New Milford High School - Schaghticoke Yearbook (New Milford, CT)

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Norm's thriving business called him back to his job; so the honey-mooners were left alone—with me! The soda which was placed on the table by the dashing young waitress, Helen Strid, bore the name George Newton Co.— soft drinks. That was another classmate who made good. Looking across the room, I recognized some familiar faces. Could I be mistaken? No—there, sitting at a distant table, was James Drum, First Selectman of New Milford; Mary Jean Dineen, rodeo star; Ray Barton, head of Barton's Bargain Basement; and Betty O'Donneir, secretary at Pennywell Contractors, Inc. The newlyweds finished their meal and, using me to pay the bill, left the Snack bar. Here I am in a new home. It will seem strange without Barb. I wasn't in Norm's cash register long when Joe Yarrish, famous flip, stunt driver, received me as part of his change from five dollars. Joe placed me in his wallet between some pictures and papers. I strained my eyes to see whom the papers and pictures were about, and caught a glimpse of a picture of Barbara Kamenoff. Under the picture, it read: Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Not only was Barbara's picture there but there was a picture of Irving Wasley and words saying Lessons in Lassooing Lonely Little Ladies by Wasley. The last picture that I could see before I was taken out was that of Joe's old chum, Frank Wodjenski, who now ran a Lonely Hearts Club in Lonely Gulch, Arizona. What's this— Joe seems to be boarding a train, but where is he going? I struggled to get a short glimpse of the people on the train. Five enthusiastic young ladies were listening to a strange lecture on embalming by Gordon Waldron, the moldy mortician from New Milford. Janet Keifer and Nancy Tietinen, partners in the Keifer-Tietinen Cosmetics Co. were listening attentively while Betty Williams, wife of a millionaire New Yorker, gazed dreamily out of the window. Dorothy Ruddiman, famed hat designer and Barbara Worden, owner of Worden's Women's Wonder Window were also listening. My eyes glimpsed a sign that was on the window of the next coach. It read: PRIVATE Coach of the President of the United States, Joseph Went. Suddenly out of the President's private coach came Pauline Rabe-nold, famed world traveler and most eligible bachelor girl. She was talking to Louise Sheridan about some of their days back in high school. Louise had just been voted the most popular teacher at WaUy-Balloo College. The conductor's voice shrilled New Milford, next stop, and everyone got up to leave the train. Just outside of New Milford where the train stopped, I saw a tremendous billboard which read, See H. H. Taylor, Jr.—For Taylor-Made Homes. I heard my owner say, Good old Harry. The train came to a screeching stop in front of New Milford's station. A large crowd was at the station to greet.the President. I was able to see among the people present, Sue Wal-lian, President of the New Milford P. T. A., welcoming President Went to New Milford. Barbara Smith, syndicated newspaper columnist, was waiting on the sidelines to interview the great man. Two New Milford High School instructors—Jean Sandell, girls' basketball coach, and Sally Woodford, director of carpentry—were remarking how great it was that one of their old classmates had become the President of the United States. After witnessing the President's reception, I left the pocket of Joe Yarrish and had changed owners several times when my adventures suddenly came to a rather abrupt ending. I was with Phil Peagler, Editor of the New Milford Times, when I entered Tommy Jejer's Food for Thought Diner. I am still in the diner, but I am in a glass prison enclosed in a lovely frame with a label beneath which reads My First Dollar. At first, I thought this place was Frankenstein's mansion, but now I realize that it is the safest and nicest place in the world for me for I can see all my old friends going by every day. 23

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Barbara William Kamenoff and McGotdrick Barbara Kamenoff and William McGoldrick Best Scholars Most Likely to Succeed Janet Arnold and Marty Jajer Best Athletes Helen Petersen and Philip Peagler Best Sports Best Actress Most Accommodating and Best Actor 25