Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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Tile f!l5'5'fl GN z 1936 Chamwpney, Rose Talvy and Marguerite Richardson. They guarantee that after three lessons you will go to town. Washington, D. C.-Donald Hurst., Alan Williams, Joseph Hanagan, and Joe Burke have patented their new invention of the smas-hless steel car. Natick--Dorothy Johnson and Edith Tupper have made arrangements to dance their hi-de-ho at the Swamp Club, owned by John Casey. Brockton, Mass.- Ray DesMarais has bought out the Brockton Shoe Company. The purchase price was not made known by Attorneys Murtagh and McConnon, act- ing for DesMarais, but all parties con- cerned were satisfied. The Bitsoli Tavern is the best place to feel the pulse oif Natick romance. Salvrie Arena is master of ceremonies and Cather- ine Camtpbell is the amiable hostess. Found lunching in secluded corners several days in succession were Beatrice Bennett with Marty Hall, Leonice Beatson with John Martin, and Helen Kennedy with Paul Bremner. Atlantic City, N. Jr-Helen O'Donnell and Evelyn Smith were elected as judges for the 1950 beauty contest. Both ladies are known for their work in art circles. Boston, Mass.-Dana Hastings, famous physician, performed a successful opera- tion on the upside down stomach of John Inferrere, th-e famous cartoonist. Dana says it wouldn't have been such a success without the aid of his two assistant nurses, Phyllis Strange and Beatrice Marriner. It was rumored that the reckless driving of Eddie Buckley, Inferrere's chauffeur, caused the upside down stomach. Boston, Mass.-Captain Charles Lydiard brought in five survivors from the yacht, The Last Hope designed by Virginia lVla- hard and owned by Bob Gay. Those saved and returned to port were Adrian Gleason, Senator from Massachusettsg Tom Daley, actor from Hollywood, John Craig, the insurance magnateg Arthur Wil- liamson, the heavyweight boxer of the world, and Anthur Crleans, aviator of the T. W. A. lines. Captain Lvydiard. standing on the poop deck of his mudscow after the rescue said, Boy oh boy!l' South Natick Dam-Raymond Blanchard and Gerard Driscoll are making ammuni- tion for the coming war between Squash End and Cat Hill. Are you ladies troubled in selecting your gifts and bridge prizes? If so, the Red and Gold Gift Shops owned by Ann Lenk- ner, where you can get anything from a pair of beads to a kitchen sink, are at your service. Her ca.pable managers are Josephine Bacchiocchi, Marion Brown, Isabel Gordon, and Katherine Porter. If you desire a catalogue, address a card to this station. Take it away, Jimmy! Hi-ho everybody! It looks as if Spif' Fisher and Rebecca Sabean really mean business. They became that-a-way about each other and 'tis said the minister is being paged. Meanwhile, his ex-girl-friend Bernice Boyle is whiling away the shining hours with Joe Mahan who is so-o de- voted. And so, everybody is happy. Phyllis Black, former secretary of a well-known lawyer, has given up her posi- tion for the more permanent one of Mrs.' John McDonald, the bashful golf player. won the National Tournament at Burr this afternoon. Sandy Robert Hall, Arthur Harrington, Robert Henry and Howard Kilmer were recently appointed snoopers of the Natick De- tective Bureau. By way of high seas, Verna Harriott and Mary Becherer have just made up with their husbands Count Nothing and Lord Knows. They are now on a second honey- moon. Director Franklin D9lVlSl'l'iIt, touring through Natick in search of color for Dancing Lady espied Margaret Crosby. Barbara Bernard, and Virginia Webster. and signed them for a long-term contract. Constance Letizia and Francis Collins have opened up a hat shop in the base- ment of John Hewitt's apartment house on South Main Street. PAGE NINE

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The AISSAXWQN 5 1936 that she will derive as much enjoyment from them as I have. I. Salvie Arena. leave to VVarren Thomp- son my ability to play football and my honored position a lady's.n1an. I. Alice Garvey, bequeath to Marion La- France my good looks. I. Victory Hill. leave my ability to play basketball Hlld amuse Miss Cu1'rier to Shir- ley Hopf. I. Arthur Harrington, do leave to Mary Mctllone my position as Editor-in-chief of the Sassamon, also my special alarm clock, that she may get up early and put in extra hours at the job. I, James Foley, leave my over-abundant supply of freckles and my position on the Sassamon Board to Paul Hastings. I, Carlton Leavitt, leave to John Hesek and Kenneth Ferguson my great height to be divided equally between them. Last. but far from least, I, Eddie Lilja, leave to Irving O'Mara. my associate from East Natick, my ability to trip the light fantastic in the early morning. Signed, published and declared on this eleventh day of June, in the year of Our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty-six and for the last will and testament of the Class of thirty-six, in the presence of those con- cerned who have hereunto subscribed their names as attesting witness to the said document. fSignedl VICTORY HILL XVitnessed by: EDITH M. NUTT EMILY L. SHANNON CLASS PRO PH ECY Good afternoon folks. This is your an- nouncer Jimmy Boyd welcoming you to a broadcast sponsored by the Class of 1936. and coming to you through the facilities of station WNHS from the top of the ultra- niodrrn penthouse of Foley's Block, de- signed by Carleton Leavitt. The tempera- ture rr-port is now given to you through the courtesy of the Biscuit Restaurant t'onipany. owned and operated by James Vai-4-y, Ile presents daily his extraordin- PAGE EIGHT ary singing waitresses, Irene Shea, Beth Anderson, and Mary Angelo. The tempera- ture outside the studio is now 1100 F. You will now hear from your favorite news commentator, Miss Louise Grady. Good afternoon folks. New York- Sam Grupiposo, Joe Mi- cille and Emilio Pezza sailed last week on the Italian Liner Rex for Italy. From there they will proceed to Ethiopia as agents of Mussolini. Sailing on the same liner were the leading newspapermen of the country, Bob McGowan, George Par- ker, E-dward Liseombe, and Vincent Saun- ders who are en route to an international conference of writers called by King Ed- ward VIII, to be held in London next month. Cambridge-Arthur Lacouture, famous French professor of Harvard, has started a translation off a new French novel for Fox-Motion Pictures. The stenographers and typists assigned to him were sent from the Fox-Boston office. They are: Geor- gianna Christie, Mary Westcott, Alice Nickerson and Barbara Wenzel. Dine and dance at Chicken Inn on the Natick-Boston Boulevard. The two pro- prietors Norman Kehoe and Louis Antalek guarantee you a pleasant evening. There is no cover charge. Luncheon music is furnished by Eugene MacMahon and his string orchestra-dance music in the eve- ning by Winslow Armstrong and his Em- balmersf' Songs are rendered by Richard Leavitt and Leo Bouret, the would-be crooners. East Natick-Leona Robinson and John Conlon have finally tied the knot. This has been the most on-again, off-again affair that East Natick has seen in many a moon. The music lovers of America are sorry to hear that Josephine Bartone, o-pera singer, is taking another trip across the Atlantic to appear in an opera given in the honor of King Victor Emmanuel of Italy. Are you unpopular with your friends? Learn to dance at the new dancing school conducted by Lillian Kane and Anne Han- agan. The assistant instructors are Alice

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The AISISAIJWQZV g 1936 You will now hear more news from Miss Grady. James McManus and Robert Hedderig have bought themselves cowboy suits and now sing hill-billy songs over our NVNHS station. Eleanor Ninis and Anna McNichols have opened a day nursery for stray children. Hollywood, Calif.-A dinner party was given at the home of Evelyn Lacrosse, the country girl who made good in pictures. Among the guests were, the vamp of the screen, Chickee Trull and her escort, the famous polo player, Fred Mullen. Jack Downey, the fight promoter, was there with bells on. Jack Nichols and his lovely wife, the former Helen Dillon, were the last to leave. The Oriental Theatre had its grand opening last evening. The owneis, George Whittaker and Richard Whalen, are look- ing forward to a successful season. Ce- lebrities were ushered to their seats by Bill Buckley, Bob Marso, and Arthur Rice. A beautiful spectacle was witnessed the other day when Dot Smith and Libby Wcadick took as their spouses to love, honor. and obey. Whitney Morrisson and .Iustin McKean. The bridesmaids were Blanche Crips and Julia Ligori. The cere- mony was performed by Rev. Joseph Powers. Norman Wight, Ludwig Johnson. George Vklebster, John Brown and Victory Hill have sailed for England to represent the l'. S. in the coming Olympics. Good luck! Richard Young and Donald McCarrick are exploring the unknown part of West Natick. Robert Lindquist has gone into seclus- ion in the wilds of Felchville to write mystery stories. Thomas Mcfformick and his two assist- ants Joe Mahan and John Donahue have accepted the positions as coaches at Natick lligh School. It ought to be a winning season for Natick. Virginia Dawborn and Ruth Malcolmson have made quite- a name for themselves as PAGE 'TEN tennis stars by bringing the championship back to the U. S. from England. I will now turn you back to Scoop Boyd, the ace reporter, who will give you more news of the Class of 1936. An argument among the lawyers Brown, Comstock, Danforth and Louise Stone. They raged for an hour in the lawyers' clubrooms. Comstock kept quiet. Oh wellfmiracles will happen. Paris-Nancy Qautrale and Eleanor Mat- thews are now models for Victor Raphael who is a famous artist in the French Capi- tol. Natick-Virginia Smith, Mary Flynn, and Willard Mann have recently been elec- ted to the Natick School Committee. 9 Framingham-Arthur Maloon, after years of service at the Dutchland Farms, has opened a place of his own and is doing a fine business. Roxbury, Mass.-Marion Mullen and Louisa Duff have recently purchased the Wigwam, a dance hall overlooking the Charles River, They have engaged Ade- laide Brophy and her dc-bs, the all-girl orchestra with Catherine Coan as soloist. Dorothy Bleasdale attracts a large audi- cnce to the Wigwam with her famous bubble dance which is widcly advertised by her publicity manager, Thomas Mangle. On the opening night they conducted an amateur show with local talent. Among the contestants were Cora Wells and Ma1'y Walsh who sang their own arrangement of the St. Louis Blues. Avis Higgins gave a grand performance as the yodeling cow- girl. Gene Bond and Pauline Nugent billed as the Goldust Twins superbly exhibited the Frisco. Annette Suitor is climbing the ladder of success as another Julia San- derson. The winners of this amateur pro- gram are now filling a week's engagement at the Rivoli Theatre in New York, managed by Irene Conroy and Mary Ste- vens. Natick-Mary Haddad aroused great ex- recently when she was elected woman mayor of Natick. Her citement the first campaign managers were Walter McNic1zols and Phil Gibbons. After her election