Saratoga High School - Warrior Yearbook (Saratoga, IN)

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Saratoga, Indiana December 11, 1?60 One morning I was surprised to receive a letter from my long-lost brother, Clyde Caroenter, who on having moved to New York 10 years ago, had become a manager of a television station SHS, which Is located in New York. This station Is a world wide network. Clyde also said he owned other small stations over the country. I was Informed In this letter that Saturday night was going to be made up of the graduates of Saratoga in the class of '51. t immediately called Tom Hailey, my old schoolmate, who Is my neighbor now 8nd Invited him and his wife to my house Saturday night so we could all enjov the program. Oh Yes i I forgot to mention that Ciyfle said In his letter that his wife, the former Hazel Cook,had made him buy these television stations for her because Hazel often remarked career before babies . Through telephoning, writing letters, and a lot of driving, Tom and I rounded up a lot of the old Togaltes of the early 1950's to form a party at my home to watch Clyde's program. When Saturday nlrht came, a large number of the old gang had assembled anxiously awaiting to view ©gain lszy acting old Tub, side-burns Ashley, heart smasher Warren,not to mention gum chewing Huber, gad-about Barbara, low speaking Helen, piano playing Elinor, bashful Martha, wise-crack Janet, oh yes, and that young s-o-u-t-h-e-r-n married girl Betty Scogln,that Just arrived for the last year. The first on the program for the evening was none other than John Ashley. The name of the program was Tex Ashley snd His Ramblers. I guess John finally became a cowboy which was his high school ambition. Of course, the most Important of the ramblers, was his wife Wanda and little boy,John Jr.,who looks exactly as Old Tex of high school days, wearing long side-burns and that old slouchy gait. Next on the program was Elinor Kindred, formerly Johnson, playing the piano while Hazel was singing the oopular songs of the day. Hazel mentioned at this time that Clyde and some of her old schoolmates back in Saratoga were going to be watching and for the ones on the program to tell something about their families. Elinor said she was msrrled, of course we already knew that,and that Chuck was home with their twin boys. Clyde, the master of cermonies gave a short talk about the histor- ic school days of the class of '51. He then Introduced our red-headed girl Mrs. Jack Kessler, the former Barbara Simmons. Barbara said Jack was still working for an oil company there In New York and she was head distributor of the Avon Cosmetic Company, One cf the features of the program was a game between the Anderson Packers and the New York Professionals. The stellar playing of Howard (Tub) Liggett was the outstanding feature of the contest. After the game they brought Tub up for an Interview. He was very anxious to In- troduce his wife to the television world. There stood Carol Huber mulch- ing on her chewing gum of which she always did have a habit. The next feature of the program was also sports. It was the famous pole vaulting star Robert warren better known as Bob. He can out do his old school record. Bob 16 now New York's best pole vaulter. The rest of the class were Interviewed for the remainder of the program. The first to be Interviewed was Janet Lyons. She said she «as secretary to her four star general brother, Jack,who was stationed In Tokyo with the Air Force. She was In New York, reporting to the United Nations. The next on the program was Martha Smiley who is now owner of Sach's Fifth Avenue Dress Shop. She had obtained this shop through much work and ssvlngand is now doing fine. Martha mentioned that Hel- en Suddeth was working at her store. Clyde then interviewed Helen. She said she was In charge of the modeling girls. (continued)