Macfarland High School - Fabella Yearbook (Bordentown, NJ)

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In fifteen minutes the plane was landing in Bordentown, and I discovered that it was no longer a small quiet city, but a busy metropolis of considerable size. I instructed the cab driver to take me to 3168 Farnsworth Avenue, the residence of my friend Margaret Borocz, with whom I had corresponded during my fifteen years absence from Bordentown. Arriving there, I found Pauline Barton was spending a week-end at Margaret's home. We were delighted to see each other and immediately settled down to talk of the many things that had happened since the days when we were classmates in the William MacFarland High School. Mar- garet's Enchanto Beauty Salons were rapidly becoming popular throughout the country, and I could see she was porfiting from that by the beautiful home she had. Pauline was now an excellent fashion stylist of suits and dresses. We opened our conversation with the discussion of the capabilities of our President in Washington, Steve Boychuk, and his influential wife, the former Miss Edith Kirby. Anne Aveni also is in Washington as the newly elected congress- woman from New jersey, and Lucy Dantuono is a Civil Service Employee work- ing for the F. B. I. in Washington. Alex Pulianas is Chairman of the National Republican Committee, Franklin Vondy is political big boss and mayor, running a strong political machine in Bordentown, and Edward Guse, Secretary of Ag- riculture, predicts a bumper crop of soya beans for 1958. Continuing our conversation I was informed that Vera Haines, author of the current best seller, Dream in the Night, made a speech at a ladies' luncheon in Bordentown, Beatrice Roberts, noted poetess and literary critic, now resides in a beautiful home in Bucks County, Horace Hamilton is in Vienna studying medicine, Richard Smith is a capable football coach at Tuskegee Institute, Bar- bara Henderson, leading authority on nutrition, is now with the University of Chicago, jean Stahle is Superintendent of Nurses at Mercer Hospital in Newark, Calis johnson is a famous commercial artist, and Mildred Austin is a nurse at Bellevue Hospital in Bordentown. Anna Mark is executive secretary of the Public Service Corporation in Newark, Helen Michna, executive manager of Pan-American Airlines, is leaving for South America as United States good-will representative, Harry Shipps is the President of the Pan-American Oil Company, Susan Perestam is a private secretary to manager of Philco Corporation, Irene Prior is a Certified Public Accountant with Pan-American Airlines, Robert Taggart, highway engineer is aiding in the construction of the Alaskan-Pan-American Highway, Helen Purks and Dorothy Fewkes are owners of the Tasty Good Chain of bakeries, and Morris Spoletini is owner of several New jersey Fruit and Vegetable Markets. While conversing gaily, we were visited by Ethel Dostal, voted the best cover girl of the year and outstanding for her portraits in many leading magazines, and Clare Tyrell, the winner of the Women's World Tennis Championship. They informed us as to what some of our high school classmates were doing in the entertainment world. Ray Rhubart, King of Swing, and his rhythmic orchestra are leaving for a tour of South America, Evelyn Nutter and Florence Seeds have made their debut in A Diamond for Ellen, a current hit, Frances Castner is singing her way to fame on several radio programs, Laura Kay is Blues Singer in Walter Currington's Rhythmic Ramblers Orchestra, the handsome actor, Taylor Bunting, captures feminine hearts in his new picture, My Heart's De- sire , Hillard Moore is proprietor of a De Luxe Swank Club, lovely blond- haired actress, Betty Stelle, is vacationing at her villa in Mexico, and Joseph Kelly opened his Glenvale Night Club on Route 25 near Bordentown last month. 'l27l

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CLASS PROPIlECY I arrived at the airport in Rio de Janeiro just in time to board the huge graceful stratoliner that would take me to New York. Being a foreign correspondent for the New York Times, I had formerly spent seven years in England and now I had been in Argentina for eight years. In a few months I would be in another country, but I was to have a visit to my native land in the meantime. It is wonderful flying in a spacious stratoliner with all the modern conveniences of a home. The air hostess came up to me, and to my surprise I discovered that she was june Bensel, my high school classmate, who had been named Sweetheart of the Pan-American Airlines. From her I learned that Kenneth McNinney, an- other member of the class of 1943, was the pilot of the plane. I later went into the comfortable lounging room of the plane where I enjoyed a television pro- gram entitled The Singing Rockettes, on which I saw Leah Sweeney and heard her sing. Upon my arrival in New York I settled my business with George Atkinson, editor and manager of the New York Times, and while at the ollice I inquired about Margaret Fazekas. I was told that she was now an influential newspaper columnist and radio commentator. Given a vacation of two weeks, I decided to visit Bordentown, the home of my Alma Mater, but first I did some shopping in New York. I bought a lovely dress at the Ritz Royale Dress Salon which is famous throughout the country and owned by Agnes Lange and Mary Csik. Whom should I meet on Broadway and Forty-second Street but an old classmate of mine, Olive Peterson who was now a singer on a Blue Network radio program. 'I in- vited her to lunch with me and we discussed old times and told each other what we knew of our classmates. From her I learned that Frank Clee is Big Boss of Wall Street, Ernie Yelencsics was proclaimed by sportswriters as the No. 1 athlete of the baseball diamond, and his wife, the former Miss Betty Reeves, is the guest of actress Deanna Durbin of Hollywood. I also discovered that Bob Davis is a publicity man with the Columbia Broadcasting Company Television Studios, Paul McHugh is a radio technician at the R. C. A. Television Corporation, Mary Wilson, a john Powers Model, and john Lamont, an outstanding sports com- mentator. After luncheon we parted, for she had to rehearse a new song for her next program. Taking a taxi to the airport, I arrived there a half-hour early so I occupied myself with magazines. When I picked up the magazine, Classic Elite, I dis- covered that Laura Mohr and Evelyn Maser were the editors. Looking up I saw Marie Stearle, trumpeter in the popular Blue Melody All-Girl Orchestra, coming toward me. I greeted her and in a few moments we were talking about the people we knew. She told me that Susan Dunn is a concert pianist with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Grace Jacobs has received an award for the best laugh- ing lady radio comedienne of the year, Willet Shinn is a high pressure automobile salesman for a New York Auto Company, Mildred Chatman is operating a beauty salon in Harlem with the expert assistance of Catherine Morton, and Ronald Dansbury is .1 comedian appearing weekly on the televised Topsy Turvey show. This is all we had time for because my plane to Bordentown was nearly ready to rake off. I26l

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The delightful, sunny spring weather tempted us to a walk in the lovely Riverside Park in Bordentown. We passed the Bordentown High School where Anna Haas is now principal, and Ruth Carter and Jerry Evans are English and history teachers. We passed a hat shop displaying the nationally famous Larkena Hats designed by Elizabeth Pelle. Walking along the broad avenues of the park, we continued with news of our classmates. Joseph Lawrence is the G-man who played an important role in cracking the case of King Luke and his under- world gang, Donald Wood is president ,of the Slumber Clubg Charles Wain- wright is a radioman at the Bordentown Airportg Catherine Baylor is a gym teacher at the Manual Training School in Bordentowng Mary Jane Furth has been elected president of the Parent-Teachers' Association in Fieldsborog Horace Hannah is the owner of a garage doing highly expert automobile repairingg Charlotte Yeager is married and living happily in her home in Fieldsboro, a suburb of Bordentowng' Herman Durr won the Ten Ton Tomato Club Contest by raising twenty-five tons of tomatoes per acre, john Austin joined the marines and has made it his career, Willard Wright is a successful potato farmer who has'just bought a new dairy farm near Columbus. Doris Wintermute, heiress to one million dollars, is preparing for a world cruise, Alvah Royce has been named Miss America, Russell Bentz is the win- ner of the National Auto Races held at Cincinnati, Ohio, Elaine Sweeney is the best dressed woman in Philadelphia society circlesg Margie Van Fleet is a receptionist at the fashionable Del Carlata Hotel in Chicagog Virginia Wood was the winner of tirst prizes in cooking and baking at the New jersey State Fairg Morgan Robinson is a star basketball player on a well known New York Teamg Robert Carslake, enthusiastic sportsman, departed for the Canadian Rockies to hunt bears last week. Albert Dennis is the best dressed man in Hollywood, Allen Horner is a dealer in Buick carsg and Tony Lisehora won the National Lightweight Boxing Championship at Madison Square Garden last week. That evening an operetta was to be held at the William MacFarland High School which we all agreed to attend. We decided that it would afford us an oppor- tunity to exchange bits of news with the teachers of our many classmates who had graduated in 1943 and had gone out to conquer the world. l28l