Rio Vista High School - Netherland Yearbook (Rio Vista, CA)

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THE NETHERLAND NINETEEN THIRTY-TWO Yoke Toy had completed some scientific invention and had become almost famous, and his pal, Lung Hing, had succeeded in carrying out his one ambition, Emperor of China. And, broke in Braid, I suppose Almah and Walt are happily mar- ried?l' l Oh, yes! I answered. It didn't take long to settle that. They are living with her folks, till Walt can afford to start a farm of his own. Jean Christensen and Margie-Belle were still away at school, I told him. Jean was studying to be a nurse, and Margie-Belle would probably become a great artist some day. Martha Brann was also studying to become a nurse, and Fritzi Frey, after going to school, was staying at home with her mother and dad at the present time. June and Patricia Hamilton, I hadn't heard much about, but the last I heard of them, they were still going to school. Phyllis Fenton and John Treme1'oli were going together but nothing seemed to be definite. Maybe John got cold feet. How's little George Ike coming along, Braid ? I asked. He was get- ting to be a fine baseball player, I heardf' Yes, he was, and he still is, he's making money following that trade. And, I bet you can guess what Richard Mills is doing! Bet he's an oratorf' Right you are, Braid answered. Mildred Machado was also married and living in town. Josephine Yorg had graduated from the University of California with high honors, and was the best music teacher in the county. Hilda Furtado was running a cafeteria at the high school. After a while we thought we had come to the end, and I was just about to ask Romildo what he was doing, when I remembered Nellye Parry and asked about her instead. Braid laughed and giggled, and finally I got it out of him what a fine little wife Nellye was making him. He said they were living in San Fran- cisco. Then I remembered his old girl, Louise Hitchcock, with whom I was in I19l

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THE NETHERLAND NINETEEN THIRTY-TWO ylffy iliafy Dear Diary: Click! click! click! all day. It gets mighty tiresome some days, but one must earn her living when she has no husband to support her. Dearest Diary: Had big convention in town today. Will be here for some time. About a week, I guess. Was called out constantly, and of all things, I didn't wear low-heeled shoes, and my feet surely suffered. One old duff tried to be funny, but I soon put him in his place. Dearest Diary: Convention still here, and what do you think? Surprised me out of my wits. About ten o'clock this morning, a call came in for a stenographer. I took the address and started off. I was sitting there nonchalantly looking over my notes, when in walked Romildo Pezzaglia. Well, he didn't do any dictating then. We just sat and talked, and talked. He's buyer for several large stores here in San Francisco, and also for J. Stern Sz Co., back in Rio Vista. After he got out of high school, he started in Stern's as clerk and just worked up. Later he was transferred to San Francisco. He told me that Kenneth McKinnon was in town also, and that he was Rio Vista's physician. Of course that brought Kenneth Leimbach to my mind, and instantly I asked about him. As I expected to hear, he was do- ing the best ever as Isleton's doctor. And how's old Maida Jean getting along? he asked me. Maida, I told him, had a beauty' shop in Sacramento, and was going strong. She had twenty girls working under her. One by one we went over all of our class-mates. Between us, we soon had them all accounted for. Melba Clark was secretary in the office of the National Gas Corporation in Suisun. Bill Parry and Elizabeth Schlager were running the biggest gas station in Isleton. E181

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Y C? ,,,.. A, 4 - , THE NETHERLAND NINIZTEEN THIRTY-TWO constant touch, and naturally had to tell him about her. She was married to Elmer Filbert and they were living in Santa Cruz. Elmer was driving an oil truck. I don't think Braid was the least surprised to hear this. Well, you might tell me What's happened to you, he said just before leaving. I told him I was getting along great as a stenographer and liked it. That was all right, but he wanted to know what became of Harvey. I laughingly told him I was through with Harvey and Was waiting for Bob West, but can you guess why, Diary, that didn't go over? Well, Diary, this has been an exciting day and something I never dreamed of. I expected to hear of some of my school-mates, but I never thought I should ever find out what they were all doing. -Frances Crescenzi. E201 ,l