Middleborough High School - Timaron Yearbook (Middleborough, MA)

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28 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 1940 at Dartmouth College. She appears to be ery content with her position. Anais Chausse has always had a special weakness for Fords. In 1950 we see she has overcome that weakness and is driving a 1950 Packard around. Eileen Breivogel has become an Olympic swimmer. She has a summer resort of her own and swims across the lake daily to keep in trim. Eddie Cromwell, popular class presi- dent of 1940, is in 1950 an equally popular automo-fiea e salesman. From all reports everything is very Merry. Bill Croutworst is running a meat mar- ket in 1950, and his advertising slogan is Buy your liverworst from Croutworst. Mae Deane has become a famous horti- culturalist. She has just developed a new dahlia which is called the Moranville. Carolyn DeArruda and Carolyn Gomes have combined their poetic abilities and are writing couplets for the North Middleboro Morning Star. ' Roger Dempsey s baseball prowess be- came so great that the Red Sox hired him. With him. they won the pennant from the ankees. Now that he is famous, he ad- vises his admirers to always Hit it on the Dot. It was Edgar Dodenhoff ' s fondest hope in ' 40 to be an army officer. Well, his dreams came true, and there ' s something about that soldier, girls. Stella Dudley is a very busy secretary in 1950, and for that pause that refreshes she drops in at Paul ' s Drug Store. Gladys Eaton is raising dahlias in Lake- ville, and from all reports Al ' s well. In 1950 Johnnie Ferraguto is a changed man. He and his motorcycle have been through, and we do mean through, so much together that. well. Johnnie just ain ' t what he used to be. Helen Ferguson, one of the peppiest girls in the class of ' 40, is making herself useful by putting the pep in Pepsi-Cola. Connie Fish, one of the most picture- sque blondes of the class of ' 40, is still private nurse to Dr. Bradford of Eddyville, who still carries his arm in a sling. Nursing seems to have been the favored occupation of the girls of 1940. Of them all. Flora Garafalo has turned out to be one of the best. Llanda Garafalo has attained her am- bition to become a dietitian. She is now providing fodder for the thundering herds that daily stampede the M. H. S. lunchroom. Lillian Gauthier must have had some gypsy in her. Since 1940 she has traveled all over the highways and byways of the world, but she ' s forced to admit There ' s no place like home. We see Ruthie Grossman as a nurse, specializing in heart disease. She is still unable, however, to decide which patient to date. Scotty Hall is as popular in 1950 as she was in 1940. She divides her time be- tween tap dancing for the benefit of the M. H. S. treasury and giving away candy kisses. We see Peggy Hill has become one of Western Lnion ' s ace telegraph operators. Her favorite message is Happy birthday to you. Carol Holden sang on Major Bowes ' ], ' rogram one night and was immediately as- signed to his No. 1 unit. Carol says her favorite touring circuit is in the Northeast- ern part of the country. Surprise! Dot Huxley ' s turned out to be an actress. At present she is playing the ingenue role in a Broadway success, All Roads Lead to Carver. Jimmie lampietro. upon his comple- tion of business school, has become junior

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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

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1940 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 29 partner in his uncle ' s transportation business. We ' ve heard tell there are ten pretty girls in his office. Dotty Jackson ' s gone out west. There she is raising horses for western thrillers. Hi-0, Jackie! Francis Keith joined the navy and has sailed the Seven Seas, but he still maintains his favorite sea is Bet-Sea. Elizabeth Kinsman has become Walter Winchell ' s scout for Bits that Bite in Middleboro and vicinity. Marcella Leary has combined her Irish wit with her Irish beauty and has become a successful demonstrator of the latest fad in beauty culture, in the exclusive Red and Gold Gift Shops (5 and lO ' s). Who is Sylvia? A neat and efficient private secretary, a smooth and sophisticated cafe hostess, a poised and skillful athlete, this is Sylvia LeBaron in 1950.