North Andover High School - Knight Yearbook (North Andover, MA)

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THE GOBBLER-1944 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Down the road is a cloud of dust caused by an approaching car, probably some government inspector. The car drives into the yard and with a loud hail who should jump out, to my surprise, but Jack Howard. Jack tells me that he has been sent over as an engineer to help complete the pipe line and refinery. He pulls a chair up under the tree and I begin to question him about home and the old classmates immediately. “Well,” begins Jack, “the plane I came over on was piloted by Kenneth Dearden and Robert Marshall, and for our hostess we had Gloria Wilson. Avia¬ tion is the thing now. Quite a few others of the old class have gone into it. Jim Cornell, Herb Sperry, and Bob Gray are all pilots for the Airline Freightway Corporation, and Dot St. Louis, Marilyn Drummond and Edith Dewhirst are hostesses on the big airliners.” “Did any of the fellows get ahead in big-time sports?” I query. “Why yes,” replies Jack, “Ray Sullivan and Don Rennie were just chosen as outstanding football coaches of the year. Harry MacPherson is managing the champion Boston Braves, with Gordon Thomson and Paul Hulub as star members of the team.” “Well, hurry up and tell me more,” I impatiently demand. Jack takes a long drink of the cool lemonade in the pitcher, and continues. “Tom Gosselin is the leading dentist of the town. Across from his office is the building which houses the New England Daily News published by Freddy Cros- dale and edited by Shirley Hamilton. Joan Fitzgerald has just written a best¬ selling novel, and Barbara Dandeneau is writing articles for a big magazine. Mildred Amshey and Anne Agey are doing a wonderful business with their dancing school. Ursula Fitzgerald and Irene Narushof are very successful chemists. Gaspar Balsamo owns four or five big chicken farms around town and is just rolling in wealth.” As Jack stops for a breath, I ask, “Did they finish the new high school in North Andover?” “Oh, sure! And Caroline Hayman, Marie McDonough and Carlotta Hop¬ ping are teaching there. Anna McKinnon and Ralph Davis are in New York starring in the most popular play of the season. Ann LaFountain and Jane Russell are supervisors at the hospital. John Poh and George Casale own amuse¬ ment parks at all the big beaches along the coast. Evelyn Lundquist and Mar¬ garet Connelly are research engineers in the laboratory of a big manufacturing company. Howard Rottler is manager of the municipal airport. Paul Dyer, John Warwick and Bob Olenio are big automobile dealers in Boston.” Here Jack pauses again for a drink of lemonade, for it is becoming hotter. He settles back in his chair, takes out his pipe and begins to relax. My interest is all keyed up, and to get him started again, I ask, “What is Eligio Forgetta doing?” “Oh, he runs a large vegetable farm and owns the biggest market in Law¬ rence. Jackie Doherty is police chief. Dot Stewart, Marian Stewart and Viola Ruess run a modeling agency in New York. Phyllis Dearden and Audrey Stewart own the department store where I bought my traveling bags. Harold 30

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THE GOBBLER-1944 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Doris Broadhead and Betty Calder leave to Frances Donnelly ten new methods on how to avoid doing homework. As one chatterbox to another, Caroline Hayman hands over her accordion to Rita Connors. Eddie Bardsley almost faints when he inherits Tommy Gosselin’s Sinatra- like manner and super-special line. Jean Gordon and Josephine Guerrera pass on to Lois Valpey the times they got sidetracked on the way to school. Freddie Crosdale, our busiest Senior, leaves his position as Business Manager on the Journal to Lloyd Bauchman, who is rather overwhelmed by the prospect. George Casale bequeaths his special Latin lover technique to Edward Cun¬ ningham. David Manahan is the lucky boy who receives Howard Rottler’s own special brand of dancing. Carlotta Hopping bestows her tomboyish manner on Betty Riedel. To Shirley White go all the numerous ribbons of Marilyn Nery. Pat Walsh is the lucky girl to receive Frances Payne’s driving license. Billy Wilkinson leaves his place as Class Orator to Charlie Seymour, new¬ comer from Lawrence. Anne Agey and Yours Truly reluctantly yield their weekly excursions to the Crystal to Helen Turner, who is, for once, speechless. Robert Marshall bestows his prominent head of hair on Clifton Milne. Doris Kasheta bestows her dancing ability upon Shirley Bauchman. Irene Miller and Anna McKinnon both contribute their lovely voices to Helen Calder, who is quite overcome by this sudden musical ability. Jane Russell leaves her dignified and hi-hat manner to anyone who has the poise to carry it off and still remain charming. Stuart Wood, who donned the Navy blue recently, hopes Arnold Wilcox will do the same. Upon John Wood, Robert Olenio bestows his perpetual smile and wise crack. To Ethel Raitt goes Marie Saunders’ famed strapless evening gown. Marie McDonough bequeaths upon Jane Loring her liking for out-of-town Romeos. And last but not least Gloria Wilson leaves her originality to Lil Balavich, who already has a generous supply of her own. Shirley Hamilton CLASS PROPHECY pi S I sit under the palm tree in front of the main building of the huge Arabian P Oil Refinery trying hard to avoid the bright rays of the hot summer sun, I j] think longingly of the day a year from now, in 1960, when work will be completed and I can return to the United States and to North Andover. It’s so lonely over here. If only I knew what was happening among my old friends and classmates! 29

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THE GOBBLER-1944 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Tyning is becoming famous as an inventor of work-saving machines. Betty Calder and Priscilla Jackson are employed by a large kindergarten. Shirley Richardson, Claire Lewis, and Dot Caiman work for Douglas Lee in the office of his flourishing milk business. Irene Miller and Claire Driscoll are out in Hollywood working in the movies.” “Where is Stuart Wood?” I interrupt. “You know,” Jack says, “you can ask more questions quicker than the teachers up at Johnson High ever could.” He looks at me with a smile and then continues. “Stuart Wood is captain of a freighter going between North and South America. Lillian Winning and Frances Payne operate a hat shop. Marilyn Nery writes the society column for Fred Crosdale’s newspaper. Bill Wilkinson is an important radio news commentator. He broadcasts in television every evening. Marie Saunders is a librarian. Doris Kasheta is appearing on the stage of John Cyr’s popular night club in New York. Jim Cunningham is master of ceremonies there. Hasmig Kasparian is a successful lawyer. Mary Driscoll and Louise Nicolosi are proprietors of a big restaurant. Art Temple is a Con¬ gressman, Evelyn Elston is an artist. Joseph Stillwell is a big radio comedian with a show of his own. Joan Fenton and Betty Hainsworth are society women. Jean Gordon and Mary Gile are Red Cross workers. Louise Cuomo, Doris Broadhead, Josephine Guerrera, and Cecile Hamel are also nurses. John Barn- ford is teacher of mathematics at Harvard. Shirley Donnelly and Dorothea Hayes are operators of a beauty parlor.” “How about John Burns and Gale Kleiner?” “Oh, they got to be president and treasurer respectively, of the American Woolen Company—Whew! After that report I am all out of breath!” says Jack. “Well, I say, the sun is going down and the lemonade pitcher is empty, so let’s take the chairs and go into the house. With all the news about my fellow classmates I think I can manage to stay here for another year.” James W. DeAdder CLASS OF 1944 — SERVICE HONOR ROLL GASPAR J. BALSAMO .. A12 FREDERICK J. CROSDALE, JR. A12 JOHN J. CYR, JR.Navy JAMES W. DeADDER ..A12 KENNETH L. DEARDEN. V5 ROBERT C. GRAY, JR. Army Air Corps GALE H. KLEINER .A12 ROBERT L. MARSHALL . V5 JOSEPH S. STILLWELL.Navy ARTHUR J. TEMPLE.A12 WILLIAM N. WILKINSON, JR. V6 31