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

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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

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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 CLASS BALLOT Best Looking Girl. Shirley Donnelly Best Looking Boy. Harry MacPherson Best Dressed Girl..Betty Hainsworth Best Dressed Boy. Harry MacPherson Most Popular Girl.Marian Stewart Most Popular Boy.Ray Sullivan Girl With Nicest Smile.Irene Miller Boy with Nicest Smile.Harry MacPherson Wittiest.James DeAdder Best Blusher.James Cornell Best Heart Breaker.Harry MacPherson Most Original.Gloria Wilson Most Entertaining.Ralph Davis Most High Hat.Jane Russell Teacher’s Pet. .Caroline Hayman Class Baby.Caroline Hayman Least Punctual.John Cyr Girl Who Has Done Most for J. H. S.Shirley Hamilton Boy Who Has Done Most for J. H. S.Ray Sullivan Best Girl Student.Joan Fitzgerald Hardest Worker. Frederick Crosdale Best Actress. Ann LaFountain Best Actor.Ralph Davis Best Girl Athlete.Anne Agey Best Boy Student.William Wilkinson Girl Most Likely to Succeed.Joan Fitzgerald Boy Most Likely to Succeed.William Wilkinson Class Flirt.Betty Hainsworth Class Wolf. Frederick Crosdale Best Boy Athletes.Ray Sullivan and Donald Rennie Most Studious.Joan Fitzgerald Most Talkative.Caroline Hayman Most Dignified.Jane Russell Most Collegiate Girl.Shirley Hamilton Most Collegiate Boy.Ray Sullivan Peppiest.Shirley Hamilton Best Natured Girl.Anne Agey Best Natured Boy.Ray Sullivan Most Mischievous Girl.Shirley Hamilton Most Mischievous Boy.John Cyr Class Lady. Shirley Donnelly Class Gentleman. Herbert Sperry 32