Monongah High School - Black Diamond Yearbook (Monongah, WV)

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PROPH CY FOR CLASS OF '55 I just arrived in New York from my trip around the world which I, Evelyn Kasper, won on a quiz program. I was planning on catching the first train back home to West Virginia but found that there wouldn'tbe,ong till morning so I would have to stay over night. It was only one in the afternoon so I decided to look around first before I found a place to stay. While wondering around I saw a beauty shop across the street and decided to have my hair done. I crossed the street and walked into the beauty salon. No one was around so picking up a newspaper I started to glance throught it when a picture on the sport page caught my eye. I looked closer to make sure I wasn't seeing things, but sure enough it was Grant Lantz pictured with the New York Yankees. Then hearing a familiar voice say, NMay I help you?' I glanced up to see my old friend and classmate Ann Retton. She told me that Barbara Prezioso and Annette Vozniak were in business with her. But at present time they were vaca- tioning in California. While Ann worked on my hair we talked about our old classmates and the wonderful times we had back in our high school days. I told her that Mary Jo Grzybola and I had finally gone different ways. Mary Jo is now a model for the Powers Models, Inc. Margaret Meffe is married and has three adorable little girls. Delores Sweede is also mar- ried and living in Worthington with her husband. Ann told me that Leona Davis is now mar- ried to Pat and he and her two children take up most of her time. Also on the married list are Tina and Larry who are living in Monongah. Phyllis wimer is married to Charles and is living in Kentucky. Virginia DeMary is a comedian and has her own radio and T. V. program and is doing very well for herself. When I glanced at my watch it was already 3:30 and so thought I had better be on my way again. I started to look for a place to eat. I came to a place called Snack Bar, so I went in and was greeted at the door by none other than Loretta Butcher. She took me to the best table she had where already she had seated Gerry Phillips. Loretta said that Johnny Layne and Bill Oliverio were her chefs. Gerry told us that she had been an airline stew- ardess for sometime and had often had Martha Moore on her plane. Martha was singing with the New York Symphony Orchestra and was the star attraction. Loretta said that the Presi- dent of the United Stated, Bill Haggerty, came in to eat whenever he was in New York. Al- so Jack Davis one of Bill s body guards comes in to eat with Bill quite often. I told her that Shirley Koval and Madge Layne now own Sixth Street Pharmacy. Shirley Jenks, Patricia Parrish, Imogene Mills, and Genevieve Gwinn are all sucessful stenographers and working in the same office building together in our home town which has become quite a business place since the Consol mine officers have moved there. Martha Patrick, Janice Pitman, and Lil- lian Groves own a dress shop in Detroit, with Virginia Cameon and Donna Post as their mod- e s. After enjoying a meal that I didn't have to pay for, I was on my way again. Passing a used car lot I recognized another one of my former classmates, he recognized me also and came over to talk, yes, it was Paul Sayres. He said that he and Llyod Enoch were the sole owners of all the 0. K. used car lots. He said that Julie Angelucci is now starlquarter- back for the Cleveland Browns and with him are his two buddies, John Yokay and Mitchell Vozniakthe great tackle team. John Gumont is now head Superintendent at the mine at Ida- May and is living there with his wife and four children. While Paul and I were talking, Lloyd drove up in his Cadillac, He said that he heard that Max Ash and Danny McCullough went to Texas and struck oil and now are millionaires. I told them that Doris Shroyer and Bill are now married and they own their own filling station. Clara Carrico and Nancy Backus are now teaching at Monongah High School. Patricia Reynolds is teaching at St. Peter and Paul's Parochial school. Margaret Snider is an art student in Paris well on her way to be a great artist. Bob Currence owns the Strand theater in Monongah with Ernie Manzo and Ray Wright working as his ushers. I explained to them how I happened to be in New York and that I was tired and still had to find a place to stay. They said they were glad to see someone from their home town. I walked a few blocks to the White Woods Hotel to which I had been referred and found Mary Jo Whitehair and Shirley Woods as the managers. I was greeted at the door by Shirley and she recognized me right away. After inviting me in, we started to discuss some of our classmates. She told me that Mary Jo was back home in Monongah visiting her family and fr- lends. Frank Tulin now owns his own garage in Worthington with Jack Parks, John Bourne and Kenny Willis working for him. Ernie Smollar is playing football for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Harold Trader is their manager. She also said that Lucille Minton is back in Kentucky and is working their in a department store. I told her that Shirley Kiehl and Nancy Bradley are working for the F. B. I. in washington D. C. Carroll Anderson and Victor Sistok are traveling salesmen for the Heinz Company. Janet Lowery is star attraction on a girls roller derby team. And is the worlds fastest skater. Tony Suppa went into the plumbing business and from what I hear is doing wery,well for himself. Teddy Harbert is working as his assistant . Michael Pavlich is a 1. V. salesman for the Admiral Television Vompany. About this time I was getting sleepy and ask Shirley if she would show me to my room. She took me into a very lovely bedroom which reminded me of my own. I was just making myself comfortable and my eyes began to close, when I heard a voice calling my name, nEvelyn, Evelyn time to get up.W At first I didn't what was going on but then I realized I was in my own bed in my own room and my mother calling for me to get up I to go to school. It doesnt seem possible that I have been asleep and dreaming because everything seemed so realistic. But maybe it is just as well that I did. I hope that all your plans and dreams may be fulfulled and that all of you have a bright and pleasant future