Sharon High School - Marsengold Yearbook (Sharon, MA)

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Henry Ford, before passing away, expressed his desire that his estate be left to two more powerful Fords. In the East two such Fords were found, Eugenia and Mary. The girls are thus now well to do, robust and healthy looking, with plenty of iron in their blood. Did money account for the girls' physical condition? In unison they say, No, Ford,s V-8. Allen Davis, an ardent worker in the Iunior Commando scrap campaigns when he was a boy, assumed the position of president of that organization after the war, establishing offices throughout the world except in Rome, Berlin, and Tokio. The reason for these exceptionsf, says President Davis, is that these nations no longer have any scrap left in themf' President Davis was recently salvaged himself from a sinking ship. One of the post-war settlements was that the world should be policed by a world air force. As a result of this arrangement, Flight Commander james Ross, who had shot down one hundred and twenty enemy planes during the course of the war, was appointed as regional officer. Commander Ross was last seen standing in a cloud over Berlin directing air traffic, where he was heard to say, I donit know what's the matter with me these days. Maybe I've lost my temper, but I always seem to be up in the air about somethingf, Miss Florence Hughes, bored with a secretaryis routine, has returned to the career of a woman of letters. Previously Miss Hughes had attended Gillette Tech because she possessed a razor sharp mind. She graduated from Gillette Tech, as a writer of mysteries, hair-raisers, and got the third degree. Ioan Fader, registered nurse, wrote with authority, a book on public affairs. How could a nurse write on such a subject? Because, as Miss Fader says, she has felt the pulse of the times. Sid Nathan, columnist of the New York Times, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize of 1953 for notable achievement in literary advancement. Mr. Nathan has written a book without pages for people who donit like to read. A news dispatch revealed that the former Frannie Hall was in Reno seekings grounds for her third divorce. Miss Hall has been married to three different millionaires. Said she, I guess I married the Treasury, but now I want to get rid of the bondsf, Rumor had it that Maestro XVhizzerv White was wedded to one of the most musically talented members of his ensemble, Clara Nett. Mr. VVhite, who does not like to blow his own horn, is to be congratulated. As for Clara Nett, she is getting a good man. John Stone purchased the Boston Bruins Hockey Club via a syndicate. Mr. Stone admitted that he had scored his goal in life, but the fact that the Bruins finished last, meant that the Major,' was skating on thin ice. In Madison Square Carden this year, a new big time basketball referee made his debut. He was none other than Harry Dutton, the erstwhile hoop luminary. Mr. Dutton liked his new chores, but he was philosophical about them. Referee Dutton told sports writers, c'Nobody gets anything for nothing in this worldg therefore. I am going to ask the rules committee to dispense with free shots in hasketballf' Not much could be found out about Helen Kulibaba. It is certain, how- ever, that she is a geneologist and has busied herself with trying to find out if the name Kulibaba is in any way linked with that of Ali Baba. Miss Kulibaba page thirty-one

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Mrs. Callahan, when asked if the chain was co-ordinated and worked in harmony, replied, Confidentially. it links. Mr. Callahan, one of the foremost artists of the time, exhibited his sequel to lVhistler's Mother , named Sitting Bullf' He is now experimenting with cartoon burlesque or how to make a comic strip. Sumner Aronson, chemist and scientist for the Public Relations Division, ex- plained his theory of relativity. Said scientist Aronson, 'elf you have two aunts and an uncle, then you have relativity. Mr. Aronson was forced to take a powder. john Fitzpatrick was, of course, in attendance at the ball, for, upon retiring from the prize ring, he was summoned to the Capitol to be the President's bodyguard. Also sighted in the White House was Louise Hagan, now personal secretary to the Chief Executive. Miss Hagan was formerly a secretary with the Biltmore Suspender Company, but she resigned her position because her non-criminal mind did not wish to be connected with a product that was responsible for millions of holdups every day. Lovely Pauline Chase, at present engrossed in cinema activities as an alternate for the now decrepit Veronica Lake, was the belle of the ball. Miss Chase has added a blond patch over her left eye to attain the envious position. Miss Chase did not believe that she would ever play leading roles in pictures because, as she says, XV ith me, itis double or nothingf, But not all of the events and people of interest were to be found at the Birthday Ball. In'Boston that versatile jack-of-all-trades, Leonard Charnas, was, in 1953, fulfilling his lifelong ambition. Commuters between Sharon and Boston were daily enraptured by the golden baritone voice that chanted the rhythmic, Back Bay, Pteadville, Canton Junction, aad Sharon. All aboard. Mr. Charnas, was, of course, in splendid physical condition, since his is a life of constant training. That beautiful hannony duo of Herk Hampton and Unc King, you now hear on the air as The Two Drips were plumbers before embarking on a radio career. They quit the plumbing business because they thought it was a drop in the bucket profession. In New York Christine Seibert, Smith College graduate, and a recent debutante, had a high honor bestowed on her, when she was invited to a coming out party at Sing Sing. At Iohns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore, it was revealed that one of their few female surgeons had discovered a new method for curing skull ailments. This surgeon, Miss Martha Jane Quimby, had found a solution by removing the entire skull from the neck up. Recent patients of Miss Quimby could only say, F or a minute I thought I lost my head. Miss Agnes Niethold, economic expert, in a speech to a XVoman,s Club about that time, said, How can our agricultural problems be solved? My friends, I offer you food for thoughtfi Sister Mildred Niethold, shorthand recorder of the famed economist's speeches, distributed that last line for public consumption. A huge national radio audience consisting mostly of children has been created by Priscilla Sherwood, the new Singing Lady and narrator of fairy tales. Miss Sherwood evolved a new form for getting the children to sleep early. XVhat was this new form? Chloroform, of course. page thirty

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told intimates of hers that if her family tree were connected with that of the famous thief, it was oak with her. Charlotte Hewett and Lorraine Rose, now learning to be models, have amazed their friends with the interest and compliance they have given their instructors. Lorraine Rose, spokesman for the duo, had this to say, There is nothing surprising about our devotion to this work. We're just model students, aren't we? Freda johnson, it was learned, had long since married her first love and settled down to a contented life on a farm. The former Miss johnson told inquirers, I love this life on a farm. From now on I just want to be a Gardner. Betty Hitchins, having rejected a movie career because she wanted the real thing, has become a four star actress in the legitimate theater. Miss Hitchins has never missed a cue, because as she says, I always listen for the curtain calls. Mme. Yvonne Letourneau owns a swank beauty parlor on Fifth Avenue where she caters to the upper crust. Mme. Letourneau believes in using whipped cream for facials on ugly females. It is her opinion that the attempt to make a change for the better on such faces is in vain and that, thus, the cream is whipped before it starts. Phil Whitney, pitcher for the Boston Braves has decided to retire from baseball to enter into law. Mr. Whitney told news scribes that this decision was not hasty. I'm all set to enter lawf' he said. F or Hve years in the big leagues I was on the bench and the experience was practical. Robert Lindberg, who until 1953, was a total abstainer as regards women, suddenly fell. Perhaps the United States Army was responsible for this. Any- way, Mr. Lindberg, after jumping from a plane, neglected to pull his 'chute cord and he fell, and 'tis known that he fell hard. Until this time Mr. Lindberg had restricted his study of hits and misses to baseball, in which he had made a big-leaguer of Steven Kelly. Young Dr. Douglas Knight has taken his medical degree and gone West to open an office. NVhen Dr. Knight's first patient died after being given the wrong medicine, he was somewhat downcastg but he said that he had to experiment to learn. because, after all, he had onlv started his practice. Valerie Williams, who was chosen as Dean of Vassar College, applied stringent methods in educating her students. Dean Williams advocates an abundance of homework. My reason for this, she stated, is that youth must learn a lesson early in lifef, Lawrence McGrath, strictly a home boy, and scoutmaster of the Sharon troop, used his Boy Scout ingenuity to tie the knot with Shirley Scott. Miss Scott was very pleased with her catch. Law and I will be very happy, she said, we shall be hound very closely together, because Law. did not make a slip knotf' Morris Shepard developed the typical characteristics of broad sloping shoulders from skiing. Mr. Shepard has had his ups and downs since be- coming a professional skiing instructor. It is the consensus that he has come a long way. Mr. Shepard represents the type who has started at the bottom and worked his way up to the top. The crvstal ball, it- is the belief, has not magnified the abilities of the class of '43. 'All familiar with this group will know that these things are just hound to happen. Sifllwy Nllflldfl