Southington High School - Chronicle Yearbook (Southington, CT)

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+I CHRONICLE 10- New London, June 23. FORMER SOUTHINGTON GIRL Louis Chmella, local bus driver, IS LEADING LADY IN BROAD- has announced his change to the WAY PLAY. newly opened New London-Nor- wich route. New York, june 23. Adolph Gasecki, local garage man, has invented a new type of car- buretor that will go on the market soon. TYPIST WINS NATIONAL HON- ORS Miss josephine Travers won na- tional honors in competition with over 300 expert typists sent from all over the country. Miss Trav- ers' accuracy and speed at the typewriter are unequaled. South- ington people will remember the honors she carried off while in Lewis High. New York, june 23. Clarence Strickland, radio opera- tor on the S. S. Taconia, has been appointed to chief radio operator. New Haven, june 23. Professor Anthony De Francisco of Southington has been appointed head of the Latin department at Yale University. New York, june 22. FASHION SHOW TO BE GIVEN FOR BENEFIT OF CRIPPLED C'HILDREN. Miss Mary Mahan, formerly of Southington, is chairman of the committee that is planning the annual Fashion show given for the benefit of crippled children. Miss Helen Marsalek, also of Southing- ton, will be one of the models. Miss Helen Davison has the lead- ing role in the play Our Destiny , being shown on Broadway for the first time. Miss Davison is a form- er Southington girl, and Milldale residents will probably remember when she took part in many plays given in the Milldale Community Hall. San Antonio, Texas, June 22. Captain Edward Ferrucci of the U. S. Army, stationed at San An- tonio, has recently been promoted to Major-General. He will com- mence his new duties next week. St. Louis, Mo., june 23. james Delahaunty, owner of Dela- haunty Three Ring Circus, will have his circus perform for the crippled kiddies on Wednesday afternoon of next week. Cambridge, Mass., June 23. Professor George Di Nello of Southington, has accepted a posi- tion as head of the mathematics department at Harvard Univer- sity. i1Q-11 LOCALS YOUNG AUTHORESS RETURNS TO SOUTHINGTON. Miss Jennie Brunalli whose very successful novels are known to ev- ery book lover has returned to her home in Southington after an ex- tended tour of Europe. Page Thirteen

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-mr CHRONICLE 1+ lass Prophecy 31112 Suuthingtnn Heins SPECIAL EDITION Weather: Generally fair for graduation. JUNE 23, 1943. NEWS ITEMS New York, june 23. Washington, D. C., june 23. SOUTHINGTON R E S I D E NT BECOMES FIRST WOMAN SEN- ATOR. Miss Mary Mastrianni of South- ington has been elected senator from Connecticut after a brilliant political career in that state. B EC O M E S SECRETARY TO CONGRESSMAN. Miss Carol Wright is the youngest secretary ever to attain this posi- tion. Her efliciency and ability have put her in the foremost rank. Miss Wright was graduated from Lewis High School in 1933. Pottstown, Penn., June 23. Michael Ingelido, local tonsorial artist, has devised a new way for raising a mustache over night. Ingelido has had remarkable suc- cess with this method. Boston, Mass., June 23. ' Miss Kathryn MacLane has ac- cepted the position of secretary to the mayor of Boston. Miss Mac- Lane was graduated from Lewis High School and is well known in Southington, Conn. Bombay, India., June 1. Albert Gale, American disciple of Mahatma Ghandi, has started on his three weeks fast. Page Twelve Dr. William Styring of the local Jewish Hospital has invented a. new way to remove tonsils. New York, june 23. LOCAL NEWS FLASH, CURTIS FIELD, NEW YORK. O. Jene Blank, local aviator, swept in tonight at 8:23, completing a non-stop flight from Los Angeles and completely shattering the former record. He made the jour- ney in five hours and nineteen minutes in his newly designed rocket plane. Hollywood. Calif., june 20. Arthur H. Platt, ,flaming Romeo of the screen, was married to Mae West, local beauty. This is Mae's third marriage and Archie's fourth. New York, June 23. Dr. Henry Aszklar, local dentist, has discovered ai new way of in- serting false teeth. The method has not been announced but local dentists say that it will be suc- cessful. I St. Louis, June 22. Frank Potrepka, local Hag pole sitter, has broken the world's rec- ord for continuous sitting. He passed his 33rd day yesterday.

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DR. R O D M A N RETURNS TO SOUTHINGTON. Dr. Rodman, local dentist, has re- turned to Southington where he will attend a banquet in his honor for his discoveries in the field of dentistry. ACTRESS TO MAKE PERSONAL APPEARANCE. Miss Ruth Cushing, former South- ington girl who recently signed a contract with Fox Studios, will make a personal appearance at the Colonial Theatre this week. Miss Cushing's popularity has become so great that even the secure positions of Garbo and Deitrich are threat- ened. Marion, June 23. Roswell Southworth, insurance a- gent for the john Hancock Insur- ance Company is visiting here with wife and children, for a few Weeks. HEAD NURSE APPOINTED Miss Hazel Flanigan, graduate of Lewis High School, Class of 1933, has been appointed Head Nurse of the new Southington Hospital. Miss Flanigan was formerly a nurse in St. Francis Hospital and was noted for her ability to make illness almost a pleasure. John Gill, head of the street depart- ment, has announced that the de- partment will start on extensive road improving work next week. WOMEN'S CLUB SPONSORS DANCE FOR WAR VETERANS. Miss Lucille Chaffee is chairman of the committee in charge of the dance to be given for the benefit of the War Veterans on Tuesday evening, June 27. Miss Chaffee and all members of the Southington Women's Club urge everyone to attend as the dance promises to be the great social event of the year. Page Fourteen --bf CHRONICLE 1+ Jolin F. Sullivan, sports writer on the New York Times, has returned to his home at Marion, Conn. for a short vacation. MISS PARKIN TO GIVE LEC- TURE. Miss Lois Parkin will address the Southington Young Women's Club on next Thursday afternoon. Her subject will be How to keep that school girl complexion . Mr. and Mrs. George Soucie an- nounce the engagement of their daughter Lois to Count Otto of Saxony. The wedding will take place in September. Miss Soucie is now a nurse in the Southington Hospital. STAR REPORTER GIVEN MEDAL Miss Ethel King, star reporter for the Southington News, was pre- sented with a gold medal at the banquet held last evening. Miss King was highly praised for her outstanding work during the past year. Miss Mary Degnan has accepted the position of instructor in Eng- lish in the Philippines. Miss Degnan formerly resided in South- ington and was graduated from Lewis High School where she majored in English. Miss Eleanor Tews has been spend- ing the last two weeks of her va- cation from Bristol Hospital at the home of her parents, Miss Tews is head nurse at the hospital. Miss Pauline Crafts has been ap- pointed Chairman of the National Conference of Young People's So- cieties to be held in Chicago in September. Miss Crafts is well known in Southington.