Littleton High School - Record Yearbook (Littleton, NH)

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Ogljf NHC! jjlalllfnl CZ... 1953 'i -,E 1 ffffli We, the members of the class of 1955. of the city of Littleton, County of Grafton, and state of New Hampshire. being of sound mind and memory. do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament. hereby revoking any will or wills heretofore made by us. To the junior Class we leave our ability to skip school on nice afternoons and not get caught fmuchl. To the Sophomore Class we leave our ability to hold a junior prom and be the first class in six years to stay out of the hole. To the Freshman Class we leave our ingenuity to know everything that is going on in L. H. S. Individually: john Bigelow leaves his know-nothing-ways about electricity to Eddie Bagley. Don't get your wires crossed, Eddie. Ralph Young leaves his ability to portray the part of a gangster to Richard Pinard. You'll need a facial to take the part, Dick. Walt Bilodeau wills his position in third period study hall to Polly Kinsella. Weire sorry he won't be staying to keep it real pleasant for you, Polly. but just think of the after school hours. Claudette Woodbury leaves to Faith Bugely her ability to bring Franconia closer to Littleton. Keep up the good neighbor policy. Faith. Nadine Blandin wills her ability to catch sailors to Bette Wood. Be good to them. Bette. Margaret Welch leaves her roller skating ability to Thelma Bixby. Don't fall, Thelma, those floors are hard. Dick Champagne wills his high pitched voice to Allvin Leonard. It's a real popular voice, Al, so make as good use of it as Dick does. Shirley Walter leaves her athletic ability to Charlene Simmonds. You've gotta be good to live up to H.lunior so try your darndest. l'Mona Christie leaves her poem writing abil- ity to Dorothea Lewis, so 'LDotto . you're a poet and didn't know it. Bill llfallace wills his Hsaintlyu ways to Ron- ald Baker. We know you will carry on with the halo, Ronald. l'at Cullen leaves his ability to get in good with the truant officer to Derwood Lamarche. Make good use of the friendship, Derwood. john Tunney leaves his place at Art's Ark to Yvette Lacroix. Lucky you, Yvette, the rest of us have to pay 75c to get in. Elizabeth Elliott wills her ability in Sociology to Griff Harris. Take it easy on Mr. Slayton, Griff. Lib never did. Nancy Stevens leaves her place at USunny Valley to David Lewis. Take it easy, Dave. it's kind of rough down there. Leon Foster wills his popularity to f'Skippy Wood. You've gotta be good in all ways to live up to t'Mousey . Skip . but we know you can do it. joan Stevens leaves her ability to keep the apartment over MacLeodls full at all times to jackie Reynolds. You'd better move, jackie. Rachel Gadbois leaves her telephone office head-set to Phyllis Collins. Be as good with it as has been Rachel. .fx Sheila Gilman leaves her talkative ways'to Katherine MacKay. You'd better start talking more QFD Kay. Nancy St. Lawrence leaves her ability to do her best in everything she attempts to Caroline Burgess. We know you can do it, Caroline. Lewis Glode wills his ability and knowledge as a preacher to jim Enderson. You had better mend your ways. jim. ,23-

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ager of the Houle's Five and Ten Cent Store requests applicants to apply to personnel man- ager, Miss Jeanette Newton. Good pay and on all Federal Taxes a 2075 commission is given. Stevens: just completing his four-year Business Course, where he entered in 1953 at Boston University, the well qualified and fully equipped Wayne Ruggles, is managing a store in the city of Easton, N. H. Ross: THE HOTEL CO-MA-HE-RY, featuring the longest bar in the world, will be open again after bankruptcy. Paul Pilotte will again return to the position of managing this bar, that is ice cream bar. Chief cook and bottle washer is joan Stevens who works on a commission of all beans sold. Manager, Arthur Rioux who insists on being called President, serves the owner, Gerald E. Marquis, Esquire, with his outstanding parlia- mentary procedure which he learned and put to use so well in high school. Mr. Rioux's book- keeper is Violet Marro, who also has charge of the Howerbeds. It should be noted that this very famous hotel which Mr. Marquis has raised beside Bedlam Acres on Grove Street, would not be what it is today if it were not for the liability of Arthur Rioux in drumming up the business in town and surrounding areas. It should be also noted that this hotel bears the initials of four very good friends of Mr. Marquis who resides here year ,round free of charge. Stevens: The new 'fHoney Sundae-through-Sat- urday is now being sold by the engaged Caro- line Lefebvre, who invented this exquisite dish while waiting for the Lyndonville roads to be plowed. She works under the efficient manage- ment of Mrs. Barbara Richardson Overs in the Parker Drug Store. Mrs. Overs took over the management of the fountain upon the elopement of the former manager with the model Miss Gertrude Halen, who has been modeling in Libbeyls new fashion center since her graduation from Littleton High School in the spring of 1953. Ross: During Education Week it was observed by principal and state sports champion, Mr. Ralph Young, that Mrs. Arthur Maynes Knee Miss Nancy St. Lawrencej was teaching the sixth graders how to pick the right kind of Buds , rose-Buds that is. Stevens: The 1963 Sports tournament is to be held at the new 1000-seat arena in Littleton. lt will feature such attractions from the class of 1953 as: Miss Sally Brittle Bones Marsh and Mr. Stanley Ross, who will feature his wonder dog, Daffy, in The Latest in Basketball, Miss Shirley 'fjuniorn Walter in One Pitch and You're Out-Cold, Mr. james Swifty Southard and his wife, both international ski champs, in The Way it is Done at Cannon. These champs are selling tickets themselves be- cause of the scarcity of ticket sellers for the price of 1Oc. Ross: Walter Bilodeau under this movie pre- view, now known as the world's most famous projectionist, and who has been traveling with a motion picture after his apprenticeship in the theatres of Littleton and Bethlehem, presents Mrs. Donald Mardin Knee Nadine Blandinj, Miss Claudette Woodbury, and Mrs. Ralph Burlock Cnee Teddy Harvey? as his newest stars in a release, MY SAILOR'S COMING HOME. Stevens: My, that magazine really went fast. It sure brings back memories of school days at L. H. S. Ross: live really enjoyed this evening. Stevens: Oh, there goes the telephone! Hello, yes, your mother is here. What? swallowed a pin! Yes, she'll be right home, dear. Your son just swallowed your pin cushion so we'd better rush to your house at once. Ross: Oh, heavens, this is the end! And my Ford without any brakes, tires, or gasoline. Stevens: Never fear as I've my 1953 jitney out- side waiting. You know you can always depend upon anything or any person who helped make that year a success, especially the graduates of the class of 1953. OHWGFJ . . We must go on! 'Tho all the world doth try to push Us back. We must go on! We cannot falter nor allow ourselves To slack. We must go on! To conquer every mountain, stream And field. To strive, to seek, to find and not To yield! -22-

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Jim Southard leaves his basketball ability to next year's team. After all, boys, you are losing one of the best. Gert Halen leaves her quiet and submissive ways to Norman Duval. Remember, Norm, no back talk. Zeke Sherman wills his quiet ways to Justus Beal. Be careful, Juddy7', you can be too quiet. Ted Halvorsen leaves his great height to Dave Slayton. You'd better start looking up in- stead of down, Dave, otherwise you'll never live up CPD to Ted Wayne Ruggles leaves his ability to throw real lively parties to Irene Finn. Take it easy, Irene, those parties really are something. Teddy Harvey wills her ability to be the first one in the class to be engaged to Jean Ricard. You'd better hold him down, Jean. Art Rioux leaves his ability to lead the class to Larry Presby. We hope you will do as good a job as Art has, Larry. Georgette Houle wills her ability to keep out of trouble in her commercial classes to Bobbie,' Ryan. You'll be sorry if you don't, Bobbie, Barb Richardson leaves her cute ways to Stephanie Eaton. Y ou've gotta step real lively, Steph.'i Jim Keough wills his ability never to argue or talk back to Earl Ellingwood. That means you've gotta behave yourself at all times the way Jim does. Eleanor Rowe leaves her ability to fall for cute Greek boys to Bette Dickerman. They sure are nice, Bette. Nelson Kinne leaves his ability never to blush or be embarrassed to Alfred Lane. That takes a lot of self control, Al, we hope you've got it. Nancy Ross wills her ability to hold N. N. N. C. meetings in her Chicken house at 11:30 p. m. to Lillian Allen. Have you got a chicken house? Dot Lehan wills her quiet ways to Joan Roddy. You had better start singing There's Been A Change In Me , Joanie. Carbee Roache leaves his ability to correspond with the president to Tiny Morrison. Don't slack up on your letter writing, Tiny. Joan Lehan leaves her cute giggle to Pat Clarke. Make good use of it. Paul Pilotte wills his ability never to argue to Eddie Cryans. Think you can do it, Eddie? Bette Longchamps leaves her title as Littleton's best CPD woman driver to Joan Thompson. Y ou'll be sorry, Joan. Jeanette Newton leaves her ability to re- ceive and answer air-mail letters to her cousin. Janice Celley. We hope you like to write, Janice. Violet Marro wills her position at Hadl0ck's Insurance Company to Berta Corey. Keep the office going right, Berta . Sally Marsh leaves her ability to skip study hall and get caught to David Colby. Good luck. Dave. Jerry Marquis leaves his position at Magoon's to Wilbur Parker. Remember, Sunny , no riders or races. Witnessed by: Lincoln Booth Pete Powers Emery Houle Signed by: Bette Longchamps Caroline Lefebvre Rachel Gadbois .7442 .Jdfomic .Age This is the age of the atom, At least, that's what Iim told. Say, Doc, I'd like an atomic pill I've got an awful coldf, We have atomic weapons. Aeroplanes and Rockets too. We even have a plant food Made of atoms just for you. We must have an atomic store. An atomic this and that. I only hope they donit produce An atomic dog or cat. Mona C hristic