Portland High School - Gypsy Yearbook (Portland, CT)

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Class Prophecy The control man in studio A of the N. B. C. building gives the nod to Tom Bayley, a well known commentator . . . Flash! Record breaker Milt Anderson has done it again by flying a low winged two-place ship of his own design at the speed of 500 m.p.h. in level flight . . . Nurses Grace johnson, Lois Miles and Estelle Maher have just returned from Alaska, where they worked diligently to rid that section of the fever spread by mosquitoes . . . Hollywood! Miss Betty Branch is reported as a candidate for the Oscar award . . . Don Cashman, a correspondent for the New York Times, is vacationing in Europe after writing his latest book. Don works hard to make his writing accurate. Mary Hyland, literary critic of the New York Tribune, agrees that Don's book might become the year's best seller . . . Lorraine Robinson, noted radio singer, has gone West to make a picture. Good luck, Miss Robinson . . . Into the world of sports: Butch Lagono, who starred in three sports at P. H. S. years ago, has been offered the position of coaching soccer and baseball at Connecticut University . . . Rod Backman, who played pro-basketball and baseball, is reported one of the backers of a baseball team in the majors . . . Ernie Peterson, All-New England basketball guard, is keeping his interest in sports alive in his home town of Portland by helping to enlarge the athletic facilities there. His main job is to keep the Eastern States furnished with petroleum supplies . . . Miss Marjorie Kuskey, Olympic Champ, has been com- missioned in the W. A. V. E. S. as a lieutenant in Physical department . . . james Allen in his column today predicts that the New York Yanks will take the 1955 Pennant . . . Commander Ed Carter, U. S. N., has developed a revolu- tionary idea of navigation. It is said to cut the figuring time of the old method, and is very accurate . . . Professor Roger Hanford of Harvard University has gone to Oxford University in England as exchange Professor of Economics. His ideas have been recognized at the Capitol . . . Marilyn Cade and Doris Ahl- berg of T. W. A. have been promoted to the position of co-directors of the stewardess school. This school is one of the best in the country . . . The Misses Ida and Nina Chiabrero are celebrating their sixth year of successful operation of their business school . . . It is noticed that the most popular beauty salon in Hollywood is run by june Chasser of Connecticut. The genial receptioness is

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Miss Clara Opuszynski who came from june's home town . . . The job of designing the wardrobe of the stage's leading ladies has been awarded to Misses Helen Magnuson and Norma Werdelin, who formerly operated a smart shoppe in the Capitol . . . Catherine Csere, personal secretary for the president's wife, states she will accompany the First Lady on a goodwill tour of the Orient . . . The Metropolitan Opera Co. has announced that the Misses Barbara Payne and Nancy Dean have signed contracts for another year . . . Bud Anderson, noted horseman in the trotting circles, has retired Nellie Blaguef' He's train- ing a few colts and hopes to enter one in the Hambletonian . . . Dr. Frank Moleski, noted research dentist, has received the acclamation of all the medical profession for his recent achievements in dental hygiene . . . The Kindergarden School in Chelsea district of this city has been commended by the Mayor. The school is run by two Connecticut women, Arline Hale and Marcia Hale . . . Of late, all magazine covers seem to be drawn by one of two young artists, namely, Nellie Sandstrom or Teresa DeDomizo . . . The Navy has authorized Captain Pete Peterson, naval surgeon, to expend more money on the training of Pharmacists mates . . . This week's copy of our most outstanding pictorial magazine shows pictures taken by Theresa De Graff. They are improvements in the field of infra-red ray pictures . . . Miss Pauline Bengston, secretary in the office of a prominent brokerage firm, has been awarded a bonus of 35500.00 for submitting an original idea in saving time in office routine . . . The Congressional Library in Washington, D. C., has hired two new assistant librarians, Shirley Marks and Margaret Packard . . . A National Livestock Contest is being held at Connecticut University under the supervision of William Eschuck. This event attracts cattlemen from all over North America . . . The headaches of a tele- phone company are never ending. It takes women like Nellie Augeri, Frances Bartlett, and Connie Sanborn to keep the customers satisfied . . . On Fifty-Second Street there is a dancing school which has been graduating some up-and-coming young people. The names of Sophie Baginski and Lee Judson are becoming very famous . . . The Ambassador to Sweden, Stuart johnson, has been recalled to Washington to take over some unnamed position. In his place, for the first time in history, a woman has been chosen. She is Hazel Johnson from Connecti- cut . . . john Morariu, regular operator of the Portland bus, spent last week-end in New York visiting former classmates . . . The Finkle Pharmacy held its grand opening today giving away a balloon with the purchase of each ice cream cone. That's the news to this moment. Listen in tomorrow at this same time.