, Treasurer Room 155 Jean Albi, Secretary Room 55 Jim O'Leary, Secretary Room 14. BOTTOM ROW-Left to right: Bob Smith, George Watson, Vernon Riske, Rodney Rickel, John Via, Harold Raef, Pete Quass, DuWayne Watts. SECOND ROW: Tom Royce, Jack Brophy, Joe Showalter, Bob Rotchford, Bob Giesa, Gene Velling, Roy Vetto, George Vukick. THIRD ROW: Bob Wilkinson, Frank Tolar, Herb Warren, Ray Vomaske, Pat Weller, Les Sauvage, Bill Walters, Bob Rekofke. FOURTH ROW: Bill Weyer, Frank Rathgeber, Bob Storms, Don Egerman, Mr. John Harrington, S. J. -19-