Greentown High School - Emerald Yearbook (Greentown, IN)

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His latest success yyas I II r 'Hy I llf0V1 written by X alora Nlassey X alora s writings ire noyel and unique It yy as because of these qualities that she had yyon the PUIIIICI prile tyyo yeirs ago X ilora yy is recently mirried to Nl Charles Nlorgln The other gentleman was Oral Kimble a banker on W all Street He has just re coy ered from the shock of losing his only daughter who was the apple of his eye Oral I understand lost quite a bit of money in the panic of 1952 After consuming large quantities of delicious food ey eryone sat back and waited with great anticipation for the after dinner speaker The toastmaster Eugene Spangler arose with great dignity and welcomed us back to another reunion of the Senior Class of 1940 Did you know well I didn t that Eugene is oyx ner and publisher of two News papers the New York Times and the Daily Mirror? He started as a reporter and with great persistance won his wav to the top After his yyelcome speech Eugene introduced the well knoyyn and well liked judge of the Supreme Court of Indiana james Strauss It doesn t seem possible but it is He told of his experiences with young people in court ind from whit I hiye heard he his sent many a youth down the road to respectable living During im s talk I looked around at some of the members of the class This was no time to look but I knew this might be the only time for me to see them Across the table from me was Kathryn Kingery who is leaving for Paris next month where she will resume her position as designer of dresses and hats Katy was de thinks there is a better opportunity there than here Beside Katy sat Virginia Caster a Beautifier in los Angeles X irginia has fixed many a star from Hollywood I understand they flock to Los Angeles to haye her hx them up because she is so good At another table was Eugene Saul a General in the United States Army An honor had been bestowed upon Eugene for saving a fellow captain s life in the war of 1948 In his speech oyer the radio last night he stated the fact that unless conditions change in Europe there might be another yyar Sitting ysith Eugene yyas jack Drver president of the Kroger Chain Stores I remembered that jack used to work in one of the Kroger Stores in Greentown W'ho would haye thought that he would haye worked his way to be president of the Kroger Chain Stores? After jims speech the toastmaster inyited us all to remain and talk oyer old times Almost immediately groups formed but since I had no old times to talk over I listened in on some of the conyersations Helen I ee noted artist sud she belies ed the most beautiful thing there is to paint is a sunset I ou einnot understind yyhy it is because the picture that made her famous was called The Sunset Ay iatriyt Imogene Ixaufm in yynnner of the Bendix trophy and high altitude record explained to Pauline I Shroek yyhy she is ready to settle doyyn and get married High altitudes make her LIIIIX Piulme I teased Imogene about getting LIlL7y but I haye been informed that Imogene hls become enamored yslth the pilot of the ship on which she is 1 stewardess ' 'L 4' . I. . '.' ' . A I r. E . '. . V. . Y , I ' . U i ,Y y 1 - v y I ' ii ' - v y . , . A H . . ' . I Y . ' . V V . - v r , ' - 1 ' 'K ' I C , .. . . ' A 1 . , ' Q. . 1 ' . ' . . . . . Y J. , . . , . . . 1 , .7 . . . . signing clothes in New Yorkg but this chance in Paris was offered her recently, and she i . . , Q , . i ' . . . , . . K ' ' 8 I Y . ' ' ri r 4 , . , . . . , . . u' , .I l ' ' - , v v - - . . It W ii - . A e . '. 4 I ' 1. . Y 4 Y' A ' i' . ', ' 4 K y x K ' 1 VI I 1 I V I -

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' '40 LD N15 ii. IIIIII V0 ZCQ One afternoon as I sat nn the assemblx bored and droxx sx, xxhnle the other stud ents studxed dnlxgentlx mx head fell slumbernng upon the desk I slept through near and dxstant sounds nn the bUllLIlI'Ij., and through the peeling of the elass bell and the stampede of thc Changxng of ellsses When I axxolxe, I found mx self to mx lmalement restxng on a bed ID a room I xxas nn the Nlethodlst Hospital ln Indlanapolls xxhere I had been placed ID 1940 after talxmg the dreaded, and almost alxx axs fatal disease, sleeplng slekness Glanclng about the room mx exe stopped on the calendar xx Inch xx ls dated 1955 I had slept for fifteen xears' I xxas aghast at the fate of bexng 1 second Rip X an Wrinkle Whlle Slttlng there xxonderlng xx har Ind happened nn the ensumg xears mx nurse Came Imaglne mx surprlse xx hen I recognmed her as 'Vlarx Shoup, noxx Mrs Harold La Roxxe She told me hovx Harold I mean Dr L1Roxxe noxx 1 noted and respected sur geon and phx sxenan had pulled me through thls sleepmg SILIKHCSS, xx hrch through Dr I1Rovxe s reeent dlscox erx vxas no longer fatal Nlarx xx IS 1 dletntlan for a famous hos pltal In INexx York Prlor to mx release from the hospltal sux months I1ter Dr IaRowe told me that the Class of 40 was I1OIClll'lg 1 reunlon ln the Claypool Hotel On the folloxxmg dlx the I'I1XII1lT1lC1I musxe of 1 large orehestra greeted me as I xx ms ushered unto the dmnng room of the Llax pool Ilotel to meet wnth the other members of the C lxss of 40 In ansxxer to mx mqulrx the held xx alter mformed me that the band mister xxas Holman Ienn md has orehestrl xx I9 more popular than Kax Kxsers had ex er been Holmtn xxlth hrs orchestrl Ind floxx n from Hollxxxood xxhere thex are mxltxnx, 1 pleture nn xxhneh Bonme Petro also populxr on the sereen ls belng feltured Bonnles personalltx and pleasmg xolce has ehumed both xoung and old from eoast to toast hgure of 1 gentleman who ln realxtx turned out to be Senator Carr I learned that Senator Clrr IS a verx lnfluentlal person ln Washington xt this time and that he IS golng to run for President next xear As I started to mlke mx xx ax lcross to Gerald I bumped Into a young ladx, xx ho xerx gracefullx accepted mx humble lPOl0glCS At first I dld not I'CCOgl'1llC her but after Z1 second look I ltnexx she xx as oln Bagwell MISS Bagwell, I dlscoxered Ind been Slnglllg ln operas for the plst sux xelrs Iust last xear her xolce w1s Injured nn an aceldent, hoxx exer the doetors slx th It she xxnll be able to sung lgam vxrthm lfevx months Wlth Ioan Bagxx ell xxas Ioan Hlttle o1n Hlttle xx ho hlndled the Hnanees of the Class of 40, was appounted to let ln the capleltx of Seeretxrx of Treasure last month Ioan had been vxorlung on Wall Street for some blnlxers lt xxas there that she galnecl much of her knoxxledge md experxenee During dlnner I slt between txxo dlstmgulshed gentlemen on mx right xx as Donald I1Roxxe Don hld been actmg on the stage and screen for the last mne xelrs He xxon the IXLILILIUN Axx xrd three xears m suecessxon . - I V Y 7 V D X ' - . i . . V, V 4 K 1 .I Y x . t 7 . v v V ' h . I .' y - V 1 K '- S as I 4 - I I A I I I I ' t 4 . I . I u' , I I f I f '- - - v . . I . . - r ' -I T - I I I - r I ' I A I I n I I . I I I I K g o 4 , 1 . . . E ,' , , . . ' '- .. ,. r 1 s ' ' ' I I 1 ' V 1 ' . , . ' . , . Q A .Y I' i I V I ' .A 1 ' A ' k ' bi V I . il A My eyes wandered about the room and were suddenly fastened upon the stately l y I . I 'I 1 1. s Q Q I I Q I . L ' -' ' 1' I . , Y Y ' 1' K 1 1 ir 1 l VY 'll A I U I ' x . .I I A I .. 1 ' A . L . ' . ' I 1- I I I c 1 I l I I I I .1 I 1 , II I 7 2 I Y- I Y Y K ' I 4 A - .. L V I rv g 1 ' l Q I V f I v . - 's - I y I x V 1 1 V ' ' '

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40: D Nt the next group Niara lane Helms professor of Fnglash at Purdue Unasersatx Iald me that she has oeen oflered the posataon of Dean of Women and has accepted I eongratulat d her and washed her suecess an guadang the soung women of Purdue Una aersats As I made nas w ax to the next group the room was suddenla filled wath old I malaar s n s It was the songs of good old G H S The 'paamst Beserls Hams noted for the nambleness of her fingers, brought baek memoraes of the good hagh school dass B serlx plaas watla the Phaladelphaa Concert Orchestra so sou can amagane what good musae was heard After sangang some of our hagh sehool songs at was suggested that Waatha Horner, a massaonara to South Afraea sang some of the hymns of South Afraca an the nataae tongue Nlartlaa s work an the massaonarx held has wrought wonders among the nataxes of that eountra After conxersang wath Nlartha about the sanaple lafe and teet lien olanson Ile desagned the new Worse Bualdans, th tallest and most beautlful Lualdang eaer bualt Ben antrodueed me to has assoeaate Raehard Kangerx, the oal mag nate Beeause of tlae seareata of oxl Dack almost Iaas 1 monoply Has generosats has sased the Amerie an people mallaons of dollars because at wall not permat ham to charge exhorba tant psaees Wsnema Hudson larlser member of the House of Representataxes through the deatla of her husband XhIlIIl1IT1 Parker bs rhe means of her efforts and sacrafaces has been aole to realaLe her dreams of 1 drx nataon after mans sears of the open saloon Inez Wartan a new End for the motaon pacture andustrx, anquared of me af I had seen her fraend Vlartha Horner latelx Inel recentlx starred an Us Hnxfmnds WI 1 I had s en Nfartha talleang to Vlaxtha Bloomer a dancer both on stage and screen She as more 'than eomparable to Ganger Rogers of 1940 Rumors claam she as engaged to her dancang part ner whose nanae I dad not learn I notaeed that Gleaa Walker wash a pad and pencal had not been conxersang nauela Yet beeause of tlae eonstant mosement of Iaer pencal I wondered af she were Wrat ang me sages or what So I went os er and greeted her to dascoser that she was gatherang news about our reunaon for tlae New X orle Tames for w laaeh slae as Qocaety Edator It w as gettang aatlaer late and we were about to adjourn w hen Paulane M Shrocls owner of a claaan of restaurants ansated us to one of her restaurants to hase a mad naght snack Paulane Nl s restaurants aae w ell known because of the delacaous food seraed As I watelaed the people lease I wondered where thex learned about the reunaon Paulane unfoxnaed me that Ioan Saaaatla secretarx to Iohn Iord Paesadent of IIord Motor Co was the pea on responsable oan has Ieen w orl ang for Nlr Iord for sonae tame 'VIr IIord seems well pleased watla laer Sax I guess I had better lauarx or I wall mass our on tlaat naadnaght snack appoant ment .N fr i IIHII l . I 1 II e I I III III I I I I . I s 1 1 ff s 1 s I v I I V v I- - I v' 1 - v v A' K I v V yI r 1 .I I I III . . 4 I . I ,I Q . II I . I I , I I , ' ' ' . I I 1 1' . . I'f , .I 1 I ' I I I x I ' i E f I- y I I -I v - V 7 I Q I I II I I I. I I ,I 7 II 1 1 1 1 I' I I rude huts of the natives of South Africa, whom should I encounter but the famous archi- ,. u ll I . . ' , 1 . , I . ' ' J, C A ' N I I I I . I I II I I s .I II: ' I I x I 'I I s ' 1 s 1 1 s. -I , ' ' , I s ' 1 1 7 . , , . Y. 1 , I Y 1 In w I I I1 1 ' , 'I 1 . II 4 2 I I I' x, 1 1 I , v v - - 1. 1, - U . 1 1 A . I , 1 1 . I 4 eI I1 . ' ' 'I 1 . 1 I , 1 ' .I ' ' i x 'l ' I ' ' . ' 1 I ' V I k Y I - I IS 1 III I I 1 . I I I I , I. I Ie I , 1 I I 1 ' ' 1 ' ' I 1 ' ,, , ' . . , 1 1 ' 1 I . 1 vk v K :Q v 1' Y V 3 v .Y il 1 1 I I I A I ' 1 K 1 .I , , 1 1' - I , I' I I ., '., 's -- I .-I. .. :H ' 1' .'. 5 . I la . ' I - , 1 s .1 . , I I I I I ,