North Attleboro High School - Northern Light Yearbook (North Attleboro, MA)

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The OOfiTHtRn LIGli’ Steve My friend Milton Babbitt is now head of the firm of Babbitt, Sawyer and Baxter. Guess what! Gert Bosse is their private secretary. Jack Speaking of businesses, I see that Ralph Baker is head of the Baker Tool Com- pany. Steve I see that Doctor Brais is busy these days at the Brais ' Clinic. Jack Our old teammate, Marty Carr Is a boss at Mason Box Co., and Mrs. Carr, Mary McGann, is keeping house for him in the ultra modern apartments, designed by that master architect, George Holbrook, and constructed by that super car- penter, Bob Laporte. Steve R ita Carufel is employed at Brown and Sharpe as a private secretary to the president, but this is only a sideline, tor she has recently plunged into matrimony. Jack Long John Cavanagh is now vice-president of that great fruit and vegetable company, Cavanagh and Son, Limited. The finances of this corporation are being handled by the efficient stenographer, Mary Cavanagh. Steve I ran Into Dick Chabot, who, after being recruited by the velvet tongue of Mr. Hartwell, is enjoying a brief visit home A. W. O. L. Jack I hear that Claire Clavette is enjoying her honeymoon at the Falls (Attleboro Falls) along with Mac McQuade, of course. Steve Guess what? Virginia Copeland and Paul Cumberland are In the new Dorsey string section. Jack Elaine Degrenia Is business manager of one of the fifty branches of Sayles Dairy Farms at Dreamsville, Ohio. Steve Our old friend, George Dillon, Is now head of Gulf Oil Company after the practice he got at his super-service station. Jack Tom Doolin, that Impresario of the newspaper world, ' s now head of the North Attleboro Gazette. Steve Ann Frazier, who majored In Latin, Is now teaching Greek In a French school, and her able assistants are Meredith Ebert, the master literary expert, and Marion Lovely, our all-round student. Jack Gert Fitzgerald Is now the brilliant head of a clothes-making concern, and Lucille Gagne, along with that sleek George Glalel, are the clothes models. Steve Connie Gamache is now secretary to Wilkeshire Grant of W. T. Grant and Company. Jack Barbara Gobln is now our very sociable and efficient librarian, and of course, Pauline Goulet is now professor of academic subjects at Oxford. Steve Betty Jean McManus Is now playing dance scenes with Fred Astaire In the smash movie hit Get Oft My Feet You Lug! Jack The McNamara family has contributed Its share In talent to the newspaper world with Grace and Olive writing a clever column In a well-known newspaper. Steve Dottle McNeil has tapped her way to tame, and Is now rivalling Hollywood ' s best, and oh yes, Helen, her cousin. Is modeling the best of clothes for Powers. Jack Ralph MIconI, who started as an office boy In C. Ray Randall Co., Is now part owner. The lucky boy. Page Twenty-seven

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llOfiTHtRd LIGHT Qlai4. PnxiypLltec4f, by Jack Atwood and Steve Tutelian During your four years In high school, we know that you have all been eagerly waiting for this day, and we hope that everyone takes this all In the spirit of fun. That ' s the way It ' s meant. The place Is the Naval Air Corps training station. A student pilot on his first day at the station, rushes for the mess hall at the sound of the bell, turns a sharp corner and — CRASH! Two boys hurriedly pick themselves up. Steve Pardon me. I ' m afraid It was my fault. Jack Aw, that ' s all right. Brushing himself off, and looking up. Well, I ' ll be, but It can ' t be Steve! Steve Jack! Well, what In the world are you doing here? Jack I was appointed foreman of the engineers on my graduation from M. I. T., what are you doing here, Steve? Steve I ' m In training to be a cadet In the Air Corps. Let ' s walk towards the mess hall. By the way, what Is your old sidekick, helper doing? Jack He Is a pilot In a bombing plane. Bob Anderson Is his gunner, and Rich Phipps, with all his practice In the classrooms. Is his bombardier, and Ray Barrett, super mechanical drawing student. Is his navigator. Talking about my chums, what ever happened to your pal. Curt? Steve I ' ve been hearing from him often, he has met with tremendous success In his career In the Navy. He has rapidly advanced to Junior Lieutenant and Is now stationed In foreign waters. Jack A large New York newspaper has taken plenty of the cream of N. A. H. S. talent. Tom Norton, that business tycoon. Is Its editor and Len Welch Is his ace journalist, while R. J. Greene, with his sharp pegged trousers has attracted mil- lions of followers with his cartoons. Steve What happened to the fairer sex at N. A. H. S.? Jack Barbara McBride and Nancy Rhind recently received their R. N. ' s at Sturdy Memorial Hospital. Steve Claire McGowan rapidly rose to superintendent of a large hospital In New York. Jack I see that Armand Achin Is In the drafting room of the U. S. Naval Designing Office at Quonset Point designing pursuit planes. Steve Aviation Is the main Interest of our former chums. Instructor Ted Reilly has among his class Donald Achin, and Jim Swanezy. Jack They ' re among old friends, because Rita Capodanno, and Rose Desllets are very efficient nurses there. Steve I hear that Allen Adshead Is mixing the healing potions as pharmacist ' s mate. Jack Norm Brissette stuck to his meat cleavers, and Is now head of a thriving slaughter house. ■ Page-Twenty-six

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Il]8 OOfilHtRn LIGHI Steve Delphls Monast has introduced a new theory in the field of aeronautics, and from what I hear, the Army thinks it ' s O. K. Jack Paul O ' Neil has attained his ambition to be a success and is now working in a bread factory, just loafing around. Steve Our old friend, Kathleen O ' Rourke is now the wife of the Admiral of the Pacific Fleet. Jack The Duchess of Dublin, Elynor Granger, to you, has taken up residence on the green shores of Dublin. Steve My old friend Howard Gray is now master welder in the North Attleboro Navy Yard on the Ten Mile River. Jack R. R. Greene is now wowing the printing world with his technique. Steve Kathleen Greve, as was to be expected, is now living on the quiet shores of Bungay Lake. Jack James Hevey is now vice-president of the Johnson Brush Company. Steve Say! Did you know that the New York Telephone Exchange has been greatly improved since Frances Macaruso has been giving out with her Number Please. Jack They tell me that Charlie Magnani has surpassed Hugh Duffy ' s all-time batting average, while covering the hot corner for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Steve As you remember, Ruth Mandalian was one of the best in our class. Now as our country ' s ambassador to France and as a linguist, she is tops. Jack Francis Murphy, whose ambition it was to make a lot of money, has run the First National out of business, and is running Murphy ' s Meat and Delicatessen ' s from coast to coast. Steve Joe Plante has really become a success. He has given that Fallen Arch Com- pany a lift. Jack Have you heard about Gerry Riley? She has definitely boosted Sacs 5th Avenue business with her smart dress designs, and Evelyn Roberts is In charge of the enormous sales. Steve Iris Shaw and Rita Sarazin, who followed the footsteps of her sister, are nurses in that thriving hospital, the North Attleboro Hospital. Jack I see that Adeline Karman is helping her father out during those Christmas rushes. Steve I just received a letter from Corinne Legg, she tells me she married one of those English sailors, and they live in a cottage by the Thames River. Jack Oh yehl Chet Twardzicki is still hanging out that familiar line — He owns a laundry. Steve Earle Swallow, after gaining considerable experience tearing around in his father ' s car, is a test driver for Lucky Teter ' s Dare Devils. Jack Fred Svendsen has a long line of Hardware stores, he got that experience sweeping the floors at the Franklin Hardware. Steve George Uhlig has taken the Falls Tigers into the big leagues and is giving the Brooklyn team a great race for the top position. Jack Curt ' Grease Lightning ' Jordan has just captured all track events setting up several world records. Page Twenty-eight