Shelton High School - Argus Yearbook (Shelton, CT)

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Class Prophecy Good day I am one of the army of bellnngers but my task IS a pleas ant one Today Iune 20th 1965 sees my start on an 1nvest1gat1on for the IOCIIUS Pungent Cheese Factory whrch plans to spend a m11l1on dollars helplng worthwhlle people and organ1zat1ons The 1dea was the bra1n chlld of ROBERT STOGKMAL who made so much money from h1s 1nvent1on of the rat proof trap that he felt 1t hs c1v1c duty to do somethmg for h1s country MARIAN GOOLEY chtef taster for the plant suggested th1s method to ELIZABETH IOCITUS the owner Overloyed at the opportun1ty offered me I determlned to do my best to fulflll the W1Sh9S of my employers Slgndlllng a cab was my f1rst thought although I was later to regret lt for who should come along but ANDREW HITCHKO 1n h1s dtlaptdated 1936 Dodge How he has managed to keep 1t runmng all these years IS a questlon no one has been able to answer The very thought of r1d1ng 1n 1t was nerve wrackmg but makmg the best of 1t I sa1d To the Westmore Arrport I arrlved 1n one p1eC9 although a l1ttle shaken up by the harrowlng r1de on but two wheels Th1s alrport was named for WILLIAM WEST the hero of World War II I hopped 1nto a sleek stream llned plane des1gned by FRANK HORVATH and headed toward San Franc1sco However when the plane was n ar1ng Ryansvxlle I1l1no1s the hostess MARY TALCIK asked us to fasten our b lts for a forced landmg It was the bumptest forced landtnq I ever expect to take What more could I expect though w1th IACK DALTON and KENNETH KRAEMER at the controls Fmdxng Ryansvllle to be a typical small town I dec1ded to statt my 1nvest1gat1on there My f1rst VISII was to the home of the founder and mayor of the communlty GEORGE RYAN who promlsed to show me the htgh llghts and g1ve me all posslble asststance Shash s C1'1ll was our ftrst stop LEY who mslsted that we be h1s dtnner guests Ther was but one brlef 1nterrupt1on WALT HYLWA off1c1al bouncer had to attend to some press mg busmess but the no1se soon subsxded I know the steak was tender but somethmq happened My host took me to the towns leadtng dentlst GLORIA CAIRONE the OIIICG nurs dtd not keep me wa1t1ng but took me dlrectly to DR HENRY DOMURAD who swrftly attended to me He certamly 15 a patnless extractor W1th a few words he extracted from my wallet twenty f1ve dollars He s wasted 1n a small town I scrlbbled a memorandum on my pad for future reference and left I started ln a southerly d1rect1on wlth no lmrnedlate objectlve 1n v1ew After walk1ng for mtles I was offered a lift on a Western Unlon b1cycle as far as Argusv Kentucky by PETE ROOG Here I dec1ded to VISII the Benevolent Hosp1tal for Mental Def ct1ves RUTH GILL the supenntendent of the 1nst1tute welcomed me and was mv gu1de Almost hldden by test tubes 1n the laboratory we found DOUGLAS WHITTAKER so hard at work he was obl1v1ous of our presence In a large sunny room CAROLINE KENESTON was teach1ng a group of 1nmates slmple yet useful arts Here lndeed was an organ1zat1on do1ng 1ts b1t for manklnd wh1ch would be glad to recetve any ass1sta'1ce poss1ble A w1re was all that was necessary Trave11na down the MISSISSIPPI on a r1ver boat I stopped at Memphls Tennessee The stralns of muslc could be heard as I neared the Opera House The brllboard revealed that RAY BIENKOWSKI and h1s Accordtons were presenttng a program of Strauss Waltzes Across the street a glrttenng nlght club ent1ced the populace w1th EMIL TURECEK and h1s Itve band who had as add1t1onal attract1ons BOSE MAS soprano and STELLA ld V I . . . ' . . .. . e ' Here I found our genial host to be my old-time schoolmate, IIMMY SHAN- . . . . e . I . el . . . . 9 . I I .

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Gir Irene Husti Mildred Landona Dorothy Anderson Helen Zaskalicky Helen Zaskalicky lean Stockmal Helen DuBrava lean Stockmal Irene Husti Stella Comcowich aroline Keneston Nancy Cawthra Ruth Gill Hclen Zaskalicky Frances Williams Nancy Cawthra Helen Zaskalicky Anna Walsh Alice Fortier - - Irene Husti - - Alice Fortier - - Rose Chupik - - Nancy Schmidt - Cora lVI. Tierney Irene Husti - - Ruth Gill - - - Franc s Williams lrcne Husti - - Irene Husti - - Rose Mas - - - Most Popular Best Looking Most Charming Smlle Most Likely to Succeed Did Most for the Class Best Dressed Most Trim Most Collegiate Best Figure Build Iitterbug Best Dancer Wzttiest Best Sense of Humor Champzon Hustler B st Disposition Most Carefree Most Scholarly Most Dignified - Most Versatile - V Most Sociablo - - - Class Flirt - - V - Shyest - e - - Blusher - - Best Looking Couplc f Most Romantic - - - Optimist - - - Class Diplomat - - Most Outspoken - - Actress-Actor - - Class Songbird - Boy Emil Walcek Donald Cocks X Donald Cocks l Iohn Muchisky Emil Walcek Emil Walcek Iohn Dalton Iohn Dalton Henry Domurad Robert Menustik Peter Roog Richard Nowakowski Douglas Whittaker Henry Domurad Emil Walcek lames Shanley Ioseph Hopkins Kenneth Kraemer Donald Cocks - - Robert Menustik - - - Emil Walcek - - Frank Horvath - - Robert Stockmal - A - Iohn Dalton - - Robert Menustik A A - Iohn Dalton - - Ioseph Hopkins - f - Emil Walcck - - - Emil Walcek Raymond Bienkowski Raymond Bienkowski Class Directory ' l Alice Fortier ---- Best All-Round Athlete - - - Robert Menustik

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Class Prophecy COMCOWICH tap dancer extraordrnary I lea ned that thrs was the brrth place of that popular club woman DOROTHY HEUSSER From here I journeyed DY tram We stopped rn a lrttle town rn Texas to refuel As thrs would take about a half hour I dropped rn on a rodeo There astr1de a buckrng bronco was THELMA ZAK champron cowgrrl DR IOHN MIRALLES and hrs ambulance drrver HELEN DUBRAVA stood by rn case of drsaster Leavmg the tram at the border of Texas and MEXICO I hrred a gulde and a donkey to take me to Chrhuahua where I met the fam d explorer EMIL WALCEK and hunter ANGELO COTS Walcek had found a lost c1ty 1n whlch place Cots had drscovered a rare anrmal Papacotablll They had returned 1n order to rarse funds to contrnue the1r exploratlons One week of travel ln thrs fashron was enough for me I flew to Tam prco the Mexrcan port on the Gulf where I could get a boat and contmue my tr1p I had the pleasure of gorng through the canal rn Nrcaragua cently completed by engrneer ERNIE SPEY We steamed along the coast of Calrfornra and rnto the Golden Gate After d1sembark1ng and checkrng my luggage through to the hotel I wandered around Soon I not1ced that trafflc was movrng very slowly A mob surroundmg the Strand theater was the reason The feature attractron was the personal appearance of MICHAEL CASSO leadmg man rn The Lrves Ive Led and RUTH VON WERDER and NANCY CAWTHRA as the or1g1nal Brenda and Cobrna ALBERT CLARKE was complamrng to Offrcer MARSHALL WILLIAMS that the congestron was detrrmental o busmess at hrs gas statron I walked back wxth hrm and notrced two large bllboards one of Whrch proclarmed to the publlc that HANNAH BROWN and dyelng busmess On the other was a prcture of WINONA TICE whose charm1ng smrle was advertrsrng Trces toothbrush Gomg closer I notrced rn the corner the name of MARY MITEL who has garned fame as a brllboard QIIISI Soon I came to a resrdentral sectlon As I walked up the street I heard sounds emanatrng from a radro I rang the frrst doorbell and the lady of the house IULIA WARECKE 1nv1ted me 1n to lrsten to MARGARET SAVIGNANO broadcastrng the news of the day from New York After chattrng a few moments Wlth my former classmate I proceeded on my way Not far away rn a garden I saw a flgure bendtng over a rose bush Advancrng up the path I recogmzed FRANCES KULLBERG She told me she was head gardener on the estate of the former DOT ROGOWSKI Cer tarnly nerther one needed help so wrth a brref word I left Dusk was begrnnmg to fall and as I was som what trred and hungry I turned rn the d1rect1on of my hotel Standrng before the entrance to a supermarket I noted IRENE HUSTI Cham store magnate g1v1ng orders to THEODORE FREDERICKS who was the manager of the western d1v1s1on A few steps further on I stopped to look rnto the wrndow of a beauty salon whrch fea tured IEAN STOCKMAL S Beauty Products known from coast to coast lust before entermg the hotel I notrced a crowd had gathered on the opposrte srde of the street Currous I crossed and found a slrght accrdent had occurred and IOSEPH HOPKINS reporter was trymg to get the de ta1ls but 1n va1n Havrng no deslre to be questloned I returned to th hotel where the bell boy BILL KOLISKO took my bags to my room Af er a brlef rest I left for drnner As I rounded the corner I met DONALD COCKS West Coast broker who 1I1SSl9d I yom hrm After telephonrng l I . 1 I . . - ' , e , . I . l .1 . . . l . . I re- - I ll ll . , - L STEIN, also of the class of '42, had a well-organized, extensive cleaning . . - . . . 1 . I , , . , . , , . , , . , . l 1 - 1