Somerset High School - Raider / Memoirs Yearbook (Somerset, MA)

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PROPHECY In the evening we were entertained at the Biltmore Hotel by Head Manager Warren Chace and his charming hostess, Joan Fredenburg. The next morning we decided to take a drive in the country. We were nearly struck by a stray bullet from hunter Arnold Lavoie’s gun, quickly followed by another from the rifle of Bob Lopes. On our return to the city we spotted Ed Santos’s Barber Shop, which seemed to be doing a thriving business. Just above the shop, we saw a sign which read Biello’s Shipping Company.” During our conversation with Nick, we learned that Bob Weeden was working as a diver, exploring the land below the sea. At our hotel we received a note from the Navy Department, in which Eve Bonin, the secretary of Admiral Berard, informed us that the Admiral had extended his cordial greetings. Next, we visited the Brown and Sharpe Machine Company and were shown some new equipment designed by foremen Marsden and O’Brien. Looking for an evening’s entertainment, we noticed that the marquee of the Metro¬ politan Theater was advertising its sensational comedian, A1 Comeau. We were immediately interested in this show, and bought our tickets from Dot Coulombe, cashier. Del Santos was one of the cordial hostesses, and Phyl Shaw, a charming usher, escorted us to our places. Seated next to us were Art Oliver and Paul Heroux, Vice-Presidents of the Robert Burns Cigar Company. Another magnate of the business world was Nick Massa, chief poultry producer of Bristol County. During intermission, A1 Lawton, Providence Journal photo¬ grapher, took pictures of the celebrities present. He was assisted by Art Marion, his colleague, who took care of the interviewing. Leaving the theater, we stepped into Smith’s restaurant, owned by Pat Kiley and her husband. Gerry O’Brien was managing it while the proprietors were on vacation. She told us that Claire Rondeau and Arlene Shutt were modelling at a New York style show and that Josi Yata had just returned from the West Coast, where she had been working as a make-up artist. We were escorted to a table directly opposite one occupied by Pat Greene, a third grade teacher in a nearby school, and Mary Burns, a secretary to a large printing firm. Walking down Main Street to get a bus to the airport, we saw the world-famed jewelry store of J. W. Grimshaw. Nearby was Bab’s and Kitty’s Millinery Shop—said to be the most exclusive one of its kind in New England. Thus, having contacted all the members of the Somerset High School Class of 1949, we have returned to Washington to report that this class has prospered and is enjoying unbounded success. We feel assured that the education received by the members of this group has enabled them to find places in American society as competent and intelligent citizens.” 23