Southington High School - Chronicle Yearbook (Southington, CT)

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-4-if CHRONICLE 111- Miss Marcella Thayer of Plants- ville has been elected President of the National Bank. Miss Thayer had a remarkable record at busi- ness school and has attained this high position through perseverance and hard work. Miss Wylva Kenefick has become head of the Southington Branch of the Red Cross. Miss Kenefick was formerly a nurse at St. Francis Hospital. LOCAL GIRL MAKES GOOD. Miss Janet Chafee has been given a contract by M. G. M. Studios. Her first picture will be a mystery, directors have not yet decided what actor will be given the part of the Dick . The new Southington High School has been completed and will be opened in September. The staff of instructors includes some who will be remembered by the Class of 1933. Miss Mary Casale, who re- ceived one of Mr. Phelan's coveted A's while she was a student at Lewis High School, will teach Commercial Law. Miss Jean Beach will instruct students in the Dra- matic Art. Miss Antoinette Vendi- to will teach Commercial subjects. All these teachers have had wide experience and are able instructors. FIRST WOMAN FLYER TO REACH POLE. Miss Luella Grise is the first avia- trix to make a successful Hight to the North Pole. She took off from Southington airport last Thursday and returned at 10:25 A. M. today. She was welcomed enthusiastically by the people of Southington. WELL-KNOWN AUTHOR RE- TURNS TO SOUTHINGTON. Mr. James Kane, famous author, has returned to his home town for a short visit. One of his best known books is entitled Advice to Hen- pecked Husbands. Mr. Kane has had wide experience along this line. Merrill Farrell, local airplane de- signer, has designed a rocket plane that will go over 500 miles per hour. It will be completed within three weeks. MISS BRYANT ACCEPTS POSI- TION AT LEWIS HIGH. Miss Barbara Bryant, former stu- dent at Lewis High School, has ac- cepted a position as teacher of Latin in the local school. --gl SPORTS TENNIS TOURNAMENT WON BY SOUTHINGTON GIRL. Miss Helen Wood was victor in the women's National Tennis Tour- nament held in California. She now possesses the title formerly held by Helen Wills. HOBSON WINS GOLF CHAM- P1oNsH1P. Lawrence Hobson, a Southington boy, won the U. S. Open Golf Title yesterday with a score of 283. New York, june 10, 1939 Step Blaszek, catcher for the New York Yankees, led his team to victory over the Athletics yester- day. He hit two home runs. The score was 2-l. Page Fifteen

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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.

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RADIO NOTES AND SPECIALTIES June 23, 1943. WEAF Miss Marie Styring, talented pian- ist and protegee of the great Pad- erewski, willebe heard over station WEAF on Sunday evening at 10:00. Miss Styring's ability is said by critics to rival that of the mas- ter. Miss Mary Zoufaly, Metropolitan Opera star, will offer several of her best loved songs on the All Star Program at 8:30 this evening. Miss Henrietta Masopust will ac- company her. Miss Masopust has been studying piano in Germany for the last four or five years. Vincent Butler of Southington, Connecticut, has accepted a posi- tion as radio announcer on the Col- umbia network. WTIC. The Nightingale Quartette which has become one of the most popu- lar groups of entertainers heard over WTIC will giye a program of popular songs in their inimitable style at 8:30 this evening. The quar- tette is made up of four Southing- ton girls who began singing in their junior year at Lewis High School: Misses Viola Hurlbut, Eva Roberts, Edna Kritz and Rose Gun- ning. Miss Mary Thomasino of Southing- ton, Conn., has been selected from among over 100 applicants as the only feminine announcer on WT- IC's staff. Page Sixteen -bf CHRONICLE 10- ADVERTISEMENTS New York, june 23. Miss Gertrude Hotchkiss announ- ces the opening of a school of Modern Dancing on Broadway. She will give expert instruction in every branch of the terpsichorean art. NEWELL AND COWLES, INC. Undertakers and Cradlemakers. Our motto: We get you coming and goingf' Telephone 213-3. SENIORS! Buy your Graduation Dresses at Helen's Dress Shop at 35 Main St. Miss Helen Guterch, proprietress, has just returned from Paris with a wide selection of the smartest gowns by leading French designers. Miss Mary Czernik and Miss Em- ily Adamec will model these new frocks every afternoon this week. Do not allow your horses to suffer. Call in a reliable veterinarian and you will save money. Call-Dr, E, D'Angelo, local horse doctor. MAN WANTED. Experienced man for milk wagon wanted. Apply at Klemovich's Dairy. Ice Cream Special Today! Pernal's Drug Store. We buy second-hand articles. Will give you a fair price. Come to Per- ry's Second-Hand Store at 15 Lib- erty Street. Be sure your ice is clean and long- lasting. Buy it at Bitel's Ice House. 25c per 100 pounds. Buy your hay and oats at Bell's Farm. Excellent quality and low prices. Q