Lawrence High School - Lawrencian Yearbook (Falmouth, MA)

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LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL DAVIS: No ration points are necessary to pur- chase Weasel cigarettes. Get them today! HENRY: Now Professor Caldwell and the news! CALDWELL: Donald Croft, the only inmate ever to escape from Alcatraz alive, was re- warded for his feat with the appointment as warden of his old home. He writes that the prisoners on the Rock have a very fitting theme song: As Time Goes By”. Bill Knapp, upon completion of his course at Georgia Tech, returned to Cape Cod to pursue glamour girl fanet Thayer and a career as a successful engineer. Among Bill ' s engineering masterpieces are the suspension bridge over the local herring run and the new culvert under Route 28 in Teaticket. Another success story is that of ]ohn Bal- lard, inventor of the cheap-jeep with the steel-wheel, swing-wing, and boat-float: the first practical four-way vehicle, running on land, in the air, and on or under the surface of the water. (For a slight extra charge it squeezes oranges and mashes potatoes. ) A less happy tale is that of Dale Holmes. who amassed a fortune as manufacturer of Holmes’s Hotsy-Totsy Helicopters, only to lose everything with the advent of Bill Thayer’s rocket ships. Beverly Berg, who was so popular with the Navy that she was drafted into the WAVES, is still an old maid. She had a sweetheart in every port and couldn’t choose among them. Patricia Tollio and Betty Sample run their own quiz show over this station every Fri- day night. Their theme song: I ' ve Heard that Gong Before”. Only person to win the sixty-four dollar question so far has been Joan Trudeau. Her question: Who was Adolf Hitler?” Fire Chief Alvan Nickerson nearly burst a blood vessel yesterday morning when he was stopoed for speeding bv that fearless motorcycle policeman. Jack Tavaret. Jack. according to our on-the-soot reporter, Bob Moriartv. aggravated the situation by asking Nicky if he was going to a fire. Had it not been for the timelv interference of two ath- letic bystanders, Althea lllgen and Adeline Fish, there is no telling what might have happened. John Tsiknas. who could never finish a crossword puzzle by himself, finally Twenty-five teamed up with quiz-kid Paul Waters. To- gether they form the championship cross- word puzzle combination of Southeastern Massachusetts. Now a final, I hope, message from our sponsor. Incidentally, the opinions expressed in the following commercial are those of the sponsor and in no way reflect the views of anyone else. Mr. Davis! DAVIS: Ladies and gentlemen, I have but five words to tell you: Weasels are America ' s finest cigarettes. HENRY: This does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of our product by the War Department as that department does not en- dorse any products except dead Japs and Nazis. DAVIS: Well, ladies and gentlemen, our time is almost up; we’d like to give you some more: so we will. We now take great pleas- ure in presenting the person we know you didn ' t expect to meet: Durham Caldwell with more news. CALDWELL: Here is a human-interest story for you. When Dick Sample assumed the job of head football coach at L.H.S. several years ago, he vowed he’d never shave till his charges had beaten Barnstable on the gridiron. At the present moment Young Gov is searching for something to keep the moths out of his beard. Jeanette Bowman and Annie Grew have succeeded Irene Rich in the Rye-Krisp ads and gone her one better. These girls are so thin that both of them must appear together in order to convince the public they’re there. Carleton Wing, who spent twenty years in the Navy, gaining the reputation as the toughest C.P.O. in the service, finally tied a knot with Grace Kenerson and settled down ashore. After a few months of married life, the couple went to Margaret Simons and her good-will court for advice. As a result, Win%y applied for re-enlis tment, Grace ap- plied for alimony, and I’m applying for a motorcycle to get out of here quick. DAVIS: You have just been listening to the Voice of Horror ”. I mean this is LeRoy Davis, speaking for Durham Caldwell, Les- ter Henry, and the Class of 1943. HENRY: This is station WHIZ, signing off for good. ( Do you blame us? )

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Twenty-four candy in the movie capital’s Empire Thea- tre, which is managed by that great show- man, Edward (Three-Ring) Wixon. Another working girl who became dis- satisfied wdth her position is Norma Corne- lius. Norma, however, used a different tech- nique. When she got tired of slaving behind the counter of the local five-and-ten, she merely w ' ent to see Mr. Newberry. Result: J. J. Cornelius and Company. From Mashpee we learn that Lucinda Hicks has been elected as that community’s first woman selectman. She succeeds the famed Steven Peters, w ' ho is settling down to the life of a gentleman farmer in order to devote his full time to raising cane. A special symphonic concert will be given in the Quissett Opera House next week by Pete Peterson and his people-can’t-get-apart- ments-because- we’ve -got-all-the-flats orches- tra. Maestro Peterson is expected to play several selections from the works of the emi- nent temporary composer, John Powers, in- cluding excerpts from the famous Grand Avenue Suite”, known familiarly as the Short-Cut to Falmouth Heights”. While on the subject of music, it is in- teresting to note that Emma Medeiros has just won a damage suit from Dorothy Re- zendes and her makes-ya-wanta-go-home band. The damage? To Emma’s eardrums. Now a message from our sponsor, the makers of Weasel cigarettes: DAVIS: Get Weasel, the finer cigarette, today! HENRY: Weasel cigarettes are not only toasted, but also parboiled! DAVIS: They satisfy (some people). HENRY : Something new has been added to Weasel cigarettes: a six-cent excise tax! DAVIS: With men who know ' tobacco best, it’s Weasels, double or nothing! HENRY: Now back to Raymond Gram Cald- well and the new ' s! CALDWELL: We have just received w ' ord from our female Winchell, Miss Mary Sloat, that Lawrence Perry, climaxing twenty-six years of steady courtship, has finally gained Florence Neal’s consent to marriage. While on the subject of marriage, we are reminded that the former Miss Patricia Holden has recently taken as her fifth hus- band one Raymon Paltz. For reasons of se- curity (my security) names of the other four victims w ' ill not be mentioned. Ray, inci- dentally, once w r on second prize in a w ' orld w ' ide tail-tale contest. First honors, of course, THE LAWRENCIAN— 1943 went to the author of the Japanese naval communiques. Margaret Cassidy, after all these years, is still wowing ’em along the Gay White Way. Her most popular number is There’ll Al- ways Be an England”. Also in the entertainment world, we look with pride upon the achievements of that favorite comedy team of stage, screen, radio, and Morse Code, Carleton Miller and Eugene Higgins, who are now appearing in person and the R.K.O., West Falmouth. Next Thursday they w ' ill begin a limited engage- ment at Little Dan’s, the w ' ell-known night club managed by Stella Hicks on the Mash- pee Turnpike. Currently starring at the club is blues-singer Mabel Corey. The noted author, Raymond DePonte, has just finished another novel. This one is en- titled Murder at the Race Track”, or Por- terhorse Steak for Dinner Tonight”. The book has received favorable comment from the number-one literary critic of the day, Atina Fernandes, and thus seems assured of a good sale. A quick peek at the sports picture shows that the women ' s heavyweight wrestling champion, Miss Jean Barrows, will defend her title Friday night in the Fresh Pond Arena against a very promising challenger, Molly (the Mauler) Lehy. According to betting commissioner Warren Nickerson, the odds are that Miss Barrows, better known by her professional name, Big Bertha, will keep her crown. Also on the sports scene: a special mes- senger from upper Gifford Street repons that local boy Dennis Cruz, for the sixth year running, has captured first place in the all- Teaticket marble-shooting contest. Raleigh Costa came in a poor second, due largely to his unwillingness to shoot anything but square, spotted marbles. Now a few words from our sponsor, the Un-American Tobacco Company, makers of Weasel cigarettes. HENRY : Ladies and gentlemen, Weasel cigar- ettes are acknowledged by leading medical journals as the only brand which definitely cures all throat-soreness due to excess smok- ing! DAVIS: No other cough medicine can make this statement! HENRY : Remember, for every song Lee Davis sings on this program, a quarter of a million Weasels free are fed the Japs below the sea.

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Twenty-six THE LAWRENCIAN— 1943 Class Gifts Boys — Virginia Studley James Antonellis — Yes, Jimmy, this is a dictionary. We know that you always use the $5.00 words; and in case you should come across one you can say, but not spell, this pocket dictionary will come in handy. Annette Augusta — Annette, we know how much you miss Puerto Rico, but perhaps this cocoanut will give you pleasant mem- ories. John Ballard — Johnnie, now you’re in the Coast Guard, we want to be sure you stay afloat. Perhaps these Lifesavers will help in any emergency. Jean Barrows — Jean, we know you have wondered how to move faster; so in order that you may learn how, we give you this book of Superman. Beverly Berg — Bev, we know you like to dance, but we don’t want you to dance your legs off; so here’s something to keep them on with — some adhesive tape. Grover Bourne — We have for you, Grover, a bottle of peroxide. In case your hair starts to lose its golden shine, it might help a lit- tle to use some of this. Jeanette Bowman — Jeanette, your nails are so long, were afraid they might get caught in your typewriter. Maybe this file will keep them under control. Sammy Cahoon — Sammy, we think we re- member that your pictures were taken with a pipe in your hand. Also, we heard that the pipe was empty. So for the next time we have gotten you some tobacco. OK? Durham Caldwell — Writing stories, sports, and editorials for the Lawrencian has always been down your alley, Durham; but writing to a girl in New York is something new. We have for you a little bit of writing paper in case you should run short. Margaret Cassidy — Maggie, your voice is stupendous, and to keep you from oversing- ing, we’d like to give you these cough drops. Mabel Corey — Mabel, we know you want to be a dietitian. To keep you from making mistakes, we give you this cook book. Norma Cornelius — Norma, we know how embarrassed you get when you blush, but we think this powder will help the situation. Girls — John Powers Raleigh Costa — We all know you are inter- ested in Boy Scouts and in drumming, so we give you this small boy scout to play with when you don’t go to the Scout meetings. Donald Croft — Grumpy, this piece of wire should always keep you in mind of a certain someone, especially because it is Barb — ed! Dennis Cruz — Denny, you always Cruz’ around in such a good-natured way, we’d like to present you with this boat, so you’ll continue to be the same. Edward Dahlborg — Eddie, perhaps this ring will give you a hint to settle down and give the other fellows a chance with the girls. LeRoy Davis — Lee, you used to go around machine-gunning your classmates with a ruler. Even though you will enter Dan- mouth College, we think you still need a ruler. Raymond DePonte — Ray, we realize that you must have a nostalgic feeling when you remember Ten Acre; so to let you know were thinking of you, here’s a Ten Acre order blank. Adeline Fish — Adeline, you plan to work in a bakery, and to save you embarrassing moments we give you these yeast cakes to make sure the bread will rise. Greta Garland — Greta, dress-designing is a fine ambition, and we believe this tape measure will keep all matters and hems straight. Annie Grew — Annie, your laughter has cheered up many classrooms, and to keep you smiling we give you this comic book. Lester Henry — It seems, Lester, that we have a glove here for you — and the thumb is stuffed, too. I guess this stick goes with it, too. How convenient! Now all you have to do on that Locust Street corner is hold up this stick, and your arm won’t get tired and your hand won’t get cold. Lucinda Hicks — Lucinda, we re all sure that you will make a fine seamstress; and to keep you from swallowing too many pins, we give you this pin-cushion. Stella Hicks — Stella, when you become a nurse, be sure to use this thermometer to read the patients’ temperatures.