Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

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Raymond Beaudry- Ray fook all fhe abuse handed ouf fo a good-nafured guy, cligesfed if. and reacfed. wifh a smile. l-le oughf fo have been fhe Mon- day recepfionisf af fhe norfh door. Margaref Beleiack - Muggsie was fhaf liffle girl who-worked in fhe office during her sfudy ' eriods. She had an unequaled fbve for salfed peanufs, as well as an irrepressible giggle which broughf involunfary smiles fo fhe lips of all who heard if. Mary Beleiacke-Mary was an inf dusfrious sfudenf who was sel- dom seen oufside school wifhouf an escorf. There was no manf power shorfage as far as Mary was concerned. l-ler worries were eviclenffly few, because she lound much fime for war work and pleasure. Clara Benigni-Clara's large ex- pressive eyes were fhe envy of her many friends. Despife her lasf rninufe preparafion, Clara's homework usually gof fhere on fime. If ou're looking for fhe lafesf fashion, you'll find if on Clara. , James Berger-The only wise guy in Room 7, according fo fhe honor roll, James knew fhe righf answers fo win fhe high marks. Maybe if came from his enioy- menf of Lornbardo's music. Barbara Besek- Bolo was one of fhe girls who was helping fo win fhe war by busily saying Number, please? a hundred fimes each day. Buf fhis didn'f seem fo keep her from enioy- ing school and social, life. Q, 5' m s ur-- if -f f sy KW , W ,V gm - . .lf if if Ai fm AC' J . Q ai .i sylk -A Kfshvr Xl, 'i if ' we iff, il l 51 ....Q . W as fig- , 1 X 'gg X , 3 .. . L 5, . , 1 .r .'. f' 5 f is H ia- f -C' . If l 1 Anya i ax A . 1' r-E i . K , 1 i is 41 ' Wsffi i I -'ii f r L, f 'f xi dxf , '.. . 'f George Besek- Razzle , a war planf employee, afhlefe, and homeroom chairman had ,more honors fhan a Civil War Vef- eran, buf he bore everyfhing, including insulf, wifh a compre- hending and long-suffering smile. f ii, --we uf ' 'i' . X 5' ,,. Wanda Bieluczyk -Wiffy and full . 'M 'Cl of fun, Wanda loved fhe movies , fi' sm? and was up on all fhe lafesf F is acfors. We all liked her because - f of her generosify and we N couldn'f resisf side-glancing af her cufe profile. y N , . N..- 1 if X yin 1 .Q ,g r .313 yi! -rr, sr: . flags: H' 5- 2422 ' Q. ' Q af., -, Q, . sys ,la Z., .ix 'Mgr M i Frederick Biesfek-Fred was well liked by all his associafes be- cause of his friendly personalify, as well as his afhlefic abilifies. l-le was capfain of our foofball feam and was inferesfed in all ofher sporfs. lncidenfally, girls, his hobby is dancing. Arvy Biron-Arvy was fhe boy who could always keep his eyes open - looking af one girl. Rumor fold fhe boys in 205 fhaf he swapped English classes be- cause he liked fhe scenery bef- fer in fhe basemenf. I g Paul- Blazejowski-The liffle boy wifh, The big name, Paul was popular wifh all his classmafes in fhge cooperafive frade course. Blaze was on his way fo be- coming a firsf class elecfrician 'and hoped fo confinue sfudying in fhis field affer graduafion. in Richard Boardman- Parf-fimer in a war planf, busy and winning backsfroker, Dick's member4 ship in fhe Army Air 'Corps Reserve added fo fhe brilliance of his smile and fhe warmfhwof his nafure.

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Barbara Bohack- Bob wenl lor long, red fingernails and dan- glin bracelels in a big way. , 9 Laugh or smile, she could do specially was bolh, bul her giggling. Cheer up, Bob , you worry aboul won'l have lo business law any more. Edilh Bonlalli-- Edie divided her energy belween her war work and school. She doesn'l say much, bul perhaps lhal is why she is so well liked. l-ler one-and-only is overseas wilh our Army. Slella Bozenlka - Slell pos- sessed a pleasing voice which she pul lo good use as a lele- phone operalor. She, could play almosl any modern song and her soprano voice was a lil accom' panimenl. l-ler keen sense ol humor won her many lriends. rene Brechlin-lrene, a Well- liked classmale, was a heallhy ouldoor individual who lived on a bus! larm. lr-ler allernoons were evoled lo slore work, buf lhal didn'l mean she lel her school work lapse. x el, li xg lk f K 1 ,, QFQTN if N . . 1 f, iff si,-Eff?-.2.39 -fs , W 1 l ' . X My .1474 i 3' .1 4. 5' Eg ,, as - i' 1 , iii, - s -, 4... . if . gi A 3' if, ng, , A - - fig- f -' . i flili fi Mi, iiiilqlggy ki 4 1 I 0 s, , . ax iivl NFA A 1 1: 'vs rf ,JM QT' Helen Buczek- l-lelen was usually E quiel, bul in spile ol her silence' lor because ol ill she had many lriends among her classmales. Her grealesl pride and joy was lhalf soldier brolher ol hers - or was il 'his lriends, Helen? mily Budnick-Tiny, gay. and read lo lake a dare, lvlilz was liked by all who knew her. She was an aclive sporls lan and displayed her super swimming abilily during lhe surn- mer. She hopes lo allend an advanced business school. John Bulluss-We all knew JOhn and we all liked him, or was il his iokes we liked? As class comedian he was always lhrow- ing lhe Bull-al-us. l-le was an experl on mililary as well as lemale laclics. ' John Burke-The lvlack lruck ol lhe loolball leam divided his powerhouse ellorls belween war work, gas slalion allenolance, and escorling iunior girls in his ialopy, Nobody underslood how he managed nol lo beglardy so ollen. fp Barbara Briggs- Briggsie was R5Yl'f10nCl li:-lrke- Roy is lhal Qne of Hqe privileged pggple of t t v massive unk ol humanily WllO Ml-l.S. who waschaulleured lo if A played lirsl-Slring guard on lhe school each day by none olher . 'gg l-'- A I, 'Ki' loolball leagn and bendeared his lhan Mr. lr-lunl. l-ler sense ol . K4 i,,,, aSSOCialeS y a one-crushing humor lqepl everygng - V slyle ol WlllCl I V5VlqUlSl1ECl l-lere's hoping lhe kindergarlen .rl -V ' 3, al opposilion. Will lhe Army she wanls lo leach will appre- gl? -7 . SA EM , have a place lor him! Jungle Clase mis quamyl Hgsgly 'E 4 ' warlare, perhaps. ' . -- i s X- '73 3 , X 115: - ii. 1:5144 1 ll 12. f 4- 1 Jack Bryan--Jack's shy, convinc- A Y Rufh Bufklflshaw ' Alfhou Qll ing manner and ready solulion . Rulllle 5lT,FEe'3VeCl Clweg' Slfle lo problems won him deep ad- 'Q - WQ5 'V' 'ea' Y' Qalf an mls' miralion and respecl lrom all , ,. 452' , il 3' ,im Cl 'eVOL'fBI H? arllsllc llzld Wig his classmales. l-le look an ac- ' . J '- VGSPOUS' e O' manl' ee'U live parl in exlra-curricular 7,5 ii lull' 9 lS llial Wwe lqlddef' mn aclivilies and was classilied as e,,, W t Q her' noljlfoll- per , Wmsome an all-round sludenl b h's ,.-. X ' 'STWIQGU Pea55n manner Com' friends. V Y I i, A ' 3 plelely, charmed her classmales A 5 i E ' ,especially lhe boys. .