Middleborough High School - Timaron Yearbook (Middleborough, MA)

Page 30 text:

26 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 1940 by the up-and-coming author, William Shake- javel. Bob Sargent owns the biggest dairy in Plymouth County. His slogan is 99 and 44 100 ; pure— milk? Howard Sewall is now the American Tobacco Company ' s leading auctioneer. We know that Felixine Savard has a nice position as dental secretary: but why does she call her new home ' Birches ? Fred Shaw is ring-master for the Barnum-Bailey Ringling Bros. ' Circus, and how he makes the horses jump! Eleanor Sewall was a maid in the em- ploy of Helen Logan; but she did so well that now she is Helen ' s priyate secretary. Buck ' Sheehan is a pro-football coach, when not playing with the Red Sox as short stop. His Boston Shamrocks haye gone through their second undefeated season. Katie Shaw is a noted noyelist, her latest book being How Deep the Nemasket? Rog Soule is a trayeling salesman, selling tractors to farmers and, incidentally, lipstick to the farmers ' daughters. Walter Sowyrda and Felix arusites are financiers. They amassed their fortunes by cornering the safety-pin market. Gladys Xewcomb is a housewife, but still has time to be the best contract bridge player in the city. Gairad oung is known now as Profes- sor Young, P.D.Q., S.O.S., C.O.D. Why hadn ' t you heard? He is teaching History at Haryard. Ellsworth Standish is following in the footsteps of his famous ancestor. Miles, and is now a brigadier-general. Bill Stohn has at last realized his am- bition and is captain of the 150,000-ton luxury liner, Queen Jane. ' Madeleine Sturgis is playing the pipe organ for Phil Spitalny ' s all-girl orchestra. As a world-famous interior decorator and internationally known paper hanger, whom do we find but Lucy Taylor! Anna Thomas and Jeanne Wood entered the secretarial field and did yery well: now they haye opened a secretarial school called The Flying Fingers and Skillful Skulls Secretarial School. Thelma igers has the teaching pro- fession as her chosen career: but a little birdie has just informed us that her pupils won ' t be calling her Miss igers long. Daye Ward has just been appointed Chief of Police of Caryer. Watch your step in Caryer! But if you should get into trouble, we can fix it because Daye knows us. Shirlie Waters has elected nursing for her career. Vi e certainly envy the fellows who are her patients. Bob Westgate is a great success as a newspaper reporter and radio commentator. His latest feat is that of broadcasting the 1950 orld Series between the Red Sox and the Bees. Jane hite, upon being conyinced that two can live as cheaply as one, resigned her position as international news correspond- ent and is now living in Argentina. elma Witherell is traveling around the world, lecturing on the advantages of Extra- curricular Activities in High School. ic olska is an American Airlines ' hostess, and it is rumored in Winchell ' s column that wedding bells are soon to ring. Elliott Whitney has one of the hottest swing bands in the country, known as Whit- ney ' s Jitnev Bugs. Laura Anderson is our statuesque blond — we see her graduating from Sargenl and running a school of her own, featuring courses in Archery. Harold Atkins did so well in his detec- tive role in the class play, that he is special-

Page 29 text:

1940 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 25 The Prophecy of 1 BARBARA MAYNARD MADELINE WILLIAM Helen Logan is now a lecturer, speaking on the opposite side of any question pro- posed. John Lynde runs a large factory where they make ropes, cables, and all kinds of lines. Roger MacAulay has started on the ladder to fame. He ' s running on a track; technically he isn ' t getting anywhere. John Magri is in the trucking business. He likes it so much that during his leisure time he does trucking on the dance floor. Antoinette Marra is proprietor of a de- partment store. If you want something for nothing, just mention my name. Don t be surprised if you are thrown out. Howard Marshall is a deep-sea diver. Right now he ' s probably watching all the poor fish studying hard in school. Marjorie Matthews is in business, print- ing and selling copies of What A Life: Married. Barbara Maynard has become a teacher. Her only wish is that Mr. Maynard would come to her classes so that she could com- m.and him for a while. James Meehan didn ' t get his last name for being a grouch. We see him in 1960 kissing babies and giving them candy. He ' s hoping for re-election as mayor. Mildred Moody has opened a bakery. She calls it The Moody Foody Shoppee. Isabelle Moquin is a private secretary for the Dig, Dig, Dig, Construction Comp- any. Well, all right! ! William Osborne is a keeper of bees. He also keeps in touch with the Boston Bees. Barbara Otto has also made good. She has charge of the Double Bar Auto Camp. he Class of 1940 PANESIS RICHARD E. STAFFORD ' . STOHN Madeline Panesis is an actress on Broad- way. She plays opposite Clark Cable in Come With the Zephyrs. Russell Perkins, in 1960, is coach of the Red Sox. Last year they played 43 games. They won two and lost — . ou can subtract. Leonard Pratt is a bookie at Camp Joe Hooker Downs. He used to be a jockey, but quit because he ne er finished a race. Lloyd Raymond has become a photo- grapher. Don ' s be surprised if he ends up on the other side of the camera for M. G. M. Phyllis Powell has a monopoly on brains, just as she had in school: She ISN ' T married. Lillian Remillard has a job as a hos- tess in a White Tower restaurant in Boston. That ' s the Castle that she dreamed of as a child. Anna Roberts has gone scientific on us. She has at her command an army of me- chanical robots. Ethel Rogers played in the school band when she was young. If you want to see her now, go to the Pops in Boston. Nelson Russell likes soup . He trans- j)orts Nitroglycerine in his plane from Bos- ton to London in five hours. Katherine Salminen is out west, herding cattle. She invites you all to come and visit her. Ellen Salley is a teacher in Thayerville. Ir is rumored that the enrollment is in- creasing each year. George Sampson is running for presi- dent on the connnunistic ticket. His plat- form is for ' bigger and better cigars . Richard Stafford is in Broadway ' s new- est sensational comedy, Macbeth , written

Page 31 text:

1940 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 27 izing in solving crimes. ' He has become such a success that now he even surpasses Sherlock Holmes. Buckshot Atwood, who always has had such a variety of automobiles ( ? ), has made a collection. We see him running a garage, selling used cars. Little Aubrey will grow up some day, and instead of delivering corsages, we shall see Arthur sending them. Betty Barnett, who got her start back in M. H. S. in an agency for the Alden Alden Co. Dates, is seen running a dating bureau for Broadway chorines. Johnnie Bena ' s remarkable talent as a violinist has won him great success and popularity. Having everything down Pat. ho now spends his days in leisure and luxury. Huck Berry, the most flirtatious of the Class of ' 40, is seen settled down it Milcliigan, teaching school; and as you may have guessed, her favorites are the boys. We see Dickie Brown in 1950 as a photographer for Harper ' s Bazaar — his favorite model being a Berry pretty blonde. Rudy Carey has proved to be a suc- cessful treasurer and cashier of a theatre company. When asked what the rule for her success was, she answered, My eyes have it. We see Howard Coman as the sole owner of the Holy Do Nut Co. Guaranteed Fresh! Bunny Baker has been appointed sup- ervisor of a physical education school on River Street. Her team will represent U. S. in the 1960 Olympics. Arsene Berube is another talented vio- linist and composer of the class. We see him in 1950 as a successful teacher and composer, his latest and most favored com- position being Oh, You Beautiful Blondes! We see Doris Burtsell as an able in- structor in a Business School, her motto being, Say nothing and saw wood. We see Ruth Andrews exercising her dramatic ability. She has become a great actress, her favorite role being that of an Eskimo lady. We see Adam Bagdon sporting around his 1950 Ford de luxe, but he feels the pic- ture is not complete without a Nurse along. We see Priscilla Charbonneau has en- tered a different career. She is a bus driver, but chooses her own passengers. Bill Begley, who has always been quite a ladies ' man, is seen in 19.50, escort- ing the quintuplets around. He is having a difficult time trying to make a decision! We see Kenneth Cowan has risen to the height of popularity, having been unani- mously voted Mayor of North Middleboro. He stressed, in his platform speech, More airplanes for transporting M. H. S. stud- ents to school. Melvin Babcock, who has proved him- self to be a very good artist, is seen settled down with Mr. Tillson as an illustrator of diagrams for Chemists and Physicists. Stewart Bell has achieved great suc- cess since he left M. H. S. He is seen now as the Singing Waiter of the Swan Inn, lo- cated in Eddyville. Alice Beech, one of the shyest girls of the class, has now overcome her bashful- ness and is seen coaching the Peek-A-Knees chorines at the Peek-A-Boo-Nite Club in New York. Nellie Clark has recently purchased the property formerly occupied by Clark ' s Place on West Grove Street, and has re- modeled it into an art studio. Her motto is Drive in and have your face painted. We find Sis ' Cardini the singing hos- tress at Churchill Roof-Top Plaza, her the me- song being Oh, Johnnie! Virginia Burnett, who has been a very good student in English, has risen to heights. We see her in 1950 as teacher of Dramatics