Hartford High School - Hartford Key Yearbook (White River Junction, VT)

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Class Prophecy While looking at my favorite newspaper about a year ago I found an advertisement stating that soon the new movie, “Fairyland,” edited and directed by the world-famous cartoonist, Richard Wood, would be shown at the Lyric Theater. 1 made up my mind at once to see it and immediately phoned the theatre manager, Robert Hill, to reserve a seat. Bob had married Pauline Parker and they were the proud parents of three little Hills. The movie was exceptionally good and I can readily see how Dick ran Walt Disney out of business. On the way home after the show, wondering what had become of the rest of the class of '44, I decided to take a much needed vacation and vowed not to come home until I had located every last one of them. I needed some new clothes for my journey so the next day I went to the “Ritzy Dress Shoppe,” where the owner and the manager, Marian Mooney and Frances Rogenski respectively, gave me the most expert advice and service. I left the following week in one of the new plastic clippers, piloted by none other than Lieut. Betty Densmore, heroine of the Battle of Berlin in World War II. Betty took me safely to Miami, Florida, where I bumped into Erma Summersall running up the main street. She seemed so flustered that I begged to know what the matter was. She said, “Oh, I’m so happy and excited! Tomorrow I’m to l e married to Peter Perry!” It didn’t take me long to accept an invitation to the wedding, and, l elieve me, it was a regular class reunion! Erma’s maid of honor was none other than Charlotte Colodnv, and Mildred Kivler was one of the sweetest bridesmaids you ever saw! The l est man looked familiar, but it wasn’t until the reception that I realized he was Burton Shepard. We talker! for a few minutes and he told me that he and Peter were co-owners of Esquire magazine. I also learned that Charlotte was spending the summer in Florida getting ideas for a “Go South’’ fashion show at the Colodny Department Store that fall, and Mildred had l ecome an actress of renown and was now playing in “Hopeful Hattie” opposite the blonde sensation, James Lyman! It seems Jesse had starred in a minstrel show in New York and immediately risen to fame. I left the happy couple at the airjxirt, where they boarded a plane for Niagara Falls, and then returned to my hotel to prepare to take a train to Washington, D. C. At the hotel I was stopped by a suspicious looking character w ho questioned me alxiut my business there. When I told him my name he immediately lx wed and lifted his hat. He explained that he was ernon Osgood, a private detective from the F. B. I., and was investigating a jewel robliery that had taken place in the hotel earlier that day. I wished him luck on his case and hurried to prepare for my journey. As I paid my bill the clerk asked me if I didn’t rememlx?r him. After several helpful hints I realized that he was Max Greene. He told me that he had started as a bellhop in the hotel and had risen to the position of head clerk. I managed to get away from him in 31

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WRIGHT. HAROLD “Tuffy Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Football 1, 2, 3. 4; Assembly 1. 4; Dancing Club 2, 3; Stunt Night 2, 3, 4; French Club 2, 3; Home Room Activities 2; Operetta 3; Dramatic Club 3. 4; Military Drill; Home Room Treasurer 3, 4; Junior Prom 3; Prise Speaking 4. “Tuffy” is our class athlete—a good all round fellow and loads of fun to know. We understand that the Army Air Corps is going to take charge of him for awhile but after the war you'll find Tuffy where his heart lies, “back on the farm with his Jersey cows. WRIGHT. MARJORIE “Marge’ Basketball 1; Home Room Activities 1. 2; Style Show 1; Patratores 2, 3; Stunt Night 2, 3. 4; Junior Prom 3; First Aid 3; Sadie Hawkins Dance 2; Hartford Times 4; Town Warning Center 4; Senior Play Committee 4; Scrap Drive 3; Yearbook Staff 4; Seventh Grade Reception 4. The third Marge of our class also seems destined to become a nurse. Quietly lending a hand and smoothing troubled waters Marge is always on hand. We have enjoyed having her a member of the illustrious class of 44. WRIGHT. STANLEY Slati Glee Club I. 2. 3. 4; Basketball 1. 2. 3. 4; Football I. 2. 3. 4; Baseball 1; French Club 2. 3; Boys State 3; Dancing Club 3; Military Drill 3; Operetta, 3; All State Music Festival 2. 4; Boys Quartet 3. 4; Home Room President 4; Glee Club President 4; Senior Ball 4; Senior Play 4; Home Room Activities 4; Class Vice-President 4; Prize Speaking 4; Dramatic Club pr sident 4; P. T. A. Convention 4; Operetta 2x Yearbook 4; Seventh Grade Reception. Last but by no means least! Stan's fine singing has charmed us on many occasions but never more than when he sang Bury me not on the lone prairie in assembly. His ability to portray personalities of the suave type has been a help to all dramatic attempts of the class When you're near him you can't help feeling happy for he's never seen without his infectious grin and good spirits.

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time to grab a taxi in order to catch the train. It didn’t take me long to realize that George Adams was driving it. George told me that he owned the best and largest taxi service in the city and that he was only pinch-hitting for the regular driver, Stanley Joy, who was attending the National Taxi Drivers’ Daredevil Show taking place in Madison Square Garden. Stanley had become the world’s fastest driver, having attained the astounding speed of 190 miles an hour in his Rolls Royce. On the train I sat directly opposite an attractive young woman and a small red-headed boy. Other than his hair, he was a perfect picture of “TufTy” Wright. I racked my brains to identify the woman and suddenly it dawned upon me that she was none other than Roberta LaPlante. After we had exchanged hearty greetings, she admitted that she and Harold were the happiest couple in the world and that the little boy was their youngest child. I nearly fainted from surprise when she told me that they had twin daughters and another boy at home. “Tuffy” had become a national football hero and she was on her way home after spending a week with him in Texas. During our long ride she told me that Violet Pierce was private secretary to the current light-weight boxing champion, James “Hercules” Clayton. The story goes that Jimmy had built up so much muscle working in the First National Store that he gave up the idea of a quiet law career and stepped into the limelight of the boxing world. As we neared Washington I decided to take time to examine our nation's capitol. Imagine my surprise at meeting Senator Laura French of Vermont strolling down one of the wide boulevards, accompanied by her companion, advisor, and secretary rolled into one, Jill Smith. I always knew we had the makings of a famous class, and here was Laura to prove it. She said that she and Jill were working on a bill for the retirement of school teachers at the age of 45. I wished them luck and hurried on to secure a room at a hotel. I decided on a neat spacious looking building and entered the lobby. 1 was met by the hostess, whom 1 immediately recognized as Madeline Withington. We sat down to talk and she gave me a letter from Mary Drew. Mary was the owner of a large orchard in the Shenandoah alley. In her letter she said that she was working on a special variety of apple, a cross between a McIntosh and a pear. Leave it up to Mary, she’ll succeed or know the reason why. The next day I attended a fashion show in one of the largest stores in W ash-ington. Among the bevy of beautiful models I was delighted to see several of my old classmates, none other than Beverly Greenwood, Flora Santaw, Shirley Wood, and Mafelda Izzo. In our conversation after the show, I learned that Chester Fogg had been instrumental in getting them their jobs. He had risen from the position of a floorwalker to the vice-presidency in a short time and was now in charge of the modeling department. The next morning I left Washington and headed for Philadelphia. On the train I ran into the United States Ambassador to Canada, none other than our own Leonard Timmons! Somehow I always knew Leonard would make a good politician. 32