Philipsburg Osceola Area High School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Philipsburg, PA)

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2 enior C4155 Mop ec? lt is a beautiful lune evening in the year 1953. Our scene is the biggest little town in the world, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. The characters involved are the mem- bers of the 1943 graduating class, who are at last at- tending the reunion to which they have been looking forward with great expectation for the past ten years. After much consideration, the night club, The Royal Palace Gardens , owned by Ken Dunsmore, had been chosen as the site for this great social event: Bill Slee, the manager, is acting as master-of-ceremonies for the evening's activities. Some other '43 grads may be seen as one ap- proaches the night club. When driving up to the curb, lohn Freeberg opens the door for you. As you enter the brilliantly lighted foyer, Stanley Miller, the head waiter, directs you to hat-check girls, Louise Matthews and Doris Hurley, and then into the main room where other wait- ers, namely, Russell Smeal, Bill Gustafson, or Stanley Brink will lead you to your table. On the menu which the waiter hands you are many choice dishes, concocted by Chauncey Miller, the chef. Music for the evening is being furnished by George Wood and his l-lepcats. Iim King really is hep on the drums and Bob Branstetter still pounds the ivories with great versatility. The boys cancelled an important engagement in New York so they could be present tonight. Now the time is drawing near to introduce the guests, who by this time are beginning to arrive. Slee prepares to assume his role of host, and we see him shaking hands with Earl Rothrock, Don Gieseke, and Bob Dunlap, all members of the local Chamber of Com- merce. Then Mayor McTigue with his private secretary, Betty Kennard, and her assistants, Pyretta Muir and Irene Perks, arrives in a black limousine driven by Gttis McLarren. Mayor McTigue sees his old friend Bob Miller, who has also just arrived with his secretary, Ruth Thompson. Bob is a successful chemical engineer. He tells Irish about his recent work in China: While I was there I saw two of our classmates, Ioe Bean and Sam Butler, who are on a sight-seeing tour. Back in the foyer we see Slee greeting a group of distinguished looking men. Closer observation reveals them to be Bob Drury, Leroy McClimate, and Icfymie Ziff, co-owners of the only gyro-mobile factory in the world. The gyro-mobile is that new automobile-autogiro com- bination invented by the mechanical genius, Sam Con- rad. Accompanying the three owners are Bay Fetzek, Iohn Lesko, and loe Yasovsky, the famous triumvirate of the gyro-mobile workers union. Bay asks, Where are all my palseffeorge Belko and Iim Womer, for instance? Slee promptly replies, George and lim Shultz are on a daring expedition in the jungles of Central Africa. They are capturing wild animals for the Barnum and Bainey Circus. lim Womer went out West with Don Wood a few years ago, and I hear they're managing a dude ranch. The next moment an airplane motor is heard over- head. The sound indicates that the plane is landing on the night club roof. Slee sends Gustafson up to inves- tigate. Gusty returns, giving Slee the following report: lane Knapper, the well-known aviatrix. has just flown in from New York. On board the plane are Broadway actress, Suzanne Howe, now starring in 'The Moon Is Up', her secretary-companion, Dorothy Hamiltony Bar- bara Kragle, Ina Schreffler, and Anna lean Sauers, cur- rently appearing in the Ziegfield Follies: Andy Pezalski, their agent: and Estell Swatsworth, renowned character actor, now playing the title role in 'Life Without Father.' Next to arrive on the scene are those from our class who have been successful in radio. Elinor Carey, the Golden-throated Thrush , heard daily from 7:00 P. M. to 7:15 P. M. on the Davis Crunchie Crumbles program, is among the crowd. Also present is that slap-happy com- bination, Mattern and Motter, whose gags have been splitting the sides of radio listeners for almost a year, Ruth Richmond, whose famous Advice To The Lovelorn program is heard every Wednesday from nine to ten through the courtesy of Betty Baughman's Vitamin Pills , has just entered with her husband, Homer Kruger. Gladys Townsend, pianist for Phil Spitalnys all-girl or- chestra, is talking with ace photographer, Ed Hurwitz. Watch for tonight's highlights in tomorrows Daily Bugle, owned by Ioyce Bair. Two other classmates, Verna Czap and Wilber Shimmel, are members of the Daily Bugle staff. Ed hastens to photograph two girls from our class who have become famous models. The sparkling smile of loyce Bush has been seen many times advertising Dr. Gette's Toothpowder. Trinkie Griest is a familiar figure who models Pat Wallin creations. Some of these are illustrated in the current issue of The Feminine World, edited by Dollie Feiock. 28

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'iw- V I i 4 ,- 5 f 1 1.- ... Q! s . . li Z 2 enior WQLLQAA5 This year, as always, Philipsburg l-ligh School is very proud of the boys and girls who were graduated, But here, as in every school, there are a certain few who stand out among their fellow classmates because of some individual characteristic. This year the graduating Class of '43 has endeavored to select to the best of their ability those who they thought were the rnost outstanding. lihey were found to be: HOST '.'flNNlNG HOST LICST PSPULF-.Ft PEFSCNALITES STUDICUS H f.fCFCl'S Selly Feicck Spzanne ' iznf fini' ' Exrh 1:3 Krigle E111 Slee A 'w P ' 'si Ken fgnsiicr ,. ..,.. ,ACM ,...,: :tim -..,-..v. ,...--. ...A Qvvnhrr- -f,nl.v,.,h A cove-.. ..'- ,.... , hm., ,,,,,, .Z -., Ili J: T S

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As Ioyce surveys the room she prcks out those who have followed the teachrng professron B111 McCamley rs a chemrstry professor at Notre Dame Alrce Ehrenfeld and Peg Maclay are Englrsh teachers at Wellesley Alf Chreppor coaches the Prtt Panthers who recently de feated Iohn Freeman s Lrttle Lrons of Penn State Rachel Hodas teaches home eccnomrcs rn our dear old alma mater Brll Slee steps up to the mrke and announces The next number to be played by George and the boys rs As Trme Marches On wrrtten by Luther Drumgold Luke rs among those who notrfred us that they would be unable to attend our reunron Others on thrs lrst are Gwen Kephart concert pranrst on a European tour Hersh Solomon and Tom Mullen aeronautrcal engrneers who are unable to tear themselves away from therr work Mrldred Beals the famous crrmrnal lawyer who rs worlrrng on a very rmportant case rn Chrcago and Lrane Frnberg a statrstrcran for the Treasury Depart ment Slee then leaves the mrke to welcome a bevy of newcomers He drscovers them to be those who chose nursrng as a career These grrls are lean Wrlkrnson Vary Ca herrne Acan Dora Powell lo Ann Southard Ann Marre Nelson and Betty Yarger Other represen tatrves of the medrcal professron are Dr Wesley Husted a heart specralrst Dr Edrth Adams a member of the staff at lohns Hopkrns Hosprtal and Dr lack Brdgway the renowned psychologrsr Over rn one corner we notrce a happy gatherrng consrstrng of Connre Ashworth Mary Kassab Ken Brat ton Bernrce Crarn Ed Sheroky and Iohn Dunlap who are watchrng cartoonrst B111 Czar draw hrs conceptron of the crowded room Surrounded by a group of former classmates we see Lors Hummel wmner of the 1952 swrmmrng Olym prcs wrth her secretary Mar1e Wrnkel and her man ager Bob Hummel Among therr group we recognrze the famrlrar faces of Drck Nason and hrs wrfe the for mer lean Strartor Iohn Bock Dorothy Pancoast Marlrn Grlham Mrldred Peterson Paulrne Corrrgan lames Strne and Vrrgrnra Blasko Although the evenrng rs passing qulckly guests are strll arrrvrng Some of the more recent ones are repre sentatrve Thomas Burns of the seventeenth Congres sronal drstrrct who rs accompanred by hrs campargn managers Hugh Moore and Clyde Goss Renee Han dova the rnterror decorator hurrredly enters wrth lane Ann Pearson the novelrst whose recent book How reens The Grass has rust been publrshed Anna belle Murr Bosella Pavlrck Evelyn Wrlson and Lrllran Humphrey are also among the late arrrvals Once agarn Slee steps up to the mrcrophone thrs trme to announce the floor show Ladies and gentlemen we srncerery ho,e that you are all emoymg yourselves thrs evenrng and that the recollectrons of thrs reunron wrll remarn forever rmprrnted rn your memorres To add to the evenrngs entertarnment we have prepared a super colossal floor show whrch we belreve you wrll rcally ao for lncrdentally there are a few 43 g aa w ho are lendrng therr talent thrs evenrng Charles Bal rstrere you wrll recognrze as one half of the famous dancrng team whrch has really been gorng places Dorrs Deakrn Faye Shank Alrce Byron and Maxrne Stover re four of the chorus dancers who really have some trqky dance routrnes lane Hugg Vera Vagues suc cessor Nrll amuse you wrth her wrtty remarks whrch 1 ve earned her rmportant roles rn Hollywood My trme rs up so take 1t away krds' Slee then yorns hrs wrfe the former Iackre Hum phrey who rs talrcrng wrth Beverly Walls and Catlfrerrrre Wa lace avratron rnstructors at Wrnters Freld Vrrgrnra Beverly ana Catlrerrne decrde to see whats aorng on rn other parts of the room They drscover Don Smrth and hrs srster Dorothy tellrng therr unusual experrences 29 as trapeze artrsts to an rnterested group consrstrng of Duane Mun Nellre Stonebraker Darwrn Shrmel lose phrne Blasko Horace Reese and Dorothy Belsh Corng to the next table they see a group of grrls chaterrng lrke rnagpres They are Gladys Houston own er of Phrlrpsburg s only Recreatron Center for women Mrldrel Rerter wno works at Westmghouse and plays for that famous grrls basketball team Mary Helen Kolosky and Lourse Good both successful beautrcrans Dorothy Drnsmore Betty Kruger Ella Yrnglrng and Anna Mary Nerdrrch department store clerks As we glance hurrredly about the room we see Bob Houser and Drck lohnson contractors Charles Perks Melvrn Mrllrron and Ed Fenton rmportant busrnessmen rn Phr rpsburg Marrorre lohnston and Amrnda Barnard owners of Mrladys Dress Shoppe and Bob Lumadue and Henry Merrell mrne operators As the evenrng draws to a close Slee steps up to the mrcrophone once more to brd farewell to the guests There are only three from our class who farled to come tonrqht or at least to send therr good wrshes They are Walter Kerfoot Earl Gearhart and Charles Voyzey We are sorry that they couldnt come but maybe they ll be able to make rt next trme So long 43 grads Suppose we end thrs evenrng approprrately by srngrng our Alma Mater lust as the last strarns of musrc have subsrded and the guests are preparrng to leave a great commotron rs heard rn the foyer In rush the three mrssrng class mates Charles gasps breathlessly We had trre trouble and were delayed for a few hours Sorry we re ate Late yells Slee You re rust rn trme to say good bye to everyone Oh well grrns Charlre better late than never you know . 1 1 1 ' ' fi 1 1 1 . 1 . - 1 1 1 A I 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 : 1 7 5 1 . - 1 1 1 1 I , . 1 1 . 1 , 1 1 1 , . . . . ,, 1 A ' , 1 1 1 1 V 1 1 1 V ' 1 I 1 lr 11 11 11 1 1 1 1 A 1 ' 1 l I I , lr 11 1 1 11 , l 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 - 11 .1 1 1 1 A 1 11 . 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