Rice Avenue High School - Unitas Yearbook (Girard, PA)

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flf9fUNlTAS+4f7'f 6764456 pl'0PA8Cy lt's now i957 and we find Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Frantz walking down Main Street in Girard. On a nearby street corner a boy is crying, Extra, extra! Read all about it! The Senior Class of '47 Makes Good! Paper, sirsP Out of curiosity tl1ey purchase a copy and turning to the i'Who,s Who Column , they read: Flash! New York City, N. Y.-eDuane Bennett and Larry Pennica are operating The llot Spot nightclub, one of the most exclusive in the city. What's this? Their star attraction is Jo Ann Dawson, who is rapidly singing her way to fame. Oregon-George Veith is now a professional skunk trapper-making millions. PennsylvaniafTom Bensur and Steve Antolik, the crooners of the Senior Class are sing- ing with Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians. Kentucky--Down in the blue grass country a little blonde, Verna Klernm, and her able assistant, Myrna Northrop., are training Vcrna's thorough bred horse for the Brown Derby. Good Luck, girls! Phoenix, Arizona-Mrs. Wilma Sparber, the former Wilma Grettler, is living on a dude ranch in the wide open spaces. Long Island, N. Y.+Tl1e S. S. Stayfloat is just pulling into the harbor. Aboard, Captain Bruce Hathaway is giving last minute dictation to his secretary, Jean Julio. Girard, Pa.-Jean Mitcho and Martha Jones have just returned from a lengthy' tour of the forty-eight states. Chicago-The brilliant lawyer, John McDannel, is defending his old schoolmate, Wilbur Everett, on a false charge of forgery. Rice Avenue Union High School-Virginia Harmon has taken Mrs. Frantz's place as English teacher. New York-The famed scientist, Elton Smith, working for Ceneral Electric at The llouse of Magic, has perfected the time machine. His first spectacular feat will be to transport Bob Swanson to the moon. There the noted explorer will gather valuable scientific data. Miami, Floridaf-Agnes Bille and Jean Bender are Hsoakin' up the southern sunshineu while on a brief vacation from work in Erie, Pa. Dayton, Ohio-John Smalley, a well known artist, is residing in Dayton where he plans to sketch several scenes of local color. Reno, Nevada-Ruth and Margaret Keiper are busy running their own little restaurant. Current celebrities are seen there often. ' New York-The popular writer, Sue Kibler, announces that her forth coming book will be a biography on the life of her former school mate, Georgia Imig. Miss Imig, as you well know, is the brilliant young writer and director of numerous Broadway plays. 24

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l 'Q 'UNlTAS+4+7f 'lfo 'llUlll Adams , , , lrene llaseck bequeathes all her admits for classes. 'l'o Lorena Case, ,Gunner Veith leaves his glasses. To Donna Cox , , ,Marilyn Swanson leaves her obsession to roam through the halls. To Fred Billing, , , , ,Tom Bensur leaves his ability to stack lockers. To Betty Swank,,, , , , ,,Lavina Mitcho leaves her ability to play basketball. To Bob Silverthorn, ,, ,Rich Morse leaves his butch haircuts. To John Del-loag.. , ,, , ,Myrna Northrop leaves her daily naps in classes. To Donna Adams ,, , , ,Evelyn Koford leaves l1er jitterbugging. To Bichard MeCool,,,, , , ,Steve Antolik leaves his knowledge of farming. 'l'o Mary Lou Struchen ,Marge Klotzbaugh bequeathes her drawing ability. 'llo his brother ,,,, , , , , , George Schmidt leaves his place in the forthcoming Senior class. To Boyd Gunnison, , , , ,Jean Julio leaves her calm, cool, collected, mannerisms. To .loan Desko ,,,,,, , , , , , Martha Jones leaves l1er typing ability. To Marion Bobertson, , , ,Georgia ,lmig leaves her great oratory ability. To Richard Platz, , ,, , Bob Swanson leaves his adoration for poetry. 'l'o Freda Klotzbaugh ,, Elton Smith leaves his scienlilie genius. 'l'o Winnie Davis, ,, Dorothy Blodgelt leaves her ahilily to play the piano. To Mrs. Niehols,,, ,,, . , ,Lydia Kaluzin leaves her bookkeeping Cgladlyj. Witli Mrs. Frantz as our witness this Twenty-ninth day of May in the Year ol' our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-Seven we have allixed our signatures to this, our last will and testament. THE SIQNIOBS OF l9lT 23

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+I'9 UNlTAS '4f7f Nlaine -fl.yle Thompson, a great mathematician, is trying in vain to teach Ward Stoops' children how to add 2 plus 2. P Chicago, lll.xCatherine McCoy is operating her own skating rink. tAlways knew she'd be a career woman.D Washington, D. C.wlilClIl1I'd Morse, the prominent policitican has just accepted the nomination to run for President on the 'Democratic ticket. Beverly Hills. CaliforniawMarjorie Klotzbaugh, a famous dress designer for Paramount Paradise Studios, is now designing a wardrobe to be worn by Marilyn Swanson in her new picture. Nliehiganflllarie Schmidt, Wilma llossman, and Charlotte Sursely are nurses at the lllside General llospital. Their patient is lid Orr who sullered minor injuries while playing basketball at Purdue University. All forty-eight--aWinging her way over the United States in an airliner we find the air hostess, Dot. Blodget t. One ol' her passengers is the former .lean Walts, flying to visit her husband who is stationed with the Navy in San Francisco. Georgia f-Bob Payne has just been voted Mr. America by the women of the ll. S., in Atlanta, tla. Iowa-mlN'lrs. Norman Sedler, the former Charlotte Zimmerman, is happily settled with her family ol' six children on their one hundred acre hog farm. New York-ehlargaret llausch and Delores Miller are chorus girls in the Zieglield Follies. Philadelphia-livelyn Koford is now promising young musician in the Philadelphia Symphony Urchestra. Californiaa--Martin Chulicli is heard from coast to coast. as accordianist on Gene Autry's Melody llanchf, Baltimore, Maryland-Mr. and Mrs. Chic Johnson CShirley Talsoj are here on their SOC'Ulld ll0llCyll'lOUIl. Kansas--- Nook Sedler is head ol' the farm bureau in Topeka. Ile has done an excellent job in exterminating the squash beetle. New York--'flN liss Shirley Marthaler, popular interior decorator, is planning to take a well earned vacation-'ffprobably a tour of Europe. ller secretary, Lavina Mitchell, will ac- company her on the trip. WisconsinaGeorge Schmidt. has established a large dairy farm, one of the finest in the country. Girard, Pa.flrene Laseck, most outstanding political leader in the state, may run for governor. Hollywood. Cal.-Cordon Larson, handsome new Hollywood star, is rapidly taking Alan Laddis place as tough guy in tl1e cinema. With a smile Mr. Lloyd folds the paper and says to Mr. Frantz, Amazing! Why l re- member ten years ago when+-. Well, we won't go into that. 25