Middleborough High School - Timaron Yearbook (Middleborough, MA)

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Twenty-eight ANITA MENDALL is a free lance commercial artist. She prefers it that way because she can get around more and see more people. Anita, who lives on Coke only, does, however, do all the ads and billboards -for that company in appreciation to them for Inventing coke. FRANCES GREENE, Lord and fI'aylor's inun- ber one buyer is in Paris selecting Americas clothes for next year. Says Fran, It's more darn fun spending all this money that belongs to someone else! JOAN ZILONIS is the Florence Nightingale of Mass. General Hospital where she not only takes care of her patients' medicinal needs, but she also sings them to sleep every night. I In her dark mysterious laboratory, SOPHIE SOWYRDA, bacteriologist at large Cbug research- er, that ish is about to reveal her discoveries on the life and loves of the American wood tick. Scientists are waiting with bated breath for the release of this pertinent data. Fibber McGee, when he picks up his tele- phone, no longer says ls that you .My1't? NO, he now says Is that you. Babe? since ELINOR GATES has become a telephone operator. BETTY ERWIN has been made head clerk in the First National Bank of Boston. The reason for her promotion was due to her fine detective work in solving the series of Brink's robberies that started in New England some years ago. KATHY POWERS and BARBARA SMITH are doing a thriving business with their nurses clinic. One goes out collecting patients from door to door, and the other patches them up. They hope to have a chain of clinics across the country within a few years. When a call came from the government for registered nurses, NANCY RICE immediately volunteered her services. The nurses were as- signed to various sections of the country to serve as general medical supervisors over .each district. Nancy is now in Califomia administer- ing medicine to Van Johnson, Clark Gable, and Kirk Douglas who, she says, will never get well if she can help it. We see a huge pile of letters, gold pieces, blue ribbons and medals, on top of which sits the famous authoress of the 20th Century, ELIZABETH HOWARD. Contemplaring the re- wards Of her latest best seller, When Banana Peels are Falling, lll Come Slipping Back to You, she knows her name will evermore be remembered in the held of literature. JOAN DUPRE has become NOREEN O'MELIA'S partner. Joannie is a surgical nurse, and Noreen, as a biology teacher has need of THE CENTENNIAI.-1950 such an associate. Together they have revealed many new facts concerning the gullet of the paremecium, and are at present finishing various tests on one of their old high school classmates to prove that he is the Missing Link. JANET SANTIN, recently appointed child spe- cialist at John Hopkins Hospital, tells the doc- trine she follows which marks her success in her field, The best way to develop a child's character is to apply a pat on the back often and low enough. JEANNE MATHEWS, who went to Washing- ton after graduation, has been named Secretary of the Year by the President's Cabinet. She is the first secretary to take less than five years to type up the U. S. Census. CLAIRE CALDWELL, and VIOLA SHOWERS with their husbands have set up housekeeping in trailers and are doing what they always wanted to do-travel the world. I-IAzEL GUIDABONI has been offered the job of heading the Home EC. department of the new high school. She has readily accepted and, remembering her own days at M.H.S., she prom- ises a piece of her famous fudge cake as a bonus to those who will put their milk bottles where they belong each day. LOIS WASHBURN whose Hne work as a mis- sionary has taken her to deepest, darkest Africa, is bringing many sheep into the fold there, and the flame Of Christianity in that savage domain is kindled by this worthy missionary. Whenever you're in New York, anyone will tell you the best place to find a bite to eat. The most popular cafe, the one with the tastiest food is waiting for you under the proprietor- ship of KATHY SYLVIA and her N. Y. cousin. JANE WHITEHEAD, registered nurse is cur- rently the sensation of St. Luke's Hospital. Be- fore an operation she tells the patient a joke and her laughing gas puts him to sleep. Thus she saves the hospital money and makes taking anesthetics a pleasure. DOLORES VERONESI announces that there is an empty attic for rent. She is moving out, since her first art exhibition was such a success. Special rates are offered to struggling artists. CAROLYN ALGER, that mighty tycoon of Wall Street has recently cornered the monopoly on Steam Ship lines. She announces that in the 1990 reunion of the Class of '50, the class trip will be around the world, and all former stu- dents will travel free of charge in the best style in the Alger steam boats. FRANNY JONES, so famous in high school days, has acquired new fame and this week, she

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MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL Talk about your miracles! We hear that ANTHONY PAWLAK is a Captain in the Navy and has a girl in every port! DONALD MOQUIN has made a name for himself in the economic world. He has devised a new plan which is a two day working week with more pay. RICHARD CLARK has been named inventor of the year for his invention of a new type of radio. It even cooks his breakfast in the morn- ing! DOUGLAS EDWARDS we hear has just finished re-enacting the battle of Hastings as history teacher in Middleboro High School. Barnum and Bailey's circus has recently an- nounced the giving of a ten thousand dollar contract for ten years to a local boy named DONALD GARBITT. We hear this gives the clown section added zest! CHARLES JOHNSON has recently taken over Ocean Spray Cranberry Company. We under- stand Charles is hard at work developing a 90 proof Cranberry Cocktail. Good luck, Charlie. The A84 P has been taken over by our own BILL KENNEDY, however, DAVE BECKER and his First National is giving Bill stiff competi- tion. We hear that Cadillac sales have risen con- siderably since DONALD MCNEILL has taken over the agency. He says the Cadillac sells itself. EDDIE MORRISSEY now has his own radio program entitled, l Always Wanted to Play the Piano. We love his perseverance. RICHARD PICONE has been appointed Secre- tary of Agriculture and immediately he has started a cooperative union. Good work, Dick. What with the appointment of the new Sec- retary of Agriculture, DAVID BLANCHARD, LAURENCE COWAN, RICHARD HOLT, and JAMES ORRAL have started their own move- ment. Already potatoes are down three cents. We always knew you could do it boys! The Boston Marathon was won this year by our own RICHARD RAY. Dick broke the previ- ous record formally held by another M.H.S. graduate, ALLAN NORRIS. The Leaper took defeat graciously as usual. MORGAN STETS is currently starring in the new MGM picture, The Sheik of Araby. We understand Morgan takes the part of the Sheik. Good old M.H.S. training. FRANK WHITNEY has recently produced an- other great Broadway show. We understand that it is a sequel to the Red Shoes entitled The Red Hair. We hear he's doing O. Kay! Twenty-seven GEORGE YARUSITES has recently opened up his Model Photographers Shop. Real live girls too! My George, how you've changed! Bashful JOHN ARNOLD is teaching in Vassar. We understand that his Phys. Ed. class has established a new attendance record. Small wonder! PAUL CALLAN has been appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He says he owes it all to his training as president of the Student Council of M.H.S. JAMES GOTHAM who was always interested in flowers has developed a new variety. He calls it The Gotham Rose. WILBERT LARsON has been doing quite a few things since he left Middleboro High School. He has just written a new book entitled, How To Do Nothing In One Easy Lesson. ALFRED DE ARRUDA who has just opened up his dairy farm has given I-Iood's Milk stiff competition. We hear that milk bottle produc- tion has gone sky high! Good work Al! From reliable sources GEORGE HARTLEY is to be our next president. He is currently head of the largest political machine in the country. He says he owes all his success to Mr. Bernard. Quiet JOHN MALTAIS has been given the award for being the United States most success- ful farmer. We hear he plans to be appointed Secretary of Agriculture next year. Good luck, John! TIMOTHY MONTGOMERY and JOHN MOR- GAN have decided to go out and see the world. The last we heard they had hit Bridgewater. Keep going, boys! WALTER MCCRILLIS has recently taken over as the head of West Point. We hear his dis- cipline is terrific! ROBERT WILSON, RICHARD TANGUAY and ANTHONY SILVIA have really gone in for farm- ing. Their motto is, if it grows, we have it. JOANNE BAKER, who made the first success- ful rocket flight to the moon, is now on the planet Mars. From last report she has con- vinced the Emperor to stop throwing those fly- ing saucers which have mystified the earth since way back in 1950. That well-known fashion illustrator for Vogue, ANN KUPPERS, has been doing a little designing on the side. She has revolutionized fashion with a design called The Old Look, by which woman looks like a woman, and man looks at woman. It seems to be becoming pop- ular for some reason.

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MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL was named Mrs. America. She has thirteen children, a baker's dozen. It is believed she was influenced by a movie she once saw called Cheaper by the Dozen. BARBARA ARMSTRONG after completing her course at Mass. State has settled down to teach- ing. Her pupils find it difficult to get a word in edge-wise. Peeking behind the glass window, holding un babv for mea to see is LORRAINE DUTRA who along with EVELYN LITTLE, you remember her, the shy one, has charge of Pediatrics, In- fant Denartment to you, at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Who's that coming down the street? Why it's KATHLEEN QUAGBN with her three sets of twins. Kathy our first girl to be married had a head start on the rest of us. A close second to Kathy is RUTH SAMPSON who has become a world traveler following her husband from army post to post. Too bad about Harry james. He didn't have a chance after PAULINE SAUNDERS got into the swing of things. Since MARJORIE SMITH has become private secretary to the President of the United States, she hasn't had time for her other outside in- terests. Too bad fellows. Speaking about private secretaries, did you know that JEAN SHAW has opened a school for such and is stressing charm and poise as a secretary's best assets. ANN WHITMORE, world famous cover girl and model has not forgotten her old friends and we can say I knew her when. Did you hear the latest about SHIRLEY FUL- LER? It seems that Eleanor Roosevelt needed a secretary to accompany her on her travels. Guess who got the job? DAISY HAYNES who got her start as a sec- retary now owns her own business. It seems that under that shy smile lurks a woman of steel. If you're ever down by the Blue Grass coun- try, drop in and see NATALIE LANG. She owns her own horse farm and besides that she is secretary to the local Chamber of Commerce. You know FATI-IIE STETSON is rivate sec 1 P ' retary to the big boss on Station WBZ. She also helps out in a pinch by singing. Of course, Twenty-nine she has a little trouble reaching the mike, but for her any Mike would come down a peg or two. If you ever want any information from the F.B.I., just write to your old classmate LILLIAN TORNARI. She is in charge of the entire filing system. Her M.H.S. training sure came in handy. Any Class of '50 students can be sure of a warm reception here at St. Luke's hospital with MEGGY WESTGATE as head nurse. MUFFY qMafalda to youy IAMPIETRO is now medical secretary to the famous Doctor Kildare, where it is rumored that it's her voice we hear calling Dr. Kildare. Bonwit Teller has a new and Tres Chic personnel in the persons of ELEANOR MEKEL- ONES and NANCY MERCER famous fashion predictors of things to come. It is rumored they are going in for designing men-'s wear. MURIEL GLOVER is first Congresswoman of Massachusetts. She got her start by taking a civil service exam which put her in the public eye. Her right hand man is BETTY GUIDABONI who goes around patting all the babies on the head winning the everlasting approval of their mommies. They say MARILYN KUECHLER is one of the best nurses you ever saw. It seems she knows just how to take your pulse. What a way to die! PAT DODGE is in the movie business model- ing Esther William's bathing suits. CWhistle or wolf call.D It seems Plymouth Shoe has two new mem- bers added to its office staff. IRENE PICARD and PRISCILLA TINKHAM have taken over the lil- ing system. After devising a new machine that auto- matically changes short hand into long hand, ANN BRADFORD has retired to her estate in South Middleboro where she hopes to perfect an automatic water drinker. BARBARA LEARY has been awarded the Le- gion of Honor for her quick thinking action In decoding a sudden message that came over the wire while she was on duty as telephone operator for Boston Exchange and sending for the marines. The famous heroine said to re- porters gathered at her porch- It was noth- Ing-just run of the MILL.