Grover Cleveland High School - Clevelander Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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THE CLEVELANDER 21 getic, go-getting, traveling saleswomang Betty Darrow, the muchfsoughtfafter chorus girl, and Helen Cannon, the girl who likes to stay at home with her knitting. The picture is directed by the biggest director in Hollywood, Robert Maher, with Carmelo Monaco creating the lovely gowns. Mary Gra' ham, the crack dramatic critic for the New York Times, gives this picture four Stars which is pretty good because the director only gave it two. Incidently folks, I hear that there has been a splitfup in the partnership between the successor to Boris Karloff, Gasper Catanzaro, and the successor to Lon Chaney, Anthony Montoro. Flash! Earl Broxup is ill because the box office retums on his last picture were so large that the company closed down and retired on the proceeds. You remember the picture, don't you, The Great Lover Steps Out with Muriel Hall as Earl's leading lady. Well fans, I guess that's about all for today. Announcer: Now we have a real treat in store for you. In the studio today are those two partners of frenzied frivolity, Bob Maher and Joe Guerra: Hy ya! Boys! joe and Bob: Hy ya! Bill! joe: Say Bob, d, d, d, did you hear what I heard? Bob No, what did you hear? Joe : Oh-something! Bob No! joe: Yes! It's about Jeanette Marciano, Catherine Rampino, Lena Tona, and Mary F. Lauria. Bob Well I don't want to be nosey, but what is it? Joe: Nope, I don't think I ought to tell. Bob Aw come on! I promise not to tell a living soul. joe : Well, they opened a beauty shop on the corner of Main and Utica and they're specializf ing in putting curls in pigs' tails. Bob: Well 'pon my word, that is something. I always knew those girls were original. By the way, I have a choice piece of news for you. joe : Now don't tell me if you shouldn't. What is it? Bob: Well, Flora Shea, Carmella Schiavone, Jennie Granelli, and Concetta Licata were disgusted with the present crop of gigolos, so they opened a school to teach bashful boys how to become first class gigolos. The first applicants were Francis McGroder, Charles Alessi, Henry Buccella, Salvaf tore Marsiglia and Louis Migliore. Announcer: And now we have Leanora Funseth, our society reporter, who attended the Ball at the inauguration of the President, Charles J. Mattea. Leanora Funseth: Never have I seen so many splendid gowns! The peculiarity about this year's ball is that all the men were bachelors. There are no members either of the House, the Senate, or of the President's Cabinet who are married. They did, however, escort some very beautiful ladies among whom were Jean McIntyre and Jedidah Montgomery, all done up in red velvet. Other familiar faces were Juliet Carnevale, Bernice Carey, June Bradley, Laura Gerow, and Rose Gino. All these girls wore the original creations of Albert Saccamagno who has set a new high with his aesthetic genius. The orchestra at the ball was Frank Cascino's Swingonians. It was fun to watch our sedate guests jeep to this red hot dance band. Some of the Senators are pretty good jeepers. Angelo La Mastra, Senator from New York, joseph Licata, from Hawaii, John Colangelo, from Utopia, and joseph Crimi, the warden of Sing Sing, were keeping up with the best of them. I was shocked when I found Frank Nigro, the man behind the President, off in a corner talking to Nicholas Guerra in a fatherly tone and warning him of the timefwasting evils resulting from dancing. I could just go on and on about this ball which was so excellently organized by Vincent Paris, who is known throughout the world as The Organizer of Organizers. Vincent was seen scurrying hither and thither, never taking a moment's rest, just to see that everything came off well, Good-bye . . . Announcer: What is happening in Europe? What is happening in America? What is happening

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20 THE CLEVELANDER The Prophecy of the Class of 1937 TIME: A day, any day, a long time away. SETTING: A Radio Studio-G. C. H. S. Let us today pay a visit to the best broadcasting studio in town-G. C. H. S. We are arriving there just in time to hear Joseph Vispi give us our setting up exercises. Joseph Vispi: Hello Everybody! Today we have a new book of calisthenics. You may have this book free. It is the present of the Abulone-Cheesman Life Insurance Company. This book is strongly recommended by those prominent bodyfbuilders, Dominic Di Gangi and Carmen Zupa. Our first exercise this morning is one recommended by Patricia Brady, the famous dietician, and also by her staff in that school for the reduction of surplus avoirdupois, Pauline Sanucci, Jeanette Ricotta, Cassie Jiambra, and Bernice Franks. Ready! Turn over! Lie down! Get up, take a deep breath! Count to ten. Good Morning! Announcer: That was Joseph Vispi, advocate of your daily dozen. Next we have none other than that perfectly grand personage, Miss Virginia Werkley, who will endeavor to tell you a famous recipe. This program is sponsored by the James Noble Cooperative Sea Breeze Company. Slogan: If you want the air at your beach hot, just send for the Noble man. Some of the experts at this type of work are Joseph Maloney, Ray Limpert, John Lettieri, Frank Dragone, and Arthur Buscaglia. Miss Werkley: I just must tell all my radio fans about the perfectly ducky recipe which I ref ceived in this morning's mail. It came from the Recipe Giver and Getters' club of Buffalo. The club members are Angeline Ligotti, Anna Scordata, Ida Ragusa, Angeline Reina, Anita Ringo, and Adelia Sanucci. This recipe is How to boil water. The directions are: Put some water in a pot! Light a fire under it and let nature take its course. Announcer: News Flash! Right from the west side of our own city, folks, we have the most exciting bit of news of the week. Taking their cues from abroad, Anthony Bandinelli, Michael An- zalone, Vincent Alberti, James Barnes, and Anthony Cassaro, have formed the AntifRegimentation Society to protest against the regimenting of our youth in schools in order to afflict them with such revolutionary ideas as the value of learning. This society has a ladies' auxiliary in which Mary M. Lauria, Kathleen Traquair, Mamie Cipolla, and Theresa Ciszek do their bit to aid the cause. Announcer: It is my pleasure at this time to present that silveryfvoiced song bird of the air- ways, Margaret Maraschiello, who will entertain you through the courtesy of the Robert Bundock Eraser Company, whose slogan is, The only man who never makes a mistake is a woman! Margaret: Do you remember Gilbert Sauer and Walter Sloan? Announcer: Yes. Margaret: Well, they're writing a column now that they call Around the World in Seven Min' utes and Why It Can't Be Done. Announcer: I think you had better sing, Margaret. What will it be? V Margaret: An old favorite, Eleanor Radecki and Marion Dalgeish, the music critics, simply raved about it. It is called Oh Lovely Night. Announcer: Thank you Margaret! That was lovely. And now we will turn the microphone over to that connoisseur and critic of the silver screen, Jeanette De Salvo. Jeanette: How do you do, fans and fancies. There is a particularly good movie at John Smith's Buffalo this week, called Man's Last Stand, starring Frank Ciocca as the last man and Jane Di Carlo as the siren who is determined to subjugate this last bulwark of rugged individualism. Other players in this picture are: Samuel Serio, who plays the seemingly bashful suitorg Ruth Wyckoff, the ener' A

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22 THE CLEVELANDER in Asia? What is happening everywhere and what does it all mean? joseph Cannizzaro, our ace News Analyst, will tell you through the courtesy of Dorothea Pietrocola and Lena Manganello Biscuit Company. This biscuit is guaranteed by Albert Perfetto, the noted chemist, to be absolutely pure and the best diet for famished sea gulls. Take a few along on your next yacht ride and you'll be able to enjoy your lunch in peace. May I present Joseph Cannizzaro. Joseph Cannizzaro: The most encouraging piece of news indicating a definite trend toward toler- ance is the Equal Rights for Men movement started in Buffalo by Jack Merlino, joseph Militello and Edward Nassar. Their meeting, however, grew so enthusiastic that the speaker of the evening, Mr. Militello, had to raise his voice to be heard. A squadron of plain clothes women including Mary Fedele, Marie Edholm, Mary Daher, and Fanny Barone under the supervision of Sergeant Helen Flynn raided the hall on the grounds that they had broken an antifnoise ordinance. When the case was brought before Federal judge Louise Costanzo she released the boys on a suspended sentence and a warning, Don't ever do it again or next time you'll be deprived of lollypops for a week. The Far East engages our attention. It seems that a contingent of American women under the leadership of Jennie Aiello, Camille Manguso, Frances Fiorella, and Mary Lo Curto scaled the mounf tains of Tibet and found The Lost Horizon g Isadore Adornetto, that 'rugged individual, got even with the invaders by refusing to let them buy more than two ice cream cones a day at the soda founf tains of which he has a monopoly. Right here in New York State a speech was made by Merwyn F. Kirk, advocate of free air for all, that stirred the hearts of his listeners. Mr. Kirk charged that certain capitalists had gained a conf trol and a monopoly over the air supply and were using it to exploit the masses. Samuel Parks, his pressfagent, compared the speech with Lincoln's Gettysburg Address because of the silence in which it was received. Marie Amoroso, a sob sister for the New York Times, said that the speech afforded plenty of material for her daily column which is entitled, For Crying Out Loud! This is just about all in the general news today, folks, so your winsome correspondent, Joseph Cannizzaro, will sign off until tomorrow! Announcer: Joseph Palumbo, that incomparable singer who has won laurels in the opera, on the air, and on the screen is here today to favor us with a song! What are you going to sing, joe? Joe: Answer. Announcer: The mike is yours, Joe . . . Thank you, Joe! That was fine. And now, folks, you all know that today is dedicated to the honor of the class of '37. You have seen some of the achievements which they have made. As a matter of sentiment we have with us today the Historian of the class of '37. She will read to us its history. Announcer: Virgil Gianni, our topfhole sports reporter, has been simply bursting with news about the happenings in the field of sports. Virgil Gianni: Hello, everybody. Did you hear about the close race the shell of Vassar gave to the Smith College crew? They tried hard but it was impossible for Elizabeth Eble, rowing No. 1, and Madeline Haley, rowing strokes, along with their coxswain, Grace Monte, to keep the other six girls of Vassar up to the strenuous pace set by Catherine Fenton, Mary Campbell, Sarah Aronica, Dorothy Carr, Rosalia Catalano, Helen Collins, Lucille Conforto, Edith Cowan and Coxswain Alice Evans, who guided the Smith shell. to victory. Angela Morreale led the cheers for the Vassar rooters. Recently our attention was drawn to the interest of the public in women wrestling matches at the Broadway Auditorium. We dropped in last night to see what they were all about. Especially exciting was the match between Tillie Aronica and Evelyn Biondola. The two girls tugged at each other's hair for ten minutes and then fell, exhausted, into each other's arms. Gladys Balfour also put on a sprightly bout with Jeanette Battaglia. The matches were promoted by Pearl Carr and proceeds were given to the fund for crippled wrestlers. Another item of interest is the winning of the Kentucky Derby by Dynamite, ridden by jockey Mary Giancarlo. Having a woman jockey win the Derby is stupendous.