Roselle Park High School - Parkerscope Yearbook (Roselle Park, NJ)

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llllllllll in in mil CLASS PROPHECY lt was very interesting to see so many of our old classmates at the circus owned by Charles Rolph and George Evans which l saw last night. Since you are always interested in our old school chums, I thought l would write you. Bill Koller, the ringmaster, started the show by introducing the king of the clowns who was none other than Roland Swanson. The fine circus band was led by Sam Colucci who played the introduction to the main event of the evening, which was the lion taming featuring Bo Bodine. The music for the show was composed by Bob Dzina. A Among the celebrities in the audience was Betty Finwall who had just made her debut in Madame Bubblegum, the new opera inspired by Janet Gucker and composed by Teddy Prochazka. Another was Barbara Griffith who wrote the famous editorial that exposed the dope smuggling ring operated by that slick Roy Kornmeyer. In the middle of the show we noticed a commotion: Dolores Huebner and Julia Kelly fainted when they caught sight of the new swooner crooner, Joe Miczulski, accompanied by his two bodyguards, George Fisher and Norman Buik. It wasn't until law and order could be restored by policemen Charles Ohning and Buddy Ledder that first aid could be adminis- tered by nurses Marion Neumann, Hazel Kay, Fay Drosdick, and Judith Haus. Uncle Bob Geiger was there taking notes for his weekly broadcast to the kiddies. This program is sponsored by Frank Wilson's new product, Messies , a breakfast food created by Ed Daley and Sonny Lugara. The com- mercials are sung by Bob Capaldo, the singing commercial king. A great part of the audience was made up of girls who are attending the secretarial convention here in New York. Among them I saw Tessie Battell, Alice Schubert, June LaPoint, Claire Luedtke, Betty Shugrue, Jean Schmidt, Violet Tucci, and Theresa Richetti, Near them were Helen O'Donnell and Peggy Carney, the telephone supervisors of the Bell Telephone Company. Occupying some box seats were Bill Boffa, Don Cullerton, John DeHoff, Tom Zelinsky, Gordon Nobbs, Harry Shallcross, Don Constantine, and Robert Roth, members of the National Championship Wrestling Team. Speaking of sports, those two rival football coaches, Rudy Schultz of Navy and Jim Colucci of Army were sitting side by side. On the back of the program we saw the advertisement announcing that new smash hit, The Secret Life of Richie Majesky, produced by Dick Lieberman, directed by Norman Davis and starring Nick DeMarco, Pat Benson, Patsy McCafferty, and Barbara Moore. Also among the advertisements was the announcement of the opening of the exclusive shop owned by Jack Torbush and operated by Marilyn Fuller. They will feature fashions designed by Evelyn Kruse, Barbara Langstaff, Claire Ehler, Rita Welch, and modeled by Alice Hogberg, Gloria Rego, and Marion Lebel. l was talking to Audrey Pentz a stewardess for the Pan-American Air Lines who told me about 'her recent passengers to South America. Marie Basalone Phyllis Culley and Jean Midgley were Spanish stenographers going I all I I I tk 2 Sai l .T . ,J iiil'lll't

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OF Most Likely to Succeed BARBARA BLEECKER DICK WAHI. I Class Flirts DORIS KELBER RICHIE MAJESKY ,ie- Most Bashtul AUDREY WHITE CHARLES ROLPH PATSY MCCAFFERTY I 9 Nicest Smiles Best Dressed Nicest Personality and MARION LEBEL GLORIA R550 MOS' Pvvvlar JOE RUBINO ANTHONY LUGARA PATSY MCCAFFERTY JACK PODMAJ ERSKY Favorite Teachers MISS HEDLEY MR. FORREST Class Pair TESSIE BATTELL NORMAN DAVIS Best Looking BARBARA TIRSBIER EDWARD BOBLICK Cutest and Best Natured DICK WAHL Best Sport DORIS KELBER JACK PODMAJERSKY Nicest Eyes MARION LEBEL RICHIE MAJESKY 'IE

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to work. Robert Bacastow and Albert Bebert were our ambassadors to Brazil. She also saw Joe Rubino and Dick Wahl who were going to join the Mexican Baseball League and Thomas Washburn who, with Barbara Bleecker, was going to organize the University of Rutgers at Brazil. Roy Misek was going to South America to teach scientific farming to the Indians. Sitting next to me were those two midget auto race drivers, Bill Jones and Arthur Kaulfers, and their two ace mechanics, Richie Schmand and Henry Thome. Bob Matthew was there with his two assistants, Jack Mooney and Edgar Mueller. He is the new boxing commissioner of New Jersey. Taking pictures of these personalities was Audrey White and to write their story, Ken Cadwell accompanied her. They represented the New York Times which is owned by Bob Davey and edited by me. During an intermission I met Emily Sonnemann, Laura Knight, and Barbara Pulda who are going to Paris in a few days to buy the latest in mater- ials for Marjorie Jerome's clothing store in Hollywood. I also saw John Tucci, owner of the New York Giants, and Dick Hergert, the nationally known sports columnist. John told me he had sold Dory Fisher a season's seat behind third base. After the circus performance I went to Bo Murray's Club 63. Playing here was John Doncrank's band featuring Dick Artuso and Frank Schneider, with Dick Gray and Marilyn Sales as vocalists. At a nearby table were Jack Podmajersky and Ed Boblick who, with Buddy Vick and Bob Weiman, made two million dollars by inventing an automobile that runs on water. They were backed financially by Joan Bagwell, the heiress. I also saw nearby Viola DeStefano, Betsy DeHoff, Margaret Tumbelty and Marion Draut who had attended the opera as representatives of the New Jersey Women's Opera Society. J. As I left the night club, .l saw Doris Kelber, Dorothy Hvozda, Dorothy-Ann Marshall and Dorothy Hyslop who were in New York to attend a policy making session of the Women's Political Action Committee. They had just heard speeches by Alfred Sievers and Margie Boetticher on World Politics. After leaving the night club and on my way home, I stopped off at Ray Parenteau's Restaurant for something to eat. I was served by Gloria Woolley and Ruth Titus. Ray had hired Nancy Higgins as a singer. While here I saw our old friends Thelma Harris, Jean Grimmer, Muriel Hahn, Doris Glisencamp, and Marie Tomasulo who had just returned from a tour of the Mediterranean. lsn't it strange that I met and heard of so many of our old classmates on one night in New York? No wonder The Big City is often called The Crossroads of the World. By the way, your newest picture will be in town Friday night and I cer- tainly won't miss it! Bye now, MARGIE JOHNSON.