Penn Yann Academy - Key Yearbook (Penn Yan, NY)

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rd Y , 1 4' - - 1- 'Q ng if - .-41- at- '-.I S xi gd f -L-,QA , ' K4?- . in 'WW' Suburbs 0 Branch ard' ' Q X S' P -Q see Marie DeVita wheeling herself into the room. Look, she's taking out an engagement book. X X QL ' ' On the route to China, we made our way to Siberia. There we saw the salt magnate, L1 Don Glenister. Is he a slave-driverl According to his wife, Ioyce Coon Glenister, he really Y makes his foreman, Iohn Simqnson, work. One of his workers, Shirley Sorenson, spoke to us,and for that Don immediately sentenced her to fifty-six more years in the mines. The first face we saw in China was that of Helen Chung Wung Smith, the doughnut export. She took us to see her eminent husband Raul Hole-in-the-Middle McNulty. It seems Paul rescued Evelyn Early and Doris Webster when they were lost between Anaheim, Azusa, and Cukamonga. The noted labor union leaders, Edna Charleson and Lauren Sutherland, were in Shanghai trying to organize the street c eaners. The richest friend we have, I'm convinced, is Eldon Tubbs, the Maharajah of Lower Slobovia. When we visited him in his mammoth home near New Delhi, his yes-man, Bob Brainard, showed us the palatial es- tate, which is beautifully managed by Mary Bedient. Of course, we wanted to see a holy cow, but the keeper of the cows, Gutt Armstrong, would not let us near one. 'We started for home by way of the Philippines, where we arrived in time to see Shirley Fox zoom through on her way toward out-foxing Ruth Fox by breaking the speed record Ruth had established a few months before. We passed through Guam late one night, and stopped for coffee at the airport there. Imagine our surprise at seeing Ruby Christensen, the author of such soap operas as A New Car Everyday,'Land Let's All Go To Syracuse sitting right next to usl She was on her way to the Riviera where she was to visit Roger Neilson, acclaimed as the world's perfect husband, and his glamorous wife, June Tears Neilson. They make a living by searching the gambling tables for coins when the casinos close at night. Soon, we were off again, this time headed for California. Here we met Mary Lou Smith sunning herself on Malibu Beach, while her husband, Paul Curtiss, worked on his second book, How To Live On Your Wife's Money. In Hollywood we saw Barb Lewis on the lot of her latest production, A Dtay In The Life of Wilson. Myron Creveling and George Markel, her production assistants, were preparing or her next shocker, I-lg Electric Blanket. At one of the night clubs, we met the explorers Clark Armstrong and his wife, the former lane Plaisted, just back from Egypt, where, with their comrade, lim Lamphier, they had excavated the mummy of Barbara Sumner, the post-historic queen of the Nile. We were on our way to New York on the last leg of our journey, when we tuned in to our favorite radio station, W. P. Y. A., owned by George Pickett. We were astounded to hear Kenny Gillette, the noted commen- tator, announce that Shirley Williams had been elected the first woman president of the United States. The world was in an uproar--and the battle of the sexes was on. We landed in New York, in time to hear Bob Pet- erson, mayor, attempt to quiet the crowds by a speech, but his wife, Marjorie Menz Peterson, .cut the wires. Men gave way to women in everything. Army Armstrong, coach of the Army football team, signed Doris Howard to replace Morris Nielsen in the Army line. The night after that happened, Challenger Sally Daniels beat Shorty Williams in one round, and took the lightweight championship from him. Van Disbrow, matinee idol, and former box-office favorite, found that all his records were being smashed by Colleen Clark, queen of the screen. Three of the world's most confirmed bachelors, Irwin McElwee, Marin Tones, and Jack Habberfield, were so discouraged that they gave in then and there to Shirley Wager, who had at times asked all of them to wed. She really has quite a problem now. But the event of the week was Genevieve Sisson's per- formance at the National Indoor Races, when against a field of such favorites as Carl Christenson, Rupert Hall and Jack Underwood, she broke all previous records. While the press had expected her to run a four-minute mile, she actually did the distance in two and a half minutes. What a gall My last stop before coming here to see you was Washington, where I saw Ioan Peacock take over Ron McMaster's job as Chief justice of the Supreme Court. You know, she is still lobbying for that pet idea of hers, to banish all men from the conmtry. By the way, when your doctor lets you, you should go down to Washington to see the beautiful murals Doug Hicks has done for the Blue Room of the White House. He has depicted life among the primitive inhabitants of Italy Valley. They really are something. My, Esty, you certainly had a wonderful trip! Well, we aren't allowed to have visitors for more than half- an-hour, so I guess you had better go. Thanks for coming. Goodbye, Marie. I hope 'you will be feeling better. Well, there she goes. It s too bad she gets all these illusions about traveling, but I guess we just have to humor her. Russia, Shanghai, woman president indeed! Poor girl. And as we leave Restful Vista, we see energetic Marie wheeling herself out of the room. --lf...

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Lf-i: ' 'T' 4' - V - l ff' fl 'f ,- 'vi' i -,,-g-- fi- ' -11' Q-rf? In ,QL ,fi Tx ,Il.... H XL. fl - -Q- 2' ' ' A ' I T H r - ffl- 2 0 A Dani 0.13 Rea-'l'guX Vista OT Ugg, I -C 4 'X' Scene: A room in the lovely Restful Vista, Kenny 4 Ertel's haven for homeless old ladies. We Z, Mft' Well, now let's see what will be today's monotony. Oh, yes. At ten o'clock Esther Handle- man is coming up to see me. Then at half past ten, Barbara Ballard, the dictator of Branchport, will be here with her bodyguards, Barb Pulver and Bill Flynn. Necia Hammond, Pen Yan's out- standing lady undertaker, will be here at eleven. Poor Necia. She hasn't been herself since Clare Becker' 4 tragic death. That was awful, but Clare should have lmown that her mother's car wouldn't do a hundred and sixty miles an hour. Oh, here comes Esther now. She's early. Hello, Marie, how do you feel today? Oh, I don't feel so well, Esty. Old Doc Serefine says I'm not long for this world. But I don't have too much faith in him--the other day he saw a box of valentine candy and I guess he thought it was my heart, be- cause he was very alarmed when it wouldn't beat. Of course, his nurse, Margaret Brown is a lot of help for him, but she's leaving him soon to marry Tom Cunningham, the second Rudolph Valentino. Oh, yes, I heard about that. Say, I noticed Bob Blood here when I was coming in. What's he doing here at the Old Ladies' Home? Oh, he's our new dietician--he's so charming that all the old ladies are having regular beauty appoint- ments with Owen et Bill, the French hairdressers. Of course, you'll remember them as O. C. Hoban and Bill Rhudy. But tell me--you look tired. Have you been-uh-traveling again? Oh, yes, didn't you hear that I've just returned from a trip round the world? I traveled in Duane Beck- horn's new faster-than-light, sound and smell rocket ship. Erwin Kenyon, my private secretary, and I left Tuscher, in New York just a week ago. We flew first to Mexico, where President Irene Jensen entertained us at her luxurious home, ljulanetown. She staged a real Mexican fiesta for us, and had many noted entertainers there. We saw an exhibition by Clint Ayers, the noted bull-fighter. He's very nice but of course, like all the natives, he speaks hardly any English. Then we were shown a dance by the celebrated dancing team, Norma Jensen and Carlos Sullivan. They did a native dance called Wolf on the Prowl. Poor Norma., After we left Mexico City we flew to Costa Rica. There we were met at the airport by the country's leading electric light bulb manufacturer, Fred Hopkins, and were taken to his home where we were enthusi- astically greeted by his lovely wife, Norma Glen Hopkins. They too, had planned entertainment for us. In the evening Shirley Lafler showed us why she is so well known as a torch singer, appearing with Ray Walker's Die-Hard band. Then, after we had retired, I heard Peggy Lewis' native trio serenading me under the window. We regretfully left Costa Rica for Cuba, beautiful Cuba, fullof sugar cane, bananas, sugar cane, coffee, sugar cane, tobacco, and sugar cane. Oh, by the way, King of the sugar cane Brennan is courting Rita McMinn, and he's been chasing her from island to island. When we left Cuba, he had her cornered on a buoy in Havana harbor. Did you know that there are plans underway to rename Havana for its most illustrious citizen, the author, Spencer Lincoln? The only person who objects is his wife, the former Pat Grey, who hates the climate and says the only sensible thing to do with Havana is to throw it in the Carribbean. One of the highlights of our trip was our visit to Brazil. We were just in time for the biggest event of the century. Yes, we were there when Pancho Norgaard, notorious criminal, robbed the biggest bank in South America, with the help of his confederate, Florida Mahar, and Mahar's moll, Pat Smith. I don't think they'll be able to stay at large long, because the great detective, George Wood, is on their trail. Of course, ever since George apprehended Peaches Prendergast, the greatest little girl in crime business, he's been regarded as the best detective of the Guthrie agency. The only person in Rio who wasn't upset by the big robbery was Sally Watkins, who was on leave from the University of Mexico, where she has been studying the Mexican Jumping Bean. The fact is that she's eaten so many beans that she has completely solved her transportation problem. From Brazil, we hopped across the Atlantic to Bongo-Bongo land, discovered by Bob Gleason when he was banished from this country after contracting the dread disease known as Snakeman's itch. While we were in Bongo-Bongo land, we stayed at one of the extensive series of planotels run by Gerry Slocum. We had time for only short visits in London and Paris. By the way, we met up with Theresa Gill in Lon- don--she's appearing in vaudeville. They say she has a great act--she dives two hundred feet and lands in a teaspoonful of water. Then in Paris, wedropped into Cartier's, the famous jewelers, where we saw Jean Neil.- son, the jewel thief, being arrested by Joyce Neilson, the Chief of Police. Kathy Noble is singing on the Rue de la Paix in Paris with Anne Corey's Ya-Gotta-Die-Sometime band. By special permission of Douglas Stalin Maceovitch, the supreme ruler, we were allowed to visit Russia. Lawrence McMinnski, his prime minister, has been seen a lot recently with Doris Collins, Moscow's favorite plumber. The famous painter Gilbert Sorensen was in town with his charming wife, Joyce Pepper. While still in Moscow we met one of those famous Russian scientists, Dr. Vera Clarkatov. Dr. Clarkatov, who got her first fame for discovering how to split what you've got after you split the atom, has made another great dis- covery--a cure for sea-sickness. Her solution--don't go by boat.

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